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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,IMG,Penny,Black,Wetherspoon,Northwich,Witton,Street,former,post,office,1914,liftable,building,timber,frame,subsidence,salt,Cheshire,pub,Grade,II,heritage,editorial,documentary,2026,British,Britain,Europe,travel,local,community,signage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FCG4JE - . The Penny Black at 110 Witton Street is one of Northwich's most distinctive surviving commercial buildings. It was purpose-built in 1914 as the town's main post office and later converted into a J D Wetherspoon pub. Wetherspoon's own history describes it as the town's 'largest liftable building', a timber-framed form deliberately suited to Northwich's notorious ground movement: brine extraction and salt mining caused subsidence, so important structures could be jacked back towards level. The pub name references the Penny Black, the world's first adhesive postage stamp, neatly preserving the building's postal past. CAMRA records that renovation of the Grade II listed former post office was completed in 1999. The exterior's black-and-white timber treatment, gables and strong civic scale make it a landmark on Witton Street. As well as pub, architecture and postal-history searches, the scene can illustrate adaptive reuse, heritage conservation, Britain's salt-industry legacy and the survival of large hospitality venues in changing town centres. Researchers may also find value in the precise visual record of how the premises and its immediate surroundings appeared at the time. Relevant search and editorial concepts include Northwich, Mid Cheshire, Cheshire West and Chester, town centre, Witton Street, River Weaver, salt town, regeneration, local history, public realm, high street, community, Cheshire. Useful descriptive vocabulary for archive discovery includes Penny, Black, Wetherspoon, Northwich, Witton, Street, former, post, office, liftable, building, timber, frame, subsidence, salt, Cheshire, pub, Grade, II, heritage. As a visual record it preserves ordinary details that formal reports often omit, including the condition, presentation and day-to-day setting of the subject at the time of photography. Its value is strongest when used with precise place and date information, making it relevant to archives, newspapers, magazines, books,
The Penny Black, 110 Witton Street, Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 5AB, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F1T9PC - Hancock & Wood department store on Bridge Street in Warrington town centre, Cheshire, pictured during its closing-down sale after announcing the end of 112 years of independent trading. The family-run retailer was founded in 1914 by Frederick Hancock and remained under fourth-generation family ownership, becoming one of Warrington's longest-established and most recognisable shops. Large red banners across the ground-floor windows proclaim Closing Down Forever and Grand Sale , contrasting with the familiar green Hancock & Wood sign above the entrance.
The traditional red-brick frontage retains ornate pale stone detailing, tall sash-style windows, decorative cornices and upper-floor window boxes filled with plants. Flags hang from the building beneath a clear blue sky, while the modern shop canopy and promotional signage show the final retail activity below the historic upper storeys. The image records a significant moment in Warrington's commercial history and the continuing loss of independently owned department stores from British town centres.
Management attributed the closure to increasing employment costs, utility charges, business rates and regulation. A storewide clearance offered reductions as remaining stock was sold. The departure of Hancock & Wood leaves a prominent gap in Bridge Street's retail frontage and represents the end of a business that served generations of local shoppers through changes in shopping habits, town-centre development and competition from retail parks, supermarkets and online commerce.
The scene has wider relevance to high-street decline, family-business succession, retail economics, heritage shopfronts and the changing function of town centres. The premises, associated with the Hancock family for more than a century, were expected to be offered for sale following closure. Visible signs, shop windows, architecture and bright daylight provide a clear editorial record of the final chapter for this Warrington institution
Hancock & Wood Ltd, 25-29 Bridge Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA1 2EZ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EKD821 - Sunny documentary photograph shows Wigan Parish Church, formally All Saints Church, with Wigan War Memorial standing in the landscaped churchyard in the town centre. The view brings together two important civic and heritage landmarks: the Grade II* listed parish church on Wallgate and the tall Portland stone war memorial commemorating local people who died in the First World War and later conflicts. All Saints is one of Wigan's most historic buildings, with the National Churches Trust noting that it is by far the oldest church in Wigan and that the earliest possible reference to a church in Wigan appears in the Domesday Survey of 1086. Historic England lists the Church of All Saints at Grade II*, while architectural accounts describe major nineteenth-century rebuilding by Sharpe and Paley, with later tower work by E G Paley. The war memorial was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott and the Imperial War Museums place it at All Saints Church, King of Prussia Yard, Wigan WN1 1NL. The photograph is useful for editorial features on Wigan, remembrance, war memorials, church architecture, listed buildings, local history, civic identity, Lancashire heritage, Greater Manchester tourism, public monuments and the continuing role of parish churches in town-centre life. The stone church, pinnacled tower, arched windows, iron railings, flower beds, paving and dramatic cloud-filled blue sky give the image a strong sense of place and weather. It could support articles about Remembrance Sunday, First World War commemoration, Second World War memory, historic conservation, ecclesiastical architecture, visitor trails, town-centre regeneration, local pride, military sacrifice and the way northern towns preserve public memory through churches, monuments and civic landscapes.
All Saints Church, King of Prussia Yard, Wigan WN1 1NL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E8PW3J - Close-up view of the green Hancock & Wood shop sign above the shuttered entrance of the independent department store on Bridge Street in Warrington town centre. The distinctive script logo includes the words Since 1914 , highlighting the history of a family-run retailer that became one of Warrington's familiar high street businesses. Photographed in daylight, the lowered metal shutters and quiet frontage create a subdued documentary image of a traditional shop approaching the end of an era.
Hancock & Wood was founded by Frederick Hancock in 1914 and continued trading from the same Bridge Street site through four generations of the family. Over more than a century it served local shoppers with clothing, footwear, lingerie, accessories, gifts and a café, surviving two world wars, redevelopment, national-chain competition and the coronavirus pandemic. In 2026 the owners announced that the store would close after 112 years, thanking generations of staff, customers and suppliers who had supported the business.
The company said the decision had not been taken lightly. It cited rising employment costs, public utilities, business rates and complex legislation, pressures difficult for independent retailers occupying substantial bricks-and-mortar premises. The closure also reflects wider changes affecting British high streets, including reduced footfall, online shopping, retail parks, supermarkets, rising energy costs and changing consumer habits.
The photograph focuses on the surviving identity of the business rather than a busy shopping scene. The green fascia, historic lettering, red-brick upper floors and closed security shutters form a record of Warrington's commercial heritage at a moment of transition. It suits editorial themes involving department-store closures, struggling independent shops, high street decline, local economic change, retail nostalgia, family businesses and the disappearance of long-established names from British town centres.
25-29 Bridge Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, WA1 2EZ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3CPAWXD - A commemorative sculpture showing two opposing First World War soldiers meeting and shaking hands, symbolising the Christmas Truce of 1914 when British and German troops briefly laid down their weapons along sections of the Western Front. The figures are portrayed in period military greatcoats and helmets, leaning forward in a gesture of mutual respect and humanity.
The sculpture is installed in the garden of St Luke's Church, widely known as Liverpool's Bombed Out Church, itself a powerful symbol of conflict and loss after being destroyed during the Second World War Blitz. The presence of red remembrance poppies in the foreground reinforces themes of sacrifice, memory and peace.
Created by Liverpool-based sculptor Andy Edwards, the artwork forms part of temporary and permanent installations that use public art to engage with shared historical memory. Set within a central urban space, the piece connects international wartime history with Liverpool's own experiences of conflict, resilience and remembrance, attracting visitors, historians and photographers throughout the year, particularly around Remembrance Sunday and Christmas.
Bombed Out Church, Leece Street, Liverpool L1, Merseyside, England, UK , L1 2TR
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,known as,by,artist,footy,match,Merseyside,England,UK,GB,Great Britain,at,the,L1 2TR,L1,church,garden,shake,shaking,hand,hands,Christmas,Xmas,truce,British,German,soldier,poppy,poppies,soccer,game,1914,December,remembrance,memorial
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RJ3YJT - . Christmas truce sculpture, known as All Together Now by Andy Edwards, at St Lukes, the Bombed Out Church, Reece St, Liverpool, L1 2TR. Photographed on 19 August 2023. The recorded location is Leece St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 2TR. Christmas truce sculpture, known as All Together Now by Andy Edwards in the garden, depicting a British and German soldier commencing a football game at Christmas 1914. Andy Edwards' sculpture All Together Now commemorates the unofficial Christmas Truce of 1914, when British and German troops in sectors of the Western Front left their trenches, exchanged greetings and, in some accounts, kicked footballs between the lines. The work uses two soldiers and a football to represent a moment of temporary humanity amid industrialised warfare. Its setting at St Luke's, Liverpool's bomb-damaged 'Bombed Out Church', adds another layer of war memory: the church was devastated by incendiary bombing during the May Blitz of 1941 and survives as a roofless cultural landmark. Looking at the subject's development, art in public and historic settings adds another layer to the built environment
Sculpture, mosaic, painting and street art can interpret heritage, provoke debate, memorialise communities or create landmarks, and photographs preserve works that may later change or disappear. From a heritage perspective, christmas imagery ranges from religious observance to commercial decoration, seasonal entertainment and humour
Cards, shop displays, lights and novelty messages reveal how the festival has been represented in popular culture as well as how retail and public spaces respond to the winter season. Historically, parish churches and cathedrals are among Britain's richest sources of architectural and social history
Medieval fabric, Victorian restoration, monuments, stained glass, organs, altars and inscriptions can coexist in a single building, reflecting generations of worship and local patronage.
Leece St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 2TR
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,known as,by,artist,footy,match,Merseyside,England,UK,GB,Great Britain,at,the,L1 2TR,L1,church,garden,shake,shaking,hand,hands,Christmas,Xmas,truce,British,German,soldier,poppy,poppies,soccer,game,1914,December,remembrance,memorial
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RJ3YK1 - . Christmas truce sculpture, known as All Together Now by Andy Edwards, at St Lukes, the Bombed Out Church, Reece St, Liverpool, L1 2TR. Photographed on 19 August 2023. The recorded location is Leece St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 2TR. Christmas truce sculpture, known as All Together Now by Andy Edwards in the garden, depicting a British and German soldier commencing a football game at Christmas 1914. Andy Edwards' sculpture All Together Now commemorates the unofficial Christmas Truce of 1914, when British and German troops in sectors of the Western Front left their trenches, exchanged greetings and, in some accounts, kicked footballs between the lines. The work uses two soldiers and a football to represent a moment of temporary humanity amid industrialised warfare. Its setting at St Luke's, Liverpool's bomb-damaged 'Bombed Out Church', adds another layer of war memory: the church was devastated by incendiary bombing during the May Blitz of 1941 and survives as a roofless cultural landmark. From a heritage perspective, murals, sculptures and civic artworks turn public space into a record of community culture
They can commemorate people and events, respond to politics, celebrate industry or simply enliven streets, while the artists' materials and styles place the work within a particular period. In historical terms, seasonal photographs document the mixture of tradition, commerce and community activity surrounding Christmas
Domestic lights, cards, street attractions and anti-Christmas jokes all sit within a broader culture of winter celebration. The wider historical story is that churches combine worship with architecture, community memory and centuries of community history
Their stonework, stained glass, memorials, furnishings and churchyards often record successive periods of rebuilding, changing liturgy, community benefactors, war remembrance and family history.
Leece St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 2TR
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,known as,by,artist,footy,match,Merseyside,England,UK,GB,Great Britain,at,the,L1 2TR,L1,church,garden,shake,shaking,hand,hands,Christmas,Xmas,truce,British,German,soldier,poppy,poppies,soccer,game,1914,December,remembrance,memorial
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RJ3YK7 - . Christmas truce sculpture, known as All Together Now by Andy Edwards, at St Lukes, the Bombed Out Church, Reece St, Liverpool, L1 2TR. Photographed on 19 August 2023. The recorded location is Leece St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 2TR. Christmas truce sculpture, known as All Together Now by Andy Edwards in the garden, depicting a British and German soldier commencing a football game at Christmas 1914. Andy Edwards' sculpture All Together Now commemorates the unofficial Christmas Truce of 1914, when British and German troops in sectors of the Western Front left their trenches, exchanged greetings and, in some accounts, kicked footballs between the lines. The work uses two soldiers and a football to represent a moment of temporary humanity amid industrialised warfare. Its setting at St Luke's, Liverpool's bomb-damaged 'Bombed Out Church', adds another layer of war memory: the church was devastated by incendiary bombing during the May Blitz of 1941 and survives as a roofless cultural landmark. In historical terms, public art can become part of the identity of a street or neighbourhood, recording political ideas, local history, humour, memory and changing cultural tastes
Murals, sculpture and decorative art are especially valuable as documentary subjects because they may be altered, moved, weathered or removed. Historically, festive objects and decorations are part of a long tradition of Christmas visual culture, from greetings cards and church imagery to illuminated houses, fairs and satirical 'Bah Humbug' humour
Designs and typography can quickly become associated with a specific decade. As background, ecclesiastical buildings are both active places of worship and repositories of local history
Architectural details, memorials and churchyard monuments provide evidence for religious practice, craftsmanship, community identity, genealogy and the changing use of sacred space.
Leece St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 2TR
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,known as,by,artist,footy,match,Merseyside,England,UK,GB,Great Britain,at,the,L1 2TR,L1,church,garden,shake,shaking,hand,hands,Christmas,Xmas,truce,British,German,soldier,poppy,poppies,soccer,game,1914,December,remembrance,memorial
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RJ3YKE - . Christmas truce sculpture, known as All Together Now by Andy Edwards, at St Lukes, the Bombed Out Church, Reece St, Liverpool, L1 2TR. Photographed on 19 August 2023. The recorded location is Leece St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 2TR. Christmas truce sculpture, known as All Together Now by Andy Edwards in the garden, depicting a British and German soldier commencing a football game at Christmas 1914. Andy Edwards' sculpture All Together Now commemorates the unofficial Christmas Truce of 1914, when British and German troops in sectors of the Western Front left their trenches, exchanged greetings and, in some accounts, kicked footballs between the lines. The work uses two soldiers and a football to represent a moment of temporary humanity amid industrialised warfare. Its setting at St Luke's, Liverpool's bomb-damaged 'Bombed Out Church', adds another layer of war memory: the church was devastated by incendiary bombing during the May Blitz of 1941 and survives as a roofless cultural landmark. Historically, art in public and historical settings adds another layer to the built environment
Sculpture, mosaic, painting and street art can interpret heritage, provoke debate, memorialise communities or create landmarks, and photographs preserve works that may later evolution or disappear. The wider historical story is that christmas imagery ranges from religious observance to commercial decoration, seasonal entertainment and humour
Cards, shop displays, lights and novelty messages reveal how the festival has been represented in popular culture as well as how retail and public spaces respond to the winter season. In the longer view, parish churches and cathedrals are among Britain's richest sources of architectural and social history
Medieval fabric, Victorian restoration, monuments, stained glass, organs, altars and inscriptions can coexist in a single building, reflecting generations of worship and local patronage.
Leece St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 2TR
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,known as,by,artist,footy,match,Merseyside,England,UK,GB,Great Britain,at,the,L1 2TR,L1,church,garden,shake,shaking,hand,hands,Christmas,Xmas,truce,British,German,soldier,poppy,poppies,soccer,game,1914,December,remembrance,memorial
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RJ3YKT - . Christmas truce sculpture, known as All Together Now by Andy Edwards, at St Lukes, the Bombed Out Church, Reece St, Liverpool, L1 2TR. Photographed on 19 August 2023. The recorded location is Leece St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 2TR. Christmas truce sculpture, known as All Together Now by Andy Edwards in the garden, depicting a British and German soldier commencing a football game at Christmas 1914. Andy Edwards' sculpture All Together Now commemorates the unofficial Christmas Truce of 1914, when British and German troops in sectors of the Western Front left their trenches, exchanged greetings and, in some accounts, kicked footballs between the lines. The work uses two soldiers and a football to represent a moment of temporary humanity amid industrialised warfare. Its setting at St Luke's, Liverpool's bomb-damaged 'Bombed Out Church', adds another layer of war memory: the church was devastated by incendiary bombing during the May Blitz of 1941 and survives as a roofless cultural landmark. The wider historical story is that murals, sculptures and civic artworks turn public space into a record of local culture
They can commemorate people and events, respond to politics, celebrate industry or simply enliven streets, while the artists' materials and styles place the work within a particular period. As background, seasonal photographs document the mixture of tradition, commerce and community activity surrounding Christmas
Domestic lights, cards, street attractions and anti-Christmas jokes all sit within a broader culture of winter celebration. The historical context is that churches combine worship with architecture, local memory and centuries of community history
Their stonework, stained glass, memorials, furnishings and churchyards often record successive periods of rebuilding, changing liturgy, local benefactors, war remembrance and family history. Further editorial search language includes public art, street art, and visual culture.
Leece St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 2TR
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RH8AGG - . Jean Emerson window at Church of St Peter and St Wilfrid, Cathedral, Liberty Court House, Minster Rd, Ripon, North Yorkshire, England, UK, HG4 1QT. Photographed on 13 August 2023. Emmerson memorial window. I have come to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!. - Luke 12:49. This window shows Christ bringing fire - the symbol of His Holy Spirit - to the earth. Installed in 2005 in memory of Jean Emmerson and donated by her husband, this window in Ripon Cathedral continues a wonderful tradition of commissioning works of art for churches in memory of loved ones. The historical setting for religious heritage is that ecclesiastical buildings are both active places of worship and repositories of local evidence
Churchyard monuments, carved stone, stained glass and plaques offer material for genealogy, architectural history, religious practice and remembrance. Seen through justice system, the earlier context is that courts and police buildings are physical expressions of the justice system
Their entrances, crests and signs identify the institutions responsible for criminal and civil proceedings, public order and local administration. In the 2026 discussion of religious heritage, many historic churches face the practical challenge of maintaining listed fabric while remaining active community buildings, visitor attractions and venues for worship, music and local events
Conservation, heating costs and new uses are therefore part of the modern story of these ancient places. The 2026 relevance of justice system comes from the fact that accessibility and clear public information are increasingly important expectations for justice buildings
Ramp signs, bilingual wording and wayfinding can therefore illustrate inclusive design as well as law, courts and public administration. Additional high-relevance terminology includes ecclesiastical architecture, parish church, Christian heritage, sacred art, religious symbolism, and church interior.
Liberty Court House, Minster Rd, Ripon, North Yorkshire, England, UK, HG4 1QT
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RH8AFF - . The cenotaph obelisk, Prospect Place, Harrogate town centre, North Yorkshire, England, UK, HG1 1PE. Photographed on 12 August 2023, this summer image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is Prospect Pl, Harrogate, HG1 1PE, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Yorkshire, HG1, HG1 1PE, day, sunny, blue sky, iconic, blue skies, garden, gardens, visit, tourism, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. Visible or contextual elements such as architecture, signage, branding, public realm, transport infrastructure, street furniture and everyday activity help establish a strong sense of place where they form part of the scene. The photograph can also support future before-and-after use if the building, business, service, streetscape, transport operation or public space is later altered, redeveloped, rebranded or closed. For search and editorial use, the image is relevant to the named location, local identity, contemporary Britain, regional tourism, urban life, community activity and the changing appearance of towns and cities. Additional relevant search concepts include tourist, attraction, needle, Obelisk, Obelisks, names, broadening discoverability while remaining tied to the supplied subject information. The composition retains practical contextual detail for news, feature, documentary, educational and historical use.
Prospect Pl, Harrogate, HG1 1PE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M9F1KD - Thelwall War Memorial stands in a maintained roadside garden at the junction of Bell Lane and Lymm Road in Thelwall, Warrington, Cheshire. The tall granite monument takes the form of an Anglo-Saxon-style cross, set on a rough-hewn base and rectangular plinth. Its shaft carries carved vine-scroll and interlace decoration, while the cross-piece depicts King Edward the Elder with angels. Red poppy wreaths around the base provide a vivid focus against the pale stone, clipped yew hedges and low boundary wall. Bare-branched trees and soft daylight suggest a cool season, with a clear pale sky above the formal garden.
The memorial was erected in 1923 and serves two linked purposes. It commemorates local people who died during the First World War, with later inscriptions remembering those lost in the Second World War, while also marking approximately one thousand years since the recorded establishment of Thelwall as a fortified settlement. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records that Edward the Elder ordered the settlement at Thelwall to be repaired, occupied and defended in 923, during campaigns to strengthen control of the Mercian frontier.
A quotation from the Chronicle is carved into the lower cross shaft. The historic imagery therefore connects twentieth-century military remembrance with the much earlier origins of the village. Its Anglo-Saxon revival design, carved figure, decorative knotwork and prominent roadside position make this an unusual and locally distinctive war memorial.
Protected as a Grade II listed monument, it remains an important focus for remembrance ceremonies, wreath laying and community commemoration. The photograph is relevant to the First and Second World Wars, British military sacrifice, Remembrance Sunday, poppy wreaths, Anglo-Saxon history, King Edward the Elder, listed monuments, village heritage and memorial gardens. It also documents a significant landmark within Thelwall and the wider Warrington area.
Bell Lane, Thelwall, Warrington , England,UK, WA4 2SX
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2P6JHK8 - Statue of soldier is a life-size representation in bronze of a British soldier of the First World War in full uniform and equipment, advancing his rifle at the port. There is a nearby plaque and roll of honour plus second copy of roll of honour in other location Bronze plaque has a decorative borderand gold lettering Plastic roll of honour is black writing on yellowed background without ornamentation Paper roll of honour is framed in wood and has colour illumination at the top with union jack and other flags plus crown and 1914-1918/1939-1945 scrolls
Inscription
Metal Tablet: This memorial was unveiled at the Cotton Exchange by / Field Marshal Earl Haig of Bemersyde on 5th April 1922 / It is dedicated to those men from / The Liverpool Cotton Association . who died for their defence of liberty and justice in the Great War 1914-1918 and World War 1939-1945 / Their name liveth forevermore Metal tablet: THE BOOK OF SERVICE / LIES IN THE NEWS ROOM PRO PATRIA / 1914 - 1919 IN REMEMBRANCE OF MEMBERS OF THE LIVERPOOL EXCHANGE / NEWSROOM WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES OF RIGHT AND FREEDOM / AND WHOSE NAMES ARE RECORDED IN THE ADJOINING TABLETS / AND OF THOSE SONS OF MEMBERS WHO LAID / DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE SAME GREAT CAUSE / IN GRATITUDE ALSO TO ALL MEMBERS AND SONS OF MEMBERS / WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY / DURING THE WAR / THE NAME OF ALL RECORDED / IN THE BOOK OF SERVICE Inscription below metal tablet difficult to read: THIS MEMORIAL WAS RE-ERECTED / IN THIS POSITION IN 1953 The section below does not seem an accurate transcription, needs checking. METAL PLAQUE: 1914-1919/ THIS MEMORIAL/ WAS UNVEILED BY/ FIELD-MARSHAL/ EARL HAIG/ OF BEMERSYDE/ 5TH APRIL 1922 PLASTIC ROLL OF HONOUR: THIS PLAQUE RECORDS THE NAMES OF THOSE MEN WHO/ WENT FROM THE LIVERPOOL COTTON ASSOCIATION TO THE/ GREAT WAR 1914-1918 AND TO THE WORLD WAR 1939-1945/ AND DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN DEFENCE OF/ LIBERTY AND JUSTICE/ 1914-1918 / (Names)/ 1939-1945 / (Names)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE FRAMED ILLUMINATED
Exchange Flags, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 3YL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KF6RT9 - . An identifiable period record of Skeldergate Bridge, York, North Yorkshire, England, UK, YO1 9WJ in 2022, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The image documents Skeldergate Bridge Toll free from 1914 blue plaque, by Right Hon Henry Rhodes Brown, Lord Mayor, York, North Yorkshire, England, UK, YO1. The frame also records themes of place-based commemoration, documentary photography, regional identity, memorial culture, period detail, changing land use, before-and-after reference, regional music heritage, community tribute, community identity, music-scene memorial, social history, cultural memory, and club-music history. The modern context includes continuing discussion of venue closures, nightlife history and how memorials preserve figures from regional music scenes outside formal institutions. As a dated visual record of Skeldergate Bridge, York, North Yorkshire, England, UK, YO1 9WJ, the frame retains transport arrangements and footfall, making it especially useful if later reinterpretation subsequently changes the scene. A second descriptive layer includes place identity, local character, DJ culture, public realm, contemporary social history, local history, visual archive, and local remembrance. References to Henry, Right, Bridge, Rhodes, and plaque give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. By fixing the subject within Skeldergate Bridge, York, North Yorkshire, England, UK, YO1 9WJ, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The wider significance includes venue closures and how memorials preserve figures from regional music scenes outside formal institutions without losing the local specificity of Skeldergate Bridge, York, North Yorkshire, England, UK, YO1 9WJ. The photograph keeps period character before later change alters the scene.
Skeldergate Bridge, York, North Yorkshire, England, UK, YO1 9WJ
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Liverpool Road,Cheshire,England,UK,sacrifice,job,jobs,workers,bronze,monuments,1914,1918,1914-1918,the men,who,died,for,their,country,in,memorium,buried,lost,WWi,WWII,Verdigris,green,decay,decaying,remembrance,staff,local,Warringtonians
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJPKWK - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. At the centre of the view is Joseph Crosfield,Great War, WWI, memorial, Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ. The surrounding context encompasses visual archive, archival record, documentary photography, regional identity, townscape record, changing streetscape, everyday street life, city-centre activity, contemporary city life, everyday life, street-level documentary, historical comparison, pedestrian environment, and social story.htm Target=_Blank>history. Current relevance extends to footfall and transport, particularly through the documentary importance of recording everyday urban environments. The image fixes materials and architectural details within Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against refurbishment. The photograph additionally reflects social landscape, community life, community identity, local history, changing land use, period detail, urban change, and place identity. Elements such as Joseph, Crosfield, memorial, and Liverpool add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The period setting at Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The location additionally provides evidence of footfall and the documentary importance of recording everyday urban environments as part of the longer story of Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ. The frame retains part of the area's social history as a date-specific reference. The scene captures details of everyday use for later comparison.
Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Liverpool Road,Cheshire,England,UK,sacrifice,job,jobs,workers,bronze,monuments,1914,1918,1914-1918,the men,who,died,for,their,country,in,memorium,buried,lost,WWi,WWII,Verdigris,green,decay,decaying,remembrance,staff,local,Warringtonians
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJPKWP - . This dated documentary view of Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The photograph centres on Joseph Crosfield,Great War, WWI, memorial, Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ. Further facets of the scene include visual archive, local identity, contemporary social history, public realm, contemporary city life, changing land use, local character, urban change, everyday street life, regional identity, social history, community life, community identity, and urban social history. The wider contemporary story combines community use, transport and how ordinary street scenes become valuable records as businesses and infrastructure change. The archival value lies partly in recording transport arrangements and footfall around Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ before altered transport patterns alters the character of the place. The wider setting retains connections with townscape record, social landscape, city-centre activity, documentary photography, archival record, everyday life, local history, and historical comparison. The recorded references to Crosfield, Liverpool, memorial, and Joseph preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. By fixing the subject within Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. A further contemporary connection is community use and how ordinary street scenes become valuable records as businesses and infrastructure change within the real-world context of Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ. The image fixes a trace of local identity within the wider story of Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ.
Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Liverpool Road,Cheshire,England,UK,sacrifice,job,jobs,workers,bronze,monuments,1914,1918,1914-1918,the men,who,died,for,their,country,in,memorium,buried,lost,WWi,WWII,Verdigris,green,decay,decaying,remembrance,staff,local,Warringtonians
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJPKWR - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. At the centre of the view is Joseph Crosfield,Great War, WWI, memorial, Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ. The image also relates to archival record, urban change, contemporary city life, regional identity, period detail, before-and-after reference, city-centre activity, place identity, documentary photography, social history, changing land use, social landscape, everyday street life, and visual archive. Today's relevance is strengthened by street safety, footfall and the continuing question of the relationship between public space and local social life. The archival value lies partly in recording street furniture and boundaries around Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ before changed technology alters the character of the place. The surrounding story also includes changing streetscape, local history, local identity, everyday life, community identity, pedestrian environment, community life, and townscape record. References to Joseph, Crosfield, memorial, and Liverpool give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The wider setting at Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The image also provides a reference for street safety and the relationship between public space and local social life when considered against later change at Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ. The period view preserves part of the area's social history before later change alters the scene. The view records details of everyday use as a date-specific reference.
Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Liverpool Road,Cheshire,England,UK,sacrifice,job,jobs,workers,bronze,monuments,1914,1918,1914-1918,the men,who,died,for,their,country,in,memorium,buried,lost,WWi,WWII,Verdigris,green,decay,decaying,remembrance,staff,local,Warringtonians
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJPKWX - . An on-location photograph from Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ in 2022, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The image documents Joseph Crosfield,Great War, WWI, memorial, Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ. The surrounding context encompasses local history, urban change, before-and-after reference, community life, visual archive, urban social history, public realm, social landscape, pedestrian environment, social history, contemporary social history, local character, street-level documentary, and contemporary city life. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with regeneration, public-realm change and the documentary importance of recording everyday urban environments. Small period details of signage and branding at Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ may become more significant with time, particularly following refurbishment. Further associations within the scene are regional identity, archival record, place identity, changing streetscape, changing land use, historical comparison, community identity, and local identity. References to memorial, Crosfield, Liverpool, and Joseph give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. For Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The location additionally provides evidence of regeneration and how ordinary street scenes become valuable records as businesses and infrastructure change in a form that can be compared with future views of Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ. It also preserves evidence of changing use for future local research. The photograph keeps evidence of earlier appearance before later change alters the scene.
Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Liverpool Road,Cheshire,England,UK,sacrifice,job,jobs,workers,bronze,monuments,1914,1918,1914-1918,the men,who,died,for,their,country,in,memorium,buried,lost,WWi,WWII,Verdigris,green,decay,decaying,remembrance,staff,local,Warringtonians
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJPKX3 - . This location-specific image from Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ in 2022 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The photograph centres on Joseph Crosfield,Great War, WWI, memorial, Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ. The frame also records themes of local history, everyday life, urban change, townscape record, everyday street life, social history, contemporary social history, visual archive, period detail, contemporary city life, changing streetscape, pedestrian environment, social landscape, and street-level documentary. For current editorial use, commercial change and public-realm change provide additional context, especially through how regeneration alters the character of familiar places. The archival value lies partly in recording transport arrangements and footfall around Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ before changing commercial priorities alters the character of the place. The subject also sits alongside community identity, before-and-after reference, city-centre activity, place identity, urban social history, local character, documentary photography, and local identity. Elements such as Joseph, Crosfield, Liverpool, and memorial add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The wider setting at Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The wider significance includes commercial change and how ordinary street scenes become valuable records as businesses and infrastructure change within the real-world context of Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ. The record includes evidence of earlier appearance for future local research.
Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Liverpool Road,Cheshire,England,UK,sacrifice,job,jobs,workers,bronze,monuments,1914,1918,1914-1918,the men,who,died,for,their,country,in,memorium,buried,lost,WWi,WWII,Verdigris,green,decay,decaying,remembrance,staff,local,Warringtonians
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJPKYD - . An identifiable period record of Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ in 2022, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The scene records Joseph Crosfield,Great War, WWI, memorial, Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ. A broader reading of the photograph includes everyday street life, urban social history, pedestrian environment, period detail, public realm, community identity, contemporary social history, changing streetscape, archival record, documentary photography, city-centre activity, contemporary city life, changing land use, and visual archive. Today's relevance is strengthened by street safety, regeneration and the continuing question of the relationship between public space and local social life. As a dated visual record of Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ, the frame retains building condition and alterations, making it especially useful if refurbishment subsequently changes the scene. The subject also sits alongside townscape record, regional identity, local character, community life, place identity, urban change, before-and-after reference, and local history. The combination of Crosfield, memorial, Liverpool, and Joseph anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. A further contemporary connection is street safety and how regeneration alters the character of familiar places within the specific setting of Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ. The period view preserves evidence of earlier appearance before later change alters the scene. The view records period character as a date-specific reference.
Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Liverpool Road,Cheshire,England,UK,sacrifice,job,jobs,workers,bronze,monuments,1914,1918,1914-1918,the men,who,died,for,their,country,in,memorium,buried,lost,WWi,WWII,Verdigris,green,decay,decaying,remembrance,staff,local,Warringtonians
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJPKYE - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The image documents Joseph Crosfield,Great War, WWI, memorial, Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ. The image also relates to urban change, urban social history, contemporary social history, townscape record, documentary photography, public realm, street-level documentary, before-and-after reference, place identity, changing streetscape, contemporary city life, local history, pedestrian environment, and social history. The modern context includes continuing discussion of public-realm change, community use and the relationship between public space and local social life. The archival value lies partly in recording landscape treatment and surrounding development around Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ before different community use alters the character of the place. The location also brings in everyday street life, historical comparison, community life, city-centre activity, archival record, everyday life, local identity, and regional identity. The combination of memorial, Liverpool, Joseph, and Crosfield anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. By fixing the subject within Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. Its period value extends to public-realm change and the relationship between public space and local social life in a form that can be compared with future views of Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ. The photograph keeps evidence of earlier appearance within the wider story of Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ.
Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JBXJPK - . This dated documentary view of Golborne Rd, Winwick, Warrington, Cheshire,England, WA2 8SZ in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The main point of reference is Remembrance Memorials at St Oswald's Church, Golborne Rd, Winwick, Warrington, Cheshire,England, WA2 8SZ. The setting additionally reflects conservation architecture, period streetscape, community life, changing streetscape, local identity, place identity, city-centre activity, documentary photography, townscape record, public realm, urban change, period building, local landmark, and urban fabric. The modern context includes continuing discussion of embodied carbon, redevelopment pressure and keeping older structures useful without erasing their character. For current editorial use, transport and regeneration provide additional context, especially through how regeneration alters the character of familiar places. Small period details of commercial use and occupation at Golborne Rd, Winwick, Warrington, Cheshire,England, WA2 8SZ may become more significant with time, particularly following closure or conversion. The wider setting retains connections with conservation interest, everyday street life, heritage asset, social history, built heritage, regional identity, everyday life, and local character. References to Golborne, Church, Oswald's, Winwick, and Remembrance give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. A later view of Golborne Rd, Winwick, Warrington, Cheshire,England, WA2 8SZ may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The image also provides a reference for embodied carbon and keeping older structures useful without erasing their character in a form that can be compared with future views of Golborne Rd, Winwick, Warrington, Cheshire,England, WA2 8SZ.
Golborne Rd, Winwick, Warrington, Cheshire,England, WA2 8SZ
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Bridgwater,Somerset,SDC,Sedgemoor,Sedgemoor District Council,South West England,England,UK,South West,town,TA6,King Square,listed,grade II,plinth,W Morris Art Bronze Foundry,bronze,sculpture,garden,gardens,Sir George Frampton,Sedgemoor District Council in the background,IN HONOUR OF THE MEN OF BRIDGWATER WHO GAVE THEIR,Georgian square,Afghanistan,casualties,Sergeant Benjamin James Knight,War Memorial Trust,Georgian,square,conscripts,soldiers,Falklands Conflict,remembrance sunday,Korean War,1914-1918,1914
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFMK11 - Bridgwater War Memorial is a Grade II* listed war memorial located on King Square in Bridgwater, Somerset, England, on the site previously occupied by Bridgwater Castle. It was designed by John Angel in the mid-1920s. The green figure of the memorial is allegorical, representing Civilization as a seated female, holding a globe in one hand and with the book of knowledge on her lap.
John Angel sculpted the Angel of Bridgwater. Mounted on a plinth, a female figure of 'Civilisation' lofts the world, which is encircled by emblems of commerce and peace. Under her foot are the demons of war. The throne and figure are backed by relief depictions of Labour, Home, Life and Education. On her lap is a book of laws, and she is surrounded by children. Indeed, given its monumental breadth, the many details in the design, and its metaphorical and iconic form, the sculpture is subject to colorful and variant interpretations and description. The bronze was cast by W Morris Art Bronze Foundry
At the time, Angel was working four years as assistant to Sir George Frampton,[2] and Frampton's influence is apparent. Figures from the roughly contemporaneous Exeter War Memorial, specifically Peace (also known as Victory) were exhibited by Angel at The Royal Academy in 1922, being exhibited in the courtyard of Burlington House,[8] as were other studies of the Bridgwater War Memorial on several occasions.
On the third step these words are inscribed: IN HONOUR OF THE MEN OF BRIDGWATER WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918
The memorial was unveiled by General the Earl of Cavan then Chief of the Imperial General Staff on 25 September 1924, to commemorate the fallen of World War I. Further names have been added following World War II, the Korean War. Falklands Conflict and the Afghan conflict. It has been characterised as, An exceptionally fine and moving memorial, which forms an important focal point to this fine late Georgian square.
King Square, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3AR
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BCTGHP - The 6th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment, was a Territorial Force (TF) unit of the British Army. Formed in 1908 from Volunteer units recruited in Cheshire since 1859, it was one of the first TF units to go to the Western Front in World War I. It had a wandering existence, moving frequently from one command to another, seeing a considerable amount of combat at the Somme, Ypres, during the German Spring Offensive and in the final Allied Hundred Days Offensive. After the war it was amalgamated into a local artillery regiment.
An invasion scare in 1859 led to the emergence of the Volunteer Movement, and Rifle Volunteer Corps (RVCs) began to be organised throughout Great Britain to supplement the Regular Army and Militia. A large number of small RVCs were formed in Cheshire and formed into five administrative battalions. The 4th Administrative Battalion, based at Stockport, comprised the following units:
9th (Mottram) Cheshire RVC, raised at Mottram in Longendale 10 February 1860 under Captain Alfred K. Sidebottom, disbanded February 1861
13th (Dukinfield) Cheshire RVC, 20 February 1860 under Capt Francis Dukinfield Palmer Astley, was raised by the Astley family who owned the coalmines at Dukinfield, and known unofficially as the 'Astley Rifles'
a 2nd Company was formed on 15 November 1860 and a 3rd in March 1869
headquarters moved to Newton Moor, near Hyde, in 1863, then to Stalybridge in 1873
17th (Stockport) Cheshire RVC, 20 August 1860 under Capt Henry Coppock
18th (Stockport) Cheshire RVC, 12 March 1860 under Capt John Thomas Emmerson
19th (Stockport) Cheshire RVC, 15 March 1860 under Capt Samuel W. Wilkinson
20th (Stockport) Cheshire RVC, 20 March 1860 under Capt Thomas H. Sykes
21st (Stockport) Cheshire RVC, 22 March 1860 under Capt Cephas John Howard
29th (Stockport) Cheshire RVC, 10 April 1860 under Capt John M. Lingard, formerly of the 1st Royal Cheshire Militia
31st (Hyde) Cheshire RVC, 15 August 1860 under Capt Thomas Mott
Stockport, Greater Manchester, Cheshire, England, SK1
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@Hotpixuk,brick,day,poppy,poppies,1914,pit,Astley Green,Tyldesley,Manchester,Lancashire,UK M29 7JB,M29,Astley,Astley Pit,UK,M29 7JB,colliery,coal,mine,miners,remembrance,marble,tablet,outside,name,names,to,the,glory,of,god,in loving,memory
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BBXPAR - . This period scene at Astley Pit, Astley Green, Tyldesley, Manchester, Lancashire, UK, M29 7JB in 2019 provides a visual reference to the named subject and the wider commercial, social, cultural or physical environment around it. At the centre of the frame is Great war memorial, Lest we Forget, remembrance , day, poppy,poppies,1914-1918, - Astley Pit, Astley Green, Tyldesley, Manchester, Lancashire, UK. Other connected aspects include place identity, historic context, local character, everyday life, industrial supply chain, contemporary social history, before-and-after reference, labour history, community remembrance, building-material production, industrial artefact, working-industry history, wartime sacrifice, and local roll of honour. Current discussion around this subject increasingly includes public commemoration alongside local history, with particular attention to how local communities preserve the names and memory of the dead. From a 2025-onward perspective, the scene also connects with regional industry, construction materials and the relationship between local geology, manufacturing and the built environment. For place-based research, the frame records the relationship between the subject and its surroundings at Astley Pit, Astley Green, Tyldesley, Manchester, Lancashire, UK, M29 7JB. A second layer of the scene includes factory history, visual archive, commemorative memorial, war dead, memorial culture, production technology, archival record, and traditional building materials. Elements such as memorial, poppies, Lancashire, Green, and 1914-1918 add documentary specificity and may become more useful when compared with later records. A later view of Astley Pit, Astley Green, Tyldesley, Manchester, Lancashire, UK, M29 7JB may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The view records period character before later change alters the scene.
Astley Pit, Astley Green, Tyldesley, Manchester, Lancashire, UK, M29 7JB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Souh West England,UK,listed grade2,memorial,bronze,statue,King Square Bridgwater,TA6,plinth,civilisation,IN HONOUR OF THE MEN OF BRIDGWATER WHO GAVE THEIR,IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918,1914-1918,1914,1918,sunday,remembrance sunday,Korean War,Falklands Conflict,Afghan conflict,soldiers,conscripts,imperial wars,Georgian square,Georgian,square,War Memorials Trust,War Memorial Trust,plaques,town,town centre,Sergeant Benjamin James Knight,British Forces,casualties,casualty,war dead,Afghanistan
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy R9GRYH - Bridgwater War Memorial is a Grade II* listed war memorial located on King Square in Bridgwater, Somerset, England, on the site previously occupied by Bridgwater Castle. It was designed by John Angel in the mid-1920s. The green figure of the memorial is allegorical, representing Civilization as a seated female, holding a globe in one hand and with the book of knowledge on her lap.
John Angel sculpted the Angel of Bridgwater. Mounted on a plinth, a female figure of 'Civilisation' lofts the world, which is encircled by emblems of commerce and peace. Under her foot are the demons of war. The throne and figure are backed by relief depictions of Labour, Home, Life and Education. On her lap is a book of laws, and she is surrounded by children. Indeed, given its monumental breadth, the many details in the design, and its metaphorical and iconic form, the sculpture is subject to colorful and variant interpretations and description. The bronze was cast by W Morris Art Bronze Foundry.
At the time, Angel was working four years as assistant to Sir George Frampton, and Frampton's influence is apparent. Figures from the roughly contemporaneous Exeter War Memorial, specifically Peace (also known as Victory) were exhibited by Angel at The Royal Academy in 1922, being exhibited in the courtyard of Burlington House,[8] as were other studies of the Bridgwater War Memorial on several occasions.
On the third step these words are inscribed: IN HONOUR OF THE MEN OF BRIDGWATER WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918
The memorial was unveiled by General the Earl of Cavan then Chief of the Imperial General Staff on 25 September 1924, to commemorate the fallen of World War I. Further names have been added following World War II, the Korean War. Falklands Conflict and the Afghan conflict. It has been characterised as, An exceptionally fine and moving memorial, which forms an important focal point to this fine late Georgian square.
King Square, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3AR
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Hotpixuk,Giant Poppy,Giant poppies,giant,big,large,big poppy,large poppy,on,Bank Park,Sankey St,Warrington,Cheshire,North West England,UK,Park,entrance,steps,North West,England,GB,Remembrance poppy on Warrington Town Hall,Red Poppy,Remembrance Day,WWI,11/11,11th November,11th,November,war,1914,1918,14-18,red poppy Warrington Town Hall,town centre,town,devolution,region-wide authorities
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PYX9B0 - The remembrance poppy is an artificial flower that has been used since 1921 to commemorate military personnel who have died in war, and represents a common or field poppy, Papaver rhoeas. Inspired by the World War I poem In Flanders Fields, and promoted by Moina Michael, they were first adopted by the American Legion to commemorate American soldiers killed in that war (1914“1918). They were then adopted by military veterans' groups in parts of the British Empire.
Today, they are mostly used in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, to commemorate their servicemen and women killed in all conflicts. There, small artificial poppies are often worn on clothing leading up to Remembrance Day/Armistice Day, and poppy wreaths are often laid at war memorials. In Australia and New Zealand, they are also worn on Anzac Day.
The Royal British Legion's Poppy Appeal has caused some controversy, with some”including British Army veterans”arguing that it has become excessive, is being used to marshal support behind British military campaigns, and that public figures are pressured to wear poppies.
In the United Kingdom, remembrance poppies are sold by The Royal British Legion (RBL). This is a charity providing financial, social, political and emotional support to those who have served or who are currently serving in the British Armed Forces, and their dependants. They are sold on the streets by volunteers in the weeks before Remembrance Day. The remembrance poppy is the trademark of The Royal British Legion. The RBL state, The red poppy is our registered mark and its only lawful use is to raise funds for the Poppy Appeal
its yearly fundraising drive in the weeks before Remembrance Day. The RBL says these poppies are worn to commemorate the sacrifices of our Armed Forces and to show support to those still serving today. Other poppy merchandise is sold throughout the year as part of the ongoing fundraising.
Sankey St, Warrington,Cheshire,England, UK
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Keywords: Grappenhall,South Warrington,Warrington,Cheshire,WA4,inside,interior,religious,history,historic,tourist,landmark,Anglican,GradeI,listed,grade,Norman,building,Architecture,Boydell,1914,1918,memorial,poppy,poppies,cross,crosses,WA4 3EP,To the glory of God,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GY08RX - St Wilfrid's Church is in Church Lane, Grappenhall, a village in Warrington, Cheshire, England. It is designated by Historic England as a Grade I listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Great Budworth
The church is Norman in origin, built probably in the earlier part of the 12th century and completed about 1120. This was a small and simple church, consisting of a nave, chancel and, possibly, an apse. The foundations of this church were discovered during the 1873“74 restoration.
A chantry chapel was added by the Boydell family in 1334 in a position where the south aisle now stands. From 1529 the church was largely rebuilt in local sandstone. The old church was demolished and a new nave, chancel, north aisle and a west tower were built. In 1539 the south aisle was added, which incorporated the Boydell chapel. The south porch was added in 1641 and at this time the west wall was strengthened. In 1833 the roof of the nave was raised to form a clerestory and in the 1850s the south aisle was further extended, and a vestry was built. There was a more substantial restoration in 1873“74 by the Lancaster architects Paley and Austin, which included the provision of new floors and roofs, at a cost of about £4,000
Church Lane, Grappenhall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA4 3EP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy FDNHWP - . An on-location photograph from Methodist Church, Barton Avenue, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA4 2LE in 2016, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The subject captured here is 2014 Centenary Year Plaque, Grappenhall & Thelwall - Great War 1914-1918, Cheshire, England, UK - Methodist Church. The wider scene also brings together community tribute, place-based commemoration, public realm, archival record, historical comparison, regional music heritage, memorial culture, popular-music heritage, period detail, documentary photography, DJ culture, local history, club-music history, and changing streetscape. From a 2025-onward perspective, nightlife history and local history are closely linked to this subject, alongside how memorials preserve figures from regional music scenes outside formal institutions. The archival value lies partly in recording period objects and surrounding context around Methodist Church, Barton Avenue, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA4 2LE before changed technology alters the character of the place. The surrounding story also includes commemorative plaque, community identity, visual archive, local remembrance, contemporary social history, music-scene memorial, regional identity, and local character. The recorded references to Church, Centenary, Grappenhall, Methodist, and Thelwall preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. Around Methodist Church, Barton Avenue, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA4 2LE, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The view records a trace of local identity before later change alters the scene. The image fixes a local visual benchmark as a date-specific reference.
Methodist Church, Barton Avenue, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA4 2LE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F89PKG - The Usher Hall is a 5 star concert hall, situated on Lothian Road, in the west end of Edinburgh, Scotland. It has hosted concerts and events since its construction in 1914 and can hold approximately 2,200 people in its recently restored auditorium, which is well loved by performers due to its acoustics. The Hall is flanked by The Royal Lyceum Theatre on the right and The Traverse Theatre on the left. Historic Scotland has registered the Hall with Category A listed building status.
The construction of the hall was funded by Andrew Usher, a whisky distiller and blender, who donated £100,000 to the city specifically to fund a new concert hall. The choice of site caused early delays but in 1910 an architectural competition was announced with the requirement that the hall be simple but dignified. The winning bid (one of 130 entries) came from Stockdale Harrison & Howard H Thomson of Leicester. The design was partly a backlash against Victorian Gothic, with a return to classical features owing much to the Beaux-Arts style. On 19 July 1911, George V and Queen Mary laid two memorial stones, an event attended by over a thousand people.
Still owned and managed by the City of Edinburgh Council,
Lothian Road, Edinburgh, Lothians, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY3KP1 - . Stone Memorial in Carlisle Cathedral, 1914-1919, Cumbria, England, UK. The photograph was taken on 06 July 2015. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Stone Memorial in Carlisle Cathedral, 1914-1919, Carlisle Cathedral, Territorial and service battalions of the Border Regt who fell, in the great war, Erected by Comrades, regiment, regt, Border and great war, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph has direct relevance to remembrance, commemoration, war memorials, civic ceremony and the public spaces used to remember military service and loss. It can support editorial features about Remembrance Sunday, Armistice commemorations, poppies, cenotaphs, wreath laying, local military history, veterans and civic participation. Inscriptions, floral tributes, flags, stonework, surrounding streets and temporary commemorative displays can provide important documentary detail for historical and news use. A dated image of a memorial is especially valuable because ceremonies, wreaths, signage and the surrounding public realm change from year to year. Search themes include remembrance, cenotaphs, war memorials, poppies, veterans, civic ceremony, military history, Armistice and public commemoration. Temporary wreaths, poppies and ceremonial displays can make one year's view materially different from another, increasing the archive value of the photograph. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. This particular view is catalogued under Alamy image reference EY3KP1, distinguishing it from other photographs of the same or related subject.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY3KPK - History and General Description
The Church stands not east-west but square to the Roman Road north through Carlisle (the A6, in town Blackfriars St). It is therefore of early foundation, perhaps before St Cuthbert's visit to Carlisle in 685. The present Church, probably the fourth on the site, dates from 1778.
It has a unique moving pulpit, a fourteenth century window, a window commemorating our hospitality to a Latvian Lutheran congregation, and a very attractive series of windows depicting the life of St Cuthbert. It is open every day during daylight hours. Our motto is: Christian Hospitality
Blackfriars st, Carlisle,Cumbria,England,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCYGYP - . 1914-1919 Great War Memorial and cross, Lacock Abbey,Lacock,Wiltshire, England, SN15. Photographed at Lacock, Chippenham, England, UK, SN15 2LG. The photograph was taken on 07 August 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with For God and the Right, cross, 1914-1919 Great War Memorial, Lacock, Lacock Village, remembrance, Lacock Memorial, 1919 Great War, Memorial and Lacock Abbey, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph has direct relevance to remembrance, commemoration, war memorials, civic ceremony and the public spaces used to remember military service and loss. It can support editorial features about Remembrance Sunday, Armistice commemorations, poppies, cenotaphs, wreath laying, local military history, veterans and civic participation. Inscriptions, floral tributes, flags, stonework, surrounding streets and temporary commemorative displays can provide important documentary detail for historical and news use. A dated image of a memorial is especially valuable because ceremonies, wreaths, signage and the surrounding public realm change from year to year. Search themes include remembrance, cenotaphs, war memorials, poppies, veterans, civic ceremony, military history, Armistice and public commemoration. Temporary wreaths, poppies and ceremonial displays can make one year's view materially different from another, increasing the archive value of the photograph. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. This particular view is catalogued under Alamy image reference DCYGYP, distinguishing it from other photographs of the same or related subject.
Lacock, Chippenham, England, UK, SN15 2LG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCYKKE - . 1914-1919 Great War Memorial and cross, Lacock Abbey,Lacock,Wiltshire, England, SN15. Photographed at Lacock, Chippenham, England, UK, SN15 2LG. The photograph was taken on 07 August 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Lacock Abbey, Lacock, Lacock Village, Memorial, 1914-1919 Great War Memorial, 1919 Great War, cross, remembrance, Lacock Memorial and For God and the Right, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph has direct relevance to remembrance, commemoration, war memorials, civic ceremony and the public spaces used to remember military service and loss. It can support editorial features about Remembrance Sunday, Armistice commemorations, poppies, cenotaphs, wreath laying, local military history, veterans and civic participation. Inscriptions, floral tributes, flags, stonework, surrounding streets and temporary commemorative displays can provide important documentary detail for historical and news use. A dated image of a memorial is especially valuable because ceremonies, wreaths, signage and the surrounding public realm change from year to year. Search themes include remembrance, cenotaphs, war memorials, poppies, veterans, civic ceremony, military history, Armistice and public commemoration. Temporary wreaths, poppies and ceremonial displays can make one year's view materially different from another, increasing the archive value of the photograph. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. This particular view is catalogued under Alamy image reference DCYKKE, distinguishing it from other photographs of the same or related subject.
Lacock, Chippenham, England, UK, SN15 2LG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCYNKJ - . 1914-1919 Great War Memorial and cross, Lacock Abbey,Lacock,Wiltshire, England, SN15. Photographed at Lacock, Chippenham, England, UK, SN15 2LG. The photograph was taken on 07 August 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Lacock Abbey, Lacock, Lacock Village, Memorial, 1914-1919 Great War Memorial, 1919 Great War, cross, remembrance, Lacock Memorial and For God and the Right, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph has direct relevance to remembrance, commemoration, war memorials, civic ceremony and the public spaces used to remember military service and loss. It can support editorial features about Remembrance Sunday, Armistice commemorations, poppies, cenotaphs, wreath laying, local military history, veterans and civic participation. Inscriptions, floral tributes, flags, stonework, surrounding streets and temporary commemorative displays can provide important documentary detail for historical and news use. A dated image of a memorial is especially valuable because ceremonies, wreaths, signage and the surrounding public realm change from year to year. Search themes include remembrance, cenotaphs, war memorials, poppies, veterans, civic ceremony, military history, Armistice and public commemoration. Temporary wreaths, poppies and ceremonial displays can make one year's view materially different from another, increasing the archive value of the photograph. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. This particular view is catalogued under Alamy image reference DCYNKJ, distinguishing it from other photographs of the same or related subject.
Lacock, Chippenham, England, UK, SN15 2LG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BKC2CB - . This carefully observed view of Bloxwich, Walsall, West midlands, England, UK fixes a specific place, use and moment for later historical comparison. The scene records Bloxwich,Walsall,remembrance bench, with poppy design, West Midlands, England, UK. Its broader subject matter includes changing streetscape, visual archive, conservation architecture, architectural character, historic streetscape, urban change, historical comparison, archival record, documentary photography, heritage landmark, everyday Britain, period building, place identity, and traditional masonry. The subject remains useful for current coverage of maintenance and embodied carbon, not least because of the contrast between historic fabric and modern development. Future viewers can use this scene from Bloxwich, Walsall, West midlands, England, UK to compare equipment and working practice with whatever follows after closure or conversion. The photograph additionally reflects historic townscape, heritage asset, architectural contrast, urban fabric, built heritage, conservation interest, public realm, and community identity. The combination of remembrance, bench, Midlands, Bloxwich, and design helps anchor the frame to a recognisable activity, place or period. For Bloxwich, Walsall, West midlands, England, UK, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which small changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. Its period value extends to maintenance and preserving local identity during urban change without losing the local specificity of Bloxwich, Walsall, West midlands, England, UK. The location additionally provides evidence for redevelopment pressure and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their character in a form that can be compared with future views of Bloxwich, Walsall, West midlands, England, UK. This gives Bloxwich, Walsall, West midlands, England, UK another specific visual benchmark for later local, social or physical change.
Bloxwich, Walsall, West midlands, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEEFEJ - Murals in Northern Ireland have become symbols of Northern Ireland, depicting the region's past and present political and religious divisions.
Belfast and Derry contain arguably the most famous political murals in Europe. It is believed that almost 2,000 murals have been documented since the 1970s. In 2014, the book, The Belfast Mural Guide estimated that, in Belfast, there were approximately 300 quality murals on display, with many more in varying degrees of age and decay. Murals commemorate, communicate and display aspects of culture and history. The themes of murals often reflect what is important to a particular community. A mural therefore exists to express an idea or message and could generally be seen as reflecting values held dear to that community.
In Irish republican areas the themes of murals can range from the 1981 Irish hunger strike, with particular emphasis on strike leader Bobby Sands
murals of international solidarity with revolutionary groups are equally common, as are those which highlight a particular issue, for example the Ballymurphy Massacre or the McGurk's Bar bombing. In working class unionist communities, murals are used to promote Ulster loyalist paramilitary groups such as the Ulster Defence Association and Ulster Volunteer Force and commemorate their deceased members. However traditional themes such as William III of England and the Battle of the Boyne, the Battle of the Somme and the 36th Ulster Division are equally common
West Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K244FJ - . Recorded at the recorded location in 2022, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The main point of reference is Daily News & Reader, Great Britain at war with Germany, old newspaper headline, Reported sinking of British ship, 05/08/1914. The surrounding context encompasses before-and-after reference, adaptive reuse, regional identity, place-making, commercial redevelopment, archival record, public-realm investment, community identity, visual archive, mixed-use redevelopment, urban fabric, social history, historic townscape, and period detail. Today's relevance is strengthened by heritage conservation, town-centre regeneration and the continuing question of how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres. The archival value lies partly in recording equipment and working practice around the recorded location before altered transport patterns alters the character of the place. Further associations within the scene are documentary photography, built heritage, changing land use, local character, changing streetscape, place identity, period architecture, and local history. The combination of Reader, newspaper, sinking, headline, and Germany anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For the recorded location, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The location additionally provides evidence of heritage conservation and how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres within the real-world context of the recorded location. A further contemporary connection is town-centre regeneration and the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space within the specific setting of the recorded location.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F89PKA - The Usher Hall is a 5 star concert hall, situated on Lothian Road, in the west end of Edinburgh, Scotland. It has hosted concerts and events since its construction in 1914 and can hold approximately 2,200 people in its recently restored auditorium, which is well loved by performers due to its acoustics. The Hall is flanked by The Royal Lyceum Theatre on the right and The Traverse Theatre on the left. Historic Scotland has registered the Hall with Category A listed building status.
The construction of the hall was funded by Andrew Usher, a whisky distiller and blender, who donated £100,000 to the city specifically to fund a new concert hall. The choice of site caused early delays but in 1910 an architectural competition was announced with the requirement that the hall be simple but dignified. The winning bid (one of 130 entries) came from Stockdale Harrison & Howard H Thomson of Leicester. The design was partly a backlash against Victorian Gothic, with a return to classical features owing much to the Beaux-Arts style. On 19 July 1911, George V and Queen Mary laid two memorial stones, an event attended by over a thousand people.
Still owned and managed by the City of Edinburgh Council,
Lothian Road, Edinburgh, Lothians, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F89PTK - The Usher Hall is a 5 star concert hall, situated on Lothian Road, in the west end of Edinburgh, Scotland. It has hosted concerts and events since its construction in 1914 and can hold approximately 2,200 people in its recently restored auditorium, which is well loved by performers due to its acoustics. The Hall is flanked by The Royal Lyceum Theatre on the right and The Traverse Theatre on the left. Historic Scotland has registered the Hall with Category A listed building status.
The construction of the hall was funded by Andrew Usher, a whisky distiller and blender, who donated £100,000 to the city specifically to fund a new concert hall. The choice of site caused early delays but in 1910 an architectural competition was announced with the requirement that the hall be simple but dignified. The winning bid (one of 130 entries) came from Stockdale Harrison & Howard H Thomson of Leicester. The design was partly a backlash against Victorian Gothic, with a return to classical features owing much to the Beaux-Arts style. On 19 July 1911, George V and Queen Mary laid two memorial stones, an event attended by over a thousand people.
Still owned and managed by the City of Edinburgh Council,
Lothian Road, Edinburgh, Lothians, Scotland, UK, EH1 2EA
