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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Southern,Republic,EU,Dublin,traffic,Ireland,double,decker,double-decker,eco,bus congestion,city traffic,public transport,double decker buses,urban transport,Irish buses,city centre congestion,Bus Eireann,Dublin Bus,commuter traffic,rush hour,city streets,sustainable transport,urban mobility,traffic management,modern Ireland,capital city,street scene,transport network,bus lane,car traffic,city congestion,European city transport,travel Ireland,infrastructure pressure,daylight,spring summer
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3BR177E - A busy scene of Transport for Ireland (TFI) double-decker buses and city traffic moving slowly around Parnell Square in Dublin city centre, Ireland. Multiple green and yellow Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann vehicles are visible, reflecting the colour scheme used across Ireland's integrated public transport network.
Parnell Square is a key traffic junction on the north side of Dublin's city centre, bordered by Georgian red-brick terraces and major cultural and civic institutions. The image captures congestion caused by high bus volumes, private cars, and constrained road space, illustrating the daily pressures on Dublin's urban transport infrastructure.
Public buses play a central role in Dublin's transport system, supporting commuting, tourism, and city-centre accessibility. However, increasing demand, roadworks, and competing uses of limited street space have contributed to recurring congestion in areas such as Parnell Square.
This photograph is suitable for editorial use illustrating urban transport challenges, public transport policy, city congestion, sustainable mobility debates, infrastructure capacity, and everyday street life in Ireland's capital.
Parnell Square, D01 ET35, Dublin, Ireland, IE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,allotment,provision,garden,gardens,grow,growing,grows,agriculture,WA4,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4 5AD,signs,sign,eco,friendly,allotments,public,in,gardeners,no,dig,English,British,Masanobu Fukuoka,permaculture,movement,FC King,plant,plants,Middlecliffe,A Guest,Hillcliffe,macro-biotic,organisms
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RX185M - No-dig gardening is a non-cultivation method used by some organic gardeners. The origins of no-dig gardening are unclear, and may be based on pre-industrial or nineteenth-century farming techniques. Masanobu Fukuoka started his pioneering research work in this domain in 1938, and began publishing in the 1970s his Fukuokan philosophy of do-nothing farming or natural farming, which is now acknowledged by some as the tap root of the permaculture movement. Two pioneers of the method in the twentieth century included F. C. King, Head Gardener at Levens Hall, South Westmorland, in the Lake District of England, who wrote the book Is Digging Necessary? in 1946, and a gardener from Middlecliffe in the UK, A. Guest, who in 1948 published the book Gardening Without Digging. The work of these gardeners was supported by the Good Gardeners Association in the UK. No-dig gardening was also promoted by Australian Esther Deans in the 1970s, and American gardener Ruth Stout advocated a permanent garden mulching technique in Gardening Without Work and no-dig methods in the 1950s and 1960s.
This technique recognizes that micro- and macro-biotic organisms constitute a food web community in the soil, necessary for the healthy cycling of nutrients and prevention of problematic organisms and diseases. The plants transfer a portion of the carbon energy they produce to the soil, and microbes that benefit from this energy in turn convert available organic substances in the soil to the mineral components the plants need to thrive
Red Lane, Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 5AD
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,station,destination,going to,BR,rail,trains,railway,DMU,service,services,mainline,main line,tourist,tourists,travel,getting,there,to,eco,friendly,eco-friendly,on,a,carriages,sign,signs,display,info,information,yellow,green,digital,arrival,arrived,stag night,hen party,destinations
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R64K96 - . Train carriage bound for destination Liverpool Lime Street. Photographed on 27 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 Lime St, Liverpool, England UK L1 1JD, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include station, destination, going to, rail, trains, railway, DMU, service, services, mainline, main line, tourist, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. Transport context makes the photograph useful for stories about rail travel, passenger journeys, stations and interchanges, public transport investment, regional connectivity and the everyday experience of moving through the UK rail network. Railway architecture, passenger facilities, route identity, signage and operational infrastructure are important documentary themes, particularly as stations and services are modernised or altered over time. The transport setting gives the image wider relevance to mobility, infrastructure, roads and public transport, travel behaviour, local connectivity, logistics and the relationship between vehicles and the built environment. It can illustrate planning, transport policy, accessibility, congestion, public investment and the changing technologies and services used to move people or goods. 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. The composition retains practical contextual detail for news, feature, documentary, educational and historical use.
Lime St, Liverpool, England UK L1 1JD
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,UK,England,GB,Great Britain,Merseyside,L1,Paradise Street,Liverpool,L1 3EU,buses,green,at,eco,friendly,USB,WiFi,2,service,two,less,polluting,pollution,clean,electric,public,transport,good trips,double,decker,deck,outside,John Lewis,Green Bus Fund,Volvo,Air Quality Action Plan,council,plan,Integrated Transport Authority
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R1MFAT - . Cleaner, Electric Hybrid, Volvo Arriva bus, at Liverpool One bus station, Paradise Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 3EU. Photographed on 12 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 Paradise Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 3EU, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Merseyside, Paradise Street, Liverpool, L1 3EU, buses, green, eco, friendly, USB, WiFi, service, two, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. Transport context makes the photograph useful for stories about rail travel, passenger journeys, stations and interchanges, public transport investment, regional connectivity and the everyday experience of moving through the UK rail network. Railway architecture, passenger facilities, route identity, signage and operational infrastructure are important documentary themes, particularly as stations and services are modernised or altered over time. The transport setting gives the image wider relevance to mobility, infrastructure, roads and public transport, travel behaviour, local connectivity, logistics and the relationship between vehicles and the built environment. It can illustrate planning, transport policy, accessibility, congestion, public investment and the changing technologies and services used to move people or goods. 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.
Paradise Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 3EU
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,England,GB,Great Britain,Merseyside,L36,at,night,dusk,EV,electric,car,shop,store,VW,Liverpool,L36 3YD,handy,charge,your,chain,Lidl,Ltd,PodPoint,charger,in,using,use,with,a,the,Pod Point,green,eco,low carbon,station,shortfall
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R1MFF0 - Pod Point is a UK provider of electric vehicle charging station.[1][2] It provides charging units for home, business and public use. Since forming in 2009, Pod Point has manufactured and sold over 137,000 charging points. It has also developed one of the UK's largest public networks, connecting EV drivers with hundreds of charging stations nationwide at locations such as Tesco, Lidl, Sainsbury's, Center Parcs and Southern Rail.[3] Since 2014, when it signed a partnership with automaker Nissan, it also operates in Norway.
Pod Point operates the charge point Pod Point Network which is accessible via a smartphone app.
In 2018, Tesco, Volkswagen and Pod Point teamed up to install electric vehicle charging points in over 600 stores by 2022, to create the UK's largest retail EV charging network.
In 2018-2019, Pod Point launched its Electric Schools initiative. Up to thirty primary schools in highly polluted parts of the UK were given the opportunity to claim a free 7 kW Pod Point charging point and installation. The initiative was also launched to help inspire young learners on how EV technology will revolutionise the way we travel and use energy.
Pod Point also signed a deal with Mitie in 2019, the UK's leading facilities management and professional services company to install 800 electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints at its offices and staff homes.
In February 2020, Pod Point was acquired by EDF Energy through a newly-formed joint venture with Legal and General Capital.
In August 2020, Pod Point launched a new video series on YouTube called 'Electric Insights'. Pod Point interviews key industry players about electrification, sustainability and renewables. Guests include, Graeme Cooper - National Grid, Natasha Robinson - Head of OZEV, The Met Office, DPD and Volkswagen Financial Services.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L36 3YD
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,British,Britain,WA2,Cheshire,WA2 7LT,bus,buses,electric,green,eco,low carbon,office,offices,depot,sign,Wilderspool Causeway,transfer,Hans Mundry,highways,transportation and public realm,fare,fares,timetables,passenger,numbers,passengers,building,location,town,centre,all-electric,fleet
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R15NFA - Warrington's Own Buses has moved into a new £10 million depot kitted out with chargers ready for the introduction of 105 new buses next year.
The new facility on Dallam Lane replace the previous depot on Wilderspool Causeway and was funded by Warrington Borough Council, the Towns Fund and the Getting Building fund.
Warrington's Own Buses's fleet is set to be fully electrified next year, courtesy of a Zero Emission Bus Regional Area (ZEBRA) scheme which was given the go-ahead on 13 February.
The first electric vehicles are not expected to enter service until the end of this year, so the depot has capacity for diesel buses in the meantime.
Managing Director of Warrington's Own Buses, Ben Wakerley, says: I'm really pleased that, after many years of planning, we have finally opened our new bus depot. We have been working hard to transfer our bus services and operations over from Wilderspool Causeway, and I'm very proud of our team for their support in a smooth transition for the company.
The support from all of the organisations involved in supporting our new depot has been immense “ everyone has really pulled together and I'm pleased that another important step in the continued development of Warrington's bus services has been made.
Better facilities will improve bus maintenance, reliability and, ultimately, improved customer service.
Warrington council's Hans Mundry, cabinet member for highways, transportation and public realm, adds: The opening of the new bus depot for Warrington's Own Buses is significant, as it paves the way for further bus service improvements.
We have already seen a good increase in passenger numbers since we introduced our Better By Bus campaign “ which has brought reduced fares and improved timetables “ and we can now look forward to the new depot supporting the arrival of our cutting-edge, all-electric bus fleet “ ZEBRA “ next year.
Dallam Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 7LT
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,British,Britain,WA2,Cheshire,WA2 7LT,bus,buses,electric,green,eco,low carbon,office,offices,depot,sign,Wilderspool Causeway,transfer,Hans Mundry,highways,transportation and public realm,fare,fares,timetables,passenger,numbers,passengers,building,location,town,centre,all-electric,fleet
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R15NFK - Warrington's Own Buses has moved into a new £10 million depot kitted out with chargers ready for the introduction of 105 new buses next year.
The new facility on Dallam Lane replace the previous depot on Wilderspool Causeway and was funded by Warrington Borough Council, the Towns Fund and the Getting Building fund.
Warrington's Own Buses's fleet is set to be fully electrified next year, courtesy of a Zero Emission Bus Regional Area (ZEBRA) scheme which was given the go-ahead on 13 February.
The first electric vehicles are not expected to enter service until the end of this year, so the depot has capacity for diesel buses in the meantime.
Managing Director of Warrington's Own Buses, Ben Wakerley, says: I'm really pleased that, after many years of planning, we have finally opened our new bus depot. We have been working hard to transfer our bus services and operations over from Wilderspool Causeway, and I'm very proud of our team for their support in a smooth transition for the company.
The support from all of the organisations involved in supporting our new depot has been immense “ everyone has really pulled together and I'm pleased that another important step in the continued development of Warrington's bus services has been made.
Better facilities will improve bus maintenance, reliability and, ultimately, improved customer service.
Warrington council's Hans Mundry, cabinet member for highways, transportation and public realm, adds: The opening of the new bus depot for Warrington's Own Buses is significant, as it paves the way for further bus service improvements.
We have already seen a good increase in passenger numbers since we introduced our Better By Bus campaign “ which has brought reduced fares and improved timetables “ and we can now look forward to the new depot supporting the arrival of our cutting-edge, all-electric bus fleet “ ZEBRA “ next year.
Dallam Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 7LT
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,offices,on,a,green,door,eco,handle,staff only,returning to work,not working from home,face to face,bums on seats,HR,Human Relations,dept,team,beyond,this,point,secure,entrances,sign,direction,directions,stairs,egress,in,stairwell,company,firm,employees,employee,only,here
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M7XF4K - . Photographed at Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 1NN 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 main point of reference is Staff Entrance, sign on a secure door. The wider scene also brings together historical comparison, public information notice, place identity, visual merchandising, community identity, advertising ephemera, local history, everyday life, shop display, public-facing notice, regional identity, archival record, contemporary social history, and changing streetscape. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into retail change and branding, not least because of how signs and displays become time-specific records of commercial language. For later comparison, the photograph preserves public access and movement at Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 1NN, details that may look very different after refurbishment. The location also brings in commercial signage, street-level marketing, public realm, retail graphics, brand communication, promotional board, period advertising, and local character. Elements such as Staff, Entrance, and secure add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. For Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 1NN, 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 retail change and the speed at which branding and promotional styles change as part of the longer story of Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 1NN. The location additionally provides evidence of visual identity and how signs and displays become time-specific records of commercial language when considered against later change at Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 1NN. The scene captures a local visual benchmark within the wider story of Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 1NN.
Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 1NN
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,offices,on,a,green,door,eco,handle,staff only,returning to work,not working from home,face to face,bums on seats,HR,Human Relations,dept,team,beyond,this,point,secure,entrances,sign,direction,directions,stairs,egress,in,stairwell,company,firm,employees,employee,only,here
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M7XF4T - . This dated editorial view of Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 1NN in 2023 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The principal subject is Staff Entrance, sign on a secure door. The surrounding context encompasses community identity, local history, changing land use, period advertising, historic signage, place identity, local character, visual merchandising, social history, archival record, promotional board, visual archive, brand communication, and documentary photography. The wider contemporary story combines advertising regulation, consumer culture and the speed at which branding and promotional styles change. Future viewers can use this scene from Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 1NN to compare lettering, decoration and surface detail with whatever follows after later reinterpretation. Other useful contextual ideas include period detail, street-level marketing, commercial signage, everyday life, public-facing notice, public realm, shop display, and retail graphics. Details involving Staff, secure, and Entrance make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. For Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 1NN, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The setting also helps illustrate advertising regulation and the historical value of ordinary advertising material in a form that can be compared with future views of Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 1NN. The image also provides a reference for public safety and the historical value of ordinary advertising material within the real-world context of Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 1NN. Another useful connection is public safety and how public-facing messages shape behaviour and purchasing within the specific setting of Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 1NN.
Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 1NN
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,clothes & shoes,clothes,and,shoes,shoe,donation,the,bins,recycle,reuse,reduce,recycling,at,John Wesley Hillard,Wren Nest Rd,Glossop,High Peak,Derbyshire,UK,SK13 8HB,Thank you,donate,donations,area,clothing bank,clothing banks,used,waste,wasted,Trading Company,SATCoL,eco
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K1RDGY - . This dated editorial view of Wren Nest Rd, Glossop, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK, SK13 8HB in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The location is represented through Black Salvation Army, clothes & shoes, recycling at Tesco Glossop - Donate here, and ,help us to help others. Another layer of the photograph includes historical comparison, commercial redevelopment, urban regeneration, contemporary social history, public realm, architectural character, changing streetscape, period detail, local history, urban fabric, before-and-after reference, documentary photography, town-centre renewal, and heritage-led regeneration. The wider contemporary story combines heritage conservation, construction costs and how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres. For later comparison, the photograph preserves public access and movement at Wren Nest Rd, Glossop, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK, SK13 8HB, details that may look very different after changing commercial priorities. A second descriptive layer includes place identity, community identity, changing land use, regional identity, everyday life, adaptive reuse, civic architecture, and visual archive. Details involving Black, Salvation, Donate, others, and clothes make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. Around Wren Nest Rd, Glossop, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK, SK13 8HB, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The scene further reflects heritage conservation and how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity within the specific setting of Wren Nest Rd, Glossop, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK, SK13 8HB. The image fixes a trace of local identity for later comparison.
Wren Nest Rd, Glossop, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK, SK13 8HB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Derbys,HighPeak,SK13 7AF,SK13,car,parking,vehicle,park,including,designed,in,eco,only,restricted,BP pulse,EV charging network,BP,pulse,Glossop,High Peak council,England,UK,Chargemaster,Limited,ltd,BP Advanced Mobility,solutions,greenwashing,convenient,convenience,spots,places,place,to,charge
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K1WB77 - . Made at Edward St, Glossop, High Peak council, Derbys, England, UK, SK13 7AF in 2022, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The frame specifically shows Edward Street car park, including BP Pulse EV chargers, Glossop, High Peak council, Derbys, England, UK, SK13 7AF. The subject also carries associations with urban fabric, town-centre renewal, built heritage, public realm, place identity, regional identity, civic architecture, public-realm investment, visual archive, before-and-after reference, historic townscape, adaptive reuse, historical comparison, and period detail. Current relevance extends to construction costs and housing pressure, particularly through how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres. The image fixes local activity and public use within Edward St, Glossop, High Peak council, Derbys, England, UK, SK13 7AF at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against changed technology. Further associations within the scene are mixed-use redevelopment, architectural character, changing land use, social history, documentary photography, heritage-led regeneration, place-making, and archival record. Details involving Pulse, council, including, Derbys, and chargers make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. For Edward St, Glossop, High Peak council, Derbys, England, UK, SK13 7AF, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. Another useful connection is construction costs and how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres within the specific setting of Edward St, Glossop, High Peak council, Derbys, England, UK, SK13 7AF. The frame retains details of everyday use before later change alters the scene.
Edward St, Glossop, High Peak council, Derbys, England, UK, SK13 7AF
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,in,a,pollinator,diversity,promoting,eco,pollinators,garden,village,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4,wood,wooden,keeping,apiculture,apiary,yard,beeyard,growing,trendy,trend,fashion,the,hives,bees,bee,insects,solitary,single,one,centre,beehives
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JN6B42 - Beekeeping (or apiculture) is the maintenance of bee colonies, commonly in man-made beehives. Honey bees in the genus Apis are the most-commonly-kept species but other honey-producing bees such as Melipona stingless bees are also kept. Beekeepers (or apiarists) keep bees to collect honey and other products of the hive: beeswax, propolis, bee pollen, and royal jelly. Pollination of crops, raising queens, and production of package bees for sale are other sources of beekeeping income. Bee hives are kept in an apiary or bee yard.
In the modern era, beekeeping is often used for crop pollination and the production of other products, such as wax and propolis. The largest beekeeping operations are agricultural businesses but many small beekeeping operations are run as a hobby. As beekeeping technology has advanced, beekeeping has become more accessible, and urban beekeeping was described as a growing trend as of 2010. Some studies have found city-kept bees are healthier than those in rural settings because there are fewer pesticides and greater biodiversity in cities
Higher Walton, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,England,consider,brain,the,thinker,ponder,pondering,about,it,signs,AI,think big,big,countryside,green,issues,belt,green issues,eco,sky,glows,glow,think it through,word,afternoon,daytime,electric,outside the box,display,wonder,climate,change,idea,ideas,greenwashing,artificial intelligence war
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJGBE4 - . This dated documentary view of the recorded location in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The photograph centres on Think green neon electric sign. The surrounding context encompasses community identity, local history, local information board, visitor guidance, public realm, regional identity, before-and-after reference, navigation aid, route marker, changing land use, wayfinding system, directional marker, operational signage, and changing streetscape. The wider contemporary story combines inclusive design, maintenance and the importance of accessible information in hospitals, stations and public spaces. For later comparison, the photograph preserves equipment and working practice at the recorded location, details that may look very different after new ownership. The location also brings in public information signage, period detail, visual archive, archival record, public-facing notice, historical comparison, documentary photography, and local character. The combination of Think, green, and electric anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The wider setting at the recorded location matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The location additionally provides evidence of inclusive design and the importance of accessible information in hospitals, stations and public spaces without losing the local specificity of the recorded location. A further contemporary connection is visitor experience and the way signage becomes part of local visual identity in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location. The wider significance includes visitor experience and how small pieces of street furniture can become useful historical evidence within the real-world context of the recorded location.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,working,housing,site,engined,vehicle,on,a building,for,new homes,a,building,new,homes,yellow,stage,V,5,five,cab,moody,sky,unit,power,system,reduced,reducing,emission,emissions,eco,green,exhaust aftertreatment system,NIMBY,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JAGGFA - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Grappenhall Heys, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The defining feature is JCB Stage V engined vehicle, on a building site, for new homes, Grappenhall Heys, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. A broader reading of the photograph includes contemporary social history, local character, development pipeline, historical comparison, townscape record, pedestrian environment, development site, local history, social landscape, changing streetscape, urban change, community identity, building works, and site transformation. The modern context includes continuing discussion of building safety, construction costs and how temporary building sites mark a visible stage of long-term land-use change. For current editorial use, regeneration and community use provide additional context, especially through how regeneration alters the character of familiar places. For later comparison, the photograph preserves commercial use and occupation at Grappenhall Heys, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, details that may look very different after different community use. The subject also sits alongside care-sector construction, construction phase, site redevelopment, street-level documentary, local identity, changing land use, place identity, and property development. References to building, Grappenhall, homes, Stage, and engined give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. For Grappenhall Heys, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The photograph keeps period character for later comparison. The record includes a trace of local identity within the wider story of Grappenhall Heys, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK.
Grappenhall Heys, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@hotpixUK,Hotpixuk,England,UK,power,station,CEGB,moth,balled,back,in,use,Coal Fired powerstation,Cheshire,cooling tower,cooling towers,dirty,fossil,summer,fields,rape,eco,ecological,nett,zero,netzero,old fashioned,fossil fuels,coal,Powergen,Central Electricity Generating Board,SSE,SSE Thermal,River Mersey,on,coal-fired,power station,icon
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDJ3XP - Fiddlers Ferry Power Station is a decommissioned coal fired power station located in Warrington, Cheshire, North-West England. Opened in 1971, the station had a generating capacity of 1,989 megawatts and took water from the River Mersey. After privatisation in 1990 the station was operated by various companies, and from 2004 by SSE Thermal. The power station closed on 31 March 2020.
With its eight 114-metre (374 ft) high cooling towers and 200-metre (660 ft) high chimney the station is a prominent local landmark and can be seen from as far away as the Peak District and the Pennines
An application to build Fiddler's Ferry Power Station was proposed in 1962.It was built by the Cleveland Bridge Company between 1964 and 1971, and came into full operation in 1973.There are eight cooling towers arranged in two groups of four located to the north and south of the main building. There is a single chimney located to the east of the main building. One of the station's cooling towers collapsed in high winds on 13 January 1984 and was rebuilt. When it was built, the station mainly burned coal mined in the South Yorkshire Coalfield and transported across the Pennines on the Manchester-Sheffield-Wath electric railway. Later the coal was imported.
Between 2006 and 2008 Fiddlers Ferry was fitted with Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD) plant to reduce the emissions of sulphur by 94%, meeting the European Large Combustion Plant Directive. In 2010, the station was being considered for the installation of selective catalytic reduction (SCR) equipment. This would reduce the station's emissions of nitrogen oxides, to meet the requirements of the Industrial Emissions (Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control) Directive. The SCR technology would replace the Separated Over Fire Air (SOFA) technology which was used in the station. The SCR equipment was not fitted due to uncertainty over the future of the plant.
The station was built by the Central Electricity Generating Board CEGB
Fiddlers Ferry Power Station, Widnes Rd, Cuerdley,Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 2UT
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@hotpixUK,Hotpixuk,England,UK,power,station,CEGB,moth,balled,back,in,use,Coal Fired powerstation,Cheshire,cooling tower,cooling towers,fossil,fuel,summer,eco,ecological,nett,zero,netzero,old fashioned,fossil fuels,coal,Powergen,Central Electricity Generating Board,SSE,SSE Thermal,River Mersey,on,coal-fired,power station,landmark,decommissioning,Reopen Fiddlers Ferry
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDJ3Y3 - Fiddlers Ferry Power Station is a decommissioned coal fired power station located in Warrington, Cheshire, North-West England. Opened in 1971, the station had a generating capacity of 1,989 megawatts and took water from the River Mersey. After privatisation in 1990 the station was operated by various companies, and from 2004 by SSE Thermal. The power station closed on 31 March 2020.
With its eight 114-metre (374 ft) high cooling towers and 200-metre (660 ft) high chimney the station is a prominent local landmark and can be seen from as far away as the Peak District and the Pennines
An application to build Fiddler's Ferry Power Station was proposed in 1962.It was built by the Cleveland Bridge Company between 1964 and 1971, and came into full operation in 1973.There are eight cooling towers arranged in two groups of four located to the north and south of the main building. There is a single chimney located to the east of the main building. One of the station's cooling towers collapsed in high winds on 13 January 1984 and was rebuilt. When it was built, the station mainly burned coal mined in the South Yorkshire Coalfield and transported across the Pennines on the Manchester-Sheffield-Wath electric railway. Later the coal was imported.
Between 2006 and 2008 Fiddlers Ferry was fitted with Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD) plant to reduce the emissions of sulphur by 94%, meeting the European Large Combustion Plant Directive. In 2010, the station was being considered for the installation of selective catalytic reduction (SCR) equipment. This would reduce the station's emissions of nitrogen oxides, to meet the requirements of the Industrial Emissions (Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control) Directive. The SCR technology would replace the Separated Over Fire Air (SOFA) technology which was used in the station. The SCR equipment was not fitted due to uncertainty over the future of the plant.
The station was built by the Central Electricity Generating Board CEGB
Fiddlers Ferry Power Station, Widnes Rd, Cuerdley,Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 2UT
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@hotpixUK,Hotpixuk,England,UK,power,station,CEGB,back,in,use,Coal Fired powerstation,Cheshire,cooling towers,fossil,fuel,summer,eco,ecological,nett,zero,netzero,fossil fuels,coal,Powergen,Central Electricity Generating Board,SSE,SSE Thermal,River Mersey,on,coal-fired,power station,energy crisis,russian war,energy insecurity,net zero emissions,to be redeveloped,demolition,reopen coal stations,greenwashing
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDJ3Y7 - Fiddlers Ferry Power Station is a decommissioned coal fired power station located in Warrington, Cheshire, North-West England. Opened in 1971, the station had a generating capacity of 1,989 megawatts and took water from the River Mersey. After privatisation in 1990 the station was operated by various companies, and from 2004 by SSE Thermal. The power station closed on 31 March 2020.
With its eight 114-metre (374 ft) high cooling towers and 200-metre (660 ft) high chimney the station is a prominent local landmark and can be seen from as far away as the Peak District and the Pennines
An application to build Fiddler's Ferry Power Station was proposed in 1962.It was built by the Cleveland Bridge Company between 1964 and 1971, and came into full operation in 1973.There are eight cooling towers arranged in two groups of four located to the north and south of the main building. There is a single chimney located to the east of the main building. One of the station's cooling towers collapsed in high winds on 13 January 1984 and was rebuilt. When it was built, the station mainly burned coal mined in the South Yorkshire Coalfield and transported across the Pennines on the Manchester-Sheffield-Wath electric railway. Later the coal was imported.
Between 2006 and 2008 Fiddlers Ferry was fitted with Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD) plant to reduce the emissions of sulphur by 94%, meeting the European Large Combustion Plant Directive. In 2010, the station was being considered for the installation of selective catalytic reduction (SCR) equipment. This would reduce the station's emissions of nitrogen oxides, to meet the requirements of the Industrial Emissions (Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control) Directive. The SCR technology would replace the Separated Over Fire Air (SOFA) technology which was used in the station. The SCR equipment was not fitted due to uncertainty over the future of the plant.
The station was built by the Central Electricity Generating Board CEGB
Fiddlers Ferry Power Station, Widnes Rd, Cuerdley,Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 2UT
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@hotpixUK,Hotpixuk,England,UK,power,station,back,in,use,Coal Fired powerstation,Cheshire,cooling tower,summer,fields,rape,eco,ecological,nett,zero,netzero,old fashioned,fossil fuels,coal,Powergen,Central Electricity Generating Board,SSE,SSE Thermal,River Mersey,on,coal-fired,power station,iconic,moth balled,can we say no to coal,fossil fuel,climate change,Energy crisis,gas prices,return to fossil fuels
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDJ3YD - Fiddlers Ferry Power Station is a decommissioned coal fired power station located in Warrington, Cheshire, North-West England. Opened in 1971, the station had a generating capacity of 1,989 megawatts and took water from the River Mersey. After privatisation in 1990 the station was operated by various companies, and from 2004 by SSE Thermal. The power station closed on 31 March 2020.
With its eight 114-metre (374 ft) high cooling towers and 200-metre (660 ft) high chimney the station is a prominent local landmark and can be seen from as far away as the Peak District and the Pennines
An application to build Fiddler's Ferry Power Station was proposed in 1962.It was built by the Cleveland Bridge Company between 1964 and 1971, and came into full operation in 1973.There are eight cooling towers arranged in two groups of four located to the north and south of the main building. There is a single chimney located to the east of the main building. One of the station's cooling towers collapsed in high winds on 13 January 1984 and was rebuilt. When it was built, the station mainly burned coal mined in the South Yorkshire Coalfield and transported across the Pennines on the Manchester-Sheffield-Wath electric railway. Later the coal was imported.
Between 2006 and 2008 Fiddlers Ferry was fitted with Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD) plant to reduce the emissions of sulphur by 94%, meeting the European Large Combustion Plant Directive. In 2010, the station was being considered for the installation of selective catalytic reduction (SCR) equipment. This would reduce the station's emissions of nitrogen oxides, to meet the requirements of the Industrial Emissions (Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control) Directive. The SCR technology would replace the Separated Over Fire Air (SOFA) technology which was used in the station. The SCR equipment was not fitted due to uncertainty over the future of the plant.
The station was built by the Central Electricity Generating Board CEGB
Fiddlers Ferry Power Station, Widnes Rd, Cuerdley,Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 2UT
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@hotpixUK,Hotpixuk,England,UK,power,station,CEGB,back,in,use,Coal Fired powerstation,Cheshire,cooling tower,cooling towers,dirty,summer,fields,eco,netzero,old fashioned,fossil fuels,coal,Powergen,Central Electricity Generating Board,SSE,SSE Thermal,River Mersey,on,coal-fired,power station,eight towers,demolition,Cuerdley,decommissioning,energy prices,electricity production,cheaper,COP26
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDJ3YG - Fiddlers Ferry Power Station is a decommissioned coal fired power station located in Warrington, Cheshire, North-West England. Opened in 1971, the station had a generating capacity of 1,989 megawatts and took water from the River Mersey. After privatisation in 1990 the station was operated by various companies, and from 2004 by SSE Thermal. The power station closed on 31 March 2020.
With its eight 114-metre (374 ft) high cooling towers and 200-metre (660 ft) high chimney the station is a prominent local landmark and can be seen from as far away as the Peak District and the Pennines
An application to build Fiddler's Ferry Power Station was proposed in 1962.It was built by the Cleveland Bridge Company between 1964 and 1971, and came into full operation in 1973.There are eight cooling towers arranged in two groups of four located to the north and south of the main building. There is a single chimney located to the east of the main building. One of the station's cooling towers collapsed in high winds on 13 January 1984 and was rebuilt. When it was built, the station mainly burned coal mined in the South Yorkshire Coalfield and transported across the Pennines on the Manchester-Sheffield-Wath electric railway. Later the coal was imported.
Between 2006 and 2008 Fiddlers Ferry was fitted with Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD) plant to reduce the emissions of sulphur by 94%, meeting the European Large Combustion Plant Directive. In 2010, the station was being considered for the installation of selective catalytic reduction (SCR) equipment. This would reduce the station's emissions of nitrogen oxides, to meet the requirements of the Industrial Emissions (Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control) Directive. The SCR technology would replace the Separated Over Fire Air (SOFA) technology which was used in the station. The SCR equipment was not fitted due to uncertainty over the future of the plant.
The station was built by the Central Electricity Generating Board CEGB
Fiddlers Ferry Power Station, Widnes Rd, Cuerdley,Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 2UT
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@hotpixUK,Hotpixuk,England,UK,power,station,CEGB,back,in,use,Coal Fired powerstation,Cheshire,cooling tower,cooling towers,dirty,fossil,fuel,summer,fields,rape,eco,ecological,nett,zero,netzero,old fashioned,fossil fuels,coal,Powergen,Central Electricity Generating Board,SSE,SSE Thermal,River Mersey,on,coal-fired,power station,demolition,Cuerdley
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDJ3YN - Fiddlers Ferry Power Station is a decommissioned coal fired power station located in Warrington, Cheshire, North-West England. Opened in 1971, the station had a generating capacity of 1,989 megawatts and took water from the River Mersey. After privatisation in 1990 the station was operated by various companies, and from 2004 by SSE Thermal. The power station closed on 31 March 2020.
With its eight 114-metre (374 ft) high cooling towers and 200-metre (660 ft) high chimney the station is a prominent local landmark and can be seen from as far away as the Peak District and the Pennines
An application to build Fiddler's Ferry Power Station was proposed in 1962.It was built by the Cleveland Bridge Company between 1964 and 1971, and came into full operation in 1973.There are eight cooling towers arranged in two groups of four located to the north and south of the main building. There is a single chimney located to the east of the main building. One of the station's cooling towers collapsed in high winds on 13 January 1984 and was rebuilt. When it was built, the station mainly burned coal mined in the South Yorkshire Coalfield and transported across the Pennines on the Manchester-Sheffield-Wath electric railway. Later the coal was imported.
Between 2006 and 2008 Fiddlers Ferry was fitted with Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD) plant to reduce the emissions of sulphur by 94%, meeting the European Large Combustion Plant Directive. In 2010, the station was being considered for the installation of selective catalytic reduction (SCR) equipment. This would reduce the station's emissions of nitrogen oxides, to meet the requirements of the Industrial Emissions (Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control) Directive. The SCR technology would replace the Separated Over Fire Air (SOFA) technology which was used in the station. The SCR equipment was not fitted due to uncertainty over the future of the plant.
The station was built by the Central Electricity Generating Board CEGB
Fiddlers Ferry Power Station, Widnes Rd, Cuerdley,Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 2UT
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@hotpixUK,Hotpixuk,England,UK,power,station,CEGB,moth,balled,back,in,use,Coal Fired powerstation,Cheshire,cooling towers,dirty,fossil,fuel,summer,fields,rape,eco,ecological,nett,zero,netzero,old fashioned,fossil fuels,coal,Powergen,Central Electricity Generating Board,SSE,SSE Thermal,River Mersey,on,coal-fired,power station,net zero emissions,energy markets
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDJ40D - Fiddlers Ferry Power Station is a decommissioned coal fired power station located in Warrington, Cheshire, North-West England. Opened in 1971, the station had a generating capacity of 1,989 megawatts and took water from the River Mersey. After privatisation in 1990 the station was operated by various companies, and from 2004 by SSE Thermal. The power station closed on 31 March 2020.
With its eight 114-metre (374 ft) high cooling towers and 200-metre (660 ft) high chimney the station is a prominent local landmark and can be seen from as far away as the Peak District and the Pennines
An application to build Fiddler's Ferry Power Station was proposed in 1962.It was built by the Cleveland Bridge Company between 1964 and 1971, and came into full operation in 1973.There are eight cooling towers arranged in two groups of four located to the north and south of the main building. There is a single chimney located to the east of the main building. One of the station's cooling towers collapsed in high winds on 13 January 1984 and was rebuilt. When it was built, the station mainly burned coal mined in the South Yorkshire Coalfield and transported across the Pennines on the Manchester-Sheffield-Wath electric railway. Later the coal was imported.
Between 2006 and 2008 Fiddlers Ferry was fitted with Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD) plant to reduce the emissions of sulphur by 94%, meeting the European Large Combustion Plant Directive. In 2010, the station was being considered for the installation of selective catalytic reduction (SCR) equipment. This would reduce the station's emissions of nitrogen oxides, to meet the requirements of the Industrial Emissions (Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control) Directive. The SCR technology would replace the Separated Over Fire Air (SOFA) technology which was used in the station. The SCR equipment was not fitted due to uncertainty over the future of the plant.
The station was built by the Central Electricity Generating Board CEGB
Fiddlers Ferry Power Station, Widnes Rd, Cuerdley,Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 2UT
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@Hotpixuk,Hotpixuk,CW9 6JR,CW9,signage,sunny,summer,blue sky,main,road,digital,PV,Road Closed,Here,Solar Sign,roadside,on,the,A49,to,from,eco,roads,close,closed,here,rd,hired,for,hire,kit,equipment,solar,signs,of,times,self-contained
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDRMXT - . Made at A49, Antrobus, Cheshire, England, UK, CW9 6JR in 2022, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The photograph centres on Road Closed Here - Solar Sign on the A49 road to Northwich from Warrington, A49, Antrobus, Cheshire, England, UK, CW9 6JR. A broader reading of the photograph includes social history, public realm, local history, visual archive, urban change, changing streetscape, everyday life, changing land use, wayfinding system, directional marker, contemporary city life, street furniture, community life, and contemporary social history. The wider contemporary story combines inclusive design, public safety and the way signage becomes part of local visual identity. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with footfall, public-realm change and the documentary importance of recording everyday urban environments. Future viewers can use this scene from A49, Antrobus, Cheshire, England, UK, CW9 6JR to compare public access and movement with whatever follows after altered transport patterns. The subject also sits alongside route marker, urban social history, operational signage, community identity, public information signage, community noticeboard, instructional sign, and place identity. The combination of Northwich, Antrobus, Closed, and Solar anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The period setting at A49, Antrobus, Cheshire, England, UK, CW9 6JR helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The setting also helps illustrate inclusive design and the importance of accessible information in hospitals, stations and public spaces as part of the longer story of A49, Antrobus, Cheshire, England, UK, CW9 6JR. The image fixes a trace of local identity before later change alters the scene.
A49, Antrobus, Cheshire, England, UK, CW9 6JR
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,safe for bathing,safe,Green,emerald,Bathing watched,Bathing,watched,ok to proceed,Green Flag Rescue,Green Flag Breakdown Cover,award,green flag award,benchmark,standard,green flag standard,award criteria,eco flag,eco,ecological,thinking green,reduce carbon footprint,lower carbon footprint,national standard,green flag canals,green for go,go,green field,flags,fly,flying,the,sunny,weather,clear,blue,sky,skies
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AJRT99 - . An on-location image from the recorded location in 2020, useful both for the specific subject shown and for the evidence it retains about local identity, design, use and everyday life. The image documents Green flag, green for go, beach flag, safe for bathing - low hazard, calm conditions. The setting also relates to safety messaging, everyday life, archival record, place identity, contemporary social history, social history, community identity, visual archive, documentary photography, changing land use, access-control notice, local history, historical comparison, and before-and-after reference. For contemporary context, customer management and child safeguarding are closely related themes, especially where the issue becomes how public spaces communicate rules quickly and visibly. For future researchers, the view documents a particular stage in the life of the location within the setting of the recorded location. Other useful associations include compliance notice, operational signage, rule enforcement, instructional sign, changing streetscape, period detail, venue rules, and visitor instruction. Elements such as Green, bathing, beach, hazard, and conditions add documentary specificity and may become more useful when compared with later records. By fixing the subject within the recorded location, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. A further contemporary connection is customer management and the role of signs in shaping behaviour without staff intervention as part of the longer story of the recorded location. The wider significance includes customer management and the balance between access, safety and venue responsibility when considered against later change at the recorded location. Another strand within the photograph is child safeguarding and how public spaces communicate rules quickly and visibly without losing the local specificity of the recorded location.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,safe for bathing,safe,Green,emerald,Bathing watched,Bathing,watched,ok to proceed,Green Flag Rescue,Green Flag Breakdown Cover,award,green flag award,benchmark,standard,green flag standard,award criteria,eco flag,eco,ecological,thinking green,reduce carbon footprint,lower carbon footprint,national standard,green flag canals,green for go,go,green field,flags,fly,flying,the,sunny,weather,clear,blue,sky,skies,greenwashing
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AJRT9G - . An on-location image from the recorded location in 2020, useful both for the specific subject shown and for the evidence it retains about local identity, design, use and everyday life. The location is represented through Green flag, green for go, beach flag, safe for bathing - low hazard, calm conditions. The photograph also reflects rule enforcement, changing streetscape, period detail, community identity, compliance notice, contemporary social history, changing land use, public-facing notice, instructional sign, visual archive, customer guidance, visual regulation, historical comparison, and public information notice. The subject remains useful for current coverage of clear communication and regulation, not least because of the role of signs in shaping behaviour without staff intervention. As a dated visual record, the scene fixes the way the place functioned before later physical or commercial change in the immediate surroundings of the recorded location. The setting also brings in site information, documentary photography, venue rules, regional identity, operational signage, behavioural signage, before-and-after reference, and visitor instruction. Details involving conditions, beach, bathing, Green, and hazard give the scene useful specificity and strengthen its local, cultural or historical identity. A later view of the recorded location may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. Another strand within the photograph is clear communication and the role of signs in shaping behaviour without staff intervention within the specific setting of the recorded location. The image also provides a reference for liability and how public spaces communicate rules quickly and visibly as part of the longer story of the recorded location. The period view preserves evidence of changing use before later change alters the scene.
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,B2,blue,blue tram,West Midlands,New Street,Birmingham,England,transport,integrated,route,Wolverhampton,Midland Metro Ltd,CAF,metro centre,public transport,clean,trams,light,rail,lightrail,24,green,livery,Metro,West Midlands Metro,Ltd,limited,commuter,eco,electric,non,polluting,passenger,numbers
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ABJGJ1 - West Midlands.htm Target=_Blank>Midlands Metro (originally named Midland Metro) is a light-rail/tram system in the county of West Midlands, England. Opened on 30 May 1999, it consists of a single route, Line 1, which operates between the cities of Birmingham and Wolverhampton via the towns of West Bromwich and Wednesbury, running on a mixture of reopened disused railway line (the Birmingham Snow Hill to Wolverhampton Low Level Line) and on-street running in urban areas. The line originally terminated at Birmingham Snow Hill station, but with extensions opened in 2015 and 2019, now runs into Birmingham City Centre to terminate at Library in Centenary Square, with a further extension to Edgbaston due to open in 2021.
The system is owned by the public body Transport for West Midlands, and operated through Midland Metro Ltd, a company wholly owned by the West Midlands Combined Authority
Line 1 is a standard gauge double-track tramway. Trams are driven manually under a mix of line-of-sight and signals. Turnback crossovers along the line, including in the street section, have point indicators.
New Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, England,UK, B2 4QA
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,service,services,council,green,ecological,lamps,tube,tubes,WEEE,regulation,regulations,used,disposal,disposing,of,recycle,recycled,Hazardous,Waste,Consignment,Note,sleeved,Teflon coated,linear,SON,landfill,light bulb,lightbulbs,Eco,eco-friendly,greenwashing,electrical,recycling,waste,collection,responsible,management
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3XNMF - . This authentic period view of Great Britain, UK in 2019 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The frame specifically shows Bulb and lamp recycling service - WEEE. The setting additionally reflects social history, historical comparison, local character, period detail, before-and-after reference, specialist retailer, contemporary social history, commercial frontage, retail property, specialist shop, everyday life, regional identity, changing land use, and bricks-and-mortar retail. For current editorial use, commercial rents and consumer spending provide additional context, especially through the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets. Future viewers can use this scene from Great Britain, UK to compare lettering, decoration and surface detail with whatever follows after conservation work. Other useful contextual ideas include archival record, high-street commerce, documentary photography, place identity, public realm, independent retail, changing streetscape, and town-centre trading. Details involving service and recycling make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. Around Great Britain, UK, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. Its period value extends to commercial rents and how commercial property costs affect small retailers within the real-world context of Great Britain, UK. The location additionally provides evidence of commercial rents and the resilience of specialist shops in an online retail economy within the specific setting of Great Britain, UK. A further contemporary connection is store closures and the resilience of specialist shops in an online retail economy as part of the longer story of Great Britain, UK.
Great Britain, UK
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,tires,tyre disposal,used tires,in a pile,tyre dumping,tyres,regulations,waste,Tire recycling,best practice,rubber,vehicle,tire,used,scrap,dumping,dump,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,illegal,compounds,tyre compounds,pile of tyres,pile of used tyres,eco,used tyres,car tyres,pile,piled up,tyres landfill,stockpile,half worn,environmental awareness
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AGP339 - Tire recycling, or rubber recycling, is the process of recycling waste tires that are no longer suitable for use on vehicles due to wear or irreparable damage. These tires are a challenging source of waste, due to the large volume produced, the durability of the tires, and the components in the tire that are ecologically problematic.
Because tires are highly durable and non-biodegradable, they can consume valued space in landfills. In 1990, it was estimated that over 1 billion scrap tires were in stockpiles in the United States. As of 2015, only 67 million tires remain in stockpiles. From 1994 to 2010, the European Union increased the amount of tires recycled from 25% of annual discards to nearly 95%, with roughly half of the end-of-life tires used for energy, mostly in cement manufacturing.
Newer technology, such as pyrolysis and devulcanization, has made tires suitable targets for recycling despite their bulk and resilience. Aside from use as fuel, the main end use for tires remains ground rubber.
In 2017, 13% of U.S. tires removed from their primary use were sold in the used tire market. Of the tires that were scrapped, 43% were burnt as tire-derived fuel, with cement manufacturing the largest user, another 25% were used to make ground rubber, 8% were used in civil engineering projects, 17% were disposed of in landfills and 8% had other uses
Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Dalkeith,Eskbank,Lothian,Midlothian,Scotland,UK,Eco,electricity,carbon neutral,carbon free,car park,Electric Vehicle Recharging Point,Electric car,Recharging,Point,College,Edinburgh College,Charger,charging parking space,Electric mobility,transport,electric transport,electric vehicles,clean vehicles,Charging Station,station,highway pump,Chargemaster,Charging infrastructure,poor,underdeveloped,developing,EV,EV Charging,electric vehicle,Charge Your Car,ChargePlace Scotland network
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy R9GT4R - There are 2 electric car charging points (connectors) available at Eskbank Station - see details and other nearby charge points below. The charge points are operated under the Charge Your Car, ChargePlace Scotland network, more information on accessing points on this network can be found on the public charging network area. ChargePlace Scotland is a national network of electric vehicle charge points available across Scotland. The ChargePlace Scotland network has been developed by the Scottish Government through grant funding of Local Authorities and other organisations to install publicly available charge points. Recipients of the funding are known as 'Hosts'. A Host is the designated owner of the charge points they have installed and are also responsible for maintenance and general upkeep of their charge points. The ChargePlace Scotland network is operated on behalf of the Scottish Government by Charge Your Car Ltd.
Eskbank Station, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland, UK, EH22 3JY
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Solar,Panel,Solar Panels,Dalkeith,Lothian,Scotland,UK,Eco,ecological,renewable,energy,Solar Farm,electricity,power,carbon-free,carbon neutral,carbon free,solar pv,farm,meadow,field,power generation,Scottish,EH22,Scottish PV,Scotland Solar Power,generating electricity,from solar,photo-voltaic panels,SSE,Scottish Southern Energy,Steve Tinsley,Green Deal,Energy,Solutions,going green,green energy
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy R9GT5N - More than 35,000 homes and 600 businesses in Scotland have installed solar PV panels, but only because of lavish government subsidies. Now that these subsidies are being discontinued the question becomes whether solar PV in Scotland can stand on its own two feet. The data from operating PV arrays presented in this post show that the answer is a resounding no . With capacity factors of only 8-9% and seasonal generation ranges exceeding a factor of twelve, Scotland is in fact one of the worst places in Europe for solar, despite what its supporters claim.
Articles telling us what a great country Scotland is for solar PV continue to appear. The latest was this one from PV Magazine, linked to in Blowout Week 242. It had this to say:
Solar power is the fastest growing energy technology in the world, and works exceptionally well even in the U.K.'s northern location and climate ¦
According to the BBC solar energy works so exceptionally well at high latitudes that it could power all Scottish electricity supplies. The BBC even provided supporting evidence:
Data from WeatherEnergy showed that sunshine in Edinburgh in April (2015) generated more electricity than is used in an average home “ a total of 113%. In Aberdeen the figure was 111%, 106% in Glasgow and 104% in Inverness.
But while Scotland's solar potential, which according to Herald Scotland is staggering ¦.
Rooftop solar provides an exceptionally cost-effective, popular, community-based solution with the potential for a staggering 40GW of rooftop capacity across Scotland.
¦. it's not being realized because Scottish solar is being unfairly punished :
Solar deployment on Scottish rooftops lags far behind both national and European deployment. One of the reasons for this is the particularly harsh tax treatment of rooftop solar on Scottish businesses and public sector buildings, including schools and hospitals.
Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland, UK, EH22 3JY
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Keywords: eco,bin,waste,Flower,dandelion,red,red bins,art,lips,face,blond,blond girl,recycling,recycle,GoTonySmith,Scottish,collections,wheelie bins,wheeliebins,Pano,panorama,woman,female,green,economy,backstreet,blows,into,wind,turbines,turbine,generating,power,electricity,wheelie,bins,7bins,7 bins,Sunak,scrapping
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HKHWF4 - . This dated editorial view of Glasgow, Scotland, GB, United Kingdom in 2017 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The scene records Graffiti in Glasgow backstreet, blond woman blows a dandelion, into wind turbines, generating green power, near wheelie bins. The wider scene also brings together stencil art, period detail, historical comparison, place identity, visual archive, changing land use, street-level design, social history, before-and-after reference, public-realm art, public realm, changing streetscape, regional identity, and archival record. The wider contemporary story combines creative districts, tourism and how regeneration can both promote and displace informal urban art. Small period details of public access and movement at Glasgow, Scotland, GB, United Kingdom may become more significant with time, particularly following new ownership. Further associations within the scene are contemporary mural, temporary artwork, documentary photography, contemporary social history, mural culture, urban artwork, local character, and visual street culture. References to backstreet, generating, dandelion, blows, and power give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. For Glasgow, Scotland, GB, United Kingdom, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The location additionally provides evidence of creative districts and how regeneration can both promote and displace informal urban art within the specific setting of Glasgow, Scotland, GB, United Kingdom. A further contemporary connection is local identity and the blurred boundary between commissioned public art and unsanctioned graffiti as part of the longer story of Glasgow, Scotland, GB, United Kingdom. The image fixes evidence of changing use as a date-specific reference.
Glasgow, Scotland, GB, United Kingdom
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Keywords: eco,bin,waste,Flower,dandelion,red,red bins,art,urban art,lips,face,blond,blond girl,recycling,recycle,Glasgow City Council,GoTonySmith,Scottish,collections,wheelie bins,wheeliebins,woman,female,green,economy,backstreet,blows,a,into,wind,turbines,turbine,generating,generates,power,electricity,near,wheelie,bins
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HKHWFE - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Glasgow, Scotland, GB, United Kingdom in 2017, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The image documents Graffiti in Glasgow backstreet, blond woman blows a dandelion, into wind turbines, generating green power, near wheelie bins. The surrounding context encompasses stencil art, historical comparison, before-and-after reference, changing land use, public realm, graffiti heritage, public-realm art, visual street culture, visual archive, archival record, mural culture, regional identity, public art, and local history. Current relevance extends to gentrification and temporary works, particularly through how temporary street art can become an important record of neighbourhood culture. Future viewers can use this scene from Glasgow, Scotland, GB, United Kingdom to compare transport arrangements and footfall with whatever follows after changed technology. The subject also sits alongside street-level design, creative placemaking, community identity, street creativity, contemporary social history, urban graphics, community art, and temporary artwork. References to generating, woman, backstreet, turbines, and power give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. For Glasgow, Scotland, GB, United Kingdom, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The scene further reflects gentrification and the blurred boundary between commissioned public art and unsanctioned graffiti in a form that can be compared with future views of Glasgow, Scotland, GB, United Kingdom. Its period value extends to graffiti policy and the blurred boundary between commissioned public art and unsanctioned graffiti within the real-world context of Glasgow, Scotland, GB, United Kingdom.
Glasgow, Scotland, GB, United Kingdom
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Keywords: eco,bin,waste,Flower,dandelion,red,red bins,art,urban art,lips,face,blond,blond girl,recycling,recycle,Glasgow City Council,GoTonySmith,Scottish,collections,wheelie bins,wheeliebins,woman,female,green,economy,backstreet,blows,a,into,wind,turbines,turbine,generating,generates,power,electricity,near,wheelie,bins
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HKHWFT - . Photographed at Glasgow, Scotland, GB, United Kingdom in 2017, 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 Graffiti in Glasgow backstreet, blond woman blows a dandelion, into wind turbines, generating green power, near wheelie bins. The setting additionally reflects visual street culture, urban graphics, community art, creative placemaking, place identity, public realm, documentary photography, graffiti heritage, everyday life, changing streetscape, regional identity, public-realm art, mural culture, and changing land use. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into gentrification and regeneration, not least because of how regeneration can both promote and displace informal urban art. Future viewers can use this scene from Glasgow, Scotland, GB, United Kingdom to compare materials and architectural details with whatever follows after altered transport patterns. Further associations within the scene are local history, urban artwork, period detail, temporary artwork, social history, community identity, contemporary mural, and street-level design. References to woman, Glasgow, power, blows, and generating give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. Around Glasgow, Scotland, GB, United Kingdom, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. Another strand within the photograph is gentrification and how temporary street art can become an important record of neighbourhood culture within the real-world context of Glasgow, Scotland, GB, United Kingdom. The setting also helps illustrate tourism and how regeneration can both promote and displace informal urban art within the specific setting of Glasgow, Scotland, GB, United Kingdom.
Glasgow, Scotland, GB, United Kingdom
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Keywords: eco,bin,waste,Flower,dandelion,red,red bins,art,urban art,lips,face,blond,blond girl,recycling,recycle,Glasgow City Council,GoTonySmith,Scottish,collections,wheelie bins,wheeliebins,woman,female,green,economy,backstreet,blows,a,into,wind,turbines,turbine,generating,generates,power,electricity,wheelie,bins,greenwashing,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HKHWG4 - . Made at Glasgow, Scotland, GB, United Kingdom in 2017, 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 subject captured here is Graffiti in Glasgow backstreet, blond woman blows a dandelion, into wind turbines, generating green power, near wheelie bins. Further facets of the scene include community identity, changing land use, community art, street-level design, public art, changing streetscape, documentary photography, graffiti heritage, place identity, everyday life, contemporary social history, stencil art, social history, and street creativity. The wider contemporary story combines temporary works, gentrification and how regeneration can both promote and displace informal urban art. For later comparison, the photograph preserves materials and architectural details at Glasgow, Scotland, GB, United Kingdom, details that may look very different after replacement signage. The subject also sits alongside historical comparison, regional identity, visual street culture, temporary artwork, before-and-after reference, urban graphics, local history, and mural culture. The recorded references to woman, wheelie, backstreet, Glasgow, and power preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. For Glasgow, Scotland, GB, United Kingdom, 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 temporary works and how regeneration can both promote and displace informal urban art within the real-world context of Glasgow, Scotland, GB, United Kingdom. The location additionally provides evidence of public art and how regeneration can both promote and displace informal urban art within the specific setting of Glasgow, Scotland, GB, United Kingdom.
Glasgow, Scotland, GB, United Kingdom
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Keywords: pink,gray,grey,white,electric,travel,transport,ticket,clean,eco,stop,Britain,British,Center,Centre,City,Electric,England,English,Extension,integrated,Midlands,Birmingham New St,Birmingham New Street,National Express,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,different,unique,public,station,stephenson street,stop,stopped,tracks,tram,trams,tramway,transport,transportation,UK,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,Photo of,United Kingdom,West Midlands
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H19DCG - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Birmingham New Street, West Midlands.htm Target=_Blank>Midlands, England, UK in 2016, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The photograph centres on Midland Metro tram at the Central Birmingham New Street stop, UK. Another layer of the photograph includes passenger transport, railway heritage, changing streetscape, rail corridor, local character, regional identity, archival record, local bus network, street-side transport, passenger information, bus route infrastructure, period detail, bus infrastructure, and historical comparison. Current relevance extends to station investment and rail reform, particularly through the importance of preserving signal boxes and rolling stock as industrial heritage. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into bus funding and accessibility, not least because of the challenge of maintaining reliable services outside dense urban centres. Future viewers can use this scene from Birmingham New Street, West Midlands, England, UK to compare period objects and surrounding context with whatever follows after redevelopment. The surrounding story also includes industrial railway, trackside history, before-and-after reference, everyday life, changing land use, local mobility, rail operations, and roadside transit. Elements such as Midland, Central, Birmingham, and Metro add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The wider setting at Birmingham New Street, West Midlands, England, UK matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The scene further reflects station investment and the contrast between mechanical railway systems and digital signalling when considered against later change at Birmingham New Street, West Midlands, England, UK.
Birmingham New Street, West Midlands, England, UK
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Keywords: electric,car,cars,charger,chargers,area,motorway,service,area,in,the,UK,GB,Europe,eco,battery,powered,quick,station,electric,super,supercharge,tesla,transport,transportation,united,us,USA,vehicle,M1,M2,M3,M4,M5,Electric car,United Kingdom,Great Britain,charging station,gotonysmith,sued,fight,rollout,highway,rest,stops,Moto,welcome,break,British,English,Scottish,Hybrid,Ecotricity,Group,providers,Antitrust,claim,Anti-trust,anti,trust,Tech,Vehicles,Palo Alto,California,Energy,white,ready,to,be,installed,part,part-installed,logo,tarmac,M74,M9,M60,M61,M62,M42,M11,M18,M20,M23,M26,M27,M32,M40,M48,M49,M50,M53,M54,M55,M56,M58,M69,M73,M80,M90,M602,M606,A1M,GoTonySmith,buy pictures of,roll out,roll-out,Tesla Motors Inc,Highway Rest Stops,Welcome Break,U.K.,Electric-car,clean energy,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EYPFFA - Tesla, following the settlement of a long-running legal case, is finally going to bring some Superchargers to the UK's motorways. Seven new Supercharging stations, all located at motorway service stations, are now in the process of being built, with more coming soon.
Heretofore, Tesla's somewhat anaemic Supercharger roll-out in the UK had mostly been located in cities
not exactly the ideal place to charge up your car for a long-distance drive. Some Superchargers were located near a motorway or main road, but not in motorway service stations.
As reported by Engadget, the dearth of motorway Superchargers was apparently due to a legal dispute between Tesla and Ecotricity, a UK-based company that already had a large number of electric vehicle charging points across the country, including exclusivity deals at motorway service stations.
According to a few newspaper and website reports, Tesla approached Ecotricity prior to the launch of right-hand-drive Model S in the UK, to try and strike some kind of deal to get Supercharging stations into motorway service stations. Seemingly, at some point that deal turned sour, with Ecotricity's founder saying back in May 2014 that this is nothing more than an attempted smash and grab raid. Soon after, both companies hunkered down in litigation land, suing and countersuing each other. This week they finally reached an out-of-court settlement.
Yesterday, somewhat suspiciously and/or coincidentally, both Tesla and Ecotricity published very similar blog posts. Neither post referenced the other company, instead focusing on their commitment to grow their UK electric vehicle charging networks. While the details of the settlement are confidential, given that Tesla is now allowed to build Superchargers at motorway service stations, it would appear to have got its way.
Abingdon,M74, Scotland
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Keywords: electric,car,cars,charger,chargers,area,motorway,service,area,in,the,UK,GB,Europe,eco,battery,powered,quick,station,electric,super,supercharging,tesla,transport,transportation,united,us,USA,vehicle,M1,M2,M3,M4,M5,Electric car,United Kingdom,Great Britain,charging station,gotonysmith,sued,fight,rollout,highway,rest,stops,Moto,welcome,break,British,English,Scottish,Hybrid,Ecotricity,Group,providers,Antitrust,claim,Anti-trust,anti,trust,Tech,Vehicles,Palo Alto,California,Energy,white,ready,to,be,installed,part,part-installed,logo,tarmac,M74,M9,M60,M61,M62,M42,M11,M18,M20,M23,M26,M27,M32,M40,M48,M49,M50,M53,M54,M55,M56,M58,M69,M73,M80,M90,M602,M606,A1M,GoTonySmith,buy pictures of,roll out,roll-out,Tesla Motors Inc,Highway Rest Stops,Welcome Break,U.K.,Electric-car,clean energy,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EYPFFC - Tesla, following the settlement of a long-running legal case, is finally going to bring some Superchargers to the UK's motorways. Seven new Supercharging stations, all located at motorway service stations, are now in the process of being built, with more coming soon.
Heretofore, Tesla's somewhat anaemic Supercharger roll-out in the UK had mostly been located in cities
not exactly the ideal place to charge up your car for a long-distance drive. Some Superchargers were located near a motorway or main road, but not in motorway service stations.
As reported by Engadget, the dearth of motorway Superchargers was apparently due to a legal dispute between Tesla and Ecotricity, a UK-based company that already had a large number of electric vehicle charging points across the country, including exclusivity deals at motorway service stations.
According to a few newspaper and website reports, Tesla approached Ecotricity prior to the launch of right-hand-drive Model S in the UK, to try and strike some kind of deal to get Supercharging stations into motorway service stations. Seemingly, at some point that deal turned sour, with Ecotricity's founder saying back in May 2014 that this is nothing more than an attempted smash and grab raid. Soon after, both companies hunkered down in litigation land, suing and countersuing each other. This week they finally reached an out-of-court settlement.
Yesterday, somewhat suspiciously and/or coincidentally, both Tesla and Ecotricity published very similar blog posts. Neither post referenced the other company, instead focusing on their commitment to grow their UK electric vehicle charging networks. While the details of the settlement are confidential, given that Tesla is now allowed to build Superchargers at motorway service stations, it would appear to have got its way.
Abingdon,M74, Scotland
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Keywords: white,grey,red,gray,platform,waiting,at,BR,British,Rail,franchise,railway,station,London,England,UK,United,Kingdom,high,speed,tilting,system,vehicle,Tiltronix,anticipatory,technology,low,energy,consumption,Eco,electric,braking,European,regulations,11,9,car,carriage,GoTonySmith,highspeed,ETCS,ERTMS,Glasgow,Birmingham,Manchester,Edinburgh,services,routes,WCML,West,Coast,Mainline,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EC2T0K - . Alstom Pendolino express passenger train at Euston station London, England , UK. Photographed at Euston, London, England, United Kingdom. The photograph was taken on 19 November 2014. 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 Alstom, Pendolino, express, passenger, train, Euston, livery, black, Virgin and white, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The image is relevant to digital technology, smartphones, software, online services and the way screens and apps increasingly mediate everyday activity. It can support editorial coverage of mobile applications, consumer technology, digital services, user interfaces, online communication, artificial intelligence, software platforms, data and the changing relationship between people and connected devices. Visible screen text, icons, branding, controls and handset details can give picture buyers a recognisable real-world technology context. As a dated photograph, it is particularly useful for documenting a specific version of an interface, product or digital service before later updates alter its appearance or functionality. Search themes include smartphones, apps, software, digital services, screen interfaces, online platforms, consumer electronics, artificial intelligence and changing technology. A dated screen or device photograph is useful because software interfaces, branding and product designs can alter rapidly through updates and replacement. 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.
Euston, London, England, United Kingdom
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Keywords: Edinburgh,Scotland,UK,red,tile,roof,solar,panel,eco,ecofriendly,modern,GoTonySmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,new,on,an,estate,near,PV,eco-friendly,Viscount Drive,EH22 3FX,EH22,development,houses,detached,render,rendered,Photovoltaic,panels,offer,renewable energy
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DRH8CT - . New build houses, on an estate Viscount Dr, Eskbank, near Dalkeith, Edinburgh Midlothian, Scotland, UK, EH22 3FX. Photographed at Viscount Dr, Eskbank, near Dalkeith Midlothian, Scotland, UK, EH22 3FX. The photograph was taken on 20 October 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Eskbank, Dalkeith, houses, build, development, Midlothian, detached, homes, panels and Edinburgh, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The image is relevant to architecture, the built environment, urban heritage, streetscape and the way historic and modern buildings contribute to a sense of place. It can illustrate editorial coverage of architectural detail, conservation, listed buildings, planning, regeneration, tourism, civic identity and changing uses of older properties. Facades, windows, entrances, masonry, decorative elements, signage and neighbouring structures provide documentary evidence of the building's appearance and setting. The dated view also gives the photograph archive value for future comparison if the property is restored, altered, rebranded, repurposed or redeveloped. Search themes include architecture, historic buildings, facades, interiors, conservation, listed buildings, planning, regeneration, heritage, streetscape and urban change. A precise location image is useful for comparing later restoration, alteration, redevelopment, rebranding or changes in the use of the building. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
Viscount Dr, Eskbank, near Dalkeith Midlothian, Scotland, UK, EH22 3FX
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Keywords: Mph,sign,Lymm,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,LA,WBC,borough,council,local,authority,PV,photo,voltaic,photovoltaic,photo-voltaic,cell,cells,power,powered,eco,friendly,ecofriendly,eco-friendly,sustainable,low,voltage,LED,light,lighting,modules,panels,panel,road,array,50mph,pole,mount,mounted,standalon,gotonysmith,Silicon,Boule,&,Solar,Cell,solarcell,Monocrystalline,tracker,tracking,track,tracks,standalone,device,devices,side,of,road,near-maximum,power,collection,near,maximum,route,signs,routesigns,signlights,ultra,low,power,lighting,ultralow,ultra-low,LUA,energy,storage,system,no,mains,cable,light,Simmonsigns,Limited,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXT50 - . Solar powered street furniture road speed 50 mph sign , Lymm, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. The photograph was taken on 05 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. Signage, lettering, logos, numbers or other visible information form an important part of the record, helping identify the subject and capture contemporary branding or public messaging. The scene is closely associated with Solar, powered, street, furniture, road, speed, sign, Mph, Lymm and Warrington, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph gives particular emphasis to signage, lettering, public information, branding or graphic communication in a real-world setting. It can support editorial features about wayfinding, advertising, local identity, warnings, public information, business branding, typography, street design and the visual language of towns and cities. Words, symbols, colours, materials and the physical setting of the sign provide useful documentary detail for researchers interested in how information was presented at the time. Because signs and branding are frequently replaced, repainted or removed, the image also has useful archive and social-history value. Search themes include signs, lettering, typography, advertising, wayfinding, public information, warnings, branding, street graphics and local identity. Because signs are frequently replaced or repainted, a clear dated photograph of wording or graphics can acquire strong archive and social-history value. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
Lymm, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: 55 St Enoch Square,Glasgow,Scotland,UK,G1,4EQ,G14EQ,saint,shop,shops,mall,GMW,Architects,Sir,Robert,McAlpine,station,Argyle,Street,architectural,critics,architecture,eco,eco-friendly,largest,glass-covered,enclosed,area,in,Europe,Greenhouse,Scott,Lithgow,Gotonysmith,eco,ecoroof,inside,detail,canopy
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DG3950 - The St. Enoch Centre is a shopping mall located in the central area of Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland. The Architects were the GMW Architects. The construction, undertaken by Sir Robert McAlpine, began in 1986, and the building was opened to the public in May 1989. It was officially opened by the then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, in February of the following year.
Located on the site of the former St Enoch Station, the building is just off Glasgow's famous shopping thoroughfare, Argyle Street and overlooks the historic St. Enoch Square and the original Subway station building (on the right of the photograph). The present St Enoch subway station is now accessible by escalators.
Whilst the target of many architectural critics, the building is notable for its massive glass roof, which makes it the largest glass-covered enclosed area in Europe. Not only does this substantially reduce heating and lighting loads - the mall area is lit entirely by natural daylight in summer, whilst the solar heat generated by the roof means that mechanical heating is only required for a week on average per year - it also earned the building its affectionate nickname The Glasgow Greenhouse. The roof's steel framework was fabricated by the shipbuilders Scott Lithgow.
The glass roofed element surrounds a seven storey car park, and when originally opened, an ice rink. This was closed in 1999 when a refurbishment programme (initiated to compete with the newer Buchanan Galleries), saw it being replaced by more shops and an enlarged restaurant area.
55 St Enoch Square, Glasgow , Scotland, UK G1 4EQ
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Keywords: 55 St Enoch Square,Glasgow,Scotland,UK,G1,4EQ,G14EQ,saint,shop,shops,mall,GMW,Architects,Sir,Robert,McAlpine,station,Argyle,Street,architectural,critics,architecture,eco,eco-friendly,largest,glass-covered,enclosed,area,in,Europe,Greenhouse,Scott,Lithgow,Roof,and,arty,Gotonysmith,lighting,lights,inside,interior,teal,colourful,colorful,shoppingmall,shoppingmalls
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DG395F - The St. Enoch Centre is a shopping mall located in the central area of Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland. The Architects were the GMW Architects. The construction, undertaken by Sir Robert McAlpine, began in 1986, and the building was opened to the public in May 1989. It was officially opened by the then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, in February of the following year.
Located on the site of the former St Enoch Station, the building is just off Glasgow's famous shopping thoroughfare, Argyle Street and overlooks the historic St. Enoch Square and the original Subway station building (on the right of the photograph). The present St Enoch subway station is now accessible by escalators.
Whilst the target of many architectural critics, the building is notable for its massive glass roof, which makes it the largest glass-covered enclosed area in Europe. Not only does this substantially reduce heating and lighting loads - the mall area is lit entirely by natural daylight in summer, whilst the solar heat generated by the roof means that mechanical heating is only required for a week on average per year - it also earned the building its affectionate nickname The Glasgow Greenhouse. The roof's steel framework was fabricated by the shipbuilders Scott Lithgow.
The glass roofed element surrounds a seven storey car park, and when originally opened, an ice rink. This was closed in 1999 when a refurbishment programme (initiated to compete with the newer Buchanan Galleries), saw it being replaced by more shops and an enlarged restaurant area.
55 St Enoch Square, Glasgow , Scotland, UK G1 4EQ
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Keywords: 55 St Enoch Square,Glasgow,Scotland,UK,G1,4EQ,G14EQ,saint,shop,shops,mall,GMW,Architects,Sir,Robert,McAlpine,station,Argyle,Street,architectural,critics,architecture,eco,eco-friendly,largest,glass-covered,enclosed,area,in,Europe,Greenhouse,Scott,Lithgow,Gotonysmith,inside,interior,space,art,lamps,lights,art,arty,design,innovation,innovative,ceailing,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DG3968 - The St. Enoch Centre is a shopping mall located in the central area of Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland. The Architects were the GMW Architects. The construction, undertaken by Sir Robert McAlpine, began in 1986, and the building was opened to the public in May 1989. It was officially opened by the then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, in February of the following year.
Located on the site of the former St Enoch Station, the building is just off Glasgow's famous shopping thoroughfare, Argyle Street and overlooks the historic St. Enoch Square and the original Subway station building (on the right of the photograph). The present St Enoch subway station is now accessible by escalators.
Whilst the target of many architectural critics, the building is notable for its massive glass roof, which makes it the largest glass-covered enclosed area in Europe. Not only does this substantially reduce heating and lighting loads - the mall area is lit entirely by natural daylight in summer, whilst the solar heat generated by the roof means that mechanical heating is only required for a week on average per year - it also earned the building its affectionate nickname The Glasgow Greenhouse. The roof's steel framework was fabricated by the shipbuilders Scott Lithgow.
The glass roofed element surrounds a seven storey car park, and when originally opened, an ice rink. This was closed in 1999 when a refurbishment programme (initiated to compete with the newer Buchanan Galleries), saw it being replaced by more shops and an enlarged restaurant area.
55 St Enoch Square, Glasgow , Scotland, UK G1 4EQ
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Keywords: 55 St Enoch Square,Glasgow,Scotland,UK,G1,4EQ,G14EQ,saint,shop,shops,mall,GMW,Architects,Sir,Robert,McAlpine,station,Argyle,Street,architectural,critics,architecture,eco,eco-friendly,largest,glass-covered,enclosed,area,in,Europe,Greenhouse,Scott,Lithgow,Gotonysmith,inside,interior,space,art,lamps,lights,firstforfamilies,first,for,families
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DG39AE - The St. Enoch Centre is a shopping mall located in the central area of Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland. The Architects were the GMW Architects. The construction, undertaken by Sir Robert McAlpine, began in 1986, and the building was opened to the public in May 1989. It was officially opened by the then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, in February of the following year.
Located on the site of the former St Enoch Station, the building is just off Glasgow's famous shopping thoroughfare, Argyle Street and overlooks the historic St. Enoch Square and the original Subway station building (on the right of the photograph). The present St Enoch subway station is now accessible by escalators.
Whilst the target of many architectural critics, the building is notable for its massive glass roof, which makes it the largest glass-covered enclosed area in Europe. Not only does this substantially reduce heating and lighting loads - the mall area is lit entirely by natural daylight in summer, whilst the solar heat generated by the roof means that mechanical heating is only required for a week on average per year - it also earned the building its affectionate nickname The Glasgow Greenhouse. The roof's steel framework was fabricated by the shipbuilders Scott Lithgow.
The glass roofed element surrounds a seven storey car park, and when originally opened, an ice rink. This was closed in 1999 when a refurbishment programme (initiated to compete with the newer Buchanan Galleries), saw it being replaced by more shops and an enlarged restaurant area.
55 St Enoch Square, Glasgow , Scotland, UK G1 4EQ
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Keywords: 55 St Enoch Square,Glasgow,Scotland,UK,G1,4EQ,G14EQ,saint,shop,shops,mall,GMW,Architects,Sir,Robert,McAlpine,station,Argyle,Street,architectural,critics,architecture,eco,eco-friendly,largest,glass-covered,enclosed,area,in,Europe,Greenhouse,Scott,Lithgow,Gotonysmith interior inside spacious,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DG39BP - The St. Enoch Centre is a shopping mall located in the central area of Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland. The Architects were the GMW Architects. The construction, undertaken by Sir Robert McAlpine, began in 1986, and the building was opened to the public in May 1989. It was officially opened by the then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, in February of the following year.
Located on the site of the former St Enoch Station, the building is just off Glasgow's famous shopping thoroughfare, Argyle Street and overlooks the historic St. Enoch Square and the original Subway station building (on the right of the photograph). The present St Enoch subway station is now accessible by escalators.
Whilst the target of many architectural critics, the building is notable for its massive glass roof, which makes it the largest glass-covered enclosed area in Europe. Not only does this substantially reduce heating and lighting loads - the mall area is lit entirely by natural daylight in summer, whilst the solar heat generated by the roof means that mechanical heating is only required for a week on average per year - it also earned the building its affectionate nickname The Glasgow Greenhouse. The roof's steel framework was fabricated by the shipbuilders Scott Lithgow.
The glass roofed element surrounds a seven storey car park, and when originally opened, an ice rink. This was closed in 1999 when a refurbishment programme (initiated to compete with the newer Buchanan Galleries), saw it being replaced by more shops and an enlarged restaurant area.
55 St Enoch Square, Glasgow , Scotland, UK G1 4EQ
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Keywords: 55 St Enoch Square,Glasgow,Scotland,UK,G1,4EQ,G14EQ,saint,shop,shops,mall,GMW,Architects,Sir,Robert,McAlpine,station,Argyle,Street,architectural,architecture,glass,roof,eco,largest,glass-covered,enclosed,Europe,Greenhouse,Scott,Lithgow,dept,Gotonysmith,department,store,space,wifi,hotspot,hot,Arcadia
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DG39CJ - The St. Enoch Centre is a shopping mall located in the central area of Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland. The Architects were the GMW Architects. The construction, undertaken by Sir Robert McAlpine, began in 1986, and the building was opened to the public in May 1989. It was officially opened by the then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, in February of the following year.
Located on the site of the former St Enoch Station, the building is just off Glasgow's famous shopping thoroughfare, Argyle Street and overlooks the historic St. Enoch Square and the original Subway station building (on the right of the photograph). The present St Enoch subway station is now accessible by escalators.
Whilst the target of many architectural critics, the building is notable for its massive glass roof, which makes it the largest glass-covered enclosed area in Europe. Not only does this substantially reduce heating and lighting loads - the mall area is lit entirely by natural daylight in summer, whilst the solar heat generated by the roof means that mechanical heating is only required for a week on average per year - it also earned the building its affectionate nickname The Glasgow Greenhouse. The roof's steel framework was fabricated by the shipbuilders Scott Lithgow.
The glass roofed element surrounds a seven storey car park, and when originally opened, an ice rink. This was closed in 1999 when a refurbishment programme (initiated to compete with the newer Buchanan Galleries), saw it being replaced by more shops and an enlarged restaurant area.
55 St Enoch Square, Glasgow , Scotland, UK G1 4EQ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DG39FN - The St. Enoch Centre is a shopping mall located in the central area of Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland. The Architects were the GMW Architects. The construction, undertaken by Sir Robert McAlpine, began in 1986, and the building was opened to the public in May 1989. It was officially opened by the then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, in February of the following year.
Located on the site of the former St Enoch Station, the building is just off Glasgow's famous shopping thoroughfare, Argyle Street and overlooks the historic St. Enoch Square and the original Subway station building (on the right of the photograph). The present St Enoch subway station is now accessible by escalators.
Whilst the target of many architectural critics, the building is notable for its massive glass roof, which makes it the largest glass-covered enclosed area in Europe. Not only does this substantially reduce heating and lighting loads - the mall area is lit entirely by natural daylight in summer, whilst the solar heat generated by the roof means that mechanical heating is only required for a week on average per year - it also earned the building its affectionate nickname The Glasgow Greenhouse. The roof's steel framework was fabricated by the shipbuilders Scott Lithgow.
The glass roofed element surrounds a seven storey car park, and when originally opened, an ice rink. This was closed in 1999 when a refurbishment programme (initiated to compete with the newer Buchanan Galleries), saw it being replaced by more shops and an enlarged restaurant area.
55 St Enoch Square, Glasgow , Scotland, UK G1 4EQ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DG39GJ - The St. Enoch Centre is a shopping mall located in the central area of Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland. The Architects were the GMW Architects. The construction, undertaken by Sir Robert McAlpine, began in 1986, and the building was opened to the public in May 1989. It was officially opened by the then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, in February of the following year.
Located on the site of the former St Enoch Station, the building is just off Glasgow's famous shopping thoroughfare, Argyle Street and overlooks the historic St. Enoch Square and the original Subway station building (on the right of the photograph). The present St Enoch subway station is now accessible by escalators.
Whilst the target of many architectural critics, the building is notable for its massive glass roof, which makes it the largest glass-covered enclosed area in Europe. Not only does this substantially reduce heating and lighting loads - the mall area is lit entirely by natural daylight in summer, whilst the solar heat generated by the roof means that mechanical heating is only required for a week on average per year - it also earned the building its affectionate nickname The Glasgow Greenhouse. The roof's steel framework was fabricated by the shipbuilders Scott Lithgow.
The glass roofed element surrounds a seven storey car park, and when originally opened, an ice rink. This was closed in 1999 when a refurbishment programme (initiated to compete with the newer Buchanan Galleries), saw it being replaced by more shops and an enlarged restaurant area.
55 St Enoch Square, Glasgow , Scotland, UK G1 4EQ
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Keywords: your,own,on,the,council,municipal,ground,land,at,home,recession,prices,high,avoiding,eco,green,party,self-sufficient,back,to,nature,The,pleasures,of,growing,your,own,fruit,and,vegetables,on,an,allotment,or,on,a,veg,patch,at,home,gotonysmith,agenda,veggies,vegetarian,cordon,vert,cordon-vert,fresh,natural,society,goodlife,good,life,financial,crash,hard,times,hardtimes,benefit,HB,cuts,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCYBNN - . Growing food on the allotment - The Sutton Rhubarb. Photographed on 9 August 2013. The recorded location is England, UK. The pleasures of growing your own fruit and vegetables, on an allotment or on a veg patch at home. In these times of recession, people are turning back to nature. As background, allotments and farms link household self-sufficiency with the commercial food system
Seed varieties, hand cultivation and large-scale mechanised farming provide a visual history of how people grow food and how agricultural practice changes. In the longer view, british allotments grew from nineteenth-century attempts to offer working families with land for food production and became especially important during the two world wars, when Dig for Victory encouraged household cultivation
Seed packets and named vegetable varieties also reflect the long commercial history of amateur gardening. In historical terms, everyday food and drink sit within wider histories of farming, manufacturing, retail and hospitality
Ingredients and brands that appear ordinary at one moment can later become valuable markers of changing diets, packaging, provenance and food fashion. Against the 2026 backdrop, current agricultural debate combines food production with environmental land management, biodiversity and climate adaptation
Photographs of crops and cultivation therefore have both traditional rural and contemporary sustainability relevance. Current 2026 relevance comes from the fact that allotments and grow-your-own gardening continue to be relevant to food prices, wellbeing, biodiversity and interest in shorter food chains
Waiting lists in many urban areas underline continuing demand for small plots where people can grow vegetables, fruit and flowers. Other strongly related concepts include agriculture, horticulture, grow your own, arable farming, vegetable growing, rural economy, farmland, sustainable agriculture, food security, seasonal crop, and vegetable gardening.
England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCYC11 - . Growing food on the allotment - Rhubarb Champagne plant. Photographed on 9 August 2013. The recorded location is England, UK. The pleasures of growing your own fruit and vegetables, on an allotment or on a veg patch at home. In these times of recession, people are turning back to nature. The historical context is that farming and allotment imagery records the practical work behind food production, from ploughing and arable crops to small-scale vegetable growing
Allotments expanded strongly during periods of food shortage and remain an important part of British urban and suburban gardening culture. Looking at the subject's development, british allotments grew from nineteenth-century attempts to provide working families with land for food production and became especially important during the two world wars, when Dig for Victory encouraged household cultivation
Seed packets and named vegetable varieties also reflect the long commercial history of amateur gardening. The wider historical story is that food culture links domestic cooking with commercial production, markets, cafés, pubs and regional specialities
Photographs of ingredients, dishes and branded products can therefore support both lifestyle subjects and social-history stories about consumption. The subject remains topical in 2026 because current agricultural debate combines food production with environmental land management, biodiversity and climate adaptation
Photographs of crops and cultivation therefore have both traditional rural and contemporary sustainability relevance. For the 2026 context, allotments and grow-your-own gardening remain relevant to food prices, wellbeing, biodiversity and interest in shorter food chains
Waiting lists in many urban areas underline continuing demand for small plots where people can grow vegetables, fruit and flowers. Further subject-specific language includes agriculture, horticulture, grow your own, arable farming, rural economy, and farmland.
England, UK
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Keywords: your,own,on,the,council,municipal,ground,land,at,home,recession,prices,high,avoiding,eco,green,party,self-sufficient,back,to,nature,The,pleasures,of,growing,your,own,fruit,and,vegetables,on,an,allotment,or,on,a,veg,patch,at,home,recipes,plot,vegetable,gotonysmith,agenda,veggies,vegetarian,cordon,vert,cordon-vert,fresh,natural,society,goodlife,good,life,financial,crash,hard,times,hardtimes,benefit,HB,cuts,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCYCHN - . Growing food on the allotment Perpetual spinach. Photographed on 9 August 2013. The recorded location is England, UK. The pleasures of growing your own fruit and vegetables, on an allotment or on a veg patch at home. In these times of recession, people are turning back to nature. From a heritage perspective, 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 historical terms, british allotments grew from nineteenth-century attempts to provide working families with land for food production and became especially important during the two world wars, when Dig for Victory encouraged household cultivation
Seed packets and named vegetable varieties also reflect the long commercial history of amateur gardening. In the longer view, food photographs can document changing tastes, brands and methods of preparation as effectively as they illustrate a meal
Regional products, traditional recipes, independent food businesses and packaging all carry information about consumer culture and local identity. As of 2026, current agricultural debate combines food production with environmental land management, biodiversity and climate adaptation
Photographs of crops and cultivation therefore have both traditional rural and contemporary sustainability relevance. During 2026, allotments and grow-your-own gardening remain relevant to food prices, wellbeing, biodiversity and interest in shorter food chains
Waiting lists in many urban areas underline continuing demand for small plots where people can grow vegetables, fruit and flowers. Useful alternative terminology includes farming, horticulture, grow your own, arable farming, vegetable growing, rural economy, farmland, sustainable agriculture, food security, seasonal crop, and vegetable gardening.
England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DBHR20 - . Ripe green English plums. Photographed on 26 July 2013. The recorded location is Grappenhall Heys, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK WA4. Historically, rural and botanical photographs document the seasonal cycles of the British landscape, from spring flowers and nesting wildlife to summer crops, autumn foliage and winter frost
They can also record changing land management, farming practice and the relationship between cultivated and wild species. The historical context is that 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. In 2026, biodiversity recovery, climate resilience and land management remain major UK environmental themes
Photographs of crops, wildflowers, insects and seasonal vegetation can therefore support coverage of pollinators, farming, habitat restoration and the effects of increasingly variable weather. The subject remains topical in 2026 because current interest in climate and place-making gives atmospheric landscape photographs added documentary value, particularly where weather, coastlines or urban development are prominent. The historical context is that fields, flowers, trees and wildlife provide a visual record of season, habitat and countryside management
Agricultural crops sit alongside wild plants, insects and birds, illustrating the overlap between food production, biodiversity and recreation. In the longer view, nature photography can serve both aesthetic and documentary purposes, preserving details of species, flowering seasons, weather and land use
Repeated images of the same places also become useful evidence of environmental change over time. Useful indexing vocabulary includes British countryside, seasonal landscape, flora, agriculture, rural environment, plant life, panorama, scenic view, and dusk.
Grappenhall Heys, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK WA4
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DE9B0B - A true eco office building in central Manchester.
With sustainability and innovation at its heart the objective of the programme has been to construct a building that is adaptable and flexible in its operation, highly efficient in the consumption of resources, but also economically viable and replicable. 1 Angel Square has been designed to deliver a 50% reduction in energy consumption compared to our current Manchester complex and an 80% reduction in carbon. This will lead to a reduction in operating costs of up to a third.
The building will be powered by a pure plant oil fed Combined Heat and Power (CHP) system and will utilise rapeseed oil which is grown on The Co-operative's own farm land. Excess energy can be supplied back to the grid and utilised by the wider NOMA development with waste energy being sent through an absorption chiller, used to cool the building.
1, Angel Square, Manchester , England, UK M60 0AG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DE9B0R - A true eco office building in central Manchester.
With sustainability and innovation at its heart the objective of the programme has been to construct a building that is adaptable and flexible in its operation, highly efficient in the consumption of resources, but also economically viable and replicable. 1 Angel Square has been designed to deliver a 50% reduction in energy consumption compared to our current Manchester complex and an 80% reduction in carbon. This will lead to a reduction in operating costs of up to a third.
The building will be powered by a pure plant oil fed Combined Heat and Power (CHP) system and will utilise rapeseed oil which is grown on The Co-operative's own farm land. Excess energy can be supplied back to the grid and utilised by the wider NOMA development with waste energy being sent through an absorption chiller, used to cool the building.
1, Angel Square, Manchester , England, UK M60 0AG
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Keywords: 1,England,NW,North,West,GB,Great,Britain,UK,united,Kingdom,BCSC,Gold,Award,for,Sustainability,architect,glass,construction,cooperative,city,office,location,eco,Sustainability,Award,at,the,2012,North,West,Business,Insider,Property,Awards,coop,high-sustainable,landmark,HQ,gotonysmith,locations,With,sustainability,and,innovation,at,its,heart,the,objective,of,the,programme,has,been,to,construct,a,building,that,is,adaptable,and,flexible,in,its,operation,highly efficient in the consumption of resources,but,also,economically,viable,and,replicable.,1,Angel,Square,has,been,designed,to,deliver,a,50%,reduction,in,energy,consumption,compared,to,our,current,Manchester,complex,and,an,80%,reduction,in,carbon.,This,will,lead,to,a,reduction,in,operating,costs,headoffice,head,centre,energy-plus,energyplus,powered,pure,plant,oil,fed,Combined,Heat,and,Power,CHP,system,rapeseed,Co-operative's,farm,land,energy,grid,development,waste,energy,absorption,chiller,cool,BREEAM,Outstanding,M60,0AG,M600AG,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DE9B2C - A true eco office building in central Manchester.
With sustainability and innovation at its heart the objective of the programme has been to construct a building that is adaptable and flexible in its operation, highly efficient in the consumption of resources, but also economically viable and replicable. 1 Angel Square has been designed to deliver a 50% reduction in energy consumption compared to our current Manchester complex and an 80% reduction in carbon. This will lead to a reduction in operating costs of up to a third.
The building will be powered by a pure plant oil fed Combined Heat and Power (CHP) system and will utilise rapeseed oil which is grown on The Co-operative's own farm land. Excess energy can be supplied back to the grid and utilised by the wider NOMA development with waste energy being sent through an absorption chiller, used to cool the building.
1, Angel Square, Manchester , England, UK M60 0AG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DGHENE - . White beautiful English flowers and blossoms of spring UK. Photographed at Cheshire, England, UK. The photograph was taken on 02 May 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 White, beautiful, flowers, blossoms, flower, plant, sun, sunny, sunshine and summer, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The image has relevance to landscape, countryside, waterways, parks, gardens, environmental quality and the relationship between natural features and nearby settlement. It can illustrate editorial coverage of tourism, walking, recreation, conservation, seasonal change, biodiversity, green space, waterways and local identity. Vegetation, water, paths, buildings, weather and landform provide geographic and environmental context, helping the image work as both a place record and a broader landscape photograph. The documentary approach is useful for archive comparison, showing how a location looked at a particular time and how vegetation, land use or development may change later. Search themes include landscape, countryside, waterways, parks, gardens, environment, green space, tourism, recreation, seasonal conditions and local geography. The location view can also provide a useful baseline for later comparison as vegetation, land use, water levels or surrounding development change. 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.
Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: England,flower,plant,sun,sunny,sunshine,summer,shallow,focus,DOF,depth,of,field,D.O.F.,spring,UK,nature,natural,attractive,blossom,darling,buds,bud,first,garden,gardens,gardening,advice,gardeners,question,time,GQT,radio4,radio,4,four,sweet,cherry,tree,Prunus,avium,courtyards,groves of crab apples,gotonysmith,Prunusavium,Kyoto,sakura,fruit,shrub,tree,plant,shrub,tree,trees,tall,blue,sky,cherry,plum,Prunus,cerasifera,Mirabelle,plums,super,shots,of,life,eco,newlife,redemption,revive,revival,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DGHEP3 - . White beautiful English flowers and blossoms of spring UK. Photographed at Cheshire, England, UK. The photograph was taken on 02 May 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 White, beautiful, flowers, blossoms, flower, plant, sun, sunny, sunshine and summer, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The image has relevance to landscape, countryside, waterways, parks, gardens, environmental quality and the relationship between natural features and nearby settlement. It can illustrate editorial coverage of tourism, walking, recreation, conservation, seasonal change, biodiversity, green space, waterways and local identity. Vegetation, water, paths, buildings, weather and landform provide geographic and environmental context, helping the image work as both a place record and a broader landscape photograph. The documentary approach is useful for archive comparison, showing how a location looked at a particular time and how vegetation, land use or development may change later. Search themes include landscape, countryside, waterways, parks, gardens, environment, green space, tourism, recreation, seasonal conditions and local geography. The location view can also provide a useful baseline for later comparison as vegetation, land use, water levels or surrounding development change. 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.
Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: England,flower,plant,sun,sunny,sunshine,summer,shallow,focus,DOF,depth,of,field,D.O.F.,spring,UK,nature,natural,attractive,blossom,darling,buds,bud,first,garden,gardens,gardening,advice,gardeners,question,time,GQT,radio4,radio,4,four,sweet,cherry,tree,Prunus,avium,courtyards,groves of crab apples,gotonysmith,Prunusavium,Kyoto,sakura,fruit,shrub,tree,plant,shrub,tree,trees,tall,blue,sky,cherry,plum,Prunus,cerasifera,Mirabelle,plums,super,shots,of,life,eco,newlife,redemption,revive,revival
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DGHEJ9 - . White beautiful English flowers and blossoms of spring UK. Photographed at Cheshire, England, UK. The photograph was taken on 20 April 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 White, beautiful, flowers, blossoms, flower, plant, sun, sunny, sunshine and summer, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The image has relevance to landscape, countryside, waterways, parks, gardens, environmental quality and the relationship between natural features and nearby settlement. It can illustrate editorial coverage of tourism, walking, recreation, conservation, seasonal change, biodiversity, green space, waterways and local identity. Vegetation, water, paths, buildings, weather and landform provide geographic and environmental context, helping the image work as both a place record and a broader landscape photograph. The documentary approach is useful for archive comparison, showing how a location looked at a particular time and how vegetation, land use or development may change later. Search themes include landscape, countryside, waterways, parks, gardens, environment, green space, tourism, recreation, seasonal conditions and local geography. The location view can also provide a useful baseline for later comparison as vegetation, land use, water levels or surrounding development change. 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.
Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: England,flower,plant,sun,sunny,sunshine,summer,shallow,focus,DOF,depth,of,field,D.O.F.,spring,UK,nature,natural,attractive,blossom,darling,buds,bud,first,garden,gardens,gardening,advice,gardeners,question,time,GQT,radio4,radio,4,four,sweet,cherry,tree,Prunus,avium,courtyards,groves of crab apples,gotonysmith,Prunusavium,Kyoto,sakura,fruit,shrub,tree,plant,shrub,tree,trees,tall,blue,sky,cherry,plum,Prunus,cerasifera,Mirabelle,plums,super,shots,of,life,eco,newlife,redemption,revive,revival
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DGHEJH - . White beautiful English flowers and blossoms of spring UK. Photographed at Cheshire, England, UK. The photograph was taken on 20 April 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 White, beautiful, flowers, blossoms, flower, plant, sun, sunny, sunshine and summer, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The image has relevance to landscape, countryside, waterways, parks, gardens, environmental quality and the relationship between natural features and nearby settlement. It can illustrate editorial coverage of tourism, walking, recreation, conservation, seasonal change, biodiversity, green space, waterways and local identity. Vegetation, water, paths, buildings, weather and landform provide geographic and environmental context, helping the image work as both a place record and a broader landscape photograph. The documentary approach is useful for archive comparison, showing how a location looked at a particular time and how vegetation, land use or development may change later. Search themes include landscape, countryside, waterways, parks, gardens, environment, green space, tourism, recreation, seasonal conditions and local geography. The location view can also provide a useful baseline for later comparison as vegetation, land use, water levels or surrounding development change. 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.
Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: England,flower,plant,sun,sunny,sunshine,summer,shallow,focus,DOF,depth,of,field,D.O.F.,spring,UK,nature,natural,attractive,blossom,darling,buds,bud,first,garden,gardens,gardening,advice,gardeners,question,time,GQT,radio4,radio,4,four,sweet,cherry,tree,Prunus,avium,courtyards,groves of crab apples,gotonysmith,Prunusavium,Kyoto,sakura,fruit,shrub,tree,plant,shrub,tree,trees,tall,blue,sky,cherry,plum,Prunus,cerasifera,Mirabelle,plums,super,shots,of,life,eco,newlife,redemption,revive,revival,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DGHEJX - . White beautiful English flowers and blossoms of spring UK. Photographed at Cheshire, England, UK. The photograph was taken on 20 April 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 White, beautiful, flowers, blossoms, flower, plant, sun, sunny, sunshine and summer, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The image has relevance to landscape, countryside, waterways, parks, gardens, environmental quality and the relationship between natural features and nearby settlement. It can illustrate editorial coverage of tourism, walking, recreation, conservation, seasonal change, biodiversity, green space, waterways and local identity. Vegetation, water, paths, buildings, weather and landform provide geographic and environmental context, helping the image work as both a place record and a broader landscape photograph. The documentary approach is useful for archive comparison, showing how a location looked at a particular time and how vegetation, land use or development may change later. Search themes include landscape, countryside, waterways, parks, gardens, environment, green space, tourism, recreation, seasonal conditions and local geography. The location view can also provide a useful baseline for later comparison as vegetation, land use, water levels or surrounding development change. 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.
Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DGHEK8 - . White beautiful English flowers and blossoms of spring UK. Photographed at Cheshire, England, UK. The photograph was taken on 20 April 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 White, beautiful, flowers, blossoms, flower, plant, sun, sunny, sunshine and summer, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The image has relevance to landscape, countryside, waterways, parks, gardens, environmental quality and the relationship between natural features and nearby settlement. It can illustrate editorial coverage of tourism, walking, recreation, conservation, seasonal change, biodiversity, green space, waterways and local identity. Vegetation, water, paths, buildings, weather and landform provide geographic and environmental context, helping the image work as both a place record and a broader landscape photograph. The documentary approach is useful for archive comparison, showing how a location looked at a particular time and how vegetation, land use or development may change later. Search themes include landscape, countryside, waterways, parks, gardens, environment, green space, tourism, recreation, seasonal conditions and local geography. The location view can also provide a useful baseline for later comparison as vegetation, land use, water levels or surrounding development change. 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.
Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HRBT - . A beautiful wide image of autumn trees looking up. Photographed on 21 October 2012. The recorded location is Humbie, Lothians , Scotland, UK. In historical terms, landscape photographs record more than scenery: buildings, vegetation, weather, transport and land use combine to show how a place appeared at a particular moment
Repeated views can later become valuable evidence of development, environmental change and shifting patterns of use. The wider historical story is that fields, flowers, trees and wildlife provide a visual record of season, habitat and countryside management
Agricultural crops sit alongside wild plants, insects and birds, illustrating the overlap between food production, biodiversity and recreation. During 2026, landscape imagery is increasingly used alongside discussion of climate, resilience, tourism and development
Older panoramas can show how skylines, waterfronts and vegetation have changed over a comparatively short period. In the present 2026 context, climate adaptation and biodiversity remain prominent concerns, giving ordinary countryside scenes greater documentary relevance
Changes in rainfall, temperature and land management affect flowering, crops, insects and wildlife, while public interest in nature recovery continues to grow. 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 background, seasonal and low-light photography can emphasise the relationship between natural conditions and the built environment
Dusk, snow, mist or dramatic cloud often reveal lighting, silhouettes and reflective surfaces that are less apparent in ordinary daylight. Related search language includes scenic view, night photography, seasonal landscape, cityscape, coastal landscape, and urban landscape.
Humbie, Lothians , Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8FBC1 - . Consume less love more - good advice think green. Photographed on 1 January 2009. The recorded location is Padgate, Warrington, Cheshire England UK. The wider historical story is that murals, sculptures and civic artworks turn public space into a record of local culture
They can commemorate people and events, respond to politics, celebrate industry or simply enliven streets, while the artists' materials and styles place the work within a particular period. As background, seasonal and low-light photography can emphasise the relationship between natural conditions and the built environment
Dusk, snow, mist or dramatic cloud often reveal lighting, silhouettes and reflective surfaces that are less apparent in ordinary daylight. In the present 2026 context, public art and murals continue to be important to place-making, tourism and regeneration, particularly in city districts where street art has become part of the visitor economy
They also raise questions about conservation, ownership, temporary work and the rapid redevelopment of urban neighbourhoods. Against the 2026 backdrop, current interest in climate and place-making gives atmospheric landscape images added documentary value, particularly where weather, coastlines or urban development are prominent. Looking at the subject's development, art in public and historic settings adds another layer to the built environment
Sculpture, mosaic, painting and street art can interpret heritage, provoke debate, memorialise communities or create landmarks, and photographs preserve works that may later change or disappear. The historical context is that public art can become part of the identity of a street or neighbourhood, recording political ideas, local history, humour, memory and changing cultural tastes
Murals, sculpture and decorative art are especially valuable as documentary subjects because they may be altered, moved, weathered or removed.
Padgate, Warrington, Cheshire England UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DBHTE5 - . Friday traffic jam M6 Southbound Knutsford with cloudy sky J19. Photographed on 26 July 2013. The recorded location is M6 j19, Knutsford, Cheshire, England, UK. As background, street and highway scenes record the practical infrastructure of mobility, including road signs, junctions, bridges, parking controls and changing vehicle use
They also provide a visual history of traffic growth, road engineering and the effort to balance drivers, pedestrians and local communities. The historical context is that landscape photographs record more than scenery: structures, vegetation, weather, transport and land use combine to show how a place appeared at a particular moment
Repeated views can later become valuable evidence of development, environmental change and shifting patterns of use. Against the 2026 backdrop, road policy continues to focus on safety, congestion, emissions and the balance between private cars, buses, cycling and walking
Images of earlier traffic controls, signs and busy roads provide useful comparison with current debates about sustainable transport and street design. The subject remains topical in 2026 because current interest in climate and place-making gives atmospheric landscape photographs added documentary value, particularly where weather, coastlines or urban development are prominent. From a heritage perspective, road signs, mileposts, traffic systems and street furniture document the development of Britain's highway network from historical turnpikes and coaching roads to motorways and modern traffic management
Even everyday signs can become useful evidence of evolving regulations, road design and local geography. As of 2026, road policy continues to focus on safety, congestion, emissions and the balance between private cars, buses, cycling and walking
Images of older traffic controls, signs and busy roads provide useful comparison with current debates about sustainable transport and street design.
M6 j19, Knutsford, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MN7R73 - Domestic solar photovoltaic panels installed across the tiled roof of a semi-detached house in the WA4 area of Warrington, Cheshire, England. The rooftop array consists of several dark silicon-based modules arranged around the available roof space, demonstrating how renewable electricity generation can be added to an existing suburban home without requiring a purpose-built property. The panels are mounted on the pitched roof beside a traditional red-brick chimney stack, television aerials and established household roof fittings.
The installation illustrates the growing use of small-scale domestic microgeneration within the UK housing stock. Solar photovoltaic cells convert daylight directly into electricity, allowing householders to generate part of their own power, reduce dependence on electricity purchased from the grid and potentially lower energy bills. Production varies according to daylight, season, weather, roof orientation, shading and the size and efficiency of the installed system. Solar panels can still generate electricity in cloudy British conditions, although output is generally higher during brighter periods.
Rooftop solar has become an important feature of residential decarbonisation, energy efficiency and the wider transition towards lower-carbon homes. Systems may be installed independently or combined with battery storage, smart energy controls, electric vehicle charging and other home improvement measures. The technology can help reduce a household's carbon footprint while contributing additional distributed generation to the electricity network.
The photograph also highlights the practical compromises involved when fitting renewable technology to an existing home. The modules have been positioned to make use of the available roof surface while accommodating the chimney and irregular roof shape. The mix of traditional building materials and modern energy equipment provides a clear visual contrast between established suburban housing & policy
Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK , WA4
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EYPFF9 - Tesla, following the settlement of a long-running legal case, is finally going to bring some Superchargers to the UK's motorways. Seven new Supercharging stations, all located at motorway service stations, are now in the process of being built, with more coming soon.
Heretofore, Tesla's somewhat anaemic Supercharger roll-out in the UK had mostly been located in cities
not exactly the ideal place to charge up your car for a long-distance drive. Some Superchargers were located near a motorway or main road, but not in motorway service stations.
As reported by Engadget, the dearth of motorway Superchargers was apparently due to a legal dispute between Tesla and Ecotricity, a UK-based company that already had a large number of electric vehicle charging points across the country, including exclusivity deals at motorway service stations.
According to a few newspaper and website reports, Tesla approached Ecotricity prior to the launch of right-hand-drive Model S in the UK, to try and strike some kind of deal to get Supercharging stations into motorway service stations. Seemingly, at some point that deal turned sour, with Ecotricity's founder saying back in May 2014 that this is nothing more than an attempted smash and grab raid. Soon after, both companies hunkered down in litigation land, suing and countersuing each other. This week they finally reached an out-of-court settlement.
Yesterday, somewhat suspiciously and/or coincidentally, both Tesla and Ecotricity published very similar blog posts. Neither post referenced the other company, instead focusing on their commitment to grow their UK electric vehicle charging networks. While the details of the settlement are confidential, given that Tesla is now allowed to build Superchargers at motorway service stations, it would appear to have got its way.
Abingdon,M74, Scotland
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JWB516 - . A grounded documentary photograph made at the recorded location in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The principal subject is EPCs, Energy Performance Certificate,viewed online via an iPad, in a terraced house, 2025 deadline approaches for C rating. The frame also records themes of urban fabric, community identity, social history, urban regeneration, documentary photography, changing streetscape, period detail, historic townscape, public realm, heritage-led regeneration, everyday life, visual archive, adaptive reuse, and regional identity. The wider contemporary story combines commercial viability, town-centre regeneration and how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity. For later comparison, the photograph preserves signage and branding at the recorded location, details that may look very different after new construction. The wider setting retains connections with place-making, architectural character, public-realm investment, town-centre renewal, before-and-after reference, changing land use, mixed-use redevelopment, and local history. References to Certificate, viewed, Performance, Energy, and online give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. For the recorded location, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The wider significance includes commercial viability and how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres when considered against later change at the recorded location. Another strand within the photograph is adaptive reuse and the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space without losing the local specificity of the recorded location.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTNA3R - THERE is good news for electric vehicle drivers in and around Warrington, as the council has announced free electric charging at its Time Square car park and Warrington West station.
The initiative, which has been confirmed for at least the next six months, will help to support those who are making the switch from petrol and diesel to electric.
There are currently 56 charging points at the Time Square car park “ one of the highest number of charging points in a single location in the country “ with another 12 charging points available at the new Warrington West station.
The move to offering free electric vehicle charging comes after the council's climate emergency declaration in June.
The plans to encourage electric vehicle travel also support the council's Air Quality Action Plan, which aims to reduce nitrogen dioxide levels within the main, busy traffic routes leading into and around the town.
Cllr Judith Guthrie, cabinet member for environment, who drives an electric car herself, said: It's great news that I'm able to announce free charging points for electric vehicle users here in Warrington. We're committed to doing all we can to help people become more environmentally-friendly in and around the borough - more at https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/18243487.free-electric-vehicle-charging-points-warrington-west-time-square-car-parks/
Bank St, Warrington,Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2HN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDRN3X - . Recorded at 910 Europa Blvd, Westbrook, Warrington, Cheshire ,UK, WA5 7TY in 2022, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The image documents IKEA furniture store, Warrington, with wind turbine,generating clean electricity, 910 Europa Blvd, Westbrook, Warrington, Cheshire ,UK, WA5 7TY. Further facets of the scene include city-centre activity, period detail, street-level documentary, place identity, local identity, open-air leisure, urban social history, changing land use, visual archive, townscape record, seasonal outdoor activity, everyday street life, public realm, and everyday life. The wider contemporary story combines climate resilience, heatwaves and how active public realms support footfall and neighbourhood vitality. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with commercial change, public-realm change and the relationship between public space and local social life. Small period details of materials and architectural details at 910 Europa Blvd, Westbrook, Warrington, Cheshire ,UK, WA5 7TY may become more significant with time, particularly following replacement signage. Further associations within the scene are local character, interactive public realm, community life, local history, documentary photography, city-centre public space, pedestrian environment, and urban gathering place. The combination of store, turbine, clean, Europa, and furniture anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For 910 Europa Blvd, Westbrook, Warrington, Cheshire ,UK, WA5 7TY, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. Another useful connection is climate resilience and the growing need for shade, water and cooling during hotter summers without losing the local specificity of 910 Europa Blvd, Westbrook, Warrington, Cheshire ,UK, WA5 7TY.
910 Europa Blvd, Westbrook, Warrington, Cheshire ,UK, WA5 7TY
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DHGYWH - In 1848, John Eglington, a local surveyor, valued the estate at £160,000. In the 1860s, E. A. Foden first mooted the idea of turning the estate into a park and in 1871, the Walsall Arboretum and Lake Company was formed and issued a prospectus for shareholders describing the principal features.
In 1873, a lease was drawn up for the creating of a park and the flooding of more land. The Arboretum was officially opened on May 4, 1874 by Lady Hatherton. The park consisted of two lakes, two lodges, a boathouse, bandstand, several summerhouses, a tree lined promenade, space for dancing, a flagpole, croquet lawns and a cricket ground. On May 20, 1875, severe weather caused extensive damage to the lake area.
In 1965, exploration began for underground tunnels connecting the Littleton Street mine workings, however none were found. In 1967, proposals for a new roundabout and flyover scheme that would have demolished the Clock Tower and lodge were rejected due to public pressure. In 1972, a proposal by Featherstone-Dilke to construct housing on the northern edge of the park was rejected following a public enquiry. On April 19, 1989, 31.32ha of land consisting of the original Arboretum and surrounding housing was designated a conservation area.[1]
In 1995, a Charter Mark was awarded to the Arboretum for excellence and diversity in the services it offered. It was re-awarded in 1999 and in the same year, a rare species of white-clawed crayfish was discovered in Hatherton Lake
Walsall Arboretum, Lichfield Street, Walsall, West Midlands England UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCYC07 - . Growing food on the allotment - The Sutton Rhubarb. Photographed on 9 August 2013. The recorded location is England, UK. The pleasures of growing your own fruit and vegetables, on an allotment or on a veg patch at home. In these times of recession, people are turning back to nature. In the longer view, 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. The historical context is that growing vegetables at home links horticulture, food security and recreation
Allotment plots became a distinctive part of British urban life, allowing gardeners to cultivate fruit and vegetables on small rented plots while preserving varieties and practical knowledge. Historically, food images can document evolving tastes, brands and methods of preparation as effectively as they illustrate a meal
Regional products, traditional recipes, independent food businesses and packaging all carry information about consumer culture and local identity. Current 2026 relevance comes from the fact that food security, soil health, biodiversity and climate resilience are increasingly central to UK farming and gardening
Images of crops, allotments and field work can support coverage of domestic food production, sustainable agriculture and adaptation to more variable weather. The subject remains topical in 2026 because allotments and grow-your-own gardening remain relevant to food prices, wellbeing, biodiversity and interest in shorter food chains
Waiting lists in many urban areas underline continuing demand for small plots where people can grow vegetables, fruit and flowers. Additional high-relevance terminology includes grow your own, arable farming, vegetable growing, rural economy, farmland, seasonal crop, cultivation, vegetable gardening, and kitchen garden.
England, UK
