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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,UK,England,77,Mall,the,bankrupt,insolvent,insolvency,Cheshire,WA1,town,centre,of,firesale,chain,branch,Wilkos,Golden Square,Shopping Centre,High-street,high,st,street,selling,household,DIY,homeware,goods,including,own-brand,products,Wow deal,after,administration,jobs,redundancy,Mark Jackson,decline
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RG8YGY - . The Wilco Big sale after administration, August 2023, Golden Square Shopping Centre, 77 The Mall, Centre of Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1QE. Photographed on 4 August 2023. Wilko collapses into administration August 2023, putting 12,000 jobs at risk. The chain has been unable to find emergency investment to save its 400 shops across the UK. Wilko had been working to secure a white knight for the business which has been trading since 1930. The firm's boss, Mark Jackson, said management had left no stone unturned in its attempts to save the business. But must concede that with regret, we've no choice but to take the difficult decision to enter into administration, he said. Looking at public realm, the longer history is that banners, monuments and temporary installations can transform a formal square into a record of particular events or institutional identity. The background to local landmark is that local place names and small landmarks can be as important to community history as nationally famous buildings
Streets, neighbourhood businesses and informal attractions provide reference points that may vanish during redevelopment or rebranding. Within the history of retail and leisure, small businesses have long adapted existing premises to changing consumer demand, adding signs, windows and interiors that make each period visually distinct
Their survival is closely tied to footfall, rents, local competition and the wider fortunes of the town centre. In 2026, public realm remains relevant because well-used squares continue to be important to tourism and local identity, while redesign projects often focus on accessibility, shade, planting and flexible event use. Current 2026 context around local landmark is that regeneration, housing growth and changing high streets continue to alter many British towns, giving well-located photographs practical relevance for local-history comparison.
Golden Square Shopping Centre, 77 The Mall, Centre of Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1QE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Surrey,Waverley,GU7,17,pubs,bars,quaint,visit,tourism,tourist,award,winning,&,and,buildings,history,historic,England,UK,GU7 1EL,lamp,lamps,lanterns,whitewashed,Pepperpot,the,towards,High,Street,St,GU7 1AB,town centre,ornate
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PGAYHN - . Made at 17 Church Street, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1EL in 2023, 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 scene records The Star Inn (CAMRA award winning) pub & buildings, in Church Street, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1EL. The broader subject matter reaches into licensed hospitality, real-ale culture, licensed trade, regional identity, local character, visual archive, cask-beer tradition, night-time economy, historic hostelry, local social venue, archival record, period detail, pub heritage, and visitor hospitality. Today's relevance is strengthened by changing drinking habits, energy costs and the continuing question of the value of historic pubs to tourism and local identity. As a dated visual record of 17 Church Street, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1EL, the frame retains landscape treatment and surrounding development, making it especially useful if refurbishment subsequently changes the scene. Further associations within the scene are community identity, traditional ale house, changing land use, everyday life, before-and-after reference, hospitality economy, social history, and documentary photography. Details involving CAMRA, Waverley, buildings, Surrey, and award make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The wider setting at 17 Church Street, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1EL matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Another strand within the photograph is changing drinking habits and the value of historic pubs to tourism and local identity within the specific setting of 17 Church Street, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1EL.
17 Church Street, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1EL
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Surrey,Waverley,GU7 1AB,GU7,history,historic,High,towards,Street,St,the,Pepperpot,whitewashed,GU7 1EL,and,buildings,England,UK,tourist,tourism,visit,quaint,stores,retail,tea,room,cafe,tearoom,tudor,style,Wattle & Daub,independent,retailers,small,businesses
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PGAYJE - . This location-specific image from Church Street, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1EL in 2023 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later Historical.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>historical comparison. The main point of reference is Historic buildings, shops, dwellings, stores, in Church Street, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1EL. Other connected aspects include integrated transport, railway branding, rail modernisation, urban rail transport, changing streetscape, mass transit, station environment, visual archive, passenger railway, regional identity, rail corridor, historical comparison, local character, and commuter travel. From a 2025-onward perspective, integrated transport and public ownership are closely linked to this subject, alongside the role of public transport in reducing congestion and emissions. For later comparison, the photograph preserves landscape treatment and surrounding development at Church Street, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1EL, details that may look very different after redevelopment. The wider setting retains connections with changing land use, rail infrastructure, everyday life, regional rail, place identity, before-and-after reference, rail mobility, and social history. Details involving Church, shops, Waverley, Historic, and buildings make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. For Church Street, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1EL, 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 integrated transport and the role of public transport in reducing congestion and emissions without losing the local specificity of Church Street, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1EL.
Church Street, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1EL
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,ironmongers,locksmiths,key,keys,spares,repairs,cut,HR1,HR1 2JB,7 Owen St,Herefordshire,England,UK,sign,front,outside,7,Lock Stock and Barrel,lock,stock,barrel,implements,chains,of,high,street,st,Ironmongery,expert,pots,watering,can,cans,cutting
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JPNY5Y - . An on-location photograph from 7 Owen Street, Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK, HR1 2JB in 2022, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The image documents Traditional ironmonger, Lock Stock and Barrel, 7 Owen St, Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK, HR1 2JB. The image also relates to period detail, industrial navigation, inland transport history, navigation engineering, waterway conservation, contemporary social history, heritage boating, historic narrowboat, before-and-after reference, working waterway, local history, boat museum collection, local character, and waterborne freight. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with waterway maintenance, biodiversity and the cost of maintaining ageing locks, boats and canal structures. As a dated visual record of 7 Owen Street, Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK, HR1 2JB, the frame retains local activity and public use, making it especially useful if altered transport patterns subsequently changes the scene. A second descriptive layer includes community identity, changing land use, documentary photography, regional identity, historical comparison, everyday life, industrial waterway history, and canal transport. Elements such as Herefordshire, Traditional, Hereford, Barrel, and ironmonger add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. For 7 Owen Street, Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK, HR1 2JB, 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 waterway maintenance and the value of canals as both historic infrastructure and blue-green corridors without losing the local specificity of 7 Owen Street, Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK, HR1 2JB. It also preserves a trace of local identity for future local research.
7 Owen Street, Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK, HR1 2JB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,English,London,South East,High St,high,street,st,E1,High street,E1 8QS,Architect,offices,real estate,property,office,accomodation,concrete,icon,iconic,finance,financial,10 Whitechapel,10 Whitechapel High street,10,Whitechapel,lights,on,occupied,busy,building,architecture,1970,1970s
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ABY91N - The eight-storey office building was acquired in December 2015 and sits on a one acre site. Phase 1 of the refurbishment, totalling 184,000 sq ft of offices, completed in Q4 2016 and was fully let in under seven months. Tenants include GDS, Unruly, Perkins+Will, Reddie & Grose, Shipowners' Club, Wilmington and ComeOn!
The 89,000 sq ft Phase 2 comprises a new pavilion and lower floors refurbishment.
The property has typical Derwent London characteristics of generous floor to ceiling heights, good natural light and excellent transport connections as well as column free floor plates of c.26,500 sq ft around a central atrium. It is located directly opposite Aldgate East underground station and close to Liverpool Street and Whitechapel Crossrail stations.
Sustainability
Green Forums are hosted by the Building Manager for occupiers to discuss the environmental performance of the building and how this can be improved
A key focus has been increasing recycling rates and waste audits for occupiers have been carried out by Paper Round who manage waste and recycling for Derwent London's managed portfolio
http://thewhitechapelbuilding.london
White Chapel,10 Whitechapel,High street,London, E1 8QS
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Keywords: RBS,bank,crash,bailout,red,trademark,retail,banking,sign,high,st,street,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,UK,GB,banks,branches,bankers,bonus,opening,hours,credit,Nat West,Retail Banking,Sankey Street,Great Britain,United Kingdom,GoTonySmith,Saturday,extended,weekend,personal,business,city,clearing,commerce,company,debt,finance,high,landscape,lending,disaster,cheque,money,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Opening Hours
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F89PJA - . This authentic period view of Sankey St,Warrington,Cheshire,England, UK in 2015 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The subject captured here is Natwest branch logo with free wifi window, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. The wider scene also brings together bricks-and-mortar retail, documentary photography, historical comparison, before-and-after reference, shopfront economy, customer footfall, regional identity, community identity, town-centre trading, local enterprise, place identity, high-street commerce, changing land use, and small business. For current editorial use, online shopping and store closures provide additional context, especially through the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets. As a dated visual record of Sankey St,Warrington,Cheshire,England, UK, the frame retains period objects and surrounding context, making it especially useful if refurbishment subsequently changes the scene. The surrounding story also includes archival record, specialist retailer, everyday life, public realm, contemporary social history, specialist shop, independent retail, and visual archive. Details involving branch, Natwest, and window make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. Around Sankey St,Warrington,Cheshire,England, UK, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. A further contemporary connection is online shopping and the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets within the real-world context of Sankey St,Warrington,Cheshire,England, UK. The wider significance includes business rates and the resilience of specialist shops in an online retail economy within the specific setting of Sankey St,Warrington,Cheshire,England, UK.
Sankey St,Warrington,Cheshire,England, UK
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Keywords: health,care,healthcare,WBC,borough,Council,121,one,2,to,shop,high st,high,st,street,walk,in,walkin,pregnant,birth,baby,child,care,childcare,towncentre,city,citycentre,check,up,One To One Midwives,Pregnancy Advice Centre,Pregnancy Advice,Walk In,GoTonySmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,medical centre,birthing,pregnancy
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EYAX4R - . This scene at Sankey St, Warrington, Cheshire,England,UK in 2015 forms part of the visual history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. The defining feature is One To One Midwives Pregnancy Advice Centre,Warrington, Sankey St, Cheshire, England, UK. The surrounding context encompasses specialist shop, documentary photography, local enterprise, before-and-after reference, everyday life, community identity, place identity, archival record, public realm, shopfront economy, local character, street-level business, regional identity, and independent retail. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with independent business, commercial rents and the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets. Small period details of signage and branding at Sankey St, Warrington, Cheshire,England,UK may become more significant with time, particularly following different community use. The subject also sits alongside town-centre trading, social history, commercial frontage, changing land use, contemporary social history, customer footfall, retail property, and high-street commerce. Elements such as Midwives, Advice, Pregnancy, Sankey, and Centre add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. By fixing the subject within Sankey St, Warrington, Cheshire,England,UK, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The wider significance includes independent business and how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses as part of the longer story of Sankey St, Warrington, Cheshire,England,UK. Another strand within the photograph is online shopping and how commercial property costs affect small retailers when considered against later change at Sankey St, Warrington, Cheshire,England,UK.
Sankey St, Warrington, Cheshire,England,UK
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Keywords: doll,clothes,horse,in,a,shop,window,breasts,chest,lit,dramatically,city,clothes,clothing,euro,European,Europe,fan,fans,decoration,mannequins,shopping,retail,high,st,street,feminine model clothed unsexy sexless,Gotonysmith manakin,manakins,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,retro,1960,unsexy,fashions,fashion
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED4M01 - . Showroom dummy, in a clothing retailer display. Photographed at Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. The photograph was taken on 26 December 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. The scene is closely associated with Showroom, dummy, dummies, manikin, store, display, 1960s, high street, female and fashion, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The scene is relevant to retail, shopping, consumer behaviour, town and city centres, independent businesses and the changing appearance of the British high street. It can support editorial stories about shops, shopping centres, retail architecture, store branding, local commerce, vacancies, regeneration, consumer spending, tourism and the pressure on traditional bricks-and-mortar businesses. Shopfronts, signs, windows, displays, arcades and surrounding public realm provide useful visual context for how retail space is designed and experienced by pedestrians. The photograph also acts as a dated record of a business or shopping location, valuable when premises later change hands, rebrand, close or are redeveloped. Search themes include retail, shopping, shopfronts, consumer behaviour, high streets, town centres, commercial property, independent business, branding and changing local economies. A dated view of a shop or shopping environment gains extra archive value when businesses rebrand, close, move or when premises are redeveloped. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter.
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: doll,clothes,horse,in,a,shop,window,breasts,chest,lit,dramatically,city,clothes,clothing,euro,European,Europe,fan,fans,decoration,mannequins,shopping,retail,high,st,street,feminine model clothed unsexy sexless,Gotonysmith manakin,manakins,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,retro,1960,unsexy,fashions,fashion
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED4M03 - . Showroom dummy, in a clothing retailer display. Photographed at Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. The photograph was taken on 26 December 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. The scene is closely associated with Showroom, dummy, dummies, manikin, store, display, 1960s, high street, female and fashion, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The scene is relevant to retail, shopping, consumer behaviour, town and city centres, independent businesses and the changing appearance of the British high street. It can support editorial stories about shops, shopping centres, retail architecture, store branding, local commerce, vacancies, regeneration, consumer spending, tourism and the pressure on traditional bricks-and-mortar businesses. Shopfronts, signs, windows, displays, arcades and surrounding public realm provide useful visual context for how retail space is designed and experienced by pedestrians. The photograph also acts as a dated record of a business or shopping location, valuable when premises later change hands, rebrand, close or are redeveloped. Search themes include retail, shopping, shopfronts, consumer behaviour, high streets, town centres, commercial property, independent business, branding and changing local economies. A dated view of a shop or shopping environment gains extra archive value when businesses rebrand, close, move or when premises are redeveloped. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter.
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: doll,clothes,horse,in,a,shop,window,breasts,chest,lit,dramatically,city,clothes,clothing,euro,European,Europe,fan,fans,decoration,mannequins,shopping,retail,high,st,street,feminine model clothed unsexy sexless,Gotonysmith manakin,manakins,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,retro,1960,unsexy,fashions,fashion
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED4M05 - . Showroom dummy, in a clothing retailer display. Photographed at Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. The photograph was taken on 26 December 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. The scene is closely associated with Showroom, dummy, dummies, manikin, store, display, 1960s, high street, female and fashion, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The scene is relevant to retail, shopping, consumer behaviour, town and city centres, independent businesses and the changing appearance of the British high street. It can support editorial stories about shops, shopping centres, retail architecture, store branding, local commerce, vacancies, regeneration, consumer spending, tourism and the pressure on traditional bricks-and-mortar businesses. Shopfronts, signs, windows, displays, arcades and surrounding public realm provide useful visual context for how retail space is designed and experienced by pedestrians. The photograph also acts as a dated record of a business or shopping location, valuable when premises later change hands, rebrand, close or are redeveloped. Search themes include retail, shopping, shopfronts, consumer behaviour, high streets, town centres, commercial property, independent business, branding and changing local economies. A dated view of a shop or shopping environment gains extra archive value when businesses rebrand, close, move or when premises are redeveloped. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter.
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: retail,shop,tourist,tourism,gift,Royal,Mile,Crystal,shoppe,ceramic,ceramics,high,st,street,old,town,Scotland,UK,GB,Great Britain,British,glass,xmas,at,December,Gotonysmith,store,souvenir,quaint,entrance,front,door,doorway,outlet,170 High Street
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED4M1J - . Royal Mile Crystal shop, 170 High St, Edinburgh Old Town, Scotland, UK at Christmas. Photographed at 170 High Street, Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. The photograph was taken on 26 December 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. The scene is closely associated with Royal Mile, Crystal shop, High St, Edinburgh Old Town, souvenirs, Xmas, Christmas, festive, glassware and gifts, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The scene is relevant to retail, shopping, consumer behaviour, town and city centres, independent businesses and the changing appearance of the British high street. It can support editorial stories about shops, shopping centres, retail architecture, store branding, local commerce, vacancies, regeneration, consumer spending, tourism and the pressure on traditional bricks-and-mortar businesses. Shopfronts, signs, windows, displays, arcades and surrounding public realm provide useful visual context for how retail space is designed and experienced by pedestrians. The photograph also acts as a dated record of a business or shopping location, valuable when premises later change hands, rebrand, close or are redeveloped. Search themes include retail, shopping, shopfronts, consumer behaviour, high streets, town centres, commercial property, independent business, branding and changing local economies. A dated view of a shop or shopping environment gains extra archive value when businesses rebrand, close, move or when premises are 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. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
170 High Street, Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: rail,railway,improvements,HS1,high,speed,activists,facts,protest,protesters,demo,demonstration,village,community,Bridgewater,St,Street,Cheshire,England,UK,infrastructure,stop,local,resistance,sign,signs,train,trains,High Speed,Public Meeting,Stop HS2,Local Resistance,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,delayed,delays,costs,increases,Manchester To Crewe
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXKNA - . HS2 affects you poster,Public Meeting,Lymm,stock-photo/gotonysmith-Cheshire.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>Cheshire,England,UK. The photograph was taken on 07 September 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. 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 affects, poster, Meeting, Lymm, rail, railway, improvements, high, speed and activists, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The scene has strong relevance to railway travel, public transport, passenger infrastructure and the everyday operation of Britain's rail network. It can illustrate editorial stories about stations, train journeys, commuting, regional connectivity, rail investment, rolling stock, freight, signals, platforms, accessibility and the relationship between railways and the places they serve. Visible railway furniture, signs, tracks, platforms, trains, signals or station buildings help place the photograph firmly in the practical environment experienced by passengers and railway staff. As a dated documentary image it also offers a useful record of transport infrastructure, branding and passenger facilities at the time the photograph was made. Search themes include British rail travel, railway stations, passenger journeys, tracks, platforms, signals, rolling stock, freight, regional connectivity and transport infrastructure. The scene is particularly useful for illustrating how railway facilities, signs and operational surroundings looked at a known point in time. 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.
Lymm,Cheshire,England,UK
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Keywords: high,st,street,pub,classic,famous,EDN,Edinburgh City,Scotland,UK,castle,drama,dramatic,legendary,Scot,Scots,Scottish,beer,ale,alehouse,Billy,hyde,jekyll,story,High St,High street,Deacon Brodies Tavern,Royal Mile,Edinburgh Castle,Traditional Pub,GoTonySmith,pub,bar,Wide,angle,fisheye,summer,building,history,historic,sign,pubsign,William,Brodie,characters,house,sign,skyline,street,tourism,travel,uk,urban,burglar,thief,thieves,key,copy,copier,wax,impressions,Famous Tavern,Famous Pub,pub sign,British Pub,British Pubs,William Brodie,Jekyll and Hyde,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXHBR - William Brodie (28 September 1741 “ 1 October 1788), more commonly known by his prestigious title of Deacon Brodie, was a Scottish cabinet-maker, deacon of a trades guild and Edinburgh city councillor, who maintained a secret life as a burglar, partly for the thrill, and partly to fund his gambling.
Popular myth holds that Deacon Brodie built the first gallows in Edinburgh and was also its first victim. Of this William Roughead in Classic Crimes states that after research he was sure that although the Deacon may have had some hand in the design, ...it was certainly not of his construction, nor was he the first to benefit by its ingenuity.
Sign at Deacon Brodie's Tavern on Edinburgh's Royal Mile
Brodie's alter ego
Robert Louis Stevenson, whose father owned furniture made by Brodie, wrote a play (with W. E. Henley) entitled Deacon Brodie, or The Double Life, which was unsuccessful. However, Stevenson remained fascinated by the dichotomy between Brodie's respectable façade, and his real nature and was inspired to write The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886).[1]
Deacon Brodie is commemorated by a pub of that name on Edinburgh's Royal Mile, on the corner of the Lawnmarket and Bank Street which leads down to The Mound, and a close off the Royal Mile, which contained his family residence and workshops, still bears the name Brodie's Close. A pub in New York City carrying his name sits on the south side of the famous west side 46th Street Restaurant Row between 8th Avenue and 9th Avenue.
In 1997 a TV movie of the same name starring Billy Connolly was made in Edinburgh
Royal Mile, High St,Edinburgh Old Town, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: high,st,street,classic,famous,EDN,Edinburgh City,Scotland,UK,castle,drama,dramatic,legend,legendary,Scot,Scots,Scottish,character,beer,ale,alehouse,Billy,hyde,jekyll,sign,High St,Deacon Brodies Tavern,Royal Mile,Edinburgh Castle,Traditional Pub,GoTonySmith,pub,bar,Wide,angle,fisheye,summer,building,history,historic,sign,pubsign,William,Brodie,characters,house,sign,skyline,street,tourism,travel,uk,urban,burglar,thief,thieves,key,copy,copier,wax,impressions,Edinburg,Famous Tavern,Famous Pub,pub sign,British Pub,British Pubs,William Brodie,Jekyll and Hyde,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Scotlands History,Scotlands History
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXHC5 - William Brodie (28 September 1741 “ 1 October 1788), more commonly known by his prestigious title of Deacon Brodie, was a Scottish cabinet-maker, deacon of a trades guild and Edinburgh city councillor, who maintained a secret life as a burglar, partly for the thrill, and partly to fund his gambling.
Popular myth holds that Deacon Brodie built the first gallows in Edinburgh and was also its first victim. Of this William Roughead in Classic Crimes states that after research he was sure that although the Deacon may have had some hand in the design, ...it was certainly not of his construction, nor was he the first to benefit by its ingenuity.
Sign at Deacon Brodie's Tavern on Edinburgh's Royal Mile
Brodie's alter ego
Robert Louis Stevenson, whose father owned furniture made by Brodie, wrote a play (with W. E. Henley) entitled Deacon Brodie, or The Double Life, which was unsuccessful. However, Stevenson remained fascinated by the dichotomy between Brodie's respectable façade, and his real nature and was inspired to write The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886).[1]
Deacon Brodie is commemorated by a pub of that name on Edinburgh's Royal Mile, on the corner of the Lawnmarket and Bank Street which leads down to The Mound, and a close off the Royal Mile, which contained his family residence and workshops, still bears the name Brodie's Close. A pub in New York City carrying his name sits on the south side of the famous west side 46th Street Restaurant Row between 8th Avenue and 9th Avenue.
In 1997 a TV movie of the same name starring Billy Connolly was made in Edinburgh
Royal Mile, High St,Edinburgh Old Town, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: high,st,street,pub,classic,EDN,Edinburgh City,Scotland,UK,castle,drama,dramatic,legend,Scot,Scots,Scottish,character,beer,ale,alehouse,Billy,hyde,jekyll,High St,High street,Deacon Brodies,Royal Mile,Edinburgh Castle,Traditional Pub,GoTonySmith,pub,bar,Wide,angle,fisheye,summer,building,history,historic,sign,pubsign,William,Brodie,characters,house,sign,skyline,street,tourism,travel,uk,urban,burglar,thief,thieves,key,copy,copier,wax,impressions,Famous Tavern,Famous Pub,pub sign,British Pub,British Pubs,William Brodie,Jekyll and Hyde,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXHG8 - William Brodie (28 September 1741 “ 1 October 1788), more commonly known by his prestigious title of Deacon Brodie, was a Scottish cabinet-maker, deacon of a trades guild and Edinburgh city councillor, who maintained a secret life as a burglar, partly for the thrill, and partly to fund his gambling.
Popular myth holds that Deacon Brodie built the first gallows in Edinburgh and was also its first victim. Of this William Roughead in Classic Crimes states that after research he was sure that although the Deacon may have had some hand in the design, ...it was certainly not of his construction, nor was he the first to benefit by its ingenuity.
Sign at Deacon Brodie's Tavern on Edinburgh's Royal Mile
Brodie's alter ego
Robert Louis Stevenson, whose father owned furniture made by Brodie, wrote a play (with W. E. Henley) entitled Deacon Brodie, or The Double Life, which was unsuccessful. However, Stevenson remained fascinated by the dichotomy between Brodie's respectable façade, and his real nature and was inspired to write The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886).[1]
Deacon Brodie is commemorated by a pub of that name on Edinburgh's Royal Mile, on the corner of the Lawnmarket and Bank Street which leads down to The Mound, and a close off the Royal Mile, which contained his family residence and workshops, still bears the name Brodie's Close. A pub in New York City carrying his name sits on the south side of the famous west side 46th Street Restaurant Row between 8th Avenue and 9th Avenue.
In 1997 a TV movie of the same name starring Billy Connolly was made in Edinburgh
Royal Mile, High St,Edinburgh Old Town, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXHH2 - William Brodie (28 September 1741 “ 1 October 1788), more commonly known by his prestigious title of Deacon Brodie, was a Scottish cabinet-maker, deacon of a trades guild and Edinburgh city councillor, who maintained a secret life as a burglar, partly for the thrill, and partly to fund his gambling.
Popular myth holds that Deacon Brodie built the first gallows in Edinburgh and was also its first victim. Of this William Roughead in Classic Crimes states that after research he was sure that although the Deacon may have had some hand in the design, ...it was certainly not of his construction, nor was he the first to benefit by its ingenuity.
Sign at Deacon Brodie's Tavern on Edinburgh's Royal Mile
Brodie's alter ego
Robert Louis Stevenson, whose father owned furniture made by Brodie, wrote a play (with W. E. Henley) entitled Deacon Brodie, or The Double Life, which was unsuccessful. However, Stevenson remained fascinated by the dichotomy between Brodie's respectable façade, and his real nature and was inspired to write The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886).[1]
Deacon Brodie is commemorated by a pub of that name on Edinburgh's Royal Mile, on the corner of the Lawnmarket and Bank Street which leads down to The Mound, and a close off the Royal Mile, which contained his family residence and workshops, still bears the name Brodie's Close. A pub in New York City carrying his name sits on the south side of the famous west side 46th Street Restaurant Row between 8th Avenue and 9th Avenue.
In 1997 a TV movie of the same name starring Billy Connolly was made in Edinburgh
Royal Mile, High St,Edinburgh Old Town, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXHK1 - William Brodie (28 September 1741 “ 1 October 1788), more commonly known by his prestigious title of Deacon Brodie, was a Scottish cabinet-maker, deacon of a trades guild and Edinburgh city councillor, who maintained a secret life as a burglar, partly for the thrill, and partly to fund his gambling.
Popular myth holds that Deacon Brodie built the first gallows in Edinburgh and was also its first victim. Of this William Roughead in Classic Crimes states that after research he was sure that although the Deacon may have had some hand in the design, ...it was certainly not of his construction, nor was he the first to benefit by its ingenuity.
Sign at Deacon Brodie's Tavern on Edinburgh's Royal Mile
Brodie's alter ego
Robert Louis Stevenson, whose father owned furniture made by Brodie, wrote a play (with W. E. Henley) entitled Deacon Brodie, or The Double Life, which was unsuccessful. However, Stevenson remained fascinated by the dichotomy between Brodie's respectable façade, and his real nature and was inspired to write The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886).[1]
Deacon Brodie is commemorated by a pub of that name on Edinburgh's Royal Mile, on the corner of the Lawnmarket and Bank Street which leads down to The Mound, and a close off the Royal Mile, which contained his family residence and workshops, still bears the name Brodie's Close. A pub in New York City carrying his name sits on the south side of the famous west side 46th Street Restaurant Row between 8th Avenue and 9th Avenue.
In 1997 a TV movie of the same name starring Billy Connolly was made in Edinburgh
Royal Mile, High St,Edinburgh Old Town, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DECYE4 - . Lo I am with You Always,Cross at Canongate Kirk, Royal Mile, Edinburgh Old Town, Scotland, UK. Photographed at High St,Edinburgh,Scotland,UK. The photograph was taken on 26 August 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Lo I am with You Always, Cross, Canongate Kirk, am with you alway, Lo I am with You, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Old Town, Royal Mile, Canongate and Always, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is relevant to religious heritage, places of worship, ecclesiastical architecture, local history, faith communities and the conservation of historic buildings. It can illustrate editorial features about churches and cathedrals, worship, monuments, memorials, stained glass, church interiors, architectural detail, tourism, listed buildings and the role of historic religious sites within towns and cities. Stonework, inscriptions, furnishings, windows, towers, memorials and other surviving details can provide useful evidence for architectural and heritage-focused picture research. As a documentary location image it also records the condition, presentation and setting of the site at a particular point in time. Search themes include religious heritage, churches, cathedrals, worship, monuments, memorials, ecclesiastical architecture, conservation, tourism and local history. Architectural and decorative details can also be useful to researchers studying the fabric, furnishings and changing presentation of historic places of worship. 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.
High St,Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DECYFN - . Lo I am with You Always,Cross at Canongate Kirk, Royal Mile, Edinburgh Old Town, Scotland, UK. Photographed at High St,Edinburgh,Scotland,UK. The photograph was taken on 26 August 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Lo I am with You Always, Cross, Canongate Kirk, am with you alway, Lo I am with You, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Old Town, Royal Mile, Canongate and Always, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is relevant to religious heritage, places of worship, ecclesiastical architecture, local history, faith communities and the conservation of historic buildings. It can illustrate editorial features about churches and cathedrals, worship, monuments, memorials, stained glass, church interiors, architectural detail, tourism, listed buildings and the role of historic religious sites within towns and cities. Stonework, inscriptions, furnishings, windows, towers, memorials and other surviving details can provide useful evidence for architectural and heritage-focused picture research. As a documentary location image it also records the condition, presentation and setting of the site at a particular point in time. Search themes include religious heritage, churches, cathedrals, worship, monuments, memorials, ecclesiastical architecture, conservation, tourism and local history. Architectural and decorative details can also be useful to researchers studying the fabric, furnishings and changing presentation of historic places of worship. 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.
High St,Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DED16E - . Holyrood cashmere shop, flying a flag of royal standards, Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. Photographed at High st, Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. The photograph was taken on 26 August 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Holyrood cashmere shop, Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Holyrood, cashmere, shop, retail, clothing, cloth and royal, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The scene is relevant to retail, shopping, consumer behaviour, town and city centres, independent businesses and the changing appearance of the British high street. It can support editorial stories about shops, shopping centres, retail architecture, store branding, local commerce, vacancies, regeneration, consumer spending, tourism and the pressure on traditional bricks-and-mortar businesses. Shopfronts, signs, windows, displays, arcades and surrounding public realm provide useful visual context for how retail space is designed and experienced by pedestrians. The photograph also acts as a dated record of a business or shopping location, valuable when premises later change hands, rebrand, close or are redeveloped. Search themes include retail, shopping, shopfronts, consumer behaviour, high streets, town centres, commercial property, independent business, branding and changing local economies. A dated view of a shop or shopping environment gains extra archive value when businesses rebrand, close, move or when premises are 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. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
High st, Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DED1GA - Since 2007 Mac Tours has operated a bus for Forth Tours providing departues from Waverley Bridge for their various tours and cruises of the Firth of Forth.[60] The bus used is a dedicated Plaxton President bodied Dennis Trident painted in a special yellow, blue and green Forth Tours livery.(XIL 1484).
Royal mile High st Edinburgh Scotland UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DED28Y - . Celtic Crafts Real Scot Shop Royal Mile Edinburgh Scotland. Photographed at Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland EH1. The photograph was taken on 26 August 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Edinburgh, Scots, shop, celtic, Scottish, Scot, independance, independence, crafts and Royal, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The scene is relevant to retail, shopping, consumer behaviour, town and city centres, independent businesses and the changing appearance of the British high street. It can support editorial stories about shops, shopping centres, retail architecture, store branding, local commerce, vacancies, regeneration, consumer spending, tourism and the pressure on traditional bricks-and-mortar businesses. Shopfronts, signs, windows, displays, arcades and surrounding public realm provide useful visual context for how retail space is designed and experienced by pedestrians. The photograph also acts as a dated record of a business or shopping location, valuable when premises later change hands, rebrand, close or are redeveloped. Search themes include retail, shopping, shopfronts, consumer behaviour, high streets, town centres, commercial property, independent business, branding and changing local economies. A dated view of a shop or shopping environment gains extra archive value when businesses rebrand, close, move or when premises are 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 DED28Y, distinguishing it from other photographs of the same or related subject.
Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland EH1
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DED3NW - Canongate Tolbooth is a historic landmark of the Old Town section of Edinburgh, Scotland (U.K.) built in 1591 as a tolbooth, that is, a courthouse, burgh jail and meeting place, for the, then, separate burgh of the Canongate. The building is now occupied by The People's Story Museum and is protected as a category A listed building
In 1875 the City Architect, Robert Morham completely restored and remodeled the exterior giving it back its medieval look (based on Gordon of Rothiemay's map of 1647). This work included remodeling the interior to create museum spaces.
Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland EH1
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DED3P0 - . Tolbooth clock tower Canongate High St Royal Mile Edinburgh Scotland. Photographed at Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland EH1. The photograph was taken on 26 August 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Edinburgh, Scots, clock, tower, Canongate, Tolbooth, 3am, Scottish, Scot and independance, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The image is relevant to architecture, the built environment, urban heritage, streetscape and the way historic and modern buildings contribute to a sense of place. It can illustrate editorial coverage of architectural detail, conservation, listed buildings, planning, regeneration, tourism, civic identity and changing uses of older properties. Facades, windows, entrances, masonry, decorative elements, signage and neighbouring structures provide documentary evidence of the building's appearance and setting. The dated view also gives the photograph archive value for future comparison if the property is restored, altered, rebranded, repurposed or redeveloped. Search themes include architecture, historic buildings, facades, interiors, conservation, listed buildings, planning, regeneration, heritage, streetscape and urban change. A precise location image is useful for comparing later restoration, alteration, redevelopment, rebranding or changes in the use of the building. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter.
Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland EH1
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DB6PGG - Welcome to Liverpool Lime Street Station sign from Network Rail in English city in front of canopy of mainline station.
Liverpool Lime Street is a terminus railway station serving the city centre of Liverpool, England. A large building resembling a Château fronts the station. The station terminates a branch of the West Coast Main Line from London Euston and TransPennine Express trains.
An urban through underground station on the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network is accessed via the main terminus. Lime Street is the largest railway station in Liverpool, and is one of 17 stations managed by Network Rail
Lime St, Liverpool, England UK L1 1JD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DA8AA0 - . Halls Oxford & west Brewery Co Ltd Tiled Sign on an old pub exterior, now a house in High st, Dorchester on Thames OX10 7HH. Photographed on 5 July 2013. The recorded location is High St, Dorchester-on-Thames , Oxfordshire, England, UK OX10 7HH. Dorchester Abbey, formally the Abbey Church of St Peter and St Paul, stands on a site with Christian associations stretching back to the early medieval period. The present church contains major medieval fabric and later restoration, with monuments, stained glass, chapels and decorative work accumulated over centuries. The village itself developed beside the Thames and the River Thame, giving its churches, old post office and historic street details strong local-history value. Looking at the subject's development, the modern real-ale movement helped preserve traditional cask-conditioned beer and encouraged a new generation of independent breweries
Pump clips and branded labels became an important part of how drinkers identify constantly changing beers at the bar. Historically, british pubs evolved from inns, taverns and alehouses into licensed social institutions that have long served as meeting places, drinking houses, music venues and landmarks within town and village life
Their architecture, signs, interiors and evolving names often preserve layers of local commercial and social history. In the longer view, street signs, shop fascias, notices and inscriptions combine practical communication with graphic design
Typefaces, colours and wording can identify an era, organisation or local custom, making close photographs valuable for social, transport and commercial history. For the 2026 context, independent brewing and cask ale remain important parts of British beer culture, but producers and pubs face pressure from energy, ingredients, tax and changing drinking habits
The sector also continues to experiment with low-alcohol products and new styles.
High St, Dorchester-on-Thames , Oxfordshire, England, UK OX10 7HH
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DA8AH4 - . RottenRow - Rotten row a street in Dorchester-on-Thames , Oxen , England , UK OX11. Photographed on 5 July 2013. The recorded location is Rotten Row, Dorchester on Thames, Oxfordshire. Dorchester Abbey, formally the Abbey Church of St Peter and St Paul, stands on a site with Christian associations stretching back to the early medieval period. The present church contains major medieval fabric and later restoration, with monuments, stained glass, chapels and decorative work accumulated over centuries. The village itself developed beside the Thames and the River Thame, giving its churches, old post office and historic street details strong local-history value. The wider historical story is that urban street scenes capture the cumulative effect of planning, architecture, transport, retail and public space
Shopfronts, signs, street furniture and pedestrians can date an image precisely and show how a district changes between periods of investment, decline and regeneration. From a heritage perspective, street signs, shop fascias, notices and inscriptions combine practical communication with graphic design
Typefaces, colours and wording can identify an era, organisation or local custom, making close photographs valuable for social, transport and commercial history. In the present 2026 context, urban regeneration in England continues to focus on town-centre renewal, housing, public realm and reuse of vacant commercial property
Earlier street scenes provide valuable before-and-after evidence of these changes and of the businesses or structures lost along the way. As of 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. Useful indexing vocabulary includes urban landscape, city centre, town centre, streetscape, built environment, pedestrian environment, and city life.
Rotten Row, Dorchester on Thames, Oxfordshire
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DA8A6D - . An old brass sign of an official boarding establishment IE an hotel or B&B ( bed and breakfast ) in Dorchester on Thames. Photographed on 1 July 2013. The recorded location is High St, Dorchester on Thames , Oxfordshire, England, UK OX11. Oxfordshire, England, UK OX11. Dorchester Abbey, formally the Abbey Church of St Peter and St Paul, stands on a site with Christian associations stretching back to the early medieval period. The present church contains major medieval fabric and later restoration, with monuments, stained glass, chapels and decorative work accumulated over centuries. The village itself developed beside the Thames and the River Thame, giving its churches, old post office and historic street details strong local-history value. As background, historic objects and places gain meaning through survival
Materials, craftsmanship, inscriptions and later alterations can reveal how a building, machine or everyday item was made, used and valued, while preservation decisions show which parts of the past communities choose to retain. As background, street signs, shop fascias, notices and inscriptions combine practical communication with graphic design
Typefaces, colours and wording can identify an era, organisation or local custom, making close photographs valuable for social, transport and commercial history. Against the 2026 backdrop, conservation is increasingly considered alongside regeneration, climate resilience and adaptive reuse
The value of a historic subject therefore lies not only in nostalgia but in the evidence it provides about materials, local identity and how places change. Against the 2026 backdrop, digital wayfinding is widespread, but physical signage remains essential for safety, accessibility and identity
Historic notices and ghost signs are also increasingly appreciated as part of the character of streets and buildings. Relevant alternative phrases include heritage, historic environment, local history, and period detail.
High St, Dorchester on Thames , Oxfordshire, England, UK OX11
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Keywords: establishment,IE,an,hotel,or,B&B,(,bed,and,breakfast,),in,Dorchester,on,Thames,Dorchester-on-Thames,high,st,street,english,old,england,quaint,great,britain,british,place,to,stay,square,screwed,to,the,wall,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,gotonysmith
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DA8A6T - . An old brass sign of an official boarding establishment IE an hotel or B&B ( bed and breakfast ) in Dorchester on Thames. Photographed on 1 July 2013. The recorded location is High St, Dorchester on Thames , Oxfordshire, England, UK OX11. Oxfordshire, England, UK OX11. Dorchester Abbey, formally the Abbey Church of St Peter and St Paul, stands on a site with Christian associations stretching back to the early medieval period. The present church contains major medieval fabric and later restoration, with monuments, stained glass, chapels and decorative work accumulated over centuries. The village itself developed beside the Thames and the River Thame, giving its churches, old post office and historic street details strong local-history value. In the longer view, older structures and artefacts provide tangible evidence that written records cannot fully replace
Their wear, construction, signage and setting help researchers understand community history, design, industry and social life across different periods. In the longer view, signs and notices are ephemeral pieces of design that can become important historical evidence
Lettering, logos, warnings and directions record former businesses, regulations, transport systems and public messages that may disappear long before the surrounding building changes. Current 2026 relevance comes from the fact that heritage remains economically and culturally significant through tourism, education and place-making, while the cost of maintaining historic fabric creates continuing debate about conservation and reuse. Current 2026 relevance comes from the fact that 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. Additional subject vocabulary includes historic environment, local history, preservation, period detail, heritage asset, and social history.
High St, Dorchester on Thames , Oxfordshire, England, UK OX11
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Keywords: washing,drying,dryers,machine,dolly,tub,the,old,washes,threatened,treatened,under,undertreat,high,st,street,closed,closing,disappearing,disappear,Warrington,Grappenhall,Penketh,shops,parade,of,dry,clean,centre,coin,operated,coin-op,coin,op,stainless,steel,bendix,gotonysmith Hotpoint Candy,outside,laundromat
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8DYH5 - This editorial documentary photograph shows grappenhall Warrington Traditional Launderette clothes wash shop. The location metadata places the image at or around Warrington Road, Grappenhall, Cheshire, England, UK WA4 2PL. It was photographed on 18 May 2013, giving the image a useful time reference for contemporary editorial, archive and stock use. Relevant subject terms include Traditional, Launderette, clothes, wash, shop, machines, dollytub, service, tradition, threat, washing, drying, making the image useful for buyers looking for precise place, object, social, travel or documentary themes. It has current retail context, showing the mix of independent traders, national chains, shopping centres and changing high streets that shape town and city centres across Britain and Ireland. With no people count recorded, the value is strongest as an editorial record of place, object, building, sign, service, landscape or public environment. The image can support articles, blogs, reports, educational material and local history features needing a clear, place-based visual with strong documentary context. No endorsement of any visible organisation, brand, campaign, political message or commercial activity is implied
the photograph records what was visible at the time.
Warrington Road, Grappenhall, Cheshire, England, UK WA4 2PL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8DYJ1 - This editorial documentary photograph shows traditional Launderette clothes wash shop machines, Dry Clean centre, Knutsford rd Grappenhall, Warrington UK. The location metadata places the image at or around Warrington Road, Grappenhall, Cheshire, England, UK WA4 2PL. It was photographed on 18 May 2013, giving the image a useful time reference for contemporary editorial, archive and stock use. Relevant subject terms include Traditional, Launderette, clothes, wash, shop, machines, washing, drying, dryers, machine, dolly, tub, making the image useful for buyers looking for precise place, object, social, travel or documentary themes. It has current retail context, showing the mix of independent traders, national chains, shopping centres and changing high streets that shape town and city centres across Britain and Ireland. It can illustrate gambling, regulation, consumer risk, addiction concerns and the normalisation of betting-style entertainment in everyday commercial settings. With no people count recorded, the value is strongest as an editorial record of place, object, building, sign, service, landscape or public environment. The image can support articles, blogs, reports, educational material and local history features needing a clear, place-based visual with strong documentary context. No endorsement of any visible organisation, brand, campaign, political message or commercial activity is implied
the photograph records what was visible at the time.
Warrington Road, Grappenhall, Cheshire, England, UK WA4 2PL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8DYJX - This editorial documentary photograph shows traditional Launderette clothes wash shop in Grappenhall, Warrington closed to let. The location metadata places the image at or around Warrington Road, Grappenhall, Cheshire, England, UK WA4 2PL. It was photographed on 18 May 2013, giving the image a useful time reference for contemporary editorial, archive and stock use. Relevant subject terms include Traditional, Launderette, clothes, wash, shop, machines, washing, drying, dryers, machine, dolly, tub, making the image useful for buyers looking for precise place, object, social, travel or documentary themes. It has current retail context, showing the mix of independent traders, national chains, shopping centres and changing high streets that shape town and city centres across Britain and Ireland. With no people count recorded, the value is strongest as an editorial record of place, object, building, sign, service, landscape or public environment. The image can support articles, blogs, reports, educational material and local history features needing a clear, place-based visual with strong documentary context. No endorsement of any visible organisation, brand, campaign, political message or commercial activity is implied
the photograph records what was visible at the time.
Warrington Road, Grappenhall, Cheshire, England, UK WA4 2PL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HT0R - Murdo Maclean and sons is Stornoway's premier department store. A kind of Outer Hebrides Jenners or Kendals, not yet swallowed up by the House of Fraser.
Locals tell me that a trip there was an experience as a child, maybe getting whipped up to the 1st floor for school shoes, sunday best or uniform. I have certainly taken a few shots of it over the years, its a Stornoway icon, (almost as famous as butchers Macleod & MacleodsBlack Pudding or Irn Bru Sausages).
As you walk in there is bric-a-brac downstairs with soft furnishings at the rear. Upstairs are the wearables, shoes, clothes etc. I am told that they stock some quite posh stuff too. I did spot some people sporting Tommy Hilfiger tops in The Thai Cafe, although that might have been from a stall on Inverness Market. They did have mainland accents!
An on-line review I read said iThere's a nice selection of Posh womens hats and bags (Think weddings and church) and a range of womens wear and underwear which is mostly suited to the more mature lady but sometimes you can find a great modern young person piece./i
Murdo Maclean & Sons Ltd
25 Cromwell Street, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, HS1 2DD,
Tel: 01851 703416, Fax: 01851 706362
25 Cromwell Street ,Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland, UK, HS1 2DD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H3FKFW - Robins Pie and Mash shop closes after more than 30 years serving Ilford.
Robins Pie and Mash, Chapel Road, Ilford, which is being run by the fifth generation of a family, closed on Saturday.
Owner June Robins said: There is still demand for pie and mash but unfortunately this is not the case in Ilford any more. Customers seem to want a different type of food.
It was a very sad day when we closed. We first opened the branch over 30 years ago but things have become a lot more expensive, especially as we get all our meat from Scotland.
The company, which has recently started supplying frozen meals to the Asda supermarket chain, also has a number of other branches including one in High Street, Wanstead.
Ms Robins added: When we informed our customers we would be shutting they just kept asking why.
I don't think pie and mash is dying out as we have a lot of demand in other areas including at weddings and football games, including West Ham United.
But times are changing and people seem to want universal food such as pizza and burgers. Pie and mash has a limited regional appeal.
Traditionally pie and mash dates back to the 19th century, when Dutch ships delivered live eels, which were used in pies, to Billingsgate Market.
Customer, Paul Scott, of Sandhurst Drive, Goodmayes, added: This is a great shame and customers aren't happy about it especially as there will now be no more pie and mash shops in Ilford.
Full article at
http://www.ilfordrecorder.co.uk/news/robins_pie_and_mash_shop_closes_after_more_than_30_years_serving_ilford_1_1683191
14 High St, Ilford, London, England, UK E11 2AJ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H3FKJ2 - Robins Pie and Mash shop closes after more than 30 years serving Ilford.
Robins Pie and Mash, Chapel Road, Ilford, which is being run by the fifth generation of a family, closed on Saturday.
Owner June Robins said: There is still demand for pie and mash but unfortunately this is not the case in Ilford any more. Customers seem to want a different type of food.
It was a very sad day when we closed. We first opened the branch over 30 years ago but things have become a lot more expensive, especially as we get all our meat from Scotland.
The company, which has recently started supplying frozen meals to the Asda supermarket chain, also has a number of other branches including one in High Street, Wanstead.
Ms Robins added: When we informed our customers we would be shutting they just kept asking why.
I don't think pie and mash is dying out as we have a lot of demand in other areas including at weddings and football games, including West Ham United.
But times are changing and people seem to want universal food such as pizza and burgers. Pie and mash has a limited regional appeal.
Traditionally pie and mash dates back to the 19th century, when Dutch ships delivered live eels, which were used in pies, to Billingsgate Market.
Customer, Paul Scott, of Sandhurst Drive, Goodmayes, added: This is a great shame and customers aren't happy about it especially as there will now be no more pie and mash shops in Ilford.
Full article at
http://www.ilfordrecorder.co.uk/news/robins_pie_and_mash_shop_closes_after_more_than_30_years_serving_ilford_1_1683191
14 High St, Ilford, London, England, UK E11 2AJ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H3FKJ9 - Robins Pie and Mash shop closes after more than 30 years serving Ilford.
Robins Pie and Mash, Chapel Road, Ilford, which is being run by the fifth generation of a family, closed on Saturday.
Owner June Robins said: There is still demand for pie and mash but unfortunately this is not the case in Ilford any more. Customers seem to want a different type of food.
It was a very sad day when we closed. We first opened the branch over 30 years ago but things have become a lot more expensive, especially as we get all our meat from Scotland.
The company, which has recently started supplying frozen meals to the Asda supermarket chain, also has a number of other branches including one in High Street, Wanstead.
Ms Robins added: When we informed our customers we would be shutting they just kept asking why.
I don't think pie and mash is dying out as we have a lot of demand in other areas including at weddings and football games, including West Ham United.
But times are changing and people seem to want universal food such as pizza and burgers. Pie and mash has a limited regional appeal.
Traditionally pie and mash dates back to the 19th century, when Dutch ships delivered live eels, which were used in pies, to Billingsgate Market.
Customer, Paul Scott, of Sandhurst Drive, Goodmayes, added: This is a great shame and customers aren't happy about it especially as there will now be no more pie and mash shops in Ilford.
Full article at
http://www.ilfordrecorder.co.uk/news/robins_pie_and_mash_shop_closes_after_more_than_30_years_serving_ilford_1_1683191
14 High St, Ilford, London, England, UK E11 2AJ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H3FKJA - Robins Pie and Mash shop closes after more than 30 years serving Ilford.
Robins Pie and Mash, Chapel Road, Ilford, which is being run by the fifth generation of a family, closed on Saturday.
Owner June Robins said: There is still demand for pie and mash but unfortunately this is not the case in Ilford any more. Customers seem to want a different type of food.
It was a very sad day when we closed. We first opened the branch over 30 years ago but things have become a lot more expensive, especially as we get all our meat from Scotland.
The company, which has recently started supplying frozen meals to the Asda supermarket chain, also has a number of other branches including one in High Street, Wanstead.
Ms Robins added: When we informed our customers we would be shutting they just kept asking why.
I don't think pie and mash is dying out as we have a lot of demand in other areas including at weddings and football games, including West Ham United.
But times are changing and people seem to want universal food such as pizza and burgers. Pie and mash has a limited regional appeal.
Traditionally pie and mash dates back to the 19th century, when Dutch ships delivered live eels, which were used in pies, to Billingsgate Market.
Customer, Paul Scott, of Sandhurst Drive, Goodmayes, added: This is a great shame and customers aren't happy about it especially as there will now be no more pie and mash shops in Ilford.
Full article at
http://www.ilfordrecorder.co.uk/news/robins_pie_and_mash_shop_closes_after_more_than_30_years_serving_ilford_1_1683191
14 High St, Ilford, London, England, UK E11 2AJ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H2MAYJ - Robins Pie and Mash shop closes after more than 30 years serving Ilford.
Robins Pie and Mash, Chapel Road, Ilford, which is being run by the fifth generation of a family, closed on Saturday.
Owner June Robins said: There is still demand for pie and mash but unfortunately this is not the case in Ilford any more. Customers seem to want a different type of food.
It was a very sad day when we closed. We first opened the branch over 30 years ago but things have become a lot more expensive, especially as we get all our meat from Scotland.
The company, which has recently started supplying frozen meals to the Asda supermarket chain, also has a number of other branches including one in High Street, Wanstead.
Ms Robins added: When we informed our customers we would be shutting they just kept asking why.
I don't think pie and mash is dying out as we have a lot of demand in other areas including at weddings and football games, including West Ham United.
But times are changing and people seem to want universal food such as pizza and burgers. Pie and mash has a limited regional appeal.
Traditionally pie and mash dates back to the 19th century, when Dutch ships delivered live eels, which were used in pies, to Billingsgate Market.
Customer, Paul Scott, of Sandhurst Drive, Goodmayes, added: This is a great shame and customers aren't happy about it especially as there will now be no more pie and mash shops in Ilford.
Full article at
http://www.ilfordrecorder.co.uk/news/robins_pie_and_mash_shop_closes_after_more_than_30_years_serving_ilford_1_1683191
14 High St, London, England, UK E11 2AJ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H2MB01 - Robins Pie and Mash shop closes after more than 30 years serving Ilford.
Robins Pie and Mash, Chapel Road, Ilford, which is being run by the fifth generation of a family, closed on Saturday.
Owner June Robins said: There is still demand for pie and mash but unfortunately this is not the case in Ilford any more. Customers seem to want a different type of food.
It was a very sad day when we closed. We first opened the branch over 30 years ago but things have become a lot more expensive, especially as we get all our meat from Scotland.
The company, which has recently started supplying frozen meals to the Asda supermarket chain, also has a number of other branches including one in High Street, Wanstead.
Ms Robins added: When we informed our customers we would be shutting they just kept asking why.
I don't think pie and mash is dying out as we have a lot of demand in other areas including at weddings and football games, including West Ham United.
But times are changing and people seem to want universal food such as pizza and burgers. Pie and mash has a limited regional appeal.
Traditionally pie and mash dates back to the 19th century, when Dutch ships delivered live eels, which were used in pies, to Billingsgate Market.
Customer, Paul Scott, of Sandhurst Drive, Goodmayes, added: This is a great shame and customers aren't happy about it especially as there will now be no more pie and mash shops in Ilford.
Full article at
http://www.ilfordrecorder.co.uk/news/robins_pie_and_mash_shop_closes_after_more_than_30_years_serving_ilford_1_1683191
14 High St, ilford, London, England, UK E11 2AJ
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 7843708318 - 'View a whole set of Fringe 2012 madness from Edinburgh Scotland here. If you do Twitter add me here.
August, always a mad busy crazy time in Edinburgh, during the festival and fringe, which seems to have grown even bigger than the tattoo and festival.
Jud Charlton pictured here is a London actor, comedian and ventiliquist, with his alta-ego Philis. A sort of Camden Chucky on sulphate.
Jud has featured in films like Chemical Wedding and has played Ian Dury in 'ABFCAP - The Life and Rhymes of Ian Dury' , playing one of my teen favourites. I still have a gold vinyl 'New Boots and Panties' up in the loft. Jud Charlton, walked out over alterations made to the script by the comedian Chris Langham after a dissagreement.
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (The Fringe) is the world's largest arts festival, with the 2012 event spanning 25 days totalling over 2,695 shows from 47 countries in 279 venues. Established in 1947 as an alternative to the Edinburgh International Festival, it takes place annually in Scotland's capital, in the month of August. The Fringe is a showcase for the performing arts, particularly theatre and comedy (which has seen substantial growth in recent years), although dance and music are also represented. In 2012, 36% of shows were comedy and 28% theatrical productions. Theatrical productions range from the classics of ancient Greece to William Shakespeare, Samuel Beckett and contemporary works. In 2012, 1,418 shows were having their world premiere.
The Fringe is an unjuried festival \u2013 with no selection committee, and therefore any type of performance may participate. The Fringe has often showcased experimental works that might not be invited to a more conservative arts festival. In addition to ticketed, programmed events, the Festival has included a street fair, located primarily on the Royal Mile. The Festival is organized by the Festival Fringe Society, which publishes the programme, sells tickets, and offers advice to performers. Their offices are on the Royal Mile.
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Enjoy this bit of brilliance here. 'Treat yourself to a small slice of liberty....'
These are my 2008-2015 images, view my most recent images at @HotpixUK-2019 - www.flickr.com/people/167831053@N02/ including my second 365 one a day project
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 8015160682 - 'View a whole set of Fringe 2012 madness from Edinburgh Scotland here. If you do Twitter add me here.
Picky with your food? Alegies, Vegetarian? August, always a mad busy crazy time in Edinburgh, during the festival and fringe, which seems to have grown even bigger than the tattoo and festival. There's plenty of vegetable based humour here, its a broad church!.
At venue 203, The Princes Mall, just next to Waverley bridge and railway station, this show was on throughout the festival 4-25th August, as part of the free fringe.
The question raised is 'Wheres the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?' and more importantly 'Why did he pick it'?
As the blurb says:
This highly intriguing work exposes the truth. A truth in which The Mafia, Ms Muffet, David Cameron, Cabbage Beards, a talking pea,The Man from Del Monte, Assasination attempts and sports vouchers for schools are all involved.
Surrealist, Realist, Thoughtful, Funny, Free.
A reall nice bloke too!
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (The Fringe) is the world's largest arts festival, with the 2012 event spanning 25 days totalling over 2,695 shows from 47 countries in 279 venues. Established in 1947 as an alternative to the Edinburgh International Festival, it takes place annually in Scotland's capital, in the month of August. The Fringe is a showcase for the performing arts, particularly theatre and comedy (which has seen substantial growth in recent years), although dance and music are also represented. In 2012, 36% of shows were comedy and 28% theatrical productions. Theatrical productions range from the classics of ancient Greece to William Shakespeare, Samuel Beckett and contemporary works. In 2012, 1,418 shows were having their world premiere.
The Fringe is an unjuried festival \u2013 with no selection committee, and therefore any type of performance may participate. The Fringe has often showcased experimental works that might not be invited to a more conservative arts festival. In addition to ticketed, programmed events, the Festival has included a street fair, located primarily on the Royal Mile. The Festival is organized by the Festival Fringe Society, which publishes the programme, sells tickets, and offers advice to performers. Their offices are on the Royal Mile.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 8047271787 - 'View a whole set of Fringe 2012 madness from Edinburgh Scotland here. If you do Twitter add me here.
Now its political, meet the mask in front of the man. August, always a mad busy crazy time in Edinburgh, during the festival and fringe, which seems to have grown even bigger than the tattoo and festival. There's no shortage of scaryness and satire here!.
Was it a rare trip north to address the Scots nation to plead with Alex Salmond to not leave the union? Maybe a ploy to drum up more Scottish Tories. Famously as they say, there are more pandas at Edinburgh zoo than tory MP's up here.
Do let me know in the comments below what 'message you might leave for Mr Cameron'.
Did I leave a message, well how do you resist? I just wrote 'Keep your hands off the NHS you scoundrel, stop selling Britain by the pound....'
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (The Fringe) is the world's largest arts festival, with the 2012 event spanning 25 days totalling over 2,695 shows from 47 countries in 279 venues. Established in 1947 as an alternative to the Edinburgh International Festival, it takes place annually in Scotland's capital, in the month of August. The Fringe is a showcase for the performing arts, particularly theatre and comedy (which has seen substantial growth in recent years), although dance and music are also represented. In 2012, 36% of shows were comedy and 28% theatrical productions. Theatrical productions range from the classics of ancient Greece to William Shakespeare, Samuel Beckett and contemporary works. In 2012, 1,418 shows were having their world premiere.
The Fringe is an unjuried festival \u2013 with no selection committee, and therefore any type of performance may participate. The Fringe has often showcased experimental works that might not be invited to a more conservative arts festival. In addition to ticketed, programmed events, the Festival has included a street fair, located primarily on the Royal Mile. The Festival is organized by the Festival Fringe Society, which publishes the programme, sells tickets, and offers advice to performers. Their offices are on the Royal Mile.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 8059416377 - 'View a whole set of Fringe 2012 madness from Edinburgh Scotland here. If you do Twitter add me here.
Are you looking for love and romance? August, always a mad busy crazy time in Edinburgh, during the festival and fringe, which seems to have grown even bigger than the tattoo and festival. There's no shortage of scaryness and satire here!.
Call Me is a play starring Sarah Adams, Christine Clare, Laura Cope, Claire Dean, Katie McArdle and Matthew Stead which was performed at Sweet Grassmarket @ 10:10pm for 70 minutes, on most days during August 2012.
As the blurb says:
By The Slice Theatre Company Presents Call Me! Sponsored by www.TheatreLoverDating.co.uk
Writing and producing together for the first time, sisters Sarah Adams and Becky Adams are heading to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year with their play, dating comedy Call Me!, which received rave reviews and a sell-out run in Manchester last year.
Inspired by the likes of Victoria Wood and Dawn French, writer Sarah Adams has formed new theatre company By The Slice to produce a cringe-worthy yet affectionate romantic comedy alongside her film producer sister Becky. By The Slice invites the audience to come and rejoice with them at the ridiculousness of love and dating! What better way to get over your latest dating disaster than to be able to laugh at someone else's ludicrous misfortunes? Yet on this rollercoaster of humiliation and hilarity, we also unexpectedly find a new humility for love.
Taking all of the available Manchester cast with them, By The Slice will also be introducing some new faces as well as new-to-theatre director Dan Wilson whose credits include directing Sir Ian McKellen and Status Quo in Coronation Street, EastEnders, BBC's Land Girls and 32 Brinkburn Street, and feature film The Roundabout.
Sarah is joined in By The Slice by her sister, Producer Becky Adams. 'Of course initially I was introduced to Call Me! because it's my sister that has written it, but it was clear immediately how funny, engaging and close-to-the-bone the script was, and how well it connected with audiences, and so I quickly got my company Reelscape Productions involved!' says Becky.
Call Me! follows three women on an exposing comedy journey through their all too familiar relationship mishaps. Fed up with their bizarre relationships, our three lead characters decide to visit hippie love therapist Sandy Morris - founder of the Love Yourself To A Love Life Worth Loving movement. This proves an adventure in itself. Meanwhile, the antithesis of the conventional relationship plays out between confident Jenny and clumsy Mike. Will they become the success story of the unexpected? Will any of our characters succeed in banishing the rough from the smooth? Not if Sandy has anything to do with it!
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (The Fringe) is the world's largest arts festival, with the 2012 event spanning 25 days totalling over 2,695 shows from 47 countries in 279 venues. Established in 1947 as an alternative to the Edinburgh International Festival, it takes place annually in Scotland's capital, in the month of August. The Fringe is a showcase for the performing arts, particularly theatre and comedy (which has seen substantial growth in recent years), although dance and music are also represented. In 2012, 36% of shows were comedy and 28% theatrical productions. Theatrical productions range from the classics of ancient Greece to William Shakespeare, Samuel Beckett and contemporary works. In 2012, 1,418 shows were having their world premiere.
The Fringe is an unjuried festival \u2013 with no selection committee, and therefore any type of performance may participate. The Fringe has often showcased experimental works that might not be invited to a more conservative arts festival. In addition to ticketed, programmed events, the Festival has included a street fair, located primarily on the Royal Mile. The Festival is organized by the Festival Fringe Society, which publishes the programme, sells tickets, and offers advice to performers. Their offices are on the Royal Mile.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 8077282685 - 'View a whole set of Fringe 2012 madness from Edinburgh Scotland here. If you do Twitter add me here.
Ailments, snakeoil? This might be the one! August, always a mad busy crazy time in Edinburgh, during the festival and fringe, which seems to have grown even bigger than the tattoo and festival. There's no shortage of scaryness and satire here!.
The Mr and Mrs Clark Medicine Show aims to cure your everyday ailments and add a little colour to a bleak looking world. Mr and Mrs Clark intend to diagnose and heal unwell individuals, struggling couples and a despondent community with a creative approach to alternative medicine. They believe they have the power to cure and they aim to convince you. Described as \u2018Unpredictable. Full on. Hilarious\u2019 (South Wales Argus). Medicine Show follows the Clarks\u2019 film noir marriage therapy show, Nine, in engaging and promoting audience interaction. \u2018The Clarks make unique and astonishing performances\u2019 (Volcano Theatre Company). More on this link www.mrandmrsclark.co.uk .
The show was on at Venue 13. You can still catch them if you are quick 1st November - Weston Studio, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff. Box Office: 02920 636464
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (The Fringe) is the world's largest arts festival, with the 2012 event spanning 25 days totalling over 2,695 shows from 47 countries in 279 venues. Established in 1947 as an alternative to the Edinburgh International Festival, it takes place annually in Scotland's capital, in the month of August. The Fringe is a showcase for the performing arts, particularly theatre and comedy (which has seen substantial growth in recent years), although dance and music are also represented. In 2012, 36% of shows were comedy and 28% theatrical productions. Theatrical productions range from the classics of ancient Greece to William Shakespeare, Samuel Beckett and contemporary works. In 2012, 1,418 shows were having their world premiere.
The Fringe is an unjuried festival \u2013 with no selection committee, and therefore any type of performance may participate. The Fringe has often showcased experimental works that might not be invited to a more conservative arts festival. In addition to ticketed, programmed events, the Festival has included a street fair, located primarily on the Royal Mile. The Festival is organized by the Festival Fringe Society, which publishes the programme, sells tickets, and offers advice to performers. Their offices are on the Royal Mile.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 8366542237 - 'View a whole set of Fringe 2012 madness from Edinburgh Scotland here. If you do Twitter add me here.
August, always a mad busy crazy time in Edinburgh, during the festival and fringe, which seems to have grown even bigger than the tattoo and festival. There's no shortage of talent and thesps here!.
This piece of four star contemporary, drama theatre is performed by 'Dead Posh Productions'. At a caf\u00e9 on a railway station, housewife Laura Jesson meets doctor Alec Harvey. Although they are both already married, they gradually fall in love with each other. They continue to meet every Thursday on the small caf\u00e9, although they know that their love is impossible.....
Venue 21, The Roman Eagle Lodge, Johnston terrace, Edinburgh 02/08/2012 - 27/08/2012 except the 12th August.
As the blurb said: 'Join us for afternoon tea, as lovestruck commuters find themselves caught between a rock cake and a hard place. Tempted by something steamy? You will be chuffed if you can make it. Noel Coward's classic'.
Review by Michael Wallace:
'Great to see an almost original version of Brief Encounters. Particularly liked the way the passage of time was indicated. Even the small roles were well-portrayed. The pre-war accents were carried off with great success'.
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (The Fringe) is the world's largest arts festival, with the 2012 event spanning 25 days totalling over 2,695 shows from 47 countries in 279 venues. Established in 1947 as an alternative to the Edinburgh International Festival, it takes place annually in Scotland's capital, in the month of August. The Fringe is a showcase for the performing arts, particularly theatre and comedy (which has seen substantial growth in recent years), although dance and music are also represented. In 2012, 36% of shows were comedy and 28% theatrical productions. Theatrical productions range from the classics of ancient Greece to William Shakespeare, Samuel Beckett and contemporary works. In 2012, 1,418 shows were having their world premi\u00e8re.
The Fringe is an unjuried festival \u2013 with no selection committee, and therefore any type of performance may participate. The Fringe has often showcased experimental works that might not be invited to a more conservative arts festival. In addition to ticketed, programmed events, the Festival has included a street fair, located primarily on the Royal Mile. The Festival is organized by the Festival Fringe Society, which publishes the programme, sells tickets, and offers advice to performers. Their offices are on the Royal Mile.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HWG6 - . Leave a message for the British MP David Cameron , satire at the August Edinburgh Festival UK. Photographed on 23 August 2012. The recorded location is High street, Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland UK EH1 1QS. A politician not keen on Scottish independence , everyone in the UK from whatever country will surely have an opinion for him. In the longer view, campaign imagery captures politics at street level, where national debates become posters, banners, marches and handwritten slogans
Such material often disappears immediately after an election or referendum, making contemporary photographs especially useful to historians. In the longer view, travel photography documents the visitor economy as well as scenery, showing how historic places, coastlines and resort facilities are packaged, experienced and adapted for tourists over time. Current 2026 relevance comes from the fact that seen from 2026, older campaign material provides a clear historical benchmark for later political arguments
The physical poster or banner captures not only a policy position but the visual language and grassroots campaigning methods of its moment. Current 2026 relevance comes from the fact that tourism remains a major part of the UK and European service economy, but destinations continue to balance visitor numbers with resident needs, transport capacity, climate pressures and the maintenance of historic places. In historical terms, public protest and electoral campaigning form part of democratic culture, documenting how people express support, opposition and identity outside formal institutions
The wording of signs can preserve the tone of a debate more directly than later summaries. As of 2026, seen from 2026, older campaign material provides a clear historical benchmark for later political arguments
The physical poster or banner captures not only a policy position but the visual language and grassroots campaigning methods of its moment.
High street, Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland UK EH1 1QS
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HWH7 - Are you looking for love and romance? August, always a mad busy crazy time in Edinburgh, during the festival and fringe, which seems to have grown even bigger than the tattoo and festival. There's no shortage of scaryness and satire here!.
Call Me is a play starring Sarah Adams, Christine Clare, Laura Cope, Claire Dean, Katie McArdle and Matthew Stead which was performed at Sweet Grassmarket @ 10:10pm for 70 minutes, on most days during August 2012.
As the blurb says:
By The Slice Theatre Company Presents Call Me!
Writing and producing together for the first time, sisters Sarah Adams and Becky Adams are heading to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year with their play, dating comedy Call Me!, which received rave reviews and a sell-out run in Manchester last year.
Inspired by the likes of Victoria Wood and Dawn French, writer Sarah Adams has formed new theatre company By The Slice to produce a cringe-worthy yet affectionate romantic comedy alongside her film producer sister Becky. By The Slice invites the audience to come and rejoice with them at the ridiculousness of love and dating! What better way to get over your latest dating disaster than to be able to laugh at someone else's ludicrous misfortunes? Yet on this rollercoaster of humiliation and hilarity, we also unexpectedly find a new humility for love.
Taking all of the available Manchester cast with them, By The Slice will also be introducing some new faces as well as new-to-theatre director Dan Wilson whose credits include directing Sir Ian McKellen and Status Quo in Coronation Street, EastEnders, BBC's Land Girls and 32 Brinkburn Street, and feature film The Roundabout.
Sarah is joined in By The Slice by her sister, Producer Becky Adams. Of course initially I was introduced to Call Me! because it's my sister that has written it, but it was clear immediately how funny, engaging and close-to-the-b
High street, Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland UK EH1 1QS
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 8003789803 - 'View a whole set of Fringe 2012 madness from Edinburgh Scotland here. If you do Twitter add me here.
How do you like your horror? August, always a mad busy crazy time in Edinburgh, during the festival and fringe, which seems to have grown even bigger than the tattoo and festival. There's plenty of horror and mystery here from Shakespear to Freddie Kruger.
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (The Fringe) is the world's largest arts festival, with the 2012 event spanning 25 days totalling over 2,695 shows from 47 countries in 279 venues. Established in 1947 as an alternative to the Edinburgh International Festival, it takes place annually in Scotland's capital, in the month of August. The Fringe is a showcase for the performing arts, particularly theatre and comedy (which has seen substantial growth in recent years), although dance and music are also represented. In 2012, 36% of shows were comedy and 28% theatrical productions. Theatrical productions range from the classics of ancient Greece to William Shakespeare, Samuel Beckett and contemporary works. In 2012, 1,418 shows were having their world premiere.
The Fringe is an unjuried festival \u2013 with no selection committee, and therefore any type of performance may participate. The Fringe has often showcased experimental works that might not be invited to a more conservative arts festival. In addition to ticketed, programmed events, the Festival has included a street fair, located primarily on the Royal Mile. The Festival is organized by the Festival Fringe Society, which publishes the programme, sells tickets, and offers advice to performers. Their offices are on the Royal Mile.
File under: street fringe fring2012 fringe2012 comedy show 2012fringe shows actors performers entertainers in Edinburgh dance free artists grainy gritty mono pictures man with severed head holding it .
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HWJ9 - . Shout Gouranga meet the Hare Krishna's in The High St Edinburgh, Scotland, August festival time. Photographed on 22 August 2012. The recorded location is High street, Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland UK EH1 1QS. The wider historical story is that monochrome, sepia, selective-colour and infrared treatments belong to a long tradition of photographers using tonal interpretation rather than literal colour
Infrared records wavelengths beyond normal vision, while black-and-white presentation emphasises form, contrast, texture and light. From a heritage perspective, town and city centres are continually rewritten by new buildings, transport schemes and changing commercial uses
Photographs preserve the everyday fabric between major landmarks, including underpasses, arcades, back streets and small businesses that may disappear during redevelopment. In the present 2026 context, these effects can be produced digitally with ease, but their usefulness still depends on the underlying subject and the visual information retained
Older examples also document the aesthetics of an era when strong selective colour and infrared processing were especially popular in creative digital photography. As of 2026, current regeneration programmes make older urban photographs particularly valuable
They allow comparison of high streets, underpasses, shopping areas and public spaces before redevelopment, while also documenting local identity that may not survive physical change. Looking at the subject's development, alternative photographic processes can make familiar subjects appear unfamiliar
Black-and-white and sepia evoke older photographic traditions, selective colour isolates a chosen detail, and infrared can render foliage and skies with striking tonal separation. Relevant long-tail terms include black and white, infrared photography, creative photography, tonal contrast, high contrast, fine art photography, photographic technique, image treatment, and visual style.
High street, Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland UK EH1 1QS
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 8097946084 - 'View a whole set of Fringe 2012 madness from Edinburgh Scotland here. If you do Twitter add me here.
Arigato August, always a mad busy crazy time in Edinburgh, during the festival and fringe, which seems to have grown even bigger than the tattoo and festival. There's no shortage of scaryness and satire here!.
Aki is a Japanese street performer from Tokyo, just in Edinburgh to perform in the street. He was a friendly chap and was having a brilliant time.
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (The Fringe) is the world's largest arts festival, with the 2012 event spanning 25 days totalling over 2,695 shows from 47 countries in 279 venues. Established in 1947 as an alternative to the Edinburgh International Festival, it takes place annually in Scotland's capital, in the month of August. The Fringe is a showcase for the performing arts, particularly theatre and comedy (which has seen substantial growth in recent years), although dance and music are also represented. In 2012, 36% of shows were comedy and 28% theatrical productions. Theatrical productions range from the classics of ancient Greece to William Shakespeare, Samuel Beckett and contemporary works. In 2012, 1,418 shows were having their world premiere.
The Fringe is an unjuried festival \u2013 with no selection committee, and therefore any type of performance may participate. The Fringe has often showcased experimental works that might not be invited to a more conservative arts festival. In addition to ticketed, programmed events, the Festival has included a street fair, located primarily on the Royal Mile. The Festival is organized by the Festival Fringe Society, which publishes the programme, sells tickets, and offers advice to performers. Their offices are on the Royal Mile.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 8097966286 - 'View a whole set of Fringe 2012 madness from Edinburgh Scotland here. If you do Twitter add me here.
August, always a mad busy crazy time in Edinburgh, during the festival and fringe, which seems to have grown even bigger than the tattoo and festival. There's no shortage of scaryness and satire here!.
Echo and Narcissus @ Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2012. From Rag and Bone Productions the Venue was theSpace on North Bridge. It was on until 18th August 2012 @ venue 36.
As the review says, 'Sometimes it is hard to tell image from reality until the illusion is shattered at the tap of a finger. Durham University\u2019s Rag &
Bone Productions use an exciting combination of physical theatre, drama and dance to bring you this dark and innovative take on a classic Greek myth. The tragic story of Echo and Narcissus follows the disastrous consequences of a man falling in love with his own reflection. Rag &
Bone successfully fuse visual spectacle with the best of storytelling to explore this tale of hurt, rejection, pride and vanity. Not to be missed!'
Narcissus, is a young man blessed with untold beauty, who spurns all amorous advances, be they from citizens, nymphs, or just about anyone who can appreciate the beauty of the perfect human form. Meanwhile, talkative forest nymph Echo is tasked by Zeus to distract his wife Hera with incredible stories while he has an affair. Hera finds out and curses Echo to be able to repeat only the ends of sentences spoken to her (hence her name, Echo).
She runs into Narcissus in a forest, he rejects her fumbled echoes and she wastes away until she is nothing but a voice. Narcissus rejects one final advance of an older man by the name of Ameinus and mocks him for his futile attempts, daring him to kill himself. Ameinus does so, but curses Narcissus beforehand, resulting in Artemis bewitching Narcissus to fall in love with the next person he sees.
As he is hunting in the woods, he stops to rest by a quiet pool in a grassy clearing and falls in love with his own reflection. At a loss, he plunges in to reach the young man but drowns. A small Narcissus flower is washed up on the shore afterwards, taking its name from him.
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (The Fringe) is the world's largest arts festival, with the 2012 event spanning 25 days totalling over 2,695 shows from 47 countries in 279 venues. Established in 1947 as an alternative to the Edinburgh International Festival, it takes place annually in Scotland's capital, in the month of August. The Fringe is a showcase for the performing arts, particularly theatre and comedy (which has seen substantial growth in recent years), although dance and music are also represented. In 2012, 36% of shows were comedy and 28% theatrical productions. Theatrical productions range from the classics of ancient Greece to William Shakespeare, Samuel Beckett and contemporary works. In 2012, 1,418 shows were having their world premiere.
The Fringe is an unjuried festival \u2013 with no selection committee, and therefore any type of performance may participate. The Fringe has often showcased experimental works that might not be invited to a more conservative arts festival. In addition to ticketed, programmed events, the Festival has included a street fair, located primarily on the Royal Mile. The Festival is organized by the Festival Fringe Society, which publishes the programme, sells tickets, and offers advice to performers. Their offices are on the Royal Mile.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 8097992647 - 'View a whole set of Fringe 2012 madness from Edinburgh Scotland here. If you do Twitter add me here.
Love, incest? This might be the one! August, always a mad busy crazy time in Edinburgh, during the festival and fringe, which seems to have grown even bigger than the tattoo and festival. There's no shortage of scaryness and satire here!.
A show which ran at The Space on The Mile, Venue 39 (80 The High St), August 3rd to the 17th by The Terrible Edgar Theatre Co.
Andrew Leask reviewed it like this: It\u2019s been hours since I left the venue, and I\u2019m still thinking about this play. It takes a complex, metatextual concept \u2013 characters in a play have become self-aware \u2013 and plays with it, delivering an adaptation of \u2018Oedipus\u2019 that is as thought-provoking as it is engaging.
The chorus want to hide the horrible truth from Oedipus, but are compelled to follow the script
at times comical, it builds to a dark, fittingly tragic climax, throwing the audience\u2019s need for tragedy and catharsis back at them. If you\u2019re interested in tragedy, this will leave you with a mental itch that you can\u2019t quite scratch: the mark of exciting, provocative theatre.
Oedipus fulfilled a prophecy that said he would kill his father and marry his mother, and thereby brought disaster on his city and family. The story of Oedipus is the subject of Sophocles's tragedy Oedipus the King, which was followed by Oedipus at Colonus and then Antigone. Together, these plays make up Sophocles's three Theban plays. Oedipus represents two enduring themes of Greek myth and drama: the flawed nature of humanity and an individual's powerlessness against the course of destiny in a harsh universe.
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (The Fringe) is the world's largest arts festival, with the 2012 event spanning 25 days totalling over 2,695 shows from 47 countries in 279 venues. Established in 1947 as an alternative to the Edinburgh International Festival, it takes place annually in Scotland's capital, in the month of August. The Fringe is a showcase for the performing arts, particularly theatre and comedy (which has seen substantial growth in recent years), although dance and music are also represented. In 2012, 36% of shows were comedy and 28% theatrical productions. Theatrical productions range from the classics of ancient Greece to William Shakespeare, Samuel Beckett and contemporary works. In 2012, 1,418 shows were having their world premiere.
The Fringe is an unjuried festival \u2013 with no selection committee, and therefore any type of performance may participate. The Fringe has often showcased experimental works that might not be invited to a more conservative arts festival. In addition to ticketed, programmed events, the Festival has included a street fair, located primarily on the Royal Mile. The Festival is organized by the Festival Fringe Society, which publishes the programme, sells tickets, and offers advice to performers. Their offices are on the Royal Mile.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 5958545963 - 'Toploader - Achilles Heel- Play this track here.
'I can push with all my might
to make a statue in the sky
of my achilles heel.
The first single (and a later re-issue) from the Eastbourne band Toploader. I think this really sums up 'The Meeting Place' , a sculpture by Paul Day. Its a 9 metre (29.53 feet) tall bronze statue in St Pancras railway station in London, surrounded by a frieze.
There are images from the history of the Tube and train: people queuing on platforms or travelling in carriages
soldiers departing for war and returning injured, and repair works following the 7 July 2005 London bombings. The work was the object of controversy when first erected, as one panel depicted a commuter falling into the path of a train driven by the Grim Reaper. However, following discussions with London and Continental Railways (LCR), this panel was replaced with another.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF7D7C - . St saint Giles Cathedral High Kirk of Edinburgh at dusk, Scotland @HotpixUK. Photographed on 25 December 2010. The recorded location is Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Lothians , Scotland, UK. Historically, panoramic and atmospheric views place individual landmarks within their wider setting
Light, season and weather affect how architecture and landscape are perceived, while distant development can provide clues to the changing form of a town or coastline. As background, 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. In 2026, current interest in climate and place-making gives atmospheric landscape photographs added documentary value, particularly where weather, coastlines or urban development are prominent. Against the 2026 backdrop, many historic churches face the practical challenge of maintaining listed fabric while remaining active community buildings, visitor attractions and venues for worship, music and local events
Images of their interiors and memorials therefore serve architectural, heritage and social-history uses. The historical context is that seasonal and low-light photography can emphasise the relationship between natural conditions and the built environment
Dusk, snow, mist or dramatic cloud often reveal lighting, silhouettes and reflective surfaces that are less apparent in ordinary daylight. In the longer view, landscape photographs record more than scenery: buildings, vegetation, weather, transport and land use combine to show how a place appeared at a particular moment
Repeated views can later become valuable evidence of development, environmental change and shifting patterns of use. Useful alternative terminology includes panorama, scenic view, night photography, seasonal landscape, skyline, and cityscape.
Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Lothians , Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8FBC5 - . An on-location photograph from Eastgate, Chester, England, UK CH1 1LF in 2010, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The principal subject is Bustling shoppers Chester Eastgate Busy wet Saturday, in pedestrianised area. Cheshire, England UK. The locality and subject together evoke bricks-and-mortar retail, customer footfall, period detail, public realm, everyday life, local history, community identity, independent retail, specialist retailer, historical comparison, social history, documentary photography, before-and-after reference, and changing land use. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with consumer spending, commercial rents and how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses. Future viewers can use this scene from Eastgate, Chester, England, UK CH1 1LF to compare signage and branding with whatever follows after conservation work. The location also brings in archival record, commercial frontage, regional identity, visual archive, local enterprise, high-street commerce, specialist shop, and place identity. Details involving Saturday, Eastgate, shoppers, Chester, and pedestrianised make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. For Eastgate, Chester, England, UK CH1 1LF, 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 consumer spending and how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses without losing the local specificity of Eastgate, Chester, England, UK CH1 1LF. Another useful connection is online shopping and how commercial property costs affect small retailers in a form that can be compared with future views of Eastgate, Chester, England, UK CH1 1LF.
Eastgate, Chester, England, UK CH1 1LF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8FBBH - St Mary and All Saints Church, Great Budworth, is in the centre of the village of Great Budworth, Cheshire, England. It is designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.
It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Great Budworth. Clifton-Taylor includes it in his list of 'best' English parish churches. Richards describes it as one of the finest examples of ecclesiastical architecture remaining in Cheshire.
The authors of the Buildings of England series express the opinion that it is one of the most satisfactory Perpendicular churches of Cheshire and its setting brings its qualities out to perfection
High Street, Great Budworth, Cheshire, England CW9 6HF
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3690680009 - 'Warrington night shot. St Oswald's Church, Winwick.
The different lighting temperatures have unintentionally given me the colours of the Wires, blue and yellow.
This beautiful building is grade I listed and is said to have had an entry in the Doomsday book. The north arcade is from the 13th century and is thought to be the oldest surviving part of the building.
Oliver Cromwell stationed his troops in the church after the nearby Battle of Red Bank. Some damage invariably resulted. The lovely Legh Chapel has a 16th century panelled roof. In there is a brass plaque to Sir Peter Legh dated 1527. Also in the chapel are monuments to other members of the prominent Legh family, including one to Mrs Ellen Legh who died in 1831.
The tower contains of six bells (although I have yet to get into the tower). Five of these were cast (from the 4 existing bells) in 1711 by Richard Sanders and the sixth in 1882 is by John Taylor &
Co. If you have chance to have a good look around inside it is well worth it.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HF98 - The Many Reasons Why Women Love Shoes So Very Much
By the time you've reached the shoe store, the body has begun to release dopamine and serotonin as well as norepinephrine and oxytocin
Women love shoes
it's an indisputable fact! Some women love high heels
some women love shoes that are bejewelled and bedazzled, some love Western boots, some love gladiator sandals, some love ballet pumps and some love thick, heavy boots. Whatever your shoe of choice, we know you love them. Ladies stalk through the pages of fashion magazines or blogs, searching for discounted designer fashion, we trawl through vintage and second-hand shops looking for just the right pair of already worn-in leather, we window shop with eyes lit up like Christmas trees. No judgement here
shoes are the best! The question is, why do women love shoes so much? I mean, in the end, they're really just safety coverings for your feet¦aren't they? Let's unpack some of the reasons why women love shoes so much.
Shoes: A Love Story
There's the obvious reason, of course: shoes are pretty. I can't count the times I have seen a gorgeous woman walking down the street. Her hair is blowing softly in the breeze, her face alight with happiness, her outfit perfectly coordinated and then¦boom, bad shoes. A bad shoe can destroy all the beauty in a perfect outfit, in the same way, a beautiful shoe serves to complement it. A lovely pair of shoes is the star on top of the tree
no outfit is quite complete without it! There's a shoe to suit every kind of woman. If you like adding a little height and extending those gorgeous legs, then high heels are for you. Platforms, stilettos, boots¦and the list goes on
Curator of a recent exhibition at F.I.T. in New York, Valerie Steele, believes that shoes become an extension of a woman's body and that they say a lot about our social status, sexuality, ethics and attitude. Valerie wondered if perhaps, the sculptural quality of shoes is part of the reason
Covent Garden, London, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HDKK - St Giles' Cathedral, more properly termed the High Kirk of Edinburgh, is the principal place of worship of the Church of Scotland in Edinburgh. Its distinctive crown steeple is a prominent feature of the city skyline, at about a third of the way down the Royal Mile which runs from the Castle to Holyrood Palace. The church has been one of Edinburgh's religious focal points for approximately 900 years. The present church dates from the late 14th century, though it was extensively restored in the 19th century, and is protected as a category A listed building.[1] Today it is sometimes regarded as the Mother Church of Presbyterianism. The cathedral is dedicated to Saint Giles, who is the patron saint of Edinburgh, as well as of cripples and lepers, and was a very popular saint in the Middle Ages. It is the Church of Scotland parish church for part of Edinburgh's Old Town. The current Minister (since 1973) of St Giles' is the Very Reverend Dr Gilleasbuig Macmillan
he will retire on 30 September 2013.
St Giles' was only a cathedral in its formal sense (i.e. the seat of a bishop) for two periods during the 17th century (1635“1638 and 1661“1689), when episcopalianism, backed by the Crown, briefly gained ascendancy within the Kirk (see Bishops' Wars). In the mediaeval period, prior to the Reformation, Edinburgh had no cathedral as the royal burgh was part of the Diocese of St Andrews, under the Bishop of St Andrews whose episcopal seat was St Andrew's Cathedral.
For most of its post-Reformation history the Church of Scotland has not had bishops, dioceses, or cathedrals. As such, the use of the term cathedral today carries no practical meaning. The High Kirk title is older, being attested well before the building's brief period as a cathedral.
High Street / Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1 1RE
