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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,food & drink,May,community,event,sunny,17th May 2026,Cheshire,festival deckchair,Golden Gates,Warrington Golden Gates,Bank Park,big,oversized,17 May 2026,sunny spring day,drink festival,outdoor,promotional,branding,lawn,town centre,civic landmark,quality,events,collaboration,music,tourism,regeneration,placemaking,public,realm,civic,space,heritage,setting,seasonal,promotion
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EG4BGC - Festival-branded deckchair promoting Warrington Food & Drink Festival, photographed on the lawn at Bank Park in front of the famous Golden Gates and Warrington Town Hall on Sunday 17 May 2026. The image shows a large blue promotional deckchair printed with the festival logo, food and drink illustrations and the @WeAreWarrington branding, set against the ornate black-and-gold gates and bright spring sunshine. It is a strong editorial image for stories about Warrington events, town-centre festivals, local food and drink promotion, place marketing, civic spaces, community leisure, tourism, public realm activity and the use of heritage settings for modern visitor events.
The 2026 Warrington Food & Drink Festival took place across Bank Park and the grounds of Warrington Town Hall, bringing together around 80 traders, food stalls, drinks businesses and family entertainment over the weekend. This picture focuses on one of the event's visual branding features rather than the crowd itself, using the deckchair as a foreground prop that instantly conveys relaxation, hospitality and outdoor festival culture. The scene also captures the weather and season clearly, with green grass, leafy trees, blue sky and fair-weather cloud suggesting a pleasant sunny spring day in Cheshire, in the heart of the town centre.
Warrington Town Hall, originally built in 1750 as Bank Hall for merchant Thomas Patten and designed by James Gibbs, provides an important historical backdrop. The Golden Gates are one of Warrington's best-known landmarks and help root the image firmly in the town's civic identity. As a result, the photograph works well for editorial use covering Warrington, Cheshire tourism, food festivals, town-centre regeneration, cultural programming, local business promotion, hospitality, public events and civic pride. The combination of branded deckchair, heritage gates and seasonal sunshine gives the image a colourful, recognisable and commercially useful sense of place.
Sunny Warrington Town Hall scene with Food & Drink Festival deckchair, Golden Gates backdrop and bra
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,wrestling,posters,match,matches,fight,fights,all star programme,bouts,sports centre,stadium,Sat,29th Mar,Easter,1975,midget,Jackie Pallo,Giant Haystacks,special,heavyweight,clash,strengthened ring,Irish,Edinburgh,Scotland,EH7 6AE,EH7,Kevin Conneely,big,Bill Clarke,famous,Borg twins,tag team,Tony Borg,Ignatius Borg,the,Borg
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RECE2H - Meadowbank Stadium (officially the Meadowbank Sports Centre) is a multi-purpose sports facility located in the Meadowbank area of Edinburgh, Scotland. Built on the site of the earlier New Meadowbank and Old Meadowbank sports venues, it was originally built to host the 1970 Commonwealth Games. It also hosted the Games in 1986, becoming the first venue to host the Games twice. It is the current home of Scottish League One side Edinburgh City.
The stadium has also regularly hosted football. It was the home ground of Scottish Football League team Meadowbank Thistle between 1974 and 1995, becoming the first all-seated football ground in the UK in the process, it hosted senior non-league football as the home ground of Edinburgh City. League football returned to Meadowbank in 2016 following City's promotion to the Scottish Professional Football League. The Meadowbank complex also hosted Leith Athletic, which played on the Meadowbank 3G artificial pitch adjacent to the main stadium since 2013.
In the early months of 2019 the stadium was demolished and work begun on construction of its replacement. In 2022, following the completion of construction, Edinburgh City returned to Meadowbank.
Meadowbank Stadium was also used for rugby union as the home venue of Edinburgh Rugby between 2002 and 2004.
Meadowbank Sports Centre, London Road, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, UK, EH7 6AE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,NI,Northern Ireland,UK,centre,big,sky,summer,tourist,attraction,big fish,River,Lagan,glazed,ceramic,ceramics,Donegall Quay,quayside,mosaic,Pat The Fish,John Kindness,time capsule,Big Fish sculpture,Salmon of Knowledge,public art,waterfront sculpture,Belfast landmark,River Lagan,outdoor art,tourism Belfast,Donegall Quay Belfast,Northern Ireland public art,mosaic sculpture,ceramic tiles,fish sculpture,urban art installation
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RFJ39R - The Big Fish is a printed ceramic mosaic sculpture by John Kindness. The 10-metre-long (33 ft) statue was constructed in 1999 and installed on Donegall Quay in Belfast, Northern Ireland, near the Lagan Lookout and Custom House. Also known as Pat The Fish in reference to visitors from Orkney, Scotland patting the fish for good luck.
The Big Fish's image appears on tourism material related to Belfast and Northern Ireland.
Construction - The outer skin of the fish is a cladding of ceramic tiles decorated with texts and images relating to the history of Belfast. According to the Belfast City Council, each scale tells a story about the city. Material from Tudor times to present day newspaper headlines are included along with contributions from Belfast school children (including a soldier and an Ulster Fry). The Ulster Museum provided the primary source of historic images, while local schools/day centres located along the line of the River Farset were approached to provide drawings for the fish. Images were provided by Glenwood Primary School, St Comgalls and Everton Day Centres.
The Big Fish contains a time capsule storing information, images, and poetry on the city
The Big Fish (Salmon of Knowledge) sculpture, Donegall Quay , Northern Ireland, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,England,UK,cold cathode,cold-cathode,lights,lighting,tube,tubes,easy,cash,$,sign,neon,gamble,gambling,casino,rich,or,investing,and,blue,become,a,investor,dollars,win,big,opportunity,lady,get,lucky,cheap,loans,loan,mortgage,mortgages,Klarna,cash is king
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RADT18 - . Easy cash in neon lights - red and blue - Easy money - become a Bitcoin investor, taking the opportunity to be rich gambling or investing. Photographed on 21 May 2023, this spring image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is London, England, Great Britain, UK, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include cold cathode, cold-cathode, lights, lighting, tube, tubes, easy, cash, sign, neon, gamble, gambling, 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 frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. Visible or contextual elements such as architecture, signage, branding, public realm, transport infrastructure, street furniture and everyday activity help establish a strong sense of place where they form part of the scene. The photograph can also support future before-and-after use if the building, business, service, streetscape, transport operation or public space is later altered, redeveloped, rebranded or closed. For search and editorial use, the image is relevant to the named location, local identity, contemporary Britain, regional tourism, urban life, community activity and the changing appearance of towns and cities.
London, England, Great Britain, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,WA1,town,centre,night,in,the,at,borough,council,buses,bus,deck,decker,big,small,singledeck,doubledecker,an,essential,part,of,since,1902,2,Wilderspool Causeway,garage,vehicle,vehicles,empty,route,routes,municipal,company,run,network
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PH9KWA - Warrington's Own Buses is a municipal bus company which operates a network of services within the Borough of Warrington and the surrounding area, including Altrincham, Leigh, Earlestown, Wigan, Halton, Bolton and Northwich.
The company previously traded as Warrington Borough Transport up until 2006 and as Network Warrington between 2006 and 2018. With the launch of the 'Cheshire Cats' brand in 2018 the company rebranded as Warrington's Own Buses.
History
Warrington Corporation Tramways started operating a network of five radial tramways from the town centre in 1902, with the first motor bus service starting in 1913. Buses replaced trams on routes starting in 1931, with the infrastructure starting to require major renewal which could not be justified economically. The last tram operated in 1935
Warrington was designated as a new town in 1968, which led to new housing estates planned in the Birchwood and Westbrook areas of town. As such, Warrington Borough Council Transport Department started operating new services to these new developments as they started to grow in the 1970s and beyond. The department also began operating new services jointly with Crosville upon the split of the old Stockport based North Western Road Car Company in 1972.
To comply with the Transport Act 1985, Warrington Borough Transport was incorporated in 1986. The company's mission was that if money could be made by operating services deemed uneconomic by other operators, then it should assume operation. This policy led to an increase in services operated as other bus companies who ran into the area decided to concentrate on their own core areas
In April 2018, the company was rebranded as Warrington's Own Buses
Warrington's Own Buses operate 96 routes across the Warrington borough, Cheshire and Greater Manchester. With 50 of them being school/college contract routes
Academy Street, Warrington town centre, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2BQ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Merseyside,England,UK,dusk,rope walks,big,obese,anorexic,shop,store,retail,L1 4EZ,L1,trainers,designer,branded,training,shoes,shoe,retailer,casual,sportswear,&,accessories,size-ist,sizeist,fat,thin,skinny,size6,size8,size 6,models,model,does size matter
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2P4JW2X - . This location-specific image from Bold St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 4EZ in 2023 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The photograph centres on Size? Shoestore, Chain retailer offering designer branded training shoes, casual sportswear & accessories, Bold St, Liverpool, L1 4EZ. Another layer of the photograph includes visual archive, passenger railway, contemporary social history, regional rail, commuter travel, everyday life, rail corridor, social history, rail modernisation, historical comparison, local character, rail infrastructure, archival record, and changing streetscape. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with fares, public ownership and the role of public transport in reducing congestion and emissions. Small period details of signage and branding at Bold St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 4EZ may become more significant with time, particularly following new construction. The surrounding story also includes changing land use, place identity, integrated transport, before-and-after reference, community identity, railway branding, trackside heritage, and regional identity. Details involving shoes, branded, casual, offering, and sportswear make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The wider setting at Bold St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 4EZ matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Another useful connection is fares and the role of public transport in reducing congestion and emissions within the real-world context of Bold St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 4EZ. The scene further reflects accessibility and the role of public transport in reducing congestion and emissions within the specific setting of Bold St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 4EZ.
Bold St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 4EZ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,centre,Scotland,dusk,evening,night,shot,time,nighttime,Lothians,UK,EH2 2QP,hogmanay,tourists,travel,Lothian transport,19,to,big,wheel,Princes Street Gardens,Princes Street,gardens,garden,at,capital,bright,lights,scene,Scottish,feed,your,festive,spirit,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M368TT - . This location-specific image from Princes Street, Lothians, Scotland, UK, EH2 2QP in 2022 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The image documents Edinburgh at Christmas, big wheel in Princes Street Gardens and Lothian transport bus 19 to Kings Road, Lothians, Scotland, UK, EH2 2QP. The setting additionally reflects changing streetscape, bus infrastructure, surface public transport, public realm, everyday life, local mobility, before-and-after reference, community identity, local character, local bus network, social history, passenger information, visual archive, and public-transport wayfinding. From a 2025-onward perspective, accessibility and integrated transport are closely linked to this subject, alongside the role of bus stops as the physical interface between passengers and the network. The archival value lies partly in recording local activity and public use around Princes Street, Lothians, Scotland, UK, EH2 2QP before later reinterpretation alters the character of the place. The wider setting retains connections with bus route infrastructure, public transport stop, local history, documentary photography, contemporary social history, archival record, passenger transport, and transport accessibility. References to transport, Christmas, Princes, wheel, and Edinburgh give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. Around Princes Street, Lothians, Scotland, UK, EH2 2QP, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The wider significance includes accessibility 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 Princes Street, Lothians, Scotland, UK, EH2 2QP.
Princes Street, Lothians, Scotland, UK, EH2 2QP
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,tree,trees,forest,woods,fall,sycamore,brown,of,colours,color,colored,decay,decaying,falling,apart,disintegrating,season,seasons,four,colors,The Fall,greens,yellows,fallen,leaf,leaves,seasonal,autumnal,contrast,contrasts,big,large,sycamores,nature,Wood
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K9GAJ8 - . Made at England, UK 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. The principal subject is Autumn sycamore leaf, green, yellow and brown shades of colour. The setting additionally reflects local character, street-level business, shopfront economy, bricks-and-mortar retail, commercial frontage, high-street commerce, changing land use, before-and-after reference, specialist retailer, local history, community identity, archival record, specialist shop, and customer footfall. Current relevance extends to business rates and town-centre regeneration, particularly through the resilience of specialist shops in an online retail economy. As a dated visual record of England, UK, the frame retains equipment and working practice, making it especially useful if changing commercial priorities subsequently changes the scene. The photograph additionally reflects everyday life, documentary photography, period detail, independent retail, town-centre trading, retail property, social history, and regional identity. Details involving shades, green, colour, Autumn, and brown make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. A later view of England, UK may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. A further contemporary connection is business rates and the resilience of specialist shops in an online retail economy within the real-world context of England, UK. The wider significance includes store closures and the resilience of specialist shops in an online retail economy within the specific setting of England, UK. Another strand within the photograph is footfall and how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses as part of the longer story of England, UK.
England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,new,art,painting,artwork,The Beatles,gable,end,of,L18,icons,guitar,Merseybeat,Merseyside,1960s,building,shop,centre,street,large,big,Scouse,Scouser,There beneath the blue suburban skies,fresh from,Hamburg,PennyLane,JohnLennon,paulmccartney,Penny,Lane,work,works,Penny Lane,pennylane
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K0GF8W - Penny Lane is a road in the south Liverpool suburb of Mossley Hill. The name also applies to the area surrounding its junction with Smithdown Road and Allerton Road, and to the roundabout at Smithdown Place that was the location for a major bus terminus, originally an important tram junction of Liverpool Corporation Tramways. The roundabout was a frequent stopping place for John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison during their years as schoolchildren and students. Bus journeys via Penny Lane and the area itself subsequently became familiar elements in the early years of the Lennon“McCartney songwriting partnership. In 2009, McCartney reflected:
Penny Lane was kind of nostalgic, but it was really [about] a place that John and I knew ... I'd get a bus to his house and I'd have to change at Penny Lane, or the same with him to me, so we often hung out at that terminus, like a roundabout. It was a place that we both knew, and so we both knew the things that turned up in the story.
Lennon's original lyrics for In My Life had included a reference to Penny Lane. Soon after the Beatles recorded In My Life in October 1965, McCartney mentioned to an interviewer that he wanted to write a song about Penny Lane. A year later, he was spurred to write the song once presented with Lennon's Strawberry Fields Forever. McCartney also cited Dylan Thomas's nostalgic poem Fern Hill as an inspiration for Penny Lane. Lennon co-wrote the lyrics with McCartney. He recalled in a 1970 interview: The bank was there, and that was where the trams sheds were and people waiting and the inspector stood there, the fire engines were down there. It was reliving childhood
Penny Lane, Moseley Hill, South Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L18 1DE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,rail,railway,train,trains,at,a,red,yellow,big,old,inside,interior,heritage,technology,signal boxes,system,systems,control,mechanical,electromechanical,electro,mechanics,infrastructure,preservation,museum,piece,pieces,remember,past,pastimes,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JWGTD4 - . Made at Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK 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. The location is represented through Levers at a signal box , Crewe, Cheshire, England, UK. The frame also records themes of everyday life, changing land use, social story.htm Target=_Blank>history, archival record, freight wagon, station environment, community identity, rail transport history, place identity, public realm, before-and-after reference, historic rolling stock, industrial waterway history, and working waterway. The wider contemporary story combines rail reform, network modernisation and how Crewe's identity remains tied to railway engineering and operations. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with heritage conservation, volunteering and the value of canals as both historic infrastructure and blue-green corridors. Future viewers can use this scene from Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK to compare commercial use and occupation with whatever follows after closure or conversion. The subject also sits alongside rail operations, heritage boating, towpath landscape, canal heritage, boat museum collection, contemporary social history, navigation engineering, and working railway heritage. The recorded references to Levers, Crewe, and signal preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. Around Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The scene further reflects rail reform and how Crewe's identity remains tied to railway engineering and operations as part of the longer story of Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK. Its period value extends to flood resilience and how museum collections preserve working waterway history when considered against later change at Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK.
Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Lancs,England,UK,FY1,81,FY1 1PP,tackling,homelessness,in,Blackpool,the,offices,office,charitable,big,seaside,tafblackpool,Non-profit,charity,Blackburn,housing,helping,poor,people,find,homes,temporary,accommodation,community,deprived,deprivation,area,tackle,social,problems,action
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRFFBK - . An identifiable period record of 81 Abingdon St, Blackpool , Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 1PP in 2022, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The frame specifically shows Tackling homelessness in Blackpool - The Ashley Foundation office, 81 Abingdon St, Blackpool , Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 1PP. The frame also records themes of place identity, urban fabric, architectural character, public-realm investment, public realm, local character, archival record, documentary photography, visual archive, changing land use, historical comparison, community identity, urban regeneration, and mixed-use redevelopment. The modern context includes continuing discussion of adaptive reuse, town-centre regeneration and the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition. Small period details of public access and movement at 81 Abingdon St, Blackpool , Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 1PP may become more significant with time, particularly following refurbishment. Other useful contextual ideas include historic townscape, contemporary social history, regional identity, built heritage, commercial redevelopment, town-centre renewal, before-and-after reference, and social history. References to Lancashire, Blackpool, Abingdon, Tackling, and Ashley give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. By fixing the subject within 81 Abingdon St, Blackpool , Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 1PP, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The wider significance includes adaptive reuse and how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres without losing the local specificity of 81 Abingdon St, Blackpool , Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 1PP. The photograph keeps period character for future local research.
81 Abingdon St, Blackpool , Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 1PP
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Blackpool,Lancs,Lancashire,family,summer,Victorian,town,from,Blackpool Tower,tourism,English,iconic,northern,England,tourist,holidays,sky,views,FY1 5BB,destination,promenade,attractions,skies,blue,resort,pier,holiday,big,Ferris,wheel,the,white,crowded,holidaymakers,holidaymaker,piers
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRJ9TK - . This scene at Central Pier boadwalk, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5BB 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 subject captured here is Big Ferris wheel with Blackpool Tower in background, Central Piers Victorian 1868 boardwalk, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5BB. The wider scene also brings together visual archive, food supply chain, adaptive reuse, grain quality, public-realm investment, heritage-led regeneration, arable farming, period architecture, changing streetscape, contemporary social history, built heritage, urban fabric, documentary photography, and summer fieldwork. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with agricultural policy, climate change and the pressure on farmers from energy, fertiliser and machinery costs. The modern context includes continuing discussion of housing pressure, planning and the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space. The archival value lies partly in recording commercial use and occupation around Central Pier boadwalk, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5BB before conservation work alters the character of the place. Further associations within the scene are British agriculture, cereal crop, period detail, grain harvest, commercial redevelopment, local history, regional identity, and before-and-after reference. The recorded references to Lancashire, boardwalk, Central, Ferris, and Victorian preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The period setting at Central Pier boadwalk, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5BB helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. It also preserves evidence of changing use before later change alters the scene.
Central Pier boadwalk, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5BB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Herefordshire,play,performing,Hereford cathedral,summer,2022,City Centre,England,UK,HR1 2PR,HR1,music,Musicians,of,the,big,conducted,section,full,size,swing,Paramount Orchestra,orchestra,Glenn Miller music,Pete Fletcher,Peter Fletcher,HBB,Terence Rowberry,conducting,leading,a,musicians,leisure,outdoor
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M07AGR - Established in 1990 The Hereford Big Band is now in its 27th year and going from strength to strength.
Hereford Big Band rehearses weekly throughout the year on a Thursday evening at the Lads Club on Widemarsh Common, Hereford HR4 9NA and are a committed group of musicians who enjoy what they do. - more info at http://www.herefordbigband.co.uk/about/
Hereford cathedral, summer 2022, City Centre, Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK, HR1 2PR
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Herefordshire,Large dusty Bottle of Chimay Grande Reserve 2015,Peres Trappistes,big,dusty,of,Belgium,Belgian,2015,ale,beers,anchor,bottle,bottles,bottled,beer,strong,traditional,blue,large,old,history,historic,heritage,brewing,brewer,monks,Trappist,monk,brewers,brew,quality,original
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M07AEN - . Photographed at Hereford Beer House 65 West Street Hereford, England, UK, HR4 0BX in 2022, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The principal subject is Large dusty Bottle of Chimay Grande Reserve 2015, Peres Trappistes. The setting additionally reflects community identity, licensed hospitality, historic hostelry, social history, changing streetscape, licensed trade, place identity, documentary photography, local character, everyday life, traditional pub, visitor hospitality, night-time economy, and pub heritage. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into staffing pressure and beer duty, not least because of the continuing appeal of real ale and regional brewing. Small period details of landscape treatment and surrounding development at Hereford Beer House 65 West Street Hereford, England, UK, HR4 0BX may become more significant with time, particularly following changing commercial priorities. The subject also sits alongside local history, beer-led hospitality, changing land use, real-ale culture, archival record, historical comparison, hospitality economy, and visual archive. References to Peres, Large, Bottle, dusty, and Grande give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The wider setting at Hereford Beer House 65 West Street Hereford, England, UK, HR4 0BX matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Another useful connection is staffing pressure and the continuing appeal of real ale and regional brewing in a form that can be compared with future views of Hereford Beer House 65 West Street Hereford, England, UK, HR4 0BX. The scene captures a trace of local identity for later comparison. Image 2M07AEN also remains a dated record of Hereford Beer House 65 West Street Hereford, England, UK, HR4 0BX.
Hereford Beer House 65 West Street Hereford, England, UK, HR4 0BX
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,England,consider,brain,the,thinker,ponder,pondering,about,it,signs,AI,think big,big,countryside,green,issues,belt,green issues,eco,sky,glows,glow,think it through,word,afternoon,daytime,electric,outside the box,display,wonder,climate,change,idea,ideas,greenwashing,artificial intelligence war
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJGBE4 - . This dated documentary view of the recorded location in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The photograph centres on Think green neon electric sign. The surrounding context encompasses community identity, local history, local information board, visitor guidance, public realm, regional identity, before-and-after reference, navigation aid, route marker, changing land use, wayfinding system, directional marker, operational signage, and changing streetscape. The wider contemporary story combines inclusive design, maintenance and the importance of accessible information in hospitals, stations and public spaces. For later comparison, the photograph preserves equipment and working practice at the recorded location, details that may look very different after new ownership. The location also brings in public information signage, period detail, visual archive, archival record, public-facing notice, historical comparison, documentary photography, and local character. The combination of Think, green, and electric anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The wider setting at the recorded location matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The location additionally provides evidence of inclusive design and the importance of accessible information in hospitals, stations and public spaces without losing the local specificity of the recorded location. A further contemporary connection is visitor experience and the way signage becomes part of local visual identity in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location. The wider significance includes visitor experience and how small pieces of street furniture can become useful historical evidence within the real-world context of the recorded location.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,London,10,England,UK,W1D,community,Gate,at,night,nighttime,time,dusk,grand,big,entryway,into,Londons,lively,town,area,district,food,tourists,tourism,W1D 6BZ,asia,lucky,lantern,crowds,people,asians,colourful,gate,gates,illuminated
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M07AAB - The Chinatown Gate is a grand entryway into London's lively Chinatown district and a cultural landmark. Boasting a tile roof and red pillars that lead into a vibrant area of red lanterns, noodle shops and street signs with Chinese script, the Chinatown Gate is a must-visit landmark on your way to explore the cultural area.
Each year, roughly 17 million people pass through the Chinatown Gate to visit the cultural enclave and sample delicious Chinese foods. With attractions and dining for families and solo travellers alike, Chinatown is a popular destination for sightseeing and shopping.
London's original Chinatown dates back to the start of the 20th century, but after the Blitz of World War II, many of the shops and restaurants moved to other locations. The current Chinatown, located off Shaftesbury Avenue, was established in the 1970s. The Chinatown Gate was completed in 2016 and stands as one of the largest Chinese gates in the country.
The Chinatown Gate marks the entry into Chinatown and its bustling restaurants and shops. The gate is designed with ornate features done in a traditional Qing Dynasty style that complements the stone lions, contemporary Chinese artwork and other traditional Chinese entrance points to the enclave
Along with seeing the gate itself, you can explore the wonders of Chinatown after stopping at the landmark. Chinatown features many buildings and streets with traditional dragons and lanterns, as well as street signs with English and Chinese writing.
Chinatown is also a haven for art lovers. You'll find contemporary art sculptures, impressive religious sculptures and the iconic stone lions. Chinatown is especially interesting during events, such as Chinese New Year, which features parades with floats, lion dances and live performances. You'll also see hundreds of red lanterns during the New Year celebrations that make for a spectacular sight
10 Wardour St, West End, London W1D 6BZ, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M07AAD - The Chinatown Gate is a grand entryway into London's lively Chinatown district and a cultural landmark. Boasting a tile roof and red pillars that lead into a vibrant area of red lanterns, noodle shops and street signs with Chinese script, the Chinatown Gate is a must-visit landmark on your way to explore the cultural area.
Each year, roughly 17 million people pass through the Chinatown Gate to visit the cultural enclave and sample delicious Chinese foods. With attractions and dining for families and solo travellers alike, Chinatown is a popular destination for sightseeing and shopping.
London's original Chinatown dates back to the start of the 20th century, but after the Blitz of World War II, many of the shops and restaurants moved to other locations. The current Chinatown, located off Shaftesbury Avenue, was established in the 1970s. The Chinatown Gate was completed in 2016 and stands as one of the largest Chinese gates in the country.
The Chinatown Gate marks the entry into Chinatown and its bustling restaurants and shops. The gate is designed with ornate features done in a traditional Qing Dynasty style that complements the stone lions, contemporary Chinese artwork and other traditional Chinese entrance points to the enclave
Along with seeing the gate itself, you can explore the wonders of Chinatown after stopping at the landmark. Chinatown features many buildings and streets with traditional dragons and lanterns, as well as street signs with English and Chinese writing.
Chinatown is also a haven for art lovers. You'll find contemporary art sculptures, impressive religious sculptures and the iconic stone lions. Chinatown is especially interesting during events, such as Chinese New Year, which features parades with floats, lion dances and live performances. You'll also see hundreds of red lanterns during the New Year celebrations that make for a spectacular sight
10 Wardour St, West End, London W1D 6BZ, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M07AAG - The Chinatown Gate is a grand entryway into London's lively Chinatown district and a cultural landmark. Boasting a tile roof and red pillars that lead into a vibrant area of red lanterns, noodle shops and street signs with Chinese script, the Chinatown Gate is a must-visit landmark on your way to explore the cultural area.
Each year, roughly 17 million people pass through the Chinatown Gate to visit the cultural enclave and sample delicious Chinese foods. With attractions and dining for families and solo travellers alike, Chinatown is a popular destination for sightseeing and shopping.
London's original Chinatown dates back to the start of the 20th century, but after the Blitz of World War II, many of the shops and restaurants moved to other locations. The current Chinatown, located off Shaftesbury Avenue, was established in the 1970s. The Chinatown Gate was completed in 2016 and stands as one of the largest Chinese gates in the country.
The Chinatown Gate marks the entry into Chinatown and its bustling restaurants and shops. The gate is designed with ornate features done in a traditional Qing Dynasty style that complements the stone lions, contemporary Chinese artwork and other traditional Chinese entrance points to the enclave
Along with seeing the gate itself, you can explore the wonders of Chinatown after stopping at the landmark. Chinatown features many buildings and streets with traditional dragons and lanterns, as well as street signs with English and Chinese writing.
Chinatown is also a haven for art lovers. You'll find contemporary art sculptures, impressive religious sculptures and the iconic stone lions. Chinatown is especially interesting during events, such as Chinese New Year, which features parades with floats, lion dances and live performances. You'll also see hundreds of red lanterns during the New Year celebrations that make for a spectacular sight
10 Wardour St, West End, London W1D 6BZ, England, UK
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,Hotpixuk,GoTonySmith,night,evening,night time,entrance,exit,10 St Enoch Square,Glasgow,Scotland,UK,St Enoch Sq,canopy,glass,structure,underground,tube,public transport,the,big,orange,train,rail,railway,stations,station,dusk,at,in,integrated,transport,outside,exterior,logo,SPT,Strathclyde
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AERR6J - St Enoch subway station is a station on the Glasgow Subway in Scotland. It is located north of the River Clyde in Glasgow city centre. Although it does not have direct interchange with the main line railway, it is located approximately halfway between Glasgow Central station and Argyle Street railway station, within a few minutes' walk to both. The station itself is accessible via St Enoch Square.
Usage of the entire subway in 2007/08 was 14.45 million passengers, increased from 13.14 million in 2005/06
Above ground, the original station building housed both a booking office and the headquarters of the original Glasgow District Subway Railway Company. This was (and is) the subway's most distinctive building - an ornate, Flemish Renaissance, late Victorian red sandstone structure
designed by James Miller in 1896. It still stands - it was carefully preserved during the modernisation of the subway in 1977
As part of the wider refurbishment of the city's subway, St Enoch station received new glass canopies for each entrance, and an overhaul of the ticket hall.
10 St Enoch Square, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AERR6R - St Enoch subway station is a station on the Glasgow Subway in Scotland. It is located north of the River Clyde in Glasgow city centre. Although it does not have direct interchange with the main line railway, it is located approximately halfway between Glasgow Central station and Argyle Street railway station, within a few minutes' walk to both. The station itself is accessible via St Enoch Square.
Usage of the entire subway in 2007/08 was 14.45 million passengers, increased from 13.14 million in 2005/06
Above ground, the original station building housed both a booking office and the headquarters of the original Glasgow District Subway Railway Company. This was (and is) the subway's most distinctive building - an ornate, Flemish Renaissance, late Victorian red sandstone structure
designed by James Miller in 1896. It still stands - it was carefully preserved during the modernisation of the subway in 1977
As part of the wider refurbishment of the city's subway, St Enoch station received new glass canopies for each entrance, and an overhaul of the ticket hall.
10 St Enoch Square, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,store,retail,JunctionNINE,Retail Park,WA2,Warrington,WA2 8TW,UK,shopping,Cheshire,England,parking,big,out,of,town,product,products,sign,signage,entrance,door,unit,the,bed,beds,specialist,specialists,Mattresses,Sofa Beds,Headboards,Bedroom Furniture,Bedding
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MG41WY - . An on-location photograph from JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW in 2019, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The image documents Dreams, JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW. Other connected aspects include community identity, visual archive, customer footfall, local character, public realm, public-facing notice, retail property, historical comparison, commercial signage, social history, period advertising, public information notice, visual merchandising, and commercial frontage. From a 2025-onward perspective, brand consolidation and online shopping are closely linked to this subject, alongside how physical shops adapt to online competition. The wider contemporary story combines consumer culture, branding and the historical value of ordinary advertising material. The image fixes local activity and public use within JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against changed technology. A second descriptive layer includes archival record, shop display, brand communication, high-street commerce, town-centre economy, changing land use, consumer retail, and local enterprise. Details involving JunctionNINE, Retail, and Dreams make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. For JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The wider significance includes brand consolidation and how physical shops adapt to online competition in a form that can be compared with future views of JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW.
JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MG421P - Hobbycraft is an arts and crafts superstore retail chain in the United Kingdom. It is currently owned by investment group Bridgepoint.
Hobbycraft in Tunbridge Wells, using the former logo
It was started by the Haskins Group, a nursery and garden supplier in the south of England, and was bought by investment group Bridgepoint in April 2010.
The stores have been blamed for putting independent craft suppliers out of business, and the amount of choice for specific hobbies has been said to be not as good as in specialised stores. Hobbycraft reported a 10% increase in sales in the beginning of 2010, and opened two new stores, with the chief executive saying arts and crafts are a low cost hobby and he believed they would do well despite difficulties in the economy
In September 2014, it was revealed that Hobbycraft's profits had halved, due to chains such as Aldi, Lidl, Poundland, and online retailers such as Amazon moving into the craft market. Hobbycraft's CEO Catriona Marshall said that the company's profits had been depressed by a £3m investment on a rented warehouse in Burton-upon-Trent, on which Hobbycraft took out a fifteen-year lease
In August 2020, Hobbycraft announced multi-channel growth plans after a complete financial year in which its online revenues increased by 19%. The company has seen e-commerce turbocharged this year “ recording a 200% rise in internet revenues as the 12-week shutdown of Covid-19 channelled much of its web revenue.
In May 2021, Hobbycraft was revealed as the Fourth Best Big Company to Work for in the UK and the third Best Retail Company to work for in the UK by the Best Companies Awards 2021
JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MG427C - Dunelm Group Plc is a British home furnishings retailer operating throughout the United Kingdom. One of the largest homewares retailers in the United Kingdom, The company headquarters are based in Syston, England. It also has its own factory for curtains, blinds and accessories, based in Leicester, England.
It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
Dunelm was founded in 1979 by Bill Adderley and Jeany Adderley, trading in home textiles from a market stall in Leicester. The first Dunelm store opened in Churchgate Leicester in 1984 with the first superstore opening in Rotherham in 1991. In 1996 Will Adderley took over responsibility for the day-to-day running of the company from his father, Bill Adderley. The expansion of Dunelm continued with a new head office and warehouse being established in 1999 in Syston, Leicestershire
In November 2020, the company was criticised by shareholders for renominating Paula Vennells to its board, despite her responsibility for the Post Office subpostmasters' scandal, during which her leadership was accused of having been both cruel and incompetent by a Conservative peer and various MPs.[11] Her resignation from the board was announced on the morning of 26 April 2021 after all the remaining convictions of subpostmasters had been quashed.
Operations
Dunelm store in Bradford
As of 30 June 2020 Dunelm operated 173 stores, spread across the UK, and a webstore
JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,store,retail,JunctionNINE,Retail Park,WA2,Warrington,WA2 8TW,UK,shopping,Cheshire,England,parking,big,out,of,town,product,products,sign,signage,entrance,door,unit,curtains,soft,furnishing,mill,mills,Dunelm Group,Plc,homewares,bedding,lighting,Syston,Paula Vennells
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MG428A - Dunelm Group Plc is a British home furnishings retailer operating throughout the United Kingdom. One of the largest homewares retailers in the United Kingdom, The company headquarters are based in Syston, England. It also has its own factory for curtains, blinds and accessories, based in Leicester, England.
It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
Dunelm was founded in 1979 by Bill Adderley and Jeany Adderley, trading in home textiles from a market stall in Leicester. The first Dunelm store opened in Churchgate Leicester in 1984 with the first superstore opening in Rotherham in 1991. In 1996 Will Adderley took over responsibility for the day-to-day running of the company from his father, Bill Adderley. The expansion of Dunelm continued with a new head office and warehouse being established in 1999 in Syston, Leicestershire
In November 2020, the company was criticised by shareholders for renominating Paula Vennells to its board, despite her responsibility for the Post Office subpostmasters' scandal, during which her leadership was accused of having been both cruel and incompetent by a Conservative peer and various MPs.[11] Her resignation from the board was announced on the morning of 26 April 2021 after all the remaining convictions of subpostmasters had been quashed.
Operations
Dunelm store in Bradford
As of 30 June 2020 Dunelm operated 173 stores, spread across the UK, and a webstore
JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MG42KY - Carpetright Limited is one of the largest British retailers of floor coverings and beds. The company is owned by Meditor.
History
The company was established by Lord Harris of Peckham in 1988 when he opened its first shop in Canning Town. It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in June 1993. In 1999, the company expanded through the acquisition of selected shops from Carpetland and Allied Carpets. It acquired its first operations in Continental Europe in 2002, and in 2005 acquired May's World of Carpets. In 2007, it added the Storey Carpets business, a firm based in Sunderland, which had 54 stores at the time.
Cascade Investment, LLC, the investment vehicle of Bill Gates, acquired a 3% in the company in May 2008. Carpetright expanded again with the purchase of Sleepright UK in 2008. However, in June 2011 it announced significant shop closure plans and that year posted its first loss since 1993.
It was reported on 21 March 2018 that Carpetright was struggling after issuing several profit warnings, and that it was looking at possible shop closures. On 12 April 2018, it was announced that Carpetright would close 92 stores, with a total loss of 300 jobs out of the total workforce of 2,700, as part of restructuring measures
In May 2018, Carpetright secured a £15 million loan to provide short-term working capital. In November 2019, Carpetright announced that its largest shareholder, Meditor, had agreed to purchase the company. A bid of £15.2 million was accepted by the company, amid fears it could not pay off its debt. Carpetright have estimated that the company would need around £80 million to get out of its debt problems. The company's gross debt was evaluated at £56 million
Carpetright announced the departure of chairman Bob Ivell in January 2020, as the store returned to private ownership after more than 26 years. Several non-executive directors stood down from the board because of the takeover
JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MG42WC - . Made at JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW in 2019, 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 location is represented through Pagazzi Lighting Mirrors, JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW. A broader reading of the photograph includes public information notice, social history, advertising ephemera, public-facing notice, shop display, regional identity, independent retail, visual merchandising, consumer retail, street-level marketing, town-centre economy, high-street commerce, period advertising, and everyday life. Current relevance extends to online shopping and footfall, particularly through how physical shops adapt to online competition. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into commercial competition and advertising regulation, not least because of how public-facing messages shape behaviour and purchasing. Small period details of building condition and alterations at JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW may become more significant with time, particularly following new construction. The surrounding story also includes bricks-and-mortar business, visual archive, public realm, historical comparison, historic signage, brand display, local history, and shopfront economy. Elements such as Mirrors, Pagazzi, Lighting, JunctionNINE, and Retail add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. Around JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The frame retains period character within the wider story of JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW.
JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,store,retail,JunctionNINE,Retail Park,WA2,Warrington,WA2 8TW,UK,shopping,Cheshire,England,parking,big,out,of,town,and,the,early,learning,centre,baby,babies,child,childcare,kids,mothers,product,products,logo,sign,entrance,unit,Gurgle
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MG4507 - Mothercare plc is a British retailer which specialises in products for expectant mothers and in general merchandise for children up to eight years of age. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE SmallCap Index.
Mothercare's United Kingdom subsidiary had over 150 stores in 2017, but by 2019 the number had been reduced to 79. In November 2019, the subsidiary was placed into administration, which led to closure of all the stores. Mothercare-branded products continue to be sold by Boots and the parent company continues to supply franchisees in other countries.
The company was founded by Selim Zilkha and Sir James Goldsmith in 1961. It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1972.
In 1982, the company merged with Habitat to form Habitat Mothercare plc. In 1986, Habitat Mothercare plc merged with British Home Stores, to form Storehouse plc. In January 1996, it bought Children's World from Boots, and rebranded these stores as Mothercare World. In May 2000, the Bhs stores were sold to Philip Green, and Storehouse reverted to the Mothercare brand
In June 2007, Mothercare bought Early Learning Centre (ELC) for £85 million. In October 2007, it launched Gurgle, a pregnancy and parenting social networking website. In November 2009, Mothercare acquired the 50% of Gurgle that it did not already own
In November 2019, the company put Mothercare UK (and Mothercare Business Services) into administration. This meant all the UK shops and the UK website closed soon after. Mothercare International still trades profitably.
JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Eire,Ireland,tourist,travel,Dublin D01 TX49,88,D01 TX49,religion,place,of,worship,big,Jesus,crucified,above,candles,St. Marys,Pro,St Mary,Pro-Cathedral,chapel,The Pro,episcopal seat of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin,and,Primate of Ireland,Irish,catholic,RC,Roman Catholic,flames,flame,lit,lighted
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MG3YX2 - St Mary's Church (Irish: Leas-Ardeaglais Naomh Muire), known also as St Mary's Pro-Cathedral or simply the Pro-Cathedral, the Chapel in Marlborough Street or the Pro, is a pro-cathedral and is the episcopal seat of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland.
Status as pro-cathedral
The view toward the Sanctuary from the nave
Detail of the apse
Altar
The city of Dublin possesses two cathedrals, but unusually, both belong to one church, the minority Church of Ireland, which had been the Established Church in Ireland until 1871. In contrast, the majority religion in Ireland, Roman Catholicism, has no cathedral in the Republic of Ireland's capital city and has not had one since the Protestant Reformation. As the official church, the Church of Ireland took control of most church property, including the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity (generally known as Christchurch) and St Patrick's Cathedral.
The Pro-Cathedral owes its origins to the Penal Laws[b] which restricted Catholicism (and other non-Church of Ireland faiths) until the early nineteenth century. For centuries, Roman Catholics could not celebrate Mass or the sacraments in public and were subject to severe penalties (hence the word penal). While these laws ebbed and flowed in terms of the severity with which they were applied, Catholic churches if they were built at all, were built down narrow, difficult-to-find roadways. By the early nineteenth century, many of the Penal Laws had either been repealed or were no longer enforced
an unsuccessful attempt had already been made to grant Catholic Emancipation. As a result, Catholicism began to abandon its previous status as an underground religion
88 Marlborough place, Dublin D01 TX49 , Eire, Ireland
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K43PAW - . An on-location photograph from England, UK in 2019, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The frame specifically shows Cash machine charging for debit card withdrawals, England, UK , please insert card. Expensive access to cash. Another layer of the photograph includes period detail, commercial frontage, community identity, local enterprise, visual archive, changing land use, retail property, historical comparison, high-street commerce, small business, social history, specialist retailer, specialist shop, and local character. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with town-centre regeneration, commercial rents and how commercial property costs affect small retailers. For later comparison, the photograph preserves building condition and alterations at England, UK, details that may look very different after different community use. The surrounding story also includes regional identity, contemporary social history, town-centre trading, shopfront economy, changing streetscape, place identity, archival record, and bricks-and-mortar retail. Elements such as insert, charging, please, access, and machine add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. By fixing the subject within England, UK, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. Another strand within the photograph is town-centre regeneration and how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses when considered against later change at England, UK. The setting also helps illustrate business rates and how commercial property costs affect small retailers without losing the local specificity of England, UK. It also preserves a local visual benchmark before later change alters the scene.
England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@hotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,big,WA1 2PF,in Warrington Town Centre,LMS,corner,showroom,pair,20-24,Crossley St,Warrington,WA1,sexy,art,space,open,show,dancing,high,heel,high heels,heels,fashion,fashionable,in,town,centre,town centre,large,giant,biggest,largest,landlord,Kelvin Smith,Crossley Street
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AF5ECC - . This documentary view of 20-24 Crossley St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2PF in 2019 captures the subject within its actual surroundings, preserving a dated piece of visual history rather than an isolated object study. The main subject is Giant Red Shoes, town centre, 20-24 Crossley St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2PF. The photograph also reflects historical comparison, consumer retail, shopfront economy, retail property, historic townscape, commercial frontage, public realm, period streetscape, period building, urban fabric, everyday life, heritage landmark, architectural detailing, and social history. The subject remains useful for current coverage of consumer spending and online shopping, not least because of the rapid turnover of shopfronts and trading names. Today's wider story includes maintenance costs, planning control and the practical question of keeping older buildings useful without erasing their character. As a dated visual record, the frame preserves a particular stage in the life of the location in this part of 20-24 Crossley St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2PF. The wider local story also touches on community identity, period detail, traditional masonry, archival record, historic commercial architecture, changing land use, changing streetscape, and town-centre economy. Elements such as centre, Giant, Crossley, Warrington, and 20-24 add documentary specificity and may become more useful when compared with later records. The surrounding context at 20-24 Crossley St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2PF matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Another strand within the photograph is consumer spending and how high streets adapt when traditional retail contracts in a form that can be compared with future views of 20-24 Crossley St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2PF.
20-24 Crossley St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2PF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PYX9B0 - The remembrance poppy is an artificial flower that has been used since 1921 to commemorate military personnel who have died in war, and represents a common or field poppy, Papaver rhoeas. Inspired by the World War I poem In Flanders Fields, and promoted by Moina Michael, they were first adopted by the American Legion to commemorate American soldiers killed in that war (1914“1918). They were then adopted by military veterans' groups in parts of the British Empire.
Today, they are mostly used in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, to commemorate their servicemen and women killed in all conflicts. There, small artificial poppies are often worn on clothing leading up to Remembrance Day/Armistice Day, and poppy wreaths are often laid at war memorials. In Australia and New Zealand, they are also worn on Anzac Day.
The Royal British Legion's Poppy Appeal has caused some controversy, with some”including British Army veterans”arguing that it has become excessive, is being used to marshal support behind British military campaigns, and that public figures are pressured to wear poppies.
In the United Kingdom, remembrance poppies are sold by The Royal British Legion (RBL). This is a charity providing financial, social, political and emotional support to those who have served or who are currently serving in the British Armed Forces, and their dependants. They are sold on the streets by volunteers in the weeks before Remembrance Day. The remembrance poppy is the trademark of The Royal British Legion. The RBL state, The red poppy is our registered mark and its only lawful use is to raise funds for the Poppy Appeal
its yearly fundraising drive in the weeks before Remembrance Day. The RBL says these poppies are worn to commemorate the sacrifices of our Armed Forces and to show support to those still serving today. Other poppy merchandise is sold throughout the year as part of the ongoing fundraising.
Sankey St, Warrington,Cheshire,England, UK
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Big,Y,Yorkshire,Way,Art,artwork,England,UK,Doncaster South,Park,Ride,Park & Ride,Park And Ride,free parking,integrated travel,integrated,travel,Council,scheme,Doncaster Council,Chris Brammall,artist,Welcome to Yorkshire,Airport Link Road,Robin Hood Airport,link,road,rd,Bawtry Road,route of the Tour de Yorkshire,Gateway Feature,landmark,parking,gateway into Yorkshire,Ulverston,sculpture,BigY,Big Why
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P8KEYA - Standing at nearly nine metres in height and about the same in width, the iconic installation is based on the popular Welcome to Yorkshire 'Y' logo. It will be seen by millions of people arriving at Doncaster Sheffield Airport and marks the imminent completion of the Great Yorkshire Way airport link road.
Chris Brammall (artist) comments:
This piece is a modern symbol representing Yorkshire in the now, creating a landmark of significance with the capacity to capture a moment in time and form a lasting memory. This symbol will communicate on a visual and physical level and allow interaction, experience and memories to be formed.
Chris attended the official installation press launch on 26th April with Sir Gary Verity, Chief Executive Welcome to Yorkshire and Ros Jones Mayor of Doncaster pictured above.
Located on the route of the Tour de Yorkshire, the gateway feature will be incorporated into local cycling routes encouraging people to interact with the new landmark. Parking and seating will also be provided for those who want to 'stop for a selfie' at the site.
The artwork was commissioned to Chris Brammall by Doncaster Council. Ros Jones, Mayor of Doncaster, said The simplicity of its design, scale and quality is a bold statement reflecting the importance of Great Yorkshire Way as the gateway into Yorkshire and driver of economic growth for the local and regional economy.
Most of the Chris Brammall team were involved in the fabrication of the sculpture in our workshop in Ulverston and the piece was fitted by a three man team - Phil, Paul and Duncan.
Bawtry Road, Rossington, South Yorkshire, England, UK, DN11 0GT
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Big,Y,Yorkshire,Way,Art,artwork,England,UK,Doncaster South,Park,Ride,Park & Ride,Park And Ride,free parking,integrated travel,integrated,travel,Council,scheme,Doncaster Council,Chris Brammall,artist,Welcome to Yorkshire,Airport Link Road,Robin Hood Airport,link,road,rd,Bawtry Road,route of the Tour de Yorkshire,Gateway Feature,landmark,parking,gateway into Yorkshire,Ulverston,sculpture,BigY,Big Why
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P8KEYC - Standing at nearly nine metres in height and about the same in width, the iconic installation is based on the popular Welcome to Yorkshire 'Y' logo. It will be seen by millions of people arriving at Doncaster Sheffield Airport and marks the imminent completion of the Great Yorkshire Way airport link road.
Chris Brammall (artist) comments:
This piece is a modern symbol representing Yorkshire in the now, creating a landmark of significance with the capacity to capture a moment in time and form a lasting memory. This symbol will communicate on a visual and physical level and allow interaction, experience and memories to be formed.
Chris attended the official installation press launch on 26th April with Sir Gary Verity, Chief Executive Welcome to Yorkshire and Ros Jones Mayor of Doncaster pictured above.
Located on the route of the Tour de Yorkshire, the gateway feature will be incorporated into local cycling routes encouraging people to interact with the new landmark. Parking and seating will also be provided for those who want to 'stop for a selfie' at the site.
The artwork was commissioned to Chris Brammall by Doncaster Council. Ros Jones, Mayor of Doncaster, said The simplicity of its design, scale and quality is a bold statement reflecting the importance of Great Yorkshire Way as the gateway into Yorkshire and driver of economic growth for the local and regional economy.
Most of the Chris Brammall team were involved in the fabrication of the sculpture in our workshop in Ulverston and the piece was fitted by a three man team - Phil, Paul and Duncan.
Bawtry Road, Rossington, South Yorkshire, England, UK, DN11 0GT
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,WA4,village,Church,bell ringing,ringers,parish,bells,old,historic,history,clock,mechanism,Gropenhale,main,bell,cast,Victorian,antique,and,wheel,Tolling,Hammer,tower,internal,clapper,striker,chime,toll,tolls,tolling,chiming,pivoted clapper,big
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JHBJW3 - . Recorded at Grappenhall Ln, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3EP in 2018, 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 St Wilfrids Church Belltower main bell, prior to 2019, Grappenhall Village, Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, WA4 2SJ. The wider scene also brings together period streetscape, local history, local landmark, everyday street life, local character, townscape record, social landscape, architectural detailing, heritage asset, place identity, contemporary city life, historical comparison, changing land use, and everyday life. Today's relevance is strengthened by heritage conservation, local identity and the continuing question of the tension between conservation and redevelopment. From a 2025-onward perspective, regeneration and community use are closely linked to this subject, alongside how regeneration alters the character of familiar places. Future viewers can use this scene from Grappenhall Ln, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3EP to compare local activity and public use with whatever follows after refurbishment. A second descriptive layer includes urban change, street-level documentary, heritage landmark, period building, city-centre activity, pedestrian environment, traditional structure, and before-and-after reference. Elements such as Church, Belltower, prior, Grappenhall, and Village add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The period setting at Grappenhall Ln, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3EP helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The period view preserves a point of historical comparison before later change alters the scene. The view records part of the area's social history as a date-specific reference.
Grappenhall Ln, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3EP
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Keywords: Uni,sculpture,University,UMIST,Granby,Row,City,centre,tourist,tourism,landmark,sugar,sweet,sugary,soft,drinks,Nichols,grapes,raspberries,raspberry,label,icon,iconic,factory,site,Vimto fruit drink,drink bottle,Manchester University,Granby Row,Soft Drinks,Soft Drink,Matthew Nichols,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,invigorating,ideal,beverage,historic,big,label,grass,park,student,area,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,Kerry Morrison,Nick Lumb,Acorn Furniture
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H4EGB7 - At Granby Row, 2011, the grapes and raspberries have been restored with the grapes changing from red to green to reflect the ingredients of Vimto, while the blackcurrants have been replaced. A new wooded barrel has been constructed to replace the bottom of the Vimto bottle and new labels have been carved and painted.
The monument was first carved by Kerry Morrison and installed in Granby Row in 1992. Granby Row is the site of the factory where the first batch of Vimto was made by John Noel Nichols back in 1908.
After 19 years of the Manchester weather and attention from city revellers, the monument was in need of a refresh and it has been brought back to its former glory by Nick Lumb at Acorn Furniture in Wrexham.
Granby Row,Manchester,England,UK
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Keywords: England,UK,LDN,sign,Tube,sign,mother,of,all,big,ben,politics,political,iconic,icon,London Icon,Tube Sign,Big Ben,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,problem,with,Buy Pictures of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HGC83C - . An identifiable period record of Westminster, London, England,UK in 2016, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The scene records Westminster, icons of London, The Underground and Houses of parliament, England,UK. The subject also carries associations with street furniture, public-facing notice, visual archive, route marker, regional identity, wayfinding marker, period detail, before-and-after reference, public information signage, instructional sign, navigation aid, community noticeboard, local history, and local information board. Current relevance extends to transport information and local identity, particularly through how signs record changing road names, destinations and administrative responsibility. The image fixes public access and movement within Westminster, London, England,UK at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against refurbishment. The photograph additionally reflects archival record, social history, documentary photography, everyday life, orientation signage, contemporary social history, changing land use, and local character. The combination of Underground, London, icons, parliament, and Houses anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The wider setting at Westminster, London, England,UK matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Another useful connection is transport information and how signs record changing road names, destinations and administrative responsibility without losing the local specificity of Westminster, London, England,UK. The scene further reflects transport information and the need for accessible information that works without digital technology in a form that can be compared with future views of Westminster, London, England,UK. Image HGC83C also remains a dated record of Westminster, London, England,UK.
Westminster, London, England,UK
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Keywords: class,mate,mates.classmate,bond,bonding,primary,secondary,name,names,rite,of,passage,Right,school leaver,leaving,sign,signed,remember,remembrance,year6,memories,new,sad,uniform,scribble,schools,out,wrecked,uniform,Rite of passage,Right of passage,school leavers,School memories,schools out,GoTonySmith,sirt,shrt,year,six,6,writing,on,his,top,blue,graffiti,good,luck,celebrating,best,times,of,our,lives,end,term,English,England,UK,GB,British,Great,Britain,break,secondary,high,high school,dress,blouse,clothes,top,girl,boy,schoolboy,schoolgirl,schoolboys,schoolgirls,ready,for,big,year 6,Year Six,leaving junior school,best times of our lives,end of term,end of school,junior school leaver,junior school leavers,Schools Out For Summer,Summer break,6 week holiday,6 weeks holiday,wrecked uniform,big school,ready for big school,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY7XRY - . School Leavers Shirt with signatures of classmates. Photographed in England. The photograph was taken on 23 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. Signage, lettering, logos, numbers or other visible information form an important part of the record, helping identify the subject and capture contemporary branding or public messaging. The scene is closely associated with School, Leavers, Shirt, signatures, classmates, junior, time, higher, class and mate, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph has direct relevance to remembrance, commemoration, war memorials, civic ceremony and the public spaces used to remember military service and loss. It can support editorial features about Remembrance Sunday, Armistice commemorations, poppies, cenotaphs, wreath laying, local military history, veterans and civic participation. Inscriptions, floral tributes, flags, stonework, surrounding streets and temporary commemorative displays can provide important documentary detail for historical and news use. A dated image of a memorial is especially valuable because ceremonies, wreaths, signage and the surrounding public realm change from year to year. Search themes include remembrance, cenotaphs, war memorials, poppies, veterans, civic ceremony, military history, Armistice and public commemoration. Temporary wreaths, poppies and ceremonial displays can make one year's view materially different from another, increasing the archive value of the photograph. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
England
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Keywords: class,mate,mates.classmate,bond,bonding,primary,secondary,name,names,rite,of,passage,Right,school leaver,leaving,sign,signed,remember,remembrance,year6,memories,new,sad,uniform,scribble,schools,out,wrecked,uniform,Rite of passage,Right of passage,school leavers,School memories,schools out,GoTonySmith,sirt,shrt,year,six,6,writing,on,his,top,blue,graffiti,good,luck,celebrating,junior,best,time,times,of,our,lives,end,term,English,England,UK,GB,British,Great,Britain,break,secondary,higher,high,high school,dress,blouse,clothes,top,girl,boy,schoolboy,schoolgirl,schoolboys,schoolgirls,ready,for,big,year 6,Year Six,leaving junior school,best times of our lives,end of term,end of school,junior school leaver,junior school leavers,Schools Out For Summer,Summer break,6 week holiday,6 weeks holiday,wrecked uniform,big school,ready for big school,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY7XT7 - . Recorded at England in 2015, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The defining feature is School Leavers Shirt with signatures of classmates. The locality and subject together evoke community identity, everyday life, wayfinding detail, changing streetscape, archival record, period detail, local history, contemporary social history, social history, place identity, material sign design, public realm, graphic street detail, and historical comparison. Current relevance extends to commercial branding and public communication, particularly through how ordinary signs become time-specific evidence of language and design. For later comparison, the photograph preserves signage and branding at England, details that may look very different after changed technology. The location also brings in public information notice, historic sign, urban typography, regional identity, before-and-after reference, commercial ephemera, local character, and visual communication. The recorded references to signatures, Leavers, School, classmates, and Shirt preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The period setting at England 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 commercial branding and the way lettering and materials contribute to local visual identity within the specific setting of England. The setting also helps illustrate visual identity and how signs can document commercial, social or regulatory change as part of the longer story of England. The image also provides a reference for street design and how signs can document commercial, social or regulatory change when considered against later change at England. The frame retains period character before later change alters the scene.
England
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Keywords: attraction,slide,slides,Edinburgh,dusk,at,St,Christmas,Xmas,festival,moving,Edinburghs,Hogmanay,big,slide,fast,at,night,in,the,dark,lights,on,red,yellow,Tourist,tourism,fun,track,things,to,see,do,GotonySmith,Square,rides,ride,evening
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED4MP4 - . Traditional fairground attractions, the big slide at Night at Edinburgh's Hogmanay. Photographed at St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. The photograph was taken on 26 December 2014. 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 low-light or evening setting is part of the subject, bringing illuminated signs, windows and street lighting into the documentary character of the scene. The scene is closely associated with fairground, attractions, Night, Edn, Andrew, Square, Andrews, attraction, slide and slides, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph has strong editorial relevance to public events, festivals, performances, celebrations and the temporary activity that changes the character of a familiar place. It can support coverage of festivals, street entertainment, performers, audiences, tourism, cultural events, city-centre activity and the economic and social impact of organised public gatherings. Costume, temporary signs, crowds, performance areas, street furniture and the surrounding architecture can all help establish the event in a specific place and period. Because events are temporary, a dated documentary photograph has particular archive value, preserving details that disappear as soon as the programme, performers and public activity move on. Search themes include festivals, street performance, live entertainment, cultural events, tourism, crowds, city-centre activity, temporary public space and event heritage. The dated view is valuable for identifying how a particular event, performer or festival presence looked in that year. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph.
St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: attraction,slide,slides,dusk,at,St,Andrew,Christmas,Xmas,festival,moving,Edinburghs,Hogmanay,big,fast,slide,Tourist,tourism,fun,track,things,to,see,do,few,people,in,shadow,silhouettes,silhouette,walkers,walking,GotonySmith,illuminated,rides,ride,evening
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED4MP6 - . Traditional fairground attractions at Night at Edinburgh's Hogmanay Scotland. Photographed at St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. The photograph was taken on 26 December 2014. 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 low-light or evening setting is part of the subject, bringing illuminated signs, windows and street lighting into the documentary character of the scene. The scene is closely associated with fairground, attractions, Night, St Andrews, Edinburgh, Square, attraction, slide, slides and dusk, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph has strong editorial relevance to public events, festivals, performances, celebrations and the temporary activity that changes the character of a familiar place. It can support coverage of festivals, street entertainment, performers, audiences, tourism, cultural events, city-centre activity and the economic and social impact of organised public gatherings. Costume, temporary signs, crowds, performance areas, street furniture and the surrounding architecture can all help establish the event in a specific place and period. Because events are temporary, a dated documentary photograph has particular archive value, preserving details that disappear as soon as the programme, performers and public activity move on. Search themes include festivals, street performance, live entertainment, cultural events, tourism, crowds, city-centre activity, temporary public space and event heritage. The dated view is valuable for identifying how a particular event, performer or festival presence looked in that year. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph.
St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: dusk,shot,in,the,winter,december,november,snow,cold,winter,shop,shopping,sales,xmas,Christmas,city,capital,iconic,lights,lighting,lit,up,building,dept,department,store,stores,travel,attraction,place,to,visit,mr,harrod,up,market,upmarket,Brompton,rd,road,gotonysmith,icon,iconic,retail,space,spaces,mall,centre,center,st,street,capitalism,capitalist,system,rich,by,royal,appointment,to,the,queen,royal,family,king,Royal,Borough,of,and,Chelsea,London,store,big,biggest,in,europe,GB,great,britain,Omnia,Omnibus,Ubique,All,Things,for,All,People,Everywhere,tube,warrant,warrants,Charles,Henry,Mo,Mohamed,Al-Fayed,al,Fayed,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DJ7B20 - Harrods is an upmarket department store located in Brompton Road in Knightsbridge, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London. The Harrods brand also applies to other enterprises undertaken by the Harrods group of companies including Harrods Bank, Harrods Estates, Harrods Aviation and Air Harrods, and to Harrods Buenos Aires, sold by Harrods in 1922 and closed as of 2011, with plans announced to reopen in 2013.
The store occupies a 5-acre (20,000 m2) site and has over one million square feet (90,000 m2) of selling space in over 330 departments making it the biggest department store in Europe.
The Harrods motto is Omnia Omnibus Ubique”All Things for All People, Everywhere. Several of its departments, including the seasonal Christmas department and the Food Halls, are world famous.
87-135 Brompton Road Knightsbridge London, SW1X 7XL, United Kingdom
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Keywords: dusk,shot,in,the,winter,december,november,snow,cold,winter,shop,shopping,sales,xmas,Christmas,city,capital,iconic,lights,lighting,lit,up,building,dept,department,store,stores,travel,attraction,place,to,visit,mr,harrod,up,market,upmarket,Brompton,rd,road,gotonysmith,icon,iconic,retail,space,spaces,mall,centre,center,st,street,capitalism,capitalist,system,rich,by,royal,appointment,to,the,queen,royal,family,king,Royal,Borough,of,and,Chelsea,London,store,big,biggest,in,europe,GB,great,britain,Omnia,Omnibus,Ubique,All,Things,for,All,People,Everywhere,tube,warrant,warrants,Charles,Henry,Mo,Mohamed,Al-Fayed,al,Fayed,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DJ7B24 - Harrods is an upmarket department store located in Brompton Road in Knightsbridge, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London. The Harrods brand also applies to other enterprises undertaken by the Harrods group of companies including Harrods Bank, Harrods Estates, Harrods Aviation and Air Harrods, and to Harrods Buenos Aires, sold by Harrods in 1922 and closed as of 2011, with plans announced to reopen in 2013.
The store occupies a 5-acre (20,000 m2) site and has over one million square feet (90,000 m2) of selling space in over 330 departments making it the biggest department store in Europe.
The Harrods motto is Omnia Omnibus Ubique”All Things for All People, Everywhere. Several of its departments, including the seasonal Christmas department and the Food Halls, are world famous.
87-135 Brompton Road Knightsbridge London, SW1X 7XL, United Kingdom
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Keywords: UK,wall,graffiti,painted,1xtra,live,BBC,radio,one,xtra,#bigupliverpool,2013,2014,2015,Mersey,Merseyside,GoTonySmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,in the,scouse,spray,big,up,city,centre,#BigUpLiverpool,BigUpLiverpool,BBC radio,1XtraLive,Oct,October,promotion
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DRH7RE - . Big Up Liverpool, painting in the City centre, Merseyside, England, UK. Photographed at Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK. The photograph was taken on 05 October 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. Signage, lettering, logos, numbers or other visible information form an important part of the record, helping identify the subject and capture contemporary branding or public messaging. The scene is closely associated with Big Up Liverpool painting in City centre, Big Up Liverpool, City centre, painting, street, art, scouser, culture, paint and wall, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph gives particular emphasis to signage, lettering, public information, branding or graphic communication in a real-world setting. It can support editorial features about wayfinding, advertising, local identity, warnings, public information, business branding, typography, street design and the visual language of towns and cities. Words, symbols, colours, materials and the physical setting of the sign provide useful documentary detail for researchers interested in how information was presented at the time. Because signs and branding are frequently replaced, repainted or removed, the image also has useful archive and social-history value. Search themes include signs, lettering, typography, advertising, wayfinding, public information, warnings, branding, street graphics and local identity. Because signs are frequently replaced or repainted, a clear dated photograph of wording or graphics can acquire strong archive and social-history value. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
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Keywords: NW,North,West,classic,history,historic,Cheshire,West,and,CWAC,east,tourist,tourism,council,local,authority,gem,gems,shot,nightshot,Eastgate,Clock,which,is,said,to,be,the,most,photographed,clock,in,England,after,Big,Ben,Chester,City,Night,at,Dusk,England,UK,Deva,Roman,gate,Gotonysmith Chester is a city in Cheshire,England. Lying on the River Dee,close to the border with Wales,it is home to 120,622 inhabitants,and,is,the,largest,and,most,populous,settlement,of,the,wider,unitary,authority,area,of,Cheshire,West,and,Chester,which had a population of 328,100,according,to,the,2001,Census.,Chester,was,granted,city,status,in,1541.,Chester,was,founded,as,a,or Roman fort with the name Deva Victrix in,Eastgate,Northgate,Watergate and Bridge,follow routes laid out at this time ""“ almost 2,000,years,ago.,One,of,the,three,main,Roman,army,bases,Deva,later,became,a,major,settlement,in,the,Roman,province,of,Britannia.,After,the,Romans,left,in,the,5th,century,the Saxons fortified the town,castrum,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCYF19 - Eastgate and Eastgate Clock in Chester, Cheshire, England, stand on the site of the original entrance to the Roman fortress of Deva Victrix. It is a prominent landmark in the city of Chester and is said to be the most photographed clock in England after Big Ben.
The original gate was guarded by a timber tower which was replaced by a stone tower in the 2nd century, and this in turn was replaced probably in the 14th century. The present gateway dates from 1768 and is a three-arched sandstone structure which carries the walkway forming part of Chester city walls. In 1899 a clock was added to the top of the gateway to celebrate the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria two years earlier. It is carried on openwork iron pylons, has a clock face on all four sides, and a copper ogee cupola. The clock was designed by the Chester architect John Douglas. The whole structure, gateway and clock, was listed by English Heritage on 28 July 1955 as a Grade I listed building
City of Chester, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: NW,North,West,classic,history,historic,Cheshire,West,and,CWAC,east,tourist,tourism,council,local,authority,gem,gems,shot,nightshot,Eastgate,Clock,which,is,said,to,be,the,most,photographed,clock,in,England,after,Big,Ben,Chester,City,Night,at,Dusk,England,UK,Deva,Roman,victorian,victoria,Gotonysmith Chester is a city in Cheshire,England. Lying on the River Dee,close to the border with Wales,it is home to 120,622 inhabitants,and,is,the,largest,and,most,populous,settlement,of,the,wider,unitary,authority,area,of,Cheshire,West,and,Chester,which had a population of 328,100,according,to,the,2001,Census.,Chester,was,granted,city,status,in,1541.,Chester,was,founded,as,a,or,Roman,fort,with,the,name,Deva,Victrix,in,the,year,79,by,the,Roman,Legio,II,Adiutrix,during,the,reign,of,the,Emperor,Vespasian.,Chesters,four,main,roads,Eastgate,Northgate,Watergate and Bridge,follow routes laid out at this time ""“ almost 2,000,years,ago.,One,of,the,three,main,Roman,army,bases,Deva,later,became,a,major,settlement,in,the,Roman,province,of,Britannia.,castrum,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCYG15 - Eastgate and Eastgate Clock in Chester, Cheshire, England, stand on the site of the original entrance to the Roman fortress of Deva Victrix. It is a prominent landmark in the city of Chester and is said to be the most photographed clock in England after Big Ben.
The original gate was guarded by a timber tower which was replaced by a stone tower in the 2nd century, and this in turn was replaced probably in the 14th century. The present gateway dates from 1768 and is a three-arched sandstone structure which carries the walkway forming part of Chester city walls. In 1899 a clock was added to the top of the gateway to celebrate the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria two years earlier. It is carried on openwork iron pylons, has a clock face on all four sides, and a copper ogee cupola. The clock was designed by the Chester architect John Douglas. The whole structure, gateway and clock, was listed by English Heritage on 28 July 1955 as a Grade I listed building
City of Chester, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: Grappenhall,heys,grappenhallheys,walled,garden,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,tony,smith,tonysmith,hotpix,tonysmithhotpix,mushroom,red,fungi,big,large,agaric,fly,flyagaric,mature,white,dots,autumn,October,Fall,wet,weather,nature,natural,history,world,macro,HDR,closeup,close,up,Amanita,muscaria
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 8089409008 - 'An agaric is a type of fungal fruiting body characterized by the presence of a pileus (cap) that is clearly differentiated from the stipe (stalk), with lamellae (gills) on the underside of the pileus. 'Agaric' can also refer to a basidiomycete species characterized by an agaric-type fruiting body. An archaic usage of the word agaric meant 'tree-fungus' (after Latin agaricum)
however, that meaning was superseded by the Linnaean interpretation in 1753 when Linnaeus used the generic name Agaricus for gilled mushrooms.
Most species of agarics are classified in the Agaricales, however, this type of fruiting body is thought to have evolved several times independently, hence the Russulales, Boletales, Hymenochaetales, and several other groups of basidiomycetes also contain agaric species. Older systems of classification place all agarics in the Agaricales, and some (mostly older) sources still use 'agarics' as a common name for the Agaricales.
Contemporary sources now tend to use the term euagarics when referring only to members of the Agaricales. 'Agaric' is also sometimes used as a common name for members of the genus Agaricus, as well as for members of other genera, for example, Amanita muscaria is sometimes called 'fly agaric'.
Amanita muscaria poisoning occurs in either young children or people ingesting it to have a hallucinogenic experience. Occasionally, immature button forms have been mistaken for puffballs. Additionally, the white spots can be washed away during heavy rain and it then may seem as the edible A. caesarea.
Amanita muscaria contains a number of biologically active agents, at least one of which, muscimol, is known to be psychoactive. Ibotenic acid, a neurotoxin, serves as a prodrug to muscimol, with approximately 10-20% converting to muscimol upon ingestion. A toxic dose in adults is approximately 6 mg muscimol or 30 to 60 mg ibotenic acid
this is typically about the amount found in one cap of Amanita muscaria. However, the amount and ratio of chemical compounds per mushroom varies widely from region to region and season to season, which further confuses the issue. Spring and summer mushrooms have been reported to contain up to 10 times as much ibotenic acid and muscimol compared to autumn fruitings.
A fatal dose has been calculated at an amount of 15 caps. Deaths from this fungus A. muscaria has been reported in historical journal articles and newspaper reports
however, with modern medical treatment a fatal outcome because of the poison of this mushroom would be extremely rare. Many older books list it as 'deadly' but this is a mistake that gives the impression it is far more toxic than it actually is. The North American Mycological Association has stated there are absolutely no reliably documented fatalities in the past century. The vast majority (90% or more) of mushroom poisoning deaths are from having eaten either the greenish to yellowish death cap (A. phalloides) or perhaps even one of the several white Amanita species which are known as destroying angels.
The active constituents of this species are water soluble, and boiling and then discarding the cooking water will at least partly detoxify A. muscaria. However, drying may increase potency as the process facilitates the conversion of ibotenic acid to the more potent muscimol. According to some sources, once detoxified, the mushroom becomes edible.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 7890217202 - 'View a whole set of Fringe 2012 madness from Edinburgh Scotland here. If you do Twitter add me here.
August, always a mad busy crazy time in Edinburgh, during the festival and fringe, which seems to have grown even bigger than the tattoo and festival.
What more do you need, a friend with a big puppet head to share your secrets with. I overheard the conversation 'Choose life, choose a job, choose a career driving trams....'
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (The Fringe) is the world's largest arts festival, with the 2012 event spanning 25 days totalling over 2,695 shows from 47 countries in 279 venues. Established in 1947 as an alternative to the Edinburgh International Festival, it takes place annually in Scotland's capital, in the month of August. The Fringe is a showcase for the performing arts, particularly theatre and comedy (which has seen substantial growth in recent years), although dance and music are also represented. In 2012, 36% of shows were comedy and 28% theatrical productions. Theatrical productions range from the classics of ancient Greece to William Shakespeare, Samuel Beckett and contemporary works. In 2012, 1,418 shows were having their world premiere.
The Fringe is an unjuried festival \u2013 with no selection committee, and therefore any type of performance may participate. The Fringe has often showcased experimental works that might not be invited to a more conservative arts festival. In addition to ticketed, programmed events, the Festival has included a street fair, located primarily on the Royal Mile. The Festival is organized by the Festival Fringe Society, which publishes the programme, sells tickets, and offers advice to performers. Their offices are on the Royal Mile.
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![iPod Shuffle2 - Post War Glamour Girl [ Manchester Northern Quarter Mural , England UK ] 7693458316 art,NQ,Manchester,Cord,Bar,big,breasts,chest,chested,lady,female,woman,red,head,redhead,stilletto,shoes,ble,stockings,french,knickers,pants,french knickers,street,England,Northern,Quarter,mural,pano,panorama,hipstamatic,iphone,joiner,sexy,lips,giant,enormous,hooters,legs,air,ready,punter,Tib,St,TibSt,breasted,milf,BBW](https://live.staticflickr.com/7248/7693458316_a88930a2ce_o.jpg/)
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 7693458316 - 'Salford lad John Cooper Clarke - 'Post War Glamour Girl' - Play this track here.
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This is a panorama of four hipstamatic shots taken on an iphone stiched together. It was taken in Manchester's Northern Quarter.
John Cooper Clarke (born 25 January 1949) is an English performance poet who first became famous during the punk rock era of the late 1970s when he became known as a 'punk poet'.[1] He released several albums in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and continues to perform regularly.
His recorded output has mainly centred around musical backing from The Invisible Girls, which featured Martin Hannett, Pete Shelley, Bill Nelson, Paul Burgess and Steve Hopkins.
His first releases were on the independent label Rabid, starting with the EP Innocents in October 1977. He toured with Bill Nelson's band Be-Bop Deluxe in 1978 and was signed by Epic Records, who issued the Nelson-produced debut album Disguise In Love in 1978.
In 1979 he had his only UK top 40 hit with 'Gimmix! (Play Loud)'. Clarke toured with Linton Kwesi Johnson, and has performed on the same bill as bands such as Sex Pistols, The Fall, Joy Division, Buzzcocks, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Elvis Costello, Rockpile, and New Order (including at their May 1984 Music for Miners benefit concert at London's Royal Festival Hall). His set is characterised by lively, rapid-fire renditions of his poems, usually performed a cappella. Often referred to as 'the bard of Salford', he usually refers to himself on stage as 'Johnny Clarke, the name behind the hairstyle'.
This mural which is just on the gable end of Cord bar is just around the corner from Tib St, the old seedy street that used to be home to pet shops and sex shops. These days its more arty bars, nice cafes and music venues. Still a bit seedy, reassuringly!
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 7208117684 - 'A historic day today as the previously closed library (borough cuts April 2011) has now been officially re-named and re-opened by The Friends of Grappenhall Library. A registered charity, volunteers now run the facility which has been renamed 'Grappenhall Community Library'.
5000+ donated books fill the shelves once again and over 150 opening sessions already completed, over 1000 books have been issued. Over 34% to younger readers and under 16's.
Read more at friendsofgrappenhalllibrary.wordpress.com/ or pop in when open (Mon/Tues 1pm-5pm &
Thu/Sat 10-1pm) to find out more if you live in South Warrington. Always craft activities for younger ones and you will receive a warm welcome. ',
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 6346892333 - 'Alberta Cross - 'Lucy Rider' - Play this track here.
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A cracking track from 'The Thief and the Heartbreaker' album.
Alberta Cross is a New York-based band, formed by Petter Ericson Stakee (vocals, guitar) &
Terry Wolfers (bass). Despite their different upbringings - Stakee travelled from an early age between Sweden and England with his singer-songwriter father, whilst Wolfers was brought up in London's East End - they formed what would later become Alberta Cross. After relocating to Brooklyn, New York, Stakee and Wolfers solidified the line-up with the addition of Austin Beede, Alec Higgins and Sam Kearney.
The band's sound has been compared to The Band, Neil Young, The Raconteurs and other blues-influenced rock bands.
'Lucy Rider' is heard in the series premiere of the BBC One series Survivors, as well as episode 3 of Season 1 of Dirty Sexy Money. The album is well worth checking out.
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Keywords: cow,cows,udder,udders,lactation,milk,teat,breast,teats,ma dirty,clean,shot,full,tony,smith,tonysmith cow,mammal,milky,field,farm,agriculture,big,porn,hotpix!,rural,countryside,country,side,english,british,breasts,nipple,nipples
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4783662502 - 'An udder is an organ formed of the mammary glands of female quadruped mammals, especially ruminants such as cattle, goats, sheep and deer. The udder is a single mass hanging beneath the animal, consisting of pairs of mammary glands. In cattle there are normally two pairs, in sheep, goats and deer there is one pair, and in some animals such as pigs there are many pairs.
Udder care and hygiene in cows is important in milking, aiding uninterrupted and untainted milk production, and preventing mastitis. Products exist to soothe the chapped skin of the udder.
A 400-page United Nations report from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) states that cattle farming is 'responsible for 18% of greenhouse gases'. The production of cattle to feed and clothe humans stresses ecosystems around the world, and is assessed to be one of the top three environmental problems in the world on a local to global scale.
The report, entitled Livestock's Long Shadow, also surveys the environmental damage from sheep, chickens, pigs and goats. But in almost every case, the world's 1.5 billion cattle are cited as the greatest adverse impact with respect to climate change as well as species extinction. The report concludes that, unless changes are made, the massive damage reckoned to be due to livestock may more than double by 2050, as demand for meat increases. One of the cited changes suggests that intensification of the livestock industry may be suggested, since intensification leads to less land for a given level of production.
Some microbes respire in the cattle gut by an anaerobic process known as methanogenesis (producing the gas methane). Cattle emit a large volume of methane, 95% of it through eructation or burping, not flatulence.[40] As the carbon in the methane comes from the digestion of vegetation produced by photosynthesis, its release into the air by this process would normally be considered harmless, because there is no net increase in carbon in the atmosphere \u2014 it's removed as carbon dioxide from the air by photosynthesis and returned to it as methane.
Methane is a more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide, having a warming effect 23 to 50 times greater, and according to Takahashi and Young 'even a small increase in methane concentration in the atmosphere exerts a potentially significant contribution to global warming'. Further analysis of the methane gas produced by livestock as a contributor to the increase in greenhouse gases is provided by Weart.
Research is underway on methods of reducing this source of methane, by the use of dietary supplements, or treatments to reduce the proportion of methanogenetic microbes, perhaps by vaccination.
Cattle are fed a concentrated high-corn diet which produces rapid weight gain, but this has side effects which include increased acidity in the digestive system. When improperly handled, manure and other byproducts of concentrated agriculture also have environmental consequences.
Grazing by cattle at low intensities can create a favourable environment for native herbs and forbs
however, in most world regions cattle are reducing biodiversity due to overgrazing driven by food demands by an expanding human population.
All of this can paint cows, cattle and farmers as the bad guys. It depends on your ethical stance. There is no single answer to these issues (vegetarianism), we just need to be open to a number of ways of minimising its impact on an ever more fragile environment.
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On another note, this is my last shot in this 365 project.
I have really enjoyed it, learnt a lot and met some fantastic people on the journey (including many photographers who have become my contacts on Flickr). So a big thank you for putting up with my thoughts and ramblings.
After a little break rest assured I will certainly come up with an udder theme or project.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4706668333 - 'The Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Truro, Cornwall is an Anglican cathedral. It was built in the Gothic Revival architectural style fashionable during the period, and is one of only three cathedrals in the United Kingdom with three spires.
The See (or Diocese) of Truro was established in 1876 and the first bishop, Edward White Benson, was consecrated in 1877: this was the first cathedral to be built on a new site in England since Salisbury Cathedral in 1220.
Construction began in 1880 on the site of the 16th century parish church (St Mary the Virgin) to a design by the architect John Loughborough Pearson, a leading figure of the 19th century Gothic Revival. The design combines the Early English style with certain French characteristics, chiefly spires and rose windows. Truro's resemblance to Lincoln Cathedral is not coincidental: Pearson had been appointed as Lincoln's Cathedral architect and the first Bishop of Truro, Edward Benson, had previously been Canon Chancellor at Lincoln. The central tower and spire stands 250 feet tall, while the western towers reach to 200 feet.
The cathedral is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary and as such has no Lady Chapel, which is quite unusual. Because the cathedral is situated in the heart of the city there was little room with houses and shops packed closely about on all sides. In order to accommodate the cathedral it was necessary to bend the building six feet northward.
Two foundation stones were laid in 1880 and the first section of the cathedral was consecrated in 1887. The central tower was completed by 1905 and the building was completed with the opening of the two western towers in 1910. Pearson died in 1897 and the work of his architectural practice was continued by his son, Frank. The Cathedral was the location for the first service of Nine Lessons and Carols, devised by Bishop Edward White Benson for Christmas Eve in 1880.
In 2002 the cathedral embarked on what was hoped to be a fifteen year project to restore the east end, the west front and the central tower and spire. Reliant on available funds, work progresses when possible. Currently the towers are under refurbishment under this plan.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HDR7 - The Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Truro is an Anglican cathedral located in the city of Truro, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. It was built in the Gothic Revival architectural style fashionable during much of the nineteenth century, and is one of only three cathedrals in the United Kingdom with three spires.
The See (or Diocese) of Truro was established in 1876, and the first bishop, Edward White Benson, was consecrated in 1877. Truro was the first cathedral to be built on a new site in England since Salisbury Cathedral in 1220.
A stained glass window depicting the founding of the cathedral.
Construction began in 1880 on the site of the sixteenth century parish church of St Mary the Virgin to a design by the leading Gothic Revival architect John Loughborough Pearson. St Mary's, a building in the Perpendicular style with a spire 128 feet tall was demolished in October 1880, leaving only the early sixteenth-century south aisle, which was retained to serve as the parish church. From 1880 until 1887 a temporary wooden cathedral was built on an adjacent site. This accommodated fewer than 400 people and was extremely hot in summer and cold in winter. It was in this building that the Bishop introduced the new evening service of Nine Lessons and Carols on Christmas Eve, 1880.
Pearson's design combines the Early English style with certain French characteristics, chiefly spires and rose windows. Truro's resemblance to Lincoln Cathedral is not coincidental: Pearson had been appointed as Lincoln's Cathedral architect and the first Bishop of Truro, Edward Benson, had previously been Canon Chancellor at Lincoln. The central tower and spire stands 250 feet (76 m) tall, while the western towers reach to 200 feet (61 m). Four kinds of stone were used: Mabe granite for the exterior, and St Stephen's granite for the interior, with dressings and shafts of Bath and Polyphant stone. The spires and turret roofs are of stone, except for a copper spire over the bell tower
The Cathedral Office,. 14 St Mary's Street, Truro, TR1 2AF , England, United Kingdom
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4490135858 - 'A brilliant arm and shoulder tattoo, artist unknown. Seen at the Manchester Tattoo expo / convention at GMEX.
The design of a lady pirate has her smoking a pipe and sitting on some barrels of rum. She has a pirates hat on.
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Keywords: A,trolley,of,birthday,cakes,in,a,UK,Tesco,store,gotonysmith,supermarket,big,store,out,of,town,outoftown,town,centre,store,parking,onestop,one-stop,one,stop,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,hotpixuk hotpix A supermarket,a form of grocery store,is,a,self-service,store,offering,a,wide,variety,of,food,and,household,merchandise,organized,into,departments.,It,is,larger,in,size,and,has,a,wider,selection,than,a,traditional,grocery,store,also selling items typically found in a convenience store,but,is,smaller,and,more,limited,in,the,range,of,merchandise,than,a,hypermarket,or,big-box,store.,The,supermarket,typically,comprises,meat,fresh produce,dairy,and baked goods departments,along,with,shelf,space,reserved,for,canned,and,packaged,goods,as,well,as,for,various,non-food,items,such,as,household,cleaners,pharmacy,products,and,pet,supplies.,Most,supermarkets,also,sell,a,variety,of,other,household,products,that,are,consumed,regularly,such as alcohol (where permitted),medicine,and clothes,and some stores sell a much wider range
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF2205 - A trolley of birthday cakes in a UK Tesco store.
A supermarket, a form of grocery store, is a self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise, organized into departments. It is larger in size and has a wider selection than a traditional grocery store, also selling items typically found in a convenience store, but is smaller and more limited in the range of merchandise than a hypermarket or big-box store.
The supermarket typically comprises meat, fresh produce, dairy, and baked goods departments, along with shelf space reserved for canned and packaged goods as well as for various non-food items such as household cleaners, pharmacy products and pet supplies. Most supermarkets also sell a variety of other household products that are consumed regularly, such as alcohol (where permitted), medicine, and clothes, and some stores sell a much wider range of non-food products.
The traditional suburban supermarket occupies a large amount of floor space, usually on a single level. It is usually situated near a residential area in order to be convenient to consumers. Its basic appeal is the availability of a broad selection of goods under a single roof, at relatively low prices. Other advantages include ease of parking and frequently the convenience of shopping hours that extend far into the evening or even 24 hours a day. Supermarkets usually allocate large budgets to advertising, typically through newspapers. They also present elaborate in-store displays of products. The stores are usually part of corporate chains that own or control (sometimes by franchise) other supermarkets located nearby”even transnationally”thus increasing opportunities for economies of scale.
Supermarkets typically are supplied by the distribution centres of their parent companies, usually in the largest city in the province.
Tesco Superstore, Northwich, Cheshire , UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4294320497 - 'NHS Ashton, Leigh, Wigan Van parked (or abandoned) in Weaste Lane, Grappenhall, just off the iced up A50 (Knutsford Road). leading up to the M6 motorway junction 20.
The trust are responsible for hospitals, clinics and doctor surgeries across this Lancashire region.
A more classic vehicle rather than an advertising bill board one here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4009572514/
(2010 week 2)
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HDPG - . Extreme cold weather and icicles on pipework over the Trent And Mersey Canal, Rudheath, Northwich, Cheshire, England UK CW9 7UG. Photographed on 9 January 2010. Looking at the subject's development, working locks, bridges and canal-side buildings reveal the engineering system that underpinned industrial Britain
Many former commercial waterways have been restored for recreation and heritage use, creating a distinctive mixture of historic infrastructure, modern development and linear green space. For the 2026 context, britain's historic waterways remain significant for recreation, tourism, biodiversity and industrial heritage, while ageing locks, embankments and bridges require continuing maintenance
Urban canal corridors are also increasingly used for walking, cycling and waterside regeneration. The wider historical story is that britain's canals were built principally in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries to move coal, raw materials and manufactured goods cheaply between industrial districts, ports and growing towns
Locks, basins, towpaths and warehouses survive as engineering heritage even where freight has given way to leisure boating, walking and waterside regeneration. Historically, canal infrastructure is a legacy of the Industrial Revolution, when navigable waterways linked mines, mills, factories and ports
The same lock chambers, bridges and towpaths now support leisure cruising, cycling, walking, wildlife corridors and redevelopment, while retaining evidence of their freight-carrying past. In historical terms, working locks, bridges and canal-side buildings reveal the engineering system that underpinned industrial Britain
Many former commercial waterways have been restored for recreation and heritage use, creating a distinctive mixture of historic infrastructure, modern development and linear green space. Closely associated editorial terms include inland waterway, navigation, lock gates, canal heritage, and industrial transport.
Trent And Mersey Canal, Rudheath, Northwich, Cheshire, England UK CW9 7UG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEMWJ8 - . Canal Boat Iced up at Weaste Lane Grappenhall, South Warrington Cheshire England UK. Winter on the Bridgewater Canal scene. Photographed on 23 December 2009. The recorded location is Weaste Lane Grappenhall, South Warrington Cheshire England United Kingdom. As background, canal infrastructure is a legacy of the Industrial Revolution, when navigable waterways linked mines, mills, factories and ports
The same lock chambers, bridges and towpaths now support leisure cruising, cycling, walking, wildlife corridors and redevelopment, while retaining evidence of their freight-carrying past. From a heritage perspective, harbours and shipping routes have long shaped British coastal and riverside towns
Fishing, cargo handling, ferry services, shipbuilding and port engineering created distinctive working landscapes that increasingly coexist with tourism, leisure craft and waterfront regeneration. The historical context is that landscape photographs record more than scenery: structures, vegetation, weather, transport and land use combine to show how a place appeared at a particular moment
Repeated views can later become valuable evidence of development, environmental change and shifting patterns of use. Against the 2026 backdrop, today the canal network is valued as much for heritage, leisure, walking routes and wildlife as for navigation. the condition and funding of ageing waterway infrastructure remain recurring issues, adding contemporary relevance to images of locks, towpaths and historic canal engineering. As of 2026, ports remain crucial to UK trade, offshore energy, passenger travel and supply chains, while decarbonisation is driving interest in cleaner fuels, shore power and more efficient vessels
Older working-boat and harbour images therefore have both maritime-history and contemporary transport relevance. Associated subject terminology includes inland waterway, lock gates, canal heritage, industrial transport, and waterway engineering.
Weaste Lane Grappenhall, South Warrington Cheshire England United Kingdom
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF0NA8 - . The cenotaph War Memorial, Bell lane, Thelwall, Warrington, Cheshire, England , GB. Photographed on 23 December 2009. From a heritage perspective, historic inscriptions provide unusually direct documentary evidence
Names, dates, dedications and symbolic imagery can connect a present-day location with former residents, workers, congregations or wartime casualties, making the object relevant to both genealogy and wider social history. Looking at the subject's development, military artefacts and memorials connect large-scale conflict with individual experience
Equipment, field medical supplies, regimental inscriptions and personal names can reveal how war was organised, remembered and interpreted long after combat ended. In the longer view, panoramic and atmospheric views place individual landmarks within their wider setting
Light, season and weather affect how architecture and landscape are perceived, while distant development can provide clues to the changing form of a town or coastline. As of 2026, interest in local history, genealogy and the conservation of memorials remains strong, while weathering, redevelopment and vandalism can threaten smaller monuments and inscriptions
Detailed images help preserve lettering, names and physical condition before further weathering or alteration. For the 2026 context, with direct personal memory of the world wars disappearing, 2026 heritage interpretation increasingly depends on preserved objects, photographs and testimony
Detailed images therefore support education, remembrance, genealogy and military-history research. As background, memorials and inscriptions are primary sources for local and family history, preserving names, dates, occupations, military service and the language of remembrance
They range from private graves to civic monuments and can reveal how communities chose to commemorate loss in different periods.
War Memorial, Bell lane, Thelwall, Warrington, Cheshire, England , GB
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3874778799 - 'Another portrait here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3804964715/in/set-72157621...
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEMX6P - Grappenhall is a suburban village in Warrington, Cheshire, England. It is situated along the Bridgewater Canal, and forms one of the principal settlements of Grappenhall and Thelwall civil parish. According to the 2001 UK census, the population of the entire civil parish was 9,377.[1]
Grappenhall is mentioned in the Domesday Book with the name Gropenhale and a with a valuation of five shillings.
St Wilfrid's Church has a carving of a cat on the west face of the tower, just beyond this location. This is believed to be Lewis Carroll's inspiration for the grinning Cheshire Cat in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The church itself was first constructed in 1120, though was rebuilt 400 years later. The church was also, at a time, in the possession of the Boidelle (Boydell) family.
Along with the church, the centre of the village contains two pubs - The Parr Arms and The Ram's Head, Grappenhall Hall residential School and St. Wilfrids Primary School. Bradshaw Community Primary School is located north of the village centre.
Parts of the Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes were filmed in the centre of Grappenhall. It is also the birthplace of actor Tim Curry. The village name appears in the title of the song Grappenhall Rag by Darwen singer/songwriter Bryn Haworth.
Church lane, Grappenhall Village, South Warrington, Cheshire UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF0NNG - . Members of Warrington Community Circus, entertaining by juggling - Big and small. Photographed on 1 January 2004. The recorded location is Warrington , Cheshire , England , UK. Historically, community circus and street entertainment sit between amateur participation and professional performance, using portable skills such as juggling and puppetry that can be staged in parks, streets or festivals with minimal infrastructure. The historical context is that community organisations create social infrastructure: places and activities where residents meet, learn, exhibit work, volunteer and organise
Photographs help preserve the people and spaces behind that often-invisible civic contribution. In 2026, outdoor performance continues to be important to festivals and community events, offering accessible entertainment at a time when arts organisations continue to debate funding, participation and the use of public space. The subject remains topical in 2026 because with pressure on local services, volunteer-led organisations remain important to libraries, arts and community facilities
Their images can illustrate both civic resilience and the transfer of responsibility from formal institutions to local groups. The historical context is that festival entertainers add a temporary layer of performance to public space
Their costumes, props and interaction with passers-by often become part of the identity of recurring civic and arts events. In the longer view, street and community performance has a long tradition of combining skill, humour and direct audience contact outside formal theatres
Juggling, puppetry and circus acts are especially associated with fairs, festivals and public celebrations. The subject remains topical in 2026 because outdoor performance remains important to festivals and community events, offering accessible entertainment at a time when arts organisations continue to debate funding, participation and the use of public space.
Warrington , Cheshire , England , UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4139427744 - 'Do you ever buy the 'Big Issue'?
Do you ever wonder about the vendor?
Ever look them in the eye? Wonder where they live? How your 90p or a pound helps?
Back in 1995 where I lived in Warrington, the local county council would not authorise its sale. Therefore nobody saw anyone selling it on the streets. Easy for everyone to assume there is no homelessness problem.
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More about 'The Big Issue'...
The Big Issue is a street newspaper published in eight countries
it is written by professional journalists and sold by homeless individuals. It was founded by John Bird and Gordon Roddick in September 1991. The Big Issue is one of the UK's leading social businesses and exists to offer homeless people the opportunity to earn a legitimate income, thereby helping them to reintegrate into mainstream society. It is also the world's most widely circulated street newspaper.
To become a vendor, one must be homeless or vulnerably housed or marginalised in some way. The Big Issue recognises, however, that for many people, being housed is only the first stage in getting off the streets
therefore, The Big Issue Foundation exists to support vendors in gaining control of their lives by tackling the various issues which lead to homelessness.
The Big Issue has been described as one of the most successful street newspapers worldwide, selling over 300,000 copies a week and listed as the third-favourite newspaper of young British people (age 15 to 24) in 2001.
There are 5 localised editions of the magazine sold throughout the United Kingdom and vendors buy The Big Issue for 85p[7] and sell it for \u00a31.70. The magazine is also produced and sold in Australia, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, Japan, Namibia, Kenya, Malawi and Taiwan. All vendors receive training, sign a code of conduct] and can be identified by badges which include their photo and vendor number
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCYF8B - Eastgate and Eastgate Clock in Chester, Cheshire, England, stand on the site of the original entrance to the Roman fortress of Deva Victrix. It is a prominent landmark in the city of Chester and is said to be the most photographed clock in England after Big Ben.
The original gate was guarded by a timber tower which was replaced by a stone tower in the 2nd century, and this in turn was replaced probably in the 14th century. The present gateway dates from 1768 and is a three-arched sandstone structure which carries the walkway forming part of Chester city walls. In 1899 a clock was added to the top of the gateway to celebrate the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria two years earlier. It is carried on openwork iron pylons, has a clock face on all four sides, and a copper ogee cupola. The clock was designed by the Chester architect John Douglas. The whole structure, gateway and clock, was listed by English Heritage on 28 July 1955 as a Grade I listed building
City of Chester, Cheshire, England, UK
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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
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR5KX - Postage Stamps.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>stamps and postal history of Australia
The six self-governing Australian colonies that formed the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901 operated their own postal service and issued their own stamps “ see articles on the systems on New South Wales (first stamps issued 1850), Victoria (1850), Tasmania (1853), Western Australia (1854), South Australia (1855) and Queensland (1860). Under section 51(v) of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution 1900, postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services became a Commonwealth responsibility.
The Commonwealth's Postmaster-General's Department became effective on 1 March 1901 (this agency would be disaggregated on 1 July 1975 in part into the Australian Postal Commission trading as Australia Post). All then-current colony stamps which continued on sale became de facto Commonwealth stamps. Some of these stamps continued to be used for some time following the introduction in 1913 of the Commonwealth's uniform postage stamp series. These stamps continued to be valid for postage until 14 February 1966 when the introduction of decimal currency made all stamps bearing the earlier currency invalid for use.
There have been many special issues. The first Christmas stamp appeared on 6 November 1957. In recent years, designs for the Christmas issue have alternated each year between the religious and the secular. From 1993, in October of every year, Australia Post has commemorated Stamp Collecting month with special issues, typically featuring topics that are of interest to children such as pets, native fauna and space. Commencing with the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, during the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, stamps featuring Australians who have won an Olympic gold medal are issued on the next postal business day after the achievement.
Australia
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MG41NM - Smyths Toys Superstores is an Irish multinational chain provider of children's toys and entertainment products with over 200 shops throughout Ireland, the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and France. The business is owned by the Smyth family.
The company is headquartered in Lyrr Building 1 in the Mervue Business Park, Galway, Ireland, and it has additional offices in Belfast and London in the United Kingdom.
Group turnover reached €1.465 billion in pandemic-hit 2020 with the majority of sales coming from the U.K. market.
History
Before it became a toy store it was a newsagents, the newsagents is still in business.
The company is run by four brothers, Tony, Padraig, Liam and Thomas Smyth. The company was founded in Claremorris, County Mayo on 23 December 1986. Smyths is Ireland's largest toy retailer
On 24 April 2018, Smyths acquired Toys R Us stores in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. In 2019, all the stores in those countries were re-branded as such to Smyths.
In July 2022, Smyths acquired French toy chain PicWicToys in France out of Receivership and taking over 41 stores, 2 warehouses and a head office
JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEJ65B - Space heaters are fixed or portable heaters in a room. This includes open coal, wood or coke fires, gas fires, portable gas fires (LPG heaters), electric fires and heaters, and oil and paraffin heaters.
What are the main causes of heating appliance fires?
Space heaters regularly cause fatalities in the home. Most accidents are caused by people's behaviour rather than technical faults in the appliances themselves. For example, standing or sitting too close to the heater, allowing clothing or other items to come too close, or leaving heaters on overnight can all cause accidents.
Who is most at risk?
Those in the age ranges 0-4 years and 70 years and over have the highest risk. Women over 70 are most at risk, as there are more women than men in this higher age group. Men are more at risk in the 30-69 age range, which may be because they are more likely to be impaired by drink or drugs at this age, or because they are more likely to tackle a fire on their own.
People living alone, those living in terraced houses and houses in multiple occupation, or in rented accommodation, and those on low incomes all tend to be at greater risk.
Lancashire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MG4657 - B&Q (short for Block & Quayle after the company's two founders) is a British multinational DIY and home improvement retailing company, headquartered in Eastleigh, England. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kingfisher plc. It was founded in March, 1969 by Richard Block and David Quayle.
History
1969 to 1979: Early growth
B&Q was founded in March 1969 in Southampton, England, by Richard Block and David Quayle, following the purchase and fitting out of a former furniture warehouse in the Southampton suburb of Portswood. Originally called Block & Quayle, the duo soon shortened the brand to B&Q as stock delivery notes and invoices were already unofficially abbreviating the name.
B&Q were reported to have a customer base of seven million in July 2016, of which it was estimated 75% use the retailer's website to research their desired products, prior to purchasing in shop. B&Q have customer loyalty schemes, such as the Diamond Club scheme which entitles members over the age of 60 to a 10% discount on Wednesdays on many garden products. However, no new customers are able to join the scheme, after changes were announced on 2 August 2018
The retail chain offers over 40,000 products across their three hundred shops and through their online presence. Reports in May 2007 suggested it was the second largest in Europe, and the fourth largest in the world (behind the Home Depot, Lowe's and OBI)
Delph Ln, Newton Rd, Winwick, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8RD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY7XT2 - Photo shows Schools out - School Leavers Shirt, with signatures of leaving classmates, a rite of passage in Great Britain. The photograph is useful as a documentary record of a real place, object or public-facing scene. It can support local history, travel, social observation, news features and web articles where authentic context matters more than a polished studio image. The supplied workbook does not give a precise location, so the image should be treated as a concept or documentary subject unless the location can be verified separately. Visible wording, branding or signage noted in the supplied caption should be kept as search evidence because it helps buyers looking for specific editorial concepts, public messages, commercial streets, transport detail or local identity. The supplied caption gives the main editorial context
visible weather, signage and surrounding detail should be checked on upload. It should work for editorial buyers needing authentic, non-staged British or travel imagery for news, magazine, blog, local government, heritage, housing, transport, tourism, retail, public policy or social commentary use. The caption should be checked against the visible photograph before upload so that any readable signs, weather, time of day and people context are accurately reflected without overstating facts not shown in the image. The strongest sales value is the combination of named subject, real location and everyday documentary style, giving picture editors a flexible image that can sit alongside features, opinion pieces, explainers, historical retrospectives and local news. Search relevance is helped by including concise place names, visible brand or wording, functional subject terms, and wider editorial concepts such as public realm, consumer behaviour, heritage, travel, leisure and community life where they genuinely match the picture.
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