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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,Merseyside,England,UK,L1,city,centre,Warrington,Central,station,Cheshire,and,&,safety,health,limits,scooter,scooters,sign,on,platform,of,platforms,rail,in,trains,ban,banned,WA2 7TD,WA2,danger,dangers,poster,recent incidents,faulty,batteries,fire,fires,Lithium
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PJHNTB - Framed Northern railway safety poster is mounted on a brick wall at a station in the United Kingdom. The prominent message, E-scooters are not permitted , appears in large white lettering against a blue background, accompanied by a red prohibition symbol over an illustrated electric scooter. Smaller wording explains that, for safety reasons, e-scooters and hoverboards cannot be brought onto Northern trains or into Northern stations.
The notice is designed to be immediately understood by passengers, commuters and visitors. Its strong blue, white and red colour scheme, simple pictogram and direct wording communicate a transport restriction intended to prevent potentially hazardous powered devices from entering the rail environment. The poster is relevant to public safety campaigns, railway regulations, passenger behaviour, micromobility, urban transport policy and the debate around the safe use of privately owned e-scooters.
Northern confirms that e-scooters and most other powered transport devices are not permitted on its trains or within its stations. The operator identifies concerns about fires involving batteries as the reason for the restriction. UK government guidance similarly addresses the management of lithium battery fire risks where e-cycles and e-scooters are carried on public transport.
Beyond battery hazards, the image can illustrate wider concerns surrounding electric scooters, including collisions, pavement riding, pedestrian safety, antisocial use, regulation and accident prevention. No scooter or passenger is shown, so the editorial emphasis remains on the official warning itself and the railway company's effort to inform the public. The exact station cannot be identified from the visible details in the photograph
Warrington Central station, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K148YG - The London Fire Brigade (LFB) is the fire and rescue service for London, the capital of the United Kingdom. It was formed by the Metropolitan Fire Brigade Act 1865, under the leadership of superintendent Eyre Massey Shaw. It has 5,992 staff, including 5,096 operational firefighters and officers based at 102 fire stations (plus one river station)
The LFB is led by the Commissioner for Fire and Emergency Planning, a position currently held by Andy Roe
In 2008, existing LFB facilities were deemed unsuitable to meet the demands of modern firefighting and training. The LFB had been training firefighters at its current Grade 2 listed building in Southwark since 1878.
In response, the LFB signed a partnership contract with Babcock International Group PLC to provide firefighter training over the course of 25 years beginning in 2012. Babcock is also the number one training provider to the Royal Navy, which includes firefighter training.
Notable incidents: Grenfell Tower fire 2017, Wembley industrial estate 2017, Camden market fire 2014, Vauxhall helicopter crash 2013, Buncefield oil terminal 2005
In the past two decades the total number of stations has reduced slightly, with the following permanent closures:
2014: Belsize, Bow, Clerkenwell, Downham, Kingsland, Knightsbridge, Silvertown, Southwark, Westminster, and Woolwich.
2005: Manchester Square
1999: Barbican
1998: Heathrow Airport
1998: Shooter's Hill
1993: Sanderstead
172 Euston Rd, London, England, UK, NW1 2DH
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K14900 - The London Fire Brigade (LFB) is the fire and rescue service for London, the capital of the United Kingdom. It was formed by the Metropolitan Fire Brigade Act 1865, under the leadership of superintendent Eyre Massey Shaw. It has 5,992 staff, including 5,096 operational firefighters and officers based at 102 fire stations (plus one river station)
The LFB is led by the Commissioner for Fire and Emergency Planning, a position currently held by Andy Roe
In 2008, existing LFB facilities were deemed unsuitable to meet the demands of modern firefighting and training. The LFB had been training firefighters at its current Grade 2 listed building in Southwark since 1878.
In response, the LFB signed a partnership contract with Babcock International Group PLC to provide firefighter training over the course of 25 years beginning in 2012. Babcock is also the number one training provider to the Royal Navy, which includes firefighter training.
Notable incidents: Grenfell Tower fire 2017, Wembley industrial estate 2017, Camden market fire 2014, Vauxhall helicopter crash 2013, Buncefield oil terminal 2005
In the past two decades the total number of stations has reduced slightly, with the following permanent closures:
2014: Belsize, Bow, Clerkenwell, Downham, Kingsland, Knightsbridge, Silvertown, Southwark, Westminster, and Woolwich.
2005: Manchester Square
1999: Barbican
1998: Heathrow Airport
1998: Shooter's Hill
1993: Sanderstead
172 Euston Rd, London, England, UK, NW1 2DH
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,wood,Fire station,building,pano,rescue,wooden,fire service,A50,UK,North West England,Cheshire,WA13 0TE,England,Fire Rescue,Fire and Rescue Service,Fire Rescue Service,centre,architecture,impressive,circular,design,firefighters,fighting,fire,Lymm,Fire,station,open day,open,day,Schools,school,visit,dangers,keeping safe,Mark Shone
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P6338X - Helping you and those you care for stay safe, keep healthy and be happy. That's our objective at Safety Central, Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service's interactive lifeskills education centre at Lymm near Warrington.
Our stunning £4.5m indoor village - with its four themed zones - provides a truly immersive learning environment, where people of all ages can develop the skills and knowledge they need to stay safe and well at home, on the road in and in our community. We share an impressive circular building with Lymm Fire Station, so visitors also get the chance to see firefighters in action, undertaking their specialist training.
Cliff Lane, Lymm, Warrington, WA13 0TE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,wood,Fire station,building,pano,rescue,wooden,fire service,A50,UK,North West England,Cheshire,WA13 0TE,England,Fire Rescue,Fire and Rescue Service,Fire Rescue Service,centre,architecture,impressive,circular,design,firefighters,fighting,fire,Lymm,Fire,station,open day,open,day,Schools,school,visit,dangers,keeping safe,Mark Shone
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P63391 - Helping you and those you care for stay safe, keep healthy and be happy. That's our objective at Safety Central, Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service's interactive lifeskills education centre at Lymm near Warrington.
Our stunning £4.5m indoor village - with its four themed zones - provides a truly immersive learning environment, where people of all ages can develop the skills and knowledge they need to stay safe and well at home, on the road in and in our community. We share an impressive circular building with Lymm Fire Station, so visitors also get the chance to see firefighters in action, undertaking their specialist training.
Cliff Lane, Lymm, Warrington, WA13 0TE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,wood,Fire station,building,pano,rescue,wooden,fire service,A50,UK,North West England,Cheshire,WA13 0TE,England,Fire Rescue,Fire and Rescue Service,Fire Rescue Service,centre,architecture,impressive,circular,design,firefighters,fighting,fire,Lymm,Fire,station,open day,open,day,Schools,school,visit,dangers,keeping safe,Mark Shone
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P63395 - Helping you and those you care for stay safe, keep healthy and be happy. That's our objective at Safety Central, Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service's interactive lifeskills education centre at Lymm near Warrington.
Our stunning £4.5m indoor village - with its four themed zones - provides a truly immersive learning environment, where people of all ages can develop the skills and knowledge they need to stay safe and well at home, on the road in and in our community. We share an impressive circular building with Lymm Fire Station, so visitors also get the chance to see firefighters in action, undertaking their specialist training.
Cliff Lane, Lymm, Warrington, WA13 0TE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,wood,Fire station,building,pano,rescue,wooden,fire service,A50,UK,North West England,Cheshire,WA13 0TE,England,Fire Rescue,Fire and Rescue Service,Fire Rescue Service,centre,architecture,impressive,circular,design,firefighters,fighting,fire,Lymm,Fire,station,open day,open,day,Schools,school,visit,dangers,keeping safe,Mark Shone
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P6339B - Helping you and those you care for stay safe, keep healthy and be happy. That's our objective at Safety Central, Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service's interactive lifeskills education centre at Lymm near Warrington.
Our stunning £4.5m indoor village - with its four themed zones - provides a truly immersive learning environment, where people of all ages can develop the skills and knowledge they need to stay safe and well at home, on the road in and in our community. We share an impressive circular building with Lymm Fire Station, so visitors also get the chance to see firefighters in action, undertaking their specialist training.
Cliff Lane, Lymm, Warrington, WA13 0TE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,wood,Fire station,building,pano,rescue,wooden,fire service,A50,UK,North West England,Cheshire,WA13 0TE,England,Fire Rescue,Fire and Rescue Service,Fire Rescue Service,centre,architecture,impressive,circular,design,firefighters,fighting,fire,Lymm,Fire,station,open day,open,day,Schools,school,visit,dangers,keeping safe,Mark Shone
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P6339C - Helping you and those you care for stay safe, keep healthy and be happy. That's our objective at Safety Central, Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service's interactive lifeskills education centre at Lymm near Warrington.
Our stunning £4.5m indoor village - with its four themed zones - provides a truly immersive learning environment, where people of all ages can develop the skills and knowledge they need to stay safe and well at home, on the road in and in our community. We share an impressive circular building with Lymm Fire Station, so visitors also get the chance to see firefighters in action, undertaking their specialist training.
Cliff Lane, Lymm, Warrington, WA13 0TE
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Keywords: The,West,Riding,Pub,Dewsbury,Station,The,Ale,Train,from,Stalybridge,to,Batley,real,ales,pub,public,house,interior,inside,refreshment,rooms,room,West,yorkshire,sign,train,plate,railway,CAMRA,world,beers,waiting,room,platform,2,two,real,cask,ales,goods,office,clock,fireplace,fire,place,interior,gotonysmith The West Riding,Platform Two,Dewsbury Station,Wellington Road,Dewsbury,West Yorkshire. WF13 1HF WF131HF inside the,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DANJJY - . The West Riding Pub Dewsbury Station , The Ale Train from Stalybridge to Batley. Photographed on 13 July 2013. The recorded location is The West Riding, Platform Two, Dewsbury Station, Wellington Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire. WF13 1HF. Historically, public houses form a distinctive part of British social history, combining licensed drinking, hospitality and community life
Older pubs can reveal evolving fashions in brewing, tied houses, coaching routes, urban development and leisure, while modern bars show how the licensed trade continues to adapt. From a heritage perspective, stations and railway infrastructure are both working transport assets and historical records
Their changing operators, signage, ticketing systems, rolling stock and architecture chart the development of British rail travel from the Victorian era to modern inter-city and commuter services. In 2026, pub survival is a live issue, with government support including a 15% business-rates relief for eligible pubs and live-music venues in England during 2026/27, alongside wider debate about closures, property costs and the value of pubs as community assets. As of 2026, rail reform gives this type of image extra context
The government is legislating for Great British Railways to coordinate infrastructure, services, fares and timetables, while historic operator liveries and station equipment increasingly become records of the post-privatisation era. The historical context is that pub buildings and signs provide a useful record of the licensed trade, from traditional alehouses and brewery estates to contemporary hospitality businesses
They are also part of the story of changing high streets, nightlife, real ale, cask beer and the survival or reuse of historic premises. Other closely matched search terms include licensed premises, hostelry, bar trade, cask ale, beer culture, local pub, historic pub, town-centre leisure, rail transport, passenger railway, and railway station.
The West Riding, Platform Two, Dewsbury Station, Wellington Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire. WF13 1HF
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Keywords: Manchester,Council,corporation,Demonstration,of,unemployed,marched,from,Ardwick,Green,labour,root,roots,until,dispersal,by,police,and,fire,brigade,using,horses,07/10/31,07/10/1931,1931,7th,oct,october,England,GB,great,Britain,depression,located,near,piccadilly,main,line,mainline,railway,station,gotonysmith,BR,london,rd,road,history,historic,peterloo,massacre,civil,unrest,in,city,cities,30,30s,1930,portrait,memorial,TUC,socialism,socialists,politics,political,Mancester,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DB0FMH - . Red plaque commemorating 1930s unemployed in Ardwick Manchester . Demonstration of unemployed marched from Ardwick Green. Photographed on 25 June 2013. The recorded location is London road, Manchester, England. Gotonysmith BR london rd road history historic peterloo massacre civil unrest in city cities 30 30s 1930. As background, memorials and inscriptions are primary sources for local and family history, preserving names, dates, occupations, military service and the language of remembrance
They range from private graves to civic monuments and can reveal how communities chose to commemorate loss in different periods. As background, street signs, shop fascias, notices and inscriptions combine practical communication with graphic design
Typefaces, colours and wording can identify an era, organisation or local custom, making close photographs valuable for social, transport and commercial history. Historically, public protest and electoral campaigning form part of democratic culture, documenting how people express support, opposition and identity outside formal institutions
The wording of signs can preserve the tone of a debate more directly than later summaries. Against the 2026 backdrop, interest in local history, genealogy and the conservation of memorials remains strong, while weathering, redevelopment and vandalism can threaten smaller monuments and inscriptions
Detailed photographs help preserve lettering, names and physical condition before further weathering or alteration. Against the 2026 backdrop, digital wayfinding is widespread, but physical signage remains essential for safety, accessibility and identity
Historic notices and ghost signs are also increasingly appreciated as part of the character of streets and buildings. Relevant alternative phrases include commemoration, memorial inscription, social history, grave marker, heritage, public memory, historic inscription, commemorative plaque, memorial culture, and archival record.
London road, Manchester, England
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DB0FWF - . Red plaque commemorating 1930s unemployed in Ardwick Manchester . Demonstration of unemployed marched from Ardwick Green. Photographed on 25 June 2013. The recorded location is London road, Manchester, England. East of town. In the longer view, historic inscriptions offer unusually direct documentary evidence
Names, dates, dedications and symbolic imagery can connect a present-day location with former residents, workers, congregations or wartime casualties, making the object relevant to both genealogy and wider social history. As background, political signs, demonstrations and campaign material are highly time-specific forms of visual evidence
Slogans, posters and banners record the language, branding and issues of a specific contest, and can gain historical significance long after the immediate vote or protest has ended. As background, street signs, shop fascias, notices and inscriptions combine practical communication with graphic design
Typefaces, colours and wording can identify an era, organisation or local custom, making close photographs valuable for social, transport and commercial history. Current 2026 relevance comes from the fact that memorials continue to play an active role in public history, supporting remembrance, genealogy, education and heritage tourism
Images can also record inscriptions before erosion or redevelopment alters the physical object. Against the 2026 backdrop, political photographs from earlier campaigns can be used comparatively, showing how parties, issues and constitutional debates have shifted
They are particularly valuable when the underlying subject, such as Scottish independence, public spending or local government, remains unresolved. As of 2026, memorials continue to play an active role in public history, supporting remembrance, genealogy, education and heritage tourism
Images can also record inscriptions before erosion or redevelopment alters the physical object.
London road, Manchester, England
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4612952244 - 'This must be where a few polling cards (the card that identifies you as a UK votor at the polling station), ended up. A shame really as over the last 110 years or so there has been a struggle for ordinary folk including women to vote.
This shot was inspired by an article I stumbled across at WM Magazine. Not one of my usual reads I must admit, but I was intreiged by teh suggestion that women burned their bras to obtain the vote.
I am no expert on Manchester Moss Side historic icon Emmeline Pankhurst, although I know arson was one of the suffragette tactics, I have not read anything suggesting they burnt their support garments. I suspect this is more a mix up with the 1960's. As they say 'If you remember the swinging 60's, you probably wern't there!'.
(2010 week 17)
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4296202318 - 'Blimey, what a palaver to get a quick wedding sorted !
A request for a shot gun certificate to Cheshire Constabulary Firearms licensing Department, Clemond Hey, Oakmere Road, Winsford, Cheshire CW7 2UA.
Now would you arm penguins with guns? www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3873477025/
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