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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,CAMRA,real ale,ales,ale,beetr,pulling,a,pint,IMG_0748,ATVH,real,bar,staff,pints,Britain,UK,pub,beer,cask,bartender,counter,hand,pumps,brewery,hospitality,drinking,culture,licensed,premises,draught,traditional,employment,interior,serving,Campaign for Real Ale
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EKP0A7 - . ATVH real ale bar staff pulling pints behind a traditional pub counter in Britain, UK. Photographed on 28 May 2026. A bartender works at a busy wooden bar lined with hand pumps, beer mats and brewery branding, while a blackboard lists cask ales and other drinks. The close interior view provides strong detail of working pub equipment and the everyday process of serving draught beer, making it useful for stories about pub trade, beer prices, breweries, hospitality employment and the continuing popularity of cask-conditioned ale. For the story of beer culture, it is useful to note that public houses form a distinctive strand of British social history
Coaching routes, tied brewery estates, Victorian urban growth and twentieth-century leisure each shaped the location and appearance of pubs, many of which later became restaurants, shops, housing or community assets. The historical setting for local politics 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. For present-day beer culture, 2026 is significant because pub survival remains a live issue as energy, staffing, taxation and changing drinking habits affect the licensed trade
Historic and contemporary pub images therefore have relevance to community assets, nightlife, independent brewing, high-street change and hospitality economics. In the 2026 discussion of local politics, uK politics continues to be shaped by debates about public services, housing, local government, devolution and constitutional identity
Historical campaign images offer comparison with current political language and changing party fortunes. Useful alternative terminology includes licensed premises, alehouse, hostelry, bar trade, local pub, historic pub, independent brewery, political campaign, and demonstration.
Britain, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,Malta Air,Boeing 737,aircraft,airliner,airport apron,passengers,travel,European aviation,budget airline,jet,ground handling,tourism,budget,airline,apron,commercial,short haul,flight,ground operations,cabin,baggage,hand,luggage,turnaround,engine debris,fan blade,failure,CFM56 engine,aviation incident,emergency,landing,FR1879,9H-QEU,bird strike,evidence,low cost,flying,Boeing
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FBX6MH - Passengers walk across the airport apron beside a Malta Air Boeing 737 carrying the airline's striking red-and-white livery. Malta Air is a Malta-registered airline within the Ryanair Group and operates aircraft and crews on Ryanair services across Europe, making its branding a familiar sight at regional and major airports. Travellers wheeling cabin luggage beside the aircraft illustrate the low-cost airline model, remote stands, walk-boarding and rapid turnarounds on short-haul European flights. The image has added contemporary relevance following a serious incident involving a separate Malta Air-operated Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration 9H-QEU, on 10 July 2026. Ryanair flight FR1879 had departed Thessaloniki, Greece, for Memmingen, Germany when the right CFM56 engine suffered a fan-blade-out failure during the climb. Engine debris struck the fuselage and shattered a cabin window at row 11, causing rapid decompression. A passenger seated beside the damaged window was partially pulled outside the aircraft before his wife and fellow travellers managed to drag him back into the cabin. The aircraft descended and returned safely to Thessaloniki, where the injured passenger received hospital treatment. Preliminary US National Transportation Safety Board findings published in August 2026 confirmed that engine fragments penetrated the window and reported evidence of bird remains in parts of the engine, although the investigation was continuing. The incident renewed discussion around aircraft engine integrity, cabin decompression, seatbelt use, emergency procedures and aviation safety. It also recalled the fatal 2018 Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 accident in which engine debris broke a cabin window. Against that background, this routine apron scene shows the everyday reality of European low-cost flying, with passengers, ground staff, baggage and tight turnarounds contrasting with the rare emergencies that shape public perceptions of air travel safety.
Europe
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,known as,by,artist,footy,match,Merseyside,England,UK,GB,Great Britain,at,the,L1 2TR,L1,church,garden,shake,shaking,hand,hands,Christmas,Xmas,truce,British,German,soldier,poppy,poppies,soccer,game,1914,December,remembrance,memorial
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RJ3YJT - . Christmas truce sculpture, known as All Together Now by Andy Edwards, at St Lukes, the Bombed Out Church, Reece St, Liverpool, L1 2TR. Photographed on 19 August 2023. The recorded location is Leece St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 2TR. Christmas truce sculpture, known as All Together Now by Andy Edwards in the garden, depicting a British and German soldier commencing a football game at Christmas 1914. Andy Edwards' sculpture All Together Now commemorates the unofficial Christmas Truce of 1914, when British and German troops in sectors of the Western Front left their trenches, exchanged greetings and, in some accounts, kicked footballs between the lines. The work uses two soldiers and a football to represent a moment of temporary humanity amid industrialised warfare. Its setting at St Luke's, Liverpool's bomb-damaged 'Bombed Out Church', adds another layer of war memory: the church was devastated by incendiary bombing during the May Blitz of 1941 and survives as a roofless cultural landmark. Looking at the subject's development, art in public and historic settings adds another layer to the built environment
Sculpture, mosaic, painting and street art can interpret heritage, provoke debate, memorialise communities or create landmarks, and photographs preserve works that may later change or disappear. From a heritage perspective, christmas imagery ranges from religious observance to commercial decoration, seasonal entertainment and humour
Cards, shop displays, lights and novelty messages reveal how the festival has been represented in popular culture as well as how retail and public spaces respond to the winter season. Historically, parish churches and cathedrals are among Britain's richest sources of architectural and social history
Medieval fabric, Victorian restoration, monuments, stained glass, organs, altars and inscriptions can coexist in a single building, reflecting generations of worship and local patronage.
Leece St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 2TR
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,known as,by,artist,footy,match,Merseyside,England,UK,GB,Great Britain,at,the,L1 2TR,L1,church,garden,shake,shaking,hand,hands,Christmas,Xmas,truce,British,German,soldier,poppy,poppies,soccer,game,1914,December,remembrance,memorial
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RJ3YK1 - . Christmas truce sculpture, known as All Together Now by Andy Edwards, at St Lukes, the Bombed Out Church, Reece St, Liverpool, L1 2TR. Photographed on 19 August 2023. The recorded location is Leece St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 2TR. Christmas truce sculpture, known as All Together Now by Andy Edwards in the garden, depicting a British and German soldier commencing a football game at Christmas 1914. Andy Edwards' sculpture All Together Now commemorates the unofficial Christmas Truce of 1914, when British and German troops in sectors of the Western Front left their trenches, exchanged greetings and, in some accounts, kicked footballs between the lines. The work uses two soldiers and a football to represent a moment of temporary humanity amid industrialised warfare. Its setting at St Luke's, Liverpool's bomb-damaged 'Bombed Out Church', adds another layer of war memory: the church was devastated by incendiary bombing during the May Blitz of 1941 and survives as a roofless cultural landmark. From a heritage perspective, murals, sculptures and civic artworks turn public space into a record of community culture
They can commemorate people and events, respond to politics, celebrate industry or simply enliven streets, while the artists' materials and styles place the work within a particular period. In historical terms, seasonal photographs document the mixture of tradition, commerce and community activity surrounding Christmas
Domestic lights, cards, street attractions and anti-Christmas jokes all sit within a broader culture of winter celebration. The wider historical story is that churches combine worship with architecture, community memory and centuries of community history
Their stonework, stained glass, memorials, furnishings and churchyards often record successive periods of rebuilding, changing liturgy, community benefactors, war remembrance and family history.
Leece St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 2TR
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,known as,by,artist,footy,match,Merseyside,England,UK,GB,Great Britain,at,the,L1 2TR,L1,church,garden,shake,shaking,hand,hands,Christmas,Xmas,truce,British,German,soldier,poppy,poppies,soccer,game,1914,December,remembrance,memorial
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RJ3YK7 - . Christmas truce sculpture, known as All Together Now by Andy Edwards, at St Lukes, the Bombed Out Church, Reece St, Liverpool, L1 2TR. Photographed on 19 August 2023. The recorded location is Leece St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 2TR. Christmas truce sculpture, known as All Together Now by Andy Edwards in the garden, depicting a British and German soldier commencing a football game at Christmas 1914. Andy Edwards' sculpture All Together Now commemorates the unofficial Christmas Truce of 1914, when British and German troops in sectors of the Western Front left their trenches, exchanged greetings and, in some accounts, kicked footballs between the lines. The work uses two soldiers and a football to represent a moment of temporary humanity amid industrialised warfare. Its setting at St Luke's, Liverpool's bomb-damaged 'Bombed Out Church', adds another layer of war memory: the church was devastated by incendiary bombing during the May Blitz of 1941 and survives as a roofless cultural landmark. In historical terms, public art can become part of the identity of a street or neighbourhood, recording political ideas, local history, humour, memory and changing cultural tastes
Murals, sculpture and decorative art are especially valuable as documentary subjects because they may be altered, moved, weathered or removed. Historically, festive objects and decorations are part of a long tradition of Christmas visual culture, from greetings cards and church imagery to illuminated houses, fairs and satirical 'Bah Humbug' humour
Designs and typography can quickly become associated with a specific decade. As background, ecclesiastical buildings are both active places of worship and repositories of local history
Architectural details, memorials and churchyard monuments provide evidence for religious practice, craftsmanship, community identity, genealogy and the changing use of sacred space.
Leece St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 2TR
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Lancs,England,UK,traditional,Northern,North West,coop,co,op,co-op,Confectionary,R,branch,4,No 4,nos,green,wheel,wheels,stall,summer,blue sky,waggon,1,Yorkshire Street,Rochdale,OL16 1BH,OL16,handcart,hand,cart,center,bright
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2T0DAEJ - Taken on 10 Jun 2023, this photograph shows Green Co-operative Society Ltd cart, Confectionary R branch Nos, in Rochdale town centre, Greater Manchester, England, UK. The location is 1 Yorkshire St, Rochdale, Lancs, England, UK, OL16 1BH. The picture is not just a record shot: it contains public house signs, frontage, street activity or drinking culture details useful for hospitality and heritage features. Rochdale is central to the history of the co-operative movement, making the cart a useful visual bridge between retail, mutual ownership, working-class organisation and high-street heritage. It could support features on pubs, beer, leisure, nightlife, tourism, heritage streets, local economies, independent hospitality and the pressures facing town-centre venues. For image buyers, the value is in the combination of recognisable subject, readable wording, location evidence and a plain documentary style that can be dropped into news, magazine, web, council, housing, transport, heritage or commercial commentary without looking over-produced. Searchable related phrases include Rochdale, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Co-operative, cooperative, town, centre, society, ltd, cart, Lancs, traditional, plus wider ideas such as local identity, public realm, urban detail, social history, commercial change, everyday Britain, documentary photography and place-based storytelling. The composition gives designers scope for captions, page furniture, social media crops, report covers and article thumbnails, while the detailed captioning makes it more discoverable for searches using both specific place names and broader themes. The photograph should appeal to buyers looking for a grounded visual that says more than a studio icon, because it ties the subject to a real street, building, object or public setting.
1 Yorkshire St, Rochdale, Lancs, England, UK, OL16 1BH
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,737,airline,flight,G-JZHN,737-8MG,cabin,seating,seats,passengers,luggage,allowance,locker,open,prior,just,before,to,take-off,showing,departure,walk-on,baggage,in,lockers,hand,Jet2Shop,low,cost,airlines,Europe,crew,attendant,customer,care,service,route,couple
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R0MMM1 - . Jet2 airline cabin, prior to take-off, showing walk-on baggage in overhead lockers, Boeing G-JZHN 737-8MG. Photographed on 1 May 2023, this spring image stock-photo/gotonysmith-Record.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include airline, flight, G-JZHN, 737-8MG, cabin, seating, seats, passengers, luggage, allowance, locker, open, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. Visible or contextual elements such as architecture, signage, branding, public realm, transport infrastructure, street furniture and everyday activity help establish a strong sense of place where they form part of the scene. The photograph can also support future before-and-after use if the building, business, service, streetscape, transport operation or public space is later altered, redeveloped, rebranded or closed. For search and editorial use, the image is relevant to the named location, local identity, contemporary Britain, regional tourism, urban life, community activity and the changing appearance of towns and cities. Additional relevant search concepts include prior, just, before, take-off, departure, walk-on, broadening discoverability while remaining tied to the supplied subject information. It is a useful stock image for publishers, researchers and picture editors seeking a clearly identified contemporary record of the subject and location. The composition retains practical contextual detail for news, feature, documentary, educational and historical use.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,An,adult,hand,holding,Monopoly,home,homes,houses,rental,for rent,or,by,properties,and,issues,housing,rules,delay,mortgage,costs,inflation,homelessness,market,estate agent,decline,difficulties,challenges,first time buyer,barriers,to,home ownership,first time buyers,PRS,Private Rented Sector,landlords,credit history,InsideHousing,renters rights act
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K6C9DF - . This authentic period view of United Kingdom in 2022 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The principal subject is An adult hand, holding green Monopoly houses for rent or by, representing property and UK Housing issues. The image also relates to changing land use, public realm, postal graphic design, everyday life, documentary photography, archival record, place identity, visual archive, postal ephemera, paper communication, before-and-after reference, local history, period detail, and community identity. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with declining letter volumes, commemoration and the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material. The archival value lies partly in recording commercial use and occupation around United Kingdom before new construction alters the character of the place. A second descriptive layer includes collectable stamp, postal history, historical comparison, local character, philatelic collecting, mail history, historic postage, and changing streetscape. References to Monopoly, property, representing, issues, and adult give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. For United Kingdom, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. Its period value extends to declining letter volumes and the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material as part of the longer story of United Kingdom. The location additionally provides evidence of commemoration and the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material when considered against later change at United Kingdom. A further contemporary connection is declining letter volumes and how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects without losing the local specificity of United Kingdom.
United Kingdom
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,An,adult,hand,holding,green,Monopoly,home,homes,houses,rental,for rent,or,by,representing,properties,issue,issues,housing,planning,rules,delays,delay,mortgage,costs,inflation,homelessness,market,estate agent,decline,challenges,first time buyer,barriers,to,home ownership,first time buyers,renters rights act,Andy Burnham
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K6C9DN - Collection of tiny green plastic houses held in the palm of a person's hand, creating a conceptual image of Britain's severe shortage of social and genuinely stock-photo/gotonysmith-Affordable.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>affordable housing. The miniature homes represent the limited supply of secure low-cost accommodation available to households affected by rising rents, housing waiting lists, homelessness and the wider cost-of-living crisis.
The photograph has renewed political relevance following Andy Burnham becoming Labour Prime Minister on 20 July 2026. His emerging policy programme includes building more social housing, using vacant publicly owned land and giving regional and local government a greater role in housing delivery. The proposals form part of a wider attempt to address housing insecurity, homelessness and regional inequality.
The small number of houses resting in one hand can symbolise the scale of public control over housing supply, the shortage of available council and housing-association homes, or the challenge faced by government in converting political promises into completed properties. Their uniform green colour also suggests planning, development, sustainability and the treatment of homes as units within national housing targets.
England continues to experience substantial pressure on affordable housing. Although official figures recorded 33,171 affordable housing starts through Homes England programmes during 202526, only 4,280 were designated for Social Rent, a fall of 24 percent from the previous year. Separately, more than 21,000 social homes were lost during 202425 through sales and demolitions, contributing to a continuing net reduction in England's social housing stock.
The image is suitable for editorial coverage of government housing policy, council housebuilding, planning reform, affordable rent, homelessness prevention, housing waiting lists and demands for a sustained national programme of genuinely affordable homes.
United Kingdom
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,boozer,real ale,Victorian,ale,house,public house,48,Lichfield St,Wolverhampton,WV1 1DG,WV1,discount,classic,history,cask ales,cask,handpull,hand,pull,1886,rustic,environment,real,realale,Posada pub,city centre,old,trad,traditional,menu,beer list,bath Ale Gem,Wye Valley HPA,Ossett,Brewery,Yorkshire Blond,Campaign for Real Ale
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K56PF4 - . This authentic period view of 48 Lichfield St, Wolverhampton, West midlands, England, UK, WV1 1DG in 2022 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The principal subject is The Posada bar, 48 Lichfield St, Wolverhampton, West midlands, England, UK, WV1 1DG. The subject also carries associations with licensed trade, regional identity, local social venue, changing land use, pub heritage, local history, community identity, public realm, historical comparison, visual archive, real-ale culture, local character, period detail, and contemporary social history. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with tourism, business rates and the survival of pubs as both businesses and informal community spaces. The image fixes public access and movement within 48 Lichfield St, Wolverhampton, West midlands, England, UK, WV1 1DG at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against later reinterpretation. Further associations within the scene are licensed hospitality, place identity, night-time economy, everyday life, visitor hospitality, beer-led hospitality, documentary photography, and historic hostelry. The combination of Posada, midlands, Lichfield, and Wolverhampton anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The period setting at 48 Lichfield St, Wolverhampton, West midlands, England, UK, WV1 1DG helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Another useful connection is tourism and pressure on hospitality margins in the mid-2020s when considered against later change at 48 Lichfield St, Wolverhampton, West midlands, England, UK, WV1 1DG. The scene further reflects pub closures and pressure on hospitality margins in the mid-2020s without losing the local specificity of 48 Lichfield St, Wolverhampton, West midlands, England, UK, WV1 1DG.
48 Lichfield St, Wolverhampton, West midlands, England, UK, WV1 1DG
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Keywords: HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,National Waterways Museum South Pier Road,Ellesmere Port,Cheshire,England,UK,CH65 4FW,CH65,of,and,file,repairs,tools,selection,history,handles,different,shelves,variety,nostalgia,Victorian,hand,filed,stored,shed,Tools stored in a toolshed neatly,garage,shelf,OCD,neat,a,old,fashioned,historic,hung,hang,hanging
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K30808 - . This location-specific image from National Waterways Museum, South Pier Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England, UK, CH65 4FW in 2022 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The frame specifically shows Rack of workshop woodwork repair files and chisels. The locality and subject together evoke documentary photography, mixed-use redevelopment, community identity, social history, public-realm investment, canal heritage, contemporary social history, public realm, before-and-after reference, local history, built heritage, canal transport, industrial navigation, and waterborne freight. From a 2025-onward perspective, industrial heritage and volunteering are closely linked to this subject, alongside how museum collections preserve working waterway history. The wider contemporary story combines heritage conservation, town-centre regeneration and how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres. For later comparison, the photograph preserves landscape treatment and surrounding development at National Waterways Museum, South Pier Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England, UK, CH65 4FW, details that may look very different after closure or conversion. The surrounding story also includes urban fabric, inland transport history, towpath landscape, architectural character, historic narrowboat, heritage boating, changing streetscape, and heritage-led regeneration. References to workshop, chisels, files, repair, and woodwork give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. By fixing the subject within National Waterways Museum, South Pier Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England, UK, CH65 4FW, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. That local specificity strengthens the long-term documentary value of image 2K30808.
National Waterways Museum, South Pier Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England, UK, CH65 4FW
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Anker,watch,watches,Andreas,Huber,Company,German,Anker watch,wristwatches,Reichskrone""Anker""Uhr,mechanical winding,hand,wind,winding,vintage,mechanical winding horology,mechanical,horology,Meister Anker,time,zone,zones,world,worlds,red,scarlet,Greenwich,diver,shock,resistant,diving,globetrotter,1970s
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRFFC0 - . An on-location photograph from Germany in 2022, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The main point of reference is Red Anker German Andreas Huber Company mechanical winding watch, 1970s, GMT dial - Shockproof diver. A broader reading of the photograph includes local character, place identity, everyday life, documentary photography, changing streetscape, mechanical movement, community identity, household material culture, everyday household history, vintage timepiece, period watch design, archival record, mechanical watchmaking, and watch dial typography. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with manufacturing heritage, mechanical craftsmanship and the contrast between mechanical timekeeping and connected wearables. The modern context includes continuing discussion of collecting, heritage conservation and how changing domestic habits can be traced through rooms and objects. For later comparison, the photograph preserves landscape treatment and surrounding development at Germany, details that may look very different after conservation work. A second descriptive layer includes changing land use, domestic social history, Victorian domesticity, antique furnishings, watchmaking heritage, home entertainment history, historic domestic technology, and mid-century timepiece. Elements such as diver, Anker, winding, mechanical, and Andreas add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. Around Germany, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The image also provides a reference for manufacturing heritage and the contrast between mechanical timekeeping and connected wearables as part of the longer story of Germany. It also preserves a trace of local identity for later comparison.
Germany
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,England,UK,Tokyo,Nagano,Honshu,Asia,asian,maker,Unique,15,jewels,15 Jewel,1956,1950,classic,fixoflex,fixo,flex,expanding,bracelet,silver,steel,stainless,Japanese,Kintarō Hattori,wristwatch,history,hand,winding,mechanical,jewel,patina,waffle,pattern,patterned,watch,industry
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JPDJPC - Seiko Holdings Corporation (セイコーホールディングス株式会社, Seikō Hōrudingusu Kabushiki-gaisha), commonly known as Seiko (/ˈseɪkoʊ/ SAY-koh, Japanese: [seːkoː]), is a Japanese maker of watches, clocks, electronic devices, semiconductors, jewelries, and optical products. Founded in 1881, it is known for introducing one of the world's first quartz wrist watches as well as the world's first quartz watch with a chronograph complication
Military watches produced for issue to or use by Japanese troops were manufactured by Seikosha, which by 1938 was capable of churning out 1.2 million timepieces per year. Due to its size and power, the company appears to have been the sole Japanese watch manufacturer with dedicated military contracts for wristwatch production during the war, though the scarcity of raw materials meant that much of the firm's production was likely relegated to on-board instruments for aircraft, ships, etc
In 1956, Seiko launched the Marvel, the first wristwatch to be designed and manufactured entirely in-house
In 1960, Seiko released the Grand Seiko, which aimed to be the most accurate wristwatch in the world
Seiko released the first chronograph watch in Japan in 1964 and the first diver's watch in Japan in 1965
6 Chome-10-1 Ginza, Chuo City, Tokyo 104-0061, Japan
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,England,UK,Tokyo,Nagano,Honshu,Asia,asian,maker,Unique,15,jewels,15 Jewel,1956,1950,classic,fixoflex,fixo,flex,expanding,bracelet,silver,steel,stainless,Japanese,Kintarō Hattori,wristwatch,history,hand,winding,mechanical,jewel,patina,waffle,pattern,patterned,watch,industry
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JPDJPH - Seiko Holdings Corporation (セイコーホールディングス株式会社, Seikō Hōrudingusu Kabushiki-gaisha), commonly known as Seiko (/ˈseɪkoʊ/ SAY-koh, Japanese: [seːkoː]), is a Japanese maker of watches, clocks, electronic devices, semiconductors, jewelries, and optical products. Founded in 1881, it is known for introducing one of the world's first quartz wrist watches as well as the world's first quartz watch with a chronograph complication
Military watches produced for issue to or use by Japanese troops were manufactured by Seikosha, which by 1938 was capable of churning out 1.2 million timepieces per year. Due to its size and power, the company appears to have been the sole Japanese watch manufacturer with dedicated military contracts for wristwatch production during the war, though the scarcity of raw materials meant that much of the firm's production was likely relegated to on-board instruments for aircraft, ships, etc
In 1956, Seiko launched the Marvel, the first wristwatch to be designed and manufactured entirely in-house
In 1960, Seiko released the Grand Seiko, which aimed to be the most accurate wristwatch in the world
Seiko released the first chronograph watch in Japan in 1964 and the first diver's watch in Japan in 1965
Tokyo, Japan
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Gloucestershire,village,Cotswold,Cotswolds,England,UK,4,star,gauge,green,gallons,GL6 7EB,GL6,4star,history,historic,imperial,measures,pump,pumps,pumping,gas,emerald,colour,garage,forecourt,pointer,hand,indicator,gasoline,fuel,dispensing,dispenser
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JM9NX9 - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Eastcombe village, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL6 7EB in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The frame specifically shows 4 Star, green Avery Hardoll four star petrol pump, gallons, Eastcombe, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL6 7EB. The subject also carries associations with historic inscription, historic artefact, museum object, local history, social-history object, local character, commemorative object, period craftsmanship, before-and-after reference, commemorative plaque, period detail, material culture, social history, and community identity. Current relevance extends to heritage interpretation and provenance, particularly through how museums turn individual objects into wider stories about place and people. The archival value lies partly in recording lettering, decoration and surface detail around Eastcombe village, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL6 7EB before changed technology alters the character of the place. Further associations within the scene are changing land use, local-history evidence, visual archive, historical comparison, collectable heritage item, archival record, changing streetscape, and decorative metalwork. References to gallons, Gloucestershire, Avery, Eastcombe, and green give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. For Eastcombe village, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL6 7EB, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. Another useful connection is heritage interpretation and how museums turn individual objects into wider stories about place and people without losing the local specificity of Eastcombe village, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL6 7EB.
Eastcombe village, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL6 7EB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,England,UK,GL55 6AA,centre,picturesque,tourist,trap,tourism,attraction,stone,Rosies Pig,Pearsons,Cider,co,HPA,bar,with,hand,pull,pulled,ale,beer,beers,handpull,at,the,8 bells,pub,Eight Bells,hanging,glasses,written,guide,to,real,CAMRA,tankard
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JNBYBY - Chipping Campden is a market town in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England. It is notable for its terraced High Street, dating from the 14th century to the 17th century. (Chipping is from Old English cēping, 'market', 'market-place'
the same element is found in other towns such as Chipping Norton, Chipping Sodbury and Chipping (now High) Wycombe.)
A wool trading centre in the Middle Ages, Chipping Campden enjoyed the patronage of wealthy wool merchants, most notably William Greville (d.1401). The High Street is lined with buildings built from locally quarried oolitic limestone known as Cotswold stone, and boasts a wealth of vernacular architecture. Much of the town centre is a conservation area which has helped to preserve the original buildings. The town is an end point of the Cotswold Way, a 102-mile long-distance footpath.
Chipping Campden has hosted its own Olympic Games since 1612.
Church St, Chipping Campden, Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, England, UK, GL55 6JG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JCMKCK - Grappenhall Cricket Club, one of the premier Cheshire cricket clubs in the North-West. played its first game in 1881 on a ground in Bellhouse Lane. The club moved to its current home of Broad Lane in 1892 with a new clubhouse. There have been several new clubhouses built on the existing site with the most recent developments coming in the late 1980's with significant improvements to the facilities in 2011.
In the early days the club played a number of friendly matches. Grappers then played regular fixtures up to the 2nd World War. In 1939, before war broke out, Grappers were founder members of the North Cheshire League but the league was stopped at the start of the war and was never resumed. From the 1960's onwards GCC were members of the Manchester Association which was the prelude to the clubs most successful period.
The 70's & 80's the golden years
In 1981, after a couple of good seasons following promotion to the top division in the late 70's, the 1st XI won the top flight for the first time. One of Grappenhall's best teams, it included some famous Grappers names such as Duncan Martindale, Rick Houghton, Chris Ashton, Neil Titchard, Jim Green, Nick Sharp and a young Neil Fairbrother, only a few years before he headed off for big things with Lancashire and England.
In 1982, the 1st XI went one better, this time winning the league and cup double with the HC Cup Final being one of a number of appearances the club mate at Old Trafford in the 80's. The double was repeated in 1987 with another appearance at Old Trafford, this time with the team including another future Lancashire star and future Grappers captain in Steve Titchard. In the same season, the 2nd XI also tasted success by winning the Worthington Cup. There were a number of other cup successes for the club during this period for the different senior and junior teams, with many a memorable game taking place and the tales still being regaled today.
Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire,England, UK, WA4 3EH
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JCMKCT - Grappenhall Cricket Club, one of the premier Cheshire cricket clubs in the North-West. played its first game in 1881 on a ground in Bellhouse Lane. The club moved to its current home of Broad Lane in 1892 with a new clubhouse. There have been several new clubhouses built on the existing site with the most recent developments coming in the late 1980's with significant improvements to the facilities in 2011.
In the early days the club played a number of friendly matches. Grappers then played regular fixtures up to the 2nd World War. In 1939, before war broke out, Grappers were founder members of the North Cheshire League but the league was stopped at the start of the war and was never resumed. From the 1960's onwards GCC were members of the Manchester Association which was the prelude to the clubs most successful period.
The 70's & 80's the golden years
In 1981, after a couple of good seasons following promotion to the top division in the late 70's, the 1st XI won the top flight for the first time. One of Grappenhall's best teams, it included some famous Grappers names such as Duncan Martindale, Rick Houghton, Chris Ashton, Neil Titchard, Jim Green, Nick Sharp and a young Neil Fairbrother, only a few years before he headed off for big things with Lancashire and England.
In 1982, the 1st XI went one better, this time winning the league and cup double with the HC Cup Final being one of a number of appearances the club mate at Old Trafford in the 80's. The double was repeated in 1987 with another appearance at Old Trafford, this time with the team including another future Lancashire star and future Grappers captain in Steve Titchard. In the same season, the 2nd XI also tasted success by winning the Worthington Cup. There were a number of other cup successes for the club during this period for the different senior and junior teams, with many a memorable game taking place and the tales still being regaled today.
Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire,England, UK, WA4 3EH
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDDTBY - . This authentic period view of 67 Moorfields, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2BP in 2022 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. At the centre of the view is Handpulls for real ale, Lion Tavern, 67 Moorfields, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2BP. Other connected aspects include period detail, restaurant culture, architectural detailing, community identity, leisure spending, local history, independent food retail, changing land use, documentary photography, historic streetscape, period building, period streetscape, local landmark, and historical comparison. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with heritage conservation, embodied carbon and the value of distinctive buildings and street furniture to local identity. The modern context includes continuing discussion of changing dining habits, consumer spending and the resilience of customer-facing businesses in a high-cost economy. Small period details of local activity and public use at 67 Moorfields, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2BP may become more significant with time, particularly following new construction. The surrounding story also includes visual archive, changing streetscape, conservation interest, built heritage, food-and-drink business, casual dining, traditional structure, and social history. The combination of Moorfields, Merseyside, Liverpool, Tavern, and Handpulls anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. Around 67 Moorfields, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2BP, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. It also preserves a trace of local identity before later change alters the scene. The photograph keeps a local visual benchmark as a date-specific reference.
67 Moorfields, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2BP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDDTN9 - . An identifiable period record of 67 Moorfields, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2BP in 2022, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The main point of reference is Handpulls for real ale, Lion Tavern, 67 Moorfields, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2BP. The broader subject matter reaches into contemporary social history, licensed hospitality, historic streetscape, customer-facing service, commercial hospitality, changing land use, heritage asset, architectural character, historic townscape, archival record, changing streetscape, hospitality trade, food tourism, and urban fabric. Today's relevance is strengthened by tourism, changing dining habits and the continuing question of the role of restaurants and bars in visitor-led regeneration. From a 2025-onward perspective, energy retrofit and embodied carbon are closely linked to this subject, alongside how historic fabric can be retained while places adapt to modern use. Small period details of street furniture and boundaries at 67 Moorfields, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2BP may become more significant with time, particularly following changing commercial priorities. Further associations within the scene are local landmark, documentary photography, place identity, visual archive, hospitality venue, food-and-drink business, independent food retail, and night-time economy. Details involving Merseyside, Moorfields, Tavern, Handpulls, and Liverpool make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The period setting at 67 Moorfields, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2BP helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The period view preserves part of the area's social history as a date-specific reference.
67 Moorfields, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2BP
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4596189316 - '',
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JHBJW7 - Based in The London Fields area, Three Sods Brewery is a small independently owned Brewery and Tap Room. We Brew a range of Hop forward Pale Ales and IPAs as well as seasonal beers
This beer is a collaboration with the anti-fascist organisation Hope Not Hate. This creates a classic pale ale with a lot of body and citrus flavours
Three Sods Brewery has been brewing in the heart of East London since 2011. The three original sods Dave, Adam and Jordan came together through a mutual love of beer.
The name comes from prohibition-era Ireland when bootleggers of illegal Poitín would leave a sod of peat, painted white, outside their door so people knew where to find their booze.
The Sods family has grown considerably in recent years and has refused to sacrifice on quality. Our Head Brewer, Rich, and our Sales Director, Wilson, share the same passion we had when we set up Three Sods 9 years ago. Our Beers are in pubs all over the UK and we've recently launched our online shop and new Taproom in London Fields. Come and join us for a pint!
More at https://www.threesodsbrewery.com/about-us/
Kings Arms, 25 Roupell St, London,England,UK, SE1 8TB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H0GDGY - . This location-specific image from England, UK 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 Horse Chestnuts, perfect for making autumn conkers in England, UK. The surrounding context encompasses before-and-after reference, urban fabric, documentary photography, historic townscape, mixed-use redevelopment, heritage-led regeneration, archival record, urban regeneration, place-making, period detail, changing land use, local character, civic architecture, and visual archive. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into adaptive reuse and public-realm investment, not least because of how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity. For later comparison, the photograph preserves equipment and working practice at England, UK, details that may look very different after changing commercial priorities. Other useful contextual ideas include social history, community identity, place identity, period architecture, changing streetscape, regional identity, commercial redevelopment, and town-centre renewal. Details involving Chestnuts, perfect, conkers, autumn, and making make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. A later view of England, UK may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. Another useful connection is adaptive reuse and how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity in a form that can be compared with future views of England, UK. The scene further reflects town-centre regeneration and how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity within the real-world context of England, UK. The scene captures a point of historical comparison for future local research.
England, UK
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Keywords: Schoolboy,fights,fight,nature,natural,leaf,leaves,chestnut,curiosity,outdoor,out,door,holding,held,hand,hands,fresh,hippocastanum,nut,nuts,plant,seed,tree,trees,Sep,Oct,October,Nov,November,fruit,Conker Fight,Conker Fights,Horse Chestnut,Horse Chestnuts,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,different,unique,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,Photo of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H0GDYR - . Made at England, UK in 2016, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The photograph centres on Horse Chestnuts, perfect for making autumn conkers in England, UK. The image also relates to commercial redevelopment, heritage-led regeneration, civic architecture, local character, mixed-use redevelopment, historical comparison, social history, place-making, local history, period architecture, public realm, historic townscape, town-centre renewal, and architectural character. Current relevance extends to town-centre regeneration and housing pressure, particularly through how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres. For later comparison, the photograph preserves materials and architectural details at England, UK, details that may look very different after closure or conversion. A second descriptive layer includes urban fabric, community identity, changing streetscape, regional identity, documentary photography, archival record, contemporary social history, and place identity. Elements such as autumn, making, conkers, Chestnuts, and Horse add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. Around England, UK, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. Another useful connection is town-centre regeneration and how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres within the real-world context of England, UK. The scene further reflects heritage conservation and how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres within the specific setting of England, UK. Its period value extends to adaptive reuse and the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space as part of the longer story of England, UK.
England, UK
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Keywords: Schoolboy,fights,fight,nature,natural,leaf,leaves,chestnut,curiosity,outdoor,out,door,holding,held,hand,hands,fresh,hippocastanum,nut,nuts,plant,seed,tree,trees,Sep,Oct,October,Nov,November,fruit,Conker Fight,Conker Fights,Horse Chestnut,Horse Chestnuts,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,different,unique,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,Photo of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H0GE9P - . Made at England, UK in 2016, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The location is represented through Horse Chestnuts, perfect for making autumn conkers in England, UK. A broader reading of the photograph includes period architecture, architectural character, urban regeneration, regional identity, changing land use, urban fabric, place identity, everyday life, adaptive reuse, mixed-use redevelopment, public-realm investment, visual archive, before-and-after reference, and community identity. The modern context includes continuing discussion of commercial viability, construction costs and the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition. The archival value lies partly in recording commercial use and occupation around England, UK before new construction alters the character of the place. The surrounding story also includes town-centre renewal, public realm, local history, contemporary social history, commercial redevelopment, period detail, place-making, and historical comparison. References to Horse, autumn, Chestnuts, perfect, and conkers give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. A later view of England, UK may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. A further contemporary connection is commercial viability and the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition in a form that can be compared with future views of England, UK. The wider significance includes commercial viability and how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity within the real-world context of England, UK. The photograph keeps period character for later comparison. The record includes a trace of local identity within the wider story of England, UK.
England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H0GEKR - . This scene at England, UK in 2016 forms part of the visual story.htm Target=_Blank>history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. At the centre of the view is Horse Chestnuts, perfect for making autumn conkers in England, UK. The setting additionally reflects adaptive reuse, changing land use, visual archive, regional identity, archival record, everyday life, urban fabric, town-centre renewal, period detail, contemporary social history, place-making, urban regeneration, public-realm investment, and documentary photography. For current editorial use, commercial viability and planning provide additional context, especially through how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres. For later comparison, the photograph preserves materials and architectural details at England, UK, details that may look very different after new construction. The wider setting retains connections with historic townscape, community identity, mixed-use redevelopment, local character, changing streetscape, commercial redevelopment, public realm, and built heritage. The combination of Horse, Chestnuts, perfect, conkers, and making anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For England, UK, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The wider significance includes commercial viability and the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space without losing the local specificity of England, UK. Another strand within the photograph is planning and the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition in a form that can be compared with future views of England, UK. The record includes evidence of earlier appearance within the wider story of England, UK. The frame retains period character as part of England, UK's history.
England, UK
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Keywords: Schoolboy,fights,fight,nature,natural,leaf,leaves,chestnut,curiosity,outdoor,out,door,holding,held,hand,hands,fresh,hippocastanum,nut,nuts,plant,seed,tree,trees,Sep,Oct,October,Nov,November,fruit,Conker Fight,Conker Fights,Horse Chestnut,Horse Chestnuts,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,different,unique,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,Photo of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H0GEWE - . An identifiable period record of England, UK in 2016, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The location is represented through Horse Chestnuts, perfect for making autumn conkers in England, UK. A broader reading of the photograph includes urban fabric, period detail, everyday life, commercial redevelopment, public realm, period architecture, architectural character, changing land use, place identity, mixed-use redevelopment, before-and-after reference, heritage-led regeneration, local character, and town-centre renewal. Today's relevance is strengthened by construction costs, adaptive reuse and the continuing question of how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity. The archival value lies partly in recording lettering, decoration and surface detail around England, UK before different community use alters the character of the place. The wider setting retains connections with historic townscape, local history, urban regeneration, built heritage, social history, historical comparison, changing streetscape, and archival record. The combination of perfect, conkers, making, Horse, and autumn anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The period setting at England, UK helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The setting also helps illustrate construction costs and how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity in a form that can be compared with future views of England, UK. The image also provides a reference for heritage conservation and how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity within the real-world context of England, UK. The period view preserves evidence of earlier appearance for future local research. The view records period character before later change alters the scene.
England, UK
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Keywords: Schoolboy,school,fight,natural,leaf,leaves,chestnut,curiosity,outdoor,out,door,holding,held,hand,hands,hippocastanum,nut,nuts,plant,seed,tree,trees,horsechestnut,Sep,September,Oct,October,Nov,November,fruit,Conker Fight,Conker Fights,Horse Chestnut,Horse Chestnuts,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,different,unique,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,Photo of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H0N6KA - . Photographed at England, UK in 2016, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The scene records Horse Chestnuts, perfect for making autumn conkers in England, UK. The locality and subject together evoke contemporary social history, regional identity, architectural character, community identity, local character, commercial redevelopment, urban fabric, built heritage, public-realm investment, place identity, everyday life, urban regeneration, historical comparison, and changing streetscape. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into adaptive reuse and heritage conservation, not least because of the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition. Small period details of landscape treatment and surrounding development at England, UK may become more significant with time, particularly following new ownership. A second descriptive layer includes mixed-use redevelopment, historic townscape, place-making, public realm, before-and-after reference, town-centre renewal, local history, and visual archive. Elements such as Chestnuts, making, conkers, perfect, and autumn add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. Around England, UK, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. Its period value extends to adaptive reuse and how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity within the real-world context of England, UK. The location additionally provides evidence of construction costs and the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition within the specific setting of England, UK. A further contemporary connection is commercial viability and the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition as part of the longer story of England, UK.
England, UK
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Keywords: Schoolboy,fights,fight,nature,natural,leaf,leaves,chestnut,curiosity,outdoor,out,door,holding,held,hand,hands,fresh,hippocastanum,nut,nuts,plant,seed,tree,trees,Sep,Oct,October,Nov,November,fruit,Conker Fight,Conker Fights,Horse Chestnut,Horse Chestnuts,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,different,unique,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,Photo of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H0N721 - . Made at England, UK in 2016, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The defining feature is Horse Chestnuts, perfect for making autumn conkers in England, UK. The broader subject matter reaches into built heritage, period architecture, archival record, place identity, civic architecture, documentary photography, visual archive, contemporary social history, heritage-led regeneration, public-realm investment, historic townscape, local history, everyday life, and social history. Today's relevance is strengthened by planning, adaptive reuse and the continuing question of the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space. As a dated visual record of England, UK, the frame retains transport arrangements and footfall, making it especially useful if replacement signage subsequently changes the scene. The photograph additionally reflects changing streetscape, commercial redevelopment, mixed-use redevelopment, regional identity, town-centre renewal, architectural character, place-making, and historical comparison. Details involving perfect, making, Horse, Chestnuts, and conkers make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. For England, UK, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The location additionally provides evidence of planning and the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space within the real-world context of England, UK. A further contemporary connection is adaptive reuse and how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres within the specific setting of England, UK. The period view preserves evidence of earlier appearance before later change alters the scene.
England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H0N80N - . Photographed at England, UK in 2016, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The location is represented through Horse Chestnuts, perfect for making autumn conkers in England, UK. The wider scene also brings together visual archive, commercial redevelopment, period detail, urban regeneration, local character, built heritage, changing land use, mixed-use redevelopment, historic townscape, civic architecture, community identity, documentary photography, before-and-after reference, and everyday life. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into housing pressure and town-centre regeneration, not least because of the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space. The image fixes materials and architectural details within England, UK at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against changed technology. A second descriptive layer includes heritage-led regeneration, archival record, local history, place identity, social history, regional identity, place-making, and contemporary social history. References to Horse, Chestnuts, making, perfect, and conkers give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. A later view of England, UK may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The wider significance includes housing pressure and how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres within the specific setting of England, UK. Another strand within the photograph is public-realm investment and how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity as part of the longer story of England, UK. The setting also helps illustrate town-centre regeneration and the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition when considered against later change at England, UK.
England, UK
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Keywords: Schoolboy,school,fights,fight,nature,natural,leaf,leaves,chestnut,curiosity,outdoor,out,door,holding,held,hand,hands,fresh,hippocastanum,nut,nuts,plant,seed,tree,trees,horsechestnut,Sep,September,Oct,October,Nov,November,fruit,Conker Fight,Conker Fights,Horse Chestnut,Horse Chestnuts,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,different,unique,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,Photo of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H0N82X - . This authentic period view of England, UK in 2016 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The defining feature is Horse Chestnuts, perfect for making autumn conkers in England, UK. The frame also records themes of public-realm investment, period architecture, town-centre renewal, heritage-led regeneration, commercial redevelopment, place-making, place identity, before-and-after reference, urban fabric, historical comparison, adaptive reuse, contemporary social history, documentary photography, and civic architecture. For current editorial use, town-centre regeneration and public-realm investment provide additional context, especially through the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition. Future viewers can use this scene from England, UK to compare equipment and working practice with whatever follows after changing commercial priorities. The photograph additionally reflects urban regeneration, architectural character, changing land use, historic townscape, everyday life, community identity, regional identity, and public realm. The combination of Chestnuts, perfect, autumn, making, and Horse anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The wider setting at England, UK 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 town-centre regeneration and the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition without losing the local specificity of England, UK. Another useful connection is heritage conservation and the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition in a form that can be compared with future views of England, UK. The record includes part of the area's social history before later change alters the scene.
England, UK
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Keywords: Schoolboy,fights,fight,nature,natural,leaf,leaves,chestnut,curiosity,outdoor,out,door,holding,held,hand,hands,fresh,hippocastanum,nut,nuts,plant,seed,tree,trees,Sep,Oct,October,Nov,November,fruit,Conker Fight,Conker Fights,Horse Chestnut,Horse Chestnuts,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,different,unique,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,Photo of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H0N85G - . This authentic period view of England, UK in 2016 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The scene records Horse Chestnuts, perfect for making autumn conkers in England, UK. Other connected aspects include regional identity, historical comparison, civic architecture, public realm, adaptive reuse, urban regeneration, period detail, changing land use, historic townscape, mixed-use redevelopment, built heritage, architectural character, social story.htm Target=_Blank>history, and changing streetscape. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with construction costs, commercial viability and the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition. As a dated visual record of England, UK, the frame retains transport arrangements and footfall, making it especially useful if conservation work subsequently changes the scene. Other useful contextual ideas include archival record, period architecture, public-realm investment, contemporary social history, commercial redevelopment, community identity, urban fabric, and visual archive. Elements such as making, perfect, Chestnuts, autumn, and conkers add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. For England, UK, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The setting also helps illustrate construction costs and the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition as part of the longer story of England, UK. The image also provides a reference for adaptive reuse and how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres when considered against later change at England, UK. It also preserves a trace of local identity within the wider story of England, UK. The photograph keeps a local visual benchmark as part of England, UK's history.
England, UK
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Keywords: Yorkshire,brewery,bitter,hand,pull,handpull,NT,National,Trust,Garden,Dunham,Altrincham,Cheshire,England,UK,head,foam,north,northern,Tadcaster,traditional,beer,bar,pub,idea,optimism,pessimism,liquid,concept,presentation,Glass Half Full,balanced view,business optimism,business pessimism,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,pints,blurred,background,beverage,booze,fluid,British,english,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,blurred background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GY1CG6 - . Recorded at Dunham Town, Altrincham, Cheshire, England, UK in 2016, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. At the centre of the view is Glass Half Full,Samuel Smith pint glass, Vine Inn, Dunham, Altrincham,Cheshire,England,UK. The locality and subject together evoke changing streetscape, cask-beer tradition, documentary photography, visual archive, local history, historical comparison, hospitality economy, pub heritage, night-time economy, local character, place identity, period detail, public realm, and licensed trade. The wider contemporary story combines changing drinking habits, energy costs and the survival of pubs as both businesses and informal community spaces. Future viewers can use this scene from Dunham Town, Altrincham, Cheshire, England, UK to compare lettering, decoration and surface detail with whatever follows after different community use. The wider setting retains connections with before-and-after reference, social history, historic hostelry, beer-led hospitality, traditional ale house, everyday life, licensed hospitality, and real-ale culture. References to Altrincham, Dunham, Smith, Samuel, and Glass give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. For Dunham Town, Altrincham, Cheshire, England, UK, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. Its period value extends to changing drinking habits and the value of historic pubs to tourism and local identity within the real-world context of Dunham Town, Altrincham, Cheshire, England, UK. The location additionally provides evidence of staffing pressure and pressure on hospitality margins in the mid-2020s within the specific setting of Dunham Town, Altrincham, Cheshire, England, UK. That local specificity strengthens the long-term documentary value of image GY1CG6.
Dunham Town, Altrincham, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: Formula,One,Great,Britain,sport,motor,motorsport,summer,car,cars,crowd,fans,racing,race,sun,3,three,3day,ticket,general,admission,weekend,collection,Friday,Saturday,Sunday,2015,holding,hand,3 day,General Admission,Ticket Collection,hand holding a,GoTonySmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,souvenir
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EYH20D - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Silverstone,England, UK in 2015, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The defining feature is 3day Ticket for Silverstone F1 British Grand Prix GP England 2015. Another layer of the photograph includes place identity, everyday life, visual archive, town-centre trading, public realm, shopfront economy, regional identity, local enterprise, bricks-and-mortar retail, small business, local history, social history, high-street commerce, and period detail. The modern context includes continuing discussion of online shopping, town-centre regeneration and the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets. The archival value lies partly in recording transport arrangements and footfall around Silverstone,England, UK before new construction alters the character of the place. The wider setting retains connections with historical comparison, before-and-after reference, contemporary social history, changing streetscape, changing land use, specialist shop, community identity, and independent retail. Details involving British, Ticket, Grand, and Silverstone make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. For Silverstone,England, UK, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. Another useful connection is online shopping and the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets within the real-world context of Silverstone,England, UK. The scene further reflects consumer spending and the resilience of specialist shops in an online retail economy within the specific setting of Silverstone,England, UK. Its period value extends to online shopping and how commercial property costs affect small retailers as part of the longer story of Silverstone,England, UK.
Silverstone,England, UK
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Keywords: man mans 2nd hand second secondhand back front patterned,retro,selection,on,a,shirt,pattern,patterned,weave,weaving,material,fashion,business,office,apparel,US,English,fashionable,fabric,colour,coloured,colored,label,slim,wide,kipper,designer,uniform,school,casual,hand,made,Parksder,gotonysmith close up close-up macro mode moda textile accessory,bow,business,businessman,cloth,clothes,clothing,collar,corporate,cravat,cute,design,designer,dress,elegance,elegant,fabric,fashion,fashionable,formal,garments,knot modern ascot tie,bow tie,bolo tie,zipper tie,cravat and clip-on tie
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9E7M - A necktie or simply tie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat.
Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, zipper tie, cravat and clip-on tie. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck ties are generally unsized, but may be available in a longer size. Men and boys wear neckties as part of regular office attire or formal wear.
Neckties can also be worn as part of a uniform (e.g. military, school and waitstaff), whereas some choose to wear them as everyday clothing attire. Neckties are traditionally worn with the top shirt button fastened, and the tie knot resting between the collar points. Among younger men, neckties are sometimes worn as a casual item, tied loosely around the neck, with the top shirt button unfastened
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Keywords: team,sport,stadium,programme,program,hospitality,stadia,stadium,ticket,hospitality,visit,trip,business,home,of,the,UK,GB,Holding,an,entrance,ticket,up,at,hand,barcode,security,features,fraud,counter,counterfraud,stubhub,stub,hub,ticketmaster,secondhand,tickets,at,inflated,gotonysmith,qbe,six,tournament,sporting,venue,champions,united,Kingdom,Great,Britain,second,hand,illegal,prices,expensive,counterfeit,engvAus,England,Australia,stand,in,background,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EBFWGX - . Holding an entrance ticket up at English Rugby at Twickenham, London, England, UK. Photographed at Twickenham, London, England UK. The photograph was taken on 29 November 2014. The image metadata records 4 people 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 English Rugby at Twickenham, London, RFU, championship, champion, 6nations, nations, team, sport and stadium, 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. This particular view is catalogued under Alamy image reference EBFWGX, distinguishing it from other photographs of the same or related subject.
Twickenham, London, England UK
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Keywords: Alex,Salmond,Braveheart,vote,voter,voters,voting,Borders,of,Scotland,alastair,darling,2014,sep,september,strength,of,feeling,SNP,National,Party,in,my,field,town,village,support,supporter,supporting,homemade,hand,made,handmade,GB,Great,Britain,empire,break,up,breakup,split,splits,gotonysmith,City,of,Glasgow City,of,Edinburgh Fife North,Lanarkshire South,Lanarkshire Aberdeenshire Highland City,of,Aberdeen West,Lothian Renfrewshire Falkirk Dumfries,and,Galloway Perth,and,Kinross City,of,Dundee North,Ayrshire East,Ayrshire Scottish,Borders South,Ayrshire Angus East,Dunbartonshire East,Lothian West,Dunbartonshire Stirling East,Renfrewshire Argyll,and,Bute Moray Midlothian Inverclyde Clackmannanshire Na,h-Eileanan,Siar,(Western,Isles) Shetland,Islands Orkney,Islands,CNES,people,of,referendum,decide,decides,yessign
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy E6JB69 - . Yes to Scottish Independence sign Carlops village Borders of Scotland. Photographed at Carlops, Scottish Borders, Scotland UK. The photograph was taken on 24 August 2014. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. Signage, lettering, logos, numbers or other visible information form an important part of the record, helping identify the subject and capture contemporary branding or public messaging. The scene is closely associated with Yes, Scottish, Independence, sign, Carlops, village, Alex, Salmond, Braveheart and vote, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph gives particular emphasis to signage, lettering, public information, branding or graphic communication in a real-world setting. It can support editorial features about wayfinding, advertising, local identity, warnings, public information, business branding, typography, street design and the visual language of towns and cities. Words, symbols, colours, materials and the physical setting of the sign provide useful documentary detail for researchers interested in how information was presented at the time. Because signs and branding are frequently replaced, repainted or removed, the image also has useful archive and social-history value. Search themes include signs, lettering, typography, advertising, wayfinding, public information, warnings, branding, street graphics and local identity. Because signs are frequently replaced or repainted, a clear dated photograph of wording or graphics can acquire strong archive and social-history value. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph.
Carlops, Scottish Borders, Scotland UK
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Keywords: memorial,Cheshire,England,UK,Hand,prints,images,of,boys,killed,by,IRA,bombing,republican,republicans,irish,Ireland,good,Friday,agreement,history,historic,death,died,dead,murder,murdered,Stephen Broadbent,Bridge Street,Tim Parry,Jonathon Ball,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DE9AMP - This is a un-conventional fountain which works as a mini-canal. Water flows from a large pool at one end, down a winding holder and is poured over a formation at the end. The structure is concrete, headed by a bronze moulding which includes marine life. The 'bowl' into which the water finally flows, also bronze, is raised and contains a large number of children's hand prints. Around the side are a number of photographs of Tim Parry and Jonathan Ball, printed on copper.
Sculptor - Stephen Broadbent
Inaugurated by / her royal highness / The Duchess of Kent and / accompanied by the families of / Jonathan Ball / and / Tim Parry / 14 Nov 1996 / The water of life made possible / by a donation from / his grace the Duke of Westminster / OBE TD.THEN HE SHOWED ME THE RIVER AND THE WATER OF LIFE SPARKLING LIKE CRYSTAL AS IT FLOWED FROM THE THRONE OF GOD AND OF THE LAME / IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET OF THE CITY AND ON EITHER BANK OF THE RIVER / GREW THE TREE OF LIFE, BEARING TWELVE FRUITS, A DIFFERENT KIND FOR EACH MONTH / THE LEAVES OF THE TREE WERE FOR THE HEALING OF THE NATIONS, NOTHING THAT HAS CURSED MANKIND WILL EXIST ANY LONGER. Revelations, chapter 22, verse 43./ WARRINGTON REMEMBERS JONATHON BALL AGED 3, TIM PARRY AGED 12 AND ALL / WHO SUFFERED / AS INNOCENT VICTIMS OF A TERRORIST BOMB, BRIDGE STREET 20TH MARCH 1993
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Bridge st, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: memorial,Cheshire,England,UK,Hand,prints,images,of,boys,killed,by,IRA,bombing,republican,republicans,irish,Ireland,good,friday,agreement,history,historic,death,died,dead,murder,murdered,Stephen Broadbent,Bridge Street,Tim Parry,Jonathon Ball,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DE9AN5 - This is a un-conventional fountain which works as a mini-canal. Water flows from a large pool at one end, down a winding holder and is poured over a formation at the end. The structure is concrete, headed by a bronze moulding which includes marine life. The 'bowl' into which the water finally flows, also bronze, is raised and contains a large number of children's hand prints. Around the side are a number of photographs of Tim Parry and Jonathan Ball, printed on copper.
Sculptor - Stephen Broadbent
Inaugurated by / her royal highness / The Duchess of Kent and / accompanied by the families of / Jonathan Ball / and / Tim Parry / 14 Nov 1996 / The water of life made possible / by a donation from / his grace the Duke of Westminster / OBE TD.THEN HE SHOWED ME THE RIVER AND THE WATER OF LIFE SPARKLING LIKE CRYSTAL AS IT FLOWED FROM THE THRONE OF GOD AND OF THE LAME / IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET OF THE CITY AND ON EITHER BANK OF THE RIVER / GREW THE TREE OF LIFE, BEARING TWELVE FRUITS, A DIFFERENT KIND FOR EACH MONTH / THE LEAVES OF THE TREE WERE FOR THE HEALING OF THE NATIONS, NOTHING THAT HAS CURSED MANKIND WILL EXIST ANY LONGER. Revelations, chapter 22, verse 43./ WARRINGTON REMEMBERS JONATHON BALL AGED 3, TIM PARRY AGED 12 AND ALL / WHO SUFFERED / AS INNOCENT VICTIMS OF A TERRORIST BOMB, BRIDGE STREET 20TH MARCH 1993
See more at: http://www.pmsa.org.uk/pmsa-database/4997/#sthash.ktI1bMVR.dpuf
Bridge st, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: Putting,a,green,Lloyds,account,card,into,a,co-op,cash,machine,green,gotonysmith,England,UK,United,Kingdom,push,pushing,chip,and,pin,hand,finger,ATM,cashmachine,Magnetic,strip,plastic,plasticcard,creditcard,credit,debit,mastercard,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,student bank accounts,student bank account
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D91FGW - . Putting a green Lloyds Avios account card into a co-op cash machine. Photographed on 8 June 2013. The recorded location is Knutsford Road, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, WA4 2PL, United Kingdom. From a heritage perspective, printed and graphic ephemera are highly effective dating evidence
Tickets, labels, cards, stamps, posters and logos combine wording, typography, colour and branding in forms that are often discarded after use, so surviving examples can become valuable records of popular culture and commerce. The historical context is that financial objects and premises connect economic history with daily life
Banknotes, coins, savings products, cheques, branch buildings and ATMs show how people stored and accessed money before digital banking reduced the visibility of many traditional banking services. As of 2026, digital-first communication means many everyday printed objects are disappearing
Older tickets, labels, cards and signs therefore provide useful material for stories about changing design, retail and consumer behaviour. The subject remains topical in 2026 because cash is used less often than in previous decades but remains important, particularly for vulnerable consumers and some small businesses
FCA access-to-cash rules require designated banks and building societies to assess local provision and address significant gaps, making images of ATMs, notes and former branches relevant to financial inclusion. As background, graphic design turns practical information into a visual object
Typefaces, colour, layout and printing methods can identify a period or brand, while small items such as tickets and cards preserve events, prices and messages that may exist nowhere else in physical form. In the present 2026 context, digital-first communication means many everyday printed objects are disappearing
Older tickets, labels, cards and signs therefore provide useful material for stories about changing design, retail and consumer behaviour.
Knutsford Road, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, WA4 2PL, United Kingdom
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Keywords: Putting,a,Nationwide,account,card,into,a,co-op,cash,machine,yellow,gotonysmith,England,UK,United,Kingdom,push,pushing,chip,and,pin,hand,finger,ATM,cashmachine,Magnetic,strip,plastic,plasticcard,creditcard,credit,debit,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,ATMs,closed,reduced,availability,local,to use,using
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D91FJ0 - . Putting a Nationwide account card into a co-op ATM cash machine yellow. Photographed on 8 June 2013. The recorded location is Knutsford Road, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, WA4 2PL, United Kingdom. Historically, graphic design turns practical information into a visual object
Typefaces, colour, layout and printing methods can identify a period or brand, while small items such as tickets and cards preserve events, prices and messages that may exist nowhere else in physical form. From a heritage perspective, banking imagery can range from grand Victorian branch architecture to the small physical objects of personal finance
Together, notes, coins, cards, cheques and cashpoints chart a shift from cash and branch-based services towards electronic and online banking. In 2026, digital-first communication means many everyday printed objects are disappearing
Older tickets, labels, cards and signs therefore provide useful material for stories about changing design, retail and consumer behaviour. As of 2026, cash is used less often than in earlier decades but remains significant, particularly for vulnerable consumers and some small businesses
FCA access-to-cash rules require designated banks and building societies to assess local provision and address significant gaps, making images of ATMs, notes and former branches relevant to financial inclusion. The historical context is that ephemeral design is especially useful to social historians because it was created for immediate use rather than posterity
A ticket, label or novelty card can reveal contemporary humour, branding, consumer habits and printing style in a compact object. The subject remains topical in 2026 because much ticketing, advertising and personal communication is digital, making older printed ephemera increasingly distinctive as evidence of pre-digital communication
Physical cards, labels and tickets also offer a contrast with QR codes, apps and paperless transactions.
Knutsford Road, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, WA4 2PL, United Kingdom
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Keywords: Manchester,Lancashire,UK,M29,7JB,M297JB,Entrance,red,white,blue,mine,miners,gotonysmith,disused closed dusty urbex,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,pit,colliery,stop,no entry,closed,danger,rule,rules,barrier,hand,written,handwritten,industrial,area,disused,dusty,urbex
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8DYEA - . Notice - No Unauthorised Persons To Use This Entrance sign at Astley Green, Tyldesley, Manchester, Lancashire, UK M29 7JB. Photographed on 12 May 2013. Astley Green preserves the last surviving headgear and engine house from the once extensive Lancashire coalfield in this part of Greater Manchester. The former colliery opened in the early twentieth century and later became a mining museum, retaining winding machinery, lamps, telephones, notices and other equipment that explains the highly organised underground working environment. Such artefacts record both engineering and the safety culture of an industry that shaped communities across Lancashire. Historically, physical access control traditionally relied on guards, passes, keys and written instructions
Surviving notices show the routines of secure workplaces and can reveal the culture of secrecy or safety surrounding military, transport and industrial operations. Historically, public wording is part of the visual landscape
Direction signs, warning notices, painted advertisements and engraved plaques show how authorities and businesses communicated before digital screens and app-based information became widespread. In 2026, security increasingly combines physical controls with digital identity, cybersecurity and electronic access management
Earlier pass notices provide a useful contrast with smart cards, mobile credentials and biometric systems while retaining their original institutional context. In 2026, digital wayfinding is widespread, but physical signage remains essential for safety, accessibility and identity
Historic notices and ghost signs are also increasingly appreciated as part of the character of streets and buildings. The subject remains topical in 2026 because much public information has moved onto smartphones and digital displays, making older fixed signs and printed notices increasingly useful as evidence of how people once navigated places, bought services and followed rules.
Astley Green, Tyldesley, Manchester, Lancashire, UK M29 7JB
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Keywords: Killing,Joke,concert,ticket,for,Manchester,Academy,10th,March,2012,held,in,an,hand,gotonysmith,historic,gig,live,reunion,re-union,re,union,standing,seated,venue,gig,cartel,O2,stalls,Greater,Uni,Academy,Roadhouse,Night,and,Day,&,Ruby,lounge,high,price,prices,commission,Ticketline,Classic,1980's,1980s,online ticketting Ticketmaster England UK,gotonysmith
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CFE7FP - . Killing Joke concert ticket for Manchester Academy 10th March 2012 held in an hand. Photographed on 10 March 2012. The recorded location is Urmston, Trafford, Manchester, England, United Kingdom. Looking at the subject's development, popular-music history is often preserved through ephemeral material: concert tickets, venue signage, record-company offices, flyers and amateur recordings
Such objects can connect a specific date and place with wider movements in rock, punk, post-punk and independent music. As background, ephemeral design is especially valuable to social historians because it was created for immediate use rather than posterity
A ticket, label or novelty card can reveal contemporary humour, branding, consumer habits and printing style in a compact object. For the 2026 context, the economics of live music remain under scrutiny as independent venues face costs while audiences increasingly discover and consume music digitally
Historic tickets, venue exteriors and recording technology therefore provide a useful contrast with today's streaming-led music economy. Against the 2026 backdrop, digital-first communication means many everyday printed objects are disappearing
Older tickets, labels, cards and signs therefore provide valuable material for stories about changing design, retail and consumer behaviour. The wider historical story is that music scenes are shaped by both performers and infrastructure, including rehearsal rooms, record labels, promoters, venues and audiences
Photographs of these details help document local cultural ecosystems that can be lost quickly through redevelopment or changing entertainment habits. In the present 2026 context, the economics of live music continue to be under scrutiny as independent venues face costs while audiences increasingly discover and consume music digitally
Historic tickets, venue exteriors and recording technology therefore offer a useful contrast with today's streaming-led music economy.
Urmston, Trafford, Manchester, England, United Kingdom
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Keywords: £3.50,Tesco,Clubcard,voucher,held,in,a,hand,by,a,gotonysmith,lucky,free,bargain,blue,discount,cheap,cheaper,shopping,information,about,shoppers,consumers,online,code,redeem,on-line,scheme,Every Little Helps,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,reward,rewards,supermarket,retail,retailers,food,retailing,loyal
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CFE7HJ - . £3.50 Tesco Clubcard Every Little Helps voucher held in a hand by a shopper. Photographed on 10 March 2012. The recorded location is Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. The wider historical story is that markets and high-street businesses combine commercial history with everyday social life
Their changing occupiers, branding and uses document local economies, consumer culture, town-centre regeneration and the long shift from traditional retailing towards mixed shopping, food and leisure destinations. In historical terms, printed and graphic ephemera are highly effective dating evidence
Tickets, labels, cards, stamps, posters and logos combine wording, typography, colour and branding in forms that are often discarded after use, so surviving examples can become valuable records of popular culture and commerce. In the present 2026 context, high streets still change rapidly as retailers respond to online competition, costs and changing footfall
Government support for community assets and town-centre renewal gives photographs of independent shops, markets and former businesses added relevance to stories about regeneration and local economies. During 2026, much ticketing, advertising and personal communication is digital, making earlier printed ephemera increasingly distinctive as evidence of pre-digital communication
Physical cards, labels and tickets also provide a contrast with QR codes, apps and paperless transactions. Looking at the subject's development, shops and markets are a visible record of changing consumer life, from family businesses and specialist traders to chain stores, department stores and regenerated market halls
Fascias, signs and shopfronts can date a street scene as clearly as architecture or vehicles. Useful subject and context terms include retail premises, local business, independent retailer, town centre, commercial property, local economy, shopping district, retail history, business closure, and urban commerce.
Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
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Keywords: hand,in,a,Edirol,digital,concert,recording,bootlegging,music,live,gig,stealth,gotonysmith,mode,of,operation,steal,record,modern,illegal,record,blackmarket,theft,tool,of,live,gig,getting,away,with,it,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,tape
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CFE7PN - . Edirol concert recording bootlegging music recorder in a bootleggers hand. Photographed on 10 March 2012. Looking at the subject's development, music scenes are shaped by both performers and infrastructure, including rehearsal rooms, record labels, promoters, venues and audiences
Photographs of these details help document local cultural ecosystems that can be lost quickly through redevelopment or changing entertainment habits. In historical terms, technology objects become historical remarkably quickly
Telephones, calculators, cameras, valves, televisions and workplace machines chart successive shifts from mechanical and analogue systems to electronics, digital processing, smartphones and cloud-connected services. For the 2026 context, the economics of live music remain under scrutiny as independent venues face costs while audiences increasingly discover and consume music digitally
Historic tickets, venue exteriors and recording technology therefore provide a useful contrast with today's streaming-led music economy. During 2026, technology is dominated by connected devices, cloud services and rapid product cycles
Historic hardware therefore offers a useful counterpoint to contemporary debates about electronic waste, right-to-repair, data dependence and the speed with which once-common devices become obsolete. The wider historical story is that live music leaves a material trail through venues, tickets, posters, recording equipment and the buildings associated with bands and labels
These apparently everyday objects become cultural-history evidence as scenes, technologies and venues change or disappear. Historically, popular-music history is often preserved through ephemeral material: concert tickets, venue signage, record-company offices, flyers and amateur recordings
Such objects can connect a specific date and place with wider movements in rock, punk, post-punk and independent music.
Description
Keywords: England,English,British,research,researcher,mask,safe,glove,gloves,hand,protect,protective,Runcorn,ln,lane,industry,WA44AD,WA4,4AD,tech,technology,high,leading,Scitech,Sci-Tech,Digital,bio,biological,biomedical,trial,experiment,experiments,test,testing,Gotonysmith supercomputing supercomputers,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,PPE,Personal Protective Equipment
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HF3E - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Daresbury Laboratory, Keckwick La, Warrington, Cheshire, England UK WA4 4AD in 2011, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The defining feature is Clean Area worker Daresbury Science Lab , Cheshire England, UK. The broader subject matter reaches into regional identity, specialist retailer, historical comparison, changing land use, high-street commerce, customer footfall, local history, changing streetscape, public realm, retail property, local character, street-level business, local enterprise, and social history. Current relevance extends to business rates and town-centre regeneration, particularly through the resilience of specialist shops in an online retail economy. Small period details of street furniture and boundaries at Daresbury Laboratory, Keckwick La, Warrington, Cheshire, England UK WA4 4AD may become more significant with time, particularly following refurbishment. The surrounding story also includes visual archive, bricks-and-mortar retail, shopfront economy, commercial frontage, contemporary social history, community identity, place identity, and archival record. Details involving Daresbury, Clean, worker, and Science make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. By fixing the subject within Daresbury Laboratory, Keckwick La, Warrington, Cheshire, England UK WA4 4AD, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The setting also helps illustrate business rates and the resilience of specialist shops in an online retail economy within the real-world context of Daresbury Laboratory, Keckwick La, Warrington, Cheshire, England UK WA4 4AD. The frame retains evidence of changing use as a date-specific reference.
Daresbury Laboratory, Keckwick La, Warrington, Cheshire, England UK WA4 4AD
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Keywords: bible,stained,glass,hand,hands,cross,crucifix,refraction,church,religion,tonysmith,hotpix,hotpixuk,hot,pix,pics,hotpics,tony,smith,sepia,b/w,mono,selective,colour,color,colores,book,joshua,holy,catholic,anglican,rome,pope,religious,ipod,music,#tonysmithhotpix,#tonysmithotpix
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4824464455 - 'Jesus Hairdo - 'The Charlatans' - Play this track here.
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A great summer track for a Saturday with the sun flooding through my front window.
This is the eleventh track on the compilation 'Melting Pot'. I pass the cafe on the cover of this album most lunchtimes when I go into Northwich. It looks slightly different now after a recent paint &
decoration job. A few years ago I had the pleasure of having some of my framed live shots on the walls there.
The band consists of Northwich lad Tim Burgess (vox), Mark Collins (guitar), Martin Blunt (bass), Tony Rogers (keyboards) and Jon Brookes (drums and percussion). Northwich is the home of the band's own original 'Dead Dead Good Records' label and have inspired many local musicians.
the Charlatans are back in the studio to work on their eleventh album planned for release in August 2010. This also coincides with twentieth anniversary of the band's debut album, Some Friendly. The album is due for re-issue with bonus material, and an extensive UK tour for both the re-issue and new album launch is due to take place to support these releases.
If you have not heard them before, checkout 'Melting Pot' to be rewarded :-)
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Keywords: The Victorian industrial mill Owner,close to Manchester,Cheshire,England,United,Kingdom,gotonysmith,sepia,black,white,b/w,mono,glasses,hat,stick,in,hand,suit,jacket,cravat,NT,national,trust,Quarry Bank Mill in Cheshire,England,is,one,of,the,best,preserved,textile,mills,of,the,Industrial,Revolution,and,is,now,a,museum,of,the,cotton,industry.,It,is,a,Grade,II,listed,building,and,is,now,in,the,care,of,the,National,Trust.,The,mill,was,founded,by,Samuel,Greg,(who,is,represented,here),in,1784,in,the,village,of,Styal,on,the,River,Bollin.,Its,original,iron,water,wheel,was,designed,by,Thomas,Hewes,and,built,between,1816,and,1820.,The,Hewes,wheel,finally,broke,in,1904.,After,that,the,River,Bollin,continued,to,power,the,mill,through,two,water,turbines.,Today,the,Mill,is,home,to,the,most,powerful,working,waterwheel,in,Europe,an,iron,water,wheel,which,was,originally,at,Glasshouses,Mill,at,Patley,Bridge.,This,wheel,was,designed,by,Sir,William,Fairbairn,the,Scottish,engineer,who,had,been,an,apprentice,of,Thomas,Hewes.,The,estate,surrou
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF23TD - Quarry Bank Mill in Cheshire, England, is one of the best preserved textile mills of the Industrial Revolution and is now a museum of the cotton industry. It is a Grade II listed building and is now in the care of the National Trust.
The mill was founded by Samuel Greg (who is represented here), in 1784 in the village of Styal on the River Bollin. Its original iron water wheel was designed by Thomas Hewes and built between 1816 and 1820.
The Hewes wheel finally broke in 1904. After that the River Bollin continued to power the mill, through two water turbines. Today the Mill is home to the most powerful working waterwheel in Europe, an iron water wheel which was originally at Glasshouses Mill at Patley Bridge. This wheel was designed by Sir William Fairbairn, the Scottish engineer who had been an apprentice of Thomas Hewes.
The estate surrounding the mill, also developed by Greg, is the most complete and least altered factory colony of the Industrial Revolution. The estate and mill were donated to the National Trust in 1939 by Alexander Carlton Greg and are open to the public. The mill continued in commercial production until 1959.
The Greg family were Unitarians and built Norcliffe Chapel in Styal village. Their non-conformist religious beliefs provided the Gregs with important business contacts as many of the major Manchester Industrialists were Unitarian. Methodist workers at the mill later sought a place of worship, and the Gregs converted a grain store in Styal village into a Chapel for their use.
In Britain, a cotton mill is a factory that houses spinning and weaving machinery. Typically built between 1775 and 1930, mills spun cotton which was an important product during the Industrial Revolution.
Cotton mills, and the mechanisation of the spinning process, were instrumental in the growth of the machine tool industry, enabling the construction of larger cotton mills. The requirement for water helped stimulate the construction of the canal system too.
Quarry Bank Mill, Styal, Wilmslow, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
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Keywords: hat,chinese,hand,coloured,colored,handcolored,handcoloured,hotpixuk,hotpix,tonysmith,tony,smith,vietnam,south,asia,face,head,faces,portrait,good,she,is,pretty,female,lady,woman,selected,selective,colour,color,b/w,black,white,monochrome,mono,asian,vietnamese,partial,mixed,this photo rocks,selectivo,couleur,s\u00e9lective,vorgew\u00e4hlte,Farbe,hotpicks,muchacha,femenina,de,la,mujer,se\u00f1ora,girl,\u5973\u6027\u30e1\u30b9\u306e\u5973\u6027\u306e\u5973\u306e\u5b50,\u592b\u4eba\u5973\u6027\u5987\u5973\u5973\u5b69,fille,f\u00e9minine,femme,dame,tony smith photography,tdktony,tdk,tdktonysmith,BME,minority,ethnic
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3874777659 - 'Sepia toned and hand coloured print
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Keywords: b/w,black,white,pocket,watch,gold,old,roman,numerals,timetable,time,africa,accra,ghana,sepia,toned,mono,monchrome,second,hand,hour,antique,this photo rocks,clocks,horloge,reloj,orologio,Taktgeber,hotpics,hotpic,hotpick,hotpicks,stillife,stilllife,still,life,stuff,history,hotpix!
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4325867361 - '13:25 Wheres the hell that bus to Accra?
Here, a view of a broken time machine www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3809668752/
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Keywords: Lymm,Cross,Cheshire,Village,Xmas,Christmas,Tree,Dusk,night,shot,nightshot,tony,smith,tonysmith,TDKTony,blue,1000asa,handheld,hand,held,magic,hour,magichour,northwest,north,west,England,UK,Britain,snow,frost,december,winter,scene,\u96ea,sneeuw,neige,Schnee,\u0441\u043d\u0435\u0436\u043e\u043a,nieve,HDR,high dynamic range,highway,road,noche,nuit,hotpix!,annual,dickins,festival,weekend,dickensian
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4209473520 - 'Happy Christmas to everyone who follows my photostream.
Lets hope that 2010 is a good year for us all :-)
A view from the sweetshop...... www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3690681811/
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Keywords: 25th,Nov,November,2009,held,aloft,by,fans,hand,hands,girls,in,crowd,live,gig,on,stage,playing,a,tour,touring,at,Wolverhampton,Civic,Hall,West Midlands,England,UK,25/11/2009,Paranoid,&,Sunburnt,Stoosh,CD,album,albums,music,musical,musician,rock,punk,star,ethnic,black,mixed,race,WV1,1RQ,WV11RQ,Gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HCR2 - . Recorded at Wolverhampton Civic Hall, North St, Wolverhampton, UK WV1 1RQ in 2009, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The image documents Skin of Skunk Anansie body surfs above the crowd at Wolverhampton Civic Hall , West Midlands, England UK 25/11/2009. The image also relates to changing streetscape, music-scene memorial, documentary photography, local character, public realm, popular-music heritage, commemorative plaque, community tribute, everyday life, archival record, contemporary social story.htm Target=_Blank>history, historical comparison, regional music heritage, and music memorial. Today's relevance is strengthened by commemoration, grassroots culture and the continuing question of how public plaques turn personal remembrance into shared cultural memory. Small period details of equipment and working practice at Wolverhampton Civic Hall, North St, Wolverhampton, UK WV1 1RQ may become more significant with time, particularly following later reinterpretation. The surrounding story also includes memorial culture, DJ culture, club-music history, place identity, community identity, local remembrance, changing land use, and before-and-after reference. Details involving surfs, Anansie, crowd, above, and Civic make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. For Wolverhampton Civic Hall, North St, Wolverhampton, UK WV1 1RQ, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The image also provides a reference for commemoration and the fragility of local music history when venues and scenes disappear within the real-world context of Wolverhampton Civic Hall, North St, Wolverhampton, UK WV1 1RQ. The period view preserves details of everyday use for later comparison.
Wolverhampton Civic Hall, North St, Wolverhampton, UK WV1 1RQ
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Keywords: Tunnel,strangers,BW,toned,hand,colored,color,colour,Latchford,danger,dangerous,walk,night,path,way,pathway,Warrington,graffitti,grafitti,graffiti,dirty,black,white,mono,monochrome,partial,mixed,selctive,colores,Hotpicks,hotpics,hot,pics,pix,picks,interesting,place,places,hotpix!
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4272766026 - 'More tunnel goings on www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4059561024/
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Keywords: passion,love,male,female,man,woman,kiss,kissing,torn,rip,ripped,apart,to love,toned,coloured,selective,hand,black,white,color,colored,colores,tonysmith,tony,smith,hotpix,hot,pix,pic,pics,picks,tonysmithhotpix,amour,amore,couple,couples,cool,tonesmith,tone,muchacha,femenina,de,la,mujer,se\u00f1ora,lady,girl,\u5973\u6027\u30e1\u30b9\u306e\u5973\u6027\u306e\u5973\u306e\u5b50,\u592b\u4eba\u5973\u6027\u5987\u5973\u5973\u5b69,fille,f\u00e9minine,femme,dame,#tonysmithotpix,jenny,woodcock
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4957168619 - 'Love Will Tear Us Apart - 'Joy Division' - Play this track ob=av2n\' rel=\'nofollow\'>here.
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Joy Division were a Manchester post-punk band formed in 1976 in Salford, England. Originally named Warsaw. It consisted of Ian Curtis (vox), Barney or Bernard Sumner (Guitar/Keyboards/Occasional Bass), Peter Hook (Bass/Backing Vocals/Occasional guitar) and Steve Morris (Percussion).
I came across them first supporting JCC (John Cooper Clark) at the Manchester Free Trade Hall Monday 25th June 1979. That day is etched on my mind as it was a mind-blowing event for me, seeing Ian Curtis and the powerful presence he had on that stage. I dont think a band has had that effect on me since and I have seen probably thousands of live gigs.
I bought Joy Division's debut album, 'Unknown Pleasures' the day it was released, in its special textured cover, then promptly played it to death. The original LP release contained no track information on the labels, nor the traditional 'side one' and 'side two' designations. The ostensible 'side one' was labeled Outside and displayed a reproduction of the image on the album cover, while the other side was labeled Inside and displayed the same image with the colours reversed (black-on-white). Track information and album credits appeared on the inner sleeve only.
This single 'Love will tear us apart' appeared after teh release of the second album Closer. It debuted when the band supported Buzzcocks on their UK tour in September and October 1979. It is one of the few songs in which singer Ian Curtis played guitar (albeit somewhat minimally). The lyrics ostensibly reflect the problems in Ian Curtis's marriage to Deborah Curtis, as well as his general frame of mind in the time leading up to his suicide in May 1980. Deborah Curtis had the phrase 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' inscribed on Ian Curtis's memorial stone.
It appears on the Substance compilation album. It was first recorded for a John Peel session in November 1979, then re-recorded in January 1980 and March 1980. It is the latter version that appears on Substance. The January 1980 version originally appeared as the single's B-side.
In 1995, to publicise the release of Permanent, the track was reissued, complete with a new remix done by Arthur Baker and a new radio edit, also known as the Permanent Mix. On September 24, 2007 (2007-09-24), the single was again reissued, in its original configuration. This time, it was to publicise the Collector's Edition re-issues of the band's three albums. Although the single was now issued on the Warner label, it retained all the classic Factory packaging, down to the FAC 23 catalogue number.
It has been covered by the world and his wife, including U2, Arcade Fire, The Cure and others. On the video for the song, at the very beginning, the door that swings open and shut has the initials of the band members carved into it. The video was shot by the band themselves as they recorded the song.
It includes production errors with colour being 'browned out' at some points. Due to another production error the vocals as sung by Curtis during the video didn't come out as intended. The song as originally recorded in the video sounds much more like that in their Peel Session. Curtis re-recorded the vocals separately with the hint of melancholy that helps make it distinctive. The oddly-shaped guitar played by Ian Curtis is a Vox Phantom (Often wrongly believed to be the Vox Mark III).
To learn more about JD, track down the 'Substance' compilation and the book 'Touching From A Distance' by Deborah Curtis. The devout Joy Division fan Anton Corbijn film 'Control' is a great starting point for getting to know the bands history. Tell 'em I sent you :-)
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They say it is better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
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Keywords: Thewheatsheaf,Wheatsheaf,hotel,restaraunt,Swinton,Berwick,Berwickshire,Scotland,scottish,Borders,highland,spring,Walkers,Shortbread,homecoming,home,coming,2009,products,365days,Schotland,l'Ecosse,Ecosse,Schottland,\u03a3\u03ba\u03c9\u03c4\u03af\u03b1,la,Scozia,\u30b9\u30b3\u30c3\u30c8\u30e9\u30f3\u30c9,\uc2a4\ucf54\ud2c0\ub780\ub4dc,\u0428\u043e\u0442\u043b\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0438\u044f,Escocia,blue,toned,b/w,hand,colored,coloured,selective,color,colour,monochrome,macro,closeup,close,up,stillife,stilllife,still,life,selectivo,couleur,s\u00e9lective,vorgew\u00e4hlte,Farbe,edinbrugh,hotpix!
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3811373842 - 'A real welcome to Scotland in the year of the homecoming. Just needs a wee tot of the water of life (not provided).
Welcome table, room at the Wheatsheaf Inn and restaurant, Swinton Berwickshire, South East Scotland.
2009 is the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns, the national poet, so the year was designated as the year of the Homecoming. Funded by the Scottish Government at Holyrood, and part-financed by the European Regional Development Fund it celebrated Scotland's culture and heritage, great Scottish minds and innovations, golf and whisky. Spring water and shortbread should have also been on the list to my reckoning too!
Some scottish sporting antiques www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3812249269/
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Keywords: Belfast,Shankill,Road,Shankhill,unionist,britain,soldier,soldiers,paramiliary,peace,war,struggle,black,white,monochrome,BW,toned,red,boy,football,peoples,army,1912,years,resistance,mural,painting,montage,UDF,DUP,hand,defender,defenders,LPA,red hand commando,commando,fight,independence,independance,Protestant,anglican,orange,orangemen,men,NI,n ireland,north ireland,northern,ireland,emerald,isle,Eire,mono,pictures,tonysmith,tony,smith,dark,disturbia,hotpics,hotpic,hotpick,hotpicks,hotpix!,#tonysmithhotpix
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4140133209 - 'Unionist mural just off the Shankill.
The inscriptions are:
The Peoples Army 1912-2002 90 years of resistance.
scenes are
The train at Fernhill Estate Glencairn 1912
West Belfast UVF over the top at the Somme 1916
Volunteers defend Shankill community from rebublican attack 1969
At the crossroads 2002
Thankfully most of the time the direction has been to peace and steps to continued reconciliation.
Checkout a republican mural here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4140163405/
www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3809054537/in/set-72157617...
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Keywords: Volunteer,Volunters,volunteers,user,users,visitor,visitors,YMCA,Jack,smoking,smoke,cigarette,rizla,hand,rolled,young,mans,christian,association,Winmarle,Winmarleigh,church,helpers,helper,Warrington,night,Shelter,stairs,cheshire,winter,November,December,January,February,1995,tex,gary,job,centre,jobless,plus,jobcentre,jobcentreplus,homeless,home,less,homelessness,street,on the street,manchester,north,west,england,uk,GB,black,white,BW,Monochrome,TMax,400,TMAX400,town,35,mm,35mm,relaxing,drop,dropin,ACIH,CIH,Chartered,Institute,Housing
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4138838515 - 'At the night shelter there is a fine line between helper and visitor.
Can you guess who is which? I guarantee you will be wrong.
First image in set www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4139427744/in/set-72157622...
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Keywords: Volunteer,Volunters,volunteers,user,users,visitor,visitors,YMCA,Jack,smoking,smoke,cigarette,rizla,hand,rolled,young,mans,christian,association,Winmarle,Winmarleigh,church,helpers,helper,Warrington,night,Shelter,stairs,cheshire,winter,November,December,January,February,1995,tex,gary,job,centre,jobless,plus,jobcentre,jobcentreplus,homeless,home,less,homelessness,street,on the street,manchester,north,west,england,uk,GB,black,white,BW,Monochrome,TMax,400,TMAX400,town,35,mm,35mm,relaxing,drop,dropin,ACIH,CIH,Chartered,Institute,Housing
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4138838599 - 'At the night shelter there is a fine line between helper and visitor.
Can you guess who is which? I guarantee you will be wrong.
First image in set www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4139427744/in/set-72157622...
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Keywords: Volunteer,Volunters,volunteers,user,users,visitor,visitors,YMCA,Jack,smoking,smoke,cigarette,rizla,hand,rolled,young,mans,christian,association,Winmarle,Winmarleigh,church,helpers,helper,Warrington,night,Shelter,stairs,cheshire,winter,November,December,January,February,1995,tex,gary,job,centre,jobless,plus,jobcentre,jobcentreplus,homeless,home,less,homelessness,street,on the street,manchester,north,west,england,uk,GB,black,white,BW,Monochrome,TMax,400,TMAX400,town,35,mm,35mm,relaxing,drop,dropin,ACIH,CIH,Chartered,Institute,Housing
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4139599110 - 'At the night shelter there is a fine line between helper and visitor.
Can you guess who is which? I guarantee you will be wrong.
First image in set www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4139427744/in/set-72157622...
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Keywords: Volunteer,Volunters,volunteers,user,users,visitor,visitors,YMCA,Jack,smoking,smoke,cigarette,rizla,hand,rolled,young,mans,christian,association,Winmarle,Winmarleigh,church,helpers,helper,Warrington,night,Shelter,stairs,cheshire,winter,November,December,January,February,1995,tex,gary,job,centre,jobless,plus,jobcentre,jobcentreplus,homeless,home,less,homelessness,street,on the street,manchester,north,west,england,uk,GB,black,white,BW,Monochrome,TMax,400,TMAX400,town,35,mm,35mm,relaxing,drop,dropin,ACIH,CIH,Chartered,Institute,Housing
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4139599384 - 'At the night shelter there is a fine line between helper and visitor.
Can you guess who is which? I guarantee you will be wrong.
First image in set www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4139427744/in/set-72157622...
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Keywords: Volunteer,Volunters,volunteers,user,users,visitor,visitors,YMCA,Jack,smoking,smoke,cigarette,rizla,hand,rolled,young,mans,christian,association,Winmarle,Winmarleigh,church,helpers,helper,Warrington,night,Shelter,stairs,cheshire,winter,November,December,January,February,1995,tex,gary,job,centre,jobless,plus,jobcentre,jobcentreplus,homeless,home,less,homelessness,street,on the street,manchester,north,west,england,uk,GB,black,white,BW,Monochrome,TMax,400,TMAX400,town,35,mm,35mm,relaxing,drop,dropin,ACIH,CIH,Chartered,Institute,Housing
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4139599542 - 'At the night shelter there is a fine line between helper and visitor.
Can you guess who is which? I guarantee you will be wrong.
First image in set www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4139427744/in/set-72157622...
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC',
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,hand,holding,note,notes,fresh,dispensed,from,a,cash,machine,Dublin,Eire,Irish,European,shortage,in,of,disappearing,being,removed,closed,automated,teller,machines,ATMs,Republics,network,Republic,Central Bank,ownership,retail,banks,bank,branches,Department of Finance,Retail Banking Review public consultation,cash is king
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PJ0YXD - Cash use has been declining in Ireland in recent years, in particular during the pandemic. Central Bank statistics indicate that Irish ATM withdrawals were €13 billion in 2021, compared to €19.7 billion in 2019, a decline of 34 per cent.
The value of such withdrawals is now at about two-thirds of pre-pandemic levels, albeit they remain relatively stable at €1 billion per month.
Central Bank raises concerns at sale of Republic's ATM network
Regulator says 75% of network will be under control of unregulated entities by end of year as banks sell up
The Central Bank has raised concerns with the Government that three-quarters of Ireland's ATM network will no longer be under the control of retail banks by the end of the year.
The issue of the ATM network and the closure of bricks and mortar bank branches has been a political hot potato for the Government due to concerns around how older and more vulnerable cohorts of society might cope with such changes.
The regulator has outlined concerns on the matter in a submission to the Department of Finance's Retail Banking Review public consultation.
It said retail banks are selling their off-site ATMs to independent ATM deployers which, it noted, are unregulated . Just 25 per cent of Ireland's ATM network will be owned by retail banks by the end of the year compared to 100 per cent in 2015, it said.
In-branch services are also reducing, it said, with the number of bank branches countrywide set to reduce by 32 per cent compared to 2019.
The trend towards the withdrawal of cash and other in-branch services is being driven by commercial decision making, it said. We expect banks to ensure that the impact of their decisions are considered carefully and with a consumer-focused approach. The impact for all consumers, including those who are vulnerable, must be assessed by banks, to ensure changes to branches and in-branch services are undertaken in an orderly manner. We expect that vulnerable customers will be accomodated
Dublin, Eire, Ireland
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Keywords: Buzzcocks,concert,ticket,for,Manchester,Apollo,25th,May,2012,with,Howard,Devoto,held,in,an,hand,gotonysmith,historic,gig,live,reunion,re-union,re,union,standing,seated,venue,gig,cartel,O2,stalls,Greater,Uni,Academy,Roadhouse,Night,and,Day,&,Ruby,lounge,high,price,prices,commission,Ticketline,Online ticketting Ticketmaster,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CFE7G9 - . Buzzcocks concert ticket for Manchester Apollo 25th May 2012 with Howard Devoto held in an hand. Photographed on 10 March 2012. The recorded location is Longsight, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. From a heritage perspective, live music leaves a material trail through venues, tickets, posters, recording equipment and the structures associated with bands and labels
These apparently everyday objects become cultural-history evidence as scenes, technologies and venues change or disappear. In the longer view, graphic design turns practical information into a visual object
Typefaces, colour, layout and printing methods can identify a period or brand, while small items such as tickets and cards preserve events, prices and messages that may exist nowhere else in physical form. As of 2026, live performance and music heritage remain strong drivers of city identity, particularly in places such as Manchester, Liverpool and Edinburgh
Older gig material and venue photographs help trace the transition from physical tickets and community scenes to digital promotion and streaming. Current 2026 relevance comes from the fact that much ticketing, advertising and personal communication is digital, making older printed ephemera increasingly distinctive as evidence of pre-digital communication
Physical cards, labels and tickets also provide a contrast with QR codes, apps and paperless transactions. As background, popular-music history is often preserved through ephemeral material: concert tickets, venue signage, record-company offices, flyers and amateur recordings
Such objects can connect a specific date and place with wider movements in rock, punk, post-punk and independent music. During 2026, much ticketing, advertising and personal communication is digital, making earlier printed ephemera increasingly distinctive as evidence of pre-digital communication
Physical cards, labels and tickets also provide a contrast with QR codes, apps and paperless transactions.
Longsight, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,boozer,real ale,Victorian,ale,house,public house,48,Lichfield St,Wolverhampton,WV1 1DG,WV1,discount,classic,history,cask ales,cask,handpull,hand,pull,1886,rustic,environment,real,realale,Posada pub,city centre,old,trad,traditional,warm,friendly,local,shelves,shelf,memorabilia
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K56PEE - . Recorded at 48 Lichfield St, Wolverhampton, West midlands, England, UK, WV1 1DG 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 main point of reference is The Posada bar, 48 Lichfield St, Wolverhampton, West midlands, England, UK, WV1 1DG. The broader subject matter reaches into visitor hospitality, visual archive, beer-led hospitality, changing land use, contemporary social history, licensed trade, community identity, changing streetscape, community drinking venue, local character, public realm, archival record, period detail, and regional identity. Current relevance extends to energy costs and staffing pressure, particularly through the continuing appeal of real ale and regional brewing. Future viewers can use this scene from 48 Lichfield St, Wolverhampton, West midlands, England, UK, WV1 1DG to compare transport arrangements and footfall with whatever follows after new construction. The subject also sits alongside hospitality economy, cask-beer tradition, pub heritage, before-and-after reference, real-ale culture, night-time economy, historical comparison, and historic hostelry. The recorded references to midlands, Posada, Lichfield, and Wolverhampton preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The wider setting at 48 Lichfield St, Wolverhampton, West midlands, England, UK, WV1 1DG matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The setting also helps illustrate energy costs and the continuing appeal of real ale and regional brewing when considered against later change at 48 Lichfield St, Wolverhampton, West midlands, England, UK, WV1 1DG. 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.
48 Lichfield St, Wolverhampton, West midlands, England, UK, WV1 1DG
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,in,the,house,around,home,alarm,time,pain,irritating,change,reset,all,annual,event,to,from,summer time,British,Daylight saving time,DST,October,one,hour,changes,three,3,hand,hands,gain,an,02,00,2am
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 2JTNA3J - Candle making was developed independently in many places throughout history.
Dipped candles made from tallow were made by the Romans beginning about 1000 BCE. Evidence for candles made from whale fat in China dates back to the Qin Dynasty (221206 BCE). In India, wax from boiling cinnamon was used for temple candles.
Candles were primarily made from tallow and beeswax in ancient times[when?], but have been made from spermaceti (from sperm whales), purified animal fats (stearin), and paraffin wax in recent centuries
The manufacture of candles became an industrialised mass market in the mid 19th century. In 1834, Joseph Morgan, a pewterer from Manchester, England, patented a machine that revolutionised candle making. It allowed for continuous production of molded candles by using a cylinder with a moveable piston to eject candles as they solidified. This more efficient mechanized production produced about 1,500 candles per hour, (according to his patent, with three men and five boys [the machine] will manufacture two tons of candle in twelve hours). This allowed candles to become an easily affordable commodity for the masses
In 1848 James Young established the world's first oil refinery at the Alfreton Ironworks in Riddings, Derbyshire. Two paraffin wax candles were made from the naturally occurring paraffin wax present in the oil and these candles illuminated a lecture at the Royal Institution by Lyon Playfair. In the mid-1850s, James Young succeeded in distilling paraffin wax from coal and oil shales at Bathgate in West Lothian and developed a commercially viable method of production. The Paraffin wax was processed by distilling residue left after crude petroleum was refined.
By the late 19th century, Price's Candles, based in London was the largest candle manufacturer in the world
Saltaire village,Bradford,West Yorkshire,England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PJ0YXH - Cash use has been declining in Ireland in recent years, in particular during the pandemic. Central Bank statistics indicate that Irish ATM withdrawals were €13 billion in 2021, compared to €19.7 billion in 2019, a decline of 34 per cent.
The value of such withdrawals is now at about two-thirds of pre-pandemic levels, albeit they remain relatively stable at €1 billion per month.
Central Bank raises concerns at sale of Republic's ATM network
Regulator says 75% of network will be under control of unregulated entities by end of year as banks sell up
The Central Bank has raised concerns with the Government that three-quarters of Ireland's ATM network will no longer be under the control of retail banks by the end of the year.
The issue of the ATM network and the closure of bricks and mortar bank branches has been a political hot potato for the Government due to concerns around how older and more vulnerable cohorts of society might cope with such changes.
The regulator has outlined concerns on the matter in a submission to the Department of Finance's Retail Banking Review public consultation.
It said retail banks are selling their off-site ATMs to independent ATM deployers which, it noted, are unregulated . Just 25 per cent of Ireland's ATM network will be owned by retail banks by the end of the year compared to 100 per cent in 2015, it said.
In-branch services are also reducing, it said, with the number of bank branches countrywide set to reduce by 32 per cent compared to 2019.
The trend towards the withdrawal of cash and other in-branch services is being driven by commercial decision making, it said. We expect banks to ensure that the impact of their decisions are considered carefully and with a consumer-focused approach. The impact for all consumers, including those who are vulnerable, must be assessed by banks, to ensure changes to branches and in-branch services are undertaken in an orderly manner. We expect that vulnerable customers will be accomodated
Dublin, Eire, Ireland
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HD4T - . Bling iPhone golden diamond encrusted. Photographed on 1 January 2010. The recorded location is England, UK. Mobile phone cover, with selective colour. The historical context is that smartphones compressed the functions of camera, telephone, music player, map, diary and internet terminal into a single personal device, transforming everyday communication during the 2000s and 2010s
Luxury cases, metallic finishes and decorative customisation also turned technology into fashion and a visible status object. Looking at the subject's development, everyday technology provides a compact history of design and changing behaviour
Rotary dials, thermionic valves, mechanical keypads, film cameras and early televisions were once ordinary equipment but now illustrate obsolete standards, manufacturing methods and patterns of work or communication. The subject remains topical in 2026 because smartphones are mature everyday infrastructure, with attention shifting towards artificial intelligence, privacy, repairability, camera capability and the environmental cost of frequent upgrades
Earlier customised phones provide a useful contrast with today's premium devices and increasingly long software-support cycles. For the 2026 context, technology is dominated by connected devices, cloud services and rapid product cycles
Historic hardware therefore provides a valuable counterpoint to contemporary debates about electronic waste, right-to-repair, data dependence and the speed with which once-common devices become obsolete. Historically, consumer electronics date quickly because models, finishes and accessories evolution at high speed
An older iPhone or decorated handset can therefore document both the evolution of mobile technology and the way personal devices became fashion accessories as well as communications tools. Related search language includes luxury phone, customised handset, digital lifestyle, personal technology, status symbol, and mobile communications.
England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HCH4 - Barter Books is a second-hand bookshop located in the historic English market town of Alnwick, Northumberland owned and run by Stuart and Mary Manley. It has over 200,000 visitors a year, 40% of whom are from outside the area, and is one of the largest second-hand bookstores in Europe.[1] It is considered a local tourist attraction and has been described as the British Library of second-hand bookshops.
The bookshop is located within the Victorian Alnwick railway station, designed by William Bell and opened in 1887. It was in use until the closure of the Alnwick branch line in 1968. Barter Books was opened in 1991.
The shop is notable for its use of a barter system, whereby customers can exchange their books for credit against future purchases. Standard cash purchases are also available.
Barter Books has also been subject to crime on occasions. On the 3rd May 2007, a local newspaper, the Northumberland Gazette, reported that a book worth over £2,000 was returned to the book shop 5 years after it was stolen. It has also been subject to a scam which allowed thieves to take £200 in cash. However, the crime was dealt with in court.
Keep Calm and Carry On poster (1939)
Barter Books hit the headlines in 2000 when the owner discovered, in a box of old books bought at an auction, an old World War II poster from 1939. The slogan, Keep Calm and Carry On, and the simple design has turned it into an international phenomenon, and has been on the walls of places as diverse as Buckingham Palace, 10 Downing Street and the US Embassy in Belgium
Barter Books, Alnwick Station, Wagonway Road, ALNWICK, Northumberland, NE66 2NP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DG373Y - While provincial banks in England and Wales lost the right to issue paper currency altogether, the practice of private banknote issue has continued in Scotland and Northern Ireland. The right of Scottish banks to issue notes is popularly attributed to the author Sir Walter Scott, who in 1826 waged a campaign to retain Scottish banknotes under the pseudonym Malachi Malagrowther.
Scott feared that the limitation on private banknotes proposed with the Bankers (Scotland) Act 1826 would be have adverse economic consequences if enacted in Scotland because gold and silver were scarce and Scottish commerce relied on small notes as the principal medium of circulating money. His action eventually halted the abolition of private banknotes in Scotland.
Scottish and Northern Irish banknotes are unusual, firstly because they are issued by retail banks, not central banks, and secondly, as they are not legal tender anywhere in the UK not even in Scotland or Northern Ireland they are in fact promissory notes.
Seven retail banks have the authority of HM Treasury to issue sterling banknotes as currency. Despite this, the notes can be refused at the discretion of recipients in England and Wales, and are often not accepted by banks and exchange bureaus outside of the United Kingdom. This is particularly true in the case of the Royal Bank of Scotland £1 note, which is the only £1 note to remain in circulation within the UK.
In 2000, the European Central Bank indicated that, should the United Kingdom join the euro, Scottish banks (and, by extension, Northern Ireland banks) would have to cease banknote issue. During the Financial crisis of 20072008, the future of private banknotes in the United Kingdom was uncertain. It has been suggested that the Banking Act 2009 would restrict the issue of banknotes by commercial banks in Scotland and Northern Ireland by removing many of the provisions of the Acts quoted above.Banks would be forced to lodge sterling.
Dalkeith, Edinburgh, Scotland UK
