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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,rail,passenger,trains,Scottish railway,ScotRail,rail network,bottleneck,capacity,integrated,transport,West End,overhead,wires,urban rail corridor,train station view,Terrace,EH12 5EY,infrastructure,rail capacity constraints,Edinburgh Waverley approaches,railway investment,network resilience,commuter travel,regional connectivity,intercity services,sustainable transport,low-carbon travel,railway modernisation,urban mobility,public transport policy,city-centre transport,Edinburgh Glasgow corridor,passenger growth,timetable capacity,rail engineering,transport planning,interchange
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3ENF28M - An elevated view looks east across the platforms and tracks at Haymarket station in Edinburgh, Scotland, with a passenger train standing below the footbridge. Long platform canopies, overhead electrification equipment and running lines form a strong transport composition, while former industrial buildings and a tall chimney on the left recall the historic character of the Haymarket and Dalry area. Broken cloud, blue sky and low evening or late-afternoon sunlight create reflections on the train roof and station surfaces.
Haymarket is Edinburgh's main rail station west of Waverley and a major interchange for commuter, regional and long-distance services. Trains passing through connect the capital with Glasgow, Fife, Stirling, Perth, Dundee, Aberdeen, western Scotland and destinations in England. The station is managed by ScotRail, carries the National Rail code HYM and connects with Edinburgh Trams, local buses, taxis and airport services.
The railway approaches through Haymarket form a strategically important but physically constrained part of Scotland's network. Transport Scotland has described the approaches to Haymarket and Edinburgh Waverley as constricted, limiting straightforward increases in rail capacity. This does not mean that every delay is caused at Haymarket, but the concentration of routes through a restricted urban corridor means disruption, engineering work or timetable conflicts can affect services over a wider area.
Haymarket was substantially redeveloped through the Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme. The modern station was designed to accommodate forecast passenger growth, improve circulation and accessibility, and integrate with the tram network. This image is useful for editorial coverage of railway capacity, infrastructure investment, network bottlenecks, electrification, passenger transport, sustainable travel, Scottish rail policy and the operational challenge of expanding train services through a densely built city.
Haymarket Terrace, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, EH12 5EY,
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Keywords: Gotonysmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,IMG_0909,Knutsford Market Hall,trader,directory,sign,Knutsford,Cheshire,England,UK,market,businesses,traders,indoor,retail,food,shopping,independent,town-centre,regeneration,local,commerce,community,traditional,British,board,stalls,services,A-Board,A,welcome,tourism,travel,visit,town,centre
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EW7BWT - . Knutsford Market Hall trader directory A-Board sign in Knutsford, Cheshire, England, UK. Photographed on 7 June 2026. The recorded location is Knutsford Market Hall, Knutsford, Cheshire, England, UK. The black freestanding board lists businesses and traders operating inside the indoor market, giving visitors an overview of food, retail and service stalls. Knutsford Market Hall is a long-established town-centre market that combines traditional independent traders with newer pop-up businesses and specialist retailers. The sign also documents the range of businesses present at the market at the time the photograph was taken. Looking at lettering, the longer history 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 change. The background to food retail is that restaurants, street vendors and domestic dishes illustrate migration and cultural exchange as much as appetite
Foods once considered specialist can become familiar through travel, supermarkets and changing urban populations. Within the history of architectural history, the built environment is continually reused
Warehouses become apartments, stations become event spaces and commercial premises acquire new occupants, making older photographs particularly valuable for tracing regeneration, demolition, conservation and adaptive reuse. In 2026, lettering remains relevant because current public-realm design increasingly expects signs to be legible, inclusive and consistent, while bilingual and accessibility information reflects wider policy around language and equal access. Current 2026 context around food retail is that food affordability, provenance, nutrition and environmental impact remain prominent issues, while consumers increasingly balance convenience with interest in local.
Knutsford Market Hall, Knutsford, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EJ1210 - The Church on Canal Street in Manchester Gay Village during warm summer weather, with outdoor tables, customers, pedestrians and colourful Pride-style bunting creating a lively hospitality setting. The photograph captures one of the best-known nightlife and LGBTQ+ leisure areas in Manchester city centre, where bars, clubs, restaurants and cafés line the pedestrian-friendly canal-side streets around Canal Street, Chorlton Street and Richmond Street. The Church, formerly known as Churchills, is a long-established gay village venue at 37 Chorlton Street, close to Canal Street and Sackville Gardens, and is promoted as part of the area's drag, karaoke and community bar scene. The image is useful for editorial features about Manchester Pride, LGBTQ+ tourism, inclusive city breaks, outdoor drinking, the evening economy, hospitality, nightlife, public realm, urban leisure, visitor spending and the continuing cultural importance of queer spaces in UK cities. The visible rainbow bunting, pavement seating, groups of friends, warm-weather clothing and relaxed social atmosphere make the picture especially suitable for stories about summer leisure, Pride weekend, city-centre footfall, licensed premises, tourism recovery, safe social spaces, community visibility and the balance between residents, visitors and late-night venues in a fast-developing city centre. Canal Street has been central to Manchester's gay village identity for decades and remains strongly associated with LGBTQ+ rights, entertainment, nightlife, activism, music, drag performance and celebration. The scene appears to be photographed in bright daylight under leafy trees, with people enjoying drinks, conversation and passing footfall along the street. No single person dominates the frame, so the emphasis remains on place, atmosphere, hospitality culture and the everyday visibility of Manchester's LGBTQ+ quarter.
The Church, 37 Chorlton Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M1 3HN
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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,Return to,BPW,family,friendly,Wales,pro wrestling poster,wrestling event poster,wrestling flyer,British wrestling,UK wrestling,LL13,live,sports,sport,entertainment,event,weekend,community,centre,events,city,North Wales,local,leisure,tickets,QR code,local event advertising,poster in window,shop window poster,pop culture,fan,culture,affordable,show,Basix 20th anniversary,promotional flyer,event notice
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EGWM71 - Poster for Return to Wrex-Slam , a family friendly Basix Pro Wrestling event advertised in Wrexham, Wales. The colourful promotional flyer shows wrestlers posing around bold black, green and white wrestling-style graphics, with the Basix Pro Wrestling 20th anniversary logo, QR code ticketing, event branding and venue details for Hightown Community Resource stock-photo/gotonysmith-Centre.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>Centre on Fusilier Way, Wrexham. The poster promotes a Saturday 13 June 2026 show with doors at 4pm and first bell at 4.30pm, positioning the event as live sports entertainment for adults, children and families. TicketSource lists BPW: Return to Wrex-Slam! at Hightown Community Resource Centre, Wrexham, LL13 7YF, while Basix Pro Wrestling's own social promotion gives the same event name, date, venue and show timing. The photograph is useful for editorial coverage of Welsh independent wrestling, grassroots sports entertainment, family events, local leisure, community centre performances, Wrexham city centre advertising, fan culture and the continuing appeal of live wrestling outside the major televised promotions. Reflections in the window glass, creases in the poster and the shop-window setting give the image a real documentary street feel rather than a clean publicity graphic. It can illustrate stories about local event promotion, QR code ticketing, small entertainment businesses, community venues, affordable weekend activities, children's entertainment, Welsh pop culture and independent wrestling in towns and cities across the UK. The poster's strong typography, dramatic wrestler portraits, family friendly wording and Wrex-Slam title make it visually clear and commercially useful for stock searches connected with pro wrestling, live shows, sports posters, Wrexham events and North Wales community entertainment.
Hightown Community Resource Centre, Fusilier Way, Wrexham, LL13 7YF
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,town centre,Greater Manchester,Stockport Interchange sign,public transport hub,transport interchange,transport centre,Stockport,England,United Kingdom,wayfinding sign,Bee Network branding,modern signage,Wellington Road,Stockport town centre,winter,Greater Manchester transport,integrated transport network,public transport investment,clean air travel,low carbon travel,commuting,mobility,urban planning,transport policy,accessibility,editorial,documentary,destination marketing,Stockport regeneration,UK infrastructure,public transport,local buses,regional bus network,passenger interchange,travel infrastructure,urban regeneration,Andy Burnham
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3DM9867 - A clean, contemporary exterior view of Stockport Interchange in Greater Manchester, featuring prominent Bee Network branding and the large Stockport Interchange name mounted on modern cladding. The yellow bee emblem, strongly associated with Greater Manchester identity and the Bee Network transport system, provides an instantly recognisable visual anchor for editorial and commercial uses. The photo is taken in crisp winter conditions, with bright low sunlight and a clear blue sky that gives the scene a fresh, high-contrast look and picks out surface textures and edges on the sign and building façade.
The composition focuses on wayfinding and place identity rather than crowds, making it especially useful as a neutral, non-controversial illustration for stories about public transport, bus network operations, transport investment, and town-centre regeneration. The interchange is presented as a modern piece of civic infrastructure, the type of hub designed to make switching between services simpler for commuters, shoppers, and visitors. The absence of vehicles in the frame keeps attention on the signage and branding, which is often exactly what editors need to represent a transport organisation or location without tying the image to a specific incident.
This picture can support coverage of the Bee Network and Transport for Greater Manchester initiatives, integrated ticketing and information points, accessibility improvements, and wider debates about sustainable urban mobility. It also works well for general Stockport location coverage, with the winter light and calm atmosphere providing a professional, documentary feel suitable for news, policy, and transport features.
Bee Network branded ""Stockport Interchange"" sign on the exterior of Stockport Interchange public tra
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,255A2658,Sinclairs Oyster Bar,hanging,sign,Shambles Square,Manchester,England,UK,Queen Elizabeth II,traditional,pub,royal,portrait,timber-framed,heritage,British,drinking,culture,hospitality,historic,architecture,tourism,lettering,Tudor-style,licensed,premises
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EM1W96 - Sinclair's Oyster Bar hanging sign in Shambles Square, Manchester, England, UK, showing a painted portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. The traditional pub sign is mounted on the black-and-white timber-framed exterior and uses royal imagery as part of the distinctive visual character of one of Manchester's best-known historic pub complexes. Sinclair's and the neighbouring Old Wellington form a prominent heritage landmark close to Manchester Cathedral and Exchange Square. The photograph is suitable for editorial coverage of Sinclair's Oyster Bar, British pubs, pub signs, Queen Elizabeth II, royal imagery, Manchester heritage, Shambles Square, traditional drinking culture, hospitality, historic architecture and city-centre tourism. The close-up composition emphasises the sign, lettering and Tudor-style timber framing rather than the wider square, making it useful for features on pub iconography, historic signage and the decorative traditions of British licensed premises.
Shambles Square, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,IMG_4593,Only,Rock,Roll,neon
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E8E1DX - . Only Rock n Roll in neon. Photographed on 18 January 2025. The historical setting for printed ephemera is that printed and graphic ephemera are highly effective dating evidence
Tickets, stamps, posters, comics, manuals and vouchers combine wording, typography, colour and branding in forms that are often discarded after use. In the 2026 discussion of printed ephemera, much ticketing, advertising and personal communication is digital, making older printed ephemera increasingly distinctive evidence of pre-digital consumer life. Useful indexing vocabulary includes graphic design, print history, consumer culture, paper artefact, retro design, visual communication, collectable, design history, and IMG_4593. Seen through comic, the earlier context is that printed and graphic ephemera are highly effective dating evidence
Tickets, stamps, posters, comics, manuals and vouchers combine wording, typography, colour and branding in forms that are often discarded after use. For typography, the historical context is that graphic design turns practical information into a visual object
Typefaces, layout and printing methods can identify a period or brand, while small paper items preserve prices, slogans and events that may otherwise leave little physical trace. Looking at paper artefact, the longer history is that popular print such as comics and manuals documents everyday reading habits rather than elite culture, making surviving issues useful evidence of humour, hobbies, advertising and consumer interests. The 2026 relevance of comic comes from the fact that much ticketing, advertising and personal communication is digital, making older printed ephemera increasingly distinctive evidence of pre-digital consumer life. For typography, the 2026 context is that physical comics, manuals and vouchers now coexist with apps, e-books and online instructions
Their material form has growing relevance to collectors, design history and nostalgia.
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,IMG_1610,Porto,washing,wahing
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E9345N - . Porto washing. Photographed on 13 October 2024. The recorded location is Porto, Portugal. Looking at local heritage, the longer history 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. In 2026, local heritage remains relevant because 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. Other useful descriptive phrases include local history, place identity, townscape, streetscape, community history, local landmark, neighbourhood, urban change, regeneration, local character, public realm, historic comparison, town centre, IMG_1610, and wahing. The background to townscape 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. Within the history of local landmark, 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. In relation to regeneration, historical context shows 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. Current 2026 context around townscape is that regeneration, housing growth and changing high streets continue to alter many British towns, giving well-located photographs practical relevance for local-history comparison.
Porto, Portugal
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,IMG_1625,Papelaria,Peninsular,shop,Porto
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E9345X - . Papelaria Peninsular shop Porto. Photographed on 13 October 2024. The recorded location is Porto, Portugal. For urban commerce, the historical context is that small businesses have long adapted existing premises to changing consumer demand, adding signs, windows and interiors that make each period visually distinct
Their survival is closely tied to footfall, rents, local competition and the wider fortunes of the town centre. Looking at place identity, the longer history 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. The background to independent retailer is that markets and shops are direct records of evolving consumer life
Trader names, fascias, product displays and market-hall directories can date a town-centre scene precisely and preserve independent businesses that may later close or relocate. For urban commerce, the 2026 context is that independent and high-street businesses continue to face pressure from costs, online competition and changing consumer habits, while councils increasingly treat local commerce, food and leisure as part of town-centre regeneration. In 2026, place identity remains relevant because 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. Further relevant search phrases include local business, high street, commercial premises, shopfront, local economy, business signage, retail and leisure, commercial history, local services, business premises, community asset, local history, townscape, streetscape, and community history. Further subject-specific language includes local landmark, neighbourhood, urban change, local character, public realm, historic comparison, local heritage, retail premises, and market hall.
Porto, Portugal
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,IMG_7778,London,Tower,Hamlets,East,Wiltons,music,hall,historic,entrance,Street,UK,IMG,7778,Graces,Alley,8JB
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FAFDDC - Oblique exterior view of Wilton's Music Hall in Graces Alley, Tower Hamlets, East London, with its weathered entrance doors, decorative stone panels, brick upper floors and traditional hanging lantern visible. The image records the unusual historic frontage of the cultural venue and the visibly aged surfaces retained through conservation. Wilton's is an important surviving example of London's music-hall heritage and today functions as a performance and arts venue, making the photograph relevant to stories about theatre history, heritage restoration, conservation, cultural tourism, the creative economy and regeneration in the East End. The narrow urban setting and mix of brick, carved stone, timber and ironwork reflect the layered architecture of the district. It also provides useful visual context for discussion of how historic entertainment buildings are adapted for contemporary public use while preserving original character. The location lies close to Cable Street and the old dockland districts, areas closely connected with London's industrial, maritime and social history. The photograph also provides a contemporary documentary record of surviving East London heritage at a time when property values, development.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>redevelopment and changing commercial uses continue to alter the character of inner-city neighbourhoods. Details in the fabric, signage and surrounding streetscape help locate the subject in its real urban setting rather than presenting it as an isolated landmark. It can therefore support features comparing historic London with twenty-first-century development, tourism and conservation policy, as well as archive-style coverage of places whose appearance may change through restoration, conversion or redevelopment.
1 Graces Alley, London E1 8JB, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RG8YPW - Hale is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Halton, Cheshire, England with a population of 1,800. The village is north of the River Mersey, and just to the east of the boundary with Merseyside. It is 2+1⁄2 miles east of Speke in Liverpool, and 4 miles south-west of Widnes. The nearby village of Halebank is to the north-east.
Historically part of Lancashire, until 1 April 1974 the area formed part of the Whiston Rural District.
The population of the parish is stable with a population of 1,898 (2001 census), 1,841 (2011 census) and 1,800 (2021 census).
John Middleton (15781623), the Childe of Hale, was reputed to be nine feet, three inches tall, or 2.8 m. His cottage and grave are located in the village. Just outside St Mary's Church was a wooden carving of the Childe Of Hale that is said to have been life-sized. It was replaced in 2013 by a 3-metre bronze statue by sculptor Diane Gorvin
Middleton was born in the village of Hale, near Liverpool. According to contemporary accounts and his epitaph, he grew to the height of 9 feet 3 inches (2.82 m) and slept with his feet hanging out the window of his house.
Because of his size the landlord and sheriff of Lancashire, Gilbert Ireland, hired him as a bodyguard. When King James I stopped by in 1617 to knight Ireland he heard about Middleton and invited both of them to the court, which they accepted in 1620. Middleton beat the King's champion in wrestling and in doing so broke the man's thumb. He received £20, a large amount of money in those times. Jealous of his wealth, Middleton's companions mugged him or swindled him out of his money while he was returning to Hale. Middleton died impoverished in 1623. He was buried in the cemetery of St Mary's Church in Hale. The epitaph reads, Here lyeth the bodie of John Middleton the Childe of Hale. Nine feet three. Borne 1578 Dyede 1623. He is likely one of the tallest people in history. If these height markings are accurate, he would surpass Robert Wadlow's stature
Hale village, Halton , Merseyside, England, UK, L24 4WB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cardiff,Wales,Cymru,UK,city,centre,CF10,CF10 1EA,penalty,charges,notices,notice,parking,ticket,issued,vehicle,to,incorrectly,parked,in,Quay St,council,police,traffic,officer,officers,attendant,patrol,patrols,yellow,dusk,night,evening,PCN,offence,offences
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RFER1D - A penalty charge notice from Cardiff council, is an official notification that you have been found to have committed a minor offence, for which there is a standard penalty charge. PCN are used to streamline the process of penalising minor offenders, without the expense and complication of legal proceedings.
Any offence that has a standard penalty charge, is not an offence that you can be prosecuted for. A penalty charge is not the same thing as an enforceable fine. That being said, you can't just ignore a PCN. You will need to either appeal against it or pay it.
Cardiff council issues Penalty Charge Notices (PCN) for a number of reasons. However, the most common reasons why you might either find one attached to your vehicle or be sent one by post, are for minor traffic rule infractions and parking offences.
If you are issued with a PCN, what do you need to do with it? Can you ignore it, or do you have to pay it? Or is there some way to make an appeal against the PCN?
You can't pay a penalty charge notice in instalments. There are three ways to pay a Cardiff council penalty charge notice. You can pay online, as long as you know the PCN number and have a credit or debit card. There is also a payment hotline that is open 7 days a week, around the clock. You can call 029 2044 5900 and give the PCN number, and then pay using a payment card. Lastly, you can make out a cheque or postal order to Cardiff Council, write the PCN number on the back, and then post it to the following address:
Parking Services, PO Box 47, Cardiff, CF11 1QB
Quay St, Cardiff , Wales, UK, CF10 1EA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RFER1H - A statue of Aneurin Bevan stands at the western end of Queen Street, Cardiff, Wales in recognition of Aneurin Bevan (1897 1960) who is credited with founding the National Health Service (NHS). It has been described as perhaps one of Wales' most iconic statues
Aneurin Nye Bevan PC (15 November 1897 6 July 1960) was a Welsh Labour Party politician, noted for tenure as Minister of Health in Clement Attlee's government in which he spearheaded the creation of the British National Health Service. He is also known for his wider contribution to the founding of the British welfare state.
Bevan is widely regarded as one of the most influential left-wing politicians in British history.
The statue was erected in 1987, designed by Robert Thomas.
Bevan became Labour MP for Ebbw Vale in 1929, subsequently an effective public speaker known for his left wing views and being temporarily expelled from the party on two occasions (one of them for his opposition to nuclear weapons). He was elected to the Labour's National Executive and became Minister for Health in the post-war Labour government, where he was behind the nationalisation of healthcare and founding of the NHS. As Minister for Housing he took steps to solve the post-war housing shortage. Bevan remained MP for Tredegar until his death in 1960.
The statue was commissioned by South Glamorgan County Council and designed by Welsh sculptor, Robert Thomas, who also created a number of other sculptures in Cardiff city centre. The statue was erected in 1987 at the far end of Queen Street. It is the only statue of Bevan (as of 2021) in the United Kingdom.
The figure of Bevan, wearing a suit and leaning forward in a typical pose, is cast in bronze and stands on top of a polished granite pedestal. The statue is 1.83 metres (6.0 ft) in height, while the pedestal is 2.14 metres (7.0 ft) high. In gold on the front of the pedestal are the words Founder of the National Health Service.
Queen Street, Cardiff, Wales, UK,CF10 2BU
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PGAYNK - Gridserve Sustainable Energy Limited is a British company founded in 2017 to develop, own and operate critical infrastructure for sustainable energy production. Gridserve opened the UK's first all-electric car charging forecourt in 2020, and plans to open over 100 more over the following five years to charge electric vehicles with 100% renewable energy, supporting the UK's transition to carbon neutrality.
Acts as a vendor and comparison site for the leasing of electric vehicles with Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions, with 100 trees planted for every car leased. Leased EV customers have the full cost of charging at Gridserve electric forecourts covered.
Installs and operates a network of electric charging hubs and home chargers. A £1bn UK-wide investment is planned to build over 100 public charging stations.
operates photovoltaic power stations, also known as solar farms, supplying renewable electricity to the National Grid. The solar modules are bifacial, allowing them to harvest energy from both sides of the panel. Land at Clay Hill, Bedfordshire serves as one of the UK's first subsidy-free solar farms, coming online in 2017 and comprising 10MW of solar PV and 6MW of energy storage. A solar farm was also constructed by GRIDSERVE for Warrington Borough Council at a site near Easingwold, York
In advance of the UK mandatory phase-out of fossil fuel vehicles by 2030[8] and anticipated mass adoption of electric vehicles, Gridserve is developing a countrywide network of customer-focused forecourts that provide ultra-fast electric vehicle charging services and associated retail. Revenue and profitability are designed to derive from electricity grid balancing services and the provision of solar energy generation. However, the company pointedly does not call them service stations
the planned forecourts are intended to serve local communities, like petrol stations do, rather than serving passing trade on motorways. Facilities include convenience stores, office 'pods'etc
Cherwell Valley Moto services, M40 J10, A43, Oxfordshire, England, UK, OX27 7RD
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,M1,M1 2BN,dark,evening,nighttime,time,stuck,down,emergency,track,blocking,blockage,tram,tracks,3113,Not,In,service,out of service,not in service,stop,stopped,night,light rail,tramway,tramways,network,route,routes,3113a,Market street,Market St
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KG3MER - . Recorded at Piccadilly, Manchester,England, UK, M1 2BN in 2022, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. At the centre of the view is Manchester Metrolink tram 3113, Not In service, Market street, blocking tram tracks, Piccadilly, Manchester,England, UK, M1 2BN. The frame also records themes of waterborne transport, contemporary social history, everyday life, industrial waterway history, transport interchange, changing land use, trackside heritage, before-and-after reference, rail corridor, mass transit, public realm, visual archive, period detail, and inland boating. Current relevance extends to public access and heritage conservation, particularly through the cost of keeping ageing locks and canal structures operational. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into fares and rail reform, not least because of the role of public transport in reducing congestion and emissions. Future viewers can use this scene from Piccadilly, Manchester,England, UK, M1 2BN to compare equipment and working practice with whatever follows after different community use. A second descriptive layer includes rail modernisation, urban rail transport, rail infrastructure, documentary photography, managed navigation, station environment, community identity, and regional identity. Details involving Piccadilly, Metrolink, Manchester, tracks, and service make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The wider setting at Piccadilly, Manchester,England, UK, M1 2BN matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The wider significance includes public access and the transition of industrial waterways toward leisure and heritage use in a form that can be compared with future views of Piccadilly, Manchester,England, UK, M1 2BN.
Piccadilly, Manchester,England, UK, M1 2BN
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,hour,8,30am,-,6pm,sign,during,no,buskers,signage,bylaw,bylaws,not,allowed,English,England,peanlty,offence,warning,music,regulation,regulations,comedy,Great Britain,polite,street,entertainment,York,Minster,Yorkshire,YO1,Street,performance,performing,busker,public,places
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K7NBKB - Street performance or busking is the act of performing in public places for gratuities. In many countries, the rewards are generally in the form of money but other gratuities such as food, drink or gifts may be given. Street performance is practiced all over the world and dates back to antiquity. People engaging in this practice are called street performers or buskers in the United Kingdom. Outside of New York, buskers is not a term generally used in American English.
Performances are anything that people find entertaining, including acrobatics, animal tricks, balloon twisting, caricatures, clowning, comedy, contortions, escapology, dance, singing, fire skills, flea circus, fortune-telling, juggling, magic, mime, living statue, musical performance, puppeteering, snake charming, storytelling or reciting poetry or prose, street art such as sketching and painting, street theatre, sword swallowing, ventriloquism and washboarding.
The first recorded instances of laws affecting buskers were in ancient Rome in 462 BC. The Law of the Twelve Tables made it a crime to sing about or make parodies of the government or its officials in public places
the penalty was death. Louis the Pious excluded histriones and scurrae, which included all entertainers without noble protection, from the privilege of justice. In 1530 Henry VIII ordered the licensing of minstrels and players, fortune-tellers, pardoners and fencers, as well as beggars who could not work. If they did not obey they could be whipped on two consecutive days.
In the United States under constitutional law and most European common law, the protection of artistic free speech extends to busking. In the U.S. and many countries, the designated places for free speech behaviour are the public parks, streets, sidewalks, thoroughfares and town squares or plazas
City of York, Yorkshire, England, UK, YO1 6GD
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Yorkshire,England,UK,YO1 6GD,of,and,metropolitan church,architecture,stonework,Archbishop of York,archbishop,dean,chapter,York,tower,towers,tree,trees,greenery,autumn,blue sky,history,historic,heritage,classic,city,centre,travel,tourist,attraction,attractions,travellers,old,medieval,preserved
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K7NBKH - The Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Saint Peter in York, commonly known as York Minster, is the cathedral of York, North Yorkshire, England, and is one of the largest of its kind in Northern Europe. The minster is the seat of the Archbishop of York, the third-highest office of the Church of England (after the monarch as Supreme Governor and the Archbishop of Canterbury), and is the mother church for the Diocese of York and the Province of York. It is run by a dean and chapter, under the Dean of York. The title minster is attributed to churches established in the Anglo-Saxon period as missionary teaching churches, and serves now as an honorific title
the word Metropolitical in the formal name refers to the Archbishop of York's role as the Metropolitan bishop of the Province of York. Services in the minster are sometimes regarded as on the High Church or Anglo-Catholic end of the Anglican continuum.
The minster was completed in 1472 after several centuries of building. It is devoted to Saint Peter, and has a very wide Decorated Gothic nave and chapter house, a Perpendicular Gothic quire and east end and Early English North and South transepts. The nave contains the West Window, constructed in 1338, and over the Lady Chapel in the east end is the Great East Window (finished in 1408), the largest expanse of medieval stained glass in the world. In the north transept is the Five Sisters window, each lancet being over 53 feet (16.3 m) high. The south transept contains a rose window, while the West Window contains a heart-shaped design colloquially known as The Heart of Yorkshire.
On 9 July 1984, York Minster suffered a serious fire in its south transept during the early morning hours. Firefighters made a decision to deliberately collapse the roof of the South Transept by pouring tens of thousands of gallons of water onto it, in order to save the rest of the building from destruction
City of York, Yorkshire, England, UK, YO1 6GD
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Yorkshire,England,UK,YO1 6GD,of,and,metropolitan church,architecture,stonework,Archbishop of York,archbishop,dean,chapter,York,wall,walls,river,history,historic,heritage,classic,city,centre,travel,tourist,attraction,attractions,travellers,old,medieval,preserved,architectural,treasures,wonderful
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K7NBKP - . Recorded at City of York, Yorkshire, England, UK, YO1 6GD in 2022, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The frame specifically shows York Minster, cathedral, and metropolitical church of Saint Peter, wall and river seen from City of York, Yorkshire, England, UK, YO1 6GD. The image also relates to everyday life, changing streetscape, ecclesiastical architecture, place identity, archival record, contemporary social history, historic church fabric, changing land use, Christian heritage, documentary photography, historical comparison, period detail, church interior, and before-and-after reference. The modern context includes continuing discussion of heritage conservation, accessibility and how sacred spaces adapt to changing attendance and wider community use. The image fixes materials and architectural details within City of York, Yorkshire, England, UK, YO1 6GD at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against altered transport patterns. A second descriptive layer includes religious landmark, ecclesiastical art, faith community, parish history, heritage worship space, regional identity, sacred architecture, and religious heritage. The combination of cathedral, church, Yorkshire, Minster, and Saint anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. Around City of York, Yorkshire, England, UK, YO1 6GD, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. Its period value extends to heritage conservation and how sacred spaces adapt to changing attendance and wider community use in a form that can be compared with future views of City of York, Yorkshire, England, UK, YO1 6GD. The photograph keeps period character as part of City of York, Yorkshire, England, UK, YO1 6GD's history.
City of York, Yorkshire, England, UK, YO1 6GD
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Yorkshire,bar,bars,pubs,riverside pub,York city centre,summer sunshine,England,UK,the,hospitality,historic pub,pub sign,outdoor seating,riverside drinking,British pub culture,York tourism,city landmark,socialising outdoors,beer garden,historic building,riverside walkway,people relaxing,leisure time,sunny day,North Yorkshire city,hospitality industry,local pub,editorial photography,documentary image,history,tourists,tourist,tourism,YO1 9SN,YO1
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R59X4P - This image shows The Kings Arms, a well-known traditional public house located beside the River Ouse in the historic centre of York. The pub is a familiar landmark on King's Staith and is popular with both residents and visitors, particularly during warm summer weather when outdoor seating is in use.
The Kings Arms occupies a characterful historic building and is closely associated with riverside life in York. Its proximity to the river means it is also known for periodic flooding, an issue that has become part of its local identity and media profile over the years.
In this scene, people are gathered outside the pub enjoying drinks and conversation under clear blue skies, reflecting the social role of English pubs as informal community meeting places. The visible pub sign reinforces its identity as a long-established and recognisable venue within the city.
With York's historic riverside architecture and pedestrian activity in the background, the image captures everyday leisure and tourism in one of England's most visited historic cities. It is well suited for editorial use covering British pub culture, urban leisure, tourism, riverside life, and summer social scenes in the UK.
The Kings Arms River Ouse, King's Staith, York, England, UK , YO1 9SN
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,rail,railway,train,0.25,1/4,of a,arrow,direction,directions,point,points,to,interchange,principle,at,on,old,fashioned,historic,history,maroon,signage,this,way,signal boxes,system,systems,control,mechanical,electromechanical,electro,mechanics
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JWGT62 - . Recorded at Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK in 2022, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The subject captured here is 1/4 of a mile to Crewe railway station, old British rail sign, Cheshire, England, UK, CW1. The image also relates to rail operations, local character, period architecture, station environment, regional identity, commercial redevelopment, built heritage, local history, mixed-use redevelopment, place-making, town-centre renewal, rail transport history, historical comparison, and rail corridor. Today's relevance is strengthened by rail reform, signalling technology and the continuing question of the contrast between mechanical railway systems and digital signalling. From a 2025-onward perspective, adaptive reuse and heritage conservation are closely linked to this subject, alongside how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity. The archival value lies partly in recording signage and branding around Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK before closure or conversion alters the character of the place. Further associations within the scene are heritage-led regeneration, public-realm investment, rail infrastructure, historic townscape, railway heritage, trackside history, mechanical signalling, and architectural character. References to British, station, Crewe, and railway give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. Around Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The scene further reflects rail reform and the contrast between mechanical railway systems and digital signalling as part of the longer story of Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK. The period view preserves evidence of earlier appearance as a date-specific reference.
Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,Cheshire,UK,CW1,Heath St,Crewe,CW1 2DA,opened,built,architecture,building,outside,outdoors,1911,with,Saturday,morning,stalls,stall,performing,arts,show,shows,Grade II,Trafalgar Theatres,Trafalgar,theatres,popular,community,culture,cultural,side,front
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JXNFPG - The Lyceum Theatre is an Edwardian theatre in Heath Street, Crewe, Cheshire, England. It originated as a converted Roman Catholic Church in 1876. The church was replaced in 1887 by a purpose-built theatre, which burnt down in 1910. The theatre was rebuilt the following year, and was refurbished in 1994. It continues in use as a theatre, as of 2022 it is managed by Trafalgar Theatres. The theatre is constructed in brick, and adjacent to it is a block containing the entrance and offices. Its interior contains decorated plasterwork.
History
The theatre stands on the site of a former Roman Catholic Church that had been built to serve Irish immigrants working on the local railway. In 1876 the congregation moved into a larger church in the town. The site was acquired by Thomas Cliffe, a local farmer, and he gave permission for Henry Taylor, a local printer, to convert the church into a theatre. Taylor wanted to have a proper theatre on the site and later built the New Lyceum Theatre, which opened on 21 November 1887. It cost £5,000 (equivalent to £590,000 in 2021) and seated 1,250 people. It was re-fitted in 1908 and changed its name to the Opera House. On 11 March 1910 the theatre was destroyed in a fire, and it was decided to rebuild it on the same site. The new theatre was designed by Albert Winstanley, it seated 850, and opened on 6 October 1911. In the early 1930s it was acquired by Terence Byron, who also owned theatres elsewhere in the country. It was bought in 1955 by Crewe Borough Council who formed a management trust in 1964. It operated, with a varying degree of success, as a repertory theatre. During this time actors and actresses who later achieved fame gained experience in the theatre
these included Glenda Jackson, Richard Beckinsale, Judy Loe, and Lynda Bellingham. In 1982 the management of the theatre moved back from the trust to the Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council. The council redecorated the theatre in 1992, and installed new seating
Heath St, Crewe, Cheshire, England, UK, CW1 2DA
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Data quality,out,in,issues,matters,themes,dictionary definition,defined,a,dictionary,security,EU,legislation,permission,permissions,right to be forgotten,opt,opt-in,old,data,better,improved,management,word,words,spelled,spelt,showing,definition,of,bricks,individual,define,noun,as,definitions
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTD3AE - . Recorded at United Kingdom in 2022, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The principal subject is GDPR security & Data quality, spelled out in Scrabble letters. The subject also carries associations with changing land use, mixed-use redevelopment, public-realm investment, urban regeneration, community identity, heritage-led regeneration, visual archive, urban fabric, period detail, archival record, civic architecture, social history, local character, and local history. Current relevance extends to heritage conservation and adaptive reuse, particularly through the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition. Future viewers can use this scene from United Kingdom to compare lettering, decoration and surface detail with whatever follows after replacement signage. Further associations within the scene are regional identity, town-centre renewal, place-making, built heritage, historical comparison, place identity, public realm, and everyday life. The recorded references to letters, Scrabble, quality, security, and spelled preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. A later view of United Kingdom may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. Its period value extends to heritage conservation and the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition as part of the longer story of United Kingdom. The location additionally provides evidence of adaptive reuse and how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity when considered against later change at United Kingdom. A further contemporary connection is adaptive reuse and the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition without losing the local specificity of United Kingdom.
United Kingdom
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Wales,Denbighshire,Cymru,Way Out,sign,Llangollen,station,illuminated,lighted,North Wales,UK,Welsh,BR,English,LL20 8SN,LL20,preserved,steam,railway,afternoon,ECS,station clock,London clock,clocks,standard,time,accuracy,timings,timetables,standardisation,GMT,Greenwich Mean Time,BST,British Summer Time,giant clock
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRA4HA - . Made at Llangollen, North Wales, UK in 2022, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The image documents Llangollen illuminated station clock, English Clock Systems, London, North Wales, UK, LL20 8SN. The wider scene also brings together archival record, arable farming, community identity, industrial railway, local history, food supply chain, social history, rail transport history, contemporary social history, before-and-after reference, mechanical signalling, working railway heritage, crop production, and changing streetscape. Current relevance extends to station investment and railway preservation, particularly through how Crewe's identity remains tied to railway engineering and operations. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into soil health and weather extremes, not least because of how hotter and wetter weather affects crop reliability. As a dated visual record of Llangollen, North Wales, UK, the frame retains public access and movement, making it especially useful if altered transport patterns subsequently changes the scene. The location also brings in historic rolling stock, rural economy, field crop, rail infrastructure, local character, changing land use, barley cultivation, and place identity. References to station, London, Wales, Systems, and Llangollen give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. For Llangollen, North Wales, UK, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The wider significance includes station investment and the role of rail in lower-carbon regional transport without losing the local specificity of Llangollen, North Wales, UK. The frame retains details of everyday use for later comparison.
Llangollen, North Wales, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Wales,welsh,BR,British Rail,transport,travel,excursion,journeys,journey,train,excursions,travelling,English,England,Cornwall,Cornish,railway,rail,town,advert,mixed,mix,of,4,four,North Wales,UK,1952,1962,Cymru,old fashioned,communications,trips,notices,notice board,noticeboard,GWR
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRA4HC - Four framed examples of British railway advertising and printed ephemera are displayed together at Llangollen Railway station in North Wales. The upper pair are colourful destination posters promoting rail travel to the Cornish resorts of Penzance and Newquay. The Penzance design shows the harbour, rooftops and waterfront beneath a blue sky, while the Newquay image presents sweeping beaches, cliffs, sea and a swimmer wearing a red bathing cap. Both use bold place names and idealised holiday imagery to encourage passengers to travel by train.
The lower frames contain more functional railway notices. One advertises weekday day-excursion bookings from Birkenhead and Liverpool, using a timetable-style layout of destinations, fares and journey information. The other promotes the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod, held over several July days, with restrained typography and the limited colour palette typical of mid-twentieth-century publicity. Together, the four pieces show how the railway marketed national holiday destinations and regional leisure events.
The posters date from the post-war period, including examples associated with 1952 and 1962, when British Railways used commissioned illustration, strong lettering and carefully composed scenery to sell rail travel. Such material is now collected as railwayana and valued for its graphic design, social history and nostalgic view of British tourism.
The display is at Llangollen Railway, a volunteer-run standard-gauge heritage line operating through the Dee Valley between Llangollen and Corwen over part of the former Ruabon to Barmouth route. The preserved station gives the advertisements an appropriate historic context, linking the visual culture of the national network with present-day steam and diesel operations. The framed arrangement records changing styles of transport promotion, seaside leisure, excursion travel and cultural tourism in Britain during the 1950s and 1960s.
Llangollen Railway Station, Abbey Road, Llangollen, Denbighshire, North Wales, UK, LL20 8SN.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Wales,welsh,cheap holiday runabout rail tickets in a 80 mile radius,cheap,rail,ticket,tickets,in,a,mile,radius,BR,poster,advert,advertisement,maroon,Tuesday,9th,July,Sunday,14th,reduced,fare,fares,first,second,class,May,1962,Great,Britain,GB,steam,railways,Cymru
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRA4HY - . This scene at Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain 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 photograph centres on LLangollen International Musical Eisteddfod 1963, cheap holiday runabout rail tickets in a 80 mile radius, British Railways BR poster. The broader subject matter reaches into changing streetscape, regional identity, built heritage, commercial redevelopment, archival record, historical comparison, place-making, place identity, period detail, historic townscape, town-centre renewal, mixed-use redevelopment, contemporary social history, and architectural character. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with town-centre regeneration, housing pressure and how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity. As a dated visual record of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain, the frame retains lettering, decoration and surface detail, making it especially useful if changed technology subsequently changes the scene. Further associations within the scene are everyday life, changing land use, period architecture, public realm, urban fabric, adaptive reuse, before-and-after reference, and local history. The combination of poster, International, Musical, runabout, and Eisteddfod anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. A later view of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. Another useful connection is town-centre regeneration and how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity as part of the longer story of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain. The scene further reflects planning and how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity when considered against later change at Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain.
Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Lancs,England,UK,FY1,81,FY1 1PP,tackling,homelessness,in,Blackpool,the,offices,office,charitable,big,seaside,tafblackpool,Non-profit,charity,Blackburn,housing,helping,poor,people,find,homes,temporary,accommodation,community,deprived,deprivation,area,tackle,social,problems,action
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRFFBK - . An identifiable period record of 81 Abingdon St, Blackpool , Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 1PP in 2022, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The frame specifically shows Tackling homelessness in Blackpool - The Ashley Foundation office, 81 Abingdon St, Blackpool , Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 1PP. The frame also records themes of place identity, urban fabric, architectural character, public-realm investment, public realm, local character, archival record, documentary photography, visual archive, changing land use, historical comparison, community identity, urban regeneration, and mixed-use redevelopment. The modern context includes continuing discussion of adaptive reuse, town-centre regeneration and the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition. Small period details of public access and movement at 81 Abingdon St, Blackpool , Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 1PP may become more significant with time, particularly following refurbishment. Other useful contextual ideas include historic townscape, contemporary social history, regional identity, built heritage, commercial redevelopment, town-centre renewal, before-and-after reference, and social history. References to Lancashire, Blackpool, Abingdon, Tackling, and Ashley give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. By fixing the subject within 81 Abingdon St, Blackpool , Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 1PP, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The wider significance includes adaptive reuse and how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres without losing the local specificity of 81 Abingdon St, Blackpool , Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 1PP. The photograph keeps period character for future local research.
81 Abingdon St, Blackpool , Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 1PP
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Lancashire,England,UK,holidays,holiday,coast,coastline,hotel,hotels,B&B,examples,summer,blue,sky,skies,and,apartment,453-459,Promenade,Blackpool,Lancs,FY4 1AR,The Waterfront,Beach Hotel,apartments,beach,North West,Britain,GB,British,hospitality,Great Britain,northern,great,landlady
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRM337 - . An identifiable period record of 453-459 , Promenade, Blackpool , Lancs, England, UK, FY4 1AR in 2022, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The image documents The Waterfront Beach Hotel and apartments, 453-459 , Promenade, Blackpool , Lancs, England, UK, FY4 1AR. A broader reading of the photograph includes neighbourhood drinking venue, period detail, rural economy, documentary photography, customer-facing leisure, social history, crop production, place identity, food supply chain, pub heritage, licensed trade, archival record, licensed hospitality, and historical comparison. Current relevance extends to food security and farm costs, particularly through how hotter and wetter weather affects crop reliability. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into staffing pressure and consumer spending, not least because of the pressure on customer-facing businesses in a high-cost economy. The archival value lies partly in recording equipment and working practice around 453-459 , Promenade, Blackpool , Lancs, England, UK, FY4 1AR before changing commercial priorities alters the character of the place. A second descriptive layer includes local social venue, British agriculture, hospitality economy, traditional hostelry, changing land use, hospitality trade, before-and-after reference, and night-time economy. The recorded references to Waterfront, Beach, Blackpool, apartments, and Lancs preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The period setting at 453-459 , Promenade, Blackpool , Lancs, England, UK, FY4 1AR helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The frame retains a point of historical comparison for later comparison. The scene captures part of the area's social history within the wider story of 453-459 , Promenade, Blackpool , Lancs, England, UK, FY4 1AR.
453-459 , Promenade, Blackpool , Lancs, England, UK, FY4 1AR
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Blackpool,Lancs,Lancashire,England,UK,swear,rude,rock,store,resort,promenade,rudely,on sale,in,sweet,sweets,top shelf,Trading standards,officers,lewd,traders,You,bitch,cock sucker,such on this,tosser,lazy bastard,asshole,big boy,bite me,suck me,lick me,sex maniac,porno,pornographic,adult
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRM40F - . This location-specific image from Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK in 2022 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. At the centre of the view is Sweary sugar sweet rock, on sale in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK. The image also relates to retail property, social history, shopfront economy, historical comparison, changing streetscape, community identity, town-centre economy, changing land use, customer footfall, public realm, bricks-and-mortar retail, consumer retail, everyday life, and commercial streetscape. For current editorial use, brand consolidation and commercial rents provide additional context, especially through how mixed retail, leisure and residential uses are reshaping high streets. For later comparison, the photograph preserves building condition and alterations at Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, details that may look very different after replacement signage. The wider setting retains connections with commercial frontage, destination shopping, street-level business, before-and-after reference, documentary photography, local history, independent trading, and mixed-use town centre. Elements such as Blackpool, sugar, Lancashire, Sweary, and sweet add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. Around Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. A further contemporary connection is brand consolidation and how mixed retail, leisure and residential uses are reshaping high streets as part of the longer story of Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK. The wider significance includes brand consolidation and the role of markets and independent shops in keeping town centres active when considered against later change at Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK.
Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Gloucestershire,centre,England,UK,GL5,owner,of,the,Craftology,shop,lane,street,history,historic,Swan,Inn,pub,bar,Swan Ln,GL5 2HF,Union St,lamp,lamps,baskets,Cotswold,tourist,attraction,English,thriving,successful,district,council,DC
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JMD5N2 - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Union St, Stroud, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL5 2HF in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The defining feature is The Swan Inn, Union St, Stroud, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL5 2HF. A broader reading of the photograph includes documentary photography, independent retail, local trading, community identity, visual archive, period detail, small business, everyday life, street-level business, commercial streetscape, public realm, retail property, changing land use, and high-street commerce. Current relevance extends to town-centre regeneration and consumer spending, particularly through how consumer spending and property costs shape local commercial streets. For later comparison, the photograph preserves public access and movement at Union St, Stroud, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL5 2HF, details that may look very different after new construction. The location also brings in town-centre economy, commercial frontage, regional identity, place identity, contemporary social history, changing streetscape, shopfront economy, and specialist retailer. Elements such as Gloucestershire, Stroud, Cotswolds, and Union add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. By fixing the subject within Union St, Stroud, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL5 2HF, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. Another strand within the photograph is town-centre regeneration and how consumer spending and property costs shape local commercial streets when considered against later change at Union St, Stroud, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL5 2HF. The frame retains part of the area's social history as a date-specific reference.
Union St, Stroud, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL5 2HF
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,old,Runcorn Bridge,lane,road,slow,sign,Silver Jubilee Bridge,discount,discounts,pay,for,complaints,disputes,penalty,charge,charges,debt,recovery,payment,paying,online,PCN,notice,Trustpilot,bad,review,reviews,website,crash,crashing,Borough Council,Widnes,A533
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JNBY6E - The Silver Jubilee Bridge (originally the RuncornWidnes Bridge or informally the Runcorn Bridge) crosses the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal at Runcorn Gap between Runcorn and Widnes in Halton, England. It is a through arch bridge with a main arch span of 361 yards (330 m). It was opened in 1961 as a replacement for the Widnes-Runcorn Transporter Bridge. In 197577 the carriageway was widened, after which the bridge was given its official name in honour of the Queen's Silver Jubilee. It carries the A533 road and a cantilevered footway. The bridge is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. The bridge was closed to vehicles for refurbishment upon the opening of the new Mersey Gateway Bridge, but reopened as a toll bridge in February 2021
In 1977 the carriageway was widened by incorporating the footpaths, giving it four lanes, and a cantilevered foot-way was built on the east side of the bridge. This work was completed in 1977 and in that year the bridge was renamed from Runcorn Bridge to the Silver Jubilee Bridge to commemorate the Queen's Silver Jubilee.
Since 1994 the bridge has been illuminated at night by floodlights. Repairs to chloride corrosion of the bridge's deck were carried out in the early 21st century using an innovative electrolytic method
they were shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Award for Better Public Building of 2010
Traffic on the bridge continued to grow to over 80,000 vehicles a day, and there was frequent congestion. In order to alleviate this, a further crossing was built, known as the Mersey Gateway Bridge. This is a six-lane toll bridge to the east of the Silver Jubilee Bridge that opened on 14 October 2017
Merseyflow, Howard Court, Manor Park, Runcorn,Cheshire, England, UK, WA7 1SJ.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,London,England,UK,SW1A 2JJ,ststephenstavern,ststephenstavern.co.uk,etched glass,lamp,Victorian,design,architecture,bar,bars,beer,pumps,real ale,CAMRA,barman,publican,cider,ciders,real ales,altar,wood,wooden,carved,mahogany,contactless,spirits,gins,whisky,opposite,Palace of Westminster,gin,palace
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M0MBA3 - . Made at 10 Bridge St, Westminster, London, England, UK, SW1A 2JJ in 2022, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The defining feature is Interior of the St Stephens Tavern, opposite Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, 10 Bridge St, Westminster, London, England, UK, SW1A 2JJ. The locality and subject together evoke local history, Westminster landmark, metropolitan identity, urban tourism, heritage tourism, capital landmark imagery, everyday life, iconic London transport, capital-city heritage, period detail, public realm, contemporary social history, Thames city view, and changing land use. Today's relevance is strengthened by heritage conservation, security and the continuing question of how iconic streets and landmarks change while retaining strong visual identity. The archival value lies partly in recording transport arrangements and footfall around 10 Bridge St, Westminster, London, England, UK, SW1A 2JJ before closure or conversion alters the character of the place. A second descriptive layer includes historic London streetscape, London visitor economy, regional identity, before-and-after reference, archival record, historical comparison, city branding, and visual archive. Details involving opposite, Houses, Parliament, Westminster, and Stephens make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. A later view of 10 Bridge St, Westminster, London, England, UK, SW1A 2JJ may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The scene further reflects heritage conservation and how iconic streets and landmarks change while retaining strong visual identity as part of the longer story of 10 Bridge St, Westminster, London, England, UK, SW1A 2JJ.
10 Bridge St, Westminster, London, England, UK, SW1A 2JJ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,statue,station,rail,railway,art,artist,romance,affair,affairs,infidelity,adultery,sexual,attraction,kiss,kissing,lovers,international,amorous,romantic,passion,bronze,British,Eurostar terminal,a very good example of the crap out there,Lonely Planet,holds,holding,each,other,erotic,the,Meeting Place,iconic,statues
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K16ARH - The Meeting Place is a 9-metre-high (30 ft), 20-tonne (20-long-ton) bronze sculpture that stands at the south end of the upper level of St Pancras railway station. Designed by the British artist Paul Day and unveiled in 2007, it is intended to evoke the romance of travel through the depiction of a couple locked in an amorous embrace.
The statue, which stands in the Eurostar terminal, is reported to have cost £1 million and was installed as the centrepiece of the refurbished station. The work, commissioned by London and Continental Railways, is modelled on the sculptor and his wife
The sculpture received a poor critical reception, being cited by Antony Gormley as a very good example of the crap out there, comparing it to other examples of public art in the UK,[4] and later referred to as a terrible, schmaltzy, sentimental piece of kitsch by Tim Marlow of the Royal Academy of Arts. Jeremy Deller dismissed it as barely a work of art. Day commented that lot of people will no doubt detest it because it is not violent or controversial.
Further controversy was caused by Day's 2008 planned addition of a bronze relief frieze around the plinth. Originally depicting a commuter falling into the path of an Underground train driven by the Grim Reaper, Day believed the piece to be a tragi-comic style and was supposed to be a metaphor for the way people's imaginations ran wild but revised the frieze before the final version was installed.
Despite harsh criticism from major figures in the British art world, the statue has become popular with the public and contributed to its perception of St Pancras. In 2011, an edition of The World's Most Romantic Spots by Lonely Planet described the station as one of the most romantic meeting places in the world, citing the statue as a key reason
The Grand Terrace, St Pancras International, London, England, UK, N1C 4QP
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,Julie Cooke,WBC,punishment,WA1,sandstone,Cheshire,WA1 1LQ,Victorian,cops,cop shop,plod,of,the yard,polis,HQ,headquarters,main,town,office,offices,team,investigators,detectives,history,heritage,PCSO,PCSOs,crimes,crime,ASB,priorities,Anti-social behaviour,Anti social behaviour,safer streets,Safer
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K148RE - Cheshire Constabulary is the territorial police force responsible for policing the English unitary authorities of Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Borough of Halton and Borough of Warrington. The force is responsible for policing an area of 946 square miles (2,450 km2) with a population of approximately 1 million.
Chief Constable Mark Roberts was appointed in 2021. The deputy chief constable is Julie Cooke, appointed in April 2019
101 Arpley St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1LQ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Runcorn old town,bus,station,town,public,links,infrastructure,in,historic,routes,passenger,passengers,Proud to support Widnes Vikings,WA7,Halton,Cheshire,England,UK,WA7 1LX,transport,service,services,stand,stands,vehicle,vehicles,mini-bus,mini-buses,facility,subsidy,blue,Arriva,Arriva buses,company,operator
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K141AW - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Runcorn High Street Bus Station, Halton,Cheshire, England, UK, WA7 1LX in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The defining feature is Runcorn old town bus station, buses, bus routes, 110, 61, Runcorn High Street Bus Station, Halton,Cheshire, England, UK, WA7 1LX. A broader reading of the photograph includes railway heritage, public-transport wayfinding, trackside history, archival record, freight wagon, mechanical signalling, historic rolling stock, local history, changing land use, industrial railway, historical comparison, working railway heritage, transport accessibility, and community identity. Today's relevance is strengthened by regional connectivity, network modernisation and the continuing question of how Crewe's identity remains tied to railway engineering and operations. From a 2025-onward perspective, service frequency and decarbonisation are closely linked to this subject, alongside the challenge of maintaining reliable services outside dense urban centres. As a dated visual record of Runcorn High Street Bus Station, Halton,Cheshire, England, UK, WA7 1LX, the frame retains commercial use and occupation, making it especially useful if redevelopment subsequently changes the scene. The wider setting retains connections with rail corridor, local bus network, rail infrastructure, everyday life, street-side transport, local mobility, roadside transit, and social history. References to buses, Halton, station, Runcorn, and routes give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. By fixing the subject within Runcorn High Street Bus Station, Halton,Cheshire, England, UK, WA7 1LX, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The period view preserves details of everyday use for later comparison.
Runcorn High Street Bus Station, Halton,Cheshire, England, UK, WA7 1LX
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,crowd,crowds,busy,at,Silverstone,F1,GP,Grand Prix,car,in 2022,in,near,Stowe,stand,fan,fans,summer,circuit,stands,sunny,redbull,red bull,red,bull,blue sky,blue skies,fine,weather,good,general,admission,trackside,roving
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JG2201 - . An identifiable period record of Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England, UK, NN12 8TL in 2022, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. At the centre of the view is Crowds at Silverstone F1 GP, near Stowe stand, in 2022. The image also relates to before-and-after reference, public realm, local identity, urban change, everyday street life, documentary photography, historical comparison, community recreation, seasonal outdoor activity, city-centre activity, street-level documentary, local character, local history, and townscape record. Today's relevance is strengthened by climate resilience, inclusive design and the continuing question of the importance of inclusive spaces that serve residents as well as visitors. From a 2025-onward perspective, community use and local identity are closely linked to this subject, alongside how ordinary street scenes become valuable records as businesses and infrastructure change. Future viewers can use this scene from Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England, UK, NN12 8TL to compare transport arrangements and footfall with whatever follows after redevelopment. Further associations within the scene are community identity, summer city life, community life, contemporary city life, social landscape, urban gathering place, urban social history, and archival record. The recorded references to Stowe, Crowds, stand, and Silverstone preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. A later view of Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England, UK, NN12 8TL may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The period view preserves part of the area's social history for future local research.
Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England, UK, NN12 8TL
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Live,stage,live music,rock,and the,Wolves,metal,performing,at,British F1,camping,GP,performing at Silverstone,Woodlands,F1GP,July,2022,artist,label,Broken8,records,Debut,Album,War,concert,on stage,live,plays,playing,music,gig,gigging,pose,posing
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JG2209 - A high-octane rock and blues outfit that hit like a hurricane, Eddie and The Wolves have been carving out their own unique path for the last few years, dominating the independent scene with a visceral blend of bold, authentic sounds. After first surfacing in 2018 with the release of their titanic debut single Love in the City', the band have been winning over fans and critics alike, and in March, they're set to embark on their most explosive tour to date.
Described by Where The Music Does The Talking as a band you must-see live , Eddie and The Wolves have built their sound on a caustic mix of flowing riffs, funky guitar solos, and thunderous percussion, crafting modern blues anthems that shine with a twist of dirty rock n' roll brilliance.
Having opened for bands like Slade, Razorlight and Reef, and sharing stages with Arrielle, Adam Slack of The Struts, and Kelsey Karter, Eddie and The Wolves have proved their musical mettle time and time again, and their recently released debut album War' has quickly become one of the year's most intoxicating releases. Delivering fourteen tracks that shine with grit, determination, and an undeniably heavy sound.
Described by Stargazer Music Magazine as If Fleetwood Mac had a baby with Biffy Clyro, and that baby was obsessed with Stevie Ray Vaughn , the album is a textured amalgamation of vintage and modern sounds, delivering a whirlwind of originality and colour that soothes the soul, frees the mind, and keeps your utterly entranced.
Silverstone Woodlands, Northamptonshire, England
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@Hotpixuk,Hotpixuk,WA4,Cheshire,England,UK,gate,village,nursery,nurseries,bush,bushes,shrubs,summer,opening,hours,time,times,new,business,company,companies,firms,firm,fence,site,Broad,Ln,lane,gates,park,plants,wood,small,growing
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JEKRCT - . An on-location photograph from Church Lane ,Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3EL in 2022, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. At the centre of the view is Ornate Trees - Church Lane gate , Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3EL. The subject also carries associations with local history, social history, pedestrian environment, urban gathering place, contemporary social history, public-realm activation, summer city life, seasonal outdoor activity, open-air leisure, changing land use, regional identity, urban change, informal play space, and social landscape. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into family access and climate resilience, not least because of the growing need for shade, water and cooling during hotter summers. Today's relevance is strengthened by transport, street safety and the continuing question of how regeneration alters the character of familiar places. The archival value lies partly in recording commercial use and occupation around Church Lane ,Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3EL before closure or conversion alters the character of the place. The wider setting retains connections with everyday life, community recreation, everyday street life, documentary photography, local character, before-and-after reference, interactive public realm, and community life. Elements such as Trees, Church, Ornate, and Grappenhall add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. A later view of Church Lane ,Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3EL may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The scene captures a local visual benchmark before later change alters the scene. The period view preserves a point of historical comparison as a date-specific reference.
Church Lane ,Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3EL
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Liverpool,Merseyside,City Centre,scouse,bar,at,the,real,ale,themed,beers,England,UK,L2 2JH,L2,inside,bottles,taps,pulled,customers,drinkers,classic,Ship and Mitre,Ship & Mitre,ship,mitre,pubs,bars,interior,handpump,handpumps,had pump,pump,pumps
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JCW1YM - . A grounded documentary photograph made at 133 Dale St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2JH in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The image documents Bar at the Liverpool Ship and Mitre real ale Pub, maritime themed bar serving area and Belgian Tripel Karmeliet beer logo, L2. The locality and subject together evoke customer-facing service, food-and-drink business, period detail, contemporary social history, visitor economy, local identity, social history, commercial hospitality, street-level documentary, changing land use, changing streetscape, night-time economy, community identity, and historical comparison. The wider contemporary story combines consumer spending, tourism and the role of restaurants and bars in visitor-led regeneration. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with footfall, street safety and how ordinary street scenes become valuable records as businesses and infrastructure change. As a dated visual record of 133 Dale St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2JH, the frame retains landscape treatment and surrounding development, making it especially useful if new ownership subsequently changes the scene. Other useful contextual ideas include visual archive, food tourism, regional identity, destination dining, everyday street life, community life, independent food retail, and hospitality trade. The combination of Tripel, Karmeliet, themed, maritime, and Liverpool anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. By fixing the subject within 133 Dale St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2JH, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The image fixes evidence of earlier appearance for later comparison. It also preserves period character within the wider story of 133 Dale St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2JH.
133 Dale St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2JH
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,The Challenge Academy Trust. c/o Bridgewater High School. Broomfields Road.,Cheshire,WA4 3AE,Warrington,England,UK,WA4,higher,winter,in,December,playing,field,fields,TCAT,the,Challenge Academy,Trust.,WBC,playing fields,playing field,signs,Challenge,Academy Trust.,academy school,secondary,funding,funded,public,strike,strikes,Bridgewater High,Broomfield,reading benchmarks,attainment,pupils,Ofsted
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3T328 - The Trust was formed in 2017 by like-minded leaders of local primary and secondary schools in Warrington along with Priestley College.
Our intention was to work collaboratively to improve outcomes for children and young people in the Warrington area and this collective responsibility is one we maintain to this day.
Our mission is to serve, challenge and empower the educational community. We enact our mission by providing highly effective services to our academies, supporting strong leadership, investing in the workforce and inspiring our children and young people.
All of our work is underpinned by a set of core values, they are:
Inclusivity and social justice
Educational excellence
Collaboration and interdependence
Challenge and service
Care and sustainability
Celebrating difference
These values inform everything we do as a trust and all of our services and working practices are designed around these concepts.
TCAT is a unique trust, being the first in the country to include primary and secondary academies together with a sixth form college.
TCAT also includes a Church of England High School, Sir Thomas Boteler, whose faith foundation is assured through representation from the Dioceses of Chester and Liverpool.
As an inclusive MAT with a strong moral purpose we are committed to providing an environment and education where every young person is nurtured, challenged and inspired to achieve the very best for themselves and their communities. Young people are at the heart of everything we do.
There are currently 10 academies within the trust including four primary academies, three with nurseries, five secondary academies and a sixth form college.
We have close to 8,000 children and young people in our care along with around 1,000 staff.
This may seem like a huge number of people, however we pride ourselves on maintaining an intimacy within this which is built upon positive and professional relationships.
Broomfields Road. Warrington,Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3AE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,Cheshire,UK,Thelwall,building,25 years,left,25,years,state of disrepair,state,disrepair,WBC,Warrington Council,Warrington Borough Council,dilapidated,rectory,Grappenhall rectory,church lane,disused,listed building,1139322,closed,derelict,history,historic,heritage,old,town,centre,ornate,lane,road,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2C6RE8M - Rectory circa 1830, stucco with grey slate roof, Gothick. Of 2 storeys and 5 windows
the left and right wings, each of 1 bay and one slightly recessed, are of (or altered during) 1855 (drawings in the possession of the rector). Crenellated Gothick porch has Tudor arch and corner pinnacles. Part-glazed double doors at back of porch under Tudor-arched fan with flowing pattern of cusped iron bars. A 1-storey canted bay to each side of porch has Gothick pointed windows: left bay has ornate iron cresting
that to right bay removed for repair (1983). Upper windows are 2-light casements, each light of 12 panes, margined, above porch and bay windows. Right wing and upper storey of left wing have 12-pane recessed sashes
lower left window is replaced. Interior: Doors have 6 raised and fielded panels. Plain open-string dogleg stair has stick balusters, mahogany rail and curtail.
Legacy System number:
59018
Legacy System:
LBS
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,Thelwall,WA4,Rams Head,pub,bar,Inn,empty,abandoned,state,what a state,summer,Punch,Punch Pubs & Co,Punch Pubs,Co,pubs,listed building,grade II,brown sign,tourist,sign,brown,poor,Gropenhale,crest of,the Leghs of Lyme,bars,village,eat,eating,drinking
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2C6RE8W - . A grounded editorial photograph of Church Ln, Grappenhall, Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, WA4 3EP, capturing details that may acquire greater historical value as the location and its use change. The principal subject is Brown sign, the Rams Head Inn, Church Lane,Grappenhall Village,Warrington,Cheshire,England, UK, WA4 3EP. The locality and subject together evoke place identity, night-time economy, community social space, food-and-drink business, community identity, documentary photography, public realm, customer-facing hospitality, beer-led venue, leisure venue, community hostelry, period detail, social meeting place, and social history. In the mid-2020s, independent hospitality and pub closures keep this subject current, particularly through changes in food, drink and leisure spending. Small period details of building condition and alterations at Church Ln, Grappenhall, Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, WA4 3EP may become more significant with time, especially following changing public expectations. Other connected aspects are regional identity, urban change, local history, changing streetscape, everyday Britain, visual archive, archival record, and licensed trade. Details involving Brown, Village, Grappenhall, and Church make the image more specific than a generic illustration and strengthen its local or historical value. The surrounding context at Church Ln, Grappenhall, Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, WA4 3EP matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The image also provides a reference for independent hospitality and the survival of community meeting places without losing the local specificity of Church Ln, Grappenhall, Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, WA4 3EP. The frame therefore remains a dated reference for Church Ln, Grappenhall, Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, WA4 3EP and the changing story of the subject shown.
Church Ln, Grappenhall, Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, WA4 3EP
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Teith Rd,Deanston,Stirlingshire,Scotland,UK,FK16 6AG,distilling,maker,makers,cask,casks,Burn Stewart Distillers,Burn Stewart,Distillers,Perthshire,Scotch,blending,South African spirit and wine producer,Distell Group,company,Teith Mill,brand,brandname,name,Deanston distillery,Single Malt,Scotch whisky,distillery,Highland,history,historic,factory,wall,sign,lettering,tariff-free,US export
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3XMXM - Deanston distillery is a Single Malt Scotch whisky distillery located on the banks of the River Teith, eight miles from the historic town of Stirling, at the gateway to the dramatic Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park. It is the largest distillery owned by Scotch whisky producer Distell Group Limited, who also own Bunnahabhain Distillery on the Isle of Islay and Tobermory distillery on the Isle of Mull.
Deanston Distillery started life in 1785 as a cotton mill designed by Sir Richard Arkwright, and remained as such for 180 years until it was transformed into a distillery in 1966. The constant supply of pure water from the River Teith contributed to the decision to turn the mill into a distillery and Deanston is now the only distillery in Scotland to be self-sufficient in electricity, with power generated by an on-site hydro-energy facility. Deanston sits in the Highland single malt region of Scotland and produces whisky which is handmade by ten local craftsmen, un-chill filtered, natural colour and bottled at a strength of 46.3% ABV.
In 1841 James Smith retired from the mill. Operations continued but by 1848, production at Deanston was in decline. The turn of the twentieth century saw a further decrease in demand for cotton and the workforce was scaled down from 1500 to 500 people. Things steadily got worse until the mill was closed on 2 April 1965.
It was the collective efforts of James Finlay & Co, Brodie Hepburn & Co, and A.B (Sandy) Grant, known together as Deanston Distillers Ltd, who converted Deanston Mill into a malt whisky distillery in 1965. The soft, fast flow of the River Teith and a whisky boom in Scotland at the time made the site ideal for whisky production. The distillery was opened on 17 October 1966 after an extensive refurbishment costing £300,000, employing 20 local people, but taking just nine months.Three floors were removed to make room for four copper stills and a mash tun. The constant, cool temperature of the weaving shed made it ideal
Teith Rd, Deanston, Doune, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK, FK16 6AG
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,GoTonySmith,England,English,North West England,Blue,lamp,light,Warrington WA4 2AF,Grappenhall Road,ward,history,historic,Grappenhall Rd,Warrington,Cheshire,WA4 2AF,WA4,traditional,lantern,blue lamp,blue light,blue,polis,constabulary,data breach,data breaches,data leak,Victorian,Dixon of Dock Green,part-time,British,GB,old,style,Great Britain
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RBAPR3 - . A close documentary record records the character of Grappenhall Rd, Warrington, Cheshire, UK, WA4 2AF, in an image captured in 2019. The supplied image information identifies Traditional & historic Blue Police Station Lamp, Stockton Heath Police Station, South Warrington, Cheshire, North West England, UK, WA4 2AF. Related ideas embodied by the location include historic environment, road connectivity, intercity travel, heritage streetscape, traffic management, strategic road network, offender management, historic townscape, transport corridor, legal system, commuter transport, and penal system. In the mid-2020s, integrated public transport is increasingly discussed through public ownership and town-centre connectivity, with attention turning to renewed station districts. For present-day editorial use, place and memory can also illustrate debates about altered public space and redevelopment, particularly where these affect preservation of everyday detail. Modern coverage of public safety frequently reaches beyond the immediate scene to questions of reoffending, staffing and better maintained justice estates. The date and location give the photograph archival strength: future views of Grappenhall Rd, Warrington, Cheshire, UK, WA4 2AF may show different businesses, branding, services, architecture, traffic patterns or redevelopment, allowing clear before-and-after comparison. The view also records themes involving local landmark, townscape identity, road transport, heritage asset, custodial estate, historic fabric. Further recorded details include blue lamp, Stockton Heath Village, Grappenhall Rd, village. The same setting also brings together law enforcement, custody infrastructure, urban fabric, court and custody, train travel, highway infrastructure, conservation architecture, local transport, adaptive reuse, and urban conservation. It also preserves details of public use within the wider local story.
Grappenhall Rd, Warrington, Cheshire, UK, WA4 2AF
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,clocks,clock face,woman,lady,person,clock,summer-time,winding,reset,resetting,time,timepieces,resetting clocks,resetting clocks for daylight saving time,resetting clocks for British Summer Time,clocks fall back,clocks spring forward,GMT,BST,goes,back,forward,go,habit,annually,annual,hardwork,hard work,changes,hassle,of,putting,by,one,hour
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy R9GTHW - . This descriptive scene records the visible identity of Scotland, UK, in documentary coverage dating from 2018. The frame is associated with Woman holding a clock face, Daylight Saving Time / British summer Time , clocks going back or forward an hour. The location can also be described in terms of social context, place-based history, modern history, everyday Britain, local identity, public realm, contemporary social history, community life, changing Britain, place and memory, local character, and documentary record. For present-day editorial use, ordinary infrastructure can also illustrate debates about changing use and business turnover, particularly where these affect preservation of everyday detail. Documentary value is strengthened by the precise setting at Scotland, UK, where even ordinary details of frontage, equipment, signs, traffic or public activity may disappear as the area evolves. Beyond the immediate subject, the setting involves visual record, social landscape, community environment, regional identity, urban and rural change, everyday infrastructure. The record also refers to clocks going forward, one hour, BST, DST, adult. Further aspects present in the subject include documentary photography, and cultural landscape. In the mid-2020s, social history is increasingly discussed through altered public space and business turnover, with attention turning to preservation of everyday detail. Taken together, these details make the photograph a useful record of social change, movement through the area, everyday services, planning and redevelopment, and historic fabric without relying on a generic or reconstructed view. The combination preserved here provides evidence of public access, neighbourhood identity, transport patterns, ownership or occupation, and architecture and streetscape in a form that can be compared with later photographs. The view of Scotland, UK also preserves another layer of local identity and period change.
Scotland, UK
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Keywords: HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,North West England,UK,M3 4LZ,M3,City centre,heritage,history,canals,canal basin,Inner city,conservation area,Mancunian,Bridgewater Canal,Urban Heritage Park,canal,Coal Wharf,wharf,water,barge,barge sold and new,Castlefield Manchester,Bridge,bridges,arch,arches,Skyline,Manchester Skyline,Dukes92,Dukes 92,rail bridge,bridge,Cast iron,Victorian,Cornbrook,Manchester South Junction & Altrincham Railway,MSJAR,Monochrome,Black & White
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PEHFKM - Castlefield is an inner city conservation area of Manchester in North West England. The conservation area which bears its name is bounded by the River Irwell, Quay Street, Deansgate and the Chester Road. It was the site of the Roman era fort of Mamucium or Mancunium which gave its name to Manchester. It was the terminus of the Bridgewater Canal, the world's first industrial canal, built in 1764
the oldest canal warehouse opened in 1779. The world's first passenger railway terminated here in 1830, at Liverpool Road railway station[1] and the first railway warehouse opened here in 1831.
Castlefield
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Castlefield, Central Manchester
Castlefield is located in Greater ManchesterCastlefieldCastlefield
Castlefield shown within Greater Manchester
OS grid reference
SJ830976
Metropolitan borough
Manchester
Metropolitan county
Greater Manchester
Region
North West
Country
England
Sovereign state
United Kingdom
Post town
MANCHESTER
Postcode district
M3
Dialling code
0161
Police
Greater Manchester
Fire
Greater Manchester
Ambulance
North West
EU Parliament
North West England
List of places UK England Greater Manchester
53.475°N 2.255°W
The Rochdale Canal met the Bridgewater Canal at Castlefield in 1805 and in the 1830s they were linked with the Mersey and Irwell Navigation by two short cuts. In 1848 the two viaducts of the Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway crossed the area and joined each other, two further viaducts and one mainline station Manchester Central railway station followed. It has a tram station, Deansgate-Castlefield tram stop (formerly G-Mex) providing frequent Manchester Metrolink services to Eccles, Bury, Altrincham, Manchester Piccadilly, East Didsbury and Rochdale.
Castlefield was designated a conservation area in 1980 and the United Kingdom's first designated Urban Heritage Park in 1982
Castlefield, Manchester, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy MGMJWG - . A grounded documentary photograph made at 10 High St, Northwich CW9, UK in 2018, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The main point of reference is Fish & Chips fried in Beef Dripping Sign. Another layer of the photograph includes street furniture, transport stop marker, visual archive, high-street commerce, documentary photography, small business, changing streetscape, regional identity, public realm, commercial streetscape, public information signage, period detail, retail property, and visitor guidance. Current relevance extends to business rates and independent business, particularly through how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses and branding. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into navigation and public safety, not least because of the importance of clear wayfinding in public and transport environments. Future viewers can use this scene from 10 High St, Northwich CW9, UK to compare transport arrangements and footfall with whatever follows after later reinterpretation. The surrounding story also includes route marker, customer footfall, street-level business, specialist retailer, roadside information, navigation aid, local history, and independent retail. References to fried, Chips, and Dripping give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. A later view of 10 High St, Northwich CW9, UK may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The image also provides a reference for business rates and how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses and branding without losing the local specificity of 10 High St, Northwich CW9, UK. The frame retains part of the area's social history as a date-specific reference. The scene captures details of everyday use for later comparison.
10 High St, Northwich CW9, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GJ795E - . This scene at 74 Tib St, Manchester M4 1LG in 2016 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 image documents The Tib St Tavern, Northern Quarter, 74 Tib St, Manchester, North West England, UK, M4 1LG. Further facets of the scene include street-level design, licensed hospitality, traditional ale house, public art, social history, local character, archival record, regional identity, traditional pub, public realm, contemporary social history, historical comparison, contemporary mural, and visitor hospitality. From a 2025-onward perspective, local identity and public art are closely linked to this subject, alongside the role of murals in defining creative neighbourhoods. The wider contemporary story combines changing drinking habits, staffing pressure and pressure on hospitality margins in the mid-2020s. Small period details of transport arrangements and footfall at 74 Tib St, Manchester M4 1LG may become more significant with time, particularly following new construction. Further associations within the scene are creative district, documentary photography, licensed trade, place identity, mural culture, local social venue, pub heritage, and changing streetscape. The combination of Quarter, Tavern, Manchester, and Northern anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For 74 Tib St, Manchester M4 1LG, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. Another strand within the photograph is local identity and how regeneration can support and displace informal culture at the same time in a form that can be compared with future views of 74 Tib St, Manchester M4 1LG. The setting also helps illustrate pub closures and the value of historic pubs to tourism and local identity within the real-world context of 74 Tib St, Manchester M4 1LG.
74 Tib St, Manchester M4 1LG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GJ795M - . This location-specific image from Brightwell walk, Manchester M4 5JD in 2016 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The scene records Author Anthony Burgess mural art work, Northern Quarter, Brightwell walk, Manchester M4 5JD. The setting additionally reflects period detail, public realm, contemporary mural, regional identity, visual archive, urban artwork, changing land use, place identity, visual street culture, community identity, street creativity, before-and-after reference, public-realm art, and documentary photography. For current editorial use, tourism and local identity provide additional context, especially through the blurred line between commissioned public art and unsanctioned graffiti. The image fixes public access and movement within Brightwell walk, Manchester M4 5JD at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against new ownership. Other useful contextual ideas include mural culture, urban graphics, street-level design, creative placemaking, archival record, temporary artwork, graffiti heritage, and local character. The recorded references to Manchester, Burgess, Quarter, Northern, and Author preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. Around Brightwell walk, Manchester M4 5JD, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The image also provides a reference for tourism and the blurred line between commissioned public art and unsanctioned graffiti within the real-world context of Brightwell walk, Manchester M4 5JD. Another useful connection is temporary works and the blurred line between commissioned public art and unsanctioned graffiti within the specific setting of Brightwell walk, Manchester M4 5JD. The record includes part of the area's social history before later change alters the scene.
Brightwell walk, Manchester M4 5JD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F7DE26 - Kingston upon Thames, also known as Kingston, is the principal settlement of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in southwest London. It was the ancient market town where Saxon kings were crowned. Kingston is situated 10 miles (16.1 km) southwest of Charing Cross and is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan.
Kingston lies approximately 10 metres (33 ft) above sea level. Kingston was part of a large ancient parish in the county of Surrey and the town was an ancient borough, reformed in 1835. It has been the location of Surrey County Hall from 1893, extraterritorially in terms of local government administration since Kingston became part of Greater London in 1965. Most of the town centre is part of the KT1 postcode area, but some areas north of Kingston railway station have the postcode KT2 instead. The population of the town itself, comprising the four wards of Canbury, Grove, Norbiton and Tudor, was 43,013 in the 2011 census
Kingston-upon-Thames,London,England,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AT9E80 - . This period scene at Italy in 2015 provides a visual reference to the named subject and the wider commercial, social, cultural or physical environment around it. The main subject is Italian stamp, poste Italia used and franked stamp, Italia 300lire Roma 1981 f.Borrelli Inc - XXIII Giornata Del Francobollo. Further facets of the subject include heritage asset, community identity, historic frontage, changing land use, local character, contemporary social history, urban fabric, everyday life, conservation architecture, social history, period streetscape, regional identity, local history, and architectural character. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject sits within continuing debate about adaptive reuse, heritage conservation and the contrast between preservation and redevelopment. For later comparison, the frame preserves small features of identity that written records may overlook as seen at Italy. The setting also brings in public realm, documentary photography, archival record, period detail, heritage landmark, period building, conservation interest, and traditional masonry. Elements such as poste, stamp, Borrelli, Italian, and 300lire add documentary specificity and may become more useful when compared with later records. The surrounding context at Italy matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The location additionally provides evidence of adaptive reuse and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their character without losing the local specificity of Italy. A further contemporary connection is adaptive reuse and the role of distinctive architecture in local identity in a form that can be compared with future views of Italy. The wider significance includes heritage conservation and reusing existing buildings rather than demolishing them within the real-world context of Italy.
Italy
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY7XF8 - Leeds Dock (formerly New Dock and also known as Clarence Dock between 2001 and 2012) is a mixed development with retail, office and leisure presence in central Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It has large residential population in waterside apartments.
New Dock was built in 1843 and was in service until 1990. The Royal Armouries Museum opened in 1996. New Dock was redeveloped as Clarence Dock, a £250 million mixed-use development between 2001 and 2007. The retail and leisure sector was launched on Saturday 11 October 2008 with fashion shows from celebrity fashion consultant and TV presenter Gok Wan. Leeds Dock now attracts around 1.5 million visitors a year although most of these are due to the proximity of the Royal Armouries Museum. Clarence Dock experienced a turbulent time since launch and is largely viewed as a failure in terms of achieving its initial vision.
It is located by the River Aire next to the Royal Armouries Museum, which faces onto Armouries Square. Leeds Dock's main shopping street, 'The Boulevard' radiates southbound from Armouries Square. Another focal point is 'The Anchorage' at the top of the dock. Clarence House is a 218-foot (66 m) tower containing 227 apartments and six retail units. On completion in April 2007, it became the eighth tallest building in Leeds but is now the twelfth tallest building.
Leeds Dock plays host to an annual Waterfront Festival each June with Dragon Boat Racing centred on Armouries Square.
New Dock, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DHGXXW - . BT Openreach telecoms engineer fixing fault in green roadside box. The photograph was taken on 12 September 2013. The image metadata records 1 person in the frame. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Openreach, telecoms, engineer, fixing, fault, box, road, side, green and roadside, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is relevant to homes, residential streets, domestic architecture and the everyday details that shape the appearance of British housing. It can support editorial features about housing, addresses, front doors, neighbourhood identity, home ownership, renting, property condition, postal delivery, security and suburban or urban streets. Doors, windows, numbers, letterboxes, gardens, walls and other domestic details can provide a recognisable visual shorthand for home and residence without relying on a staged interior. As a dated record, the image can also be useful for local history and later comparison as properties are altered, refurbished or redeveloped. Search themes include housing, homes, front doors, addresses, letterboxes, house numbers, residential streets, property, neighbourhoods, renting and home ownership. Small domestic details can become useful archive evidence when properties are refurbished, altered, renumbered or redeveloped. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCYR62 - . Green Triumph Stag, 2+2 sports tourer, British Triumph Motor Company, styled by Italian designer Giovanni Michelotti. The photograph was taken on 08 August 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Triumph Motor Company, British Triumph Motor Company, Triumph Stag, coupe, coupé, four-seater, convertible, Triumph Motors, Green Triumph Stag and Green Triumph, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is relevant to sport, supporters, venues, clubs, competition and the strong connection between sporting institutions and local identity. It can support editorial features about football, rugby or other spectator sports, stadiums, club heritage, matchday culture, investment, redevelopment, fans, sponsorship and the commercial side of professional sport. Signs, colours, banners, buildings, entrances and surrounding streets can help establish a recognisable sporting context without relying on a posed action image. The dated scene also has archive value as clubs, grounds, branding and neighbourhoods evolve over time. Search themes include sport, clubs, stadiums, supporters, venues, matchday culture, sponsorship, sporting heritage, redevelopment and local identity. A dated view is valuable where club branding, grounds, surrounding streets or the commercial presentation of a venue subsequently changes. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCYFFR - The Church of St Andrew in Brympton, Somerset, England, dates from the 13th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[1]
It is closely associated with the manor house of Brympton d'Evercy. The d'Evercy family were responsible for building the church. Thomas d'Evercy purchased the estate in 1220. Sir Peter founded a chantry at Brympton d'Evercy in 1306, endowing a priest with a messuage and 40 acres (16 ha) in the parish. New aisles were added in 1469.
It has been suggested that this is the building today known as the priest house, but no structural evidence exists to support this claim. The church contains monuments to Sir John Sydenham (died 1626) and his family who were lords of the manor.
Some of the effigies within the church were originally in the churchyard but were moved into the church in the 19th century and restored by John Edward Carew.
The parish is within the benefice of Odcombe with Brympton, Lufton and Montacute, which is within the deanery of Yeovil
Brympton d'Evercy, Yeovil, South West England,UK, BA22 8TD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DB6P25 - The old Plaque in the Picton reading room, Liverpool City Central Library
The inscription reads:
This building erected by the corporation of Liverpoolwas a resolution of the council dated 6th October 1875 ordered to be named The Picton Reading Room in recognition of the valuable services rendered by James Allanson Picton Esquire JP FSA in his capacity as chairman of the Public Library Museum and gallery of Arts Committee, which position he had then occupied for a period exceeding a quarter of a century.
Thomas Bland Royden , Mayor.
Liverpool Central Library , Liverpool , England, UK L3 8EW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HWH7 - Are you looking for love and romance? August, always a mad busy crazy time in Edinburgh, during the festival and fringe, which seems to have grown even bigger than the tattoo and festival. There's no shortage of scaryness and satire here!.
Call Me is a play starring Sarah Adams, Christine Clare, Laura Cope, Claire Dean, Katie McArdle and Matthew Stead which was performed at Sweet Grassmarket @ 10:10pm for 70 minutes, on most days during August 2012.
As the blurb says:
By The Slice Theatre Company Presents Call Me!
Writing and producing together for the first time, sisters Sarah Adams and Becky Adams are heading to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year with their play, dating comedy Call Me!, which received rave reviews and a sell-out run in Manchester last year.
Inspired by the likes of Victoria Wood and Dawn French, writer Sarah Adams has formed new theatre company By The Slice to produce a cringe-worthy yet affectionate romantic comedy alongside her film producer sister Becky. By The Slice invites the audience to come and rejoice with them at the ridiculousness of love and dating! What better way to get over your latest dating disaster than to be able to laugh at someone else's ludicrous misfortunes? Yet on this rollercoaster of humiliation and hilarity, we also unexpectedly find a new humility for love.
Taking all of the available Manchester cast with them, By The Slice will also be introducing some new faces as well as new-to-theatre director Dan Wilson whose credits include directing Sir Ian McKellen and Status Quo in Coronation Street, EastEnders, BBC's Land Girls and 32 Brinkburn Street, and feature film The Roundabout.
Sarah is joined in By The Slice by her sister, Producer Becky Adams. Of course initially I was introduced to Call Me! because it's my sister that has written it, but it was clear immediately how funny, engaging and close-to-the-b
High street, Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland UK EH1 1QS
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HW5B - . Recorded at High street, Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland UK EH1 1QS in 2012, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The principal subject is Edinburgh Festival Fringe Act, Scotland, UK, EH1 1QS. The frame also records themes of small business, street-level business, changing streetscape, regional identity, retail property, public realm, specialist retailer, changing land use, place identity, period detail, contemporary social history, high-street commerce, local enterprise, and social history. Current relevance extends to business rates and store closures, particularly through the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets. As a dated visual record of High street, Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland UK EH1 1QS, the frame retains equipment and working practice, making it especially useful if changing commercial priorities subsequently changes the scene. The photograph additionally reflects independent retail, community identity, local history, customer footfall, historical comparison, town-centre trading, archival record, and commercial frontage. Details involving Edinburgh, Festival, and Fringe make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. Around High street, Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland UK EH1 1QS, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. Another useful connection is business rates and the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets in a form that can be compared with future views of High street, Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland UK EH1 1QS. The scene further reflects business rates and the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets within the real-world context of High street, Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland UK EH1 1QS.
High street, Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland UK EH1 1QS
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HG4AAE - Robert Rob Roy MacGregor (Gaelic: Raibeart Ruadh MacGriogair
baptised 7 March 1671 died 28 December 1734) was a Scottish outlaw, who later became a folk hero. The name Roy comes from Gaelic Ruadh meaning Red, and referred to his red hair.
Rob Roy was born at Glengyle, at the head of Loch Katrine, as recorded in the baptismal register of Buchanan, Stirling. His parents were Donald Glas MacGregor and Margaret Campbell. He was also descended from the Macdonalds of Keppoch through his paternal grandmother.
In January 1693, at Corrie Arklet farm near Inversnaid, he married Mary Helen MacGregor of Comar (1671-1745), who was born at Leny Farm, Strathyre. The couple had four sons: James, Ranald, Coll and Robert (known as Robin Oig or Young Rob). They also adopted a cousin named Duncan.
Inverlochlarig Beg, Balquhidder,Sterling,Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HE7M8F - . Made at Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK in 2011, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The frame specifically shows Spoom tag grafitti,Belfast,Northern Ireland,UK. The wider scene also brings together street-level design, documentary photography, regional identity, temporary artwork, public art, graffiti heritage, street creativity, archival record, urban graphics, before-and-after reference, creative placemaking, community identity, visual archive, and changing land use. Current relevance extends to gentrification and local identity, particularly through the blurred boundary between commissioned public art and unsanctioned graffiti. Future viewers can use this scene from Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK to compare equipment and working practice with whatever follows after new ownership. The surrounding story also includes place identity, local history, historical comparison, public realm, community art, social history, everyday life, and visual street culture. The combination of Northern, Spoom, Ireland, Belfast, and grafitti anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. Around Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The setting also helps illustrate gentrification and how regeneration can both promote and displace informal urban art when considered against later change at Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. The image also provides a reference for regeneration and the blurred boundary between commissioned public art and unsanctioned graffiti without losing the local specificity of Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. The frame retains a trace of local identity before later change alters the scene. The scene captures a local visual benchmark as a date-specific reference.
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF23PW - A view from the collection plate, St Mary and All Saints church, Great Budworth, Northwich, Cheshire.
A church in a delightful setting of thatched cottages and the George and Dragon pub. If you visit on a sunday, check out the cakes and afternoon teas served by the church helpers (summer only).
Parishioners use the collection envelope to leave an anonymous donation. These days they can gift aid it etc, this was not the case in the 1960's when a ten bob not would be a quite vast sum and six pence (from two three penny bits) maybe more the norm to be dropped into the plate.
The nickel brass threepence was used between 19371970. A strange coin sometimes called thripp'nce, thrupp'nce, threpp'nce or thripp'ny bit, thrupp'ny bit by grannies and others alike.
The english brown ten bob note note here was issued by issued by the Bank of England. It started to disappear when the multi-edged fifty pence piece was introduced, a great silver medalion of a thing, larger than the one today in circulation
Saint Mary's Church, Great Budworth, Northwich, Cheshire, Northwest England, UK, CW9 6HF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEY9K7 - Example of long exposure painting with light. LED torch with a camera mounted on a tripod. The car used here was a Citroen Picasso.
Light painting is a photographic technique in which exposures are made by moving a hand-held light source or by moving the camera.
The term light painting also encompasses images lit from outside the frame with hand-held light sources. Light Painting Photography can be traced back to the year 1914 when Frank Gilbreth, along with his wife Lillian Moller Gilbreth, used small lights and the open shutter of a camera to track the motion of manufacturing and clerical workers.
Man Ray, in his 1935 series Space Writing, was the first known art photographer to use the technique and Barbara Morgan began making light paintings in 1940.
Rudheath, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF0NNG - . Members of Warrington Community Circus, entertaining by juggling - Big and small. Photographed on 1 January 2004. The recorded location is Warrington , Cheshire , England , UK. Historically, community circus and street entertainment sit between amateur participation and professional performance, using portable skills such as juggling and puppetry that can be staged in parks, streets or festivals with minimal infrastructure. The historical context is that community organisations create social infrastructure: places and activities where residents meet, learn, exhibit work, volunteer and organise
Photographs help preserve the people and spaces behind that often-invisible civic contribution. In 2026, outdoor performance continues to be important to festivals and community events, offering accessible entertainment at a time when arts organisations continue to debate funding, participation and the use of public space. The subject remains topical in 2026 because with pressure on local services, volunteer-led organisations remain important to libraries, arts and community facilities
Their images can illustrate both civic resilience and the transfer of responsibility from formal institutions to local groups. The historical context is that festival entertainers add a temporary layer of performance to public space
Their costumes, props and interaction with passers-by often become part of the identity of recurring civic and arts events. In the longer view, street and community performance has a long tradition of combining skill, humour and direct audience contact outside formal theatres
Juggling, puppetry and circus acts are especially associated with fairs, festivals and public celebrations. The subject remains topical in 2026 because outdoor performance remains important to festivals and community events, offering accessible entertainment at a time when arts organisations continue to debate funding, participation and the use of public space.
Warrington , Cheshire , England , UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EDKY6H - Scrabble-style letter stock-photo/gotonysmith-Tiles.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>tiles spelling Iran and war are arranged on a printed political map of the Middle East, creating a stark editorial concept image about oil price shocks, inflation, energy insecurity and geopolitical risk. The map shows Iran alongside Iraq, Saudi Arabia, the Gulf region and the Persian Gulf / Strait of Hormuz area, placing the words directly over one of the world's most strategically important energy corridors. The International Energy Agency says around 20 million barrels per day transit the Strait of Hormuz, equal to roughly 25% of world seaborne oil trade, while the US Energy Information Administration also describes it as the world's most important oil chokepoint. That makes the image commercially useful for stories about Iran, regional conflict, military escalation, shipping disruption, sanctions, tanker security, crude oil prices, petrol and diesel costs, energy markets and the knock-on effect on inflation, interest rates, household bills and business costs. The use of Scrabble tiles adds a symbolic layer, suggesting dangerous political wordplay, brinkmanship and the way apparently simple headlines can carry serious consequences for the global economy. It can illustrate news and comment features on Middle East tensions, oil-market volatility, global supply chains, shipping routes, economic uncertainty, consumer prices and the vulnerability of Europe and Asia to Gulf supply disruption. IMF analysis also notes that oil shocks can feed into broader domestic inflation, making the image relevant for economics, finance and cost-of-living coverage as well as foreign affairs. As a stock image, it works as a clean, readable and non-graphic concept visual for editors needing to connect Iran, war risk and oil-driven inflation without using battlefield imagery.
Scrabble tiles spelling Iran and war on a Middle East map, a concept image for oil price shocks, inf
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Iran war,Middle East war,US foreign policy,Trump foreign policy,Iran,war risk,geopolitical risk,political concept,Scrabble tiles,word tiles,letter tiles,Middle East map,Gulf of Oman,Saudi Arabia,sanctions,diplomacy,nuclear talks,military escalation,oil prices,energy security,global politics,Trumps,war,oil market shock,crude oil prices,energy crisis,international relations,foreign policy crisis,presidential decision making,war rhetoric,political risk,defence policy,security strategy,national security,Ofgem,cost of gas,October
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EDKY6X - Scrabble-style stock-photo/gotonysmith-Letter.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>letter tiles spelling Trump , Iran and war are arranged on a printed political map of the Middle East, creating a stark editorial concept image about Donald Trump's US foreign policy, Iran, regional conflict and the risk of wider war. The map shows Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman and surrounding states, placing the words directly over a region central to oil supply, shipping routes, security alliances and decades of geopolitical tension. The image is useful for stories about US-Iran confrontation, Middle East instability, Israel-Iran tensions, sanctions, nuclear negotiations, military escalation, oil-market risk, the Strait of Hormuz, Gulf security and the global economic consequences of conflict. The Scrabble tiles add a deliberately constructed, symbolic quality, suggesting political calculation, dangerous wordplay and the way simple slogans can sit on top of complex regional realities. It can support editorial coverage of conflict scenarios, war rhetoric, diplomacy, energy security, foreign policy decisions, international law, public opinion, election politics and the consequences of presidential decision-making. Care should be taken not to use the image as evidence of any specific military event unless supported by reporting, because it is a conceptual still life rather than a news photograph. As a stock image, it provides a clear visual shorthand for articles needing to connect Trump, Iran and war risk without showing graphic conflict imagery. The map background gives geographical context, while the cream letter tiles and bold black text make the message immediately readable for news, business, politics, energy and opinion features.
Scrabble tiles spelling Trump, Iran and war on a Middle East map, illustrating US foreign policy and
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RFER1P - Vintage dance and concert poster from Abergavenny Town Hall Ballroom in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales, advertising a run of events in May and June 1963. The brightly coloured printed bill uses bold red lettering on a yellow ground with green decorative border detail and promotes the venue as The Ballroom of the Stars . Presented by Eddie Tattersall, the poster lists several dates and performers, including the 8th May A Girl of the Month Dance featuring Vince White and the Hunters from Newport, the 15th June Music for Dancing and Romancing with The Hurricanes from Newport, the 22nd June appearance by The Beatles with The Fabulous Fortunes, and the 29th June event Keep Alive with Rock, Twist and Jive featuring Ricky Ford and the Crossfires.
The design is a strong example of early 1960s provincial music promotion, when town halls and ballrooms across Britain and Wales played an important role in live entertainment, youth culture and social dancing. Its mixture of large headline typography, admission details, late transport information and multiple artist bills reflects the practical style of the period, when posters had to grab attention quickly from passing audiences. The central Beatles billing is especially notable, placing the poster within the rapid rise of the group during 1963, while still showing them in the context of a mixed live dance programme rather than a later arena-scale event.
The image has clear value for editorial and historical use covering British pop history, Welsh cultural heritage, live music venues, dance-hall culture, concert memorabilia and printed ephemera. It documents not only an appearance by The Beatles in Abergavenny but also the wider entertainment scene of the time, when local promoters, support acts and regional audiences were central to the spread of beat music and popular dance culture in the UK. The poster survives as an evocative paper artefact of a specific place, date and social atmosphere.
Town Hall, Cross Street, Abergavenny, South Wales, Wales, UK, NP7 5HD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTD3AK - Grappenhall Heys Walled Garden is a historic walled garden in Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England. The garden was built by Thomas Parr around 1830 as both a pleasure garden for relaxing strolls and as a kitchen garden to produce fruit, vegetables, and herbs. After a period of decline, the garden was restored first by English Partnerships and then by the local parish council in conjunction with the friends of the garden
The walled garden was built around 1830 by Warrington banker Thomas Parr to accompany a mansion house. Thomas Parr's father, Joseph Parr, founded Parr's Bank and Thomas was appointed Chairman of the bank. Before opening the bank, Joseph Parr had made his wealth in the sugar refining industry that supported the slave trade in the British West Indies. Parr's bank amalgamated through acquisitions into the NatWest.
Unusually, Parr included both a pleasure garden and a kitchen garden within the same boundary wall. In addition to enjoying their garden, the Parr family held frequent galas and special events for the community. One annual event called Beating the Bounds involved a walk around the boundaries of the townships of Lymm, Appleton, and Grappenhall, which included the garden. Historical records suggest that the estate was at its height from 1875 to 1899.
By the 1950s, the estate had become derelict and parts of it were sold off. The house was demolished in the 1970s and the garden passed to English Partnerships for renovation. In 2005 control of the garden passed to Grappenhall and Thelwall Parish Council, which continued restoration in conjunction with a community group called The Friends of Grappenhall Heys Walled Garden. In 2012 the garden was given a Heritage Lottery Fund award towards repair of the Victorian glasshouses and completion of the restoration
Witherwin Avenue Grappenhall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3DS
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PG60W3 - The Borough of Waverley is a local government district with borough status in Surrey, England. The borough's headquarters are in the town of Godalming
other notable settlements are the towns of Farnham and Haslemere and the large village of Cranleigh. At the 2021 Census, the population of the borough was 128,200.
Waverley borders the borough of Guildford to the north, the Mole Valley district to the east, the Horsham and Chichester districts of West Sussex to the south, and the East Hampshire and Hart districts and the borough of Rushmoor in Hampshire to the west and northwest. The borough is named after Waverley Abbey, near Farnham, the earliest Cistercian monastery in Britain. Blackheath Common, in the north of the borough, is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Waverley is a Wealden borough, bounded to the north by the Hog's Back section of the North Downs and by the Greensand Ridge. It has the most green space in absolute terms in Surrey at 293.1 km2 (113 sq. mi.) according to the central government-compiled Generalised Land Use database of January 2005, approximately half of which is woodland.
Much of the west of the borough echoes former ownership by the abbey, such as Waverley Cricket Club and the Waverley Arms pubs in Farnham and elsewhere. Equally echoed are the tens of square miles held under Farnham holding of the Bishop of Winchester which took in the western parishes of Frensham and Churt as well as much of Farnham parish since the early 12th century when one such Bishop, Henry of Winchester and of Blois established Farnham Castle as the See's episcopal home but which is today the borough's main surviving castle and a museum to the period.
The Burys, Godalming, Surrey, England, UK , GU7 1HP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PHEJCR - Daylight saving time (DST), also referred to as daylight savings time, daylight time (United States, Canada, and Australia), or summer time (United Kingdom, European Union, and others), is the practice of advancing clocks (typically by one hour) during warmer months so that darkness falls at a later clock time. The typical implementation of DST is to set clocks forward by one hour in either the late winter or spring (spring forward), and to set clocks back by one hour in the fall (fall back) to return to standard time. As a result, there is one 23-hour day in early spring and one 25-hour day in the middle of autumn.
The idea of aligning waking hours to daylight hours to conserve candles was first proposed in 1784 by U.S. polymath Benjamin Franklin. In a satirical letter to the editor of The Journal of Paris, Franklin suggested that waking up earlier in the summer would economize on candle usage
and calculated considerable savings
After synchronously resetting all clocks in a region to one hour ahead of standard time, individuals following a clock-based schedule will awaken an hour earlier than they would have otherwiseor rather an hour's worth of darkness earlier
they will begin and complete daily work routines an hour of daylight earlier: they will have available to them an extra hour of daylight after their workday activities. They will have one less hour of daylight at the start of the workday, making the policy less practical during winter.
Proponents of daylight saving time argue that most people prefer a greater increase in daylight hours after the typical nine to five workday. Supporters have also argued that DST decreases energy consumption by reducing the need for lighting and heating, but the actual effect on overall energy use is heavily disputed
United Kingdom
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PY19E4 - Manchester Airport (IATA: MAN, ICAO: EGCC) is an international airport in Ringway, Manchester, England, 7.5 nautical miles (13.9 km
8.6 mi) south-west of Manchester city centre. In 2019, it was the third busiest airport in the United Kingdom in terms of passenger numbers and the busiest of those not serving London. The airport comprises three passenger terminals and a cargo terminal. It covers an area of 560 hectares (1,400 acres) and has flights to 199 destinations, placing the airport thirteenth globally for total destinations served
Officially opened on 25 June 1938, it was initially known as Ringway Airport, a name still in local use. In World War II, as RAF Ringway, it was a base for the Royal Air Force. The airport is owned and managed by the Manchester Airport Holdings (trading as MAG), a holding company owned by the Australian finance house IFM Investors and the ten metropolitan borough councils of Greater Manchester, with Manchester City Council owning the largest stake. Ringway, after which the airport was named, is a village with a few buildings and a church at the western edge of the airport.
After the airport handled a record 27.8 million passengers in 2017, it underwent major expansion to double the size of Terminal 2, the first elements opening in 2019. The £1 billion expansion will be completed in 2024 and enable Terminal 2 to handle 35 million passengers. Capacity exists for up to 50 million passengers annually with two runways
[10] however, this potential figure is limited by the airport's restriction to 61 aircraft movements per hour as well as existing terminal sizes to process arrivals and departures effectively.
Manchester international airport, North West England, UK, M90 1QX
