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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,255A9758,Liverpool,England,UK,historic,tobacco,warehouse,stone,detail,Wade,Co,lettering,dock,heritage,industrial,architecture,brickwork,trade,commercial,carved,signage,Merseyside,building,history,mercantile,waterfront
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F3NDGF - . Historic Liverpool tobacco warehouse stone detail with carved Wade and Co lettering, Liverpool, England, UK. Photographed on 30 May 2026. The recorded location is Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK. Historic stone architectural detail on a former tobacco or dock warehouse in Liverpool, England, UK, showing carved WADE and Co lettering set into red brickwork. The close view is suitable for editorial use on Liverpool's mercantile and dock heritage, tobacco trade history, industrial architecture, warehouse buildings, carved commercial signage and the city's historic waterfront economy. For industrial archaeology, the historical context is that factories, mills, mines and workshops record the technologies and labour that powered industrial expansion
Machinery, inscriptions and specialist buildings are valuable evidence of engineering practice, working conditions and regional industries. Looking at lifeline ferry, the longer history is that working harbours combine civil engineering with everyday transport
Their breakwaters, piers, navigation lights and boarding areas reflect successive generations of investment as traditional fishing and coastal shipping have been joined by tourism, cruise traffic and lifeline ferry services. The background to typography is that signs are functional pieces of graphic design that organise movement and communicate rules, names or destinations
Lettering, symbols, colours and materials can date public space as clearly as architecture, particularly when organisations rebrand or regulations evolution. For industrial archaeology, the 2026 context is that industrial heritage is increasingly tied to regeneration, tourism, conservation and skills education, particularly in former manufacturing towns seeking new uses for historic sites. In 2026, lifeline ferry remains relevant because current 2026 transport policy places increasing emphasis on integrated journeys, active travel and lower-emission fleets, so ferry terminals now.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,transport,public,infrastructure,train,sign,Central,station,platform,WA2 7TT,WA2,Winwick St,Manchester,Liverpool,line,city,lines,Oxford Road,Piccadilly,east,west,route,British,commuter,regional,travel,Cheshire Lines Committee,former,building,Victorian,heritage,history,historic,canopy,architecture,CCTV,passengers,TransPennine
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E8E1EN - Close-up view of a Warrington Central railway station nameboard on a platform beneath the station canopy, showing blue and white National Rail style signage against brickwork, metal roof structure and historic railway architecture. Warrington Central is one of the main railway stations serving Warrington in Cheshire, located on Winwick Street near the northern edge of the town centre. National Rail identifies the station code as WAC, gives the address as Winwick Street, Warrington, Cheshire WA2 7TT, and lists the station as managed by Northern. The station is used by passengers travelling on the Liverpool to Manchester corridor and forms an important local public transport link for commuters, students, shoppers, visitors and regional rail users across North West England. The photograph is useful for editorial coverage of Warrington transport, Northern rail services, railway commuting, public transport infrastructure, town centre connectivity, National Rail signage, platform environments and regional rail travel. It can also support features on railway heritage, as Warrington Central opened in the 1870s on the Cheshire Lines Committee route, with the Central suffix added shortly afterwards. The station's surviving brickwork, platform canopy and traditional urban railway setting help connect current train travel with Victorian-era railway expansion and the historic competition between routes serving Manchester, Liverpool, Cheshire and Lancashire. The image has practical stock value for local news, travel guides, transport reporting, rail disruption stories, station accessibility, timetable changes, sustainable travel, public investment, commuter behaviour and comparisons with Warrington Bank Quay. It also works as a clean generic but identifiable image for articles about rail services in Warrington, Northern-managed stations, station facilities, ticket offices, step-free access, regional mobility and the everyday experience of using Britain's railway network.
Warrington Central railway station sign on the platform at the Northern-managed station on Winwick S
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,history,historic,heritage,&,133,Dale St,Merseyside,England,UK,L2 2JH,L2,real ale,beer,beers,Ship and Mitre,Liverpool pub,Dale Street,Liverpool,historic pub,real ale pub,free house,traditional pub,pub exterior,city centre,cask ale,British pub culture,heritage pub,Edwardian building,stone facade,corner building,urban streetscape,Liverpool architecture,independent pub,beer pub,pub signage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2X9BPBB - A side-angle view of the Ship & Mitre public house, located at 133 Dale Street in Liverpool city centre, England. The image shows the full height of the historic stone-built corner building, with prominent blue signage identifying the pub as a free house and highlighting its long-established presence in Liverpool's drinking culture.
The Ship & Mitre, formally known as Stout's Ship & Mitre, is one of Liverpool's best-known traditional pubs and is particularly renowned for its extensive range of cask ales, bottled beers, and strong association with the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA). The building dates from the early twentieth century and reflects the solid commercial architecture of Liverpool's former mercantile district.
Dale Street lies close to Liverpool's waterfront and civic quarter and has long been a hub for offices, shipping companies, and public houses serving the working city. The side view captured here emphasises the scale and prominence of the pub within the streetscape, while pedestrians nearby give a sense of everyday city life.
This image is suitable for editorial use illustrating British pub culture, historic pubs, real ale heritage, Liverpool architecture, urban streetscapes, tourism in Liverpool, and the continuing role of independent pubs in UK city centres.
133 Dale St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2JH
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,historic,tickets,Old Trafford,Utd,football ticket,unreserved,seat,seated,Liverpool,football,club,clubs,adult,adults,yellow,1969,sport,footy,match,matches,first,division,1st,league,tournament,stub,stubs,Sir Matt Busby Way,M16 0RA,M16,Stretford,northern,North West,FC,sir Matt busby
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RY72NK - Taken on 29 Sep 2023, this photograph shows Manchester Unreserved Seating football ticket, MUFC v Liverpool LFC Saturday 13/09/1969 score was 1-0 - stubs, memorabilia. The location is Sir Matt Busby Way, Old Trafford, Stretford, Manchester ,M16 0RA. The picture is not just a record shot: it contains aged paper, printed match details and period typography, making the football memorabilia visually authentic. The 1969 match ticket detail provides period football culture, old admission prices, printed ephemera and Manchester club history in a way that suits nostalgia, sport, collecting and social-history features. The photograph can illustrate public transport, bus franchising, route branding, passenger services, regional mobility, coach operations and the practical detail of local travel. For image buyers, the value is in the combination of recognisable subject, readable wording, location evidence and a plain documentary style that can be dropped into news, magazine, web, council, housing, transport, heritage or commercial commentary without looking over-produced. Searchable related phrases include heritage, history, old, Manchester, United, MUFC, ticket, football, soccer, memorabilia, historic, tickets, plus wider ideas such as local identity, public realm, urban detail, social history, commercial change, everyday Britain, documentary photography and place-based storytelling. The composition gives designers scope for captions, page furniture, social media crops, report covers and article thumbnails, while the detailed captioning makes it more discoverable for searches using both specific place names and broader themes. It has value for both local and national stories, especially where writers need to connect a named place or object with wider economic, social, environmental or cultural change.
Sir Matt Busby Way, Old Trafford, Stretford, Manchester ,M16 0RA
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,EFG,Everton,stadium,60 years of hurt,FIFA,English,World Cup tickets,Liverpool,Empire Stadium,final,ticket,football,soccer,match,vintage,ticket stubs,FIFA World Cup England,Gwladys Street,terrace,standing,enclosure,historic,sports memorabilia,collectable tickets,football ephemera,vintage football,World Cup collectors,England World Cup win,1960s football,stadium heritage,Everton history,Goodison Park history,Wembley final,England v West Germany,Portugal v Korea DPR,West Germany v Soviet Union,Brazil v Bulgaria
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EFHRNJ - 1966 FIFA World Cup ticket stubs displayed together, including Goodison Park tickets for matches in Liverpool and a Wembley Stadium final tie ticket from Saturday 30 July 1966. The visible Goodison Park tickets include an eighth-final group-stage ticket for Tuesday 12 July, a quarter-final ticket for Saturday 23 July and a semi-final ticket for Monday 25 July, all marked for the Gwladys Street terrace at Everton's historic ground. The display also includes an Empire Stadium Wembley ticket for the World Championship Jules Rimet Cup final tie, with East standing enclosure and entrance details printed on the stub. These small paper objects are valuable football ephemera from the tournament England hosted and won, beating West Germany 4-2 after extra time at Wembley. Goodison Park was one of the major provincial venues of the 1966 World Cup, staging Brazil v Bulgaria on 12 July, Portugal v Korea DPR on 23 July and West Germany v Soviet Union on 25 July. The quarter-final became one of the tournament's great matches, as Korea DPR took a shock 3-0 lead before Portugal won 5-3 with Eusébio central to the comeback. The tickets are useful for editorial coverage of football history, Everton, Goodison Park, Wembley, England 1966, World Cup memorabilia, sports collecting, historic paper ephemera, stadium heritage, tournament organisation and the culture of match-going before digital ticketing. Their printed prices, terrace labels, turnstile information, paper wear, punched holes and display mounting all add strong archival value. The image can also illustrate nostalgia for Goodison Park, the changing economics of football, standing terraces, 1960s sports design, football tourism and the enduring mythology of England's only men's World Cup victory. It is especially relevant as Goodison Park's long football story gives way to Everton's new stadium era.
Wembley Stadium, London, HA9 0WS
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Liverpool,Merseyside,England,UK,bar,bars,pub,pubs,L1,13,L1 9AS,history,historic,heritage,Victorian,royal,old,renovated,preserved,bakers,the,grey,painted,front,outside,sunny,listed,grade,II,gold,sign,signs,signage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RJCC49 - Taken on 19 Aug 2023, this photograph shows Kirkland Bros Scotch Confectioners - Scotch Bakery, Fly In The loaf bar, 13 Hardman St, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L1 9AS. The location is 13 Hardman St, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L1 9AS. The picture is not just a record shot: it contains public house signs, frontage, street activity or drinking culture details useful for hospitality and heritage features. Value Added Tax is a core UK consumption-tax subject, useful for business, retail, public-finance, household-cost and Making Tax Digital themes. The Fly in the Loaf frontage preserves the memory of Kirkland Brothers' Scotch Bakery, connecting Liverpool pub culture with older commercial lettering and bakery heritage on Hardman Street. It could support features on pubs, beer, leisure, nightlife, tourism, heritage streets, local economies, independent hospitality and the pressures facing town-centre venues. For image buyers, the value is in the combination of recognisable subject, readable wording, location evidence and a plain documentary style that can be dropped into news, magazine, web, council, housing, transport, heritage or commercial commentary without looking over-produced. Searchable related phrases include Kirkland, appointment, Hardman Street, Fly In The loaf, Scotch Bakery, Scotch Confectioners, Kirkland Bros, brothers, crest, Liverpool, Merseyside, bar, plus wider ideas such as local identity, public realm, urban detail, social history, commercial change, everyday Britain, documentary photography and place-based storytelling. The composition gives designers scope for captions, page furniture, social media crops, report covers and article thumbnails, while the detailed captioning makes it more discoverable for searches using both specific place names and broader themes.
13 Hardman St, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L1 9AS
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city,centre,Merseyside,England,UK,sunny,blue sky,electric,route,routes,the,old,underground,rail,railway,L2,18,Water St,Liverpool,L2 8TD,historic,entry,Wirral line,clock,walkway,tunnel,down,train,station,step,steps,lights,lanterns,lantern,journey,to,Birkenhead,public,transport
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R6AJ27 - . The Mersey Railway, New Zealand House, 18 Water St, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 8TD. Photographed on 27 May 2023, this spring image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is James St station, 18 Water St, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 8TD, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Merseyside, sunny, blue sky, electric, route, routes, old, underground, rail, railway, Water St, Liverpool, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. Transport context makes the photograph useful for stories about rail travel, passenger journeys, stations and interchanges, public transport investment, regional connectivity and the everyday experience of moving through the UK rail network. Railway architecture, passenger facilities, route identity, signage and operational infrastructure are important documentary themes, particularly as stations and services are modernised or altered over time. The transport setting gives the image wider relevance to mobility, infrastructure, roads and public transport, travel behaviour, local connectivity, logistics and the relationship between vehicles and the built environment. It can illustrate planning, transport policy, accessibility, congestion, public investment and the changing technologies and services used to move people or goods. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison.
James St station, 18 Water St, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 8TD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R22XJB - . Shine Bright Liverpool - Welcome to Eurovision 2023 at Royal Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF. Photographed on 12 May 2023, this spring image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is Royal Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Merseyside, love, music, united, publicity, advert, advertising, dock, docks, harbour, historic, welcome, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. Architecturally, the scene records the form, materials, scale and public-facing character of the built environment, making it useful for coverage of design, planning, conservation, development and urban identity. The image has value for architectural and place-based research because buildings and interiors can be refurbished, repurposed, demolished or substantially altered, while streets and public spaces also evolve. The waterside context adds themes of ports, docks, harbours, rivers, canals, ferries, leisure boating, maritime transport and waterfront regeneration. Such views are useful for travel and infrastructure coverage as well as for documenting how working waterfronts, passenger services and former industrial land change over time. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. The composition retains practical contextual detail for news, feature, documentary, educational and historical use.
Royal Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R22XJC - . Shine Bright Liverpool - Welcome to Eurovision 2023 at Royal Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, stock-photo/gotonysmith-England.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>England, UK, L3 4AF. Photographed on 12 May 2023, this spring image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is Royal Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Merseyside, love, music, united, publicity, advert, advertising, dock, docks, harbour, historic, welcome, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. Prominent wording, signage, posters, logos or other graphic material gives the photograph additional documentary value because it records how an organisation, campaign, business or place communicated with the public at that moment. Text and branding visible in a streetscape can be especially useful for editorial comparison after rebranding, closure, redevelopment or policy change. The waterside context adds themes of ports, docks, harbours, rivers, canals, ferries, leisure boating, maritime transport and waterfront regeneration. Such views are useful for travel and infrastructure coverage as well as for documenting how working waterfronts, passenger services and former industrial land change over time. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. It is a useful stock image for publishers, researchers and picture editors seeking a clearly identified contemporary record of the subject and location.
Royal Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R27C2D - . Art Deco statue art, at the Mersey Tunnel exhaust, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, L3 1BP. Photographed on 12 May 2023, this spring image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is Mann Island, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 1BP, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include United Kingdom, Liverpool, Merseyside, L3 1BP, 1930s, icon, iconic, history, historic, Pierhead, Pier Head, sculpture, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The heritage dimension gives the photograph relevance to local history, conservation, collective memory, historic buildings and objects, civic identity and the ways in which earlier generations are represented in today's public realm. As a contemporary record of a historic subject, it can illustrate preservation, interpretation, restoration, tourism and debates about how cultural and industrial heritage is maintained and reused. The waterside context adds themes of ports, docks, harbours, rivers, canals, ferries, leisure boating, maritime transport and waterfront regeneration. Such views are useful for travel and infrastructure coverage as well as for documenting how working waterfronts, passenger services and former industrial land change over time. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. The composition retains practical contextual detail for news, feature, documentary, educational and historical use.
Mann Island, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 1BP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R27C2F - . Art Deco statue art, at the Mersey Tunnel exhaust, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, L3 1BP. Photographed on 12 May 2023, this spring image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is Mann Island, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 1BP, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include United Kingdom, Liverpool, Merseyside, L3 1BP, 1930s, icon, iconic, history, historic, Pierhead, Pier Head, sculpture, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The heritage dimension gives the photograph relevance to local history, conservation, collective memory, historic buildings and objects, civic identity and the ways in which earlier generations are represented in today's public realm. As a contemporary record of a historic subject, it can illustrate preservation, interpretation, restoration, tourism and debates about how cultural and industrial heritage is maintained and reused. The waterside context adds themes of ports, docks, harbours, rivers, canals, ferries, leisure boating, maritime transport and waterfront regeneration. Such views are useful for travel and infrastructure coverage as well as for documenting how working waterfronts, passenger services and former industrial land change over time. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. The composition retains practical contextual detail for news, feature, documentary, educational and historical use.
Mann Island, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 1BP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PJHNYF - Why is The Vines on Lime Street known as 'The Big House'?
One of city's oldest and most popular pubs never goes by its real name
Taking up a huge chunk of the corner of Lime Street and Copperas Hill, ˜The Big House' is one of the city's most recognisable boozers.
The Vines - to use its official name - is the sister pub of the Philharmonic and is on CAMRA's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors.
The pub was built a whopping 150 years ago by Albert B Vines. In 1907, Walkers took over and rebuilt the pub into an ornate style.
Nowadays, it is known for good beer, live music and karaoke.
But why is it referred to as The Big House?
Echo readers James Parr said: I think it's because it used to be a jail. I remember one of my dad's mates telling me that.
It's been a gin palace and an old billiards room - could it have once been a prison, too?
We spoke to one of the managers at the Vines, Ron Taylor. He said: I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I think it's just called the Big House because it's... big.
81 Lime Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1JQ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PJW6R3 - Quite simply this is the most spectacular pub in England - indeed, throughout the whole of the UK and it is only matched by the Crown in Belfast. Situated halfway between Liverpool's Anglican cathedral and Metropolitan catholic cathedral, this is a ˜cathedral' among pubs. It was rebuilt in 1898-1900 to designs by Walter Thomas for Liverpool brewer, Robert Cain. Thomas and Cains went on to build the other prodigy pub of central Liverpool, the Vines. Craftsmen and artists from the then University Department of Architecture & Applied Art worked on it under the superintendence of G. Hall Neale and Arthur Stratton.
The exterior is a freely-treated Tudor style designed to resemble a Scottish castle with all sorts of odd details including stepped gables
turrets
balustraded parapet, oriel windows and a stone sculpture of musicians and musical instruments in low relief and a marble façade. One of the most stunning features are the entrance gates to Hope Street
they are an amazing display of Art Nouveau wrought iron and copper gates by H. Bloomfield Bare which carry the motto and arms of the original Robert Cain brewery. The interior, which is what everyone comes to experience, has an unusual, complex plan.
Tour of the pub
Beyond the grand gates is a large northern drinking lobby, for stand-up drinking, with a mosaic floor in front of a bar counter also encrusted with mosaic and a wooden top. There are a number of heavily carved and polished mahogany partitions, Corinthian pilasters and columns, and a wonderful intricate plasterwork high ceiling with decorative cornice. To the left is the former off sales that was accessed by a door on the left of the lobby and it has a mosaic floor and tiled walls of cream and green topped with brown strips. There is another mosaic bar front, the original bar back has stained and leaded and decorative stained glass panels, and partitions have deep etched and frosted panels.
36 Hope St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 9BX
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PJW6R7 - Quite simply this is the most spectacular pub in England - indeed, throughout the whole of the UK and it is only matched by the Crown in Belfast. Situated halfway between Liverpool's Anglican cathedral and Metropolitan catholic cathedral, this is a ˜cathedral' among pubs. It was rebuilt in 1898-1900 to designs by Walter Thomas for Liverpool brewer, Robert Cain. Thomas and Cains went on to build the other prodigy pub of central Liverpool, the Vines. Craftsmen and artists from the then University Department of Architecture & Applied Art worked on it under the superintendence of G. Hall Neale and Arthur Stratton.
The exterior is a freely-treated Tudor style designed to resemble a Scottish castle with all sorts of odd details including stepped gables
turrets
balustraded parapet, oriel windows and a stone sculpture of musicians and musical instruments in low relief and a marble façade. One of the most stunning features are the entrance gates to Hope Street
they are an amazing display of Art Nouveau wrought iron and copper gates by H. Bloomfield Bare which carry the motto and arms of the original Robert Cain brewery. The interior, which is what everyone comes to experience, has an unusual, complex plan.
Tour of the pub
Beyond the grand gates is a large northern drinking lobby, for stand-up drinking, with a mosaic floor in front of a bar counter also encrusted with mosaic and a wooden top. There are a number of heavily carved and polished mahogany partitions, Corinthian pilasters and columns, and a wonderful intricate plasterwork high ceiling with decorative cornice. To the left is the former off sales that was accessed by a door on the left of the lobby and it has a mosaic floor and tiled walls of cream and green topped with brown strips. There is another mosaic bar front, the original bar back has stained and leaded and decorative stained glass panels, and partitions have deep etched and frosted panels.
36 Hope St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 9BX
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PK2AX0 - The tiny Liverpool city pub Ye Cracke that was loved by Beatle John Lennon, The Beatle was known to even take girls on dates to the pub
Liverpool has plenty of links to The Beatles from The Cavern Club to The Casbah Coffee Club.
But there are some places in the city that have connections to the famous Fab Four which are lesser-known.
One of those places is Ye Cracke, hidden down a side street off Hope Street, on Rice Street.
Landlady of Ye Cracke, Zaidia Naif, told the ECHO: It's funny because a lot of local Liverpool people can't find the pub but The Beatles fans from as far as Mexico find it with no problem.
Obviously the pub has a big tourist pull because of the Beatles and its connection to John Lennon.
I have known fans to come as far as Japan, Australia, Canada and a lot from America.
Ye Cracke may be a seemingly normal, local boozer to many but to tourists it's known for being John Lennon's favourite watering hole.
When attending art school in Liverpool, former bartenders claim Lennon would drink Black Velvet, a cocktail made from Guinness and on top of sparkling wine.
He also took his first wife, Cynthia Lennon, on their first date after meeting her at a college dance.
Even to this day, a plaque can be found on the wall of the pub, commemorating an occasion in 1960 when Lennon, Stuart Sutcliffe, Bill Harry and Rod Murray attended the pub and formed a band called The Dissenters over a beer.
13 Rice street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 9BB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PK7X7R - . Directory of the fallen , Kings Regiment Liverpool, in the Anglican Cathedral, St James Mt, St James Road, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L1 7AZ. Photographed on 1 April 2023, this spring image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is St James Mt, St James Road, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L1 7AZ, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Merseyside, tourism, L1 7AZ, St James Road, St James Mt, Church of England Cathedral of the Diocese of Liverpool, hardback, hardbound, book, ledger, list, Liverpool, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. Architecturally, the scene records the form, materials, scale and public-facing character of the built environment, making it useful for coverage of design, planning, conservation, development and urban identity. The image has value for architectural and place-based research because buildings and interiors can be refurbished, repurposed, demolished or substantially altered, while streets and public spaces also evolve. The religious or ecclesiastical setting gives the photograph relevance to faith, worship, sacred architecture, stained glass, church heritage, tourism and the conservation of historic interiors and buildings. It can illustrate the continuing cultural role of churches and cathedrals as places of worship, community activity, music, remembrance and architectural interest. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. The composition retains practical contextual detail for news, feature, documentary, educational and historical use.
St James Mt, St James Road, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L1 7AZ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Merseyside,city,centre,England,UK,L1,alcohol,drinking,St Johns Lane,Queen Square,Liverpool,L1 1HF,at,DD,P,Pearl,insurance,tile,tiled,architecture,tiles,Staffordshire,medical health officer,Mikhail Hotel and Leisure Group,MHALG,fireplace,Victorian,history,historic,insurers,tiling,letter P,inside,interior
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MA7MRK - Doctor Duncan's is named after William Henry Duncan, the UK's first Medical Health Officer. Duncan was born and raised in Liverpool before attending Edinburgh University where he qualified as a medical doctor. After moving back to his hometown Doctor Duncan was appointed as Medical Health Officer on 1 st January 1847, the first of this type of Senior Government role in Britain.
The pub, dating back to 1901, was built to house Pearl Insurance and is well known for its elaborately tiled interior. Now, in honour of its namesake, it houses an authentic Victorian pharmacy cabinet.
St John's Ln, Queen Square, Liverpool,Merseyside,England,UK,L1 1HF
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city,centre,Merseyside,England,UK,L1,yard,8,Liverpool,L1 3BX,exhibition,space,Bluecoat Chambers,arts,oldest,surviving,building,central,1716,Society of Arts,the,display,contemporary,craft,gallery,clock,single,hand,handed,history,historic,architecture,galleries,timepiece,time piece
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M95NX9 - Built in 1716“17 as a charity school, Bluecoat Chambers in School Lane is the oldest surviving building in central Liverpool, England. Following the Liverpool Blue Coat School's move to another site in 1906, the building was rented from 1907 onwards by the Sandon Studios Society. Based on the presence of this art society and the subsequent formation of the Bluecoat Society of Arts in 1927, the successor organisation laid claim to being the oldest arts centre in Great Britain, now called the Bluecoat.
The school was founded in 1708 by the Reverend Robert Styth (died 1713), rector of Liverpool, and Bryan Blundell, a sea captain and later twice Mayor of Liverpool (1721“22 and 1728“29). Originally constructed in 1716“17, the building was extended until 1718 to function as a boarding school. By the following year, it had 50 children, with room for 100 more, and construction was finally completed in 1725
On 3 May 1941, during the Liverpool Blitz, the concert hall and adjoining rooms were severely damaged by an incendiary bomb and during the following night the rear wing was destroyed by a bomb blast. Restoration took place after the war, being completed by 1951. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, having been designated on 28 June 1952.
The Bluecoat Display Centre, a contemporary craft gallery, opened in the rear courtyard in 1959. Being known as the Bluecoat Arts Centre from the 1980s, it is now simply called the Bluecoat. From 2005, the building was further restored and a new wing added. It was reopened in March 2008 to coincide with Liverpool's year as European Capital of Culture.
8 School Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 3BX
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NYNDXP - She is a historic tug from Liverpool.
Name / Owner: BROCKLEBANK
IMO No: 6420408 / ON 306497
Merseyside Maritime Museum.
Flag: United Kingdom (Liverpool).
Comments: July 10, 2004. Moored in Canning Half-tide Dock as a museum ship. Built for Alexandra Towing Co. Ltd., Liverpool, as a ship-handling tug with occasional duties in Heysham, Larne and Barrow. Restoration by the volunteers of the "
Wincham Preservation Society."
Purchased by the Merseyside Maritime Museum in 1989.
Year built / Builder: 1964, W. J. Yarwood &
Sons Ltd., Northwich (yard number: 945)
Details: 172 gt
length o.a. 31.37 m (bp: 28.35 m), 8.26 m beam, 3.81 m depth.
Main engines: 2, two stroke, turbo-charged, 8 cyl Crossley diesel motors developing 970 kW (1,200 bhp) to drive a single prop at a speed of 12 knots.
Static bollard pull: 17 tons
She crossed to Howth from Liverpool 4-5 April 2008.
Graving dry dock, Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,L3,Liverpool,The plaque above,was,unveiled,by,of,Perth,Western,Australia,Great Grand-Daughter,1823-1901,in,during the,1961-65,USA,American,history,Martha Roosevelt,James Bulloch,historic,sign,plaques,signs,on,a,building,agent,agents,civil,war
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2P6JH2P - James Dunwoody Bulloch (June 25, 1823 “ January 7, 1901) was the Confederacy's chief foreign agent in Great Britain during the American Civil War. Based in Liverpool, he operated blockade runners and commerce raiders that provided the Confederacy with its only source of hard currency. Bulloch arranged for the purchase by British merchants of Confederate cotton, as well as the dispatch of armaments and other war supplies to the South. He also oversaw the construction and purchase of several ships designed at ruining Northern shipping during the Civil War, including CSS Florida, CSS Alabama, CSS Stonewall, and CSS Shenandoah. Due to him being a Confederate secret agent, Bulloch was not included in the general amnesty that came after the Civil War and therefore decided to stay in Liverpool, becoming the director of the Liverpool Nautical College and the Orphan Boys Asylum.
Bulloch's half-brother Irvine Bulloch was a Confederate naval officer and his half-sister Martha Roosevelt was the mother of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt and paternal grandmother of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt
Charleston house, 12 Rumford Place, Liverpool, England, UK, L3 9DG
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,bus stop,bus,services,service,transport,destination,city,busstop,Bolton,Worsley,Leigh,Mount Skip,Wigan,Liverpool,historic,red,white,creme,East Lancs road,the,Bee,network,travel transportation,history,1970,1980,1970s,1980s,old,due,stops,here,alighting,only
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M4K857 - . An on-location photograph from Salford, England, UK in 2022, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The main point of reference is Salford City Transport, bus stop, destinations, Queue this side, Bolton, Worsley, Leigh, Mount Skip, Wigan , Liverpool. The subject also carries associations with everyday life, conservation interest, architectural detailing, built heritage, local history, heritage asset, public realm, local character, visual archive, contemporary social history, changing land use, architectural character, changing streetscape, and traditional materials. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with energy retrofit, redevelopment pressure and how historic fabric can support regeneration rather than demolition. The archival value lies partly in recording local activity and public use around Salford, England, UK before different community use alters the character of the place. Other useful contextual ideas include period detail, historical comparison, regional identity, period building, adaptive reuse, urban fabric, conservation architecture, and place identity. Details involving Wigan, Queue, Transport, destinations, and Leigh make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The wider setting at Salford, England, UK matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The image also provides a reference for energy retrofit and how historic fabric can support regeneration rather than demolition without losing the local specificity of Salford, England, UK. Another useful connection is adaptive reuse and how historic fabric can support regeneration rather than demolition in a form that can be compared with future views of Salford, England, UK. It also preserves a trace of local identity for future local research.
Salford, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,Penny lane,Beatles,The Beatles,tour,116,Liverpool,Merseyside,L18,artwork,depiction,John Lennon,Paul McCartney,George Harrison,Ringo Starr,colour,wine bar,thepennylanewinebar,historic,history,music,Lucy In The sky,with,diamonds,mushrooms,telescope,beer,garden,wall,street,art,streetart,etched,glass,window,etch
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K0KDEW - . The Penny Lane wine bar, gable end painting of the Beatles, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr,116 Penny Ln, Liverpool L18 1DQ. Photographed on 10 September 2022. The recorded location is 116 Penny Ln, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L18 1DQ. A historical Pub in the heart of South Liverpool serving delicious food, wine, cocktails and draft beer. The pub is situated on the site of John Lennon and Paul McCartney's former GP surgery. The Penny Lane Wine Bar occupies one of Liverpool's most photographed streets because of the Beatles song released in 1967. The premises at 116 Penny Lane were formerly a doctors' surgery before becoming a wine bar, and the building's Beatles imagery and etched glass form part of a wider visitor economy built around John Lennon, Paul McCartney and the group's south-Liverpool associations. Penny Lane remains a major stop on Beatles heritage tours and a globally recognisable place-name. From a heritage perspective, pub structures and signs provide a useful record of the licensed trade, from traditional alehouses and brewery estates to contemporary hospitality businesses
They are also part of the story of changing high streets, nightlife, real ale, cask beer and the survival or reuse of historic premises. Looking at the subject's development, public art can become part of the identity of a street or neighbourhood, recording political ideas, local history, humour, memory and changing cultural tastes
Murals, sculpture and decorative art are especially valuable as documentary subjects because they may be altered, moved, weathered or removed. As of 2026, pubs continue to sit at the centre of arguments about high-street vitality, community identity and hospitality economics
England's 2026/27 rating arrangements include dedicated relief for eligible pubs and live-music venues, underlining the sector's continuing economic and cultural significance.
116 Penny Ln, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L18 1DQ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,Penny lane,Beatles,The Beatles,PennyLane,tour,sign,history,historic,grocer,signage,fresh,butter,dairies,dairy,terrace,terraced,local,community,green,mosaic,tile,tiles,tiled,advert,ad,Art Nouveau,Allerton Road,Liverpool,Merseyside,L18 1LN,L18,royal prize,diaries,old,products
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K0KDGR - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Allerton Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L18 1LN in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The subject captured here is Historic signage, Irwins, fresh Butter, Lansdowne, Allerton Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L18 1LN. The image also relates to place identity, commercial redevelopment, built heritage, historic townscape, historical comparison, regional identity, urban regeneration, shopfront economy, consumer retail, community identity, mixed-use redevelopment, independent trading, civic architecture, and public-realm investment. The modern context includes continuing discussion of construction costs, adaptive reuse and the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space. For current editorial use, commercial rents and store closures provide additional context, especially through the role of markets and independent shops in keeping town centres active. The image fixes materials and architectural details within Allerton Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L18 1LN at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against new construction. The surrounding story also includes street-level business, high-street commerce, commercial streetscape, period detail, changing land use, contemporary social history, mixed-use town centre, and destination shopping. Elements such as Allerton, Irwins, fresh, Merseyside, and Historic add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The period setting at Allerton Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L18 1LN helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The photograph keeps part of the area's social history as a date-specific reference.
Allerton Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L18 1LN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K0KX5J - Penny Lane is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was released in February 1967 as a double A-side single with Strawberry Fields Forever. It was written primarily by Paul McCartney and credited to the Lennon“McCartney songwriting partnership. The lyrics refer to Penny Lane, a street in Liverpool, and make mention of the sights and characters that McCartney recalled from his upbringing in the city.
The Beatles began recording Penny Lane in December 1966, intending it as a song for their album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Instead, after it was issued as a single to satisfy record company demand for a new release, the band adhered to their policy of omitting previously released singles from their albums. The song features numerous modulations that occur mid-verse and between its choruses. Session musician David Mason played a piccolo trumpet solo for its bridge section
Penny Lane is a road in the south Liverpool suburb of Mossley Hill. The name also applies to the area surrounding its junction with Smithdown Road and Allerton Road, and to the roundabout at Smithdown Place that was the location for a major bus terminus, originally an important tram junction of Liverpool Corporation Tramways. The roundabout was a frequent stopping place for John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison during their years as schoolchildren and students. Bus journeys via Penny Lane and the area itself subsequently became familiar elements in the early years of the Lennon“McCartney songwriting partnership. In 2009, McCartney reflected:
Penny Lane was kind of nostalgic, but it was really [about] a place that John and I knew ... I'd get a bus to his house and I'd have to change at Penny Lane, or the same with him to me, so we often hung out at that terminus, like a roundabout. It was a place that we both knew, and so we both knew the things that turned up in the story
Penny Lane Development Trust, 70 Penny Ln, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L18 1BW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K0KX6X - Penny Lane is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was released in February 1967 as a double A-side single with Strawberry Fields Forever. It was written primarily by Paul McCartney and credited to the Lennon“McCartney songwriting partnership. The lyrics refer to Penny Lane, a street in Liverpool, and make mention of the sights and characters that McCartney recalled from his upbringing in the city.
The Beatles began recording Penny Lane in December 1966, intending it as a song for their album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Instead, after it was issued as a single to satisfy record company demand for a new release, the band adhered to their policy of omitting previously released singles from their albums. The song features numerous modulations that occur mid-verse and between its choruses. Session musician David Mason played a piccolo trumpet solo for its bridge section
Penny Lane is a road in the south Liverpool suburb of Mossley Hill. The name also applies to the area surrounding its junction with Smithdown Road and Allerton Road, and to the roundabout at Smithdown Place that was the location for a major bus terminus, originally an important tram junction of Liverpool Corporation Tramways. The roundabout was a frequent stopping place for John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison during their years as schoolchildren and students. Bus journeys via Penny Lane and the area itself subsequently became familiar elements in the early years of the Lennon“McCartney songwriting partnership. In 2009, McCartney reflected:
Penny Lane was kind of nostalgic, but it was really [about] a place that John and I knew ... I'd get a bus to his house and I'd have to change at Penny Lane, or the same with him to me, so we often hung out at that terminus, like a roundabout. It was a place that we both knew, and so we both knew the things that turned up in the story
Penny Lane Development Trust, 70 Penny Ln, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L18 1BW
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,England,UK,Liverpool,Merseyside,public,street,converted,old,in,for,ladder,buildings,history,heritage,historic,area,district,ward,Penny,Lane,feature,Street,outside,exterior,roads,convert,conversion,gas,lamps,lamp,civic,corporation,lighting
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K0PRPW - . An on-location photograph from Bridge Road, Moseley Hill, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L18 5EA in 2022, 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 Street lighting, converted gas lamp in Bridge Road, Moseley Hill, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L18 5EA. Another layer of the photograph includes period detail, historic townscape, regional identity, commercial redevelopment, changing land use, historical comparison, built heritage, urban fabric, period architecture, passenger information, changing streetscape, everyday life, local character, and place identity. From a 2025-onward perspective, public-realm investment and heritage conservation are closely linked to this subject, alongside the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition. The wider contemporary story combines passenger information, reliability and the challenge of maintaining reliable services outside dense urban centres. Small period details of street furniture and boundaries at Bridge Road, Moseley Hill, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L18 5EA may become more significant with time, particularly following replacement signage. A second descriptive layer includes bus route infrastructure, surface public transport, local mobility, place-making, roadside transit, public-transport wayfinding, adaptive reuse, and before-and-after reference. References to converted, Bridge, Moseley, Merseyside, and lighting give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The wider setting at Bridge Road, Moseley Hill, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L18 5EA matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The view records a trace of local identity for later comparison. That local specificity strengthens the long-term documentary value of image 2K0PRPW.
Bridge Road, Moseley Hill, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L18 5EA
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Liverpool,centre,North West,Merseyside,England,UK,L1 1JD,L1,platform,platforms,canopy,7,6,clock,BR,British Rail,Victorian,railway station,public,transport,arched,arches,window,dusk,evening,night,time,nighttime,nightlife,economy,history,historic,tourism,tourist,attraction,timepiece,time piece
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JHPHN4 - . Recorded at Lime St, Liverpool, England UK L1 1JD in 2022, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The photograph centres on Liverpool Lime Street Victorian railway station, at night, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1JD. Another layer of the photograph includes passenger railway, regional identity, changing streetscape, heritage asset, rail infrastructure, everyday life, local character, contemporary social story.htm Target=_Blank>history, changing land use, period streetscape, period detail, rail corridor, rolling stock, and social history. Today's relevance is strengthened by decarbonisation, reliability and the continuing question of how historic rolling stock documents the industrial railway. From a 2025-onward perspective, local identity and redevelopment pressure are closely linked to this subject, alongside how historic fabric can be retained while places adapt to modern use. Future viewers can use this scene from Lime St, Liverpool, England UK L1 1JD to compare local activity and public use with whatever follows after new construction. The surrounding story also includes before-and-after reference, transport interchange, built heritage, architectural character, conservation architecture, freight wagon, public realm, and traditional structure. The recorded references to railway, Liverpool, Merseyside, night, and Victorian preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The wider setting at Lime St, Liverpool, England UK L1 1JD matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The wider significance includes decarbonisation and the balance between railway heritage and network modernisation without losing the local specificity of Lime St, Liverpool, England UK L1 1JD. The period view preserves period character as part of Lime St, Liverpool, England UK L1 1JD's history.
Lime St, Liverpool, England UK L1 1JD
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Liverpool,Merseyside,City Centre,scouse,L2,31,Water St,England,UK,L20RD,avenue,office,light,lighting,arch,archway,passage,passageway,grade II,listed,Home Office,ineffective,offices,officials,centre,city,government,imperial,colonial,The,L2 0UD,history,historic,heritage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JCW1XA - . Recorded at 31 Water St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 0RD in 2022, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The subject captured here is India Buildings, 31 Water St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 0RD. The wider scene also brings together architectural character, historical comparison, urban fabric, historic frontage, visual archive, changing land use, contemporary social history, public realm, before-and-after reference, historic townscape, local character, historic streetscape, community identity, and community life. The modern context includes continuing discussion of local identity, redevelopment pressure and how historic fabric can be retained while places adapt to modern use. For current editorial use, transport and street safety provide additional context, especially through the documentary importance of recording everyday urban environments. For later comparison, the photograph preserves transport arrangements and footfall at 31 Water St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 0RD, details that may look very different after closure or conversion. The location also brings in urban change, everyday street life, heritage landmark, pedestrian environment, social landscape, period building, townscape record, and traditional structure. References to Merseyside, Buildings, Liverpool, Water, and India give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. Around 31 Water St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 0RD, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. Another useful connection is local identity and how historic fabric can be retained while places adapt to modern use without losing the local specificity of 31 Water St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 0RD.
31 Water St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 0RD
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Merseyside,City Centre,scouse,the,L2,31,Liverpool,England,UK,L2 6RG,brick,Victorian,facade,brickwork,history,historic,heritage,building,buildings,architecture,sunny,blue sky,blue skies,corner,impressive,real estate,tower,offices,Cool Britannia,shop,shops,store,stores,retail
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JCW1XK - . A grounded documentary photograph made at 31 North John street, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RG in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The defining feature is The Century Buildings 1901, Victoria St - 31 North John street, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RG. The locality and subject together evoke heritage asset, contemporary social history, historic townscape, public realm, consumer retail, heritage landmark, local character, retail property, physical store, built heritage, historical comparison, brand-led retail, architectural character, and everyday life. Current relevance extends to redevelopment pressure and embodied carbon, particularly through the value of distinctive buildings and street furniture to local identity. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into town-centre regeneration and store closures, not least because of the role of large retailers in town-centre and edge-of-centre economies. The archival value lies partly in recording signage and branding around 31 North John street, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RG before changed technology alters the character of the place. A second descriptive layer includes traditional structure, archival record, high-street commerce, historic frontage, retail chain, architectural detailing, place identity, and community identity. The recorded references to Victoria, Liverpool, Buildings, Century, and Merseyside preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. By fixing the subject within 31 North John street, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RG, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The frame retains part of the area's social history within the wider story of 31 North John street, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RG.
31 North John street, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RG
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Merseyside,City Centre,scouse,pub,bars,portrait,pub sign,sign,Cain,Cains,brewing,1805-1863,1805,1863,Dr Duncan,real,ale,CAMRA,at,Liverpool,England,UK,L1 1HF,L1,William Henry Duncan,picture,Liverpool physician,Doctor Duncans,Liverpool Pubs,signs,historic,medical,physician,landmark,pubs,bar,Lane
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JCW1YJ - Doctor Duncan's is named after William Henry Duncan, the UK's first Medical Health Officer. Duncan was born and raised in Liverpool before attending Edinburgh University where he qualified as a medical doctor. After moving back to his hometown Doctor Duncan was appointed as Medical Health Officer on 1 st January 1847, the first of this type of Senior Government role in Britain.
The pub, dating back to 1901, was built to house Pearl Insurance and is well known for its elaborately tiled interior. Now, in honour of its namesake, it houses an authentic Victorian pharmacy cabinet.
St John's Lane, Queen Square, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK , L1 1HF
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city centre,Merseyside,historic,history,Pier Head,the,Liverpool,England,UK,L3 1HN,L3,art,deco,1920,heritage,old,olden,days,buildings,building,carved,carving,stone,concrete,construction,carvings,interesting,playful,disgn,style,sculpture,sculptured,proud
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JD0ME7 - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Pier Head Liverpool, Merseyside.htm Target=_Blank>Merseyside, England, UK, L3 1HN in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. At the centre of the view is Historic Mersey Tunnel exhaust, Pier Head Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 1HN. Further facets of the scene include architectural character, traditional holiday town, heritage asset, documentary photography, seaside retail, everyday life, coastal leisure, built heritage, social history, architectural detailing, tourism retail, resort heritage, conservation architecture, and heritage landmark. The modern context includes continuing discussion of planning control, local identity and the tension between conservation and redevelopment. For current editorial use, domestic tourism and weather dependence provide additional context, especially through the vulnerability of resort economies to seasonality and changing visitor habits. The archival value lies partly in recording signage and branding around Pier Head Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 1HN before changed technology alters the character of the place. The subject also sits alongside visual archive, local history, British seaside culture, local landmark, before-and-after reference, historic streetscape, changing land use, and period streetscape. References to Mersey, Tunnel, Liverpool, Merseyside, and exhaust give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. For Pier Head Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 1HN, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. A further contemporary connection is planning control and the tension between conservation and redevelopment as part of the longer story of Pier Head Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 1HN.
Pier Head Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 1HN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDDR5M - . This scene at 151 Dale Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2AH in 2022 forms part of the visual history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. The subject captured here is Ex Blackburn Assurance Art-Deco building, 151 Dale Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2AH. The subject also carries associations with community life, pedestrian environment, documentary photography, urban social history, contemporary city life, period detail, social history, period building, historical comparison, urban change, heritage landmark, public realm, period streetscape, and everyday life. From a 2025-onward perspective, energy retrofit and adaptive reuse are closely linked to this subject, alongside the value of distinctive buildings and street furniture to local identity. The wider contemporary story combines local identity, footfall and the documentary importance of recording everyday urban environments. The archival value lies partly in recording building condition and alterations around 151 Dale Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2AH before replacement signage alters the character of the place. The surrounding story also includes townscape record, city-centre activity, social landscape, archival record, conservation architecture, historic streetscape, architectural detailing, and conservation interest. Elements such as building, Art-Deco, Assurance, Merseyside, and Blackburn add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. A later view of 151 Dale Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2AH may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The view records a point of historical comparison for later comparison. Image 2JDDR5M also remains a dated record of 151 Dale Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2AH.
151 Dale Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2AH
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDDR6B - . This dated documentary view of 23-25 Dale St, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2EZ in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The frame specifically shows Liverpool Thomas Rigbys pub, Okells pure brewed ales, sign, 23-25 Dale St, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2EZ. The setting additionally reflects historic streetscape, hospitality trade, built heritage, heritage asset, community identity, night-time economy, place identity, changing streetscape, contemporary social history, architectural character, historical comparison, regional identity, local landmark, and urban fabric. Current relevance extends to redevelopment pressure and maintenance, particularly through keeping older structures useful without erasing their character. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into consumer spending and hospitality costs, not least because of how changing discretionary spending affects hospitality venues. Small period details of signage and branding at 23-25 Dale St, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2EZ may become more significant with time, particularly following new ownership. The photograph additionally reflects archival record, restaurant culture, documentary photography, traditional structure, before-and-after reference, historic townscape, visual archive, and customer-facing service. Details involving Thomas, Rigbys, Okells, Merseyside, and Liverpool make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The wider setting at 23-25 Dale St, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2EZ matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The frame retains evidence of changing use as part of 23-25 Dale St, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2EZ's history. The scene captures evidence of earlier appearance for future local research.
23-25 Dale St, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2EZ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDDRHD - . This scene at 67 Moorfields, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2BP in 2022 forms part of the visual history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. The main point of reference is The classic Lion Tavern, 67 Moorfields, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2BP - Etched window Local Ales and Stouts. The subject also carries associations with visitor economy, public realm, period detail, community identity, licensed hospitality, documentary photography, historic streetscape, architectural detailing, local dining scene, traditional structure, casual dining, conservation architecture, urban fabric, and archival record. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with heritage conservation, redevelopment pressure and how historic fabric can be retained while places adapt to modern use. The modern context includes continuing discussion of staffing pressure, food inflation and how changing discretionary spending affects hospitality venues. Future viewers can use this scene from 67 Moorfields, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2BP to compare local activity and public use with whatever follows after closure or conversion. The surrounding story also includes before-and-after reference, contemporary social history, changing streetscape, customer-facing service, place identity, built heritage, commercial hospitality, and historic frontage. Details involving Merseyside, Local, Moorfields, Etched, and classic make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The period setting at 67 Moorfields, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2BP helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. It also preserves a local visual benchmark for later comparison. That local specificity strengthens the long-term documentary value of image 2JDDRHD.
67 Moorfields, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2BP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDDRYT - Read more at https://pubheritage.camra.org.uk/pubs/108
A very fine pub in central Liverpool which is one to compare with other excellent Heritage pubs on Merseyside - the Stork
in Birkenhead, the Prince Arthur
in Liverpool and the Edinburgh
in Crosby
Like them it is a Victorian building (in this case of c.1865) re-modelled about in the early 20th century. They all share corner sites with the public bar occupying the angle and surrounded by an L-shaped corridor. All too have beautiful tiled dados in their corridors dating from Edwardian re-modelling schemes (as seen in our picture). A further similarity is the way the corridor works to provide a drinking area.
Discovery of the documents submitted to the licensing justices enabled former licensee, John O'Dowd, to trace the evolution of the pub to its present form. Back in 1903 a plan shows the public bar laid out as it is now. There was a snug behind it in the heart of the building and left of this, and on the site of the present toilets, a public room labelled ˜parlour'. Then in 1915 the Lion expanded by taking in the building next door at 28 Tithebarn Street also a licensed premises. This enabled the L-shaped corridor to be created round the public bar and the formation of two rooms behind this - a news room in the newly acquired area (the name still survives in the window glass) and a lounge where the skylight is today. Then in 1967, when pubs everywhere were being opened up, plans were drawn up to remove the walls to the corridor from these rooms. These were duly implemented and the corner entrance was blocked. (hence the pub does not merit entry in the Part One of the National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors. In 1979 they added glazed partitions, one outside the gents and one on the right as you enter the news room.
The porch on Moorfields side has mosaic floor and one tiled wall from floor to ceiling.
67 Moorfields, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2BP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDDTBY - . This authentic period view of 67 Moorfields, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2BP in 2022 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. At the centre of the view is Handpulls for real ale, Lion Tavern, 67 Moorfields, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2BP. Other connected aspects include period detail, restaurant culture, architectural detailing, community identity, leisure spending, local history, independent food retail, changing land use, documentary photography, historic streetscape, period building, period streetscape, local landmark, and historical comparison. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with heritage conservation, embodied carbon and the value of distinctive buildings and street furniture to local identity. The modern context includes continuing discussion of changing dining habits, consumer spending and the resilience of customer-facing businesses in a high-cost economy. Small period details of local activity and public use at 67 Moorfields, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2BP may become more significant with time, particularly following new construction. The surrounding story also includes visual archive, changing streetscape, conservation interest, built heritage, food-and-drink business, casual dining, traditional structure, and social history. The combination of Moorfields, Merseyside, Liverpool, Tavern, and Handpulls anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. Around 67 Moorfields, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2BP, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. It also preserves a trace of local identity before later change alters the scene. The photograph keeps a local visual benchmark as a date-specific reference.
67 Moorfields, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2BP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDDTN9 - . An identifiable period record of 67 Moorfields, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2BP in 2022, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The main point of reference is Handpulls for real ale, Lion Tavern, 67 Moorfields, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2BP. The broader subject matter reaches into contemporary social history, licensed hospitality, historic streetscape, customer-facing service, commercial hospitality, changing land use, heritage asset, architectural character, historic townscape, archival record, changing streetscape, hospitality trade, food tourism, and urban fabric. Today's relevance is strengthened by tourism, changing dining habits and the continuing question of the role of restaurants and bars in visitor-led regeneration. From a 2025-onward perspective, energy retrofit and embodied carbon are closely linked to this subject, alongside how historic fabric can be retained while places adapt to modern use. Small period details of street furniture and boundaries at 67 Moorfields, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2BP may become more significant with time, particularly following changing commercial priorities. Further associations within the scene are local landmark, documentary photography, place identity, visual archive, hospitality venue, food-and-drink business, independent food retail, and night-time economy. Details involving Merseyside, Moorfields, Tavern, Handpulls, and Liverpool make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The period setting at 67 Moorfields, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2BP helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The period view preserves part of the area's social history as a date-specific reference.
67 Moorfields, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2BP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDJ4H6 - . Recorded at Tithebarn St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2NZ in 2022, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The principal subject is BW Liverpool Reeces Rendezvous cafe, Tithebarn St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2NZ. Another layer of the photograph includes local identity, social landscape, period streetscape, conservation interest, city-centre activity, architectural character, period detail, historic townscape, historic streetscape, heritage asset, conservation architecture, architectural detailing, urban social history, and contemporary social history. Current relevance extends to adaptive reuse and embodied carbon, particularly through keeping older structures useful without erasing their character. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into transport and commercial change, not least because of the relationship between public space and local social life. The image fixes landscape treatment and surrounding development within Tithebarn St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2NZ at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against different community use. The subject also sits alongside place identity, street-level documentary, archival record, local character, regional identity, pedestrian environment, townscape record, and traditional structure. References to Reeces, Merseyside, Tithebarn, Rendezvous, and Liverpool give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. For Tithebarn St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2NZ, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The wider significance includes adaptive reuse and keeping older structures useful without erasing their character when considered against later change at Tithebarn St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2NZ.
Tithebarn St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2NZ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2CC79M6 - . A detailed documentary view from 39 Stanhope St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L8 5RE, preserving the appearance and character of the subject at a particular point in time. The principal subject is Higsons,Cains brewery, 39 Stanhope St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L8 5RE. The frame also records themes of social landscape, before-and-after reference, social meeting place, social history, beer-led venue, built environment, urban change, neighbourhood pub, historical comparison, night-time economy, public realm, community identity, hospitality venue, and archival record. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject sits within continuing debate about pub closures, changing drinking habits and whether local venues can remain commercially viable. As a dated visual record of 39 Stanhope St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L8 5RE, the frame retains signage and branding, making it useful if closure or conversion subsequently changes the scene. Further associations include period detail, leisure venue, licensed premises, local history, place identity, licensed trade, local character, and visual archive. References to Liverpool, Higsons, Merseyside, Stanhope, and brewery give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to the named subject. By fixing the subject within 39 Stanhope St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L8 5RE, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. That also gives the frame relevance to pub closures and whether local venues can remain commercially viable as part of the longer story of 39 Stanhope St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L8 5RE. Another useful connection is independent hospitality and whether local venues can remain commercially viable when considered against later change at 39 Stanhope St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L8 5RE. It also preserves a trace of local identity before later change alters the scene.
39 Stanhope St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L8 5RE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2CC79NC - . This period photograph records 39 Stanhope St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L8 5RE as an identifiable real-world setting rather than a generic illustration. The location is represented through Higsons,Cains brewery, 39 Stanhope St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L8 5RE. The frame also records themes of customer-facing hospitality, urban change, town-centre leisure, contemporary history, local drinking place, leisure venue, visual archive, neighbourhood pub, licensed premises, hospitality venue, community hostelry, regional identity, beer-led venue, and night-time economy. For contemporary context, independent hospitality and staffing pressures are closely related themes, especially where the issue becomes the survival of community meeting places. The photograph fixes public access and movement within 39 Stanhope St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L8 5RE at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against later redevelopment. The setting also brings in place identity, social history, licensed trade, community identity, food-and-drink business, public realm, before-and-after reference, and everyday Britain. Details involving Stanhope, brewery, Higsons, Cains, and Liverpool make the image more specific than a generic illustration and strengthen its local or historical value. A later view of 39 Stanhope St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L8 5RE may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. Another useful connection is independent hospitality and the loss or conversion of familiar licensed premises within the specific setting of 39 Stanhope St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L8 5RE. The scene further reflects local footfall and the loss or conversion of familiar licensed premises as part of the longer story of 39 Stanhope St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L8 5RE.
39 Stanhope St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L8 5RE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2CC79NE - . This scene at 39 Stanhope St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L8 5RE documents an everyday subject with wider connections to local identity, social history and changing patterns of use. The scene records Higsons,Cains brewery, 39 Stanhope St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L8 5RE. The setting additionally reflects leisure venue, hospitality venue, regional identity, urban change, social landscape, night-time economy, food-and-drink business, licensed premises, community social space, social history, before-and-after reference, community hostelry, local character, and historical comparison. From a 2025-onward perspective, the scene also connects with independent hospitality, pub closures and whether local venues can remain commercially viable. The archival value lies partly in recording ownership and occupation around 39 Stanhope St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L8 5RE before replacement signage alters the character of the place. The wider local story also touches on neighbourhood pub, period detail, archival record, documentary photography, beer-led venue, visual archive, contemporary history, and traditional ale house. References to Higsons, Stanhope, Liverpool, brewery, and Merseyside give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to the named subject. For 39 Stanhope St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L8 5RE, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which small changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The wider significance includes independent hospitality and the survival of community meeting places when considered against later change at 39 Stanhope St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L8 5RE. Another strand within the photograph is the night-time economy and changes in food, drink and leisure spending without losing the local specificity of 39 Stanhope St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L8 5RE.
39 Stanhope St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L8 5RE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Liverpool,Merseyside,England,UK,L3,outside,The,bar,listed,Victorian,building,architecture,Walkers Warrington Ales,exterior,Tetley Walker,Ales,history,historic,classic,local,city,centre,Walkers,brewing,brewery,NW,north west,northwest,marble,stone,fronted,external,windows,gold
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M475HM - . This dated editorial view of 14 Mount Pleasant ,Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 5RY in 2019 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The defining feature is The Beehive pub, 14 Mount Pleasant ,Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 5RY - Victorian Walkers Warrington Ales exterior. The frame also records themes of period detail, public realm, visitor hospitality, documentary photography, hospitality economy, community identity, everyday life, contemporary social history, cask-beer tradition, historical comparison, real-ale culture, visual archive, place identity, and changing streetscape. The wider contemporary story combines energy costs, changing drinking habits and the continuing appeal of real ale and regional brewing. As a dated visual record of 14 Mount Pleasant ,Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 5RY, the frame retains street furniture and boundaries, making it especially useful if redevelopment subsequently changes the scene. The location also brings in traditional pub, before-and-after reference, local character, local social venue, traditional ale house, licensed hospitality, community drinking venue, and pub heritage. The recorded references to Mount, Walkers, exterior, Victorian, and Liverpool preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. For 14 Mount Pleasant ,Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 5RY, 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 energy costs and the value of historic pubs to tourism and local identity within the real-world context of 14 Mount Pleasant ,Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 5RY. The image fixes evidence of earlier appearance as a date-specific reference. It also preserves period character for later comparison.
14 Mount Pleasant ,Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 5RY
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M475HT - . Made at 14 Mount Pleasant ,Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 5RY in 2019, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The defining feature is The Beehive pub, 14 Mount Pleasant ,Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 5RY - Victorian Walkers Warrington Ales exterior. The surrounding context encompasses community identity, traditional pub, period detail, local social venue, before-and-after reference, changing streetscape, documentary photography, place identity, visitor hospitality, real-ale culture, local character, beer-led hospitality, hospitality economy, and social history. The wider contemporary story combines staffing pressure, changing drinking habits and pressure on hospitality margins in the mid-2020s. Future viewers can use this scene from 14 Mount Pleasant ,Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 5RY to compare commercial use and occupation with whatever follows after conservation work. The location also brings in night-time economy, licensed hospitality, licensed trade, changing land use, public realm, historic hostelry, archival record, and cask-beer tradition. References to Mount, exterior, Liverpool, Victorian, and Beehive give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. By fixing the subject within 14 Mount Pleasant ,Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 5RY, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. Another strand within the photograph is staffing pressure and the continuing appeal of real ale and regional brewing as part of the longer story of 14 Mount Pleasant ,Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 5RY. The image fixes evidence of changing use for future local research. It also preserves evidence of earlier appearance before later change alters the scene.
14 Mount Pleasant ,Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 5RY
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M475J2 - MOUNT-PLEASANT, a sub-district in the town and district of Liverpool
comprising Rodney and Abercromby wards of Liverpool borough. Pop. in 1851, 41, 997
in 1861, 47, 410. Houses, 6, 901. The Liverpool work-house, the Royal infirmary, the Ashton-street lunatic asylum, the Ashton-street lock hospital, the Hardman-street asylum for the blind, the Hope-street infirmary for children, the Myrtle-street boys' orphan asylum, the Myrtle-street girls' orphan asylum, the Melville-place infants' orphan asylum, the Falkner-street girls' Catholic asylum, the Falkner-street female penitentiary, the Oxford-street asylum for the deaf and dumb, and the Roman Catholic training college are here
and, at the census of 1861, had respectively 2, 426, 201, 85, 52, 85, 16, 117, 136, 60, 68, 78, 78, and 146 inmates.
79 Mount Pleasant ,Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L3 5TB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RK9X6X - J. B. Joyce & Co, clockmakers, were founded in Shropshire in England. The company claim to be the oldest clock manufacturer in the world, originally established in 1690, and have been part of the Smith of Derby Group since 1965. The claim is challenged by another English firm of clockmakers, Thwaites & Reed, who claim to have been in continuous manufacture since before 1740, with antecedents to 1610.
William Joyce began in the North Shropshire village of Cockshutt making longcase clocks. The family business was handed down from father to son and in 1790 moved to High Street, Whitchurch, Shropshire. In 1834 Thomas Joyce made large clocks for local churches and public buildings. In 1849 the company copied the Big Ben escapement designed by Lord Grimthorpe. J. B. Joyce also installed synchronous electric clocks in a number of railway stations, including Liverpool's Lime Street Station, Aberystwyth in Wales, and Carnforth in Lancashire. In 1904 J. B. Joyce moved to Station Road, Whitchurch. John Edgar Howard Smith (1907“1983), a former managing director of Smith of Derby Group, designed the first and subsequent synchronous electric movements for J. B. Joyce, and their associated electro-mechanical bell striking units.
In 1964, Norman Joyce, the last member of the Joyce family, retired and sold the company to Smith of Derby. During the 1970s, many of the mechanical clocks were changed to use the electric motors made by the Smith parent company.
Liverpool Lime Street station, Lime Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, L1 1JD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PCTA6B - Wirral Transport Museum & Heritage Tramway has been preserving Merseysides transport past since the opening of the tramway in 1994 - you can see at our museum our full collection of fully restored working heritage trams - restored vintage buses, classic cars, vintage motorcycles, a huge working model railway and lots lots more
Birkenhead, England
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PCTA6C - Wirral Transport Museum & Heritage Tramway has been preserving Merseysides transport past since the opening of the tramway in 1994 - you can see at our museum our full collection of fully restored working heritage trams - restored vintage buses, classic cars, vintage motorcycles, a huge working model railway and lots lots more
Birkenhead, England
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PCTA6D - Wirral Transport Museum & Heritage Tramway has been preserving Merseysides transport past since the opening of the tramway in 1994 - you can see at our museum our full collection of fully restored working heritage trams - restored vintage buses, classic cars, vintage motorcycles, a huge working model railway and lots lots more
Birkenhead, England
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H4HM2C - William Henry Duncan (27 January 1805 “ 23 May 1863), also known as Doctor Duncan, was an English doctor who worked in Liverpool as its first Medical Officer of Health.
Biography
Duncan was born in Liverpool to Scottish parents. He was the nephew of James Currie, an earlier influential Liverpool physician. He was also the nephew of Henry Duncan of Ruthwell and received his early education in Scotland, under Henry Duncan's protection. William Henry Duncan qualified as a medical doctor in Edinburgh, returning to Liverpool to work in general practice. He was appointed Medical Officer of Health on 1 January 1847.
Duncan was one of the celebrated trio of pioneering officers appointed under a private act (the Liverpool Sanatory Act 1846) by the Borough's Health of the Town Committee
the others being James Newlands, Borough Engineer, and Thomas Fresh, Inspector of Nuisances (though it was recently discovered that Fresh had already been in a non-statutory version of the post for several years before this).
A pub in Liverpool called Doctor Duncan's is named in his honour. One of the buildings of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Liverpool is named after William Henry Duncan, The William Henry Duncan Building, whose entrance is off West Derby Street. The building houses the Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease (link), research groups from the Institute of Translational Medicine and the Liverpool Biobank. Part funded by the EDRF the building also houses the Liverpool BioInnovation Hub
St Johns Lane,City Centre,Liverpool,L1 1HF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H4HM39 - William Henry Duncan (27 January 1805 “ 23 May 1863), also known as Doctor Duncan, was an English doctor who worked in Liverpool as its first Medical Officer of Health.
Biography
Duncan was born in Liverpool to Scottish parents. He was the nephew of James Currie, an earlier influential Liverpool physician. He was also the nephew of Henry Duncan of Ruthwell and received his early education in Scotland, under Henry Duncan's protection. William Henry Duncan qualified as a medical doctor in Edinburgh, returning to Liverpool to work in general practice. He was appointed Medical Officer of Health on 1 January 1847.
Duncan was one of the celebrated trio of pioneering officers appointed under a private act (the Liverpool Sanatory Act 1846) by the Borough's Health of the Town Committee
the others being James Newlands, Borough Engineer, and Thomas Fresh, Inspector of Nuisances (though it was recently discovered that Fresh had already been in a non-statutory version of the post for several years before this).
A pub in Liverpool called Doctor Duncan's is named in his honour. One of the buildings of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Liverpool is named after William Henry Duncan, The William Henry Duncan Building, whose entrance is off West Derby Street. The building houses the Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease (link), research groups from the Institute of Translational Medicine and the Liverpool Biobank. Part funded by the EDRF the building also houses the Liverpool BioInnovation Hub
St Johns Lane,City Centre,Liverpool,L1 1HF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H4HNKF - History of The White Star
The history of the White Star has been traced back as far as 1880s. A programme from the Empire Theatre dated 1887 features an advertisement for the White Star Carvery and bar. The pub was almost the same as it is now, apart from where the telephone is, there used to be a dumb waiter. Where the gents is, was the back yard, and where the fruit machine now stands used to be the gents. Upstairs where the ladies toilets are, used to be the living accommodation.
There were no ladies toilets in the White Star until about 1987. There are a few pubs in city that did not allow ladies in on their own due to the amount of prostitutes that worked in the city from the end of the second world war until the early 90s. Just after the war a chap called Mr Quinn bought about 5 pubs in the city, he never changed the names, but on all the front windows he had etched Quinns, since then all the real ale drinkers in Liverpool and even the good beer guide have called it the White Star (Quinns 2).
The back room of the White Star was used by Bob Wooler and Alan Williams to pay all of their groups including the world famous Beatles. Where the Beatles wall is in the back room, is were they were paid. There are also a number of brass plaques on the front wall one to the Beatles, one twinned with the White Star Cz and two twinned with pubs in Norway. One with the Mets Sports Bar in Skien, and the Fat Lady in Grimstead.
2-4 Rainford Gardens, City Centre, Liverpool L2 6PT
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DB6P5B - The Picton Reading Room and Hornby Library are two grade II* listed buildings on William Brown Street, Liverpool, England which now form part of the Liverpool Central Library. The Scheirwater Lloyd clock sits over the entrance to the Hornby library from the Picton Reading Room.
Chairman of the William Brown Library and Museum Sir James Picton laid the foundation stone of the Picton Reading Room in 1875. It was designed by Cornelius Sherlock, and modelled after the British Museum Reading Room, and was the first electrically lit library in the UK.
It was completed in 1879. The front is semicircular with Corinthian columns, and the shape was chosen by the architect to cover the change in the axis of the row of buildings at this point. The Hornby Reading Room (named after Hugh Frederick Hornby) by Thomas Shelmerdine was added in 1906. It stands behind the older building and the interior is decorated in the Edwardian Imperial style
Liverpool Central Library, Liverpool, England, UK L3 8EW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BFBCD1 - Cains is a former brewery in Liverpool, England, founded in 1858 by Robert Cain. The company merged with Peter Walker & Son in 1921 to form Walker Cains. Peter Walker & Son had a large brewery in Warrington so sold its Liverpool brewery to Higsons in 1923. Boddingtons of Manchester took over in 1985. In 1990 Whitbread acquired Boddington's brewing operations and closed the then Higsons Brewery in 1990. It was reopened by GB Breweries, who became part of Bryggerigruppen in 1991, and in 2002 was sold to Gardener-Shaw for £3.4 million.
The brewery closed in June 2013 with debts totalling more than £8m
39 Stanhope St, Liverpool, Merseyside,England, UK, L8 5RE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BFBCD4 - The Crowne Plaza Liverpool John Lennon Airport Hotel, formerly the Marriott Liverpool South Hotel, is an airport hotel near to Liverpool John Lennon Airport, serving the English city of Liverpool. Today a member of the Crowne Plaza chain owned by the InterContinental Hotels Group, the Grade II* listed Art Deco hotel building has an unusual history.
The building was constructed in the 1930s, as the terminal building for the airport, then known as Speke Aerodrome. It is still sometimes seen on early television news footage, with its terraces packed with fans waiting to greet the Beatles on their return from tour. The airport terminal was moved to a more modern building at Liverpool John Lennon Airport in 1986, and the original building was left derelict for over a decade. During this time, the building was featured on the cover art of the single Don't Go Away, by Oasis. However it has since been renovated and adapted to become a hotel, opening for business in 2001. The adaption involved adding two new bedroom wings on the frontage of the hotel, but the airside aspect has been preserved intact.
The former apron of the terminal is also listed and retained in its original condition, although it is no longer connected to the airport or subject to airside access control. It is the home of several aircraft, including BAe Jetstream 41 prototype G-JMAC, Hawker Siddeley HS 748 G-BEJD, Bristol Britannia 308F G-ANCF and Percival Prince G-AMLZ, preserved by the Speke Aerodrome Heritage Group. Additionally, the group looks after a replica de Havilland Dragon Rapide that is displayed in front of the hotel entrance
Liverpool Airport Speke Aerodrome, Liverpool,Merseyside, England, UK, L24 8QD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BFBCD8 - The Crowne Plaza Liverpool John Lennon Airport Hotel, formerly the Marriott Liverpool South Hotel, is an airport hotel near to Liverpool John Lennon Airport, serving the English city of Liverpool. Today a member of the Crowne Plaza chain owned by the InterContinental Hotels Group, the Grade II* listed Art Deco hotel building has an unusual history.
The building was constructed in the 1930s, as the terminal building for the airport, then known as Speke Aerodrome. It is still sometimes seen on early television news footage, with its terraces packed with fans waiting to greet the Beatles on their return from tour. The airport terminal was moved to a more modern building at Liverpool John Lennon Airport in 1986, and the original building was left derelict for over a decade. During this time, the building was featured on the cover art of the single Don't Go Away, by Oasis. However it has since been renovated and adapted to become a hotel, opening for business in 2001. The adaption involved adding two new bedroom wings on the frontage of the hotel, but the airside aspect has been preserved intact.
The former apron of the terminal is also listed and retained in its original condition, although it is no longer connected to the airport or subject to airside access control. It is the home of several aircraft, including BAe Jetstream 41 prototype G-JMAC, Hawker Siddeley HS 748 G-BEJD, Bristol Britannia 308F G-ANCF and Percival Prince G-AMLZ, preserved by the Speke Aerodrome Heritage Group. Additionally, the group looks after a replica de Havilland Dragon Rapide that is displayed in front of the hotel entrance
Liverpool Airport Speke Aerodrome, Liverpool,Merseyside, England, UK, L24 8QD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BFBCDB - The Crowne Plaza Liverpool John Lennon Airport Hotel, formerly the Marriott Liverpool South Hotel, is an airport hotel near to Liverpool John Lennon Airport, serving the English city of Liverpool. Today a member of the Crowne Plaza chain owned by the InterContinental Hotels Group, the Grade II* listed Art Deco hotel building has an unusual history.
The building was constructed in the 1930s, as the terminal building for the airport, then known as Speke Aerodrome. It is still sometimes seen on early television news footage, with its terraces packed with fans waiting to greet the Beatles on their return from tour. The airport terminal was moved to a more modern building at Liverpool John Lennon Airport in 1986, and the original building was left derelict for over a decade. During this time, the building was featured on the cover art of the single Don't Go Away, by Oasis. However it has since been renovated and adapted to become a hotel, opening for business in 2001. The adaption involved adding two new bedroom wings on the frontage of the hotel, but the airside aspect has been preserved intact.
The former apron of the terminal is also listed and retained in its original condition, although it is no longer connected to the airport or subject to airside access control. It is the home of several aircraft, including BAe Jetstream 41 prototype G-JMAC, Hawker Siddeley HS 748 G-BEJD, Bristol Britannia 308F G-ANCF and Percival Prince G-AMLZ, preserved by the Speke Aerodrome Heritage Group. Additionally, the group looks after a replica de Havilland Dragon Rapide that is displayed in front of the hotel entrance
Liverpool Airport Speke Aerodrome, Liverpool,Merseyside, England, UK, L24 8QD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BFBCDE - The Crowne Plaza Liverpool John Lennon Airport Hotel, formerly the Marriott Liverpool South Hotel, is an airport hotel near to Liverpool John Lennon Airport, serving the English city of Liverpool. Today a member of the Crowne Plaza chain owned by the InterContinental Hotels Group, the Grade II* listed Art Deco hotel building has an unusual history.
The building was constructed in the 1930s, as the terminal building for the airport, then known as Speke Aerodrome. It is still sometimes seen on early television news footage, with its terraces packed with fans waiting to greet the Beatles on their return from tour. The airport terminal was moved to a more modern building at Liverpool John Lennon Airport in 1986, and the original building was left derelict for over a decade. During this time, the building was featured on the cover art of the single Don't Go Away, by Oasis. However it has since been renovated and adapted to become a hotel, opening for business in 2001. The adaption involved adding two new bedroom wings on the frontage of the hotel, but the airside aspect has been preserved intact.
The former apron of the terminal is also listed and retained in its original condition, although it is no longer connected to the airport or subject to airside access control. It is the home of several aircraft, including BAe Jetstream 41 prototype G-JMAC, Hawker Siddeley HS 748 G-BEJD, Bristol Britannia 308F G-ANCF and Percival Prince G-AMLZ, preserved by the Speke Aerodrome Heritage Group. Additionally, the group looks after a replica de Havilland Dragon Rapide that is displayed in front of the hotel entrance
Liverpool Airport Speke Aerodrome, Liverpool,Merseyside, England, UK, L24 8QD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BFBCDP - The Crowne Plaza Liverpool John Lennon Airport Hotel, formerly the Marriott Liverpool South Hotel, is an airport hotel near to Liverpool John Lennon Airport, serving the English city of Liverpool. Today a member of the Crowne Plaza chain owned by the InterContinental Hotels Group, the Grade II* listed Art Deco hotel building has an unusual history.
The building was constructed in the 1930s, as the terminal building for the airport, then known as Speke Aerodrome. It is still sometimes seen on early television news footage, with its terraces packed with fans waiting to greet the Beatles on their return from tour. The airport terminal was moved to a more modern building at Liverpool John Lennon Airport in 1986, and the original building was left derelict for over a decade. During this time, the building was featured on the cover art of the single Don't Go Away, by Oasis. However it has since been renovated and adapted to become a hotel, opening for business in 2001. The adaption involved adding two new bedroom wings on the frontage of the hotel, but the airside aspect has been preserved intact.
The former apron of the terminal is also listed and retained in its original condition, although it is no longer connected to the airport or subject to airside access control. It is the home of several aircraft, including BAe Jetstream 41 prototype G-JMAC, Hawker Siddeley HS 748 G-BEJD, Bristol Britannia 308F G-ANCF and Percival Prince G-AMLZ, preserved by the Speke Aerodrome Heritage Group. Additionally, the group looks after a replica de Havilland Dragon Rapide that is displayed in front of the hotel entrance
Liverpool Airport Speke Aerodrome, Liverpool,Merseyside, England, UK, L24 8QD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BFBCET - The Crowne Plaza Liverpool John Lennon Airport Hotel, formerly the Marriott Liverpool South Hotel, is an airport hotel near to Liverpool John Lennon Airport, serving the English city of Liverpool. Today a member of the Crowne Plaza chain owned by the InterContinental Hotels Group, the Grade II* listed Art Deco hotel building has an unusual history.
The building was constructed in the 1930s, as the terminal building for the airport, then known as Speke Aerodrome. It is still sometimes seen on early television news footage, with its terraces packed with fans waiting to greet the Beatles on their return from tour. The airport terminal was moved to a more modern building at Liverpool John Lennon Airport in 1986, and the original building was left derelict for over a decade. During this time, the building was featured on the cover art of the single Don't Go Away, by Oasis. However it has since been renovated and adapted to become a hotel, opening for business in 2001. The adaption involved adding two new bedroom wings on the frontage of the hotel, but the airside aspect has been preserved intact.
The former apron of the terminal is also listed and retained in its original condition, although it is no longer connected to the airport or subject to airside access control. It is the home of several aircraft, including BAe Jetstream 41 prototype G-JMAC, Hawker Siddeley HS 748 G-BEJD, Bristol Britannia 308F G-ANCF and Percival Prince G-AMLZ, preserved by the Speke Aerodrome Heritage Group. Additionally, the group looks after a replica de Havilland Dragon Rapide that is displayed in front of the hotel entrance
Liverpool Airport Speke Aerodrome, Liverpool,Merseyside, England, UK, L24 8QD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BG7KDD - Cains is a former brewery in Liverpool, England, founded in 1858 by Robert Cain. The company merged with Peter Walker & Son in 1921 to form Walker Cains. Peter Walker & Son had a large brewery in Warrington so sold its Liverpool brewery to Higsons in 1923. Boddingtons of Manchester took over in 1985. In 1990 Whitbread acquired Boddington's brewing operations and closed the then Higsons Brewery in 1990. It was reopened by GB Breweries, who became part of Bryggerigruppen in 1991, and in 2002 was sold to Gardener-Shaw for £3.4 million.
The brewery closed in June 2013 with debts totalling more than £8m
39 Stanhope St, Liverpool, Merseyside,England, UK, L8 5RE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BG7KDP - Cains is a former brewery in Liverpool, England, founded in 1858 by Robert Cain. The company merged with Peter Walker & Son in 1921 to form Walker Cains. Peter Walker & Son had a large brewery in Warrington so sold its Liverpool brewery to Higsons in 1923. Boddingtons of Manchester took over in 1985. In 1990 Whitbread acquired Boddington's brewing operations and closed the then Higsons Brewery in 1990. It was reopened by GB Breweries, who became part of Bryggerigruppen in 1991, and in 2002 was sold to Gardener-Shaw for £3.4 million.
The brewery closed in June 2013 with debts totalling more than £8m
39 Stanhope St, Liverpool, Merseyside,England, UK, L8 5RE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BG7KE3 - Cains is a former brewery in Liverpool, England, founded in 1858 by Robert Cain. The company merged with Peter Walker & Son in 1921 to form Walker Cains. Peter Walker & Son had a large brewery in Warrington so sold its Liverpool brewery to Higsons in 1923. Boddingtons of Manchester took over in 1985. In 1990 Whitbread acquired Boddington's brewing operations and closed the then Higsons Brewery in 1990. It was reopened by GB Breweries, who became part of Bryggerigruppen in 1991, and in 2002 was sold to Gardener-Shaw for £3.4 million.
The brewery closed in June 2013 with debts totalling more than £8m
39 Stanhope St, Liverpool, Merseyside,England, UK, L8 5RE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BG7KEY - . A grounded editorial photograph of 36 Castle St, Liverpool,Merseyside,England,UK, L2 0NR, capturing details that may acquire greater historical value as the location and its use change. The scene records Castle Street,Panorama,Liverpool, Merseyside,England,UK ,L2 3SW. The scene can also be read in terms of local history, social history, traditional masonry, heritage landmark, community identity, urban change, changing streetscape, conservation architecture, everyday Britain, visual archive, period detail, regional identity, historical comparison, and archival record. Today's wider story includes adaptive reuse, heritage conservation and the practical question of preserving local identity during urban change. As a dated visual record of 36 Castle St, Liverpool,Merseyside,England,UK, L2 0NR, the frame retains materials and construction, making it useful if altered transport patterns subsequently changes the scene. The setting also brings in built environment, conservation interest, documentary photography, heritage asset, before-and-after reference, public realm, built heritage, and architectural contrast. References to Merseyside, Castle, Panorama, and Liverpool give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to the named subject. The period setting at 36 Castle St, Liverpool,Merseyside,England,UK, L2 0NR helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The image also provides a reference for adaptive reuse and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their character within the specific setting of 36 Castle St, Liverpool,Merseyside,England,UK, L2 0NR. The wider significance includes energy retrofit and the contrast between historic fabric and modern development as part of the longer story of 36 Castle St, Liverpool,Merseyside,England,UK, L2 0NR. The scene remains tied to 36 Castle St, Liverpool,Merseyside,England,UK, L2 0NR, image reference 2BG7KEY.
36 Castle St, Liverpool,Merseyside,England,UK, L2 0NR
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BG7KJ1 - . A grounded editorial photograph of Wapping, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1, capturing details that may acquire greater historical value as the location and its use change. The documented subject is Old hall St Panorama Liverpool,Mercure Atlantic Tower,Panoramic34,RSA,Royal Sun Alliance,PCS,HM Passport Office. The frame also records themes of before-and-after reference, period detail, changing streetscape, shopping district, historical comparison, shopfront economy, regional identity, everyday Britain, community identity, high-street commerce, local trading, archival record, local history, and urban change. In the mid-2020s, vacant units and commercial rents keep this subject current, particularly through the rapid turnover of shopfronts and trading names. Future viewers can use this scene from Wapping, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 to compare commercial identity and local use with whatever follows after refurbishment. A second layer of the scene includes consumer retail, customer footfall, documentary photography, independent trading, commercial frontage, social landscape, public realm, and contemporary history. Details involving Alliance, Panoramic34, Passport, Office, and Royal make the image more specific than a generic illustration and strengthen its local or historical value. By fixing the subject within Wapping, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The image also provides a reference for vacant units and the rapid turnover of shopfronts and trading names without losing the local specificity of Wapping, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1. The wider significance includes town-centre regeneration and the rapid turnover of shopfronts and trading names in a form that can be compared with future views of Wapping, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1.
Wapping, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BG7KJ4 - . Photographed at the recorded location, the scene provides a dated reference to the subject and the surrounding social, commercial or physical environment. The principal subject is Wallace and Grommet Austin A35 blue van,HOP 2IT, at Pier Head waterfront,Royal Liver Building,Three Graces, Liverpool city centre, Merseyside. Its broader subject matter includes traditional masonry, period building, heritage asset, architectural contrast, conservation architecture, architectural character, documentary photography, local story.htm Target=_Blank>history, archival record, visual archive, changing streetscape, regional identity, built heritage, and historic streetscape. For contemporary context, historic townscape and adaptive reuse are closely related themes, especially where the issue becomes the contrast between historic fabric and modern development. As a dated visual record of the recorded location, the frame retains landscape and surrounding development, making it useful if closure or conversion subsequently changes the scene. The photograph additionally reflects before-and-after reference, local character, built environment, historical comparison, public realm, contemporary history, social landscape, and place identity. The recorded references to Wallace, Grommet, centre, Austin, and Royal preserve clues that can help identify how the subject was presented or used at the time. For the recorded location, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which small changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The scene retains a connection with historic townscape and the contrast between historic fabric and modern development within the specific setting of the recorded location. That also gives the frame relevance to heritage conservation and using existing buildings rather than demolishing them as part of the longer story of the recorded location. The image adds a further period reference to the visual history of the recorded location.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PK2AX3 - The tiny Liverpool city pub Ye Cracke that was loved by Beatle John Lennon, The Beatle was known to even take girls on dates to the pub
Liverpool has plenty of links to The Beatles from The Cavern Club to The Casbah Coffee Club.
But there are some places in the city that have connections to the famous Fab Four which are lesser-known.
One of those places is Ye Cracke, hidden down a side street off Hope Street, on Rice Street.
Landlady of Ye Cracke, Zaidia Naif, told the ECHO: It's funny because a lot of local Liverpool people can't find the pub but The Beatles fans from as far as Mexico find it with no problem.
Obviously the pub has a big tourist pull because of the Beatles and its connection to John Lennon.
I have known fans to come as far as Japan, Australia, Canada and a lot from America.
Ye Cracke may be a seemingly normal, local boozer to many but to tourists it's known for being John Lennon's favourite watering hole.
When attending art school in Liverpool, former bartenders claim Lennon would drink Black Velvet, a cocktail made from Guinness and on top of sparkling wine.
He also took his first wife, Cynthia Lennon, on their first date after meeting her at a college dance.
Even to this day, a plaque can be found on the wall of the pub, commemorating an occasion in 1960 when Lennon, Stuart Sutcliffe, Bill Harry and Rod Murray attended the pub and formed a band called The Dissenters over a beer.
13 Rice street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 9BB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDDR68 - The main Bridewell was the central lock-up for the city of Liverpool. It opened in 1864 as part of a complex which included the police courts, the police headquarters, and the central fire station. It was designed by Liverpool corporations architect Mr Weightman. The complex was the first of a kind in the UK and believed was often taken on board by other forces across the country. Now a hotel and student accommodation. Note - that in Liverpool all police stations with cells were called 'bridewells'. The Main Bridewell 'was classified as a prison with its own Governor who was a Police Chief Inspector' (City of Liverpool Police).
'The Main Bridewell was in Cheapside in Liverpool and the building is still standing although it is in the process of being re-developed. It was first opened in 1867 having been built in the Victorian tradition of striking fear into anyone who had the misfortune to have to spend some time there under lock and key. It had approximately 60 cells with each having a heavy wood door and each cell measuring 7ft x 7ft in total accommodation size. The toilet was positioned at the end of the wooden bench where a prisoner would have to sleep and the floors were made of stone. The reception area of the main ( as it was referred to by Police Officers) had a huge heavy door that was attended to by a Constable/ jailer. Once inside the premises, a prisoner would be presented to the Bridewell Sergeant or Inspector and the circumstances of the arrest would be explained by the arresting officer. Prisoners then had to remove articles of value and items such as belts, laces, braces etc for safe keeping and to prevent the prisoners causing harm to themselves. They would then be searched and detained in a cell. Prisoners that were detained at other Bridewells throughout the greater Liverpool area who would be appearing at the Liverpool Magistrates Court the following morning would be transferred during the early hours of each day to the Main Bridewell
Cheapside, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2DH
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R27C2J - . Eurovision - United by Music, with Pierhead Liver Building reflected in a window, Eurovision2023, fanzone, Liverpool, Merseyside, L3 4AF. Photographed on 12 May 2023, this spring image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is Royal Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include United Kingdom, Liverpool, Merseyside, Liver, Building, contrast, contrasts, window, windows, L3 4AF, famous, buildings, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. Architecturally, the scene records the form, materials, scale and public-facing character of the built environment, making it useful for coverage of design, planning, conservation, development and urban identity. The image has value for architectural and place-based research because buildings and interiors can be refurbished, repurposed, demolished or substantially altered, while streets and public spaces also evolve. The music context makes the image useful for editorial coverage of performers, venues, concerts, popular culture, local music heritage, audiences, nightlife and the creative industries. Such scenes can become important cultural records as bands, venues, festivals and city music districts change, linking contemporary entertainment with wider stories about tourism, identity and regeneration. The waterside context adds themes of ports, docks, harbours, rivers, canals, ferries, leisure boating, maritime transport and waterfront regeneration. Such views are useful for travel and infrastructure coverage as well as for documenting how working waterfronts, passenger services and former industrial land change over time.
Royal Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2CBTEFC - Robert Paisley OBE (23 January 1919 “ 14 February 1996) was an English footballer and manager who spent almost fifty years with Liverpool as a wing half, physiotherapist, coach and manager. Due to his achievements as Liverpool manager, Paisley is regarded as one of the greatest English managers of all time. Reluctantly taking the job in 1974, he built on the foundations laid by his predecessor Bill Shankly. Paisley was the first manager, and is one of three, to have won the European Cup three times. He is also one of five managers to have won the English top-flight championship as both a player and manager at the same club.
Paisley came from a small Durham mining community and, in his youth, played for Bishop Auckland before he signed for Liverpool in 1939. During the Second World War, he served in the British Army and could not make his Liverpool debut until 1946. In the 1946“47 season, he was a member of the Liverpool team that won the First Division title for the first time in 24 years. In 1951, he was made club captain and remained with Liverpool until he retired from playing in 1954.
He stayed with Liverpool and took on two roles as reserve team coach and club physiotherapist. By this time, Liverpool had been relegated to the Second Division and their facilities were in decline. In December 1959, Shankly was appointed Liverpool manager and he promoted Paisley to work alongside him as his assistant in a management/coaching team that included Joe Fagan and Reuben Bennett. Under their leadership, the fortunes of Liverpool turned around dramatically and, in the 1961“62 season, the team gained promotion back to the First Division. Paisley filled an important role as tactician under Shankly's leadership and the team won numerous honours during the next twelve seasons.
In 1974, Shankly retired as manager and, despite Paisley's own initial reluctance, he was appointed as Shankly's successor.
Liverpool Football Club Anfield Road Liverpool, Merseyside,North West England,UK, L4 0TH
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2CBTEFF - . A detailed documentary view from Liverpool Football Club Anfield Road Liverpool, Merseyside,North West England,UK, L4 0TH, preserving the appearance and character of the subject at a particular point in time. The photograph centres on You will never walk alone gates, LFC,Liverpool Football Club, Anfield, Premier League, Merseyside,North West England, UK, L4 2UZ. Beyond the immediate subject, the image contains elements of community hostelry, town-centre leisure, local character, documentary photography, social meeting place, built environment, before-and-after reference, licensed trade, social history, urban change, place identity, hospitality venue, local history, and regional identity. Today's wider story includes local footfall, hospitality operating costs and the practical question of the survival of community meeting places. The archival value lies partly in recording landscape and surrounding development around Liverpool Football Club Anfield Road Liverpool, Merseyside,North West England,UK, L4 0TH before refurbishment alters the character of the place. Further associations include community social space, visual archive, licensed premises, leisure venue, social landscape, night-time economy, archival record, and historical comparison. References to Anfield, Football, Premier, League, and Liverpool give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to the named subject. Around Liverpool Football Club Anfield Road Liverpool, Merseyside,North West England,UK, L4 0TH, apparently routine features can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar street details disappear. That also gives the frame relevance to local footfall and whether local venues can remain commercially viable when considered against later change at Liverpool Football Club Anfield Road Liverpool, Merseyside,North West England,UK, L4 0TH. Image 2CBTEFF remains a dated local record.
Liverpool Football Club Anfield Road Liverpool, Merseyside,North West England,UK, L4 0TH
