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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,IMG_8888,Poppy,Appeal,Nov,11th,Remembrance,Day,rage,WWI,Royal,British,Legion,Haig,Fund,UK,Sunday,charity,poppies,arranged,counter,November,armistice,veterans,memorial,fundraising,donations,military,Great,close,view,blue,display,poppyrage,appeal,remembrance,day,donation,1914,1918,RBL,royal,remembrence,Poppyrage,wear,your
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3G04N9E - . A close view of the Royal British Legion's blue Poppy Appeal collection display shows paper poppies and other small remembrance items offered in return for a donation. The orange-red flower shapes stand out against the blue cardboard and the larger wreath-like red remembrance emblem behind. The photograph records a portable fundraising arrangement suitable for a shop counter or pub bar during the annual appeal. In Britain, Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day provide occasions to honour the sacrifices of service personnel and civilians affected by armed conflict. The red poppy is a widely recognised symbol associated with the First World War and later conflicts, while the Royal British Legion's appeal supports the Armed Forces community. Fundraising boxes in everyday commercial venues make participation accessible beyond memorial events, giving the picture relevance to charity campaigns, volunteering and public commemorations. The foreground shows individual poppy pins and small charity items arranged in open compartments. A larger red floral emblem sits behind the collection box, visually associating the merchandise with the wider remembrance campaign. The image can relate to the days before the traditional two-minute silence on 11 November. A shop or pub display also highlights the volunteer work involved in distributing materials and collecting contributions from numerous small locations. Armistice Day falls on 11 November, marking the armistice that ended fighting on the Western Front in 1918. Volunteers and businesses help make collection materials available in shops, pubs and public places. Members of the public may wear a poppy on their coat in the weeks leading up to remembrance commemorations. Discussions around remembrance can include veterans' welfare, military history, bereavement and the changing ways communities mark conflict. A small display at a counter represents one of the most visible forms of everyday charity collection in Britain.
Warrington, Cheshire, England
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,IMG_8890,Poppy,Appeal,on,a,Royal,British,Legion,bar,Nov,11th,Remembrance,Day,rage,UK,fundraising,poppies,November,small,donations,merchandise,armistice,veterans,charity,memorial,military,WWI,Great,display,positioned,serving,counter,royal,donation,1914,1918,RBL,day,appeal,poppyrage,in a,club,buying,showing,wear,your
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3G04N9F - . A small Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal display is positioned on a bar or serving counter, with brightly coloured red paper poppies, branded collection materials and a distinctive blue cardboard presentation box. The arrangement invites customers to donate and take a symbol of remembrance during the annual appeal period. Items surrounding the display place the collection in an ordinary business setting rather than a formal military ceremony. The Royal British Legion runs the annual Poppy Appeal in the period leading to Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day on 11 November. Red poppies commemorate those who have died in war and are also used to raise funds in support of serving personnel, veterans and their families. Poppies in pubs and shops make donations possible during everyday activity and show how remembrance is expressed through voluntary local fundraising. The display's bright red imitation poppies form an immediate focal point against the cardboard collection box. Its placement at a counter creates a small charitable activity within a routine commercial transaction. The public may encounter such a display when buying a drink or paying for goods. Unlike a cenotaph gathering, this is informal individual participation in a nationally recognised annual appeal. Blue and red are particularly strong visual signals of the charity's material. Remembrance Sunday is observed on the second Sunday in November and is marked by ceremonies at memorials across the country. The red poppy became associated with remembrance after the First World War. The Royal British Legion uses its annual appeal to support the wider Armed Forces community. Volunteers and businesses help make collection materials available in shops, pubs and public places. The scale of the annual appeal gives local collection displays national significance. Discussions around remembrance can include veterans' welfare, military history, bereavement and the changing ways communities mark conflict.
Warrington, Cheshire, England
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Northwich Marina,River Weaver,Weaver Navigation,narrowboats,canal boats,Cheshire waterways,salt industry,Anderton Boat Lift,canal,boats,marina,Northwich,Cheshire,boating,inland,waterways,waterside,sunny,day,river,weaver,barges,tourism,travel,destination,landmark,cityscape,visitor,moored,craft,inland waterways
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FE94KP - . Narrowboats and other leisure craft sit moored at Northwich Marina beneath a bright sky, showing the River Weaver's modern role in boating, recreation and waterside regeneration. Northwich Marina sits on the River Weaver, a waterway whose navigation was transformed to serve Cheshire's salt industry. Acts from the early 18th century authorised improvements so coal could be brought in and salt carried out more efficiently, and by the 19th century large industrial craft used the navigation. The nearby Anderton Boat Lift, opened in 1875, connected the Weaver with the Trent and Mersey Canal about 50 feet above. Today leisure narrowboats and cruisers occupy waters once dominated by commercial traffic. A sunny marina scene therefore layers modern recreation over an industrial transport system that was fundamental to the growth of Northwich and the Cheshire salt and chemical industries. Pleasure craft moored in the basin show how former industrial waterways have been repurposed as residential amenity and visitor economy while still retaining locks, bridges and navigation structures inherited from freight use. Northwich Marina sits on the River Weaver, a waterway engineered for navigation because Cheshire's salt and chemical industries needed to move heavy cargo efficiently. The Weaver Navigation was improved with locks and cuts, and its connection with the Trent and Mersey Canal at Anderton ultimately produced the famous boat lift, opened in 1875. Commercial freight declined as rail and road transport took over, but the same infrastructure now supports leisure boating and heritage tourism. Narrowboats and cruisers moored in Northwich therefore occupy an industrial transport corridor whose economic purpose has been reinvented rather than erased. The calm marina scene can illustrate waterways leisure, but its deeper relevance lies in the transformation of working navigation into a recreational and heritage asset at the centre of a salt town.
Northwich Marina, River Weaver, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Stockton Heath Walking Day,Walking Day 2026,July 2026,church procession,community parade,Warrington tradition,Stockton Heath festival,Walking Day,Stockton Heath,Warrington,procession,community,event,parade,Cheshire,tradition,stockton,heath,walking,day,july,festival,realm,traffic,management,2026,community event
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FE947J - . A participant in the Stockton Heath Walking Day procession carries a colourful animal costume among the crowd, part of a long-standing local community tradition of church and civic walking events. Walking Days are a long-standing Cheshire and Lancashire tradition in which churches, schools, bands and community groups process through local streets, often in summer. Stockton Heath's event survives as a civic and social occasion rather than a purely religious procession, bringing families and organisations into the centre of the village and requiring road closures and marshals. The colourful costume in the 2026 procession shows how contemporary groups add carnival elements to an older church-walk tradition. Such events are important local-history records because participation, banners, dress and route all change from year to year even while the basic idea of communities 'walking' together remains. Because the walking day is rooted in local participation, its costumes, banners and groups form part of the community's shared memory as well as the public procession itself. Walking Days have deep roots in the church and Sunday-school life of North West England, with congregations historically processing through their communities carrying banners and accompanied by bands. In modern Stockton Heath the event has broadened into a village celebration while retaining the essential idea of organised groups taking over the street for a shared public occasion. Costume, children's participation and community organisations add a carnival quality that changes from year to year. The 2026 procession therefore links living tradition with contemporary local identity rather than reconstructing a historical event for tourists. Road closures, marshals and spectators also show the practical effort required to keep such customs alive in a busy suburban centre where traffic would otherwise dominate the same streets.
Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,IMG,Peace,Ukraine,Manchester,Ukrainian,Independence,Day,22,August,2026,solidarity,march,St,Peters,Square,flag,protest,Russia,invasion,banner,diaspora,editorial,documentary,British,Britain,Europe,travel,local,community,signage,architecture,streetscape,Slava Ukraini,Slava Ukraini!
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FCG403 - . A handmade 'Peace for Ukraine' banner is carried at the Ukrainian stock-photo/gotonysmith-Independence.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>Independence Day solidarity gathering in St Peter's Square, Manchester, on Saturday 22 August 2026. Ukraine marks independence on 24 August, commemorating the 1991 declaration that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union, and diaspora communities often hold weekend marches and public events close to the date. In 2026 the celebration remained inseparable from Russia's continuing invasion and the human cost of war, so blue-and-yellow flags and peace messages functioned both as national symbols and as political statements of solidarity. Manchester has a substantial Ukrainian community and has hosted repeated rallies, vigils, fundraising events and demonstrations since the full-scale Russian invasion began in February 2022. The photograph records civic protest in a central public square used for political gatherings, remembrance and celebration. It is suitable for editorial coverage of Ukraine, diaspora identity, anti-war activism, European security, refugees, independence commemorations and public support for a country under attack. The picture has additional value for regional coverage because it is rooted in a specific North West setting rather than anonymous stock. Relevant search and editorial concepts include Ukraine, Ukrainian, Manchester, solidarity, independence, blue and yellow, peace, protest, diaspora, Russia invasion, Europe, freedom, public demonstration, civic square. Useful descriptive vocabulary for archive discovery includes Peace, for, Ukraine, Manchester, Ukrainian, Independence, Day, August, solidarity, march, St, Peters, Square, flag, protest, Russia, invasion, peace, banner, diaspora. As a visual record it preserves ordinary details that formal reports often omit, including the condition, presentation and day-to-day setting of the subject at the time of photography. Its value is strongest when used with precise place and date information,
St Peter's Square, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,full,English,greasy spoon,fried eggs,egg,bacon,sausages,British,imported,hygiene,FSA,UKHSA,cost,living,2026,fried,sausage,black,pudding,bread,culture,cuisine,parsley,start,to,the,morning,day,traditional,Salmonella,risks,advice,British Lion eggs,Laid in Britain,reassurance,provenance,outbreak
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FC8C59 - . Full english breakfast with runny fried eggs, bacon, sausage, black pudding, tomato and bread forms a classic British café or greasy-spoon breakfast, with the fried eggs deliberately left soft enough for the yolks to remain runny. The combination of bacon, sausage, black pudding, tomato and bread belongs to the long tradition of the full English breakfast, a meal associated with hotels, transport cafés, workers' cafés and inexpensive high-street diners as much as with home cooking. The image gained additional news relevance in August 2026 when the Food Standards Agency and UK Health Security Agency were investigating an outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis with potential links to eggs imported from outside the UK, particularly eggs used by restaurants, cafés and other catering businesses. The FSA said there was no evidence that UK-produced eggs were affected and continued to advise that British Lion or Laid in Britain assured eggs can be eaten raw or lightly cooked by most groups when handled correctly. The episode nevertheless put egg sourcing, food-chain traceability, catering hygiene and the safety of runny eggs back into public discussion. The photograph also fixes the appearance of the place in the mid-2020s, preserving details that may later disappear through redevelopment, rebranding or changes in regulation. It is suitable for editorial use on social history, local identity, consumer behaviour and the way everyday streets respond to wider economic forces. It additionally captures ordinary material culture of 2026, including the graphic design, technology, clothing or infrastructure through which broader trends become visible at street level. For archive users, the frame is a useful factual record of how full English breakfast with runny fried eggs, bacon, sausage, black pudding, tomato and bread appeared before later redevelopment, replacement or rebranding altered the scene. Useful for dated UK editorial coverage.
England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,255A0739,Lovely Day For a Guinness,7-9 New Wakefield Street Manchester,Lovely,Day,Guinness,7-9,New,Wakefield,Street,Manchester,Greater,England,food,drink,hospitality,local,traditional,retail,consumer,heritage,business,7,9,Ireland,is good for you
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E9AP5Y - Lovely Day For a Guinness, 7-9 New Wakefield Street Manchester, photographed in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK. The photograph is suitable for editorial coverage of food and drink, brewing, pubs, specialist products, hospitality, local businesses, consumer culture and regional culinary heritage. The image clearly records the visible subject, signage, branding, architecture, object or activity associated with Lovely Day For a Guinness, 7-9 New Wakefield Street Manchester. It provides useful documentary context for news, features, travel, social history and contemporary editorial coverage. Details visible in the scene help identify the place or subject and show how it appears in everyday use, making the photograph useful for stories about local identity, economic and social change, public services, transport, leisure, heritage, tourism, community life and the built environment. The photograph can also support retrospective or comparative coverage where the survival, redevelopment, reuse or changing role of the location or object is relevant.
Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,history,historic,sandstone,village,centre,IMG_0041,Lymm Cross,Lymm,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,sunny,day,stone,monument,landmark,heritage,tourism,steps,trees,summer,weather,vane,traditional,English,architecture
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EKP097 - . Lymm Cross in Lymm, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, photographed on a sunny day. Photographed on 25 May 2026. The recorded location is Lymm Cross, Lymm, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. The historic stone monument stands on raised steps in the centre of the Cheshire village, topped by an ornate metal weather vane and surrounded by mature trees and traditional buildings. Bright sunshine and green foliage give the scene an attractive summer character, while the elevated cross remains a highly recognisable focal point in the historic centre of Lymm. Lymm Cross is a Grade I listed sandstone market cross dating largely from the seventeenth century, although the site reflects the village's much older role as a local trading centre. Standing at the heart of Lymm, it remains a recognisable landmark surrounded by historic buildings and is frequently used as a focal point for community events. Looking at historic comparison, the longer history is that local place names and small landmarks can be as significant to community history as nationally famous buildings
Streets, neighbourhood businesses and informal attractions offer reference points that may vanish during redevelopment or rebranding. The background to agriculture is that plants and seasonal countryside details provide precise markers of the agricultural and botanical year
Flowering, harvest, autumn colour and winter dormancy can all be used to compare changing seasonal patterns over time. Within the history of sculpture, street art and murals are especially valuable as temporary cultural evidence because they may be painted over or lost during redevelopment
Photographs preserve both the artwork and its relationship with the surrounding neighbourhood. In 2026, historic comparison remains relevant because current place-making policy increasingly emphasises distinctive local identity rather than generic development, so small landmarks and community businesses can become significant parts of how an.
Lymm Cross, Lymm, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,IMG_3062,Manchester Day 2026,Manchester Day,Manchester,Day,2026,information,sign,event,city centre,England,UK,signage,public,festival,celebration,civic,culture,programme,board,street,urban,tourism,promotion,wayfinding,outdoor,summer,graphic,design,city,landmark
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F3WNDP - . Manchester Day 2026 information sign in Manchester city centre, England, UK. Photographed on 25 July 2026. The recorded location is Manchester city centre, Manchester, England, UK. The tall blue event board carries Manchester Day branding and programme information, standing in a busy public space surrounded by city-centre buildings. Manchester Day is a civic celebration and cultural event linked to the city, with promotional signage used to publicise activities, routes and attractions. The image records contemporary urban event promotion, public information design and summer street life in central Manchester. The background to visitor guidance is that signs are functional pieces of graphic design that organise movement and communicate rules, names or destinations
Lettering, symbols, colours and materials can date public space as clearly as architecture, particularly when organisations rebrand or regulations evolution. Current 2026 context around visitor guidance is that digital maps and smartphone navigation are ubiquitous, but physical signage remains essential for safety, accessibility, legal restrictions and visitors without reliable connectivity. Relevant alternative phrases include wayfinding, direction sign, street sign, notice, typography, public realm, bilingual signage, accessibility sign, graphic communication, street furniture, IMG_3062, festival, culture, tourism, outdoor, and landmark. Within the history of accessibility sign, signs are functional pieces of graphic design that organise movement and communicate rules, names or destinations
Lettering, symbols, colours and materials can date public space as clearly as architecture, particularly when organisations rebrand or regulations change. Against the 2026 backdrop for accessibility sign, digital maps and smartphone navigation are ubiquitous, but physical signage remains essential for safety, accessibility, legal restrictions and visitors without reliable connectivity.
Manchester city centre, Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,HMRC,allowance,advertisement,Thelwall,places,nursery,day,with,Universal Credit,UK,costs,affordability,free,fees,funded,portal,scheme,code,30 hours,working,family,support,benefits,cost of living,capacity,increases,cost,early years,entitlement,vacancies,availability,parents returning to work,preschool care,child development,private,policy,government
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EENG7T - A Holyrood Nurseries Warrington outdoor banner advertising childcare spaces available, photographed beside grass and a red brick nursery building in the Thelwall and Grappenhall area of Warrington, Cheshire. The green sign carries the Holyrood Nurseries and Thrive Childcare and Education branding, the website thrivechildcare.com and the local telephone number 01925 496955, with a smiling child pictured on the right-hand side. This image is commercially useful for editorial coverage of nursery provision, early years education, childcare vacancies, working parents, family finances and childcare affordability in England. Holyrood Warrington is listed by Thrive Childcare at 237 Thelwall New Road, Grappenhall, Warrington, WA4 2XT, making the photograph relevant to local childcare services in south Warrington and policy stories. The words Childcare Spaces Available connect directly with debates about nursery capacity, funded childcare hours, staff availability, parental work choices and the difficulty of finding places close to home. Government support can include Tax-Free Childcare, where eligible families can receive a top-up worth up to £2,000 a year per child, and Universal Credit childcare support, which can meet up to 85% of eligible costs. These schemes are often presented as help for working families, but the real impact depends on eligibility, provider charges, wraparound costs, opening hours and whether a nursery place is actually available. The photograph can illustrate Labour Government childcare policy, childcare portals, free or funded childcare codes, Tax-Free Childcare accounts, Universal Credit support, early years entitlements, nursery fees, cost of living pressure, parents returning to work and children's services. The low warm sunlight, grass foreground and suburban brick building give the image a clear local documentary feel, while the prominent banner makes it suitable for news, policy, education, business and family finance use.
Holyrood Nurseries childcare places banner in Thelwall, Warrington, advertising nursery spaces and c
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,funny,humour,humor,sports education project,community education hub,Bury Market Hall area,urban regeneration UK,Greater Manchester town centre,civic development,community regeneration,education through sport,social mobility initiatives,town centre renewal,post-industrial towns UK,skills and aspiration,public investment in education,inclusive growth,civic pride,everyday urban Britain,Bury Market BL9 0SW,Bury Greater Manchester,Lancashire town centre,education and sport initiative,community learning project,market regeneration scheme,pedestrianised shopping area,everyday town life,social infrastructure,editorial image,daytime exterior,sunny,day,Greater Manchester,England,UK.,BL9,BL9 0SW
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3DCX6C1 - A street-level view of The Football University Programme building adjacent to Bury Market in Bury town centre, photographed at Bury BL9 0SW, Greater Manchester. The scene shows members of the public moving through the pedestrianised market area, with seating, shoppers and everyday activity visible in the foreground.
The Football University Programme is an educational initiative that uses football and sport as engagement tools to support learning, personal development and aspiration, particularly among young people who may be disengaged from traditional education routes. Its location close to Bury Market places it within a busy civic environment, reinforcing links between education, community life and town-centre regeneration.
Bury Market has long been a focal point of the town's economic and social activity, and recent regeneration efforts have sought to broaden its role beyond retail, incorporating leisure, education and community uses. Projects such as the Football University Programme are often cited in policy and media discussions as examples of place-based regeneration, where social infrastructure is embedded directly into everyday urban settings.
The image captures a cross-section of daily life in a northern English town centre, illustrating how education initiatives coexist with markets, cafés and public seating. Photographed in daylight with people of different ages visible, the scene offers strong editorial value for themes including community regeneration, education and sport, social inclusion, town-centre renewal and contemporary life in Greater Manchester.
People walking and socialising outside The Football University Programme building near Bury Market,
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,NI,Northern Ireland,UK,centre,Translink,service,services,Belfast,Belfast bus,articulated bus,rapid transit,Northern Ireland transport,urban bus,mass transit,Glider Belfast,bus rapid transit,BRT system,articulated vehicle,sustainable transport,low emission transport,city transport Belfast,public transport Northern Ireland,urban mobility,modern bus design,dedicated bus corridor,road transport,infrastructure investment,UK transport policy,editorial transport,daytime exterior,city street,sunny,summer,day,modern
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RFJ3B1 - A Translink Glider articulated bus travelling along a dedicated corridor in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The Glider service forms the backbone of the city's bus rapid transit system, designed to provide high-capacity, frequent public transport along key east“west routes.
Introduced as a major investment in Belfast's transport infrastructure, the Glider uses long articulated vehicles to increase passenger capacity while maintaining flexibility compared with fixed rail systems. The service aims to reduce congestion, support sustainable travel, and improve connectivity between residential areas, the city centre, and key employment and retail destinations.
The distinctive purple-liveried buses are a prominent feature of Belfast's streetscape and represent a shift towards modern, integrated public transport provision in Northern Ireland. Dedicated lanes and priority measures allow the Glider to operate more efficiently than conventional bus services.
Photographed in daylight with trees and urban surroundings visible, the image documents contemporary public transport in use and is suitable for editorial coverage of urban mobility, infrastructure investment, sustainable transport, and public services in Belfast.
Translink Glider articulated bus, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,North Yorkshire,Yorkshire,England,UK,Filey,coast,coastal,for,dogs,sign,dog,friendly,deserts,pet,treat,treats,signs,signage,novelty,fun,product,pavement,A-board,seaside,hot,day,pet friendly café,dog friendly shop sign,Marshfield Farm Scoops,canine treats,dog owners lifestyle,humorous sign,colourful illustrated sign,hand painted style sign,outdoor retail advertising,small business marketing,independent retailer
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RD23P1 - This image shows a pavement A-board sign advertising Scoops dog ice cream from Marshfield Farm. The sign promotes ice cream specifically made for dogs, describing it as a frozen treat that gets tails wagging, and features playful illustrations and bold, hand-painted style lettering.
Dog ice cream products like this have become increasingly popular in the UK as part of the growth in pet-friendly cafés, tourist destinations, and retail businesses catering to dog owners. Such signage is commonly displayed outside cafés, ice cream parlours, and seaside or rural businesses where dogs are welcomed.
Marshfield Farm is a well-known UK ice cream producer, and its Scoops range reflects wider trends toward niche, novelty, and animal-friendly food products. The sign combines humour and clear messaging to attract attention from passing dog owners.
The photograph works well for editorial use illustrating pet culture, small business marketing, dog-friendly tourism, and everyday retail creativity in public spaces.
United Kingdom
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Keywords: pano,spikeisland,docks,side,England,UK,United,Kingdom,GB,Great,Britain,reflection,reflections,spring,hot,day,lock,leisure,are,wide,shot,wideshot,Mersey,Sankey,borough,of,Cheshire,Catalyst,Museum,science,The,Stone,Roses,in,May,1990,Runcorn,Bridge,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DN6NHM - Spike Island is an island in the estuary of the River Mersey, in North West England, flanked by the Sankey Canal. It is a reclaimed toxic waste site, considered a birthplace of the British chemical industry, and forms a part of Widnes in the Halton borough of Cheshire.
Its maze of abandoned chemical factories, rail lines, canal and industrial dockage, and industrial pollution, which had declined into a rust belt toxic wilderness, was reclaimed as woodland, wetlands and green space between 1975 and 1982. A surviving warehouse is now the home of the Catalyst Museum, the only science museum in the UK solely devoted to chemistry.
Spike Island was the site of a famous outdoor concert by The Stone Roses in May 1990. A film about the concert was released in 2013, and is called Spike Island.
Spike Island, Sankey Canal, Widnes, England UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CFE7G9 - . Buzzcocks concert ticket for Manchester Apollo 25th May 2012 with Howard Devoto held in an hand. Photographed on 10 March 2012. The recorded location is Longsight, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. From a heritage perspective, live music leaves a material trail through venues, tickets, posters, recording equipment and the structures associated with bands and labels
These apparently everyday objects become cultural-history evidence as scenes, technologies and venues change or disappear. In the longer view, graphic design turns practical information into a visual object
Typefaces, colour, layout and printing methods can identify a period or brand, while small items such as tickets and cards preserve events, prices and messages that may exist nowhere else in physical form. As of 2026, live performance and music heritage remain strong drivers of city identity, particularly in places such as Manchester, Liverpool and Edinburgh
Older gig material and venue photographs help trace the transition from physical tickets and community scenes to digital promotion and streaming. Current 2026 relevance comes from the fact that much ticketing, advertising and personal communication is digital, making older printed ephemera increasingly distinctive as evidence of pre-digital communication
Physical cards, labels and tickets also provide a contrast with QR codes, apps and paperless transactions. As background, popular-music history is often preserved through ephemeral material: concert tickets, venue signage, record-company offices, flyers and amateur recordings
Such objects can connect a specific date and place with wider movements in rock, punk, post-punk and independent music. During 2026, much ticketing, advertising and personal communication is digital, making earlier printed ephemera increasingly distinctive as evidence of pre-digital communication
Physical cards, labels and tickets also provide a contrast with QR codes, apps and paperless transactions.
Longsight, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,changed,funny,village,entry,SK17,Buxton Road,Dove Holes,Buxton,High Peak,England,UK,SK17 8DW,drive,carefully,humorous,villages,A6,road,ugliest,in,Britain,British,English,orifices,orifice,30,thirty,MPH,miles per hour,slow down,drivers,valentines,day,romance,passion,passionate,most
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RJ3YRP - Dove Holes is a village in the High Peak district of Derbyshire, England. It has a population of about 1,200 (2001), shown in the 2011 Census as being included in the population of Chapel-en-le-Frith. It straddles the A6 road approximately three miles north of Buxton and three miles south of Chapel-en-le-Frith. Trains run from Dove Holes railway station into Manchester.
Residents of the village live either in the village or on outlying farms. There are around six farms in the village and many more within the boundaries of the parish. There are also large limestone quarries that, over the years, have made an important contribution to the development and economy of the village. Additionally, there are several businesses. There are two public houses, one of which offers accommodation. There is a daily milk delivery service and a mobile library every fortnight. There is a church, Methodist chapel and a community centre. The village lies on the fringe of the Peak District National Park.
In 1650, a General Survey of the Manor of High Peak was made to assess the property of the late King Charles. This recorded that people were burning limestone around the village and that there were 14 kilns thereabouts, the burnt lime (quicklime) being slaked and used by farmers to condition the soil in their fields. At that time, lime kilns could be built and demolished without authority.
With the coming of the Industrial Revolution, and the opening of the Peak Forest Tramway in 1796, the limestone quarries were commercialised. The first of these was at nearby Loads Knowl and others quickly followed along Dove Holes Dale. Undoubtedly, the opening of the Peak Forest Tramway and the consequent expansion of commercial limestone quarries contributed greatly to the expansion of the village. For the first time, there was an outlet for limestone in Manchester via the Peak Forest Tramway, Bugsworth Basin, the Peak Forest Canal and the Ashton Canal.
Buxton Rd, Dove Holes, Buxton, High Peak, England, UK, SK17 8DW
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,cold cathode,cold-cathode,lights,lighting,tube,tubes,love,in love,love me,come,and,display,design,lit,light,night,romance,romantic,art,artwork,warmth,warm,couple,couples,happy,day,Valentine,Valentines,lover,celebration,feeling,passion,passionate,dates,dating
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RADT19 - . Love - baby it lights my fire, neon on a red background. 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. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include cold cathode, cold-cathode, lights, lighting, tube, tubes, love, in love, love me, come, display, design, 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. Additional relevant search concepts include lit, light, night, romance, romantic, art, broadening discoverability while remaining tied to the supplied subject information. The composition retains practical contextual detail for news, feature, documentary, educational and historical use.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Newfield House,Scotland,UK,EH21 6HY,3,Media City UK,M50 2GT,and,Holyrood,&,the,Grappenhall,children,child,development,problem,with,assessment,building,property,assets,profit,profits,pink,logo,roof,exterior,outside,Quays,Day,Nursery,Quays Day Nursery,237 Thelwall New Rd,WA4,WA4 2XT
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R5PNYB - . Roof of Warrington Holyrood Nurseries, stock-photo/gotonysmith-Thelwall.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>Thelwall, a part of Thrive Childcare and education, Newfield House, Musselburgh, Scotland, UK ,EH21 6HY. Photographed on 29 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 237 Thelwall New Rd, Grappenhall, Warrington , Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2XT, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Newfield House, Scotland, EH21 6HY, Media City UK, M50 2GT, Holyrood, Grappenhall, children, child, development, problem, assessment, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. Visible or contextual elements such as architecture, signage, branding, public realm, transport infrastructure, street furniture and everyday activity help establish a strong sense of place where they form part of the scene. The photograph can also support future before-and-after use if the building, business, service, streetscape, transport operation or public space is later altered, redeveloped, rebranded or closed. For search and editorial use, the image is relevant to the named location, local identity, contemporary Britain, regional tourism, urban life, community activity and the changing appearance of towns and cities. It is a useful stock image for publishers, researchers and picture editors seeking a clearly identified contemporary record of the subject and location.
237 Thelwall New Rd, Grappenhall, Warrington , Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2XT
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@Hotpixuk,Hotpixuk,summer,waterway,water,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4 2YG,at,the,navigation,bank,towpath,canals,North West,English,British,barge,barges,narrowboat,leisure,rural,hire,tourist,boating,boats,narrowboats,family,hired,sail,cruise,cruising,day,dayboat,Stanny Lunt,bridge,under,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JEKRCC - . An identifiable period record of Grappenhall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2YG in 2022, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The main point of reference is Bridgewater Canal at Stanny Lunt bridge, Grappenhall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2YG. The setting additionally reflects river transport, working waterway, changing streetscape, documentary photography, before-and-after reference, local character, contemporary social history, regional identity, community identity, marine mobility, contemporary city life, riverfront regeneration, social landscape, and changing land use. Today's relevance is strengthened by climate adaptation, waterway maintenance and the continuing question of the need to balance navigation, ecology and flood resilience. From a 2025-onward perspective, footfall and regeneration are closely linked to this subject, alongside how regeneration alters the character of familiar places. The archival value lies partly in recording street furniture and boundaries around Grappenhall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2YG before replacement signage alters the character of the place. The surrounding story also includes city-centre activity, inland navigation, historical comparison, urban change, everyday life, canal heritage, visual archive, and river crossing. References to Stanny, Canal, Bridgewater, bridge, and Grappenhall give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. Around Grappenhall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2YG, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The period view preserves period character as a date-specific reference. The view records a trace of local identity for later comparison.
Grappenhall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2YG
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,blue,sky,skies,centre,wall,busy,shoppers,pedestrianised,a,summers,day,Eastgate,street,showing,and,Cheshire,England,UK,CH1 1LE,1897,John Douglas,designed,by,designer,shops,stores,retail,independent,vibrant,tourist,tourism,attraction,crowds,crowd,clocktower
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JN5MX3 - Eastgate, Chester is a permanently open gate through the Chester city walls, on the site of the original entrance to the Roman fortress of Deva Victrix in Chester, Cheshire, England. It is a prominent landmark in the city of Chester and the Eastgate clock on top of it 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 designated as a Grade I listed building on 28 July 1955
Eastgate Street / city walls, Chester, Cheshire, England, UK, CH1 1LE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,blue,sky,skies,centre,wall,busy,shoppers,pedestrianised,a,summers,day,Eastgate,street,showing,and,Cheshire,England,UK,CH1 1LE,1897,John Douglas,designed,by,designer,shops,stores,retail,independent,vibrant,tourist,tourism,attraction,crowds,crowd,clocktower
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JN5MX9 - Eastgate, Chester is a permanently open gate through the Chester city walls, on the site of the original entrance to the Roman fortress of Deva Victrix in Chester, Cheshire, England. It is a prominent landmark in the city of Chester and the Eastgate clock on top of it 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 designated as a Grade I listed building on 28 July 1955
Eastgate Street / city walls, Chester, Cheshire, England, UK, CH1 1LE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,city,centre,Eurovision 2023,tourism,tourist,attraction,L1,13,Rice St,Liverpool,Merseyside,L1 9BB,used,to,drink,in,back,the,day,pub,sign,pubs,signs,bar,that,bars,local,community,Beatles,Draught,Free House,Freehouse,ale,ales,real,CAMRA
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PJW6ND - Ye Cracke is a pub in Rice Street off Hope Street in Liverpool, England. 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.
13 Rice St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 9BB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Godalming,Surrey,UK,England,GU7,GU7 1AB,poster,Ready,For,The,Red Nose,day,bake,sale,at,a,workplace,make,donation,donations,activity,activities,comedy,BBC,Comic Relief,success,failure,annual,telethon,TV,British,event,fundraising,14th,16th,Lenny Henry,donated
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PG60W0 - . Recorded at England, UK in 2023, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The frame specifically shows Comic Relief Red Nose Day poster, March, Ready For The Best Day Ever? - Red Nose Bake Sale, at a workplace, make a donation. Other connected aspects include public information notice, instructional wording, local history, period lettering, community identity, documentary photography, visual archive, local character, public-facing signage, commercial ephemera, urban typography, social history, historic sign, and public realm. The modern context includes continuing discussion of accessibility, local history and the way lettering and materials contribute to local visual identity. The image fixes lettering, decoration and surface detail within England, UK at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against changing commercial priorities. The photograph additionally reflects street-level message, changing streetscape, wayfinding detail, regional identity, place identity, contemporary social history, everyday life, and visual communication. Elements such as Relief, March, donation, Ready, and Comic add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The period setting at England, UK helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The setting also helps illustrate accessibility and the way lettering and materials contribute to local visual identity in a form that can be compared with future views of England, UK. The image also provides a reference for street design and the survival of physical messages in an increasingly digital environment within the real-world context of England, UK. The photograph keeps a local visual benchmark for future local research. Image 2PG60W0 also remains a dated record of England, UK.
England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,winter,wet,rain,weather,drizzle,damp,leak,window,windows,no urge,to,leave,the,home,go,out,another,dull,day,drop,on,a,with,blur,drizzly,condensation,drops,droplets,windowpane,downpour,outside,mould on walls,social housing,social homes
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M904Y5 - . Photographed at Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SJ in 2023, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The frame specifically shows Water drops, on a window, with out of focus street - Another dull rainy day with no urge to leave the home. The image also relates to community identity, heritage landmark, architectural character, architectural detailing, historic townscape, historic streetscape, period building, period architecture, public realm, place identity, visual archive, contemporary social history, adaptive reuse, and conservation architecture. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into energy retrofit and planning control, not least because of how historic fabric can support regeneration rather than demolition. Small period details of transport arrangements and footfall at Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SJ may become more significant with time, particularly following altered transport patterns. Other useful contextual ideas include before-and-after reference, traditional materials, urban fabric, heritage asset, local character, changing streetscape, regional identity, and conservation interest. References to Water, window, rainy, focus, and leave give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. For Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SJ, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. Its period value extends to energy retrofit and how historic fabric can support regeneration rather than demolition within the specific setting of Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SJ. The location additionally provides evidence of adaptive reuse and the value of architectural landmarks to local identity as part of the longer story of Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SJ. The scene captures a local visual benchmark before later change alters the scene.
Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SJ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Aged 25 years,South Yorkshire,Carr Ln,Doncaster,England,UK,DN4 5AA,DN4,In loving memory of,RFC,4 May 1917,Aged 26 Years,04/05/1917,Lest we Forget,day,accident,Donny,casualty,killed,plane,crash,crashed,in,loving,memory,remember,remembrance,memorial,grave,graves,graveyard,graveyards,LA Steel,Caldwell
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3XNG6 - Second Lieutenant Anthony Steel CALDWELL
From Australia serving in the Royal Flying Corps
Service No: Not Assigned
Unit: 15th Reserve Squadron, Royal Flying Corps
Died: Aircraft Accident, England, 4 May 1917, Aged 26 Years
Buried: Doncaster (Hyde Park) Cemetery, Yorkshire
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Steel Caldwell and Lillian Caldwell, of Eurabba, Young, New South Wales Australia
Remembered: Commemorative Roll, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
Remembered: Bribbaree War Memorial, Bribbaree NSW
On 4 May 1917, Second Lieutenant Caldwell (Supernumerary), along with Second Lieutenant Cyril Harvey Trollope RFC (Pilot), was killed at Doncaster in a flying accident in RE8 aircraft A4192. The crash occurred when the pilot attempted to turn back while downwind at 150-200 feet with a failing engine, and the aircraft side-slipped and did a spinning nosedive into the ground.
Hyde Park Cemetery, Carr Ln, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK, DN4 5AA
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Victorian,Dickens,Festival,Charles Dickens,Day,village,18/12/2018,2018,WA13,The Cross,Cheshire,England,UK,WA13 0HR,Saturday,annual,people,woman,lady,painted,face,faces,costume,dressed,up,for,the,event,accordionist,dancer,WA13 0AG,Dickensian,morris,accordion,18-12-2018,Warrington
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3XN96 - . Recorded at The Cross, Lymm, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA13 0HR 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 frame specifically shows Morris dancer at the Cross, Lymm, Victorian Dickens Festival, 18-12-2018, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA13 0HR. The surrounding context encompasses visual archive, town-centre trading, specialist retailer, local history, commercial frontage, social history, before-and-after reference, local character, high-street commerce, bricks-and-mortar retail, changing land use, place identity, contemporary social history, and customer footfall. The wider contemporary story combines footfall, store closures and how commercial property costs affect small retailers. As a dated visual record of The Cross, Lymm, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA13 0HR, the frame retains local activity and public use, making it especially useful if changing commercial priorities subsequently changes the scene. The wider setting retains connections with independent retail, retail property, documentary photography, historical comparison, community identity, street-level business, archival record, and shopfront economy. References to dancer, Victorian, Morris, Cross, and Dickens give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The wider setting at The Cross, Lymm, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA13 0HR matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The wider significance includes footfall and how commercial property costs affect small retailers as part of the longer story of The Cross, Lymm, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA13 0HR. The image fixes evidence of changing use within the wider story of The Cross, Lymm, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA13 0HR.
The Cross, Lymm, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA13 0HR
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city,centre,restaurants,shops,bakeries,supermarket,supermarkets,46,Faulkner St,England,UK,M1 4FH,wet,rain,rainy,day,Faulkner Street paifang,Chinese traditional gateway,Chinese Arts Centre,paifang,gateway,Chinese culture,HSBC,archway,City Centre,housing,Great Britain,arch,winter,culture,cultural,history,historic,gate
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3XNA7 - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Faulkner Street, Manchester, England, UK, M1 in 2018, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The defining feature is Archway in Chinatown Manchester, Faulkner Street, completed 1987 - 46 Faulkner St, Manchester, England, UK, M1 4FH. Another layer of the photograph includes specialist shop, independent retail, shopfront economy, commercial frontage, local history, regional identity, documentary photography, specialist retailer, period detail, social history, public realm, local enterprise, street-level business, and customer footfall. Today's relevance is strengthened by footfall, online shopping and the continuing question of how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses. The archival value lies partly in recording period objects and surrounding context around Faulkner Street, Manchester, England, UK, M1 before replacement signage alters the character of the place. A second descriptive layer includes historical comparison, community identity, bricks-and-mortar retail, retail property, changing land use, visual archive, town-centre trading, and high-street commerce. The combination of Archway, completed, Faulkner, Chinatown, and Manchester anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For Faulkner Street, Manchester, England, UK, M1, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. Its period value extends to footfall and the resilience of specialist shops in an online retail economy as part of the longer story of Faulkner Street, Manchester, England, UK, M1. The location additionally provides evidence of store closures and the resilience of specialist shops in an online retail economy when considered against later change at Faulkner Street, Manchester, England, UK, M1.
Faulkner Street, Manchester, England, UK, M1
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,centre,England,UK,Y01,bridge,lendel,waterway,history,historic,walled,tourist,boat,tourism,travel,British,boats,on,the,at,in,sunny,day,YO1,riverside,navigable,navigation,stonework,medieval,old-fashioned,blue,sky,skies,bridges,mooring,moorings,walls,wall
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KF7FE4 - . This authentic period view of Lendal Bridge, Yorkshire, England, Y01 in 2022 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. At the centre of the view is Tourist boats on the river Ouse, at York City Centre, from Lendal Bridge, Yorkshire, England, Y01. The broader subject matter reaches into local character, social history, place identity, navigation engineering, archival record, heritage boating, visual archive, canal heritage, canal infrastructure, inland boating, industrial waterway history, lock flight, changing streetscape, and before-and-after reference. For current editorial use, public access and biodiversity provide additional context, especially through the transition of industrial waterways toward leisure and heritage use. The image fixes transport arrangements and footfall within Lendal Bridge, Yorkshire, England, Y01 at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against new construction. A second descriptive layer includes public realm, local history, blue-green corridor, working waterway, everyday life, contemporary social history, changing land use, and managed navigation. Elements such as river, Centre, Bridge, Tourist, and boats add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The wider setting at Lendal Bridge, Yorkshire, England, Y01 matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Another useful connection is public access and how navigation heritage coexists with modern flood and environmental management without losing the local specificity of Lendal Bridge, Yorkshire, England, Y01. The scene further reflects maintenance funding and the transition of industrial waterways toward leisure and heritage use in a form that can be compared with future views of Lendal Bridge, Yorkshire, England, Y01.
Lendal Bridge, Yorkshire, England, Y01
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,centre,England,UK,Y01,bridge,lendel,waterway,history,historic,walled,tourist,boat,tourism,travel,British,boats,on,the,at,in,sunny,day,YO1,riverside,navigable,navigation,stonework,medieval,old-fashioned,blue,sky,skies,bridges,mooring,moorings,architectural details,city of York
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KF7FE5 - Tourist sightseeing boats travel along the River Ouse through the heart of York, viewed looking south from Lendal Bridge towards the historic riverside buildings around Coney Street and the Guildhall reach. A brightly painted red, white and blue passenger vessel approaches in the foreground, its open upper deck filled with visitors enjoying an elevated view of the city, while further cruise boats and smaller craft are moored beside floating pontoons and the quayside. The enclosed lower saloon, striped canopy and rows of outdoor seats give the leading boat the familiar appearance of a traditional British city excursion vessel.
The river frontage forms a richly layered architectural backdrop. Stone, brick and rendered elevations, towers, tall windows and decorative rooflines reveal the mixture of medieval, Victorian and later commercial development that characterises central York. The former Yorkshire Herald building and adjoining riverside premises are prominent beside the water, while the historic York Guildhall complex lies further along the reach. The Guildhall originated as a meeting place for the city's guilds in the fifteenth century, and its riverside setting remains one of the most distinctive views from Lendal Bridge. Parts of the former Yorkshire Herald site have since been incorporated into leisure, cinema, restaurant and bar uses, illustrating the adaptive reuse of York's historic city-centre buildings.
Warm sunshine illuminates the façades and passenger decks beneath a blue sky streaked with light cloud. Leafy trees, calm water, reflections and the wake of the moving boat add colour and movement to a busy summer tourism scene. River cruises departing from York's central landings offer visitors a water-level perspective on the city and underline the continuing importance of the Ouse as both a historic transport route and a modern leisure attraction.
Lendal Bridge, Yorkshire, England, Y01
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,Cheshire,fish shop,fish,sea,food,fresh,retailer,retailing,english,selling Cornish Silver Hake,seafoods,traditional,under threat,crab,dressed,Whitby,Seabreeze,Pepper Street,Nantwich CW5 5AB,CW3,independent,diet,pescatarian,just,caught,line,boards,advertising,promotion,promoting,catch,of,the,day
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JNN5AH - . An identifiable period record of Seabreeze, 15 Pepper Street, Nantwich CW5 5AB in 2022, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The image documents Traditional fishmongers,selling Cornish Silver Hake,Monkfish tails, Sushi Grade Tuna,Swordfish steaks,fresh Whitby dressed crabs,in Nantwich,Cheshire. The image also relates to period detail, historical comparison, commercial frontage, local trading, high-street commerce, independent retail, everyday life, town-centre economy, documentary photography, local enterprise, street-level business, archival record, community identity, and small business. The modern context includes continuing discussion of footfall, town-centre regeneration and how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses and branding. Small period details of period objects and surrounding context at Seabreeze, 15 Pepper Street, Nantwich CW5 5AB may become more significant with time, particularly following later reinterpretation. The subject also sits alongside local character, commercial streetscape, local history, changing streetscape, place identity, shopfront economy, retail property, and public realm. The recorded references to fresh, steaks, selling, Swordfish, and crabs preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. Around Seabreeze, 15 Pepper Street, Nantwich CW5 5AB, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The wider significance includes footfall and how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses and branding within the real-world context of Seabreeze, 15 Pepper Street, Nantwich CW5 5AB. Another strand within the photograph is footfall and the role of small retailers in maintaining active town centres within the specific setting of Seabreeze, 15 Pepper Street, Nantwich CW5 5AB.
Seabreeze, 15 Pepper Street, Nantwich CW5 5AB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,seaside,coast,North West,NW,Lord,st,sea,PR90QG,PR9,PR8,Sefton Council,town centre,towns,memorial,memorials,remembrance,day,November,poppy,sunny,blue sky,blue skies,needle,needles,site,tourist,tourism,staycation,history,heritage,historic,popular,shops,shopping,retail
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JHPYFH - . An on-location photograph from Lord Street, Southport, Merseyside, England,UK, PR9 0QG in 2022, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. At the centre of the view is War Memorial, Lord Street, Southport, Merseyside, England,UK, PR9 0QG. The subject also carries associations with British seaside culture, built heritage, contemporary social history, architectural character, traditional holiday town, resort heritage, local history, visitor attraction, architectural detailing, historic townscape, historic streetscape, coastal tourism, social history, and traditional structure. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into embodied carbon and energy retrofit, not least because of how historic fabric can be retained while places adapt to modern use. Today's relevance is strengthened by heritage attractions, visitor spending and the continuing question of the vulnerability of resort economies to seasonality and changing visitor habits. Small period details of materials and architectural details at Lord Street, Southport, Merseyside, England,UK, PR9 0QG may become more significant with time, particularly following altered transport patterns. The wider setting retains connections with period building, changing land use, local character, local landmark, archival record, seaside souvenir, visual archive, and place identity. References to Memorial, Southport, and Merseyside give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. By fixing the subject within Lord Street, Southport, Merseyside, England,UK, PR9 0QG, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The location additionally provides evidence of embodied carbon and the tension between conservation and redevelopment when considered against later change at Lord Street, Southport, Merseyside, England,UK, PR9 0QG.
Lord Street, Southport, Merseyside, England,UK, PR9 0QG
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Keywords: valentine,day,14th,Feb,February,sweet,sweets,sexy,love,lovely,romatic,image,soft,focus,DOF,gotonysmith,confectionery,manufactured,by,Swizzels,Matlow,United,Kingdom,UK,hard,tablet-shaped,sweets,fruit,flavours,short,love-related,message,pink,LoveYou,Heart,feeling,feelings,Love,you,love,you,valentine,hearts,love,hearts,subtle,colours,color,sweets,candy,swizzels,packet,UK,england,circle,circular,embossed,decorations,message,messages,packet,New,Mills,Derbyshire colours and flavours,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CET1FA - This editorial documentary photograph shows love hearts, I Love you shallow focus valentines day image. The location metadata places the image at or around England, UK. It was photographed on 19 March 2011, giving the image a useful time reference for contemporary editorial, archive and stock use. Relevant subject terms include Love, hearts, you, shallow, focus, valentines, romantic, 14thFeb, valentine, day, 14th, Feb, making the image useful for buyers looking for precise place, object, social, travel or documentary themes. With no people count recorded, the value is strongest as an editorial record of place, object, building, sign, service, landscape or public environment. The image can support articles, blogs, reports, educational material and local history features needing a clear, place-based visual with strong documentary context. No endorsement of any visible organisation, brand, campaign, political message or commercial activity is implied
the photograph records what was visible at the time.
England, UK
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Keywords: Alba,Scottish,centre,tourist,tourism,Scotland,dusk in Aberdeen city,uni,university,night,shot,nightshot,entrance,private,private co-educational,day,school,education,Auld,Hoose,house,merchant,Robert Gordon,Robert Gordons College,Auld Hoose,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,William,Adam-designed,building,architecture,stone,granite,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,William Adam,Granite City
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GMAAHP - Robert Gordon's College is a private co-educational day school in the heart of Aberdeen, Scotland. The school caters for pupils from Nursery through to S6.
It originally opened in 1750 as the result of a bequest by Robert Gordon, an Aberdeen merchant who made his fortune from trading with Baltic ports, and was known at foundation as Robert Gordon's Hospital. This was 19 years after Gordon had died and left his estate in a 'Deed of Mortification' to fund the foundation of the Hospital. The fine William Adam-designed building was in fact completed in 1732, but lay empty until 1745 until Gordon's foundation had sufficient funds to complete the interior. During the Jacobite rising, in 1746 the buildings were commandeered by Hanoverian troops and named Fort Cumberland.
Schoolhill, Aberdeen, AB10 1FE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BG7KH4 - An ice cream van (British) or ice cream truck (American) is a commercial vehicle that serves as a mobile retail outlet for ice cream, usually during the summer. Ice cream vans are often seen parked at public events, or near parks, beaches, or other areas where people congregate. Ice cream vans often travel near where children play ” outside schools, in residential areas, or in other locations. They usually stop briefly before moving on to the next street. Along the sides, a large sliding window acts as a serving hatch, and this often displays pictures of the available products and their prices. Most ice cream vans tend to sell both pre-manufactured ice pops in wrappers, and soft serve ice cream from a machine, served in a cone, and often with a chocolate flake (in Britain) or a sugary syrup. While franchises or chains are rare within the ice cream truck community (most trucks are independently owned and run), some do exist.
In some locations, ice cream van operators have diversified to fill gaps in the market for soft drinks, using their capacity for refrigerated storage to sell chilled cans and bottles.
Canada Blvd, Liverpool, England, UK, L3 1HU
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D96MWA - Appleton Thorn is a village in the borough of Warrington in Cheshire, England.
Each June, the village hosts the ceremony of Bawming the Thorn. The current form of the ceremony dates from the Nineteenth century, when it was part of the village's walking day. It involved children from Appleton Thorn Primary School walking through the village and holding sports and games at the school. This now takes place at the Village Hall. The ceremony stopped in the 1930s, but was later revived by the then headmaster, Mr. Bob Jones in the early 1970s. Bawming the Thorn occurs on the Saturday nearest to Midsummer's Day. Local schoolchildren dance around the tree.
Bawming means decorating - during the ceremony the thorn tree is decorated with ribbons and garlands. According to legend, the hawthorn at Appleton Thorn grew from a cutting of the Holy Thorn at Glastonbury, which was itself said to have sprung from the staff of Joseph of Arimathea, the man who arranged for Jesus's burial after the Crucifixion.
Green Lane, Appleton Thorn, South Warrington, England, UK WA4 5NS
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Keywords: Alba,Scottish,centre,tourist,tourism,Scotland,uni,university,shot,nightshot,entrance,private,private co-educational,day,school,coeducational,education,Auld,Hoose,house,merchant,sign,Robert Gordons College,Robert Gordon,Robert Gordons College,Auld Hoose,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,William,Adam-designed,building,architecture,stone,granite,crest,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,William Adam,Granite City
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GMAA8R - The illuminated Auld Hoose at Robert Gordon's College stands beyond the prominent black and white college sign at Schoolhill in Aberdeen city centre, Scotland. Photographed at dusk during blue hour, the historic granite building is framed by manicured lawns, ornamental trees, formal paths and metal railings. Warm light from the multi-pane sash windows contrasts with the cool evening sky, while the foreground sign and college crest clearly identify the educational institution.
The Auld Hoose is the oldest and most recognisable part of the Robert Gordon's College campus. Designed by the important Scottish architect William Adam, the original building was completed in 1739 for Robert Gordon's Hospital. Before it could begin its intended educational use, it was occupied by the Duke of Cumberland and used as a fort for troops travelling north during the Jacobite rising. The school eventually opened in 1750 with 14 pupils.
The symmetrical granite frontage, central entrance, rooftop tower and slender spire create a formal architectural composition characteristic of an important eighteenth-century institution. The building was altered and extended during the nineteenth century, including remodelling by Aberdeen architect John Smith. It now forms part of a wider historic and modern educational campus arranged around the college quadrangle.
Robert Gordon's College is an independent coeducational nursery and day school for pupils aged three to eighteen. Its central location beside other major civic, cultural and educational buildings makes the campus a prominent part of the Schoolhill streetscape and Aberdeen's wider architectural heritage.
The image is relevant to Scottish education, independent schools, historic architecture, William Adam, Aberdeen granite buildings, the Granite City, school heritage, urban campuses and educational tourism. The quiet evening setting, formal grounds and illuminated windows provide an atmospheric view of one of Aberdeen city centre's most
Robert Gordon's College, Schoolhill, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, AB10 1FE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,wood,Fire station,building,pano,rescue,wooden,fire service,A50,UK,North West England,Cheshire,WA13 0TE,England,Fire Rescue,Fire and Rescue Service,Fire Rescue Service,centre,architecture,impressive,circular,design,firefighters,fighting,fire,Lymm,Fire,station,open day,open,day,Schools,school,visit,dangers,keeping safe,Mark Shone
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P6339B - Helping you and those you care for stay safe, keep healthy and be happy. That's our objective at Safety Central, Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service's interactive lifeskills education centre at Lymm near Warrington.
Our stunning £4.5m indoor village - with its four themed zones - provides a truly immersive learning environment, where people of all ages can develop the skills and knowledge they need to stay safe and well at home, on the road in and in our community. We share an impressive circular building with Lymm Fire Station, so visitors also get the chance to see firefighters in action, undertaking their specialist training.
Cliff Lane, Lymm, Warrington, WA13 0TE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P6339C - Helping you and those you care for stay safe, keep healthy and be happy. That's our objective at Safety Central, Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service's interactive lifeskills education centre at Lymm near Warrington.
Our stunning £4.5m indoor village - with its four themed zones - provides a truly immersive learning environment, where people of all ages can develop the skills and knowledge they need to stay safe and well at home, on the road in and in our community. We share an impressive circular building with Lymm Fire Station, so visitors also get the chance to see firefighters in action, undertaking their specialist training.
Cliff Lane, Lymm, Warrington, WA13 0TE
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Keywords: railway,rail,travel,bus travel,integrated,transport,for,Birmingham,city,centre,city centre,on,WM,WM travel,west midlands travel,UK,United Kingdom,Network,Rail,Network Rail,One,One ticket,any permitted,discount,cheap,GB,UNITED KINGDOM,Great Britain,British,Day,Plusbusday,BusWM,Birmingham+busWM,Discount,price,Discount Price,freedom,services,no restrictions,GoTonySmith
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy MJ2YEA - . Recorded at the recorded location in 2018, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. At the centre of the view is Plusbus rail ticket bus travel for Birmingham on WM travel, UK. The broader subject matter reaches into regional identity, roadside stop, street-side transport, passenger transport, bus route infrastructure, local character, historical comparison, local mobility, public transport information, changing land use, public realm, local bus network, transport accessibility, and roadside transit. The wider contemporary story combines integrated transport, passenger information and the shift toward cleaner buses and integrated ticketing. The archival value lies partly in recording transport arrangements and footfall around the recorded location before altered transport patterns alters the character of the place. A second descriptive layer includes archival record, changing streetscape, community identity, social history, contemporary social history, place identity, everyday life, and documentary photography. References to Birmingham, Plusbus, ticket, and travel give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. Rather than relying on a broad place description, MJ2YEA gains specificity from the photographed subject, Plusbus rail ticket bus travel for Birmingham on WM travel, UK, and the period details visible within the frame. Its period value extends to integrated transport and the shift toward cleaner buses and integrated ticketing without losing the local specificity of the recorded location. The location additionally provides evidence of bus service funding and the importance of bus stops as the physical interface between passengers and public transport in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location. The image fixes part of the area's social history as part of the recorded location's history.
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Keywords: wideangle,angle,cityscape,day,time,daytime,Quarter,Piccadilly,Gardens,Primark,shopping,concrete,brick,CIS,centre,cloud,summer,horizon,landscape,hotel,retail,Mancunian,Manc,urban,north,Manchester City,Northern Powerhouse,Northern Quarter,City Centre,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,aerial,aerial view from air,air,arndale centre,birdseye,birds,eye,view,viewpoint,overhead,seen,from,above,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,birds eye view,panoramic view,Seen From Above
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H3TPH9 - . Made at Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK in 2016, 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 scene records Manchester City wide panorama, Lancashire,England, daytime. The image also relates to before-and-after reference, cityscape history, conservation interest, historic streetscape, local character, period building, architectural character, local history, changing streetscape, built heritage, contemporary social history, urban fabric, community identity, and conservation architecture. Today's relevance is strengthened by energy retrofit, tourism and the continuing question of keeping older buildings useful without erasing their distinctive character. Future viewers can use this scene from Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK to compare public access and movement with whatever follows after later reinterpretation. A second descriptive layer includes regional identity, place identity, heritage landmark, public realm, historical comparison, historic townscape, adaptive reuse, and archival record. Details involving panorama, Lancashire, daytime, and Manchester make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. By fixing the subject within Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. Its period value extends to energy retrofit and the balance between conservation, retrofit and modern accessibility as part of the longer story of Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK. The location additionally provides evidence of maintenance and the value of architectural landmarks to local identity and tourism when considered against later change at Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK. The period view preserves a point of historical comparison as a date-specific reference.
Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: pano,wideangle,angle,cityscape,day,time,daytime,Powerhouse,Gardens,Primark,shopping,concrete,brick,CIS,centre,cloud,summer,horizon,landscape,hotel,retail,Mancunian,Manc,urban,north,night,Manchester City,Northern Powerhouse,Northern Quarter,City Centre,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,nighttime,blue,hour,tram,trams,transport,light,lit,lighting,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,Blue Hour
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H3TPMT - . Made at Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK in 2016, 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 photograph centres on Manchester City night panorama, Lancashire,England, daytime. The subject also carries associations with social history, local bus network, before-and-after reference, changing land use, changing streetscape, passenger transport, surface public transport, historical comparison, public realm, documentary photography, local mobility, roadside stop, public transport information, and place identity. The modern context includes continuing discussion of passenger information, local connectivity and how local bus services affect access to work, education and healthcare. The archival value lies partly in recording landscape treatment and surrounding development around Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK before altered transport patterns alters the character of the place. The wider setting retains connections with community identity, archival record, visual archive, public transport stop, local history, local character, transport accessibility, and period detail. References to daytime, Lancashire, panorama, night, and Manchester give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The wider setting at Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The setting also helps illustrate passenger information and how local bus services affect access to work, education and healthcare within the real-world context of Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK. The image also provides a reference for reliability and the shift toward cleaner buses and integrated ticketing within the specific setting of Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK.
Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: agriculture,farm,farming,England,UK,hand,hands,holding,yellow,close,macro,environmental,issue,farm,farmer,farming,vegetable,fruiting,holdin,holding,organic,produce,cob,ear,fresh,harvest,yellow,husk,ingredient,natural,nature,cultivated,ripe,Where does sweetcorn come from,How does corn grow,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,popcorn,popping,August,close,up,closeup,cereal,cereals,oil,cornoil,environment,farm,field,food,fresh,freshness,golden,grain,green,hands,harvest,health,healthy,hold,ingredients,kernels,nature,nutrition,nutritious,raw,vitamin,yellow,lemon,5aday,five,5,aday,a,day,plant,plantation,planting,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,Popping Corn,Corn oil,Where Food Comes from
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GY1APK - Maize also known as corn, is a cereal grain first domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 10,000 years ago. The leafy stalk of the plant produces pollen inflorescences and separate ovuliferous inflorescences called ears that yield kernels or seeds, which are fruits.
Maize has become a staple food in many parts of the world, with the total production of maize surpassing that of wheat or rice. However, little of this maize is consumed directly by humans: most is used for corn ethanol, animal feed and other maize products, such as corn starch and corn syrup. The six major types of maize are dent corn, flint corn, pod corn, popcorn, flour corn, and sweet corn.
Maize is widely cultivated throughout the world, and a greater weight of maize is produced each year than any other grain. In 2014, total world production was 1.04 billion tonnes, led by the United States with 35% of the total. China produced 21% of the global total.
In 2016, maize (corn) production was forecast to be over 15 billion bushels, an increase of 11% over 2014 American production. Based on conditions as of August 2016, the expected yield would be the highest ever for the United States. The area of harvested maize was forecast to be 87 million acres, an increase of 7% over 2015. Maize is especially popular in Midwestern states such as Indiana and Illinois
in the latter, it was named the state's official grain in 2017
Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: spanning,bridge,United,Kingdom,England,UK,including,john,Lewis,store,wideshot,wideangle,wide,angle,shot,outdoor,Hampton,Wick,water,daytime,day,time,upon,KingstonUponThames,southwest,Royal,Borough,of,ancient,market,town,KT1,parish,John Lewis,Hampton Wick,GoTonySmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F7DE1T - Kingston upon Thames, also known as Kingston, is the principal settlement of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in southwest London. It was the ancient market town where Saxon kings were crowned. Kingston is situated 10 miles (16.1 km) southwest of Charing Cross and is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan.
Kingston lies approximately 10 metres (33 ft) above sea level. Kingston was part of a large ancient parish in the county of Surrey and the town was an ancient borough, reformed in 1835. It has been the location of Surrey County Hall from 1893, extraterritorially in terms of local government administration since Kingston became part of Greater London in 1965. Most of the town centre is part of the KT1 postcode area, but some areas north of Kingston railway station have the postcode KT2 instead. The population of the town itself, comprising the four wards of Canbury, Grove, Norbiton and Tudor, was 43,013 in the 2011 census
Kingston-upon-Thames,London,England,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F7DE26 - Kingston upon Thames, also known as Kingston, is the principal settlement of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in southwest London. It was the ancient market town where Saxon kings were crowned. Kingston is situated 10 miles (16.1 km) southwest of Charing Cross and is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan.
Kingston lies approximately 10 metres (33 ft) above sea level. Kingston was part of a large ancient parish in the county of Surrey and the town was an ancient borough, reformed in 1835. It has been the location of Surrey County Hall from 1893, extraterritorially in terms of local government administration since Kingston became part of Greater London in 1965. Most of the town centre is part of the KT1 postcode area, but some areas north of Kingston railway station have the postcode KT2 instead. The population of the town itself, comprising the four wards of Canbury, Grove, Norbiton and Tudor, was 43,013 in the 2011 census
Kingston-upon-Thames,London,England,UK
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Keywords: brewer,brewery,town,Warrington,Cheshire,blue,yellow,match,day,matchday,pub,bar,player,in,pub,window,etched,holding,a,ball,2 Orford Lane,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,WA2 7AB,Rugby Ball,GoTonySmith,Warringtonian,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,centre,pubs,bars,fan,the,Warrington Wolves,ales,ale
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY5KD6 - . Greenall,Whitley,Wilderspool Ales,Rugby,Wire player in pub window. Photographed at Original Wire Pub, 2 Orford Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 7AB. The photograph was taken on 16 July 2015. The image metadata records 1 person in the frame. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Greenall, Whitley, Wilderspool Ales, Rugby, Wire, original wire, Greenalls, Wilderspool, Original Wire Pub and brewer, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is relevant to sport, supporters, venues, clubs, competition and the strong connection between sporting institutions and local identity. It can support editorial features about football, rugby or other spectator sports, stadiums, club heritage, matchday culture, investment, redevelopment, fans, sponsorship and the commercial side of professional sport. Signs, colours, banners, buildings, entrances and surrounding streets can help establish a recognisable sporting context without relying on a posed action image. The dated scene also has archive value as clubs, grounds, branding and neighbourhoods evolve over time. Search themes include sport, clubs, stadiums, supporters, venues, matchday culture, sponsorship, sporting heritage, redevelopment and local identity. A dated view is valuable where club branding, grounds, surrounding streets or the commercial presentation of a venue subsequently changes. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. This particular view is catalogued under Alamy image reference EY5KD6, distinguishing it from other photographs of the same or related subject.
Original Wire Pub, 2 Orford Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 7AB
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Keywords: harker,England,UK,ale,camra,real,realale,converted warehouse,charm,charming,interesting,tourism,day,daytime The Old Harkers Arms,1 Russell Street,Chester,Cheshire,CH3 5AL,CH35AL,GoTonySmith,City Centre,City,Centre,@hotpixUK,CH3,city,centre,the,bar,chain,history,warehouse
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED8PR5 - A traditional Chester Pub.
This is a proper old city of London boozer, only in Chester, that has a really good reputation for its food - it's a great meeting place over a pub lunch, and at different times you'll find half the commercial and professional heart of the city in there.
The Old Harkers Arms, 1 Russell Street, Chester, Cheshire, CH3 5AL, England, UK
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Keywords: harker,England,UK,ale,camra,real,realale,real ale,converted warehouse,charm,charming,interesting,tourist,tourism,day,daytime The Old Harkers Arms,1 Russell Street,Chester,Cheshire,CH3 5AL,CH35AL,GoTonySmith,City Centre,City,Centre,@hotpixUK,the,old,harkers,bar,pubs,bars,CAMRA,exterior
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED8PR6 - A traditional Chester Pub.
This is a proper old city of London boozer, only in Chester, that has a really good reputation for its food - it's a great meeting place over a pub lunch, and at different times you'll find half the commercial and professional heart of the city in there.
The Old Harkers Arms, 1 Russell Street, Chester, Cheshire, CH3 5AL, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9ERW - The Burma Star was a campaign medal of the British Commonwealth, awarded for service in World War II.
The medal was awarded for service in the Burma Campaign between 11 December 1941 and 2 September 1945. This medal was also awarded for certain specified service in China, Hong Kong, Malaya and Sumatra:
Hong Kong - between 26 December 1941 and 2 September 1945
China and Malaya - between 16 February 1942 and 2 September 1945
Sumatra - between 24 March 1942 and 2 September 1945
Second World War service in China, Hong Kong, Malaya and Sumatra after 8 December 1941 but prior to the above start dates was recognised by the award of the Pacific Star.
British uniform regulations stipulated that the Pacific Star would not be awarded to a prior recipient of the Burma Star. Subsequent entitlement to the Pacific Star was denoted by the award of the Pacific clasp.
Entitlement to wear the Burma Star or the Burma Star clasp on the Pacific Star also enables the wearer to join the Burma Star Association
Bridgefoot Cenotaph, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9ERY - The Burma Star was a campaign medal of the British Commonwealth, awarded for service in World War II.
The medal was awarded for service in the Burma Campaign between 11 December 1941 and 2 September 1945. This medal was also awarded for certain specified service in China, Hong Kong, Malaya and Sumatra:
Hong Kong - between 26 December 1941 and 2 September 1945
China and Malaya - between 16 February 1942 and 2 September 1945
Sumatra - between 24 March 1942 and 2 September 1945
Second World War service in China, Hong Kong, Malaya and Sumatra after 8 December 1941 but prior to the above start dates was recognised by the award of the Pacific Star.
British uniform regulations stipulated that the Pacific Star would not be awarded to a prior recipient of the Burma Star. Subsequent entitlement to the Pacific Star was denoted by the award of the Pacific clasp.
Entitlement to wear the Burma Star or the Burma Star clasp on the Pacific Star also enables the wearer to join the Burma Star Association
Bridgefoot Cenotaph, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: farm,Carlops,Scottish Borders,Scotland,September,2014,sunny,day,passion,to,govern,their,own,nation,country,independance,feeling,vote,voting,referenda,referendum,catalonia,spain,break,breakup,up,of,the,UK,GB,great,Britain,British,gotonysmith indyref #indyref,Scottish,SNP,independance party,independence,indyref,referendum,2nd,second,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy E6JB68 - . Yes to Scottish independence sign at Carlophill farm, Carlops, Scottish Borders, Scotland September 2014. Photographed on 24 August 2014. The recorded location is Carlops, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK. Vote YES ! The signs date from the 2014 Scottish independence referendum campaign, when voters were asked whether Scotland should become an independent country. The unionist Better Together campaign promoted a No vote, while Yes Scotland and local activists campaigned for independence. On 18 September 2014 Scotland voted 55.3% No to 44.7% Yes. More than a decade later the constitutional question remains part of Scottish politics, giving these rural campaign signs continuing historical and political relevance. The wider historical story is that public protest and electoral campaigning form part of democratic culture, documenting how people express support, opposition and identity outside formal institutions
The wording of signs can preserve the tone of a debate more directly than later summaries. The wider historical story is that signs and notices are ephemeral pieces of design that can become important historical evidence
Lettering, logos, warnings and directions record former businesses, regulations, transport systems and public messages that may disappear long before the surrounding property changes. The historical context is that british agriculture has repeatedly adapted to mechanisation, changing markets and environmental policy
Tractors, fields, cereal crops and allotment vegetables each represent different scales of food production, while also documenting seasonal work and rural landscapes. In the present 2026 context, seen from 2026, older campaign material provides a clear historical benchmark for later political arguments
The physical poster or banner captures not only a policy position but the visual language and grassroots campaigning methods of its moment.
Carlops, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: GB,Great,Britain,Boat,on,the,Sankey,Canal,Reflection,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,pano,panorama,wide,shot,widshot,summer,bright,day,Ferry,Tavern,marina,Mersey,safe,haven,safehaven,lock,gates,lockgates,gate,tidal,SCARS,waterway,waterways,restoration,quay,quays,club,pub,gray,ship,gotonysmith vision,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DN6NE9 - . Boat on the Sankey Canal Reflection Warrington Cheshire England UK. Photographed at Sankey Canal, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. The photograph was taken on 22 September 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The wider composition gives a broader sense of the surroundings, showing the principal subject in relation to more of the streetscape, landscape or public space. The scene is closely associated with Boat, Sankey, Canal, Reflection, Warrington, Cheshire, pano, panorama, wide and shot, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. Beyond the immediate subject, the scene is relevant to British pub culture, licensed premises, real ale, beer tourism and the continuing social role of the traditional public house. For picture buyers, the photograph can support editorial features about pubs and bars, hospitality, independent and managed venues, drinking culture, local heritage, city and town centres, leisure spending and the changing British high street. Details such as brewery branding, pub signage, entrances, windows, bar fittings, beer pumps or period architecture can provide useful visual evidence of how licensed premises present themselves to customers. The image also works as a record of everyday social history, documenting a familiar type of British hospitality venue at a particular moment in time rather than presenting an idealised studio view. Search themes naturally include British pub heritage, real ale and beer culture, licensed premises, hospitality, public houses, local drinking traditions and the role of pubs within town and city life. 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.
Sankey Canal, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DG3A1R - An ice cream van (British) or ice cream truck (American) is a commercial vehicle which serves as a traveling retail outlet for ice cream, usually during the summer. Ice cream vans are often seen parked at public events, or near parks, beaches, or other areas where people congregate. Ice cream vans often travel near where children play ” outside schools, in residential areas, or in other locations. They usually stop briefly before moving on to the next street.
Ice cream vans are often brightly decorated and carry images of ice cream, or some other adornment, such as cartoon characters. They may have painted-on notices, which can serve a commercial purpose (Stop me and buy one!) or a more serious one (Don't Skid on a Kid!) - serving as a warning to passing motorists that children may run out into the road at the sight of the van, or appear without warning from behind it. Along the sides, a large sliding window acts as a serving hatch, and this is often covered with small pictures of the available products, with their associated prices.
A distinctive feature of ice cream vans is their melodic chimes, and often these take the form of a famous and recognizable tune, usually The Mister Softee Jingle, Turkey in the Straw, Do Your Ears Hang Low?, Pop Goes The Weasel The Entertainer, Music Box Dancer, Home on the Range, It's a Small World, Super Mario Bros. Theme or Camptown Races
or, in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Greensleeves, Whistle While You Work in Crewe and Nantwich, You Are My Sunshine in Vale Royal, Teddy Bears' Picnic in Sheffield, and Match of the Day in other places.
In some places in the US, ice cream trucks play the song Ice Cream by Andre Nickatina (essentially just Turkey in the Straw with bass).
Off Princes St Edinburgh Scotland UK EH2 3AA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DECWCR - . Inscriptions on Dalkeith War memorial 1914-19, Midlothian,Scotland,UK - List of men. Photographed on 28 August 2013. The recorded location is Eskbank Road, Dalkeith,Midlothian,Scotland,UK. The men of Dalkeith whose names are inscribed on this memorial, died in defence of home and country in the great war 1914-19. Historically, 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. In historical terms, 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 2026, interest in community history, genealogy and the conservation of memorials remains strong, while weathering, redevelopment and vandalism can threaten smaller monuments and inscriptions
Detailed photographs help preserve lettering, names and physical condition before further weathering or alteration. During 2026, 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. The historical context is that 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. Further relevant search phrases include commemoration, memorial inscription, local history, grave marker, public memory, commemorative plaque, memorial culture, and archival record.
Eskbank Road, Dalkeith,Midlothian,Scotland,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DECWJ4 - . Inscriptions on Dalkeith War memorial 1914-19, Midlothian,Scotland,UK. Photographed on 28 August 2013. The recorded location is Eskbank Road, Dalkeith,Midlothian,Scotland,UK. The men of Dalkeith whose names are inscribed on this memorial, died in defence of home and country in the great war 1914-19. The wider historical story is that commemorative plaques, gravestones and monuments transform individual or collective memory into a permanent feature of the landscape
Their wording, materials and location can illuminate genealogy, social history, military service and changing attitudes to public remembrance. Historically, war history is preserved through both formal monuments and ordinary material culture
Bags, signs, uniforms, tools and inscriptions can show the routines of service as clearly as grand memorials show public remembrance. In the present 2026 context, memorials continue to play an active role in public history, supporting remembrance, genealogy, education and heritage tourism
Images can also record inscriptions before erosion or development.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>redevelopment alters the physical object. In 2026, the two world wars continue to be central to British remembrance, museum interpretation and family-history research
Surviving objects and inscriptions are increasingly valuable as living memory recedes and institutions rely more heavily on archives and material evidence. Looking at the subject's development, 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. The subject remains topical in 2026 because memorials still play an active role in public history, supporting remembrance, genealogy, education and heritage tourism
Images can also record inscriptions before erosion or redevelopment alters the physical object.
Eskbank Road, Dalkeith,Midlothian,Scotland,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DG375F - . The Dalkeith park war memorial Midlothian. Photographed at Dalkeith , Midlothian, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. The photograph was taken on 28 August 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Dalkeith, park, war, memorial, Midlothian, remembrance, War Memorial, WWI, Edinburgh and names, 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. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter.
Dalkeith , Midlothian, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: Kirklees,council,local,authority,LA,West,Yorkshire,England,English,UK,GB,Great,Britain,British,town,centre,Saturday,13th,July,event,HACCT,office,African-Caribbean,African,Caribbean,Afro,dancer,dancers,Masqueraders,costume,colourful,Hudawi,trust,diversity,diverse,events,leisure,activities,activity,Gotonysmith,red,sun,sunny,day,summer,center,13/07/2013,Greenhead,Park,Afro-Caribbean,costumes,colorful,culture,cultural,streets,parades,jab,jabs,jab-jabs,St,Johns,Rd,from,Willow,Lane,to,John,William,St,Johns,Rd,Market,Place,Cloth,Hall,St,from,Market,Place,to,St,from,Cloth,Hall,St,to,Westgate,from,to,Trinity,St,johns,Yorks,WestYorks,HD11NU,1NU,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDJP52 - Now in its 29th year, Carnival is a celebration of African-Caribbean culture showcasing arts, traditions and culture through an amazing array of costumes, sounds, colourful sights, social solidarity, history, achievements and togetherness. Carnival is celebrated over two days and consists of J'Ouvert, Mas Band Parade, Stage Show and after party.
Carnival Parade on Saturday 13th July, 1pm to 4pm
Masqueraders dress in an array of flamboyant costumes and parade through the streets. The procession starts at the Hudawi Cultural Centre and makes its way through the streets of Huddersfield town centre, travelling up Trinity Street and ending in Greenhead Park.
Parade Route
¢ William St from Lower Fitzwilliam St to Beaumont St
¢ The entire length of Beaumont St
¢ Great Northern St from its junction with Lower Fitzwilliam St to its junction with Ray St
From 1pm to 4pm - Closures only in operation as the parade passes through
¢ Great Northern St from Lower Fitzwilliam St to Hillhouse Lane
¢ Hillhouse Lane from Great Northern St to Willow Lane
¢ Willow Lane from Hillhouse Lane to its St John's Rd
¢ St John's Rd from Willow Lane to John William St
¢ John William St from St John's Rd to Market Place
¢ Market Place
¢ Cloth Hall St from Market Place to Market St
¢ Market St from Cloth Hall St to Westgate
¢ Westgate from Market St to Trinity St
¢ Trinity St from Westgate to Westbourne Rd
¢ Gledholt Rd from Trinity St to the entrance to Greenhead Park
Around Greenhead Park
From 8am to 10pm
¢ Park Drive from Trinity St to Gledholt Rd
¢ Vernon Ave from Park Drive to Trinity St
¢ Park Drive South from Gledholt Rd to Park Ave
Market St, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England UK HD1 1NU
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDJPFB - Now in its 29th year, Carnival is a celebration of African-Caribbean culture showcasing arts, traditions and culture through an amazing array of costumes, sounds, colourful sights, social solidarity, history, achievements and togetherness. Carnival is celebrated over two days and consists of J'Ouvert, Mas Band Parade, Stage Show and after party.
Carnival Parade on Saturday 13th July, 1pm to 4pm
Masqueraders dress in an array of flamboyant costumes and parade through the streets. The procession starts at the Hudawi Cultural Centre and makes its way through the streets of Huddersfield town centre, travelling up Trinity Street and ending in Greenhead Park.
Parade Route
¢ William St from Lower Fitzwilliam St to Beaumont St
¢ The entire length of Beaumont St
¢ Great Northern St from its junction with Lower Fitzwilliam St to its junction with Ray St
From 1pm to 4pm - Closures only in operation as the parade passes through
¢ Great Northern St from Lower Fitzwilliam St to Hillhouse Lane
¢ Hillhouse Lane from Great Northern St to Willow Lane
¢ Willow Lane from Hillhouse Lane to its St John's Rd
¢ St John's Rd from Willow Lane to John William St
¢ John William St from St John's Rd to Market Place
¢ Market Place
¢ Cloth Hall St from Market Place to Market St
¢ Market St from Cloth Hall St to Westgate
¢ Westgate from Market St to Trinity St
¢ Trinity St from Westgate to Westbourne Rd
¢ Gledholt Rd from Trinity St to the entrance to Greenhead Park
Around Greenhead Park
From 8am to 10pm
¢ Park Drive from Trinity St to Gledholt Rd
¢ Vernon Ave from Park Drive to Trinity St
¢ Park Drive South from Gledholt Rd to Park Ave
Market St, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England UK HD1 1NU
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDJPFJ - Now in its 29th year, Carnival is a celebration of African-Caribbean culture showcasing arts, traditions and culture through an amazing array of costumes, sounds, colourful sights, social solidarity, history, achievements and togetherness. Carnival is celebrated over two days and consists of J'Ouvert, Mas Band Parade, Stage Show and after party.
Carnival Parade on Saturday 13th July, 1pm to 4pm
Masqueraders dress in an array of flamboyant costumes and parade through the streets. The procession starts at the Hudawi Cultural Centre and makes its way through the streets of Huddersfield town centre, travelling up Trinity Street and ending in Greenhead Park.
Parade Route
¢ William St from Lower Fitzwilliam St to Beaumont St
¢ The entire length of Beaumont St
¢ Great Northern St from its junction with Lower Fitzwilliam St to its junction with Ray St
From 1pm to 4pm - Closures only in operation as the parade passes through
¢ Great Northern St from Lower Fitzwilliam St to Hillhouse Lane
¢ Hillhouse Lane from Great Northern St to Willow Lane
¢ Willow Lane from Hillhouse Lane to its St John's Rd
¢ St John's Rd from Willow Lane to John William St
¢ John William St from St John's Rd to Market Place
¢ Market Place
¢ Cloth Hall St from Market Place to Market St
¢ Market St from Cloth Hall St to Westgate
¢ Westgate from Market St to Trinity St
¢ Trinity St from Westgate to Westbourne Rd
¢ Gledholt Rd from Trinity St to the entrance to Greenhead Park
Around Greenhead Park
From 8am to 10pm
¢ Park Drive from Trinity St to Gledholt Rd
¢ Vernon Ave from Park Drive to Trinity St
¢ Park Drive South from Gledholt Rd to Park Ave
Market St, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England UK HD1 1NU
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDJPFW - Now in its 29th year, Carnival is a celebration of African-Caribbean culture showcasing arts, traditions and culture through an amazing array of costumes, sounds, colourful sights, social solidarity, history, achievements and togetherness. Carnival is celebrated over two days and consists of J'Ouvert, Mas Band Parade, Stage Show and after party.
Carnival Parade on Saturday 13th July, 1pm to 4pm
Masqueraders dress in an array of flamboyant costumes and parade through the streets. The procession starts at the Hudawi Cultural Centre and makes its way through the streets of Huddersfield town centre, travelling up Trinity Street and ending in Greenhead Park.
Parade Route
¢ William St from Lower Fitzwilliam St to Beaumont St
¢ The entire length of Beaumont St
¢ Great Northern St from its junction with Lower Fitzwilliam St to its junction with Ray St
From 1pm to 4pm - Closures only in operation as the parade passes through
¢ Great Northern St from Lower Fitzwilliam St to Hillhouse Lane
¢ Hillhouse Lane from Great Northern St to Willow Lane
¢ Willow Lane from Hillhouse Lane to its St John's Rd
¢ St John's Rd from Willow Lane to John William St
¢ John William St from St John's Rd to Market Place
¢ Market Place
¢ Cloth Hall St from Market Place to Market St
¢ Market St from Cloth Hall St to Westgate
¢ Westgate from Market St to Trinity St
¢ Trinity St from Westgate to Westbourne Rd
¢ Gledholt Rd from Trinity St to the entrance to Greenhead Park
Around Greenhead Park
From 8am to 10pm
¢ Park Drive from Trinity St to Gledholt Rd
¢ Vernon Ave from Park Drive to Trinity St
¢ Park Drive South from Gledholt Rd to Park Ave
Market St, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England UK HD1 1NU
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Keywords: Barrington,Court,NT,National,Trust,NT,Pyrus,tree,and,shrub,species,of,genus,pomaceous,edible,fruit,pollinated,baby,pears,pirum,care,for,cidrecider,Barrington,Ct,near,Ilminster,Somerset,England UK TA19 0NQ in an orchard TA190NQ,Gotonysmith,insect,insects,insecticide,GM,food,5aday,five,a,day,pearshaped,pear-shaped,shaped,grown,pumper,harvest,perry,drink,wood,healthy,@hotpixuk,hotpixuk,five,a,day,5,5aday,fruit,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Low Fat Diet,Five A Day
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DEJNCB - . New summer pears growing on a mature tree at Barrington Ct near Ilminster, Somerset, England UK TA19 0NQ in an orchard. Photographed at Barrington, near Ilminster, Somerset, England UK TA19 0NQ. The photograph was taken on 14 June 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with summer, pears, growing, mature, tree, Barri, Barrington, Court, National and Trust, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is useful for editorial coverage of eating out, restaurant culture, food presentation, hospitality and the way international cuisine has become part of everyday dining in British cities. Food, crockery, tableware, menus, serving dishes and restaurant surroundings can provide strong visual cues for features about cuisine, ingredients, dining habits, tourism, leisure spending and the hospitality economy. The image is documentary rather than studio food photography, giving it relevance to real-world restaurant reviews, travel features, local food guides and stories about consumer choice. It also records the appearance and presentation of a meal at a particular time and place, useful for archive, lifestyle and social-history contexts. Search themes include restaurant dining, cuisine, food presentation, hospitality, eating out, table settings, tourism, consumer lifestyle and the local food economy. Because this is a real meal in a real venue rather than a studio arrangement, it has particular value for travel, dining and social-history features. 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.
Barrington, near Ilminster, Somerset, England UK TA19 0NQ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DEJNCT - . New summer pears growing on a mature tree at Barrington Ct near Ilminster, Somerset, England UK TA19 0NQ in an orchard. Photographed at Barrington, near Ilminster, Somerset, England UK TA19 0NQ. The photograph was taken on 14 June 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with summer, pears, growing, mature, tree, Barri, Barrington, Court, National and Trust, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is useful for editorial coverage of eating out, restaurant culture, food presentation, hospitality and the way international cuisine has become part of everyday dining in British cities. Food, crockery, tableware, menus, serving dishes and restaurant surroundings can provide strong visual cues for features about cuisine, ingredients, dining habits, tourism, leisure spending and the hospitality economy. The image is documentary rather than studio food photography, giving it relevance to real-world restaurant reviews, travel features, local food guides and stories about consumer choice. It also records the appearance and presentation of a meal at a particular time and place, useful for archive, lifestyle and social-history contexts. Search themes include restaurant dining, cuisine, food presentation, hospitality, eating out, table settings, tourism, consumer lifestyle and the local food economy. Because this is a real meal in a real venue rather than a studio arrangement, it has particular value for travel, dining and social-history features. 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.
Barrington, near Ilminster, Somerset, England UK TA19 0NQ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D96MWT - Description of the famous Thorn tree at Appleton Thorn village, South Warrington, England for the annual June Bawming the Thorn
Appleton Thorn is a village in the borough of Warrington in Cheshire, England.
Each June, the village hosts the ceremony of Bawming the Thorn. The current form of the ceremony dates from the Nineteenth century, when it was part of the village's walking day. It involved children from Appleton Thorn Primary School walking through the village and holding sports and games at the school. This now takes place at the Village Hall. The ceremony stopped in the 1930s, but was later revived by the then headmaster, Mr. Bob Jones in the early 1970s. Bawming the Thorn occurs on the Saturday nearest to Midsummer's Day. Local schoolchildren dance around the tree.
Bawming means decorating - during the ceremony the thorn tree is decorated with ribbons and garlands. According to legend, the hawthorn at Appleton Thorn grew from a cutting of the Holy Thorn at Glastonbury, which was itself said to have sprung from the staff of Joseph of Arimathea, the man who arranged for Jesus's burial after the Crucifixion.
Green Lane, Appleton Thorn, South Warrington, England, UK WA4 5NS
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D96MYX - Preparing the famous Thorn tree at Appleton Thorn village, South Warrington, England for the annual June Bawming the Thorn
Appleton Thorn is a village in the borough of Warrington in Cheshire, England.
Each June, the village hosts the ceremony of Bawming the Thorn. The current form of the ceremony dates from the Nineteenth century, when it was part of the village's walking day. It involved children from Appleton Thorn Primary School walking through the village and holding sports and games at the school. This now takes place at the Village Hall. The ceremony stopped in the 1930s, but was later revived by the then headmaster, Mr. Bob Jones in the early 1970s. Bawming the Thorn occurs on the Saturday nearest to Midsummer's Day. Local schoolchildren dance around the tree.
Bawming means decorating - during the ceremony the thorn tree is decorated with ribbons and garlands. According to legend, the hawthorn at Appleton Thorn grew from a cutting of the Holy Thorn at Glastonbury, which was itself said to have sprung from the staff of Joseph of Arimathea, the man who arranged for Jesus's burial after the Crucifixion.
Green Lane, Appleton Thorn, South Warrington, England, UK WA4 5NS
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HE7KX5 - The Home Rule Crisis was a political and military crisis in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland that followed the introduction of the Third Home Rule Bill in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom in 1912.
Ulster unionists, determined to prevent any measure of home rule for Ireland, formed a paramilitary force, the Ulster Volunteers, which threatened to resist by physical force the implementation of the Act and the authority of any Dublin Parliament by force of arms. Irish nationalists responded by setting up the Irish Volunteers to secure the rights and liberties common to all the people of Ireland. Both sides then began importing weapons and ammunition from Germany, in the Larne gun-running and Howth gun-running incidents. The UK government's ability to face down unionist defiance was thrown into question by the Curragh incident, when dozens of British Army officers tendered their resignation rather than secure arms against Ulster loyalist seizure, forcing a climb-down by the government. The crisis was temporarily averted by the outbreak of World War I. The Home Rule Bill was enacted, but its implementation was suspended for the duration of the war.
Shankill Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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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 8472536125 - 'The Psychedelic Furs - 'Heartbeat' - Play this track here.
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A cracking track, memorable to me because I was playing this getting carried away doing 38 in a 30mph cut through Hattersley avoiding Mottram one morning in 1984. The metallic green VW Golf 1300 has long gone, but my love for the Furs and this track remains un-dimmed.
Mirror Moves is the fourth studio album by the English rock band The Psychedelic Furs, recorded and released in 1984. Vince Ely had left the group, leaving three original Furs and Keith Forsey taking on production and drumming. The album included the dance hit 'Heartbeat' and the minor hits 'Heaven' and 'The Ghost in You'. Another track from the album, 'Here Come Cowboys', was released as a single, but did not chart. However, the band made a video for it which received some airplay on the then, very new and popular MTV network.
Psychedelic Furs are one of the many acts spawned from the British post-punk scene. Their music went through several phases, from an initially austere art rock sound, later touching on new wave and hard rock.
They scored several hits in their early career, but were launched to international attention in 1986 when the film director John Hughes used their song 'Pretty in Pink' for his movie of the same name. A newly recorded version of the song became the Psychedlic Furs' biggest hit to that time. 'Heartbreak Beat', from their 1987 album Midnight to Midnight, was the Furs' biggest Top 40 entry in the US.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 5179408709 - 'Soldier Soldier - 'Spizz Energi' - Play this track here.
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Spizzenergi was a late 1970s English punk/new wave band led by Kenneth Spiers, known as Spizz. Championed by John Peel, The band changed its name several times using alternate names including Spizzoil and Athletico Spizz 80.
They were the first band to sign to Geoff Travis's Rough Trade Records and the first to top the newly created UK Indie Chart early in 1980. They were perhaps best known for their single 'Where's Captain Kirk?'
SO WHEN I AWOKE FROM THE DANGERS OF SPACE
I LOOKED AND I SAW A FAMILIAR FACE
THE TIME WARP IN SPACE MADE A CHANGE IN ME
FOR I WAS THE CAPTAIN AND THE CAPTAIN WAS ME
After a Siouxsie and the Banshees gig at Birmingham Odeon Cinema Spizz jumped on stage and sang into the microphones, on the back of which was given a recording deal. He was already performing (solo) by 1977. He soon got together with like-minded guitarist Pete Petrol (real name Pete O'Dowd). In 1978 Palmolive, drummer with The Slits, joined what was called Spizzoil for a few gigs.
For more on this band checkout the compilation 'Spizz Not Dead Shock'
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In Flanders fields the poppies grow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place
and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch
be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4163583903 - 'Wow, that time already!
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 6333779781 - 'Manic Street Preachers - 'If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next' - Play this track here.
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Well what else could you post on 11/11?
The Manic Street Preachers are a Welsh alternative rock band, formed in 1986. They are James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Richey Edwards and Sean Moore. The band are part of the Cardiff music scene, and were at their most prominent during the 1990s. They are colloquially known as 'The Manics' or 'Manics'.
The band were originally a quartet: main lyricist and guitarist Richey Edwards vanished on 1 February 1995. In November 2008, thirteen years after his disappearance, he was officially declared presumed deceased.
The Manics released their debut album, Generation Terrorists in 1992. Their combination of androgynous glam punk imagery, outspoken invective and songs about 'culture, alienation, boredom and despair' soon gained them a loyal following and cult status. The band's later albums retained a leftist politicisation and intellectual lyrical style, while adopting a broader alternative rock sound.
Enigmatic lyricist Richey Edwards gained early notoriety by cutting the words '4REAL' into his arm with a razor blade (narrowly missing an artery and requiring seventeen stitches) in response to the suggestion that the band were less than authentic. The dark nature of 1994's The Holy Bible reflected the culmination of Edwards' instability.
'If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next' is one of the best known tracks by the Manic Street Preachers, released as the first single from their fifth studio album, This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours, with lyrics written by Nicky Wire (credited as Nick Jones), and music written by James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore.
It was released on 24 August 1998 and became the first of the band's two number one singles in the United Kingdom to date. The song is in the Guinness World Records as the number one single with the longest title without brackets. The song was voted no 20 on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Number One Singles, is the group's biggest success on the Irish singles chart (where it reached no 3), and is the only Manic Street Preachers track ever to be released as a single in the United States.
Various works on the Spanish Civil War were the inspiration for this song, most notably George Orwell's first-hand account, 'Homage to Catalonia.' (one of my favourite authors). Wire has acknowledged that he was also inspired by a song by The Clash, 'Spanish Bombs', which has a similar subject.
In March 2009, it was discovered that the song was used on the website of the British National Party as the soundtrack of an article describing 'the violence, hatred, fragmentation and despair' wrought on London by the 'great multicultural experiment'. The choice of this song was considered ironic by many, considering the song contains lyrics such as 'So if I can shoot rabbits/Then I can shoot fascists'. Record company Sony were successfully able to have the song removed from the site on the grounds of unauthorised use.
The BNP later released a press statement claiming that 'the song had mistakenly been automatically streamed on to its site and had nothing to do with the official party' and that 'you can interpret the lyrics any way you want'.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3713709813 - 'A visitor at Warrington Disabled Awareness Day (DAD) in Walton Gardens. 2009 is the 18th year and a testiment to Dave Thompson, well deserved MBE DL.
Warrington District Camera Club ( www.thewdcc.org.uk ) were there as ever taking pictures and this is one of the many I took.
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