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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,IMG_6366,Stanley,Street,Pride,Quarter,Liverpool,banner,Operation,Halo,help,point,rainbow,banners,LGBTQ,community,festival,decorations,gay,neighbourhood,nightlife,flag,decoration,city,centre,UK,visitors,signs,LGBT,inclusion
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FYW62D - . Colourful Pride Quarter banners hang above a city-centre street in Liverpool, using the rainbow design associated with LGBTQ+ communities. The decorative flags appear in front of surrounding buildings and street signs
additional street-level notices include information about local safety provision. The location is closely associated with Liverpool's LGBTQ+ nightlife and community identity. The photograph focuses on the use of public banners and rainbow colours to mark a recognised urban district, alongside the ordinary street furniture and architecture of the commercial centre. Their graphics use multicoloured rays, with wording associated with Visit Liverpool and the city's Pride Quarter. An additional small sign refers to an Operation Halo help point, indicating a safety or assistance message displayed in the same public area. Stanley Street is one of Liverpool's principal LGBTQ nightlife streets, with pubs and entertainment venues forming part of the surrounding commercial district. Pride-themed banners contribute to the visibility of that identity and can help visitors recognise the area. The rainbow spectrum is a widely understood symbol of LGBTQ inclusion, although colours and designs vary across particular campaigns. The banners' geometric rays draw attention upwards from the pavement to the street fixtures. The scene includes older brick façades, a road sign and part of the pedestrian environment, making the banners recognisably outdoor civic and tourism displays. Visit Liverpool is a destination-marketing identity associated with the city's visitor economy. A public help-point message in the same setting highlights the role of street signage in communicating assistance as well as advertising locations and events. The combination of place branding, rainbow graphics, urban buildings and safety information makes this a specific visual record of how a city-centre neighbourhood presents itself to visitors.
Stanley Street, Liverpool
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,IMG_6367,Stanley,Street,Liverpool,Pride,Quarter,sign,rainbow,flag,LGBTQ,city,centre,diversity,gay,bisexual,transgender,queer,community,LGBTQIA,identity,equality,UK,plate,roadname,signpost,enamel,signage,pedestrian,streetplate
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FYW62F - . A white street sign reading STANLEY STREET is fixed to a dark stone wall in Liverpool, accompanied by CITY OF LIVERPOOL L1 lettering and a rainbow graphic. Stanley Street lies within Liverpool's Pride Quarter, a district associated with LGBTQ+ venues and community life. The rainbow element gives the otherwise traditional street-name plate a clear contemporary identity. The image closely documents a recognisable piece of public wayfinding and the representation of sexual and gender diversity within the city-centre streetscape. The white street-name plate reads City of Liverpool L1 and STANLEY STREET in large black characters, with a rainbow stripe curving around the right-hand side. It is fixed to a dark surface at a street corner and shows the council's street naming format combined with Pride colours. Stanley Street is closely associated with Liverpool's LGBTQ nightlife and is a central location in the city's Pride Quarter. Rainbow imagery is widely used as a symbol of LGBTQ communities and events, and its inclusion on street furniture connects local place identity with visible public recognition. Liverpool has a network of bars, clubs and organisations serving diverse communities, with the area around Stanley Street developing a distinctive cultural association. The image is deliberately close-framed so that the wording and coloured stripes dominate, with prominent lettering and rainbow markings. The rectangular sign has a narrow black border, angled left edge and bold sans-serif lettering legible to people travelling along the street. The council's wording gives the sign an official appearance, while the rainbow graphic marks a particular local cultural identity. The postcode district L1 appears in the top right, an additional geographic clue for the city-centre position. The photograph brings together wayfinding, public signage, equality symbolism and the social geography of Liverpool's established nightlife area.
Stanley Street, Liverpool, L1
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,IMG_6392,Heaven,nightclub,at,the,Fruit,Exchange,Liverpool,door,entrance,doorway,nightlife,dance,club,venue,building,sign,gay,late,night,entertainment,architecture,art,deco,frontage,poster,UK,architectural,heritage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FYW630 - . A decorative black entrance on a Liverpool building is marked by a prominent HEAVEN sign above the words FRUIT EXCHANGE. The doorway carries colourful posters and the surrounding masonry has a deep arched profile. The image places a contemporary nightlife business within a historic commercial streetscape, using the contrast between the ornamental building fabric and the club's bright poster graphics. The tightly framed composition concentrates on the venue name, entrance architecture and the particular character of city-centre club advertising. The doorway is surrounded by an ornamental stone arch and topped with the striking word HEAVEN in large geometric letters. Beneath it a smaller sign reads FRUIT EXCHANGE, connecting the present nightlife use with the building's commercial architectural history. The entrance is dark and strongly decorated, with colourful posters displayed across the lower panels and glazed door sections. The composition focuses on the relationship between old architectural detailing and a modern nightclub identity. Central Liverpool's night-time economy occupies a variety of buildings, including converted trading and office premises, as well as purpose-designed clubs and bars. The Fruit Exchange name recalls a historic use associated with wholesaling and commerce
the surviving inscription gives the façade an additional layer of identity. The decorative arch and masonry make an imposing entrance, while contemporary graphics identify a place of nightlife entertainment. Music clubs depend heavily on clear visual branding and recognisable doorways, especially where several venues are found close together in an entertainment district. In this image, the contrast between the large angular HEAVEN mark and the formal historic lettering underneath is the most prominent feature. The image documents how urban buildings can acquire new functions and visual identities while retaining traces of earlier commercial use.
Liverpool city centre
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,IMG_6393,In,memory,of,The,Vivienne,portrait,at,Heaven,club,Liverpool,drag,performer,James,Lee,Williams,queen,memorial,LGBTQ,tribute,entertainer,nightlife,artwork,commemoration,culture,gay,queer,famous,television,RuPaul,entertainment,UK
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FYW633 - . A colourful portrait poster commemorating The Vivienne is mounted on a dark exterior wall in Liverpool. Its heading reads IN MEMORY OF THE VIVIENNE above a stylised illustration with long blonde hair and dramatic make-up. The Vivienne was the stage name of James Lee Williams, the Liverpool-associated drag performer widely known for winning the first series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK. The memorial presentation connects a prominent figure in British drag culture with the city's LGBTQ+ nightlife and public expressions of remembrance. Gold-toned hair curls around the illustrated face, while the dark wall frame and pale lettering focus attention on the tribute. A black background carries the words IN MEMORY OF THE VIVIENNE in large pale lettering near the top. The subject is presented as a commemorative portrait displayed on a wall at a Liverpool nightclub, with smaller tribute text beneath. The Vivienne was the stage name of British drag performer James Lee Williams, closely associated with Liverpool and known nationally for winning the first UK series of RuPaul's Drag Race in 2019. The illustrated eyes, lips and elaborate hairstyle evoke the performer's recognisable theatrical stage presentation. The art uses stylised highlights and exaggerated flowing hair to create a distinctive visual tribute through drawn and painted visual treatment. Club displays of this sort also act as informal public memorials within communities of performers and audiences. The upper wording establishes the commemorative purpose at first glance, while the colourful portrait conveys the subject's stage identity. Liverpool's nightlife includes venues associated with LGBTQ culture, drag performance and the wider entertainment scene. The image joins that local cultural context to a specific memorial design and the lasting recognition of a prominent entertainer. Its primary details are the named tribute, illustrated face, hair, type and venue-wall setting.
Liverpool city centre
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,Grindr,gay,dating,chat,gayborhood,app,download,iPhone,smartphone,Phone App,Store,dating applications,smartphone apps,online dating,App Store,mobile app discovery and dating,Grindr App Store,gay dating app,LGBTQ dating application,Grindr iPhone,online chat and dating,smartphone dating app,Grindr iPhone app,dating app download,location based dating,Apple App Store,Grindr mobile application,singles,adventure,modern,courting,serious,seeking,sex,relationships,catfishing,hookup,love,swipe,left,right,flirt,selfies
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FX381H - Grindr gay dating and chat app on iPhone App Store. The photograph shows yellow and black logo on download listing with smartphone resting over printed newspaper. The phone rests on printed newsprint, placing a digital social-connection service against traditional media. The Grindr dating-app listing occupies the screen of an iPhone, with its familiar black-and-yellow branding and preview graphics. The application is used for location-based social and dating connections, including by gay, bisexual and other men. The Grindr App Store listing appears on an iPhone screen, showing the distinctive yellow mask logo and app information while the phone rests over printed newspaper pages. Grindr is a location-based social networking and dating platform primarily used by gay, bisexual, trans and queer adults. The image relates to how dating and community-focused services are marketed and downloaded on personal mobile devices.
United Kingdom, location of photograph unspecified
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,IMG_5034,LGBTQ,LGBTQ+,gay,lesbian,trans,transgender,Pride,queer,merchandise,gifts,This Shop Is So Gay,York,Parliament Street,rainbow,retail,independent shop,inclusive,identity,equality,rights,community,Yorkshire,North Yorkshire,England,UK,gift shop,Pride merchandise,trans rights,gay pride,lesbian pride,queer culture,Stonewall,protest
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FF6PMH - . Close view of LGBTQ+ merchandise inside This Shop Is So Gay in central York, with products explicitly carrying words including TRANS, GAYBOY and LESBIAN alongside colourful pride-themed designs. The display makes queer identity highly visible in an ordinary city-centre retail setting rather than confining it to a festival, nightclub or annual Pride event. This Shop Is So Gay trades from 16 Parliament Street and describes itself as a proudly queer gift shop selling rainbow products, badges, art, candles and handmade items. Its presence on one of York's busiest shopping streets is significant because specialist LGBTQ+ retail creates a permanent public-facing space for identities and communities that were historically much less visible in mainstream British commerce. The merchandise also reflects how Pride symbolism has moved into everyday consumer culture. Flags, slogans and identity labels can be celebratory and community-building, while also sitting within wider debates about representation, commercialisation and whether corporate or retail support for LGBTQ+ people extends beyond seasonal marketing. York attracts large numbers of visitors and has a mixture of national chains and independent businesses. A specialist queer shop adds another layer to that high-street mix, providing products for local residents, tourists, gifts, events and personal expression. The photograph records the exact language and visual style used on the products at the time, including trans, gay and lesbian references that may change as terminology and design trends evolve. Such retail spaces can also function informally as points of recognition and reassurance for younger LGBTQ+ people who may rarely encounter their identities represented positively in everyday shops. The photograph also records the exact mix of branding, pricing, signage, street or interior detail visible at the time, preserving a dated record of how the subject was presented to customers and passers-by.
This Shop Is So Gay, 16 Parliament Street, York, YO1 8SG, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Canal St,Canal,street,Manchester,Manchesters,gay,village,LGBT,LGBTQ,tourism,destination,break,weekend,holiday,IMG_9522,BarPop,Canal Street,Manchester Gay Village,England,UK,LGBTQ+,nightlife,bar,hospitality,outdoor,drinking,queer,venue,people,bunting,summer,city-centre,leisure
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EJ1212 - . BarPop on Canal Street in Manchester Gay Village, Manchester, England, UK. Photographed on 23 May 2026. The recorded location is Canal Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK. The lively pedestrian street is lined with bars, outdoor seating, mature trees and people socialising beneath colourful bunting and venue signs. Canal Street is internationally recognised as the centre of Manchester's Gay Village and remains a major nightlife and visitor destination. Seen through canal heritage, the earlier context is that canal infrastructure is a legacy of the Industrial Revolution, when navigable waterways linked mines, mills, factories and ports
The same lock chambers and towpaths now support leisure cruising, walking, cycling, wildlife and waterside redevelopment. For community history, the historical context is that place-based photography helps document the relationship between named locations and the people or businesses associated with them, especially where formal architectural records are limited. Looking at civic participation, the longer history is that election material, protest signs and campaign imagery preserve the language of politics as it was presented to voters at the time
Posters, slogans and public meetings can reveal local issues and political identities more directly than later summaries. The 2026 relevance of canal heritage comes from the fact that modern waterway policy increasingly combines maintenance with climate resilience, habitat management and active travel
Earlier canal images therefore illustrate both industrial engineering and the contemporary pressure to keep historic infrastructure operational. For community history, the 2026 context is that regeneration, housing growth and evolving high streets continue to alter many British towns, giving well-located photographs practical relevance for local-history comparison. Additional subject vocabulary includes inland waterway, lock gates, and navigation.
Canal Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,gay,village,Canal Street,tourist,tourism,LGBT,LGBTQ,LGBTQ+,venue,Manchester,break,tiptoe,IMG_9465,Drag queen,artwork,The Church,pub,Manchester Gay Village,England,UK,drag,street,art,mural,nightlife,queer,hospitality,culture,Canal,urban,figure,street art
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EJD0FD - . Drag queen artwork on The Church pub in Manchester Gay Village, Manchester, England, UK. Photographed on 23 May 2026. The recorded location is The Church, Manchester Gay Village, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK. The black-clad figure is painted on a pale exterior wall in the Canal Street area, creating a distinctive piece of queer street art linked to one of the district's nightlife venues. The artwork provides a compact visual symbol of the theatrical and inclusive character associated with the Gay Village and can illustrate stories about drag performance, LGBTQ+ businesses, urban art, nightlife economies, cultural identity and Manchester's internationally recognised queer quarter. Looking at mural, the longer history is that monuments and civic artworks are part of the visual history of place
Their subjects reveal whom a community chose to celebrate, while later reinterpretation or controversy can change the meaning of an apparently permanent object. The background to religious symbolism is that ecclesiastical buildings are both active places of worship and repositories of local evidence
Churchyard monuments, carved stone, stained glass and plaques offer material for genealogy, architectural history, religious practice and remembrance. Within the history of cask ale, british pubs developed from inns, taverns and alehouses into licensed social institutions that have long served as meeting places, music venues and landmarks
Names, brewery signs, etched glass, tiled interiors and changing fascias can preserve local history even when ownership or use changes. In 2026, mural remains relevant because contemporary street art continues to blur the line between unofficial expression, commissioned mural and tourist attraction
Images are therefore relevant to urban culture, creative industries, heritage interpretation and place-making. Its wider subject context includes cask ale, beer culture, local pub, historic pub, and nightlife.
The Church, Manchester Gay Village, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,gay,village,Canal Street,tourist,tourism,queer,as folk,LGBT,LGBTQ,LGBTQ+,venue,Manchester,break,tiptoe,IMG_9467,The Church,pub,Lily Savage,artwork,Manchester Gay Village,England,UK,drag,nightlife,mural,street,art,hospitality,portrait,colourful,Canal,entertainment,street art
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EJD0G3 - . The Church pub Lily Savage artwork in Manchester Gay Village, Manchester, England, UK. Photographed on 23 May 2026. The recorded location is The Church, Manchester Gay Village, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK. A vivid mural on the exterior of the venue depicts the flamboyant drag persona created by entertainer Paul O'Grady, placing a familiar figure from British television and cabaret culture in the heart of the Canal Street nightlife district. The expressive portrait and bright colours reflect the theatrical character of the Gay Village and provide a strong image for stories about drag entertainment, British popular culture, queer nightlife, memorial and tribute artwork, independent pubs and the cultural identity of Canal Street. For ecclesiastical architecture, the historical context is that churches combine worship with architecture, local memory and centuries of community history
Stonework, stained glass, memorials, furnishings and churchyards often record successive periods of rebuilding, Victorian restoration, local benefactors and family history. Looking at streetscape, the longer history is that town and neighbourhood images record the accumulation of ordinary change: road layouts, shop names, signage, public art and building uses
Their value increases when compared over decades because apparently minor details can become the clearest evidence of transformation. The background to real ale is that public houses form a distinctive strand of British social past
Coaching routes, tied brewery estates, Victorian urban growth and twentieth-century leisure each shaped the location and appearance of pubs, many of which later became restaurants, shops, housing or community assets. For ecclesiastical architecture, the 2026 context is that many historic churches face the practical challenge of maintaining listed fabric while remaining active community buildings, visitor attractions and venues for worship, music and local events.
The Church, Manchester Gay Village, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,gay,village,Canal Street,tourist,tourism,tiptoe,IMG_9469,Neon,sign,The Church,pub,Manchester Gay Village,Manchester,England,UK,LGBTQ+,nightlife,open,purple,blue,bar,queer,venue,hospitality,evening,entertainment,Canal,Street,illuminated
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EJD0G4 - . Neon sign at The Church pub in Manchester Gay Village, Manchester, England, UK. Photographed on 23 May 2026. The recorded location is The Church, Manchester Gay Village, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK. The purple-blue illuminated sign reads THE CHURCH and OPEN, creating a striking nightlife image in the Canal Street area. Neon signage is strongly associated with nightlife districts and helps create the distinctive visual identity of bars and entertainment venues after dark. Seen through religious heritage, the earlier context is that ecclesiastical buildings are both active places of worship and repositories of local evidence
Churchyard monuments, carved stone, stained glass and plaques provide material for genealogy, architectural history, religious practice and remembrance. For wayfinding, the historical context is that signs are functional pieces of graphic design that organise movement and communicate rules, names or destinations
Lettering, symbols, colours and materials can date public space as clearly as architecture, particularly when organisations rebrand or regulations evolution. Looking at local landmark, the longer history is that town and neighbourhood images record the accumulation of ordinary change: road layouts, shop names, signage, public art and building uses
Their value increases when compared over decades because apparently minor details can become the clearest evidence of transformation. The 2026 relevance of religious heritage comes from the fact that historic places of worship remain important not only for faith but also for tourism, music, community use and local identity
Images of interiors, memorials and churchyards can support stories about conservation, heritage skills and the continuing reuse of sacred buildings. For wayfinding, the 2026 context is that digital maps and smartphone navigation are ubiquitous, but physical signage remains essential for safety, accessibility, legal restrictions and visitors.
The Church, Manchester Gay Village, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,gay,village,Canal Street,tourist,tourism,LGBT,LGBTQ,LGBTQ+,venue,Manchester,break,tiptoe,863IMG_9471,The Vivienne,drag,performer,artwork,Manchester Gay Village,England,UK,nightlife,queer,entertainment,street,art,tribute,television,culture,Canal,community,identity,costume,urban
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EJD0G5 - . The Vivienne drag performer artwork in Manchester Gay Village, Manchester, England, UK. Photographed on 23 May 2026. The recorded location is Manchester Gay Village, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK. The colourful exterior artwork depicts the Liverpool-born entertainer and winner of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, shown in a dramatic black costume beside a doorway in the Canal Street area. The vivid figure and urban setting provide a strong record of how performers and cultural personalities are represented within the Gay Village. The historical setting for public realm is that monuments and civic artworks are part of the visual history of place
Their subjects reveal whom a community chose to celebrate, while later reinterpretation or controversy can evolution the meaning of an apparently permanent object. Seen through place identity, the earlier context is that place-based photography helps document the relationship between named locations and the people or businesses associated with them, especially where formal architectural records are limited. For navigation, the historical context is that britain's canals were built principally in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries to move coal, raw materials and manufactured goods cheaply between industrial districts, ports and growing towns
Locks, basins, bridges and towpaths survive as engineering heritage. In the 2026 discussion of public realm, public art is closely connected with regeneration, tourism, identity and debate about representation
Murals and sculptures can become visitor landmarks while also prompting discussion about whose history is visible in public space. The 2026 relevance of place identity comes from the fact that current place-making policy increasingly emphasises distinctive local identity rather than generic development, so small landmarks and community businesses can become important parts of how an area is represented.
Manchester Gay Village, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Ian McKellen,star,in,Wigan,actor,gay,LGBT,LGBTQ,icon,iconic,national treasure,255A9130,Greater Manchester,England,UK,pavement,theatre,film,British,celebrity,heritage,public,commemoration,performing,arts,culture,local,pride,tourism,biography,Council,blue
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EKD8HM - . Ian McKellen actor star in Wigan town centre, Greater Manchester, England, UK. Photographed on 6 May 2026. The pavement star honours the acclaimed stage and screen actor, with his name and profession set inside a blue star above Wigan Council branding. McKellen has strong connections with the Wigan area and is celebrated locally as one of Britain's most distinguished actors. The close overhead view clearly records the inscription and makes the image useful for entertainment features, biographies, tourism, local history and stories about how towns commemorate notable people with connections to their area. The historical setting for historic comparison is that local place names and small landmarks can be as important to community history as nationally famous buildings
Streets, neighbourhood businesses and informal attractions provide reference points that may vanish during redevelopment or rebranding. Seen through cultural figure, the earlier context is that creative careers often become associated with particular cities, venues or neighbourhoods, giving buildings and public markers significance beyond their architecture. For demonstration, the historical context is that political photographs gain meaning over time as candidates, parties and constitutional debates change
A routine campaign scene can later become evidence of a turning point, an unsuccessful candidacy or a movement that developed further. In the 2026 discussion of historic comparison, regeneration, housing growth and changing high streets continue to alter many British towns, giving well-located photographs practical relevance for local-history comparison. The 2026 relevance of cultural figure comes from the fact that recognition of overlooked local figures also continues to be part of wider debate about representation and whose achievements are commemorated in public space. Useful indexing vocabulary includes place identity, townscape, streetscape, local landmark, and urban change.
Wigan town centre, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F4NR71 - . Around Canal Street pano in Canal Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK, local culture meets British culture
visual detail supplies a further strand of context. city streets appears with Canal Street pano in Canal Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
street life positions urban environment, while contemporary Britain supports the wider meaning. British culture appears with Canal Street pano in Canal Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
contemporary life sets regional character, while everyday life introduces the wider detail. Canal Street pano places urban streetscape with street scene in Canal Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
city life adds closely background, while built environment broadens the same scene. Around Canal Street pano, public realm relates street photography
in Canal Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK, social history offers strongly detail through townscape. documentary photography gives Canal Street pano one theme
North West England matches urban architecture at Canal Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK, while local streetscape extends further evidence. In Canal Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK, Canal Street pano carries urban environment
contemporary Britain joins editorial photography, and place identity introduces directly background. Within Canal Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK, Canal Street pano sets regional character to everyday life
community setting supports context, with visual detail reinforcing the place. At Canal Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK, local geography also sits within the context of Canal Street pano and local history. Canal Street pano in Canal Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK finishes with documentary photography
editorial photography and everyday life preserve the final pieces of its local context.
Canal Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Pride,2026,stage,Time Square,performer,drag,queens,queen,LGBTQ,festival,Pride event,town,centre,Cheshire,celebration,13 June 2026,British drag artist,banner,live,portrait,drag queen,drag queens,sparkling,silver,costume,LGBTQ+ event,stage performer,sequinned outfit,June 2026,sequins,gay,pride,colourful,makeup,cabaret,performance,local community
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EPRP2W - Kiki Inferno performs on stage during the Warrington Pride celebrations at Time Square, Warrington, Cheshire, on 13 June 2026. The drag artist is pictured mid-performance holding a microphone, wearing a sparkling silver sequinned costume with a matching belt, dramatic stage make-up and a striking mass of wild blonde hair. The close portrait captures the theatrical glamour, confidence and personality associated with drag performance, while coloured stage lighting and a dark backdrop help emphasise the vivid visual impact of the act.
The image is well suited to editorial use on themes including Pride events, LGBTQ+ visibility, equality, self-expression, live entertainment and community celebration. It also reflects the growing importance of town-centre Pride festivals in bringing together local residents, visitors, performers and supporters in a public setting. Drag performance is often a lively and recognisable feature of such events, combining humour, fashion, music, lip-sync, hosting or crowd interaction to create an inclusive atmosphere.
Time Square in Warrington has become a key central venue for leisure, culture and events, making it an appropriate setting for a contemporary Pride celebration in the town centre. The photograph shows not only an individual performer but also the wider spirit of Pride as a public celebration of identity, diversity and belonging. Kiki Inferno's expressive pose, big hair and glittering silver outfit provide a colourful focal point that would work strongly in picture libraries and editorial features covering regional events, summer festivals, queer culture, British drag performers and local community life in the North West of England.
The picture may also illustrate performance, stage presence, costume, event hosting and the visual language of Pride entertainment, with its emphasis on flamboyance, confidence and celebration in a welcoming public environment.
Time Square, Academy Way, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2NT
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EJD0BR - Grey T-shirt on a wooden hanger printed with the phrase The Mancunian Gay in bold white lettering inside a red rounded rectangle, a playful visual echo of the famous Manchester Mancunian Way name and a clear celebration of queer Mancunian identity. The photograph appears to show the shirt in an indoor retail, gallery, museum or cultural display setting, surrounded by bright graphic prints and poster-style artwork. The simple slogan, casual clothing and close framing make the image useful for stories about Manchester LGBTQ+ culture, queer visibility, Pride merchandise, local humour, regional identity, independent design, souvenir fashion, slogan T-shirts, inclusive city branding and the commercial language of place. The red, white and grey design is strong, readable and minimal, placing all attention on the wordplay and the relationship between being Mancunian and being gay. Manchester has one of the UK's best-known LGBTQ+ scenes, centred around Canal Street and the Gay Village, and the phrase works well for editorial use connected with Pride events, city breaks, LGBTQ+ tourism, social inclusion, community belonging, identity politics, fashion retail, graphic design and northern England culture. The visible surrounding prints add extra context of pop-cultural and queer-themed display, while the neutral indoor lighting and clean composition keep the focus on the garment rather than any person. The image can illustrate how humour, fashion and civic pride are used to express belonging in modern British cities, especially in places where local identity is strongly tied to music, nightlife, activism, sport, working-class wit and creative independence. It may also suit features about LGBTQ+ rights, inclusive retail, representation in public culture, Manchester souvenirs, Pride shopping, youth identity, student culture, design-led gifts and the way everyday clothing can turn a political or social message into a wearable statement.
Canal St, Manchester, M1 3EZ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EJD0G6 - Canal Street street sign fixed to a red brick wall in Manchester's Gay Village, with the city's worker bee emblem redesigned in rainbow Pride colours. The simple sign carries several layers of meaning in one compact urban detail. Canal Street is the best-known street in Manchester's LGBTQ+ quarter, running beside the Rochdale Canal and closely associated with bars, clubs, restaurants, Pride events, queer nightlife and the city's wider reputation for tolerance, performance and self-expression. The rainbow bee links two strong local symbols: the Manchester bee, long used as a shorthand for the city's industrial past, civic solidarity and collective identity, and the rainbow flag, internationally recognised as a sign of LGBTQ+ pride and visibility.
The image works well as a stock photograph because it is not a generic rainbow scene. It fixes LGBTQ+ culture to a named street, a recognisable place and a distinctly Mancunian symbol. The red brick background adds texture and northern urban character, while the black metal bracket and white street-name plate give the picture the feel of a found city detail rather than a staged graphic. No sky or weather is visible, so the season cannot be confirmed, but the even outdoor light and dry wall surface suggest a clear enough daytime view.
The photograph has strong editorial use for stories about Manchester Gay Village, Canal Street tourism, Pride culture, queer heritage, equality and diversity, public signage, place branding, city identity, LGBTQ+ safe spaces, the visitor economy and urban regeneration. It can also support features on how councils, businesses and communities use symbols in the public realm to signal belonging. In a street better known for crowds, bars and nightlife, this quieter close-up gives buyers a clean visual shorthand for Manchester's queer quarter: named location, Pride colours, local identity and civic symbolism in a single sign.
Canal Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK, M1 3HN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EJD0G8 - Landscape view from the Velvet terrace on Canal Street in Manchester's Gay Village, looking across the Rochdale Canal toward the modern Kampus development. The image brings together two sides of the street: outdoor drinkers and diners in the foreground, seated among planters, black screens and pale café chairs, and the newer residential and leisure quarter across the canal, marked by the large KAMPUS sign. Small rainbow flags line the canal railings, while warm evening light, green trees, light summer clothing and relaxed outdoor seating suggest a late spring or summer city-break atmosphere. The sky is mostly hidden by buildings and foliage, but the stock-photo/gotonysmith-Scene.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>scene has the feel of mild weather and a busy hospitality day.
This is useful editorially because it shows Canal Street as a changing urban place, not just a famous nightlife strip. Velvet represents the established LGBTQ+ hospitality identity of the Gay Village: bars, restaurants, hotel rooms, drinks terraces, Pride culture and queer city tourism. Kampus, built around the former Manchester Metropolitan University campus, represents newer city-centre living, food, drink and regeneration beside the same canal. Together they show how Manchester's queer quarter now sits within wider pressures around development, public realm, residential growth and the visitor economy.
The photograph can illustrate stories on Manchester Pride, LGBTQ+ tourism, inclusive city breaks, outdoor hospitality, canalside regeneration, city-centre apartments, daytime nightlife districts, and the relationship between long-established queer venues and new urban development. The visible mix of customers, passers-by, planters, flags, canal railings, red brick, modern cladding and waterfront seating gives the image strong stock value for travel, planning, lifestyle, equality and Manchester business features. It records a moment where identity, commerce, tourism and regeneration meet in one compact canalside scene.
Canal Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK, M1 3HE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EJD0J3 - Warm spring street scene on Canal Street in Manchester's Gay Village, looking along the bar frontage beside the Rochdale Canal. People walk through the city's best-known LGBTQ+ quarter while others sit at outdoor tables under parasols, with Bar Pop signage visible on the right and rainbow-coloured bunting strung above the trees. Fresh green leaves, short sleeves, sunglasses, bright pavement light and busy outdoor seating give the photograph a late spring or early summer feel. The sky is mostly hidden by trees and flags, but the clothing and open-air drinking suggest mild, sunny weather.
This is a useful editorial view of Canal Street as both a tourist destination and a community space. The area is strongly associated with LGBTQ+ nightlife, drag performance, Pride celebrations, bars, clubs, restaurants and late-night hospitality, but this picture also shows its daytime character: friends, couples, visitors and families moving through a public street that has become part of Manchester's civic identity. The rainbow decorations and crowded pavement underline themes of queer visibility, inclusive leisure, urban tourism and safe social space, while the red-brick buildings, trees, lampposts, tables and bar signs keep the image grounded in the working city.
The scene also has wider use beyond travel and nightlife. It can illustrate stories on Manchester's visitor economy, outdoor hospitality, Pride culture, equality and diversity, public realm design, city-centre regeneration and visible LGBTQ+ neighbourhoods. Canal Street is promoted as the heart of the Gay Village, but it is also a changing urban place where tourism, development, safety, late licensing, community memory and queer identity meet in a compact canalside street. The photograph captures that mix well: celebratory and ordinary at the same time, with sunshine, flags, beer-garden tables and pedestrians showing how a famous nightlife district also works as a daytime social landmark.
10 Canal Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK, M1 3EZ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EJD0J5 - Molly House mural on Richmond Street in Manchester's Gay Village, centred on painted portraits of Quentin Crisp and Alan Turing. The wall sits beside one of the area's best-known LGBTQ+ bars, close to Canal Street and the city centre's nightlife, Pride and queer heritage quarter. Crisp's stylised face, with hat, pale hair and carefully theatrical expression, brings in the history of queer self-invention, camp visibility and public defiance. Turing's portrait adds a sharper Manchester connection: the mathematician and codebreaker worked at the University of Manchester after the Second World War, helped shape early computing, and has become a major figure in British LGBTQ+ history because of the state persecution he suffered after his conviction for homosexual acts. Together, the two faces turn a side wall into a public act of remembrance, identity and urban storytelling.
The mural's composition is bright and theatrical, with pink cloud shapes, a yellow bird graphic, pastel colour blocks and the readable words PRIVATE PARKING painted beside the figures. It is not a formal monument or blue-plaque view, but everyday city street art, mixing portraiture, advertising, wall texture and a back-lane setting. The artwork is part of a living leisure district, not a sealed heritage display. It sits among bars, service yards and late-night footfall, where debates about safety and commercial change remain visible. No sky is visible, so the weather and season are not clear, but the even outdoor light and slightly damp-looking ground give the picture the feel of a cool urban day rather than a staged heritage view. The image has strong editorial use for features on Manchester Gay Village, LGBTQ+ history, public art, Alan Turing, Quentin Crisp, Pride culture, queer spaces, nightlife, urban regeneration, equality, memory, identity and the way unofficial city walls can carry cultural history as powerfully as museums or civic statues.
26 Richmond Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK, M1 3NB.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JMD5PW - . An identifiable period record of Stroud town centre, Gloucestershire, England, UK in 2022, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The frame specifically shows Be Proud In Stroud, LGBTQ support in Stroud town centre, Gloucestershire, England, UK - neon sign. The surrounding context encompasses community noticeboard, instructional sign, everyday life, navigation aid, before-and-after reference, public-facing notice, documentary photography, wayfinding marker, community identity, directional sign, visual archive, visitor guidance, local history, and street furniture. The wider contemporary story combines public safety, inclusive design and how signs record changing road names, destinations and administrative responsibility. The image fixes commercial use and occupation within Stroud town centre, Gloucestershire, England, UK at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against new construction. The photograph additionally reflects contemporary social history, local information board, roadside information, archival record, changing streetscape, public information signage, changing land use, and local character. Elements such as centre, Proud, support, Stroud, and LGBTQ add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. A later view of Stroud town centre, Gloucestershire, England, UK may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. A further contemporary connection is public safety and how signs record changing road names, destinations and administrative responsibility without losing the local specificity of Stroud town centre, Gloucestershire, England, UK. The image fixes a trace of local identity for later comparison. It also preserves a local visual benchmark within the wider story of Stroud town centre, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
Stroud town centre, Gloucestershire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RDATWB - Manchester Pride is a charity that campaigns for LGBTQ+ equality across the United Kingdom, predominantly in Greater Manchester. The Charity offers dialogue, training, research and policy analysis, advocacy and outreach activities focusing on LGBTQ+ rights. The Manchester Pride Festival is an annual event held on the August bank holiday weekend. It takes place in the Canal Street area, the city's gay village, and fringe locations around the city, while the parade occurs through Manchester city centre. Events have included MCR Pride Live, the Superbia Weekend, the Gay Village Party, Manchester Pride Parade, Youth Pride MCR, Family Pride, The Human Rights Forum, and the Candlelit Vigil. The parade features various supporting organisations and charities and representative floats from the ten metropolitan boroughs of Greater Manchester. Manchester Pride's headquarters are in Piccadilly, Manchester City Centre. Manchester Pride had a total income of £3,238,817 in the financial year ending 31 December 2021, had 10 employees, and used the services of 242 volunteers. Manchester Pride is regarded as one of the leading pride movement's worldwide, often trialling new innovative initiatives. Thus, it has sponsorships with some of the largest corporations worldwide, such as Virgin Atlantic, TikTok, Starbucks, Marc Jacobs and L'Oreal. The organisation is managed by a Board of Trustees who are, in turn, Directors of the subsidiary companies Manchester Pride Limited and Manchester Pride Events Limited. The Board of Directors delegate operational functions to a paid Chief Executive Officer who is directly accountable to the board for corporate performance.
111 Princess St, Manchester, England, UK, M1 6JB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RDATWT - Manchester Pride is a charity that campaigns for LGBTQ+ equality across the United Kingdom, predominantly in Greater Manchester. The Charity offers dialogue, training, research and policy analysis, advocacy and outreach activities focusing on LGBTQ+ rights. The Manchester Pride Festival is an annual event held on the August bank holiday weekend. It takes place in the Canal Street area, the city's gay village, and fringe locations around the city, while the parade occurs through Manchester city centre. Events have included MCR Pride Live, the Superbia Weekend, the Gay Village Party, Manchester Pride Parade, Youth Pride MCR, Family Pride, The Human Rights Forum, and the Candlelit Vigil. The parade features various supporting organisations and charities and representative floats from the ten metropolitan boroughs of Greater Manchester. Manchester Pride's headquarters are in Piccadilly, Manchester City Centre. Manchester Pride had a total income of £3,238,817 in the financial year ending 31 December 2021, had 10 employees, and used the services of 242 volunteers. Manchester Pride is regarded as one of the leading pride movement's worldwide, often trialling new innovative initiatives. Thus, it has sponsorships with some of the largest corporations worldwide, such as Virgin Atlantic, TikTok, Starbucks, Marc Jacobs and L'Oreal. The organisation is managed by a Board of Trustees who are, in turn, Directors of the subsidiary companies Manchester Pride Limited and Manchester Pride Events Limited. The Board of Directors delegate operational functions to a paid Chief Executive Officer who is directly accountable to the board for corporate performance.
111 Princess St, Manchester, England, UK, M1 6JB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R8KXBY - Warrington Pride 2023 “ More details revealed ahead of Pride event, more at https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/23561806.warrington-pride-2023---details-revealed-ahead-pride-event/
Details have been released by the Pride event set to be held at Warrington's Golden Square to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community
Golden Square have released the timings and events for some of their Pride events set to be held on June 24.
The details were released today, June 1, the first day of the UK's Pride month. Pride is held in June in the UK due to the historical significance of the Stonewall riots that began in June of 1969.
This is the first official pride event in several years in Warrington and coincides with the tragic death of Brianna Ghey in February.
The announcement laid out the day of events across Warrington pride at Golden Square.
Inside the mall there will be an LGBTQ+ information support hub running from 9am to 6pm.
In the old market place there will be events running from 11am till 11pm, ranging from workshops, to queer fashiosn shows, and even a silent disco
This will be finished off with a DJ set with Fleur East at 6pm, as well as a DJ set an aerial show from Crystal from RuPaul's Drag Race UK. This DJ set will be a free ticketed event
Sankey Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1SU
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDJ48T - The Golden Cross is a Grade II listed public house at the junction of Customhouse Street and Hayes Bridge Road in the centre of Cardiff, Wales. The current building dates from 1903 and is noted for its distinctive ceramic tiling.
History
A pub has existed on the site since 1849, originally named the Shields and Newcastle Tavern. It was renamed the Castle Inn in 1855 and assumed its present name in 1863. The Cardiff historian Brian Lee has said the Golden Cross developed a reputation as the smartest brothel in town in the 19th century. Around 1903/4 it was rebult in its current form for Brains Brewery.
The Golden Cross is alleged to be the site of a fight involving a young Rocky Marciano, who was stationed in Wales during his time in the United States Army during World War 2. Also during the war, the fascist leader Oswald Mosley attempted to hold a meeting at the pub but violent opposition forced him to return to London.
The pub was given listed status by Cadw in May 1975, but despite this it was threatened with demolition in 1979 as part of a road-widening scheme. However it was reprieved after a campaign led by the South Wales Echo. In 2010 it was listed by CAMRA as one of their 10 most unspoilt pubs by the CAMRA Pub Heritage Group and is listed on CAMRA's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors.
The Golden Cross has become a popular gay friendly pub, with regular drag acts and entertainment. It was voted in 2004 as the best gay pub in the UK. The pub remains a tied house of the Brains Brewery.
Architecture
Tiled panel showing Cardiff's Old Town Hall and the statue of Lord Bute
CAMRA's Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors describes the Golden Cross as the most spectacularly decorated of any in Wales.
The bar tiles, featuring distinctive corner grotesques, were designed by Craven Dunnill of Shropshire. The interior has several decorative pictorial panels of tiles that depict Cardiff Castle, Brains Brewery in 1890, and Cardiff's Old Town hall
junction of Customhouse Street and Hayes Bridge Road, Cardiff, Wales, UK, CF10 1GH
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDJ4B1 - The Golden Cross is a Grade II listed public house at the junction of Customhouse Street and Hayes Bridge Road in the centre of Cardiff, Wales. The current building dates from 1903 and is noted for its distinctive ceramic tiling.
History
A pub has existed on the site since 1849, originally named the Shields and Newcastle Tavern. It was renamed the Castle Inn in 1855 and assumed its present name in 1863. The Cardiff historian Brian Lee has said the Golden Cross developed a reputation as the smartest brothel in town in the 19th century. Around 1903/4 it was rebult in its current form for Brains Brewery.
The Golden Cross is alleged to be the site of a fight involving a young Rocky Marciano, who was stationed in Wales during his time in the United States Army during World War 2. Also during the war, the fascist leader Oswald Mosley attempted to hold a meeting at the pub but violent opposition forced him to return to London.
The pub was given listed status by Cadw in May 1975, but despite this it was threatened with demolition in 1979 as part of a road-widening scheme. However it was reprieved after a campaign led by the South Wales Echo. In 2010 it was listed by CAMRA as one of their 10 most unspoilt pubs by the CAMRA Pub Heritage Group and is listed on CAMRA's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors.
The Golden Cross has become a popular gay friendly pub, with regular drag acts and entertainment. It was voted in 2004 as the best gay pub in the UK. The pub remains a tied house of the Brains Brewery.
Architecture
Tiled panel showing Cardiff's Old Town Hall and the statue of Lord Bute
CAMRA's Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors describes the Golden Cross as the most spectacularly decorated of any in Wales.
The bar tiles, featuring distinctive corner grotesques, were designed by Craven Dunnill of Shropshire. The interior has several decorative pictorial panels of tiles that depict Cardiff Castle, Brains Brewery in 1890, and Cardiff's Old Town hall
junction of Customhouse Street and Hayes Bridge Road, Cardiff, Wales, UK, CF10 1GH
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JN1FWM - Albion, translated to present-day terms, means ˜white' and is often associated with all things English. The present day ambience of the Albion's interior reflects this translation and has firm connections with the Great War going far beyond the modern ˜concept' pub of today.
Mike Mercer has run the Albion Inn for over 37 years and has created and captured the essence of the Great War 1914-18 in this last remaining classic Victorian corner street pub within the City Walls of Chester.
Albion Street, and the adjoining Volunteer Street both lead to the former Drill Hall, which was a recruiting centre during the First World War.
Many a young lad would have spent his King's Shilling in the bar of the Albion before going to face the horrors of the Western Front.
The Albion Inn dates from the late 1880's and Mike and Christina have managed to retain the traditional three room layout covering Vault, Snug and Lounge, containing Great War artefacts and pictures, which give a distinct period feel, together with posters and enamelled advertising signs.
At the same time, The Albion provides high standards of food, drink and accommodation, worthy of its entry in many National and International Guides and Publications.
Volunteer St / Park St, Chester, Cheshire, England, UK, CH1 1RN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JN1FWR - Albion, translated to present-day terms, means ˜white' and is often associated with all things English. The present day ambience of the Albion's interior reflects this translation and has firm connections with the Great War going far beyond the modern ˜concept' pub of today.
Mike Mercer has run the Albion Inn for over 37 years and has created and captured the essence of the Great War 1914-18 in this last remaining classic Victorian corner street pub within the City Walls of Chester.
Albion Street, and the adjoining Volunteer Street both lead to the former Drill Hall, which was a recruiting centre during the First World War.
Many a young lad would have spent his King's Shilling in the bar of the Albion before going to face the horrors of the Western Front.
The Albion Inn dates from the late 1880's and Mike and Christina have managed to retain the traditional three room layout covering Vault, Snug and Lounge, containing Great War artefacts and pictures, which give a distinct period feel, together with posters and enamelled advertising signs.
At the same time, The Albion provides high standards of food, drink and accommodation, worthy of its entry in many National and International Guides and Publications.
Volunteer St / Park St, Chester, Cheshire, England, UK, CH1 1RN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PGDC3H - Alan Mathison Turing OBE FRS (23 June 1912 “ 7 June 1954) was an English mathematician, computer scientist, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher, and theoretical biologist. Turing was highly influential in the development of theoretical computer science, providing a formalisation of the concepts of algorithm and computation with the Turing machine, which can be considered a model of a general-purpose computer. He is widely considered to be the father of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence.
Born in Maida Vale, London, Turing was raised in southern England. He graduated at King's College, Cambridge, with a degree in mathematics. Whilst he was a fellow at Cambridge, he published a proof demonstrating that some purely mathematical yes“no questions can never be answered by computation and defined a Turing machine
During the Second World War, Turing worked for the Government Code and Cypher School (GC&CS) at Bletchley Park, Britain's codebreaking centre that produced Ultra intelligence. For a time he led Hut 8, the section that was responsible for German naval cryptanalysis. Here, he devised a number of techniques for speeding the breaking of German ciphers, including improvements to the pre-war Polish bomba method, an electromechanical machine that could find settings for the Enigma machine. Turing played a crucial role in cracking intercepted coded messages that enabled the Allies to defeat the Axis powers in many crucial engagements, including the Battle of the Atlantic
Turing was prosecuted in 1952 for homosexual acts. He accepted hormone treatment with DES, a procedure commonly referred to as chemical castration, as an alternative to prison. Turing died on 7 June 1954, 16 days before his 42nd birthday, from cyanide poisoning. An inquest determined his death as a suicide, but it has been noted that the known evidence is also consistent with accidental poisoning. Gordon Brown made an official public apology on behalf of the British government
Bletchley Park, Sherwood Drive, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, , England, UK, MK3 6EB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NW51AD - More info at https://barjedersicht.de/ueber-uns/
The Bar Jedersicht is the center for lesbians, gays, bisexuals, trans*, intersexuals and queers in Mainz and the surrounding area - heterosexuals and heterosexuals are of course also welcome!
Behind the center is the support and support association Visbar Mainz eV
We are
1. A cultural center with a varied program of events .
2. A communication center “ numerous groups and clubs meet here .
3. A counseling center on the subject of sexual and gender identity and coming out.
4. A bar and bistro .
5. A place where almost everything is done by motivated people on a voluntary basis - would you like to get involved too ?
Your membership in our association or a donation also helps us to make queer life in Mainz visible. The contributions are tax deductible. You can find more information about this here !
Hintere Bleiche 29, 55116 Mainz
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JMD5PP - . This scene at Stroud town centre, Gloucestershire, England, UK in 2022 forms part of the visual history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. The scene records Be Proud In Stroud, LGBTQ support in Stroud town centre, Gloucestershire, England, UK - neon sign. The surrounding context encompasses orientation signage, historical comparison, before-and-after reference, street furniture, public information signage, local history, social history, everyday life, directional sign, visitor guidance, local character, community identity, public-facing notice, and changing streetscape. For current editorial use, inclusive design and public safety provide additional context, especially through how signs record changing road names, destinations and administrative responsibility. As a dated visual record of Stroud town centre, Gloucestershire, England, UK, the frame retains signage and branding, making it especially useful if new construction subsequently changes the scene. Other useful contextual ideas include place identity, period detail, archival record, visual archive, route marker, contemporary social history, navigation aid, and public realm. The recorded references to Gloucestershire, LGBTQ, Stroud, support, and centre preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The period setting at Stroud town centre, Gloucestershire, England, UK helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The location additionally provides evidence of inclusive design and how signs record changing road names, destinations and administrative responsibility when considered against later change at Stroud town centre, Gloucestershire, England, UK. The record includes a local visual benchmark for later comparison.
Stroud town centre, Gloucestershire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JMD5PX - . This location-specific image from Stroud town centre, Gloucestershire, England, UK in 2022 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The principal subject is Be Proud In Stroud, LGBTQ support in Stroud town centre, Gloucestershire, England, UK - neon sign. The frame also records themes of wayfinding marker, navigation aid, directional sign, archival record, regional identity, documentary photography, social history, before-and-after reference, historical comparison, local character, community noticeboard, roadside information, public-facing notice, and public information signage. For current editorial use, maintenance and clear communication provide additional context, especially through how small pieces of street furniture become recognisable parts of local identity. The archival value lies partly in recording equipment and working practice around Stroud town centre, Gloucestershire, England, UK before different community use alters the character of the place. The wider setting retains connections with route marker, community identity, transport stop marker, instructional sign, orientation signage, local information board, place identity, and changing streetscape. The recorded references to Gloucestershire, Proud, Stroud, support, and LGBTQ preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. Around Stroud town centre, Gloucestershire, England, UK, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The wider significance includes maintenance and the importance of clear wayfinding in public and transport environments in a form that can be compared with future views of Stroud town centre, Gloucestershire, England, UK. The record includes details of everyday use for later comparison.
Stroud town centre, Gloucestershire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED4M2N - Banksy is a pseudonymous England-based street artist, political activist and film director whose real name and identity remain unconfirmed and the subject of speculation. Active since the 1990s, his satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine dark humour with graffiti executed in a distinctive stenciling technique. His works of political and social commentary have appeared on streets, walls and bridges throughout the world. Banksy's work grew out of the Bristol underground scene, which involved collaborations between artists and musicians. Banksy says that he was inspired by 3D, a graffiti artist and founding member of the musical group Massive Attack.
Banksy displays his art on publicly visible surfaces such as walls and self-built physical prop pieces. Banksy no longer sells photographs or reproductions of his street graffiti, but his public installations are regularly resold, often even by removing the wall they were painted on. Much of his work can be classified as temporary art. A small number of Banksy's works are officially, non-publicly, sold through an agency created by Banksy named Pest Control. Banksy's documentary film Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010) made its debut at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. In January 2011, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for the film. In 2014, he was awarded Person of the Year at the 2014 Webby Awards.
The Vennel, Edinburgh City, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: Manchester,City centre,city,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,North West England,UK,England,Canal St,Gay Village,gay,village,Sackville,LGBT,LGBTQ,heart,pink,pink heart,square,remember,loved one,lost ones,The Beacon of Hope,Beacon of hope,Warren Chapman,Jess Byrne-Daniels,Jess Byrne Daniels,The Tree of Life,Tree of Life,World AIDS Day,podium,seating,Beacon of hope podium,mosaic tiles,HIV community,time capsule,candle lit vigils,Liberal views
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RFF5EF - The Beacon of Hope can be found in Sackville Gardens, a five minute walk from Piccadilly Station and Piccadilly Gardens, in the heart of Manchester's city centre. The park is bounded by Manchester's Gay Village, universities, and residential areas.
The Beacon is sited in a prominent position overlooking the cafe bar society of the world famous Canal Street, and is regularly used by people as a place to chat, have a drink, or remember loved ones.
Sackville Gardens is one of the few green spaces left in the centre of the City and is a peaceful oasis in Manchester's hustle and bustle. As well as the Beacon of Hope memorial, the gardens is also the site of the Tree of Life, the Alan Turing memorial and the National Transgender Remembrance Memorial.
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Keywords: Manchester,City centre,city,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,North West England,UK,England,Canal St,Gay Village,gay,village,Sackville,LGBT,LGBTQ,heart,pink,pink heart,square,remember,loved one,lost ones,The Beacon of Hope,Beacon of hope,Warren Chapman,Jess Byrne-Daniels,Jess Byrne Daniels,The Tree of Life,Tree of Life,World AIDS Day,podium,seating,Beacon of hope podium,mosaic tiles,HIV community,time capsule,candle lit vigils
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RFF5EG - The Beacon of Hope can be found in Sackville Gardens, a five minute walk from Piccadilly Station and Piccadilly Gardens, in the heart of Manchester's city centre. The park is bounded by Manchester's Gay Village, universities, and residential areas.
The Beacon is sited in a prominent position overlooking the cafe bar society of the world famous Canal Street, and is regularly used by people as a place to chat, have a drink, or remember loved ones.
Sackville Gardens is one of the few green spaces left in the centre of the City and is a peaceful oasis in Manchester's hustle and bustle. As well as the Beacon of Hope memorial, the gardens is also the site of the Tree of Life, the Alan Turing memorial and the National Transgender Remembrance Memorial.
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Keywords: Manchester,City centre,city,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,North West England,UK,England,Canal St,Gay Village,gay,village,Sackville,LGBT,LGBTQ,heart,pink,pink heart,square,remember,loved one,lost ones,The Beacon of Hope,Beacon of hope,Warren Chapman,Jess Byrne-Daniels,Jess Byrne Daniels,The Tree of Life,Tree of Life,World AIDS Day,podium,seating,Beacon of hope podium,mosaic tiles,HIV community,time capsule,candle lit vigils,woke,culture war
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RFF5FX - The Beacon of Hope can be found in Sackville Gardens, a five minute walk from Piccadilly Station and Piccadilly Gardens, in the heart of Manchester's city centre. The park is bounded by Manchester's Gay Village, universities, and residential areas.
The Beacon is sited in a prominent position overlooking the cafe bar society of the world famous Canal Street, and is regularly used by people as a place to chat, have a drink, or remember loved ones.
Sackville Gardens is one of the few green spaces left in the centre of the City and is a peaceful oasis in Manchester's hustle and bustle. As well as the Beacon of Hope memorial, the gardens is also the site of the Tree of Life, the Alan Turing memorial and the National Transgender Remembrance Memorial.
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Keywords: Manchester,City centre,city,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,North West England,UK,England,Canal St,Gay Village,gay,village,Sackville,LGBT,LGBTQ,heart,pink,pink heart,square,remember,loved one,lost ones,The Beacon of Hope,Beacon of hope,Warren Chapman,Jess Byrne-Daniels,Jess Byrne Daniels,The Tree of Life,Tree of Life,World AIDS Day,podium,seating,Beacon of hope podium,mosaic tiles,HIV community,time capsule,candle lit vigils
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RFF5FY - The Beacon of Hope can be found in Sackville Gardens, a five minute walk from Piccadilly Station and Piccadilly Gardens, in the heart of Manchester's city centre. The park is bounded by Manchester's Gay Village, universities, and residential areas.
The Beacon is sited in a prominent position overlooking the cafe bar society of the world famous Canal Street, and is regularly used by people as a place to chat, have a drink, or remember loved ones.
Sackville Gardens is one of the few green spaces left in the centre of the City and is a peaceful oasis in Manchester's hustle and bustle. As well as the Beacon of Hope memorial, the gardens is also the site of the Tree of Life, the Alan Turing memorial and the National Transgender Remembrance Memorial.
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Keywords: Manchester,City centre,city,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,North West England,UK,England,Canal St,Gay Village,gay,village,Sackville,LGBT,LGBTQ,heart,pink,pink heart,square,remember,loved one,lost ones,The Beacon of Hope,Beacon of hope,Warren Chapman,Jess Byrne-Daniels,Jess Byrne Daniels,The Tree of Life,Tree of Life,World AIDS Day,podium,seating,Beacon of hope podium,mosaic tiles,HIV community,time capsule,candle lit vigils
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RFF5G0 - The Beacon of Hope can be found in Sackville Gardens, a five minute walk from Piccadilly Station and Piccadilly Gardens, in the heart of Manchester's city centre. The park is bounded by Manchester's Gay Village, universities, and residential areas.
The Beacon is sited in a prominent position overlooking the cafe bar society of the world famous Canal Street, and is regularly used by people as a place to chat, have a drink, or remember loved ones.
Sackville Gardens is one of the few green spaces left in the centre of the City and is a peaceful oasis in Manchester's hustle and bustle. As well as the Beacon of Hope memorial, the gardens is also the site of the Tree of Life, the Alan Turing memorial and the National Transgender Remembrance Memorial.
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Keywords: Manchester,City centre,city,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,North West England,UK,England,Canal St,gay,village,LGBT,Manchester Gay Village,LGBTI,community,Alan Turing,Statue,Alan,Turing,Park,statue,cast,bronze,bench,apple,Father of,Computer Science,Mathematician,Logician,Wartime Codebreaker,Victim,of Prejudice,Lancs,Lancashire,metal,memorial,Richard Humphry,Gay Icon,ENIGMA
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RFF5JN - Turing has been honoured in various ways in Manchester, the city where he worked towards the end of his life. In 1994, a stretch of the A6010 road (the Manchester city intermediate ring road) was named Alan Turing Way. A bridge carrying this road was widened, and carries the name Alan Turing Bridge. A statue of Turing was unveiled in Manchester on 23 June 2001 in Sackville Park, between the University of Manchester building on Whitworth Street and Canal Street. The memorial statue depicts the father of computer science sitting on a bench at a central position in the park. Turing is shown holding an apple. The cast bronze bench carries in relief the text 'Alan Mathison Turing 1912“1954', and the motto 'Founder of Computer Science' as it could appear if encoded by an Enigma machine: 'IEKYF ROMSI ADXUO KVKZC GUBJ'. However, the meaning of the coded message is disputed, as the 'u' in 'computer' matches up with the 'u' in 'ADXUO'. As a letter encoded by an enigma machine can not appear as itself, the actual message behind the code is uncertain.[207]
Turing memorial statue plaque in Sackville Park, Manchester
A plaque at the statue's feet reads 'Father of computer science, mathematician, logician, wartime codebreaker, victim of prejudice'. There is also a Bertrand Russell quotation: Mathematics, rightly viewed, possesses not only truth, but supreme beauty”a beauty cold and austere, like that of sculpture. The sculptor buried his own old Amstrad computer under the plinth as a tribute to the godfather of all modern computers - The Alan Turing Memorial, situated in Sackville Park in Manchester, England, is in memory of Alan Turing, a pioneer of modern computing. Turing is believed to have committed suicide in 1954 two years after being convicted of gross indecency (i.e. homosexual acts). As such he is as much a gay icon as an icon of computing, and it is no coincidence that this memorial is situated near Canal Street, Manchester's gay village.
Alan Turing Memorial, Sackville Park, Fairfield St, Manchester, England, UK, M1 3HB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Community,Village,Sackville Park,memorial,bench,apple,Manchester,City,centre,cast,bronze,Father of,Computer Science,Mathematician,Logician,Victim,of Prejudice,Lancs,Lancashire,metal,Enigma,wartime,WWII,codebreaker,gay,AI,Artificial Intelligence,ChatGPT,test,the,tourist,tourism,attraction,M1,statue,statues
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RFF5JR - Turing has been honoured in various ways in Manchester, the city where he worked towards the end of his life. In 1994, a stretch of the A6010 road (the Manchester city intermediate ring road) was named Alan Turing Way. A bridge carrying this road was widened, and carries the name Alan Turing Bridge. A statue of Turing was unveiled in Manchester on 23 June 2001 in Sackville Park, between the University of Manchester building on Whitworth Street and Canal Street. The memorial statue depicts the father of computer science sitting on a bench at a central position in the park. Turing is shown holding an apple. The cast bronze bench carries in relief the text 'Alan Mathison Turing 1912“1954', and the motto 'Founder of Computer Science' as it could appear if encoded by an Enigma machine: 'IEKYF ROMSI ADXUO KVKZC GUBJ'. However, the meaning of the coded message is disputed, as the 'u' in 'computer' matches up with the 'u' in 'ADXUO'. As a letter encoded by an enigma machine can not appear as itself, the actual message behind the code is uncertain.[207]
Turing memorial statue plaque in Sackville Park, Manchester
A plaque at the statue's feet reads 'Father of computer science, mathematician, logician, wartime codebreaker, victim of prejudice'. There is also a Bertrand Russell quotation: Mathematics, rightly viewed, possesses not only truth, but supreme beauty”a beauty cold and austere, like that of sculpture. The sculptor buried his own old Amstrad computer under the plinth as a tribute to the godfather of all modern computers - The Alan Turing Memorial, situated in Sackville Park in Manchester, England, is in memory of Alan Turing, a pioneer of modern computing. Turing is believed to have committed suicide in 1954 two years after being convicted of gross indecency (i.e. homosexual acts). As such he is as much a gay icon as an icon of computing, and it is no coincidence that this memorial is situated near Canal Street, Manchester's gay village.
Alan Turing Memorial, Sackville Park, Fairfield St, Manchester, England, UK, M1 3HB
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Keywords: Manchester,City centre,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,North West England,UK,England,Canal St,gay,village,Sackville,LGBT,community,Gay Bee,Love Is Love,Alan Turing,Alan,Turing,LBGT Community,LGBTQ,Manchester M1 3HB,M1,rainbow,rainbow bee,Turing head,sponsored,LGBTQ+ community Bee in Sackville Gardens,LGBTQ+ community,Bee in Sackville Gardens,LGBTQ+,Sackville Gardens Bee,Bee in The City MCR,MCR,LGBT Foundation,Manchester Pride,Heart of Manchesters Gay Village,Queen Bee,CJTaylord Art Ben Sedman Photography,Wild in Art
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RFF5RD - Canal Street, the centre of the Manchester Gay Village, is a street in Manchester city centre in North West England. The pedestrianised street, which runs along the west side of the Rochdale Canal, is lined with gay bars and restaurants. At night time, and in daytime in the warmer months, the street is filled with visitors, often including gay and lesbian tourists from all over the world. The northern end of the street meets Minshull Street and the southern meets Princess Street
part of the street looks across the Rochdale Canal into Sackville Park.
90's Focus led to several of the pubs on or near Canal Street acquiring a predominantly gay clientele. In 1991, Manto (Manchester Tomorrow) bar opened at no. 46. It was built in 1989 by Benedict Smith Architects. Unlike the other gay bars at that time, Manto had large glass windows, allowing the casual passer-by to view what was going on inside. Previously, many establishments catering for the gay community were often keen to conceal activities from the general public, but the architectural design of Manto was seen as a queer visual statement of we're here, we're queer “ get used to it, and a brick-and-mortar refusal to hide any more, or to remain underground and invisible.
Over the next decade, more numerous and larger bars opened along the canal side, turning Canal Street into the centre of the most successful gay village in Europe. Because of this, the Canal Street street signs are regularly defaced to read Anal Treet or Anal Street. The success was further enhanced by the use of Canal Street and its bars in several television series, including Bob and Rose and Queer as Folk, both written by Russell T Davies. See https://beeinthecitymcr.co.uk/
Sackville Gardens, Manchester, England, UK, M1 3HB
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Keywords: Manchester,City centre,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,North West England,UK,England,Canal St,gay,village,Sackville,LGBT,community,Gay Bee,Love Is Love,Alan Turing,Alan,Turing,LBGT Community,LGBTQ,Manchester M1 3HB,M1,rainbow,rainbow bee,Turing head,sponsored,LGBTQ+ community Bee in Sackville Gardens,LGBTQ+ community,Bee in Sackville Gardens,LGBTQ+,Sackville Gardens Bee,Bee in The City MCR,MCR,LGBT Foundation,Manchester Pride,Heart of Manchesters Gay Village,Queen Bee,CJTaylord Art Ben Sedman Photography,Wild in Art
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RFF5RK - Canal Street, the centre of the Manchester Gay Village, is a street in Manchester city centre in North West England. The pedestrianised street, which runs along the west side of the Rochdale Canal, is lined with gay bars and restaurants. At night time, and in daytime in the warmer months, the street is filled with visitors, often including gay and lesbian tourists from all over the world. The northern end of the street meets Minshull Street and the southern meets Princess Street
part of the street looks across the Rochdale Canal into Sackville Park.
90's Focus led to several of the pubs on or near Canal Street acquiring a predominantly gay clientele. In 1991, Manto (Manchester Tomorrow) bar opened at no. 46. It was built in 1989 by Benedict Smith Architects. Unlike the other gay bars at that time, Manto had large glass windows, allowing the casual passer-by to view what was going on inside. Previously, many establishments catering for the gay community were often keen to conceal activities from the general public, but the architectural design of Manto was seen as a queer visual statement of we're here, we're queer “ get used to it, and a brick-and-mortar refusal to hide any more, or to remain underground and invisible.
Over the next decade, more numerous and larger bars opened along the canal side, turning Canal Street into the centre of the most successful gay village in Europe. Because of this, the Canal Street street signs are regularly defaced to read Anal Treet or Anal Street. The success was further enhanced by the use of Canal Street and its bars in several television series, including Bob and Rose and Queer as Folk, both written by Russell T Davies. See https://beeinthecitymcr.co.uk/
Sackville Gardens, Manchester, England, UK, M1 3HB
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Keywords: City centre,city,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,North West England,UK,England,Canal Street,Gay Village,gay,village,LGBT,LGBTI community,community,Alan,Turing,Love is love,Bee In The City,Sackville Gardens,Canal St,Manchester,Bees,Pride,colours,colour,Barpop,bar pop,sponsor,sponsors,Day of Remembrance 2018,Greater Manchester,tribute,Sackville,LGBTI,LGBTQ,Manchester Gay Village,memorial
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RFF5RM - Canal Street, the centre of the Manchester Gay Village, is a street in Manchester city centre in North West England. The pedestrianised street, which runs along the west side of the Rochdale Canal, is lined with gay bars and restaurants. At night time, and in daytime in the warmer months, the street is filled with visitors, often including gay and lesbian tourists from all over the world. The northern end of the street meets Minshull Street and the southern meets Princess Street
part of the street looks across the Rochdale Canal into Sackville Park.
90's Focus led to several of the pubs on or near Canal Street acquiring a predominantly gay clientele. In 1991, Manto (Manchester Tomorrow) bar opened at no. 46. It was built in 1989 by Benedict Smith Architects. Unlike the other gay bars at that time, Manto had large glass windows, allowing the casual passer-by to view what was going on inside. Previously, many establishments catering for the gay community were often keen to conceal activities from the general public, but the architectural design of Manto was seen as a queer visual statement of we're here, we're queer “ get used to it, and a brick-and-mortar refusal to hide any more, or to remain underground and invisible.
Over the next decade, more numerous and larger bars opened along the canal side, turning Canal Street into the centre of the most successful gay village in Europe. Because of this, the Canal Street street signs are regularly defaced to read Anal Treet or Anal Street. The success was further enhanced by the use of Canal Street and its bars in several television series, including Bob and Rose and Queer as Folk, both written by Russell T Davies.
Whitworth St / Sackville St, Manchester, England, UK, M1 3WA
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,South East England,England,seaside,English,UK,GB,coast,coastal,town,summer,seaside resort,resort,Brighton and Hove,council,Sussex,tourists,travel,tourism,popular seaside destination,LGBT,LGBTQ,community,lesbian,gay,bisexual,homosexual,same sex households,George,Prince of Wales,building,grade I,shaded,by trees,tree,BN1 1EE,BN1,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RKMM91 - The Royal Pavilion, also known as the Brighton Pavilion, is a Grade I listed former royal residence located in Brighton, England. Beginning in 1787, it was built in three stages as a seaside retreat for George, Prince of Wales, who became the Prince Regent in 1811. It is built in the Indo-Saracenic style prevalent in India for most of the 19th century. The current appearance of the Pavilion, with its domes and minarets, is the work of architect John Nash, who extended the building starting in 1815.
The purchase of the Royal Pavilion from Queen Victoria, by Brighton, marked the beginnings of the site's attraction as a tourist destination. The Royal Pavilion has been changed from a private residence to a public attraction under civic ownership. Today, around 400,000 people visit the Royal Pavilion annually. General filming and photography is not permitted inside the Royal Pavilion. Many of the items in the palace are on loan, in particular from HM The Queen, and one condition of the loans is that the items cannot be photographed or reproduced without prior written permission.
The Royal Pavilion is licensed as a venue for weddings. On 29 March 2014, the Royal Pavilion was host to one of a number of the first legal same-sex marriages to take place in the United Kingdom following the passage of the 2013 Same Sex Couples Act.
4/5 Pavilion Buildings, Brighton, England, UK, BN1 1EE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,South East England,England,seaside,English,UK,GB,coast,coastal,town,summer,seaside resort,resort,Brighton and Hove,council,Sussex,tourists,travel,tourism,popular seaside destination,LGBT,LGBTQ,community,lesbian,gay,bisexual,homosexual,same sex households,George,Prince of Wales,building,grade I,shaded,by trees,tree,BN1 1EE,BN1
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RKMM92 - The Royal Pavilion, also known as the Brighton Pavilion, is a Grade I listed former royal residence located in Brighton, England. Beginning in 1787, it was built in three stages as a seaside retreat for George, Prince of Wales, who became the Prince Regent in 1811. It is built in the Indo-Saracenic style prevalent in India for most of the 19th century. The current appearance of the Pavilion, with its domes and minarets, is the work of architect John Nash, who extended the building starting in 1815.
The purchase of the Royal Pavilion from Queen Victoria, by Brighton, marked the beginnings of the site's attraction as a tourist destination. The Royal Pavilion has been changed from a private residence to a public attraction under civic ownership. Today, around 400,000 people visit the Royal Pavilion annually. General filming and photography is not permitted inside the Royal Pavilion. Many of the items in the palace are on loan, in particular from HM The Queen, and one condition of the loans is that the items cannot be photographed or reproduced without prior written permission.
The Royal Pavilion is licensed as a venue for weddings. On 29 March 2014, the Royal Pavilion was host to one of a number of the first legal same-sex marriages to take place in the United Kingdom following the passage of the 2013 Same Sex Couples Act.
4/5 Pavilion Buildings, Brighton, England, UK, BN1 1EE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,South East England,England,seaside,English,UK,GB,coast,coastal,town,summer,seaside resort,resort,Brighton and Hove,council,Sussex,tourists,travel,tourism,popular seaside destination,LGBT,LGBTQ,community,lesbian,gay,Victory Inn,green,pub,bar,wines,spirits,front,frontage,door
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RKMM98 - Brighton is a seaside resort on the south coast of England that is part of the city of Brighton and Hove, located 47 miles (76 km) south of London.
Brighton's location has made it a popular destination for tourists, renowned for its diverse communities, quirky shopping areas, large cultural, music and arts scene and its large LGBT population, leading to its recognition as the unofficial gay capital of the UK. Brighton attracted 7.5 million day visitors in 2015/16 and 4.9 million overnight visitors, and is the most popular seaside destination in the UK for overseas tourists. Brighton has also been called the UK's hippest city, and the happiest place to live in the UK
In 1985, the Borough Council described three myths about Brighton's economy. Common beliefs were that most of the working population commuted to London every day
that tourism provided most of Brighton's jobs and income
or that the borough's residents were composed entirely of wealthy theatricals and retired businesspeople rather than workers. Brighton has been an important centre for commerce and employment since the 18th century. It is home to several major companies, some of which employ thousands of people locally
as a retail centre it is of regional importance
creative, digital and new media businesses are increasingly significant
and, although Brighton was never a major industrial centre, its railway works contributed to Britain's rail industry in the 19th and 20th centuries, particularly in the manufacture of steam locomotives.
Since the amalgamation of Brighton and Hove, economic and retail data has been produced at a citywide level only. Examples of statistics include: Brighton and Hove's tourism industry contributes £380m to the economy and employs 20,000 people directly or indirectly
the city has 9,600 registered companies
and a 2001 report identified it as one of five supercities for the future. In the past couple of years tourists to Brighton and Hove have fallen.
6 Duke St, Brighton, England, UK, BN1 1AH
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,South East England,England,seaside,English,UK,GB,coast,coastal,town,summer,resort,council,Sussex,tourists,travel,LGBT,LGBTQ,community,lesbian,gay,bisexual,homosexual,same sex households,Piers,British,sign,English seaside,Brighton sign,red,red Brighton sign,white pier,white,pier,pier building,windows,window,Brighton window
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RKMMA6 - Brighton is a seaside resort on the south coast of England that is part of the city of Brighton and Hove, located 47 miles (76 km) south of London.
Brighton's location has made it a popular destination for tourists, renowned for its diverse communities, quirky shopping areas, large cultural, music and arts scene and its large LGBT population, leading to its recognition as the unofficial gay capital of the UK. Brighton attracted 7.5 million day visitors in 2015/16 and 4.9 million overnight visitors, and is the most popular seaside destination in the UK for overseas tourists. Brighton has also been called the UK's hippest city, and the happiest place to live in the UK
In 1985, the Borough Council described three myths about Brighton's economy. Common beliefs were that most of the working population commuted to London every day
that tourism provided most of Brighton's jobs and income
or that the borough's residents were composed entirely of wealthy theatricals and retired businesspeople rather than workers. Brighton has been an important centre for commerce and employment since the 18th century. It is home to several major companies, some of which employ thousands of people locally
as a retail centre it is of regional importance
creative, digital and new media businesses are increasingly significant
and, although Brighton was never a major industrial centre, its railway works contributed to Britain's rail industry in the 19th and 20th centuries, particularly in the manufacture of steam locomotives.
Since the amalgamation of Brighton and Hove, economic and retail data has been produced at a citywide level only. Examples of statistics include: Brighton and Hove's tourism industry contributes £380m to the economy and employs 20,000 people directly or indirectly
the city has 9,600 registered companies
and a 2001 report identified it as one of five supercities for the future. In the past couple of years tourists to Brighton and Hove have fallen.
Madeira Dr, Brighton BN2 1TW
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Keywords: canals,seedy,entertainment,bar,bars,LGBT,fun,relaxed,day,time,daytime,pub,pubs,club,clubs,gaycanal,c,anal,homosexual,homosexuality,city,centre,nightlife,people,somerville,life,pride,relax,relaxed,Churchills,Kiki,bar,pub,club,clubs,pubs,bars,flag,empty,deserted,gay city,LGBT flag,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,Gay,village,LGBT,pride,GayPride,CanalSt,CanalStreet,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,Gay Village,Canal Street,Canal St
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H3TNRH - . Made at Canal St,Manchester,England,UK in 2016, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The defining feature is Churchills,Kiki,Canal St Gay Village,Manchester,England. A broader reading of the photograph includes customer-facing leisure, period detail, boat museum collection, neighbourhood drinking venue, contemporary social history, historical comparison, historic narrowboat, visual archive, hospitality economy, industrial waterway history, inland navigation, before-and-after reference, licensed trade, and community identity. Current relevance extends to waterway maintenance and heritage conservation, particularly through the cost of maintaining ageing locks, boats and canal structures. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into staffing pressure and food inflation, not least because of the survival of local venues as social meeting places. For later comparison, the photograph preserves materials and architectural details at Canal St,Manchester,England,UK, details that may look very different after new construction. Other useful contextual ideas include street-level dining, place identity, traditional hostelry, night-time economy, casual dining, local social venue, everyday life, and public realm. Elements such as Village, Canal, Manchester, and Churchills add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. A later view of Canal St,Manchester,England,UK may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The scene further reflects waterway maintenance and the cost of maintaining ageing locks, boats and canal structures when considered against later change at Canal St,Manchester,England,UK. The frame retains period character for future local research.
Canal St,Manchester,England,UK
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Keywords: canals,seedy,entertainment,bar,bars,LGBT,fun,relaxed,day,time,daytime,pub,pubs,club,clubs,gaycanal,c,anal,homosexual,homosexuality,city,centre,nightlife,people,somerville,life,pride,relax,relaxed,Rembrandt,pub,hotel,bar,Inn,trees,corner,gay city,Manchester Pride,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,Gay,village,LGBT,pride,GayPride,CanalSt,CanalStreet,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,Gay Village,Canal Street,Canal St
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H3TP0P - . This dated editorial view of Canal St,Manchester,England,UK in 2016 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The image documents The Rembrandt pub,Canal St Gay Village,Manchester,England. A broader reading of the photograph includes historic streetscape, documentary photography, local history, built heritage, before-and-after reference, heritage asset, contemporary social history, social history, place identity, community identity, public realm, historic townscape, visual archive, and everyday life. The wider contemporary story combines redevelopment pressure, heritage conservation and the value of architectural landmarks to local identity and tourism. The image fixes local activity and public use within Canal St,Manchester,England,UK at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against closure or conversion. The subject also sits alongside conservation interest, period building, conservation architecture, urban fabric, period detail, changing streetscape, adaptive reuse, and architectural character. Details involving Manchester, Canal, Rembrandt, and Village make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The wider setting at Canal St,Manchester,England,UK matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Another strand within the photograph is redevelopment pressure and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their distinctive character within the real-world context of Canal St,Manchester,England,UK. The setting also helps illustrate planning control and the balance between conservation, retrofit and modern accessibility within the specific setting of Canal St,Manchester,England,UK. The image fixes period character as a date-specific reference. It also preserves a trace of local identity for later comparison.
Canal St,Manchester,England,UK
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Keywords: canals,seedy,entertainment,bar,bars,LGBT,fun,relaxed,day,time,daytime,pub,pubs,club,clubs,gaycanal,c,anal,homosexual,homosexuality,city,centre,nightlife,people,somerville,life,pride,relax,relaxed,DOCs,Doctors,Doctor,sexual,health,centre,STD,safesex,safe,sex,gay city,The Docs,health centre,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,Gay,village,LGBT,pride,GayPride,CanalSt,CanalStreet,protection,door,NHS,national,health,service,Northern,Powerhouse,funding,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,Gay Village,Canal Street,Canal St,National Health Service
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H3TPCP - . Recorded at Canal St,Manchester,England,UK in 2016, 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 The Docs,Bloom St,Gay Village,Manchester,England. Other connected aspects include changing land use, community identity, urban fabric, contemporary social history, visual archive, historic streetscape, heritage asset, historic townscape, before-and-after reference, archival record, period architecture, heritage landmark, social history, and conservation interest. Current relevance extends to embodied carbon and redevelopment pressure, particularly through how historic buildings acquire new uses as cities change. The image fixes signage and branding within Canal St,Manchester,England,UK at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against different community use. The photograph additionally reflects regional identity, cityscape history, historical comparison, period detail, conservation architecture, everyday life, adaptive reuse, and architectural character. References to Village, Manchester, and Bloom give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. For Canal St,Manchester,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 setting also helps illustrate embodied carbon and how historic buildings acquire new uses as cities change in a form that can be compared with future views of Canal St,Manchester,England,UK. The image also provides a reference for redevelopment pressure and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their distinctive character within the real-world context of Canal St,Manchester,England,UK. Another useful connection is adaptive reuse and how historic buildings acquire new uses as cities change within the specific setting of Canal St,Manchester,England,UK.
Canal St,Manchester,England,UK
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Keywords: Afflecks,Palace,Manchester,Northern,Quarter,Oldham,St,Street,Market,Dept,door,entrance,disablism,Altergphobia,love,peace,red,black,respect,LGTB,village,gay,canal,street,famous,Afflecks Palace Manchester,Northern Quarter,Canal St,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,United,Kingdom,GB,English,British,Afflecks,Palace,store,on,Oldham,Street,market,shops,stalls,Tib,Dale,department,tourist,attraction,retail,cool,Madchester,Church,boutiques,building,victorian,city,centre,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,United Kingdom,Great Britain,Afflecks Palace,Affleck & Browns,Tib St,Church St,independent stalls,small shops
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GJ79A5 - Afflecks (formerly Affleck's Palace) is an indoor market in Manchester, England, in the city's Northern Quarter on the junction of Church Street/Tib Street and Dale Street with Oldham Street. Dozens of independent stalls, small shops and boutiques operate in the one building. The building was once occupied by a department store called Affleck and Brown as a store and office space, hence the name.
Affleck's Palace first opened in 1981 by James and Elaine Walsh with an ethos of offering a safe environment for entrepreneurs to start out with affordable rent and no long term contracts. Unit holders operated under a licence agreement which allowed them to pay for space on a week by week basis. The atmosphere and colourful maze-like layout led to Affleck's becoming a mecca for alternative culture. The establishment was able to bounce back from two building fires and overcame many obstacles.
During the 1990s 'Madchester Summer of Love' period “ when local bands like the Stone Roses, Happy Mondays and Inspiral Carpets were at the height of their popularity
Affleck's Palace was a fashionable spot to get oversized flared jeans and tie dyed T-shirts and 'Eastern Bloc' was a popular record shop as it dealt in all the latest underground dance tunes of the time.
52 Church St, Manchester, England, UK M4 1PW
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Keywords: Afflecks,Palace,Street,Market,Dept,racism,homophobia,sexism,transphobia,disablism,Altergphobia,violence,love,peace,red,black,LGTB,village,gay,canal,street,famous,shopper,shopping,Afflecks Palace Manchester,Northern Quarter,Canal St,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,United,Kingdom,GB,English,British,Afflecks,Palace,store,on,Oldham,Street,market,shops,stalls,Tib,Dale,department,tourist,attraction,retail,cool,Madchester,Church,boutiques,building,victorian,city,centre,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,United Kingdom,Great Britain,Afflecks Palace,Affleck & Browns,Tib St,Church St,independent stalls,small shops
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GJ79A6 - Afflecks (formerly Affleck's Palace) is an indoor market in Manchester, England, in the city's Northern Quarter on the junction of Church Street/Tib Street and Dale Street with Oldham Street. Dozens of independent stalls, small shops and boutiques operate in the one building. The building was once occupied by a department store called Affleck and Brown as a store and office space, hence the name.
Affleck's Palace first opened in 1981 by James and Elaine Walsh with an ethos of offering a safe environment for entrepreneurs to start out with affordable rent and no long term contracts. Unit holders operated under a licence agreement which allowed them to pay for space on a week by week basis. The atmosphere and colourful maze-like layout led to Affleck's becoming a mecca for alternative culture. The establishment was able to bounce back from two building fires and overcame many obstacles.
During the 1990s 'Madchester Summer of Love' period “ when local bands like the Stone Roses, Happy Mondays and Inspiral Carpets were at the height of their popularity
Affleck's Palace was a fashionable spot to get oversized flared jeans and tie dyed T-shirts and 'Eastern Bloc' was a popular record shop as it dealt in all the latest underground dance tunes of the time.
52 Church St, Manchester, England, UK M4 1PW
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Keywords: Butts Street,historic,pub,bar,gay,butts,bathhouse,bath house,SF,Canal St,Queer,Homosexual,LGBT,England,UK,Midland,Butts,Tavern,Public House,GoTonySmith,Black,Country,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Walsall Black Country,the,inn,bars,pubs,beer,red,brick
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY7XX7 - . This scene at 44 Butts St, Walsall, West Midlands, England, UK WS4 2BJ in 2015 forms part of the visual history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. The location is represented through The Butts Tavern, Butts St,Walsall,West Midlands,England, UK. The broader subject matter reaches into pub heritage, hospitality economy, documentary photography, changing streetscape, archival record, everyday life, beer-led hospitality, night-time economy, changing land use, licensed hospitality, public realm, regional identity, social history, and visitor hospitality. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into beer duty and pub closures, not least because of the survival of pubs as both businesses and informal community spaces. Small period details of lettering, decoration and surface detail at 44 Butts St, Walsall, West Midlands, England, UK WS4 2BJ may become more significant with time, particularly following redevelopment. Other useful contextual ideas include real-ale culture, community drinking venue, local history, place identity, community identity, local social venue, traditional ale house, and visual archive. The combination of Butts, Tavern, Midlands, and Walsall anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The period setting at 44 Butts St, Walsall, West Midlands, England, UK WS4 2BJ helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Another useful connection is beer duty and the survival of pubs as both businesses and informal community spaces within the real-world context of 44 Butts St, Walsall, West Midlands, England, UK WS4 2BJ. The scene further reflects energy costs and pressure on hospitality margins in the mid-2020s within the specific setting of 44 Butts St, Walsall, West Midlands, England, UK WS4 2BJ.
44 Butts St, Walsall, West Midlands, England, UK WS4 2BJ
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Keywords: Cheshire,UK,7th,September,2013,Sep,Wolves,Wolfie,RLFC,added,to,the,fun,at,the,successful,LGBT,pride,event,in,the,town,centre,He,brought,some,rugby,fun,to,this,annual,event,attended,by,the,130th,mayor,of,Warrington,Cllr,Peter,Carey.,©,Tony,Smith/Alamy,Live,News,gay,lesbian,Transgender,trans-gender,Warrington,NW,North,west,northwest,England,local,gay,LGBT,event,events,march,parade,town,centre,celebration,annual,7th,September,07/09/2013,Rylands,Ryland,st,street,Warrington,NW,North,west,northwest,England,local,gay,LGBT,event,events,march,parade,town,centre,celebration,annual,7th,September,07/09/2013,@gotonysmith,policeman,police,man,mans,ball,balls,player,in,street,Palmyra,Sq,square,WA11JQ,WA1,1JQ,Councilor,Councillor,David,Mowat,MP,Dave,David,Thompson,NHS,support,disabled,Warringtonians,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDW4AT - Warrington, Cheshire, UK. 7th September 2013. Local community officials, the mayor and church leaders walked with the parade at the successful LGBT pride event in the town centre.
It was attended by the 130th mayor of Warrington Cllr Peter Carey.
© Tony Smith/Alamy Live News
Palmyra Square, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK WA11JQ
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Keywords: Cheshire,UK,7th,September,2013,Sep,Wolves,Wolfie,RLFC,added,to,the,fun,at,the,successful,LGBT,pride,event,in,the,town,centre,He,brought,some,rugby,fun,to,this,annual,event,attended,by,the,130th,mayor,of,Warrington,Cllr,Peter,Carey.,©,Tony,Smith/Alamy,Live,News,gay,lesbian,Transgender,trans-gender,Warrington,NW,North,west,northwest,England,local,gay,LGBT,event,events,march,parade,town,centre,celebration,annual,7th,September,07/09/2013,@gotonysmith,policeman,police,man,mans,ball,balls,player,in,street,Palmyra,Sq,square,WA11JQ,WA1,1JQ,Warringtonians,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDW523 - Warrington, Cheshire, UK. 7th September 2013. Warrington Wolves Wolfie aded to the fun at the successful LGBT pride event in the town centre. He brought some rugby fun to this annual event, attended by the 130th mayor of Warrington (Cllr Peter Carey). © Tony Smith/Alamy Live News
Palmyra Square, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK WA11JQ
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Keywords: gay,party,celebration,rugby,Wolf,Wolves,ROB,Manchester,Canal,st,street,United Kingdom,Warrington Wolves,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Woke,gay rugby club,LGBTQ,LGBTQ+,rugby Canalsiders,with,Wolfie,mascot,Canal Street,sport,players,Canalsiders,mascots
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXGKD - . LGBT Festival in Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK - Rugby Canalsiders with Wolfie mascot. Photographed at Bold St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. The photograph was taken on 07 September 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with LGBT, Festival, Warrington, Cheshire, rugger, wolfie, homosexual, gay, party and celebration, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph has strong editorial relevance to public events, festivals, performances, celebrations and the temporary activity that changes the character of a familiar place. It can support coverage of festivals, street entertainment, performers, audiences, tourism, cultural events, city-centre activity and the economic and social impact of organised public gatherings. Costume, temporary signs, crowds, performance areas, street furniture and the surrounding architecture can all help establish the event in a specific place and period. Because events are temporary, a dated documentary photograph has particular archive value, preserving details that disappear as soon as the programme, performers and public activity move on. Search themes include festivals, street performance, live entertainment, cultural events, tourism, crowds, city-centre activity, temporary public space and event heritage. The dated view is valuable for identifying how a particular event, performer or festival presence looked in that year. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. This particular view is catalogued under Alamy image reference DDXGKD, distinguishing it from other photographs of the same or related subject.
Bold St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: England,WA1,UK,GB,Great,britain,British,gay,lesbian,trans,transgender,LGBT,Bi,Bi-sexual,bisexual,people,men,women,marching,rights,WarringtonPride,march,marches,WBC,borough,council,unitary,local,authority,GGHT,golden,gates,housing,trust,events,celebrating,event,annual,yearly,flag,7th,seventh,gotonysmith,Warington,gayrights,Sep,Sept,Stonewall,town,demonstrate,demonstrators,demonstrator,Liberation,Front,GLF,gayness,gayboy,boy,boys,girls,girl,population,world,worldpride,Canal,St,street,rugby,player,players,team,cup,rugbyworldcup,07/09/2013,09/07/2013,Rylands,Palmyra,Sq,square,Bond,Bridge,WarringtonLGBT,LGBTWarrington,members,volunteers,stigma,services,service,HIV,aids,sexuality,sex,lgbtwarrington.co.uk,WA1,1JL,WA11JL,Councillor,Peter,Carey,is,the,130th,Mayor,and,first,citizen,of,Warrington,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXM0R - LGBT Warrington is organised by LGBT members who are all volunteers. The group has built great relationships with partners, which include the Council, police, health and local businesses.
They are here to help and welcome anyone who would like to join us to stamp out the stigma people may have on the LGBT community.
The group offers support to those who need it on a 1-2-1 basis and is treated with great confidentiality, and point people in the right direction of the services they require.
They meet throughout the year mainly to have a brew and chat about life in general, to meet and make new friends, and for those who require extra support, to help by signposting to relevant services in Warrington. We also at times hold activities such as bowling, theatre trips, quizzes and games.
They also have nights out in the town centre at Cotton Mill or Show Bar and take part with events they are holding, or even have the odd night out to Manchester to Canal Street or to the theatre.
During the year they are also visited by guest speakers.
They welcome visitors and potential new members whatever their sexuality, though is open to 18+ only.
More info at http://www.lgbtwarrington.co.uk/
Bold St, Warrington, Cheshire, England , UK WA1 1JL
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Keywords: England,WA1,UK,GB,Great,britain,British,gay,lesbian,trans,transgender,LGBT,Bi,Bi-sexual,bisexual,people,men,women,marching,rights,WarringtonPride,march,marches,WBC,borough,council,unitary,local,authority,GGHT,golden,gates,housing,trust,events,celebrating,event,annual,yearly,flag,7th,seventh,gotonysmith,Warington,gayrights,Sep,Sept,Stonewall,town,demonstrate,demonstrators,demonstrator,Liberation,Front,GLF,gayness,gayboy,boy,boys,girls,girl,population,world,worldpride,Canal,St,street,rugby,player,players,team,cup,rugbyworldcup,07/09/2013,09/07/2013,Rylands,Palmyra,Sq,square,Bond,Bridge,WarringtonLGBT,LGBTWarrington,members,volunteers,stigma,services,service,HIV,aids,sexuality,sex,lgbtwarrington.co.uk,WA1,1JL,WA11JL,Vicar,130th,Lord,mayor,Councillor,Peter,Carey,and,Clair,Haslam,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXM8X - LGBT Warrington is organised by LGBT members who are all volunteers. The group has built great relationships with partners, which include the Council, police, health and local businesses.
They are here to help and welcome anyone who would like to join us to stamp out the stigma people may have on the LGBT community.
The group offers support to those who need it on a 1-2-1 basis and is treated with great confidentiality, and point people in the right direction of the services they require.
They meet throughout the year mainly to have a brew and chat about life in general, to meet and make new friends, and for those who require extra support, to help by signposting to relevant services in Warrington. We also at times hold activities such as bowling, theatre trips, quizzes and games.
They also have nights out in the town centre at Cotton Mill or Show Bar and take part with events they are holding, or even have the odd night out to Manchester to Canal Street or to the theatre.
During the year they are also visited by guest speakers.
They welcome visitors and potential new members whatever their sexuality, though is open to 18+ only.
More info at http://www.lgbtwarrington.co.uk/
Bold St, Warrington, Cheshire, England , UK WA1 1JL
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Keywords: England,WA1,UK,GB,Great,britain,British,gay,lesbian,trans,transgender,LGBT,Bi,Bi-sexual,bisexual,people,men,women,marching,rights,WarringtonPride,march,marches,WBC,borough,council,unitary,local,authority,GGHT,golden,gates,housing,trust,events,celebrating,event,annual,yearly,flag,7th,police,Wolves,gotonysmith,Warington,gayrights,Sep,Sept,Stonewall,town,demonstrate,demonstrators,demonstrator,Liberation,Front,GLF,gayness,gayboy,boy,boys,girls,girl,population,world,worldpride,Canal,St,street,rugby,player,players,team,cup,rugbyworldcup,07/09/2013,09/07/2013,Rylands,Palmyra,Sq,square,Bond,Bridge,WarringtonLGBT,LGBTWarrington,members,volunteers,stigma,services,service,HIV,aids,sexuality,sex,lgbtwarrington.co.uk,WA1,1JL,WA11JL,hat,helmet,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXMC2 - LGBT Warrington is organised by LGBT members who are all volunteers. The group has built great relationships with partners, which include the Council, police, health and local businesses.
They are here to help and welcome anyone who would like to join us to stamp out the stigma people may have on the LGBT community.
The group offers support to those who need it on a 1-2-1 basis and is treated with great confidentiality, and point people in the right direction of the services they require.
They meet throughout the year mainly to have a brew and chat about life in general, to meet and make new friends, and for those who require extra support, to help by signposting to relevant services in Warrington. We also at times hold activities such as bowling, theatre trips, quizzes and games.
They also have nights out in the town centre at Cotton Mill or Show Bar and take part with events they are holding, or even have the odd night out to Manchester to Canal Street or to the theatre.
During the year they are also visited by guest speakers.
They welcome visitors and potential new members whatever their sexuality, though is open to 18+ only.
More info at http://www.lgbtwarrington.co.uk/
Bold St, Warrington, Cheshire, England , UK WA1 1JL
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Keywords: England,flag,UK,GB,Great,britain,British,gay,lesbian,trans,transgender,LGBT,Bi,Bi-sexual,bisexual,people,men,women,marching,rights,WarringtonPride,march,marches,WBC,borough,council,unitary,local,authority,GGHT,golden,gates,housing,trust,events,celebrating,event,annual,yearly,flag,7th,seventh,rainbow,gotonysmith,Warington,gayrights,Sep,Sept,Stonewall,town,demonstrate,demonstrators,demonstrator,Liberation,Front,GLF,gayness,gayboy,boy,boys,girls,girl,population,world,worldpride,Canal,St,street,rugby,player,players,team,cup,rugbyworldcup,07/09/2013,09/07/2013,Rylands,Palmyra,Sq,square,Bond,Bridge,WarringtonLGBT,LGBTWarrington,members,volunteers,stigma,services,service,HIV,aids,sexuality,sex,lgbtwarrington.co.uk,WA1,1JL,WA11JL,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXXWJ - LGBT Warrington is organised by LGBT members who are all volunteers. The group has built great relationships with partners, which include the Council, police, health and local businesses.
They are here to help and welcome anyone who would like to join us to stamp out the stigma people may have on the LGBT community.
The group offers support to those who need it on a 1-2-1 basis and is treated with great confidentiality, and point people in the right direction of the services they require.
They meet throughout the year mainly to have a brew and chat about life in general, to meet and make new friends, and for those who require extra support, to help by signposting to relevant services in Warrington. We also at times hold activities such as bowling, theatre trips, quizzes and games.
They also have nights out in the town centre at Cotton Mill or Show Bar and take part with events they are holding, or even have the odd night out to Manchester to Canal Street or to the theatre.
During the year they are also visited by guest speakers.
They welcome visitors and potential new members whatever their sexuality, though is open to 18+ only.
More info at http://www.lgbtwarrington.co.uk/
Bold St, Warrington, Cheshire, England , UK WA1 1JL
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Keywords: England,WA1,UK,GB,Great,britain,British,gay,lesbian,trans,transgender,LGBT,Bi,Bi-sexual,bisexual,people,men,women,marching,rights,WarringtonPride,march,marches,WBC,borough,council,unitary,local,authority,GGHT,golden,gates,housing,trust,events,celebrating,event,annual,yearly,flag,7th,seventh,gotonysmith,Warington,gayrights,Sep,Sept,Stonewall,town,demonstrate,demonstrators,demonstrator,Liberation,Front,GLF,gayness,gayboy,boy,boys,girls,girl,population,world,worldpride,Canal,St,street,rugby,player,players,team,cup,rugbyworldcup,07/09/2013,09/07/2013,Rylands,Palmyra,Sq,square,Bond,Bridge,WarringtonLGBT,LGBTWarrington,members,volunteers,stigma,services,service,HIV,aids,sexuality,sex,lgbtwarrington.co.uk,WA1,1JL,WA11JL,Wolves,Wolfie,Wolveswolfie,Canalsider,mustached,mustache,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDY08K - LGBT Warrington is organised by LGBT members who are all volunteers. The group has built great relationships with partners, which include the Council, police, health and local businesses.
They are here to help and welcome anyone who would like to join us to stamp out the stigma people may have on the LGBT community.
The group offers support to those who need it on a 1-2-1 basis and is treated with great confidentiality, and point people in the right direction of the services they require.
They meet throughout the year mainly to have a brew and chat about life in general, to meet and make new friends, and for those who require extra support, to help by signposting to relevant services in Warrington. We also at times hold activities such as bowling, theatre trips, quizzes and games.
They also have nights out in the town centre at Cotton Mill or Show Bar and take part with events they are holding, or even have the odd night out to Manchester to Canal Street or to the theatre.
During the year they are also visited by guest speakers.
They welcome visitors and potential new members whatever their sexuality, though is open to 18+ only.
More info at http://www.lgbtwarrington.co.uk/
Bold St, Warrington, Cheshire, England , UK WA1 1JL
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Keywords: 34,thirty,four,thirtyfour,number,no,lower,men on,men,gay,gay men,3,4,raise,steadily,dial,needle,red,tony,smith,tonysmith,hotpix,hotpixuk,numbers,numberwang,wang,integer,set,dirty,equipment,mine,mining,astley,colliarly
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 9118629599 - 'Thirty Four is the ninth Fibonacci number and a companion Pell number. Since it is an odd-indexed Fibonacci number, 34 is a Markov number, appearing in solutions with other Fibonacci numbers, such as (1, 13, 34), (1, 34, 89), etc..
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35 is the atomic number of selenium.+34 is the code for international direct-dial phone calls to Spain.
Thirty Four is a book by William Hastings Burke about Berlin, Hitler and his bunker.
Amidst the giddy chaos of Berlin, Hitler toys with death in his bunker. The golden boy of Nazism, Hermann G\u00f6ring, looks set to succeed as F\u00fchrer. But his bid for power ends with a cyanide capsule in a gaol cell in Nuremberg. And there story.htm Target=_Blank>history signs off on Hermann. Yet buried in the footnotes sits the extraordinary story of Hermann G\u00f6ring's little brother, Albert.
A defiant anti-Nazi, Albert G\u00f6ring spent the war years busting the persecuted out of concentration camps, smuggling them across borders and funnelling aid to refugees throughout Europe. He did everything to undermine his brother's regime. But by 1944 the Gestapo were hunting him down like a dog. Did Hermann step in and save his brother?
Enter William, a twentysomething from Sydney, Australia, who stumbles upon the tattered pieces of Albert's history. Shelving plans for a Ph.D., William sets off on a three year odyssey across eight countries and three continents to piece together the puzzling life of Albert G\u00f6ring.
Forget staid biography. Think seat of your pants travelogue mixed with a Spielberg eye for storytelling and you start to get a taste for the energy William brings to the page. Delivering the kind of must-read story that turns history on its head, Thirty Four gives us a new hero. Standing alongside Oskar Schindler and Raoul Wallenberg is the G\u00f6ring history forgot.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4935107553 - 'Pride - 'U2' - Play this track ob=av2e\' rel=\'nofollow\'>here.
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Pride (In the Name of Love)' is a song by rock band U2. It is the second track on the band's 1984 album, The 'Unforgettable Fire', it was released as the album's lead single in September 1984. The song had been intended to be about Ronald Reagan's pride in America's military power but writer St. Bono had been influenced by Stephen B. Oates's book Let The Trumpet Sound: A Life of Martin Luther King, Jr. and a biography of Malcolm X. These caused Bono to ponder the different sides of the civil rights campaigns, the violent and the non-violent.
I have an uneasy relationship with U2, I really like the early years up to Zooropa, but then I stuggle. This is one of my favourites however. I hope you enjoy it!
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Sir Ian Murray McKellen, CH, CBE (born 25 May 1939) is an English actor from near me in Burnley, living some early years in Wigan. He has received a Tony Award and two Academy Award nominations. His work has spanned genres from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. He is known to many for roles such as Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy and as Magneto in the X-Men films.
In 1988, McKellen came out and announced he was gay. He became a founding member of Stonewall, one of the United Kingdom's most influential LGBT rights groups, of which he remains a prominent spokesman. Here he wears a classic Stonewall T-shirt 'Some People Are Gay, Just Get Over It'.
He is pictured here leading the Manchester Pride 2010 carnival parade today 28th August .
The emotional feeling I get when I watch the pride march most years, is a similar one to when I hear this track. From the early 1980's when Manchester's canal street was a seedy no-go area. The area along the canal was perfect for gay men to clandestinely meet as it was dark and unvisited with shuttered pubs such as Napoleons. Manto bar started to buck that trend in 1981.
At the time there was a backdrop of less than equitable policing, led by James Anderton. His appointment as Chief Constable of Greater Manchester was announced on October 23, 1975. Anderton frequently courted public controversy with his outspoken views on policing and morality. As a professed Christian who claimed to speak with the supreme being regularly and who characterised himself to be an instrument of divine judgement.
Anderton came to be known as 'God's copper'. This led to the press and the public questioning his mental health and capability to perform his job appropriately. He was often in conflict with the city's political leadership during the 1980s, especially over his views on homosexuality and AIDS: he declared that homosexuality should be illegal, and he referred to homosexuals and those with AIDS as 'swirling in a cesspit of their own making'.
The Happy Mondays song 'God's Cop' criticizes James Anderton (for example, 'God makes it easy/God makes is easy on me'). The John Cooper Clarke track 'Chicken Town' is also a mancunian parable on those dark days.
I for one are glad those are now behind us. We have the tolerance and freedoms that help us respect each other, regardless of sexuality, race, religion. We should all be truly thankful (amen).
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4704019146 - 'The Grand Pier in Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, England was started in 1903. It is situated on the Bristol Channel approximately 18 miles south west of Bristol in the seaside town.
It is supported in true victorian fashion by 600 iron piles, and is 400 metres long. Unfortunatly it has form where fire is concerned. It has been damaged by fire on two occasions in 1930 and 2008.
At 01:35 on the 28 July 2008, a fire at the foot of the north tower on the shoreward (eastern) end of the pavilion triggered the privately monitored fire alarm. The Essex-based alarm monitoring company were unable to contact the key-holder by mobile phone and no further action was taken.
It was not until 06:46 that the Avon Fire and Rescue Service (AFRS) was notified, by this time a hefty blaze was under way. It deployed 13 fire engines, special appliances, and more than 85 firefighters to tackle the blaze, but the building was soon destroyed.
Robert Tinker, a Grand Pier employee, was later praised by the fire service as he braved the extreme intensity of the heat from the flames to rush around the side of the building to remove several gas canisters which had been stored within the premises, had these not been removed the AFRS claim that the fire could have been much worse and with the possibility of needing evacuation of local residents and traders.
Preliminary investigations suggested that the fire started due to a number of deep fat fryers which had been located within the area pavilion, however after further investigation this was later ruled out, as was arson. On 22 October a news conference was held by AFRS who announced that despite their efforts the cause of the fire would be recorded as unknown, but that the most likely cause was an electrical fire.
Workmen began dismantling the wreckage on 12th September and a design competition for the new pavilion was won by the Bristol-based Angus Meek Architects' on 15th October. On 7th December it was announced that a slowly rotating 91 metres (299 ft) tall observation tower was proposed along with the new building.
On 12 March 2009, North Somerset Council approved the plans, which are to cost \u00a334 million. The new pavilion is expected to open in the summer of 2010. On 5 August 2009 it was announced that contractors John Sisk &
Son Ltd had been selected to construct the new pavilion and it was hoped that it would be completed by July 2010. These lads are working on the project. Jeff Bonvallet is at the far right.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4346708697 - 'Poloroid transfer of Andy's nearly complete back tattoo in glorious american colours. Based on the line from the film 300, Spartans! Tonight We Dine in Hell!'
300's director Zack Snyder stated in an MTV interview that the film is 'an opera, not a documentary. It certainly looked like fun to be a Spartan, regardless if you were in Mark E Smiths football team 'Sparta FC'. Since 2005, has been used as the theme music to the Final Score section of BBC television's Saturday afternoon sports coverage.
Credit to Mr Miks Independent Tattoo &
Body Piercing. Support your local shops.
Tel: 01606 350792 , 111, Middlewich Rd, Northwich, Cheshire CW9 7BY UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3808854783 - 'Carlos and Tim with their tattoos and piercings at the Dunstable tattoo convention 1990's. Here in some suburban market stalls.
Both are naked to the waist showing Carlos muscle toned six pack.
A different pair www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3805002961/
A shot from the Manchester Tattoo Convention march 6th 2010 here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4427429577/
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4318905746 - 'A shot of a blue butterfly Canal St festival taken in Deansgate.
A collection of Manchester Mardigras shots can be found at:
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www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4318167727/in/photostream/
www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4318020799/in/photostream/
www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3813064826/
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4318020799 - 'A handsome chap in a big pink hat from the Manchester Mardi Gras August bank holiday, with a nice big whistle.
I have since lost his name, if you know who this is, please add a comment. Hanx!
Canal Street was packed as it was after the main parage. Everyone was spilling into Sackville Street and teh gardens where a number of stalls were set up selling food drink, new flats, you name it. Shamelessly courting the pink pound.
A collection of Manchester Mardigras shots can be found at:
www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4318905746/
www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4318167727/in/photostream/
www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4318020799/in/photostream/
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 5622525135 - 'Boys &
Girls - 'Blur' - Play this track here. If the link is broken, comment with an alternative..
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Streets like a jungle......
'Boys and girls' was the lead single from the 'Park Life' album. It was Blur's first top 5 UK hit and most successful single until 'Country House' reached number 1 the following year. The single was seen as a comeback for the band, who had had a lean commercial period for a couple of years. The song surpassed the band's previous commercial peak 'There's No Other Way' by three spots on the UK Singles Chart.
The video, directed by 10cc's Kevin Godley, featured Blur performing the song against a bluescreen backdrop of documentary footage people on 18-30 package holidays. Godley branded the video as 'Page 3 rubbish' while Blur found it 'perfect'. The front cover of the single was taken from a pack of Durex condoms.
In 1994, the song was named single of the year by NME and Melody Maker in the UK. It was also nominated for best song at the MTV Europe Music Awards. Everyone should own at least one Blur album, my choice would be the 'Midlife: A Beginner's Guide to Blur'. Track it down, tell 'em I sent you.
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Manchester has a wealth of LGBT culture and activities. The sitcom drama 'Queer as folk' was set in the Canal St area of the city. 20th century broadcaster and social commentator Brian Redhead once said 'Manchester ... is the capital, in every sense, of the North of England, where the modern world was born. The people know their geography is without equal. Their history is their response to it'. Whilst Ian Brown of the Stone Roses has previously said that 'Manchester has everything except a beach' (er.. top man, bob-on!).
Manchester has claimed to have the UK's largest gay population outside of London. Gay Village, centred on the Canal Street area, is home to numerous shops, restaurants, bars and clubs. On the last weekend in August it hosts the Manchester Pride Festival (previously known as Mardi Gras and Gayfest).
Manchester's gay culture was brought to mainstream attention on television series Queer as Folk and Coronation Street. It is also the birthplace of several gay rights organisations including the Campaign for Homosexual Equality, Queer Youth Alliance, The Lesbian &
Gay Foundation.
Manchester has its own gay sports teams, Village Manchester FC (soccer), Northern Wave (swimming) and Village Spartans (Rugby) which take part in Manchester's annual Pride Games. In the 1990s Manchester City Council gave support to the establishment of a gay centre and employed four lesbians and gay men to help implement their equal opportunity policy. Their work continued in spite of Section 28 and the City Council actively supported the Mardi Gras and other gay events.
The year round gay and lesbian heritage trail exhibits Manchester's gay history. In 2003, Manchester played host city to the annual Europride festival. The Lesbian &
Gay Foundation, Britain's biggest gay charity, is based on Richmond Street in the city centre. Manchester Metropolitan University has been named the most gay friendly university in the UK.
One of these weekends, hop on a Richard Branson Virgin Train and feel welcome to come check us out!
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DED1KM - The Scottish National Gallery is one of Scotland's top free visitor attractions. It is made up of three interconnected buildings, right in the heart of Edinburgh. The Gallery is home to a major part of Scotland's sensational national collection of fine art
the Academy is one of Europe's premier venues for international exhibitions
and the Gardens Entrance, which lies beneath the two buildings, connects them together with areas for shopping, learning, eating and drinking.
The National Collection
The Gallery houses the national collection of fine art from the early Renaissance to the end of the nineteenth century. Spend an hour strolling around this peaceful setting and you'll find masterpieces from Raphael, El Greco, Velázquez and Rubens to Van Gogh, Monet, Cézanne, Degas and Gauguin. For a nation of Scotland's size, the collection is rightfully regarded as one of the very best in the world. The most comprehensive part of the collection covers the history of Scottish painting. All the major names, including Ramsay, Raeburn, Wilkie and McTaggart, are represented in depth. Works on show include Raeburn's much-loved The Reverend Robert Walker Skating on Duddingston Loch or, as it has become known, the ˜Skating Minister'.
The Mound, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK EH2 2EL
