Search full image library
Enter words, names or reference numbers. This opens Alamy results in a new tab.
Other languages and quick categories
Search HotpixUK images in Spanish, French, German, Italian, or English. Use the dropdown for shortcuts.
Search 1960 in other languages
Search All in French
FR 1960,
Search All German
DE 1960,
Search All Italian
IT 1960,
Search All Spanish
ES 1960,
Back to all images preview
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,poster,for,women,womens,equal,pay,wages,fight,disputes,union,works,rights,1960,1970,1970s,walk,1960s,work,low,unequal,parity,action,strike,strikes
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F4BG7E - . Poster for women's union works rights walk, 1960s. Photographed on 25 July 2026, this summer image stock-photo/gotonysmith-Record.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include poster, women, womens, equal, pay, wages, fight, disputes, union, works, rights, 1970s, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The wording and graphic design are important parts of the image, preserving contemporary language, typography, branding or campaigning material that may later disappear or change. The political or campaigning content is suitable for neutral editorial coverage of protest, organised labour, elections, public debate, campaigning, civil society and the way political messages are presented in public. Placards, posters, leaflets, slogans and demonstrations are valuable documentary evidence of a particular moment and can support later historical comparison without implying endorsement of the views displayed. Prominent wording, signage, posters, logos or other graphic material gives the photograph additional documentary value because it records how an organisation, campaign, business or place communicated with the public at that moment. Text and branding visible in a streetscape can be especially useful for editorial comparison after rebranding, closure, redevelopment or policy change. 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. It is a useful stock image for publishers, researchers and picture editors seeking a clearly identified contemporary record of the subject and location.
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Merseyside,England,UK,pubs,bar,bars,L1,off Hope Street,L1 9BB,the,band,bands,The Dissenters,inside,fixtures,interior,features,feature,plaque,plaques,notice,record,of,Bill Harry,John Lennon,Stuart Sutcliffe,Rod Murray,other,2003,1960,red,round,Famous 100,famous Grouse,tourist,attraction,tourism,attractions,places
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RJCC4G - . Ye Cracke, John Lennon of The Beatles, Dissenters watering hole pub, Rice Street, off Hope Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 9BB. Photographed on 19 August 2023. The recorded location is Rice St, off Hope St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 9BB. The name is in Old English: the Y is a thorn and the e on the end of Cracke is silent, thus the name is correctly pronounced The Crack. Despite the name, Ye Cracke is a 19th-century pub. The War Office is a small room in the pub, which is the oldest part of the pub. It has historical connections with The Beatles because it was frequented by John Lennon and his girlfriend Cynthia when they were at art school, as well as the Dissenters, to whom a plaque hangs in the bar. Thomas Cecil Gray and John Halton conceived the techniques described in their 1946 book A Milestone in Anaesthesia while in the pub. The historical setting for real ale is that british pubs developed from inns, taverns and alehouses into licensed social institutions that have long served as meeting places, music venues and landmarks
Names, brewery signs, etched glass, tiled interiors and evolving fascias can preserve local history even when ownership or use changes. Seen through fan culture, the earlier context is that british popular music has been closely tied to particular cities, independent labels and venues
Manchester and Liverpool in particular developed internationally recognised scenes whose clubs, rehearsal rooms and concert halls became cultural landmarks. For accessibility sign, the historical context is that temporary and permanent notices are valuable social-past evidence because they capture the rules and assumptions of a particular moment, from parking and access to opening times, safety and public-service instructions. In the 2026 discussion of real ale, in England eligible pubs and live-music venues receive a 15% business-rates relief for the 2026/27 billing year, reflecting continuing concern about.
Rice St, off Hope St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 9BB
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,data,park,Sherwood Drive,Milton Keynes,England,UK,MK3 6EB,programs,program,computer,computers,spool,used,for,programming,early,media,unreadable,readable,hole,holes,with,storage,perforated,sample,of,white,programmable,input,1950,1960,minicomputer,Creed,5,five
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PGDBNN - Punched tape or perforated paper tape is a form of data storage that consists of a long strip of paper in which holes are punched. It developed from and was subsequently used alongside punched cards, differing in that the tape is continuous.
Punched cards, and chains of punched cards, were used for control of looms in the 18th century. Use for telegraphy systems started in 1842. Punched tape was used throughout the 19th and for much of the 20th centuries for programmable looms, teleprinter communication, for input to computers of the 1950s and 1960s, and later as a storage medium for minicomputers and CNC machine tools. During the Second World War, high-speed punched tape systems using optical readout methods were used in code breaking systems. Punched tape was used to transmit data for manufacture of read-only memory chips.
Data was represented by the presence or absence of a hole at a particular location. Tapes originally had five rows of holes for data across the width of the tape. Later tapes had six, seven, or eight rows. A 1944 electro-mechanical programmable calculating machine, the Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator or Harvard Mark I, used paper tape with 24 rows.
A row of smaller sprocket holes was always punched to be used to synchronize tape movement. Originally, this was done using a wheel with radial teeth called a sprocket wheel. Later, optical readers made use of the sprocket holes to generate timing pulses. The sprocket holes were slightly closer to one edge of the tape, dividing the tape into unequal widths, to make it unambiguous which way to orient the tape in the reader.
Tape for punching was usually 0.00394 inches (0.100 mm) thick. The two most common widths were 11⁄16 inch (17 mm) for five bit codes, and 1 inch (25 mm) for tapes with six or more bits. Hole spacing was 0.1 inches (2.5 mm) in both directions. Data holes were 0.072 inches (1.8 mm) in diameter
sprocket feed holes were 0.046 inches (1.2 mm)
Bletchley Park, Sherwood Drive, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, , England, UK, MK3 6EB
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,midlands,UK,Red,and,&,Yellow,flag,curtain,wall,hanging,ad,advert,advertisement,seller,distributer,selling,1960s,1950s,1960,1950,BCLM,history,historic,branding,British Electronic Industries Ltd,electronics,valve,set,sets,receiver,receivers,Southend-on-Sea,Southend,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NAWEXJ - EKCO (from Eric Kirkham Cole Limited) was a British electronics company producing radio and television sets from 1924 until 1960. Expanding into plastic production for its own use, Ekco Plastics produced both radio cases and later domestic plastic products
the plastics company became Lin Pac Mouldings Ltd.
The company's founder Eric Kirkham Cole was born on 4 July 1901 at Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, and was educated at Southend Day Technical School, followed by a three-year apprenticeship. Cole and his future wife Muriel Bradshaw started out making radio sets in 1924.
William Streatfield Verrells, a schoolmaster and freelance journalist from Southend-on-Sea, wrote an article in a local newspaper asking if it was possible to power a radio set from the mains electricity supply rather than batteries. Cole saw a possible business opportunity
In the late 1930s, Ekco began producing its own radio valves at its Southend-on-Sea works. Following the company's decision to abandon the venture, the plant was converted to a lamp factory. In 1943, Ekco acquired Ensign Lamps based in Preston. In 1950, Ekco sold 51% of its lighting subsidiary, Ekco-Ensign Electric Ltd, to Thorn Electrical Industries.
Southend-on-Sea, UK
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,midlands,England,UK,brown,packet,box,smoker,smoking,five,5,packets,ten,for,2/10,two shillings,10d,5/8,window,tobacconist,tobacconists,display,ad,& son,Ltd,limited,&,from,the,1960,tobacco,shop,cigar,BCLM,Peter Freeman,Grangetown,Cardiff,Wales
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NAWG7E - . Recorded at Grangetown , Cardiff, South Wales, UK in 2023, 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 Window display advertisement, JR Freeman & son Ltd Manikin Cigars, from 1960s tobacco shop. The broader subject matter reaches into documentary photography, commercial signage, changing land use, place identity, licensed tobacco sales, advertising ephemera, mid-century tobacco trade, historic tobacco marketing, street-level marketing, retail graphics, promotional board, archival record, local character, and before-and-after reference. The modern context includes continuing discussion of retail history, smoking decline and the value of old tobacco signs as records of changing consumer culture. For current editorial use, heritage and commercial competition provide additional context, especially through the speed at which branding and promotional styles change. Small period details of local activity and public use at Grangetown , Cardiff, South Wales, UK may become more significant with time, particularly following refurbishment. Further associations within the scene are period advertising, contemporary social history, brand communication, community identity, public realm, cigarette retail, smoking ephemera, and social history. The recorded references to Manikin, Window, advertisement, tobacco, and Freeman preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. By fixing the subject within Grangetown , Cardiff, South Wales, UK, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The location additionally provides evidence of retail history and how tobacco moved from everyday retail normality to heavy regulation in a form that can be compared with future views of Grangetown , Cardiff, South Wales, UK.
Grangetown , Cardiff, South Wales, UK
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,midlands,England,UK,one,ex-London,Transport,GS,type,buses,bus,London,via,destination,borough,antique,electric,to,Hackney,overhead,wire,wires,power,supply,blue,liveries,livery,1960,1960s,public,towns,Black Country,history,historic,cable,cables
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NAWGPD - . This scene at Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK in 2023 forms part of the visual history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. The scene records Antique trolley bus, MXX340 Guy, to Birmingham, Dudley, via West Bromwich - one ex-London Transport GS type buses. The surrounding context encompasses archival record, public realm, visual archive, transport accessibility, bus infrastructure, historical comparison, local bus network, local character, place identity, surface public transport, contemporary social history, passenger information, bus route infrastructure, and period detail. From a 2025-onward perspective, accessibility and service frequency are closely linked to this subject, alongside the challenge of maintaining reliable local services. As a dated visual record of Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK, the frame retains signage and branding, making it especially useful if redevelopment subsequently changes the scene. Other useful contextual ideas include before-and-after reference, changing streetscape, regional identity, changing land use, passenger transport, local mobility, public-transport wayfinding, and roadside transit. Details involving ex-London, MXX340, Transport, Antique, and trolley make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. Around Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. Another useful connection is accessibility and the shift toward cleaner buses and integrated ticketing without losing the local specificity of Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK. The scene further reflects integrated transport and the shift toward cleaner buses and integrated ticketing in a form that can be compared with future views of Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK.
Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Greater Manchester,Lancashire,England,UK,WN1 1BH,SocialHousing,Council,housing,flat,blocks,Lancs,WN1 3RW,area,high,rise,English,1960,concrete,architecture,homes,in the sky,refurb,refurbished,Derby,House,CouncilHousing,council housing,UKhousing,social housing,deck,flats,leaseholder,leaseholders,waiting list,waiting lists
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MKF7T9 - Scholes is an urban area in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Scholes is immediately to the east of Wigan's town centre
separated from the commercial area by the River Douglas.
Historically a part of Lancashire, Scholes is noted for its council estate and series of tower blocks, which are prominent features in this area of the town.
North West England has several places called Scholes. Some, like Scholes in Wigan, are simply areas within towns, however, some are actual villages in their own right which are totally stand-alone.[1]
Scholes was once a ward of Wigan, east of the town centre. As described in the Victoria Histories of the Counties of England, Lancashire (VCH Lancs, Vol. 4), the district formerly had four wards: St George and St Patrick, the innermost divided by a street called Scholes, and Lindsay and St Catherine's outside. It is now contained in the Wigan Central ward.
The Church of St Catherine was consecrated in 1841 and has a small graveyard attached. In October 1864 representatives of James Horrocks of Spennymoor, claiming to be the heir of Robert Ford who died in 1772, took possession of the Manor House' in Scholes and were besieged for some days, to the excitement of the town
Derby House, Scholes, Wigan, Lancs, England, UK, WN1 3RW
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city,centre,Merseyside,England,UK,bar,club,venue,1960,1960s,10,Liverpool,The,Cavern Club,pub,and,other,venues,famous,tourist,attraction,attractions,tourism,draw,history,John,Paul,Ringo,George,John Lennon,statue,bronze,bricks,bands,artists,The Cavern Pub
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M95NT2 - . An identifiable period record of 10 Mathew St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE in 2023, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The scene records Sign & John Lennon statue, at Cavern Walks, The Cavern Club, pub and other venues, 10 Mathew St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE. The surrounding context encompasses archival record, regional food identity, hospitality economy, licensed hospitality, licensed trade, documentary photography, before-and-after reference, historical comparison, local character, public realm, local produce retail, local speciality shop, changing land use, and period detail. Current relevance extends to hospitality costs and staffing pressure, particularly through the role of historic venues in tourism and neighbourhood identity. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into cost of living and domestic tourism, not least because of the seasonal pressure faced by tourism-dependent businesses. The archival value lies partly in recording lettering, decoration and surface detail around 10 Mathew St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE before conservation work alters the character of the place. The surrounding story also includes destination shopping, Scottish food culture, social history, tourism business, local history, traditional pub, place identity, and contemporary social history. The combination of Walks, statue, Liverpool, Cavern, and Mathew anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The period setting at 10 Mathew St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Another strand within the photograph is hospitality costs and pressure on hospitality margins in a high-cost economy in a form that can be compared with future views of 10 Mathew St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE.
10 Mathew St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city,centre,Merseyside,England,UK,bar,club,venue,1960,1960s,10,Liverpool,The,Cavern Club,pub,and,other,venues,neon,bright,red,famous,tourist,attraction,attractions,tourism,draw,history,John,Paul,Ringo,George,Eurovision,2023
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M95NTC - . Recorded at 10 Mathew St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE in 2023, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The principal subject is Neon sign at Cavern Walks, The Cavern Club, pub and other venues, 10 Mathew St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE. The broader subject matter reaches into night-time economy, historical comparison, changing land use, before-and-after reference, regional identity, pub interior heritage, visitor hospitality, local produce retail, documentary photography, Trossachs tourism, visual archive, beer-led hospitality, social history, and traditional ale house. The wider contemporary story combines food inflation, hospitality costs and how food, drink and heritage combine in destination pubs. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with seasonality, domestic tourism and the seasonal pressure faced by tourism-dependent businesses. Future viewers can use this scene from 10 Mathew St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE to compare local activity and public use with whatever follows after altered transport patterns. The subject also sits alongside local history, Scottish food culture, local speciality shop, tourism business, traditional pub, Highland gateway retail, Scottish visitor economy, and licensed trade. Details involving Cavern, Merseyside, Walks, Mathew, and venues make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The wider setting at 10 Mathew St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. A further contemporary connection is food inflation and the survival of local pubs as social meeting places in a form that can be compared with future views of 10 Mathew St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE.
10 Mathew St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city,centre,Merseyside,England,UK,bar,club,venue,1960,1960s,10,Liverpool,The,Cavern Club,pub,and,other,venues,neon,bright,red,famous,tourist,attraction,attractions,tourism,draw,history,John,Paul,Ringo,George,Eurovision,2023,Eurovision2023
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M95NTH - . Made at 10 Mathew St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE in 2023, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The image documents Neon sign at Cavern Walks, The Cavern Club, pub and other venues, 10 Mathew St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE. The locality and subject together evoke Highland gateway retail, changing land use, historical comparison, regional identity, changing streetscape, local social venue, hospitality economy, historic hostelry, community drinking venue, pub interior heritage, local history, traditional ale house, traditional pub, and visitor hospitality. Today's relevance is strengthened by pub closures, consumer spending and the continuing question of how food, drink and heritage combine in destination pubs. From a 2025-onward perspective, tourism spending and rural economy are closely linked to this subject, alongside the role of gateway towns in national-park visitor economies. The archival value lies partly in recording commercial use and occupation around 10 Mathew St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE before replacement signage alters the character of the place. A second descriptive layer includes regional branding, Scottish visitor economy, public-house heritage, public realm, beer-led hospitality, contemporary social history, food-and-drink business, and archival record. Elements such as Mathew, other, Cavern, venues, and Liverpool add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The period setting at 10 Mathew St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The period view preserves part of the area's social history as part of 10 Mathew St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE's history.
10 Mathew St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city,centre,Merseyside,England,UK,tourist,attraction,the,royal,maritime,port,Mersey,river,L3,L3 4AF,Albert Dock,Liverpool,by,metal,promenade,Ronald Wycherley,musician,actor,hit,singles,single,Wondrous Place,Halfway to Paradise,Jealousy,1960,1960s,Play It Cool in 1962 and Thatll Be the Day,Play It Cool,Thatll Be the Day,Eurovision,2023
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NYNDY9 - Ronald Wycherley (17 April 1940 28 January 1983), better known as Billy Fury, was an English musician and actor. An early star of rock and roll, he equalled the Beatles' record of 24 hits in the 1960s and spent 332 weeks on the UK chart. His hit singles include Wondrous Place, Halfway to Paradise and Jealousy. Fury also maintained a film career, notably playing rock performers in Play It Cool in 1962 and That'll Be the Day in 1973.
AllMusic journalist Bruce Eder stated that Fury's mix of rough-hewn good looks and unassuming masculinity, coupled with an underlying vulnerability, all presented with a good voice and some serious musical talent, helped turn [him] into a major rock and roll star in short order. Others have suggested that his rapid rise to prominence was due to his Elvis-influenced hip swivelling and, at times, highly suggestive stage act
Fury concentrated less on rock and roll and more on mainstream ballads, such as Halfway to Paradise and Jealousy (which reached No. 3 and No. 2 respectively in the UK Singles Chart in 1961). Fury confessed to the NME that I wanted people to think of me simply as a singer and not, more specifically, as a rock singer. I'm growing up, and I want to broaden my scope. I shall continue to sing rock songs, but at the same time my stage act is not going to be as wild in the future. It was Decca's decision to mould Fury into a teen idol after his last self-penned song, My Christmas Prayer, had failed to chart. The years 1961 through 1963 were Fury's best years chartwise. In 1962, he appeared in his first film, Play It Cool, modelled on the Elvis films. It featured Helen Shapiro, Danny Williams, Shane Fenton and Bobby Vee, who appeared with the Vernons Girls. The hit single from the film was Once Upon a Dream. There were other notable performances by several British actors and performers such as Richard Wattis, Lionel Blair and Dennis Price.
Fury's We Want Billy! (1963) was one of the first live albums
Graving dry dock, Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,Eurovision,2023,city,centre,host,L2,cavern walks,club,singer,icon,iconic,Scouse,musician,arms,in,the,air,Maria Veronica,1960,sexy,slim,music,television presenter,actress,Cavern Club,Mathew St,Liverpool,Merseyside,L2 6RE,female,artist,full,life,size,life-size
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2P6JJEY - Priscilla Maria Veronica White OBE (27 May 1943 1 August 2015), better known as Cilla Black, was an English singer, television presenter and actress.
Championed by her friends the Beatles, Black began her career as a singer in 1963. Her singles Anyone Who Had a Heart and You're My World both reached number one in the UK in 1964. She had 11 top 10 hits on the UK Singles Chart between then and 1971, and an additional eight hits that made the top 40. In May 2010, new research published by BBC Radio 2 showed that her version of Anyone Who Had a Heart was the UK's biggest-selling single by a female artist in the 1960s. You're My World was also a modest hit in the U.S., peaking at No. 26 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Along with a successful recording career in the 1960s and early 1970s, Black hosted her own BBC variety show, Cilla (19681976). After a brief time as a comedy actress, she became a prominent television presenter in the 1980s and 1990s, hosting hit entertainment shows such as Blind Date (19852003), Surprise Surprise (19842001) and The Moment of Truth (19982001). In 2013, Black celebrated 50 years in show business. ITV honoured this milestone with a one-off entertainment special which aired on 16 October 2013, The One & Only Cilla Black, featuring Black herself and hosted by Paul O'Grady.
Black died on 1 August 2015 at the age of 72, after a fall in her villa in Estepona. The day after her funeral, the compilation album The Very Best of Cilla Black went to number one on the UK Albums Chart and the New Zealand Albums Chart
it was her first number one album. In 2017, a statue of Black commissioned by her sons was unveiled outside the Cavern Club's original entrance.
Cavern Club, Mathew St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE BW
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Italy,Classic,design,vehicle,moped,bike,two,wheeled,1960,1970,super,motor scooter,motor,scooter,parked,roadside,Vespa,classic,historic,history,white tyre,cool,vintage,travel,transport,personal,gourds,Cucurbitaceae,Cucurbita,Lagenaria.,on,a,stand,1970s
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K76MKA - . This location-specific image from Italy in 2022 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The main point of reference is Red Piaggio Vespa 150 delivering vegetables, to a restaurant, Italy. The frame also records themes of comfort food, classic British meal, hospitality food service, everyday cuisine, changing land use, documentary photography, before-and-after reference, visual archive, street food culture, place identity, social history, contemporary social history, community identity, and period detail. From a 2025-onward perspective, changing diets and local business are closely linked to this subject, alongside the enduring appeal of traditional takeaway meals. For later comparison, the photograph preserves public access and movement at Italy, details that may look very different after closure or conversion. Other useful contextual ideas include regional food culture, public realm, British food tradition, local dining tradition, local character, everyday life, food heritage, and archival record. Elements such as delivering, Vespa, Piaggio, Italy, and vegetables add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. Around Italy, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The setting also helps illustrate changing diets and the enduring appeal of traditional takeaway meals within the specific setting of Italy. The image also provides a reference for food inflation and the pressure of food and energy prices on small hospitality businesses as part of the longer story of Italy. Another useful connection is nutrition and how food signs and shopfronts become part of urban cultural identity when considered against later change at Italy. The view records a trace of local identity for future local research.
Italy
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,bus,public,to,Greater,historic,history,1950,1960,maroon,creme,cream,service,services,timetable,town,centre,Boltonian,Boltonians,North West,NorthWest,Northern Powerhouse,northern towns,northern,Lancs,Lancashire,BL1 1RU,BL1,buses,corporation,council,transport
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K5J0E6 - . This scene at Bolton, North Manchester, England, UK, BL1 1RU in 2022 forms part of the visual history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. The frame specifically shows Bus to Bolton, North Manchester, England, UK. The broader subject matter reaches into regional identity, passenger transport, changing streetscape, everyday life, local character, social history, public-transport wayfinding, surface public transport, street-side transport, historical comparison, community identity, bus infrastructure, changing land use, and documentary photography. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into service frequency and accessibility, not least because of the shift toward cleaner buses and integrated ticketing. Future viewers can use this scene from Bolton, North Manchester, England, UK, BL1 1RU to compare lettering, decoration and surface detail with whatever follows after changed technology. The photograph additionally reflects passenger information, visual archive, before-and-after reference, bus route infrastructure, roadside transit, local mobility, contemporary social history, and transport accessibility. Elements such as Bolton and Manchester add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. By fixing the subject within Bolton, North Manchester, England, UK, BL1 1RU, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The setting also helps illustrate service frequency and the shift toward cleaner buses and integrated ticketing when considered against later change at Bolton, North Manchester, England, UK, BL1 1RU. The image also provides a reference for bus funding and the challenge of maintaining reliable local services without losing the local specificity of Bolton, North Manchester, England, UK, BL1 1RU.
Bolton, North Manchester, England, UK, BL1 1RU
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,history,coach,transport,Colwyn Bay,Rhos,Cornwall,holiday,holidays,resorts,trips,1950,1960,route,posters,ads,adverts,coachways,old,North Wales,coast,coastal,destinations,seasonal,luxury,services,South coast,Clacton,Ipswich,felixstowe,Bournemouth,Ilfracombe,Tenby,Southsea,Weymouth,Newton Abbot,hotpix.org.uk,vintage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K7NBGJ - . This dated editorial view of the recorded location in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The image documents Yelloway Coachways bus routes posters, to Torquay, Clacton-on-Sea, London, Llandudno, Torquay, Paignton, Taunton,Cheltenham, Cornish Resorts. Other connected aspects include documentary photography, passenger information, before-and-after reference, changing streetscape, local character, contemporary social story.htm Target=_Blank>history, period detail, bus infrastructure, regional identity, social history, roadside transit, archival record, passenger transport, and local mobility. The wider contemporary story combines integrated transport, bus funding and the role of bus stops as the physical interface between passengers and the network. For later comparison, the photograph preserves landscape treatment and surrounding development at the recorded location, details that may look very different after changed technology. The surrounding story also includes bus route infrastructure, local bus network, everyday life, public realm, surface public transport, historical comparison, local history, and public-transport wayfinding. Elements such as routes, Paignton, Resorts, Llandudno, and Cornish add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. By fixing the subject within the recorded location, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. Another useful connection is integrated transport and the importance of buses for access to work, education and healthcare in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location. The scene further reflects reliability and the importance of buses for access to work, education and healthcare within the real-world context of the recorded location. The image fixes evidence of changing use for later comparison.
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,1960s,1960,walnut,wood,knob,Ferguson 401,Ferguson,radiogram,with,viny,12 inch,12,LP,plays,speakers,Ferguson Radio Corporation Ltd,Radio Corporation Ltd,401RG,1955,Broadcast Receiver,or,past WW2,Tuner,piece,of,furniture,Garrard,RC 80M,record changer,EL84,output valves,SW,FM,LW,MW,Superheterodyne,ZF/IF 470/10700 kHz
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K23M58 - Number of Tubes
9
Valves / Tubes
Main principle
Superheterodyne (common)
ZF/IF 470/10700 kHz
Wave bands
Broadcast, Long Wave, Short Wave plus FM or UHF.
Details
Record Player (perh.Changer)
Power type and voltage
Alternating Current supply (AC) / 200-250 Volt
Loudspeaker
2 Loudspeakers
Power out
6 W (undistorted)
Material
Wooden case
from Radiomuseum.org
Model: 401RG - Ferguson Radio Corporation Ltd
Shape
Console with any shape - in general
Dimensions (WHD)
36 x 31.5 x 16 inch / 914 x 800 x 406 mm
Notes
Originally fitted with Garrard RC 80M record changer.
Speakers
Bass 12 inches, Treble 6 x 4 inches.
2 x EL84 output valves are connected as a long tail pair, giving an output of 6 watts at less than 1% distortion.
FM coverage is 87 to 101 MHz, note
on this radio the FM band is called Band 2
SW coverage it is 15.7 to 55.4 meters.
Mentioned in
-- Original-techn. papers.
Author
Model page created by Peter Hoddow. See Data change for further contributors.
London, England, UK
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,rail,railway,train,trains,BR,loco,yellow,engine,built,1960s,1960,AL6,electrified West Coast Main Line,engines,English Electric,Foundry,Doncaster,freight,fleet,zero injuries,cab,grey,green,Powerhaul,livery,preserved,history,historic,railways,transport
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JWGT80 - The British Rail Class 86 is a class of electric locomotives built during the 1960s. Developed as a 'standard' electric locomotive from earlier prototype models, one hundred of these locomotives were built from 1965 to 1966 to haul trains on the then newly electrified West Coast Main Line (WCML) from London Euston to Birmingham, Crewe, Liverpool, Manchester and later Glasgow and Preston. Introduction of the class enabled the replacement of many steam locomotives, which were finally withdrawn by British Rail in 1968.
Under the earlier BR classification system, the type was given the designation AL6 (meaning the sixth design of AC locomotive) and locomotives were numbered E3101E3200. In 1968, this was changed to Class 86 when British Rail introduced the TOPS classification system.
The class was built to haul passenger and freight trains alike on the West Coast Main Line
however, some members of the class also saw use on the Great Eastern Main Line (GEML) between London Liverpool Street and Norwich, after the remainder of the line north of Colchester was electrified in the mid-1980s. The type has had a generally long and successful career, with some members of the class seeing main line service lives in the UK of up to 55 years. Most regular passenger duties of the class came to end on both the WCML and the GEML in the early-to-mid-2000s, after a career of up to 40 years. Some members of the class remained in use for charter work and for freight work with Freightliner until 2021. A number of the class were exported to Bulgaria and Hungary and remain in use. As of 2022, three Class 86s remain preserved in usable condition in the UK
all are in private ownership.
The order for 100 locomotives was placed in 1963
it was split between two manufacturers, with the English Electric Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows building 60 locomotives and British Rail Doncaster Works producing 40. The Doncaster and Newton-built locomotives were not identical
Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK, CW1
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,rail,railway,train,trains,BR,loco,yellow,engine,built,1960s,1960,AL6,electrified West Coast Main Line,engines,English Electric,Foundry,Doncaster,freight,fleet,zero injuries,cab,grey,green,Powerhaul,livery,preserved,history,historic,railways,transport
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JWGT82 - The British Rail Class 86 is a class of electric locomotives built during the 1960s. Developed as a 'standard' electric locomotive from earlier prototype models, one hundred of these locomotives were built from 1965 to 1966 to haul trains on the then newly electrified West Coast Main Line (WCML) from London Euston to Birmingham, Crewe, Liverpool, Manchester and later Glasgow and Preston. Introduction of the class enabled the replacement of many steam locomotives, which were finally withdrawn by British Rail in 1968.
Under the earlier BR classification system, the type was given the designation AL6 (meaning the sixth design of AC locomotive) and locomotives were numbered E3101E3200. In 1968, this was changed to Class 86 when British Rail introduced the TOPS classification system.
The class was built to haul passenger and freight trains alike on the West Coast Main Line
however, some members of the class also saw use on the Great Eastern Main Line (GEML) between London Liverpool Street and Norwich, after the remainder of the line north of Colchester was electrified in the mid-1980s. The type has had a generally long and successful career, with some members of the class seeing main line service lives in the UK of up to 55 years. Most regular passenger duties of the class came to end on both the WCML and the GEML in the early-to-mid-2000s, after a career of up to 40 years. Some members of the class remained in use for charter work and for freight work with Freightliner until 2021. A number of the class were exported to Bulgaria and Hungary and remain in use. As of 2022, three Class 86s remain preserved in usable condition in the UK
all are in private ownership.
The order for 100 locomotives was placed in 1963
it was split between two manufacturers, with the English Electric Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows building 60 locomotives and British Rail Doncaster Works producing 40. The Doncaster and Newton-built locomotives were not identical
Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK, CW1
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,rail,railway,train,trains,BR,loco,yellow,engine,built,1960s,1960,AL6,electrified West Coast Main Line,engines,English Electric,Foundry,Doncaster,freight,fleet,zero injuries,cab,grey,green,Powerhaul,livery,preserved,history,historic,railways,transport
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JWGT84 - The British Rail Class 86 is a class of electric locomotives built during the 1960s. Developed as a 'standard' electric locomotive from earlier prototype models, one hundred of these locomotives were built from 1965 to 1966 to haul trains on the then newly electrified West Coast Main Line (WCML) from London Euston to Birmingham, Crewe, Liverpool, Manchester and later Glasgow and Preston. Introduction of the class enabled the replacement of many steam locomotives, which were finally withdrawn by British Rail in 1968.
Under the earlier BR classification system, the type was given the designation AL6 (meaning the sixth design of AC locomotive) and locomotives were numbered E3101E3200. In 1968, this was changed to Class 86 when British Rail introduced the TOPS classification system.
The class was built to haul passenger and freight trains alike on the West Coast Main Line
however, some members of the class also saw use on the Great Eastern Main Line (GEML) between London Liverpool Street and Norwich, after the remainder of the line north of Colchester was electrified in the mid-1980s. The type has had a generally long and successful career, with some members of the class seeing main line service lives in the UK of up to 55 years. Most regular passenger duties of the class came to end on both the WCML and the GEML in the early-to-mid-2000s, after a career of up to 40 years. Some members of the class remained in use for charter work and for freight work with Freightliner until 2021. A number of the class were exported to Bulgaria and Hungary and remain in use. As of 2022, three Class 86s remain preserved in usable condition in the UK
all are in private ownership.
The order for 100 locomotives was placed in 1963
it was split between two manufacturers, with the English Electric Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows building 60 locomotives and British Rail Doncaster Works producing 40. The Doncaster and Newton-built locomotives were not identical
Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK, CW1
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,rail,railway,train,trains,BR,loco,yellow,engine,built,1960s,1960,AL6,electrified West Coast Main Line,engines,English Electric,Foundry,Doncaster,freight,fleet,zero injuries,cab,grey,green,Powerhaul,livery,preserved,history,historic,railways,transport,overhead,line,cable,track
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JWGT86 - The British Rail Class 86 is a class of electric locomotives built during the 1960s. Developed as a 'standard' electric locomotive from earlier prototype models, one hundred of these locomotives were built from 1965 to 1966 to haul trains on the then newly electrified West Coast Main Line (WCML) from London Euston to Birmingham, Crewe, Liverpool, Manchester and later Glasgow and Preston. Introduction of the class enabled the replacement of many steam locomotives, which were finally withdrawn by British Rail in 1968.
Under the earlier BR classification system, the type was given the designation AL6 (meaning the sixth design of AC locomotive) and locomotives were numbered E3101E3200. In 1968, this was changed to Class 86 when British Rail introduced the TOPS classification system.
The class was built to haul passenger and freight trains alike on the West Coast Main Line
however, some members of the class also saw use on the Great Eastern Main Line (GEML) between London Liverpool Street and Norwich, after the remainder of the line north of Colchester was electrified in the mid-1980s. The type has had a generally long and successful career, with some members of the class seeing main line service lives in the UK of up to 55 years. Most regular passenger duties of the class came to end on both the WCML and the GEML in the early-to-mid-2000s, after a career of up to 40 years. Some members of the class remained in use for charter work and for freight work with Freightliner until 2021. A number of the class were exported to Bulgaria and Hungary and remain in use. As of 2022, three Class 86s remain preserved in usable condition in the UK
all are in private ownership.
The order for 100 locomotives was placed in 1963
it was split between two manufacturers, with the English Electric Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows building 60 locomotives and British Rail Doncaster Works producing 40. The Doncaster and Newton-built locomotives were not identical
Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK, CW1
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,rail,railway,train,trains,BR,loco,yellow,engine,built,1960s,1960,AL6,electrified West Coast Main Line,engines,English Electric,Foundry,Doncaster,freight,fleet,zero injuries,cab,grey,green,Powerhaul,livery,preserved,history,historic,railways,transport,overhead,lines,cables
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JWGT98 - The British Rail Class 86 is a class of electric locomotives built during the 1960s. Developed as a 'standard' electric locomotive from earlier prototype models, one hundred of these locomotives were built from 1965 to 1966 to haul trains on the then newly electrified West Coast Main Line (WCML) from London Euston to Birmingham, Crewe, Liverpool, Manchester and later Glasgow and Preston. Introduction of the class enabled the replacement of many steam locomotives, which were finally withdrawn by British Rail in 1968.
Under the earlier BR classification system, the type was given the designation AL6 (meaning the sixth design of AC locomotive) and locomotives were numbered E3101E3200. In 1968, this was changed to Class 86 when British Rail introduced the TOPS classification system.
The class was built to haul passenger and freight trains alike on the West Coast Main Line
however, some members of the class also saw use on the Great Eastern Main Line (GEML) between London Liverpool Street and Norwich, after the remainder of the line north of Colchester was electrified in the mid-1980s. The type has had a generally long and successful career, with some members of the class seeing main line service lives in the UK of up to 55 years. Most regular passenger duties of the class came to end on both the WCML and the GEML in the early-to-mid-2000s, after a career of up to 40 years. Some members of the class remained in use for charter work and for freight work with Freightliner until 2021. A number of the class were exported to Bulgaria and Hungary and remain in use. As of 2022, three Class 86s remain preserved in usable condition in the UK
all are in private ownership.
The order for 100 locomotives was placed in 1963
it was split between two manufacturers, with the English Electric Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows building 60 locomotives and British Rail Doncaster Works producing 40. The Doncaster and Newton-built locomotives were not identical
Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK, CW1
-2JX2RPH.jpg)
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,station,train,trains,van,shop,retail,sales,selling,vans,blue,cream,creme,Ford,Thames,Anglia,Walls Ice Cream van,1960,1970,frozen,dessert,brand,Unilever,Walls,Stop Me and Buy One,ice cream truck,commercial,outlet,serving hatch,hard,freezer,vendors,Whitby Morrison
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JX2RPH - There are mainly two types of ice cream vans in the United Kingdom: a hard van, which sells scoop ice cream and is only equipped with a freezer and a soft van, which has a freezer and also a soft serve whippy machine for serving ice cream cones and screwballs. They are usually converted from factory standard vans with the rear cut away and replaced with a fibre glass body (to reduce the weight).
Because of the British climate, running an ice cream van profitably is not only very difficult outside summer, but is also an unpredictable business. A summer heatwave can provoke a massive upturn in fortunes for a few days, but after the weather has cooled sales drop off dramatically. The need to take advantage of rare and short-lived opportunities can result in fierce rivalry between ice cream vans in coterminous areas, with the main disputes being over who is entitled to sell ice cream in a particular 'patch'. This has also led to some ice cream van vendors diversifying and selling other products such as crisps, chips, burgers or hot dogs from their vehicles at other times of the year.
In a number of Local Authority areas, particularly in London Boroughs with existing street markets, street trading regulations prohibit ice cream vans from remaining in one static location. The legislation also contains powers to ban ice-cream vans from specific streets. Proposals in the current London Local Authorities Bill would allow only 15 minutes trading per vehicle per street each day. There also exists a nationwide code of practice for the use of chimes, which limits the volume to 80 dB and the duration to twelve seconds, but these are rarely observed nor enforced. Chimes must not be played more often than every three minutes, near hospitals, schools and churches when they are in use.
In Scotland, ice cream vans have been used to sell smuggled cigarettes and, in the 1980s Glasgow ice cream wars, as front organizations to sell illicit drugs
Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK
-2JX2RTG.jpg)
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,station,train,trains,van,shop,retail,sales,selling,vans,blue,cream,creme,Ford,Thames,Anglia,Walls Ice Cream van,1960,1970,frozen,dessert,brand,Unilever,Walls,Stop Me and Buy One,ice cream truck,commercial,outlet,hard,freezer,vendors,Whitby Morrison
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JX2RTG - There are mainly two types of ice cream vans in the United Kingdom: a hard van, which sells scoop ice cream and is only equipped with a freezer and a soft van, which has a freezer and also a soft serve whippy machine for serving ice cream cones and screwballs. They are usually converted from factory standard vans with the rear cut away and replaced with a fibre glass body (to reduce the weight).
Because of the British climate, running an ice cream van profitably is not only very difficult outside summer, but is also an unpredictable business. A summer heatwave can provoke a massive upturn in fortunes for a few days, but after the weather has cooled sales drop off dramatically. The need to take advantage of rare and short-lived opportunities can result in fierce rivalry between ice cream vans in coterminous areas, with the main disputes being over who is entitled to sell ice cream in a particular 'patch'. This has also led to some ice cream van vendors diversifying and selling other products such as crisps, chips, burgers or hot dogs from their vehicles at other times of the year.
In a number of Local Authority areas, particularly in London Boroughs with existing street markets, street trading regulations prohibit ice cream vans from remaining in one static location. The legislation also contains powers to ban ice-cream vans from specific streets. Proposals in the current London Local Authorities Bill would allow only 15 minutes trading per vehicle per street each day. There also exists a nationwide code of practice for the use of chimes, which limits the volume to 80 dB and the duration to twelve seconds, but these are rarely observed nor enforced. Chimes must not be played more often than every three minutes, near hospitals, schools and churches when they are in use.
In Scotland, ice cream vans have been used to sell smuggled cigarettes and, in the 1980s Glasgow ice cream wars, as front organizations to sell illicit drugs
Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Wales,Denbighshire,UK,LL20 8SN,LL20,the,rail,railways,signal,signals,history,historic,in,BW,Black,&,and,White,1950s,1950,1960,1960s,rails,stations,tourist,tourism,attraction,visitors,unique,heritage,Beeching,cuts,charity,gorsaf
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JR3MNN - . This location-specific image from The Station, Abbey Road , Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales, UK, LL20 8SN in 2022 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The subject captured here is Llangollen historic railway station in BW, The Station, Abbey Road , Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales, UK, LL20 8SN. The setting additionally reflects built heritage, freight wagon, visual archive, mechanical signalling, everyday life, commercial redevelopment, changing land use, adaptive reuse, trackside history, local history, historical comparison, historic townscape, rail infrastructure, and regional identity. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with heritage conservation, signalling technology and the importance of preserving signal boxes and rolling stock as industrial heritage. The modern context includes continuing discussion of heritage conservation, planning and the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition. The archival value lies partly in recording materials and architectural details around The Station, Abbey Road , Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales, UK, LL20 8SN before redevelopment alters the character of the place. A second descriptive layer includes before-and-after reference, community identity, mixed-use redevelopment, changing streetscape, urban fabric, rail transport history, heritage-led regeneration, and public-realm investment. The recorded references to railway, Abbey, Wales, Denbighshire, and Llangollen preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. By fixing the subject within The Station, Abbey Road , Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales, UK, LL20 8SN, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. It also preserves a point of historical comparison for future local research.
The Station, Abbey Road , Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales, UK, LL20 8SN
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,No 10,leamington Spa,Birmingham,and,BR,1960,No10,London,British Rail,intercity,inter-city,board,public,transport,infrastructure,pre-Beeching,cuts,closure,rail,trains,Paddington,Marylebone,stations,Kings Sutton,Banbury General,history,historic,heritage,old,olden,times,system,systems,route,routes
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JR5WC8 - . This authentic period view of England, United Kingdom in 2022 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The main point of reference is British Railways, timetable, 1960, London Paddington to Chester, No10. A broader reading of the photograph includes period detail, archival record, changing streetscape, passenger information, surface public transport, public realm, mixed-use redevelopment, place identity, place-making, public transport stop, commercial redevelopment, built heritage, transport accessibility, and local bus network. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into decarbonisation and service frequency, not least because of how local bus services affect access to work, education and healthcare. Today's relevance is strengthened by commercial viability, adaptive reuse and the continuing question of how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity. The image fixes street furniture and boundaries within England, United Kingdom at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against conservation work. The subject also sits alongside civic architecture, historic townscape, public-transport wayfinding, community identity, historical comparison, local history, regional identity, and bus infrastructure. The recorded references to Railways, timetable, Chester, British, and Paddington preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. A later view of England, United Kingdom may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. A further contemporary connection is decarbonisation and the shift toward cleaner vehicles and integrated ticketing as part of the longer story of England, United Kingdom. The scene captures a point of historical comparison for later comparison.
England, United Kingdom
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Lancs,Lancashire,England,UK,FY1,The,pub,bar,9,FY1 5DE,Liverpool,fab4,Fab 4,John,Paul,George,Ringo,McCartney,Lennon,Harrison,Starr,nostalgia,pop,music,fab,vibe,vibes,1960,1960s,art,artwork,nightclub,club,venue,tribute,to
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRM3C5 - . An identifiable period record of 9 Rigby Rd, Blackpool , Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5DE in 2022, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The subject captured here is The yellow Submarine Beatles bar - 9 Rigby Rd, Blackpool , Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5DE. The wider scene also brings together local music culture, music-themed venue, popular-music heritage, music tourism, neighbourhood drinking venue, traditional hostelry, archival record, song-inspired design, everyday life, music iconography, licensed hospitality, street-level dining, place identity, and customer-facing leisure. Today's relevance is strengthened by licensing, cultural heritage and the continuing question of the role of music heritage in attracting visitors beyond conventional attractions. From a 2025-onward perspective, hospitality costs and food inflation are closely linked to this subject, alongside how familiar pubs and restaurants shape neighbourhood identity. The image fixes commercial use and occupation within 9 Rigby Rd, Blackpool , Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5DE at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against conservation work. The photograph additionally reflects popular culture, Beatles memorabilia, community identity, local history, cultural branding, casual dining, contemporary social history, and regional identity. References to Blackpool, yellow, Rigby, Beatles, and Lancashire give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. By fixing the subject within 9 Rigby Rd, Blackpool , Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5DE, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The image also provides a reference for licensing and how memorial benches and themed venues turn music into place-based memory as part of the longer story of 9 Rigby Rd, Blackpool , Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5DE.
9 Rigby Rd, Blackpool , Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5DE
Description
Keywords: @hotpixuk,@Hotpixuk,GoTonySmith,rust,rusting,abandoned,vehicle,transport,1960,1980,recovery,antique,old,in,Cheshire,England,UK,CW8,1960s,1980s,union,flag,union jack,Grant Shapps,HGV,qualifications,Brexit,post-Brexit,bonus,Motorists could be allowed to drive,lorries,lorry,without extra test,help address shortage,of,HGV drivers,Heath Lane,Northwich,CW8 4RH
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JNHKE1 - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Heath Ln, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW8 4RH 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 Decaying old Foden truck in Heath Lane, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW8 4RH, with Union flag. The image also relates to national flag display, place identity, before-and-after reference, changing land use, residential flag display, public expression of identity, local history, national emblem, community identity, local character, street-level symbolism, everyday life, public realm, and documentary photography. Current relevance extends to social division and national identity, particularly through how national flags can signal celebration, sport, identity or political sentiment depending on context. The archival value lies partly in recording transport arrangements and footfall around Heath Ln, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW8 4RH before conservation work alters the character of the place. A second descriptive layer includes flag culture, national symbolism, contemporary social history, period detail, changing streetscape, regional identity, historical comparison, and civic identity. Details involving Decaying, Union, Foden, Heath, and truck make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The period setting at Heath Ln, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW8 4RH helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Another strand within the photograph is social division and how national flags can signal celebration, sport, identity or political sentiment depending on context as part of the longer story of Heath Ln, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW8 4RH. The frame retains a local visual benchmark before later change alters the scene.
Heath Ln, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW8 4RH
Description
Keywords: @hotpixuk,@Hotpixuk,GoTonySmith,rust,rusting,abandoned,vehicle,transport,1960,1980,recovery,antique,old,in,Cheshire,England,UK,CW8,1960s,1980s,Heath Lane,Northwich,CW8 4RH,lorry,lorries,bonus,HGV,qualifications,without extra test,help address shortage,of,HGV drivers,Motorists could be allowed to drive,post-Brexit,Brexit,Grant Shapps,sunny
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JNHKE2 - . This authentic period view of Heath Ln, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW8 4RH in 2022 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The location is represented through Decaying old Foden truck in Heath Lane, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW8 4RH. Another layer of the photograph includes before-and-after reference, historical comparison, regional identity, everyday life, social history, local history, commemorative issue, contemporary social history, period detail, changing streetscape, community identity, place identity, philatelic collecting, and public realm. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into national identity and mail history, not least because of the contrast between physical postal culture and modern digital communication. For later comparison, the photograph preserves street furniture and boundaries at Heath Ln, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW8 4RH, details that may look very different after changing commercial priorities. The wider setting retains connections with postal artefact, changing land use, stamp design, visual archive, postal ephemera, collectable stamp, postal graphic design, and archival record. Elements such as Heath, Foden, Decaying, Northwich, and truck add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The period setting at Heath Ln, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW8 4RH helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The setting also helps illustrate national identity and the contrast between physical postal culture and modern digital communication in a form that can be compared with future views of Heath Ln, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW8 4RH. The scene captures evidence of changing use for later comparison.
Heath Ln, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW8 4RH
Description
Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,1960s Smiths Astral watch on an original Smiths Watches Cheltenham,1960s,1960,manual,wind,winding,Smiths,clocks,English,company,jewellery,watchmaker,15 jewels,sell Smith,clock & watch,division,Sectric House,179 Great Portland Street,British,UK,U507,Anglo-Celtic,watch,De Luxe,deluxe,icon,iconic,vintage,wristwatch,wristwatches,slimline,60466E,60465E
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJYRG4 - Smiths experienced a varied career as a watchmaker. The first watches were produced in a factory built in Cheltenham, built at the start of the Second World War for aircraft instrumentation. This factory produced the highest grade of Smiths watches, these are the ones which typically are more collectable. These include the Smiths De Luxe, Imperial, English Imperial, Everest, Astral and W10.
Previously Smiths and the Ingersoll Watch Company founded the Anglo-Celtic Watch Co Ltd in 1946, producing watches in Wales up until 1980. This joint venture became one of the largest producers of watches in Europe. The same factory produced the cheaper Smiths Empire watches. These watches are quite common and can be purchased for under £20. These are the lowest quality watches produced by Smiths and for amateur watch repairers are great watches to practice with due to the surplus of watches available. The dials of these watches are often marked with Made In Gt. Britain.
The Astral range was introduced in 1959, using a 17-jewel centre second movement. In 1964 the slimline movement was used in the Astral manufactured up until 1970. The most common variants of the Slimline movement are the 60466E or the 60465E.
Bishops Cleave, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Description
Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,London,Soho,England,UK,West End,shop,store,retail,1960,1970,1980,1960s,1970s,1980s,Eros,VHS,VHSs,seedy,pervy,28,Peter St,W1F 0AL,W1F,favourite,favourites,DVD,DVDs,mucky,west end,cinema,movies,XXX,X-Rated
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJPKRG - . An identifiable period record of 28, Peter St, London, England, UK, W1F 0AL in 2022, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The image documents London Soho Eros Movieland - Colt books, Original 60s, 70s, 80s movies, X rated, classic XXX videos available on DVD, basement shop. Further facets of the scene include nightlife heritage, LGBTQ nightlife, documentary photography, archival record, public realm, before-and-after reference, shopfront economy, bricks-and-mortar retail, retail chain, everyday life, shopping district, community safe space, high-street commerce, and changing streetscape. Current relevance extends to brand consolidation and store closures, particularly through how physical shops adapt to online competition. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into gentrification and venue closures, not least because of the importance of dedicated social spaces for LGBTQ communities. Future viewers can use this scene from 28, Peter St, London, England, UK, W1F 0AL to compare local activity and public use with whatever follows after replacement signage. The subject also sits alongside brand-led retail, changing land use, outdoor retail, town-centre economy, visual archive, queer social space, inclusive night-time venue, and social history. Elements such as Original, Movieland, videos, classic, and books add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. Around 28, Peter St, London, England, UK, W1F 0AL, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The image also provides a reference for brand consolidation and how physical shops adapt to online competition within the real-world context of 28, Peter St, London, England, UK, W1F 0AL. Image 2JJPKRG also remains a dated record of 28, Peter St, London, England, UK, W1F 0AL.
28, Peter St, London, England, UK, W1F 0AL
Description
Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,London,Soho,England,UK,West End,shop,store,retail,1960,1970,1980,1960s,1970s,1980s,Eros,VHS,VHSs,seedy,pervy,28,Peter St,W1F 0AL,W1F,favourite,favourites,DVD,DVDs,mucky,west end,cinema,movies,XXX,X-Rated
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJPKRJ - . Made at 28, Peter St, London, England, UK, W1F 0AL in 2022, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. At the centre of the view is London Soho Eros Movieland - Colt books, Original 60s, 70s, 80s movies, X rated, classic XXX videos available on DVD, basement shop. The setting additionally reflects gay bar culture, visual archive, local history, LGBTQ social history, queer social space, changing streetscape, gay hospitality, community identity, local character, LGBTQ nightlife, before-and-after reference, public realm, nightlife heritage, and commercial frontage. The wider contemporary story combines consumer spending, brand consolidation and the role of large retailers in town-centre and edge-of-centre economies. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with inclusive spaces, venue closures and the role of bars and clubs as both businesses and community spaces. The image fixes building condition and alterations within 28, Peter St, London, England, UK, W1F 0AL at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against changed technology. Other useful contextual ideas include community safe space, retail property, contemporary social history, place identity, consumer retail, destination retail, everyday life, and Pride culture. Elements such as basement, rated, videos, books, and Movieland add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. By fixing the subject within 28, Peter St, London, England, UK, W1F 0AL, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. A further contemporary connection is consumer spending and the role of large retailers in town-centre and edge-of-centre economies without losing the local specificity of 28, Peter St, London, England, UK, W1F 0AL.
28, Peter St, London, England, UK, W1F 0AL
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,SAT 94M,Italy,Italian,scooter,two wheels,metallic,on,stand,green,with,Mod,mods,themed,theme,helmet,lid,skidlid,bike,bikes,independence,1960,1970,1970s,heritage,old,olden,days,metalic,scooters,mod,RAF,SAT94M,1973
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JD0MFF - . An identifiable period record of England, UK in 2022, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The main point of reference is Lambretta Innocenti Moped, green with Mod themed helmet , SAT94M. The frame also records themes of changing streetscape, public realm, historic streetscape, conservation architecture, regional identity, period streetscape, visual archive, conservation interest, archival record, heritage landmark, historical comparison, heritage asset, historic townscape, and contemporary social history. The wider contemporary story combines adaptive reuse, maintenance and the tension between conservation and redevelopment. As a dated visual record of England, UK, the frame retains local activity and public use, making it especially useful if closure or conversion subsequently changes the scene. The surrounding story also includes traditional structure, period detail, built heritage, community identity, historic frontage, local landmark, local history, and everyday life. The combination of Innocenti, themed, green, helmet, and SAT94M anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The period setting at England, UK helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. A further contemporary connection is adaptive reuse and how historic fabric can be retained while places adapt to modern use when considered against later change at England, UK. The wider significance includes adaptive reuse and how historic fabric can be retained while places adapt to modern use without losing the local specificity of England, UK. Another strand within the photograph is energy retrofit and the tension between conservation and redevelopment in a form that can be compared with future views of England, UK. The image fixes period character for later comparison.
England, UK
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,old,style,historic,history,original,BLMCL,Ltd,Limited,Leyland,Leylands,60s,swinging,icon,iconic,vehicle,automobile,1960,white,the,flags,union,jack,GB,Great Britain,design,edition,petrol,Minis,BMC,1967,Mk1,Mini Cooper S
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JBXJWK - . This dated documentary view of England, United Kingdom in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The scene records Old Style original BLMC - British Leyland Motor Corporation Ltd, Mini Italian Job edition. The locality and subject together evoke historic frontage, community identity, period streetscape, local history, historic streetscape, documentary photography, heritage landmark, local character, architectural detailing, contemporary social history, everyday life, period detail, visual archive, and conservation architecture. The wider contemporary story combines redevelopment pressure, maintenance and the value of distinctive buildings and street furniture to local identity. Small period details of equipment and working practice at England, United Kingdom may become more significant with time, particularly following replacement signage. The subject also sits alongside changing streetscape, before-and-after reference, historical comparison, changing land use, public realm, place identity, built heritage, and architectural character. The combination of original, Italian, Style, British, and edition anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For England, United Kingdom, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The image also provides a reference for redevelopment pressure and how historic fabric can be retained while places adapt to modern use in a form that can be compared with future views of England, United Kingdom. Another useful connection is redevelopment pressure and how historic fabric can be retained while places adapt to modern use within the real-world context of England, United Kingdom. The scene further reflects maintenance and the value of distinctive buildings and street furniture to local identity within the specific setting of England, United Kingdom.
England, United Kingdom
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,North West,UK,circle,Moscow,Brussels,Munich,Third,Light,London,Midland,Budapest,frequencies,brand,old,fashioned,yellow,creme,cream,colour,case,1960,1960s,transistor,circular,radio,wireless,dial,dials,Bush brand,brands,English,British,HotpixUK.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JGM7B6 - . This location-specific image from Great Britain, UK in 2022 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The location is represented through Bush brand , old fashioned classic circular radio dial, Long, Medium wave, Moscow, Brussels, Munich, Third, Light, London, Midland, Budapest frequency. A broader reading of the photograph includes physical store, townscape record, street-level documentary, customer footfall, social landscape, public realm, outdoor retail, high-street commerce, pedestrian environment, visual archive, changing streetscape, changing land use, city-centre activity, and local history. For current editorial use, changing footfall and brand consolidation provide additional context, especially through the speed at which branding and store formats change. Current relevance extends to commercial change and local identity, particularly through how regeneration alters the character of familiar places. The image fixes materials and architectural details within Great Britain, UK at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against closure or conversion. Other useful contextual ideas include commercial frontage, place identity, destination retail, archival record, retail property, community life, social history, and urban change. Details involving Light, Budapest, radio, frequency, and Moscow make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. A later view of Great Britain, UK may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. Its period value extends to changing footfall and the speed at which branding and store formats change when considered against later change at Great Britain, UK. The record includes details of everyday use for future local research. The frame retains evidence of changing use before later change alters the scene.
Great Britain, UK
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,North West,UK,circle,Moscow,Brussels,Munich,Third,Light,London,Midland,Budapest,frequencies,brand,old,fashioned,yellow,creme,cream,colour,case,1960,1960s,transistor,circular,radio,wireless,dial,dials,Bush brand,brands,English,British
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JGM7BA - . This authentic period view of Great Britain, UK in 2022 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The main point of reference is Bush brand , old fashioned classic circular radio dial, Long, Medium wave, Moscow, Brussels, Munich, Third, Light, London, Midland, Budapest frequency. A broader reading of the photograph includes urban social history, public realm, shopfront economy, shopping district, everyday street life, everyday life, archival record, social landscape, contemporary city life, changing streetscape, visual archive, town-centre economy, local identity, and contemporary social history. For current editorial use, brand consolidation and online shopping provide additional context, especially through the role of large retailers in town-centre and edge-of-centre economies. Current relevance extends to local identity and street safety, particularly through the relationship between public space and local social life. Small period details of landscape treatment and surrounding development at Great Britain, UK may become more significant with time, particularly following altered transport patterns. The location also brings in changing land use, urban change, consumer retail, high-street commerce, physical store, outdoor retail, regional identity, and brand-led retail. References to Medium, brand, Midland, Brussels, and fashioned give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. For Great Britain, UK, 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 brand consolidation and how physical shops adapt to online competition when considered against later change at Great Britain, UK. The record includes part of the area's social history as a date-specific reference.
Great Britain, UK
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Liverpool,Merseyside,England,UK,L1,art,trumpet,music,musician,legacy,jazz,player,artist,artistic,1960,1960s,monochrome,mono,BW,Black & White,Black and White,history,heritage,old,olden,days,years,ago,urban,environment,street,road,lane,lanes,built,architecture
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M475F4 - . This dated editorial view of London Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK in 2019 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. At the centre of the view is Trumpet Player art, London Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK. Other connected aspects include street-side transport, local bus network, social history, archival record, historical comparison, regional identity, before-and-after reference, period detail, contemporary social history, roadside transit, local mobility, public-transport wayfinding, local history, and bus infrastructure. Current relevance extends to decarbonisation and local connectivity, particularly through the role of bus stops as the physical interface between passengers and the network. The archival value lies partly in recording landscape treatment and surrounding development around London Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK before changing commercial priorities alters the character of the place. The wider setting retains connections with public realm, transport accessibility, local character, place identity, public transport stop, everyday life, surface public transport, and passenger transport. The recorded references to Liverpool, Player, Trumpet, and Merseyside preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. For London Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, 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 decarbonisation and the role of bus stops as the physical interface between passengers and the network in a form that can be compared with future views of London Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK. The frame retains period character for later comparison. The scene captures a trace of local identity within the wider story of London Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK.
London Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Warrington,WBC,South Warrington,Cheshire,North West England,UK,fasteners,BEA,plane sized case,Haberdashery Case of craft items,buttons,cotton,yarn,felt,material,wool,1960,1960s case,1960s,sew,sewing,cotton reel,sewing bee,BBC,hobby,pastime,popular,Great British sewing Bee,materials,green,home sewing,home,sower,crafts,reality show
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy T3RF53 - . This location-led image captures the social and built context of the recorded location, in a time-specific record from 2019. The principal recorded subject is Haberdashery Case of craft items, buttons, cotton, yarn, felt,material,fasteners,materials. The location can also be described in terms of airport terminal, airside activity, aircraft operations, passenger flight, air travel, ground handling, air transport connectivity, air transport, commercial aviation, aviation decarbonisation, civil aviation, and flight operations. The wider contemporary story of airline networks now includes route economics alongside noise, while policy and investment increasingly consider lower-emission flight. The date and location give the photograph archival strength: future views of the recorded location may show different businesses, branding, services, architecture, traffic patterns or redevelopment, allowing clear before-and-after comparison, specifically in relation to Haberdashery Case of craft items. The resulting scene connects with flight network, passenger mobility, aviation logistics, airport economy, airport infrastructure, airport operations. The record also refers to BEA airline case, The Great British Sewing Bee, airline case, hook & loop tape, Newey hooks, Winfield. Other relevant facets include airline industry, and international travel. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, aircraft fleets also connects with ground handling, operational resilience and efforts aimed at more efficient airports. Viewed retrospectively, the photograph can reveal signage and branding, commercial identity, physical infrastructure, community life, and local continuity without relying on a generic or reconstructed view. Taken together, these details make the photograph a useful record of historic fabric, planning and redevelopment, everyday services, social change, and movement through the area in a form that can be compared with later photographs.
Description
Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUk,GoTonySmith,Greater Manchester,Manchester,Cheshire,England,UK,town,SK1,famous,mens,shop,retail,clothes,boutique,Ivor,fashion accessories,fashion,casualwear,casual,Stolen From Ivor shop,store,stores,shops,sign,front,exterior,outside,1960,1960s,1970s,Stolen,from,men,male
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BCTGY0 - Iconic clothing chain Stolen from Ivor's last shop has been saved - thanks to the M.E.N.
Founder Ivor Hazan, 67, opened his first boutique on the King Street West in Manchester city stock-photo/gotonysmith-Centre.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>centre in 1965 and his 40 stores became a Mecca for fashion hipsters across the region.
He announced last month he was to shut the doors on his last remaining shop in Stockport, which opened in 1974, due to declining sales.
However after the story was featured in the pages of the M.E.N and on our website, the brand has undergone a revival.
Ivor says he has been inundated with people coming into the shop and sharing their stories of the off-the-wall clobber they bought from him in their youth.
One man even broke down in tears whilst other wanted to buy his distinctive yellow carrier bags and sell them online.
And after seeing a spike in sales Ivor says he will keep the shop open - for now at least.
His first store opened at the height of the swinging' Sixties.
It was close to a boutique owned by United hero George Best and he had a gentleman's agreement that he would not sell suits if the United ace didn't sell jeans.
In 1966 it became the first store in the north of England to stock Levis jeans, which then cost £2.37 a pair.
The brand grew and at its peak it had 43 stores across the north west, including Stockport, Altrincham, Bolton and Bury.
However all but seven of them were forced to close in 2002 after the company went into administration.
And Ivor said stores such as Primark were killing' independent stores like his.
But due to the phenomenal response after we featured their plight he has shelved plans to take his operation solely online and he will keep the doors open of the shop on Prince's Street in Stockport town centre.
The Didsbury entrepreneur said: It's just been absolutely amazing.
Since the M.E.N ran our story we've had so many people coming in and telling us about things they bought 20 years ago.
Telling us that their mums used to bring them as kids.
77-79 Prince's St, Stockport, Greater Manchester, Cheshire, England, UK, SK1 1RW
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,4 speed,16,33,45,78,rpm,spin,rotating,spinning,tone,arm,playing,a 12,album,1960,four,speed,music,tracks,track,compact,vacuum,valves,pick up,cartridge,stylus,Garrard,deck,vintage,classic,speeds,78rpm,disk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3XN98 - The Garrard Engineering and Manufacturing Company of Swindon, Wiltshire, was a British company that was famous for producing high-quality gramophone turntables. It was formed by the jewellers Garrard & Co in 1915. The company was sold to Plessey, an electronics conglomerate, in 1960. During the period 1976-1978, Garrard developed demonstrators of the novel video disc technology. Although the team recognised the future potential of this data storage technology, Plessey chose not to invest. After several years in decline, Garrard was sold by Plessey to Gradiente Electronics of Brazil in 1979 and series production was moved to Brazil (Manaus). The remaining Garrard research and development operation in Swindon was reduced to a skeleton operation until completely shut down in 1992. Then, Gradiente licensed the Garrard name to Terence O'Sullivan, who operated as Loricraft Audio, in 1997.
Between 1992 and 1997, the Garrard brand name was licensed to other companies in the US, which imported electronic items built by different, unrelated Far Eastern manufacturers. These included Garrard branded cassette decks, CD players, stereo receivers, portable radio/cassette players, portable Walkman type cassette players, serial-port printer cables, universal TV/audio remote controls, and other miscellany, including turntables that had no connection with any original Garrard design.
In 2018, Cadence Audio SA, who also own the British turntable and tonearm manufacturer SME Limited, took ownership of the Garrard brand and registered trademarks when they purchased Loricraft Audio Ltd. The business was restructured to run under the name of Garrard Turntables UK Ltd.
England, UK
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,history,historic,tech,technology,Bush Radio,electronics,electrical,plastic,circle,circular,blue,tuning,dial,MW,LW,FM,on,1960,receiving,set,cream,creme,cities,stations,transmitters,Motala,Hilversum,Home,London,Eireann,Lahti,Welsh,Moscow,LuxBG,broadcasting
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3XN9B - Standalone audio stereo FM tuners are sought after for audiophile and TV/FM DX applications, especially those produced in the 1970s and early 1980s, when performance and manufacturing standards were among the highest. In many instances the tuner may be modified to improve performance. Electronics specialists and hobbyists buy, collect and restore vintage FM or AM/FM audio tuners on the secondary market. The restoration usually begins with replacing the electrolytic capacitors that may age over time. The tuner is outfitted with improved tolerance and better sounding upgraded parts. Prices have increased relative to the increasing demand for the older audio tuners. Those with the most value are the best sounding, most rare (collectible), the best DX capable (distance reception) and the known build quality of the component, as it left the factory.
Most of the early tuner models were designed and manufactured to receive only the AM broadcast band. As FM became more popular, the limitations of AM became more apparent, and FM became the primary listening focus, especially for stereo and music broadcasting.
The McIntosh MR78 is known as one of the first FM tuners precise enough to tune into a weaker station broadcast on the same frequency as another stronger signal.
In Europe, where a second AM broadcast band is used for longwave broadcasting, tuners may be fitted with both the standard medium wave and the additional longwave band. However, radios with only medium wave are also common, especially in countries where there are no longwave broadcasters. Rarely, radios are sold with only FM and longwave, but no medium wave band. Some tuners may also be equipped with one or more short wave bands.
England, UK
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,history,historic,tech,technology,Bush Radio,electronics,electrical,plastic,circle,circular,blue,tuning,dial,MW,LW,FM,on,1960,receiving,set,cream,creme,cities,stations,transmitters,Motala,Hilversum,Home,London,Eireann,Lahti,Welsh,Moscow,LuxBG,broadcasting
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3XN9E - Standalone audio stereo FM tuners are sought after for audiophile and TV/FM DX applications, especially those produced in the 1970s and early 1980s, when performance and manufacturing standards were among the highest. In many instances the tuner may be modified to improve performance. Electronics specialists and hobbyists buy, collect and restore vintage FM or AM/FM audio tuners on the secondary market. The restoration usually begins with replacing the electrolytic capacitors that may age over time. The tuner is outfitted with improved tolerance and better sounding upgraded parts. Prices have increased relative to the increasing demand for the older audio tuners. Those with the most value are the best sounding, most rare (collectible), the best DX capable (distance reception) and the known build quality of the component, as it left the factory.
Most of the early tuner models were designed and manufactured to receive only the AM broadcast band. As FM became more popular, the limitations of AM became more apparent, and FM became the primary listening focus, especially for stereo and music broadcasting.
The McIntosh MR78 is known as one of the first FM tuners precise enough to tune into a weaker station broadcast on the same frequency as another stronger signal.
In Europe, where a second AM broadcast band is used for longwave broadcasting, tuners may be fitted with both the standard medium wave and the additional longwave band. However, radios with only medium wave are also common, especially in countries where there are no longwave broadcasters. Rarely, radios are sold with only FM and longwave, but no medium wave band. Some tuners may also be equipped with one or more short wave bands.
England, UK
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@Hotpixuk,laundry room,Somerset,South West England,UK,TA6,self-service,machines,washing,machine,dryers,tumbledryer,coin,operated,1950,1960,1970,£4,wash,clothes wash,inside,interior,clothes,poor,cheap,dry,drying,dryer,rent,rented,commercial,retail,urban,town,centre,outside,laundromat,dolly tub
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AF1453 - . This period scene at 65 St John St, Bridgwater,Somerset,England,UK, TA6 5HX in 2019 provides a visual reference to the named subject and the wider commercial, social, cultural or physical environment around it. The scene shows The laundry room, Launderette Eastover,Bridgwater,Somerset, South West England,UK, TA6. The frame also contains themes of high-street commerce, changing land use, historic context, independent trading, shopfront economy, archival record, local trading, period detail, public realm, place identity, consumer retail, local character, local history, and retail vacancy. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject sits within continuing debate about town-centre regeneration, business rates and how high streets adapt when traditional retail contracts. As a piece of social history, the photograph preserves the way the place functioned before later physical or commercial change within the setting of 65 St John St, Bridgwater,Somerset,England,UK, TA6 5HX. A second layer of the scene includes everyday life, historical comparison, bricks-and-mortar retail, regional identity, urban commerce, before-and-after reference, customer footfall, and retail property. Details involving Launderette, Eastover, Bridgwater, Somerset, and laundry give the scene useful specificity and strengthen its local, cultural or historical identity. By fixing the subject within 65 St John St, Bridgwater,Somerset,England,UK, TA6 5HX, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The location additionally provides evidence of town-centre regeneration and bringing underused premises back into productive use within the real-world context of 65 St John St, Bridgwater,Somerset,England,UK, TA6 5HX. A further contemporary connection is consumer spending and the shift toward mixed retail, leisure, service and residential centres within the specific setting of 65 St John St, Bridgwater,Somerset,England,UK, TA6 5HX.
65 St John St, Bridgwater,Somerset,England,UK, TA6 5HX
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@Hotpixuk,laundry room,Somerset,South West England,UK,TA6,self-service,machines,washing,machine,dryers,tumbledryer,coin,operated,1950,1960,1970,£4,wash,clothes wash,inside,interior,clothes,poor,cheap,dry,drying,dryer,rent,rented,commercial,retail,urban,town,centre,outside,laundromat
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AF145H - . An on-location image from 65 St John St, Bridgwater,Somerset,England,UK, TA6 5HX in 2019, useful both for the specific subject shown and for the evidence it retains about local identity, design, use and everyday life. The location is represented through The laundry room, Launderette Eastover,Bridgwater,Somerset, South West England,UK, TA6. Another layer of the scene includes retail vacancy, shopfront economy, contemporary social history, town-centre economy, historical comparison, documentary photography, changing land use, retail property, local trading, everyday life, high-street commerce, bricks-and-mortar retail, community identity, and changing streetscape. The present-day relevance extends to changing footfall and commercial rents, while a wider concern is the rapid turnover of shopfronts and trading names. As a dated visual record, the view leaves evidence of the combination of built form, activity and local identity at the recorded site in 65 St John St, Bridgwater,Somerset,England,UK, TA6 5HX. Other useful associations include customer footfall, commercial streetscape, commercial frontage, urban commerce, before-and-after reference, public realm, period detail, and archival record. Details involving Somerset, Launderette, Eastover, Bridgwater, and laundry give the scene useful specificity and strengthen its local, cultural or historical identity. The surrounding context at 65 St John St, Bridgwater,Somerset,England,UK, TA6 5HX matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Its period value extends to changing footfall and the shift toward mixed retail, leisure, service and residential centres in a form that can be compared with future views of 65 St John St, Bridgwater,Somerset,England,UK, TA6 5HX. The photograph keeps period character as part of 65 St John St, Bridgwater,Somerset,England,UK, TA6 5HX's history.
65 St John St, Bridgwater,Somerset,England,UK, TA6 5HX
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@Hotpixuk,laundry room,Somerset,South West England,UK,TA6,self-service,machines,washing,machine,dryers,tumbledryer,coin,operated,1950,1960,1970,£4,wash,clothes wash,inside,interior,clothes,poor,cheap,dry,drying,dryer,rent,rented,commercial,retail,urban,town,centre,drying cycle prices,public washing facilities,affordable laundry service
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AF1466 - The clean, brightly lit interior of Eastover Launderette in Bridgwater, Somerset, photographed in January 2019. Rows of stainless steel, grey and blue commercial washing machines line the left side of the premises, while banks of large front-loading washers and stacked tumble dryers occupy the rear and right-hand walls. Circular glass doors, digital control panels, coin slots and operating labels are clearly visible across the professional laundry equipment.
Wall-mounted notices advertise wash and drying charges, including a wash priced at £4.00 and a drying service costing £5.00 for approximately 20 minutes. The uncluttered room has white tiled walls, fluorescent lighting and an easy-clean grey floor, creating a practical and functional environment for customers bringing clothes, bedding and other household textiles for washing and drying.
Public launderettes provide an essential local service for people who do not own a washing machine or tumble dryer, including those living in rented accommodation, flats, temporary housing or homes with restricted space. They are also useful when domestic appliances break down, when customers need to wash unusually large loads, or when bulky items cannot be accommodated in a standard household machine. Commercial dryers can also reduce the time needed to dry clothing during wet winter weather.
The photograph documents a traditional British high street service business and the everyday machinery involved in maintaining clean clothes and household fabrics. It is relevant to themes including domestic chores, household expenditure, the cost of living, rental housing, student accommodation, shared laundry facilities, small businesses, consumer services, appliance ownership and changing patterns of town-centre retail.
The empty customer area provides a clear view of the machinery and layout without people obscuring the equipment. The image can therefore illustrate self-service laundry operations, commercial washing technology
65 St John St, Bridgwater,Somerset,England,UK, TA6 5HX
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Somerset,UK,TA6 3RL,South West,England,TA6,tower,block,flat,flats,summer,sunny,blue sky,social housing,socialhousing,Homes In sedgemoor,ALMO,construction,refurbishment,balconies,balcony,highrise,high rise,blocks,leaseholder,leaseholders,1960,1960s,11,stores,Westfield,house,blue skies,render,rendered,leasehold,section 20
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy R9GTE8 - Fire Safety Review Gives Westfield House the All Clear'
Westfield House towering above Bridgwater's West Street since 1965
Sedgemoor District Council's Corporate Scrutiny committee, under the chairmanship of Westover Councillor Brian Smedley, has reviewed the Council's response to the Grenfell Tower fire disaster in its own hi-rise properties and has concluded that all necessary steps have been taken to re-assure tenants and where there was cause for concern measures are being introduced to improve the situation.
On 14 June at about 1am, a fire started on the 4th floor of the Grenfell Tower block in London housing some 600 people. Grenfell Tower had 24 floors with 6 flats per floor, an alarm system that worked and the Fire Brigade in immediate attendance yet at least 80 died most of them in 23 of the blocks 129 flats
Ward Councillor Brian Smedley immediately called for urgent review of safety measures
On the morning of 14th June, Scrutiny Chair Cllr Smedley visited Sedgemoor's (and Somerset's) only tower block, Westfield House and nearby lo-rise blocks around West Street. Hi Rise blocks are defined as anything above 18 metres'-usually 5 storeys or more. Noting resident's concerns he immediately wrote to Chief Executive Kerry Rickards and SDC Leader Duncan McGinty asking for a swift Council response to re-assure tenants and offered to hold a Scrutiny meeting at which residents and Homes in Sedgemoor officers could participate.
Cllr Smedley said The key question asked was How can a small kitchen fire in one flat lead to this catastrophe? How could it happen there and could it happen here?' Residents raised four areas of concern -The Stay Put Policy, the lack of a central sprinkler system, the lack of a central Fire Alarm and , crucially, the Cladding used which seemed to have contributed to the spread of the fire. We felt a Scrutiny Working Party should look at these issues first and present a full and open report to be put on the table for the public
West St, Bridgwater, Somerset, South West England, UK, TA6 3RL
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,old,motorbike,motocycle,motor bike,motor cycle,green,sea green,BSA bike,bike,motorcycle,history,historic,machine,vehicle,transport,sea,seagreen,1960,1960s,military,Birmingham,England,UK,classic,motor,bikes,on a BSA,with two,bald tyres,I drove a million miles,I rode a million miles,JCC,John Cooper Clark,psycle sluts,Birmingham Small Arms,company
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PCTA7T - . This descriptive scene sets out the working environment around Birmingham, England, UK, as photographed in 2018. The image record centres upon BSA Motor bike in sea green, Birmingham, England, UK. Other aspects of the setting include heritage asset, townscape identity, urban conservation, architectural character, historic built environment, urban fabric, local landmark, architectural detail, historic townscape, adaptive reuse, period architecture, and historic environment. For present-day editorial use, heritage assets can also illustrate debates about maintenance cost and vacancy, particularly where these affect heritage-led regeneration. Over time, this view of Birmingham, England, UK can support local-history and planning research by preserving details of appearance, occupation, signage, public access and everyday use that written records may omit. The resulting scene connects with historic fabric, conservation interest, conservation architecture, architectural heritage, traditional building, built heritage. Other local associations include BSA Motor bike sea green, Vintage motorbike, vintage, vintage motorcycle, BSA Motorbike, vehicle. A second layer of description includes heritage streetscape, and period property. In the mid-2020s, traditional structures is increasingly discussed through conservation of original fabric and maintenance cost, with attention turning to lower-carbon reuse rather than demolition. Taken together, these details make the photograph a useful record of movement through the area, planning and redevelopment, social change, historic fabric, and everyday services at this precise location. The combination preserved here provides evidence of public access, transport patterns, architecture and streetscape, neighbourhood identity, and ownership or occupation within the surrounding area. The photograph also fixes the character of the setting as part of the area's social history.
Birmingham, England, UK
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,black white,monochrome,Black and White,vehicle,transport,1960,1960s,blue,XJN534,in the street,parked,Stockton Heath,Warrington,parked in road,parked in street,history,historic,Rootes,group,Singer Rootes Group,1956,1950s,British automobiles,auto,cars,British car manufacturing,car making,four door,saloon,Audax,body,Loewy design organisation,two tone paint,twotone,paint
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PC9XYG - The Singer Gazelle name has been applied to two generations of motor cars from the British manufacturer Singer. It was positioned between the basic Hillman range and the more sporting Sunbeam versions
The Gazelle was the first Singer to be produced following the take-over of the Singer company by the Rootes Group in 1956 and was a version of the mainstream Hillman Minx differing mainly in retaining the Singer overhead cam engine. Externally the only significant difference was a restyled nose based around a traditional Singer grille. The new car was announced in late September 1956.
The body style followed by the Gazelle between 1956 and 1967 came to be known as the Audax body, with significant input from the US based Loewy design organisation, highly regarded at the time partly on account of Loewy's input to several iconic Studebaker designs.
The Gazelle was initially offered in saloon and convertible body styles. The Gazelle Series II, offered from autumn 1957, was also available as an estate car, and had optional overdrive and larger fuel tank.
The suspension was independent at the front using coil springs while at the rear was a live axle and half elliptic leaf springs. The steering gear used a worm and nut system.
As standard, the car had a bench front seat but individual seats were available as an option. To allow for the bench seat, the handbrake lever was between the seat and the door.
The convertible version had a two position hood where it could be either completely lowered or rolled back to just behind the front seats described as the coupé de ville position. All side windows could be completely lowered. To compensate for the loss of body rigidity by the removal of the roof, extra cross bracing was fitted under the car.
A car with overdrive was tested by the British magazine The Motor in 1957. It had a top speed of 78.0 mph (125.5 km/h) and could accelerate from 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 24.8 seconds. A fuel consumption of 33.5 miles per gallon.
Alexandra Rd, Warrington WA4 2AN, UK
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,vehicle,transport,1960,1960s,blue,XJN534,in the street,parked,Stockton Heath,Warrington,parked in road,parked in street,history,historic,Rootes,group,Singer Rootes Group,1956,1950s,British automobiles,auto,cars,British car manufacturing,car making,four door,saloon,Audax,body,Loewy design organisation,two tone paint,twotone,paint,old car,old cars
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PC9Y64 - The Singer Gazelle name has been applied to two generations of motor cars from the British manufacturer Singer. It was positioned between the basic Hillman range and the more sporting Sunbeam versions
The Gazelle was the first Singer to be produced following the take-over of the Singer company by the Rootes Group in 1956 and was a version of the mainstream Hillman Minx differing mainly in retaining the Singer overhead cam engine. Externally the only significant difference was a restyled nose based around a traditional Singer grille. The new car was announced in late September 1956.
The body style followed by the Gazelle between 1956 and 1967 came to be known as the Audax body, with significant input from the US based Loewy design organisation, highly regarded at the time partly on account of Loewy's input to several iconic Studebaker designs.
The Gazelle was initially offered in saloon and convertible body styles. The Gazelle Series II, offered from autumn 1957, was also available as an estate car, and had optional overdrive and larger fuel tank.
The suspension was independent at the front using coil springs while at the rear was a live axle and half elliptic leaf springs. The steering gear used a worm and nut system.
As standard, the car had a bench front seat but individual seats were available as an option. To allow for the bench seat, the handbrake lever was between the seat and the door.
The convertible version had a two position hood where it could be either completely lowered or rolled back to just behind the front seats described as the coupé de ville position. All side windows could be completely lowered. To compensate for the loss of body rigidity by the removal of the roof, extra cross bracing was fitted under the car.
A car with overdrive was tested by the British magazine The Motor in 1957. It had a top speed of 78.0 mph (125.5 km/h) and could accelerate from 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 24.8 seconds. A fuel consumption of 33.5 miles per gallon.
Alexandra Rd, Warrington WA4 2AN, UK
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,vehicle,transport,1960,1960s,blue,XJN534,in the street,parked,Stockton Heath,Warrington,parked in road,parked in street,history,historic,Rootes,group,Singer Rootes Group,1956,1950s,British automobiles,auto,cars,British car manufacturing,car making,four door,saloon,Audax,body,Loewy design organisation,two tone paint,twotone,paint,old car,old cars
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PC9Y65 - The Singer Gazelle name has been applied to two generations of motor cars from the British manufacturer Singer. It was positioned between the basic Hillman range and the more sporting Sunbeam versions
The Gazelle was the first Singer to be produced following the take-over of the Singer company by the Rootes Group in 1956 and was a version of the mainstream Hillman Minx differing mainly in retaining the Singer overhead cam engine. Externally the only significant difference was a restyled nose based around a traditional Singer grille. The new car was announced in late September 1956.
The body style followed by the Gazelle between 1956 and 1967 came to be known as the Audax body, with significant input from the US based Loewy design organisation, highly regarded at the time partly on account of Loewy's input to several iconic Studebaker designs.
The Gazelle was initially offered in saloon and convertible body styles. The Gazelle Series II, offered from autumn 1957, was also available as an estate car, and had optional overdrive and larger fuel tank.
The suspension was independent at the front using coil springs while at the rear was a live axle and half elliptic leaf springs. The steering gear used a worm and nut system.
As standard, the car had a bench front seat but individual seats were available as an option. To allow for the bench seat, the handbrake lever was between the seat and the door.
The convertible version had a two position hood where it could be either completely lowered or rolled back to just behind the front seats described as the coupé de ville position. All side windows could be completely lowered. To compensate for the loss of body rigidity by the removal of the roof, extra cross bracing was fitted under the car.
A car with overdrive was tested by the British magazine The Motor in 1957. It had a top speed of 78.0 mph (125.5 km/h) and could accelerate from 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 24.8 seconds. A fuel consumption of 33.5 miles per gallon.
Alexandra Rd, Warrington WA4 2AN, UK
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,black white,monochrome,Black and White,vehicle,transport,1960,1960s,blue,XJN534,in the street,parked,Stockton Heath,Warrington,parked in road,parked in street,history,historic,Rootes,group,Singer Rootes Group,1956,1950s,British automobiles,auto,cars,British car manufacturing,car making,four door,saloon,Audax,body,Loewy design organisation,two tone paint,twotone,paint
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PC9Y66 - The Singer Gazelle name has been applied to two generations of motor cars from the British manufacturer Singer. It was positioned between the basic Hillman range and the more sporting Sunbeam versions
The Gazelle was the first Singer to be produced following the take-over of the Singer company by the Rootes Group in 1956 and was a version of the mainstream Hillman Minx differing mainly in retaining the Singer overhead cam engine. Externally the only significant difference was a restyled nose based around a traditional Singer grille. The new car was announced in late September 1956.
The body style followed by the Gazelle between 1956 and 1967 came to be known as the Audax body, with significant input from the US based Loewy design organisation, highly regarded at the time partly on account of Loewy's input to several iconic Studebaker designs.
The Gazelle was initially offered in saloon and convertible body styles. The Gazelle Series II, offered from autumn 1957, was also available as an estate car, and had optional overdrive and larger fuel tank.
The suspension was independent at the front using coil springs while at the rear was a live axle and half elliptic leaf springs. The steering gear used a worm and nut system.
As standard, the car had a bench front seat but individual seats were available as an option. To allow for the bench seat, the handbrake lever was between the seat and the door.
The convertible version had a two position hood where it could be either completely lowered or rolled back to just behind the front seats described as the coupé de ville position. All side windows could be completely lowered. To compensate for the loss of body rigidity by the removal of the roof, extra cross bracing was fitted under the car.
A car with overdrive was tested by the British magazine The Motor in 1957. It had a top speed of 78.0 mph (125.5 km/h) and could accelerate from 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 24.8 seconds. A fuel consumption of 33.5 miles per gallon.
Alexandra Rd, Warrington WA4 2AN, UK
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,black white,monochrome,Black and White,vehicle,transport,1960,1960s,blue,XJN534,in the street,parked,Stockton Heath,Warrington,parked in road,parked in street,history,historic,Rootes,group,Singer Rootes Group,1956,1950s,British automobiles,auto,cars,British car manufacturing,car making,four door,saloon,Audax,body,Loewy design organisation,two tone paint,twotone,paint
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PC9Y67 - The Singer Gazelle name has been applied to two generations of motor cars from the British manufacturer Singer. It was positioned between the basic Hillman range and the more sporting Sunbeam versions
The Gazelle was the first Singer to be produced following the take-over of the Singer company by the Rootes Group in 1956 and was a version of the mainstream Hillman Minx differing mainly in retaining the Singer overhead cam engine. Externally the only significant difference was a restyled nose based around a traditional Singer grille. The new car was announced in late September 1956.
The body style followed by the Gazelle between 1956 and 1967 came to be known as the Audax body, with significant input from the US based Loewy design organisation, highly regarded at the time partly on account of Loewy's input to several iconic Studebaker designs.
The Gazelle was initially offered in saloon and convertible body styles. The Gazelle Series II, offered from autumn 1957, was also available as an estate car, and had optional overdrive and larger fuel tank.
The suspension was independent at the front using coil springs while at the rear was a live axle and half elliptic leaf springs. The steering gear used a worm and nut system.
As standard, the car had a bench front seat but individual seats were available as an option. To allow for the bench seat, the handbrake lever was between the seat and the door.
The convertible version had a two position hood where it could be either completely lowered or rolled back to just behind the front seats described as the coupé de ville position. All side windows could be completely lowered. To compensate for the loss of body rigidity by the removal of the roof, extra cross bracing was fitted under the car.
A car with overdrive was tested by the British magazine The Motor in 1957. It had a top speed of 78.0 mph (125.5 km/h) and could accelerate from 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 24.8 seconds. A fuel consumption of 33.5 miles per gallon.
Alexandra Rd, Warrington WA4 2AN, UK
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,vehicle,transport,1960,1960s,blue,XJN534,in the street,parked,Stockton Heath,Warrington,parked in road,parked in street,history,historic,Rootes,group,Singer Rootes Group,1956,1950s,British automobiles,auto,cars,British car manufacturing,car making,four door,saloon,Audax,body,Loewy design organisation,two tone paint,twotone,paint,old car,old cars
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PC9Y68 - The Singer Gazelle name has been applied to two generations of motor cars from the British manufacturer Singer. It was positioned between the basic Hillman range and the more sporting Sunbeam versions
The Gazelle was the first Singer to be produced following the take-over of the Singer company by the Rootes Group in 1956 and was a version of the mainstream Hillman Minx differing mainly in retaining the Singer overhead cam engine. Externally the only significant difference was a restyled nose based around a traditional Singer grille. The new car was announced in late September 1956.
The body style followed by the Gazelle between 1956 and 1967 came to be known as the Audax body, with significant input from the US based Loewy design organisation, highly regarded at the time partly on account of Loewy's input to several iconic Studebaker designs.
The Gazelle was initially offered in saloon and convertible body styles. The Gazelle Series II, offered from autumn 1957, was also available as an estate car, and had optional overdrive and larger fuel tank.
The suspension was independent at the front using coil springs while at the rear was a live axle and half elliptic leaf springs. The steering gear used a worm and nut system.
As standard, the car had a bench front seat but individual seats were available as an option. To allow for the bench seat, the handbrake lever was between the seat and the door.
The convertible version had a two position hood where it could be either completely lowered or rolled back to just behind the front seats described as the coupé de ville position. All side windows could be completely lowered. To compensate for the loss of body rigidity by the removal of the roof, extra cross bracing was fitted under the car.
A car with overdrive was tested by the British magazine The Motor in 1957. It had a top speed of 78.0 mph (125.5 km/h) and could accelerate from 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 24.8 seconds. A fuel consumption of 33.5 miles per gallon.
Alexandra Rd, Warrington WA4 2AN, UK
Description
Keywords: England,UK,pub,bar,bars,pubs,drink,drinking,booze,boozer,70s,kitsch,wall,circle,copper,brass,metal,metallic,GoTonySmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,1970,unique,antique,vintage,classic,classics,collectable,1960,1960s,1970s,ornate,one of a kind,pub lounge,snug,lounge,decor
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY5KDJ - . Decoration,mirror, The Sportsman Inn, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK. Photographed at 1 St Johns Rd, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire HD1 5AY, England, UK. The photograph was taken on 18 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 The Sportsman Inn, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, decoration, mirror, 1970s, 1970's, circular, style and pub, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. Beyond the immediate subject, the scene is relevant to British pub culture, licensed premises, real ale, beer tourism and the continuing social role of the traditional public house. For picture buyers, the photograph can support editorial features about pubs and bars, hospitality, independent and managed venues, drinking culture, local heritage, city and town centres, leisure spending and the changing British high street. Details such as brewery branding, pub signage, entrances, windows, bar fittings, beer pumps or period architecture can provide useful visual evidence of how licensed premises present themselves to customers. The image also works as a record of everyday social history, documenting a familiar type of British hospitality venue at a particular moment in time rather than presenting an idealised studio view. Search themes naturally include British pub heritage, real ale and beer culture, licensed premises, hospitality, public houses, local drinking traditions and the role of pubs within town and city life. Where brewery names, pumps, windows, pub signs or period fittings are present, they add useful detail for features on brewing history, hospitality branding and traditional licensed interiors or exteriors. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
1 St Johns Rd, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire HD1 5AY, England, UK
Description
Keywords: England,UK,pub,bar,bars,pubs,drink,drinking,booze,boozer,70s,kitsch,wall,art,interesting,circle,GoTonySmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,1970,unique,antique,vintage,classic,classics,collectable,1960,1960s,1970s,ornate,one of a kind,pub lounge,snug,lounge,decor
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY5KDK - . The Sportsman Inn, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK. Photographed at 1 St Johns Rd, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire HD1 5AY, England, UK. The photograph was taken on 18 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 The Sportsman Inn, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, decoration, mirror, 1970s, 1970's, circular, style and pub, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. Beyond the immediate subject, the scene is relevant to British pub culture, licensed premises, real ale, beer tourism and the continuing social role of the traditional public house. For picture buyers, the photograph can support editorial features about pubs and bars, hospitality, independent and managed venues, drinking culture, local heritage, city and town centres, leisure spending and the changing British high street. Details such as brewery branding, pub signage, entrances, windows, bar fittings, beer pumps or period architecture can provide useful visual evidence of how licensed premises present themselves to customers. The image also works as a record of everyday social history, documenting a familiar type of British hospitality venue at a particular moment in time rather than presenting an idealised studio view. Search themes naturally include British pub heritage, real ale and beer culture, licensed premises, hospitality, public houses, local drinking traditions and the role of pubs within town and city life. Where brewery names, pumps, windows, pub signs or period fittings are present, they add useful detail for features on brewing history, hospitality branding and traditional licensed interiors or exteriors. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
1 St Johns Rd, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire HD1 5AY, England, UK
Description
Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Crewe works,rail,railway,trains,engine,transport,history,BR,British Railways,UK,Great Britain,Cheshire,England,freight,engines,preserved,Brush,British Rail Class 47,D1705,locomotive,locomotives,siding,sidings,track,goods,train,old,antique,green,livery,1960,1960s,37603,Class 37,Class37
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AGMNW0 - The British Rail Class 48 was a diesel locomotive class which consisted of five examples, built at Brush Falcon Works in Loughborough and delivered between September 1965 and July 1966. They were part of the British Rail Class 47 order, but differed from their classmates by being fitted with a Sulzer V12 12LVA24 power unit producing 2,650 bhp (1,976 kW), as opposed to the standard 12LDA28C twin-bank twelve-cylinder unit of the remaining fleet.
Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK
Description
Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,England,UK,Historic,antique,metal sign,metal signs,Wills Cigarettes,cigarettes,Wakefield Motor Oil,Sweet Crop,Smoking Mixture,Players Navy Cut,brand,brands,logo,logos,1950,1950s,1960,1960s,tea,Lyons,Park Drive,cigarette,Huddersfield,West Yorkshire,Yorkshire,BP,spirit,Players,Navy Cut,sold,here
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BPCNM2 - . This scene at Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK documents an everyday subject with wider connections to local identity, social history and changing patterns of use. The photograph is concerned with Historic metal advertising signs, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK,Castrol,Lyons Tea,BP,Park drive,Gold Flake,Park Drive. The frame also records themes of visual archive, conservation interest, urban fabric, conservation architecture, everyday Britain, historical comparison, architectural character, period building, place identity, local character, heritage asset, historic townscape, traditional masonry, and documentary photography. The present-day relevance extends to embodied carbon and planning control, while a wider concern is using existing buildings rather than demolishing them. The archival value lies partly in recording building condition and alterations around Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK before later redevelopment alters the character of the place. Further associations include local history, regional identity, cityscape history, urban change, public realm, archival record, before-and-after reference, and architectural contrast. References to drive, Huddersfield, signs, Flake, and metal give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to the named subject. The surrounding context at Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The wider significance includes embodied carbon and using existing buildings rather than demolishing them within the real-world context of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK. Another strand within the photograph is redevelopment pressure and using existing buildings rather than demolishing them within the specific setting of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK. The scene remains tied to Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK, image reference 2BPCNM2.
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Description
Keywords: Exeter,West,signal,box,Crewe,layout,diagram,signalbox,demolition,carefully,dismantled,re-erected,as,a,working,museum,lever,levers,bluehour,blue,sky,traditional,heritage,centre,center,railroad,railway,BR,Britishrail,British,rail,1950,1960,old,signalman,man,old,worker,fish,eye,wide,image,lens,12mm,track,layout,diagram,dogchart,dog,chart,wide gotonysmith working age retired CW12DB CW1 2DB English British,Dog Chart,dog chart,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D96MR5 - Exeter West signal box 'Dog Chart' track layout diagram at dusk (wide angle fisheye lens view)
Exeter West signal box is not at Exeter - it is at Crewe.
Why is this? Because a group of dedicated individuals saved the signalbox from demolition when the signalling in the Exeter area was renewed in 1985, and carefully dismantled it so it could be re-erected as a working museum demonstrating how the larger signal boxes of the past were.
This box is now viewable at Crewe as part of Crewe Heritage Centre display, and signalmen are present most weekends to describe and demonstrate signalling days of the past and answer questions from visitors.
Crewe Railway Station, Crewe, Cheshire, England, UK CW1 2DB
Description
Keywords: Exeter,West,signal,box,Crewe,saved,the,signalbox,from,demolition,carefully,dismantled,re-erected,as,a,working,museum,lever,levers,bluehour,blue,sky,traditional,heritage,centre,center,railroad,railway,BR,Britishrail,British,rail,1950,1960,old,signalman,man,old,worker,gotonysmith working age CW1 2DB,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Crewe Railway Age
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D96MTJ - Exeter West signal box in operation at dusk
Exeter West signal box is not at Exeter - it is at Crewe.
Why is this? Because a group of dedicated individuals saved the signalbox from demolition when the signalling in the Exeter area was renewed in 1985, and carefully dismantled it so it could be re-erected as a working museum demonstrating how the larger signal boxes of the past were.
This box is now viewable at Crewe as part of Crewe Heritage Centre display, and signalmen are present most weekends to describe and demonstrate signalling days of the past and answer questions from visitors.
Crewe Railway Station, Crewe, Cheshire, England, UK CW1 2DB
Description
Keywords: winsford,market,hall,egg,stall,john,man,walrus,beatles,civic,cheshire,merseyside,estate,council,housing,rsl,uk,britain,gb,B/W,black,white,mono,monochrome,sepia,liverpool,mersey,over,spill,1960,1960s,paul,ringo,george,fab,four,4,lennon,mccartney,this photo rocks,van,men,hat,hotpix!,tony smith photography,tdktony,tdk,tony,tdktonysmith
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4320700068 - 'John is the egg man on Winsford town market. Mondays, Thursdays &
Saturday. Believe me, his eggs are the best!
A friemd called Jane, now resident on the Wirral who I know through photography, although shamefully I have not seen for ages, used to live in \\Winsford (overspill estate for scousers as it was) and she swore she saw the Beatles at the civic hall in her youth. I wish she did as I will never now have the chance.
Did she hear these lyrics sung by the fab four?........
I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together.
See how they run like pigs from a gun, see how they fly.
I'm crying.
Sitting on a cornflake, waiting for the van to come.
Corporation tee-shirt, stupid bloody Tuesday.
Man, you been a naughty boy, you let your face grow long.
I am the eggman, they are the eggmen.
I am the walrus, goo goo g'joob.
Mister City Policeman sitting
Pretty little policemen in a row.
See how they fly like Lucy in the Sky, see how they run.
I'm crying, I'm crying.
I'm crying, I'm crying.
Yellow matter custard, dripping from a dead dog's eye.
Crabalocker fishwife, pornographic priestess,
Boy, you been a naughty girl you let your knickers down.
I am the eggman, they are the eggmen.
I am the walrus, goo goo g'joob.
Sitting in an English garden waiting for the sun.
If the sun don't come, you get a tan
From standing in the English rain.
I am the eggman, they are the eggmen.
I am the walrus, goo goo g'joob g'goo goo g'joob.
Expert textpert choking smokers,
Don't you thing the joker laughs at you?
See how they smile like pigs in a sty,
See how they snied.
I'm crying.
Semolina pilchard, climbing up the Eiffel Tower.
Elementary penguin singing Hari Krishna.
Man, you should have seen them kicking Edgar Allan Poe.
I am the eggman, they are the eggmen.
I am the walrus, goo goo g'joob g'goo goo g'joob.
Goo goo g'joob g'goo goo g'joob g'goo.
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC ',
Description
Keywords: Cheshire,England,UK,donation,sepia,brown,mono,monochrome,old,1960,1960s,60s,70s,1970,St,Mary,and,All,Saints',saints,old,historic,history,High,Street,st,Great,CW9,6HF,grade,I,II,gradeII,selective,colour,color,olde,english,churches,Gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8FBBH - St Mary and All Saints Church, Great Budworth, is in the centre of the village of Great Budworth, Cheshire, England. It is designated by English Heritage 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. Clifton-Taylor includes it in his list of 'best' English parish churches. Richards describes it as one of the finest examples of ecclesiastical architecture remaining in Cheshire.
The authors of the Buildings of England series express the opinion that it is one of the most satisfactory Perpendicular churches of Cheshire and its setting brings its qualities out to perfection
High Street, Great Budworth, Cheshire, England CW9 6HF
Description
Keywords: Old,style,Mullard,triode,valve,sitting,on,a,printed,circuit,wiring,diagram,from,1960,gotonysmith,thermionic,valves,TV,Vacuum,tube,tubes,electron,filament,hot,cathode,Tetrodes,and,pentodes,tetrode,petrode,television,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,schematic,1930,1930s,sepia
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF0NM7 - . Old style Mullard triode valve sitting on a printed circuit vacuum valves wiring diagram from 1960. In historical terms, technology objects become historical remarkably quickly
Telephones, calculators, cameras, valves, televisions and workplace machines chart successive shifts from mechanical and analogue systems to electronics, digital processing, smartphones and cloud-connected services. In historical terms, mechanical calculators, time clocks and electronic valves belong to successive generations of office and industrial technology before solid-state electronics and networked computers became dominant
Their keys, dials, circuits and mechanisms make visible tasks that contemporary digital systems perform almost invisibly. In historical terms, older buildings and artefacts provide tangible evidence that written records cannot fully replace
Their wear, construction, signage and setting help researchers understand local history, design, industry and social life across different periods. During 2026, technology is dominated by connected devices, cloud services and rapid product cycles
Historic hardware therefore offers a useful counterpoint to contemporary debates about electronic waste, right-to-repair, data dependence and the speed with which once-common devices become obsolete. During 2026, calculation, payroll, attendance and communications are largely software-based, while vintage office and electronic equipment survives mainly in museums, collections and specialist restoration
Such objects are increasingly useful for illustrating the material history behind contemporary digital work. In the longer view, everyday technology provides a compact history of design and changing behaviour
Rotary dials, thermionic valves, mechanical keypads, film cameras and early televisions were once ordinary equipment but now illustrate obsolete standards, manufacturing methods and patterns of work or communication.
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Merseyside,England,UK,pubs,bar,bars,L1,off Hope Street,L1 9BB,the,band,bands,inside,fixtures,interior,features,feature,plaque,plaques,notice,record,of,Bill Harry,John Lennon,Stuart Sutcliffe,Rod Murray,other,2003,1960,black,big,round,tourist,attraction,tourism,attractions,places
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RJCC9Y - . Ye Cracke, John Lennon of The Beatles, Dissenters watering hole pub, Rice Street, off Hope Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 9BB. Photographed on 19 August 2023. The recorded location is Rice St, off Hope St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 9BB. The name is in Old English: the Y is a thorn and the e on the end of Cracke is silent, thus the name is correctly pronounced The Crack. Despite the name, Ye Cracke is a 19th-century pub. The War Office is a small room in the pub, which is the oldest part of the pub. It has historical connections with The Beatles because it was frequented by John Lennon and his girlfriend Cynthia when they were at art school, as well as the Dissenters, to whom a plaque hangs in the bar. Thomas Cecil Gray and John Halton conceived the techniques described in their 1946 book A Milestone in Anaesthesia while in the pub. For the story of hospitality, it is useful to note that public houses form a distinctive strand of British social history
Coaching routes, tied brewery estates, Victorian urban growth and twentieth-century leisure each shaped the location and appearance of pubs, many of which later became restaurants, shops, housing or community assets. The historical setting for music history is that live-music photographs preserve performances that are otherwise transient, recording musicians, venues, stage lighting and audiences at a particular point in a career
Tickets, posters and venue exteriors add another layer of music-industry history. Seen through bilingual signage, the earlier context is that wayfinding developed from painted names and fingerposts into standardised road, rail and public-information systems
Local signs still retain distinctive typography or bilingual wording even within increasingly consistent national standards. For present-day hospitality, 2026 is significant because pub survival remains a live issue as energy, staffing, taxation and changing drinking habits affect the licensed.
Rice St, off Hope St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 9BB
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,midlands,England,UK,monochrome,BW,Black and White,Black & White,double,deck,decker,West Midlands,West Midland,Midland,red,to,via,6342HA,PSV,public,transport,service,vehicle,6342,HA,BMMO,D9,sixties,1960,1960s,British,motor,motorbus,passengers,top,BCLM,heritage,history
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NAWGHE - . This location-specific image from Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK in 2023 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The main point of reference is Midland Red Bus service 245 ,Stourbridge to Wednesbury, via Brierly Hill, BW - Black and White - reg 6342HA driving up main road. The image also relates to roadside transit, street-side transport, changing streetscape, place identity, bus infrastructure, public transport stop, public-transport wayfinding, public realm, local character, local history, visual archive, documentary photography, local bus network, and social history. For current editorial use, reliability and service frequency provide additional context, especially through the challenge of maintaining reliable local services. The archival value lies partly in recording equipment and working practice around Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK before refurbishment alters the character of the place. Further associations within the scene are community identity, period detail, before-and-after reference, transport accessibility, regional identity, passenger transport, surface public transport, and changing land use. References to service, driving, Black, 6342HA, and Brierly give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. By fixing the subject within Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The location additionally provides evidence of reliability and the challenge of maintaining reliable local services within the real-world context of Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK. A further contemporary connection is decarbonisation and the importance of buses for access to work, education and healthcare within the specific setting of Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK.
Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,history,historic,heritage,Man,blue,blues,st,street,Maine Rd,the,wooden,rattle,fan,fans,support,supporters,two,rattles,1960,1960s,M14 7WE,M14,soccer,match,matches,ratchet,weapon,weapons,banned,during,1970s,Manc,Mancunian,transfer window
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RXX284 - Early versions of this rattle or ratchet are said to have existed since Biblical times, when it was a type of musical instrument. The rattle consists of a gearwheel and small stiff pieces of wood linked to a handle. Swinging the handle moves the rattle head round, forcing the wood against the gearwheel, creating a series of clicks or rattling sounds. The faster the rotation, the louder the noise.
Between the 1940s and 1960s wooden rattles were a common sight and sound at British football matches, including those held at the Plough Lane stadium of Wimbledon Football Club and the Sandy Lane terraces of Tooting & Mitcham F C. Fans would wave their rattles enthusiastically, sing team anthems and chants, creating a wall of sound designed to cheer on the home team and silence their opponents. Rattles were eventually banned during the 1970s, to prevent them from being used as weapons by football hooligans however by this stage they were already falling out of fashion.
Kippax St, Manchester, England, UK, M14 7WE
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,London,city,centre,central,historic,contraceptive,contraceptives,durex,neon,sign,red,lit,lighted,light,ad,an,illuminated,barbers,1960,1960s,barber,shop,salon,anything for the weekend,something for the weekend,orange,advertisement,male,rubber,company,LRC,brand,antique,birth-control,Fetherlite,condoms
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R3Y98K - Durex is a brand of condoms and personal lubricants owned by the British company Reckitt Benckiser. It was initially developed in London under the purview of the London Rubber Company and British Latex Products Ltd, where it was manufactured between 1932 and 1994. The London Rubber Company was formed in 1915, and the Durex brand name (Durability, reliability, and excellence) was launched in 1929, although London Rubber did not begin manufacturing own-brand condoms until 1932, in collaboration with a rubber technology student from Poland named Lucian Lundau. The first book on The London Rubber Company and the history of Durex condoms, written by Jessica Borge, was published in September 2020 by McGill-Queen's University Press.
The London Rubber Company later merged with SSL International, since 2010 which has been owned by the Anglo-Dutch company Reckitt Benckiser. It is one of the best-selling condom brands around the world, with 30% of the global market. In 2006, Durex condoms were the second-best-selling brand of condoms in the United States, with Trojan condoms being the first. It is supplied by, among others, the company Karex.
In 2007 the last factory making Durex condoms in the UK stopped manufacturing and production has since moved to China, India and Thailand. The modern range includes a wide variety of latex condom, including the Sheik and Ramses brands in North America, and the Avanti condom. Durex also provides a range of lubricants and sex toys.
Although Durex was not an official sponsor of the Olympic Games, Durex provided 150,000 free condoms to more than 10,000 athletes that competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London
England, Great Britain , UK
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Merseyside,England,UK,pubs,bar,bars,history,historic,heritage,L1,off Hope Street,L1 9BB,the,band,bands,The Dissenters,inside,fixtures,interior,features,feature,plaque,plaques,notice,record,of,Bill Harry,John Lennon,Stuart Sutcliffe,Rod Murray,other,2003,1960
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RJCCB1 - . Ye Cracke, John Lennon of The Beatles, Dissenters watering hole pub, Rice Street, off Hope Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 9BB. Photographed on 19 August 2023. The recorded location is Rice St, off Hope St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 9BB. The name is in Old English: the Y is a thorn and the e on the end of Cracke is silent, thus the name is correctly pronounced The Crack. Despite the name, Ye Cracke is a 19th-century pub. The War Office is a small room in the pub, which is the oldest part of the pub. It has historical connections with The Beatles because it was frequented by John Lennon and his girlfriend Cynthia when they were at art school, as well as the Dissenters, to whom a plaque hangs in the bar. Thomas Cecil Gray and John Halton conceived the techniques described in their 1946 book A Milestone in Anaesthesia while in the pub. Within the history of hostelry, british pubs developed from inns, taverns and alehouses into licensed social institutions that have long served as meeting places, music venues and landmarks
Names, brewery signs, etched glass, tiled interiors and changing fascias can preserve local history even when ownership or use changes. In relation to musician, historical context shows that british popular music has been closely tied to particular cities, independent labels and venues
Manchester and Liverpool in particular developed internationally recognised scenes whose clubs, rehearsal rooms and concert halls became cultural landmarks. For the story of visitor guidance, it is useful to note that temporary and permanent notices are valuable social-history evidence because they capture the rules and assumptions of a particular moment, from parking and access to opening times, safety and public-service instructions. Against the 2026 backdrop for hostelry, pub survival continues to be a live issue as energy, staffing, taxation and changing drinking habits affect the licensed trade
Historic and contemporary.
Rice St, off Hope St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 9BB
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Manchester,industry,factory,mill,history,machines,cloth,manufacture,Lancashire,Victorian,mass production,Industrial Revolution,Textile manufacturing,Manchester factory,manufacturing cotton and cloth,cotton yarn,Cotton Mill,Cottonopolis,Inside a Manchester Cotton Mill,coning,machine,textiles,textile industry,BW,Black and White,monochrome,1970,1960,industrial,machinery,factories,Lancs,textile
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BM3JKG - A cotton mill is a building housing spinning or weaving machinery for the production of yarn or cloth from cotton, an important product during the Industrial Revolution in the development of the factory system.
Although some were driven by animal power, most early mills were built in rural areas at fast-flowing rivers and streams using water wheels for power. The development of viable steam engines by Boulton and Watt from 1781 led to the growth of larger, steam-powered mills allowing them to be concentrated in urban mill towns, like Manchester, which with neighbouring Salford had more than 50 mills by 1802.
The mechanisation of the spinning process in the early factories was instrumental in the growth of the machine tool industry, enabling the construction of larger cotton mills. Limited companies were developed to construct mills, and the trading floors of the cotton exchange in Manchester, created a vast commercial city. Mills generated employment, drawing workers from largely rural areas and expanding urban populations. They provided incomes for girls and women. Child labour was used in the mills, and the factory system led to organised labour. Poor conditions became the subject of exposés, and in England, the Factory Acts were written to regulate them.
The cotton mill, originally a Lancashire phenomenon, was copied in New England and later in the southern states of America. In the 20th century, North West England lost its supremacy to the United States, then to Japan and subsequently to China.
Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,England,North West England,car,petrol,restoration,restored,vehicle,transport,classic car,classic cars,automobile,classic,1969,1960,history,historic,vintage,high,roller,saloon,full-sized,luxury,product,produced,by,British,automaker,Rolls-Royce,Crewe,works,parked,front,radiator
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RK9X6P - The Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow is a full-sized luxury car produced by British automaker Rolls-Royce in various forms from 1965 to 1980. It was the first of the marque to use unitary body and chassis construction.
The Silver Shadow was produced from 1965 to 1976, and the Silver Shadow II from 1977 to 1980. To date, the combined model run of 30,057 units manufactured is the largest production volume of any Rolls-Royce model
A Bentley-badged version, the T-series, was produced from 1965 through 1980 in 2,336 examples.
The Silver Shadow was originally intended to be called Rolls-Royce Silver Mist, but was replaced with Silver Shadow at the last minute due to Mist meaning manure or crap in German. It was designed with several modernisations in response to concerns that the company was falling behind in automotive innovation, most notably in its unitary construction.
Other new features included disc brakes replacing drums, and independent rear suspension instead of the outdated live rear axle design of previous Rolls-Royce models.
The standard wheelbase Silver Shadow measured 203.5 inches (5,170 mm), 4,700 lb (2,100 kg) and had a book price of £6,557 in the first year of production.
The Shadow featured a 172 hp (128 kW) 6.2 L V8 from 1965 to 1969, and a 189 hp (141 kW) 6.75 L V8 from 1970 to 1980. Left-hand-drive models were coupled to the recently introduced Turbo-Hydramatic 400 automatic gearbox sourced from General Motors (GM). Pre-1970, right-hand-drive (RHD) models used a highly modified, aluminum-cased version of the original cast-iron 4-speed Hydra-Matic gearbox that had been built in Crewe under license from GM since 1953. From 1968, export RHD cars gained the Turbo-Hydramatic 400, and by 1970, the 4-speed unit had been completely phased out even in the home market
Stretton, Warrington, Cheshire, North West England, UK
Description
Keywords: Exeter,West,signal,saved,the,signalbox,from,demolition,carefully,dismantled,re-erected,as,a,working,museum,lever,levers,bluehour,blue,sky,traditional,heritage,centre,center,railroad,railway,Britishrail,British,rail,1950,1960,old,signalman,man,old,gotonysmith working age retired CW1 2DB CW12DB,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Crewe Railway Age
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D96MT5 - Exeter West Signal Box
Exeter West Signal Box was originally built as a temporary structure by the Great Western Railway in 1913 following the enlargement of Exeter St. David's station It was located to the west of the station, controlling the junction for the London & South Western Railway's line to Waterloo and connections to the goods lines avoiding the station, the engine shed and various yards.
The signal box contained a lever frame of 114 levers, but this was replaced in 1959 by an even larger new frame of 131 levers. The box remained in use until 1985, when colour light signalling controlled electrically from a new signal box at Exeter was brought into use. After closure of Exeter West in 1985, the Exeter West Group moved in and dismantled the signal box, marking each of the hundreds of parts for future reference.
At first, all of the parts were moved to Bristol and a start was made on restoring the box to be a feature at Temple Meads station. However, by summer 1988 it was clear that this project had foundered, but a home was offered at the proposed Swindon Heritage Centre. Everything was moved there, and restoration work continued until 1990. However a seemingly indefinite postponement of the heritage project at Swindon made it necessary to seek another site.
Finally a home was found here at Crewe. Having moved all of the many parts, a start was finally made on the complex task of putting the box back together again in May 1991, the structure was complete and weatherproofed by the end of that year, and the Internal rebuilding continued through 1992. The signal box was formally opened to the public on May Day 1993.
Crewe Railway Station, Crewe, Cheshire, England, UK CW1 2DB
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Shell petrol pump,gasoline,Shell,pump,yellow,red,scale,Beckmeter in Shell livery,Beckmeter Shell livery,historic,history,Fill up,Fill up here,garage,forecourt,1960,1950,needle,pointer,in gallons,historic petrol pump,petrol pump,petrol pumps,brand name,Shell brand name,BP brand,clock face,pump clock face,pump clockface,Beckmeter,gas pump,Shell gas pump,Beck & Co,Beck and Co,fuel,illuminated,fuel sector,profits
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PCTA89 - historic Shell Beckmeter petrol pump finished in vivid red and yellow, topped by an illuminated Shell globe and fronted by a mechanical register marked in gallons. The image shows a classic piece of mid twentieth century forecourt equipment, closely associated with the look and feel of British filling stations, roadside garages and service forecourts in the 1950s and 1960s. The Beckmeter name is prominently displayed on the cream panel, while the rounded cabinet, enamel-like colour treatment, glass window and analogue measuring dial give the photograph strong period character. This makes it highly suitable for themes including motoring heritage, petroliana, transport history, oil company branding, classic petrol pumps, vintage garage equipment, retro design, nostalgia, collectors' memorabilia and the visual culture of post-war road travel. Because the register is graduated in gallons rather than litres, the picture also works well as an illustration of how fuel retailing has changed over time, from attendant-operated pumps and mechanical metering to modern self-service dispensers with digital screens and litre pricing. The image can support editorial use in features on classic cars, historic filling stations, service station design, industrial design, advertising history, Shell branding and the evolution of the UK motor trade. Comparable Beckmeter pumps are commonly described by vintage petrol pump specialists and architectural historians as typical of the 1950s and 1960s, which aligns with the styling seen here. The warm colours, glowing globe and restored presentation give the subject real visual punch, making it suitable for magazines, books, museums, blogs, transport publications and heritage websites looking for a clean, recognisable symbol of twentieth century motoring life. The dark interior background helps the pump stand out, emphasising its sculptural form and nostalgic showroom appeal.
