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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,IMG_6366,Stanley,Street,Pride,Quarter,Liverpool,banner,Operation,Halo,help,point,rainbow,banners,LGBTQ,community,festival,decorations,gay,neighbourhood,nightlife,flag,decoration,city,centre,UK,visitors,signs,LGBT,inclusion
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FYW62D - . Colourful Pride Quarter banners hang above a city-centre street in Liverpool, using the rainbow design associated with LGBTQ+ communities. The decorative flags appear in front of surrounding buildings and street signs
additional street-level notices include information about local safety provision. The location is closely associated with Liverpool's LGBTQ+ nightlife and community identity. The photograph focuses on the use of public banners and rainbow colours to mark a recognised urban district, alongside the ordinary street furniture and architecture of the commercial centre. Their graphics use multicoloured rays, with wording associated with Visit Liverpool and the city's Pride Quarter. An additional small sign refers to an Operation Halo help point, indicating a safety or assistance message displayed in the same public area. Stanley Street is one of Liverpool's principal LGBTQ nightlife streets, with pubs and entertainment venues forming part of the surrounding commercial district. Pride-themed banners contribute to the visibility of that identity and can help visitors recognise the area. The rainbow spectrum is a widely understood symbol of LGBTQ inclusion, although colours and designs vary across particular campaigns. The banners' geometric rays draw attention upwards from the pavement to the street fixtures. The scene includes older brick façades, a road sign and part of the pedestrian environment, making the banners recognisably outdoor civic and tourism displays. Visit Liverpool is a destination-marketing identity associated with the city's visitor economy. A public help-point message in the same setting highlights the role of street signage in communicating assistance as well as advertising locations and events. The combination of place branding, rainbow graphics, urban buildings and safety information makes this a specific visual record of how a city-centre neighbourhood presents itself to visitors.
Stanley Street, Liverpool
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,IMG_6367,Stanley,Street,Liverpool,Pride,Quarter,sign,rainbow,flag,LGBTQ,city,centre,diversity,gay,bisexual,transgender,queer,community,LGBTQIA,identity,equality,UK,plate,roadname,signpost,enamel,signage,pedestrian,streetplate
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FYW62F - . A white street sign reading STANLEY STREET is fixed to a dark stone wall in Liverpool, accompanied by CITY OF LIVERPOOL L1 lettering and a rainbow graphic. Stanley Street lies within Liverpool's Pride Quarter, a district associated with LGBTQ+ venues and community life. The rainbow element gives the otherwise traditional street-name plate a clear contemporary identity. The image closely documents a recognisable piece of public wayfinding and the representation of sexual and gender diversity within the city-centre streetscape. The white street-name plate reads City of Liverpool L1 and STANLEY STREET in large black characters, with a rainbow stripe curving around the right-hand side. It is fixed to a dark surface at a street corner and shows the council's street naming format combined with Pride colours. Stanley Street is closely associated with Liverpool's LGBTQ nightlife and is a central location in the city's Pride Quarter. Rainbow imagery is widely used as a symbol of LGBTQ communities and events, and its inclusion on street furniture connects local place identity with visible public recognition. Liverpool has a network of bars, clubs and organisations serving diverse communities, with the area around Stanley Street developing a distinctive cultural association. The image is deliberately close-framed so that the wording and coloured stripes dominate, with prominent lettering and rainbow markings. The rectangular sign has a narrow black border, angled left edge and bold sans-serif lettering legible to people travelling along the street. The council's wording gives the sign an official appearance, while the rainbow graphic marks a particular local cultural identity. The postcode district L1 appears in the top right, an additional geographic clue for the city-centre position. The photograph brings together wayfinding, public signage, equality symbolism and the social geography of Liverpool's established nightlife area.
Stanley Street, Liverpool, L1
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,IMG_6393,In,memory,of,The,Vivienne,portrait,at,Heaven,club,Liverpool,drag,performer,James,Lee,Williams,queen,memorial,LGBTQ,tribute,entertainer,nightlife,artwork,commemoration,culture,gay,queer,famous,television,RuPaul,entertainment,UK
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FYW633 - . A colourful portrait poster commemorating The Vivienne is mounted on a dark exterior wall in Liverpool. Its heading reads IN MEMORY OF THE VIVIENNE above a stylised illustration with long blonde hair and dramatic make-up. The Vivienne was the stage name of James Lee Williams, the Liverpool-associated drag performer widely known for winning the first series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK. The memorial presentation connects a prominent figure in British drag culture with the city's LGBTQ+ nightlife and public expressions of remembrance. Gold-toned hair curls around the illustrated face, while the dark wall frame and pale lettering focus attention on the tribute. A black background carries the words IN MEMORY OF THE VIVIENNE in large pale lettering near the top. The subject is presented as a commemorative portrait displayed on a wall at a Liverpool nightclub, with smaller tribute text beneath. The Vivienne was the stage name of British drag performer James Lee Williams, closely associated with Liverpool and known nationally for winning the first UK series of RuPaul's Drag Race in 2019. The illustrated eyes, lips and elaborate hairstyle evoke the performer's recognisable theatrical stage presentation. The art uses stylised highlights and exaggerated flowing hair to create a distinctive visual tribute through drawn and painted visual treatment. Club displays of this sort also act as informal public memorials within communities of performers and audiences. The upper wording establishes the commemorative purpose at first glance, while the colourful portrait conveys the subject's stage identity. Liverpool's nightlife includes venues associated with LGBTQ culture, drag performance and the wider entertainment scene. The image joins that local cultural context to a specific memorial design and the lasting recognition of a prominent entertainer. Its primary details are the named tribute, illustrated face, hair, type and venue-wall setting.
Liverpool city centre
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,IMG_8045,Garlands Blackpool,drag DJs,drag entertainment,LGBTQ nightlife,queer venue,pub advertising,pavement chalkboard,seven days a week,cabaret,nightclub promotion,Talbot Road,evening entertainment,bar sign,handwritten board,Friday DJ,Saturday DJ,drag queens,Blackpool hospitality,live entertainment,nightlife economy,street advertising,doorway,Blackpool town centre,venue frontage,local entertainment,LGBTQ culture,commercial sign,live music,Blackpool,nightlife,LGBT,LGBTQ,Garlands,pub,bar,club,evening,night,dusk,glitter,Aboard,A-board,7 days a week,DJ,DJs
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FW3A4X - A freestanding black chalkboard outside Garlands Blackpool advertises drag DJs seven days a week. The dark pavement board has a thin wooden frame, decorative script for the venue name and large hand-lettered capitals reading DRAG DJs. A line immediately below announces 7 DAYS A WEEK. The smaller schedule gives Sunday to Friday from 3pm and Saturday from 1pm, separating the weekend start time from the rest of the week. Gold or yellow lettering contrasts with the black background
the sign stands at a slight angle beside a colourful entrance on a tiled pedestrian pavement. Narrow blue and mustard-coloured vertical panels flank the doorway and give the shopfront a distinctive striped appearance. Two people stand beyond the sign near the entrance, one in pale denim and another in dark clothes. Coloured lights glow farther along the street, suggesting the surrounding bars and evening businesses of central Blackpool. The view is taken from close to pavement level, so the handwritten advertising occupies most of the foreground rather than being lost within the surrounding nightlife. Garlands is associated with Blackpool's LGBTQ+ bar, drag and cabaret scene, an established element of the seaside resort's entertainment offer. The board exemplifies a direct form of venue promotion: a portable sign outside the premises gives prospective visitors the act, frequency and advertised start times without relying on a printed poster or illuminated advertising panel. Its handwritten design gives prominence to the performers rather than drinks or food offers. The comparatively narrow pavement and patterned rectangular paving stones provide a clear streetscape context for the sign's placement. The entrance's vertical decoration, nearby pedestrians and warm interior glow distinguish this local Blackpool entertainment advertisement from a generic club poster. The printed message is arranged in centred lines, and the pavement sign leans back on its support.
69-71 Talbot Road, Blackpool, FY1 1LL, Lancashire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,IMG_5034,LGBTQ,LGBTQ+,gay,lesbian,trans,transgender,Pride,queer,merchandise,gifts,This Shop Is So Gay,York,Parliament Street,rainbow,retail,independent shop,inclusive,identity,equality,rights,community,Yorkshire,North Yorkshire,England,UK,gift shop,Pride merchandise,trans rights,gay pride,lesbian pride,queer culture,Stonewall,protest
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FF6PMH - . Close view of LGBTQ+ merchandise inside This Shop Is So Gay in central York, with products explicitly carrying words including TRANS, GAYBOY and LESBIAN alongside colourful pride-themed designs. The display makes queer identity highly visible in an ordinary city-centre retail setting rather than confining it to a festival, nightclub or annual Pride event. This Shop Is So Gay trades from 16 Parliament Street and describes itself as a proudly queer gift shop selling rainbow products, badges, art, candles and handmade items. Its presence on one of York's busiest shopping streets is significant because specialist LGBTQ+ retail creates a permanent public-facing space for identities and communities that were historically much less visible in mainstream British commerce. The merchandise also reflects how Pride symbolism has moved into everyday consumer culture. Flags, slogans and identity labels can be celebratory and community-building, while also sitting within wider debates about representation, commercialisation and whether corporate or retail support for LGBTQ+ people extends beyond seasonal marketing. York attracts large numbers of visitors and has a mixture of national chains and independent businesses. A specialist queer shop adds another layer to that high-street mix, providing products for local residents, tourists, gifts, events and personal expression. The photograph records the exact language and visual style used on the products at the time, including trans, gay and lesbian references that may change as terminology and design trends evolve. Such retail spaces can also function informally as points of recognition and reassurance for younger LGBTQ+ people who may rarely encounter their identities represented positively in everyday shops. The photograph also records the exact mix of branding, pricing, signage, street or interior detail visible at the time, preserving a dated record of how the subject was presented to customers and passers-by.
This Shop Is So Gay, 16 Parliament Street, York, YO1 8SG, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,xIMG_6575,Pride neon sign,LGBT,LGBTQ,LGBTQ+,gay,pride,rainbow colours,rainbow,neon,queer,sexual,diversity,inclusion,equality,identity,lighting,art,colourful,sign,symbol,community,acceptance,human,rights,celebration,nightlife,bright,colours,signage,illumination,contemporary,Stonewall
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FDX2MK - . A close-up of the word Pride formed in brightly coloured neon tubing, with the changing colours recalling the rainbow symbolism widely associated with LGBT and LGBTQ+ communities. The lettering is the dominant subject and the dark background isolates the light, giving the image a strong graphic quality suitable for editorial use around Pride events, equality, identity, inclusion and contemporary social culture The composition gives a direct documentary view rather than a staged advertising treatment The photograph has an additional documentary value because neon and specialist entertainment signage can disappear quickly when leases change, buildings are redeveloped or licensing conditions alter. Soho in particular has long mixed adult businesses with theatres, restaurants, clubs, shops and residential property, creating a streetscape where commercial identities can be unusually dense and short-lived Taken together, the named location, visible wording and contemporary appearance make this a useful archive image for future comparisons as the area changes Seen as urban visual culture, the lettering is as important as the business being advertised. Neon tubes, handwritten-style scripts and deliberately provocative wording create instant associations with nightlife, sexuality and entertainment, while also preserving a fragment of commercial design that may later become historical evidence of a changing district The original file wording also identifies searchable details including Pride neon LGBT LGBTQ LGBTQ+, which have been retained as metadata evidence where they accurately describe what is visible The image is suitable for editorial, documentary and archive licensing where an authentic contemporary British setting is preferable to a generic illustration. The visible details can support captions about business, policy, culture or technology without requiring the image to overstate events that are not actually shown.
United Kingdom
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,gay,village,Canal Street,tourist,tourism,queer,as folk,LGBT,LGBTQ,LGBTQ+,venue,Manchester,break,tiptoe,IMG_9467,The Church,pub,Lily Savage,artwork,Manchester Gay Village,England,UK,drag,nightlife,mural,street,art,hospitality,portrait,colourful,Canal,entertainment,street art
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EJD0G3 - . The Church pub Lily Savage artwork in Manchester Gay Village, Manchester, England, UK. Photographed on 23 May 2026. The recorded location is The Church, Manchester Gay Village, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK. A vivid mural on the exterior of the venue depicts the flamboyant drag persona created by entertainer Paul O'Grady, placing a familiar figure from British television and cabaret culture in the heart of the Canal Street nightlife district. The expressive portrait and bright colours reflect the theatrical character of the Gay Village and provide a strong image for stories about drag entertainment, British popular culture, queer nightlife, memorial and tribute artwork, independent pubs and the cultural identity of Canal Street. For ecclesiastical architecture, the historical context is that churches combine worship with architecture, local memory and centuries of community history
Stonework, stained glass, memorials, furnishings and churchyards often record successive periods of rebuilding, Victorian restoration, local benefactors and family history. Looking at streetscape, the longer history is that town and neighbourhood images record the accumulation of ordinary change: road layouts, shop names, signage, public art and building uses
Their value increases when compared over decades because apparently minor details can become the clearest evidence of transformation. The background to real ale is that public houses form a distinctive strand of British social past
Coaching routes, tied brewery estates, Victorian urban growth and twentieth-century leisure each shaped the location and appearance of pubs, many of which later became restaurants, shops, housing or community assets. For ecclesiastical architecture, the 2026 context is that many historic churches face the practical challenge of maintaining listed fabric while remaining active community buildings, visitor attractions and venues for worship, music and local events.
The Church, Manchester Gay Village, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,gay,village,Canal Street,tourist,tourism,LGBT,LGBTQ,LGBTQ+,venue,Manchester,break,tiptoe,863IMG_9471,The Vivienne,drag,performer,artwork,Manchester Gay Village,England,UK,nightlife,queer,entertainment,street,art,tribute,television,culture,Canal,community,identity,costume,urban
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EJD0G5 - . The Vivienne drag performer artwork in Manchester Gay Village, Manchester, England, UK. Photographed on 23 May 2026. The recorded location is Manchester Gay Village, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK. The colourful exterior artwork depicts the Liverpool-born entertainer and winner of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, shown in a dramatic black costume beside a doorway in the Canal Street area. The vivid figure and urban setting provide a strong record of how performers and cultural personalities are represented within the Gay Village. The historical setting for public realm is that monuments and civic artworks are part of the visual history of place
Their subjects reveal whom a community chose to celebrate, while later reinterpretation or controversy can evolution the meaning of an apparently permanent object. Seen through place identity, the earlier context is that place-based photography helps document the relationship between named locations and the people or businesses associated with them, especially where formal architectural records are limited. For navigation, the historical context is that britain's canals were built principally in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries to move coal, raw materials and manufactured goods cheaply between industrial districts, ports and growing towns
Locks, basins, bridges and towpaths survive as engineering heritage. In the 2026 discussion of public realm, public art is closely connected with regeneration, tourism, identity and debate about representation
Murals and sculptures can become visitor landmarks while also prompting discussion about whose history is visible in public space. The 2026 relevance of place identity comes from the fact that current place-making policy increasingly emphasises distinctive local identity rather than generic development, so small landmarks and community businesses can become important parts of how an area is represented.
Manchester Gay Village, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Ian McKellen,star,in,Wigan,actor,gay,LGBT,LGBTQ,icon,iconic,national treasure,255A9130,Greater Manchester,England,UK,pavement,theatre,film,British,celebrity,heritage,public,commemoration,performing,arts,culture,local,pride,tourism,biography,Council,blue
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EKD8HM - . Ian McKellen actor star in Wigan town centre, Greater Manchester, England, UK. Photographed on 6 May 2026. The pavement star honours the acclaimed stage and screen actor, with his name and profession set inside a blue star above Wigan Council branding. McKellen has strong connections with the Wigan area and is celebrated locally as one of Britain's most distinguished actors. The close overhead view clearly records the inscription and makes the image useful for entertainment features, biographies, tourism, local history and stories about how towns commemorate notable people with connections to their area. The historical setting for historic comparison is that local place names and small landmarks can be as important to community history as nationally famous buildings
Streets, neighbourhood businesses and informal attractions provide reference points that may vanish during redevelopment or rebranding. Seen through cultural figure, the earlier context is that creative careers often become associated with particular cities, venues or neighbourhoods, giving buildings and public markers significance beyond their architecture. For demonstration, the historical context is that political photographs gain meaning over time as candidates, parties and constitutional debates change
A routine campaign scene can later become evidence of a turning point, an unsuccessful candidacy or a movement that developed further. In the 2026 discussion of historic comparison, regeneration, housing growth and changing high streets continue to alter many British towns, giving well-located photographs practical relevance for local-history comparison. The 2026 relevance of cultural figure comes from the fact that recognition of overlooked local figures also continues to be part of wider debate about representation and whose achievements are commemorated in public space. Useful indexing vocabulary includes place identity, townscape, streetscape, local landmark, and urban change.
Wigan town centre, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,IMG_0418,Fire,eater,blowing,flames,Warrington Pride 2026,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,red-haired,entertainer,rainbow,costume,fire-breathing,Pride,LGBTQ+,festival,live,performer,street,theatre,equality,community,summer,spectacle,action,WA1,WA1 2NT,Time Square,Time Sq,LGBT,LGBTQ
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EPRNM9 - . Fire eater blowing flames during Warrington Pride 2026 in Time Square ,Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. WA1 2NT. Photographed on 13 June 2026. The recorded location is Time Sq, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK WA1 2NT. A red-haired entertainer in a rainbow-fringed costume performs a dramatic fire-breathing act at close range, with bright orange flames surrounding the performer's face and hands. The tight composition gives a particularly strong sense of spectacle and danger while the rainbow clothing anchors the image clearly in the Pride festival context. The historical setting for place identity is that town and neighbourhood photographs record the accumulation of ordinary change: road layouts, shop names, signage, public art and building uses
Their value increases when compared over decades because apparently minor details can become the clearest evidence of transformation. Seen through city centre, the earlier context is that banners, monuments and temporary installations can transform a formal square into a record of particular events or institutional identity. For textile, the historical context is that clothing and accessories are precise markers of fashion history
Fabric, colour, width, pattern and construction can identify an era even when the wearer is absent, making small objects such as ties useful records of changing male dress. In the 2026 discussion of place identity, regeneration, housing growth and changing high streets continue to alter many British towns, giving well-located photographs practical relevance for local-past comparison. The 2026 relevance of city centre comes from the fact that well-used squares continue to be important to tourism and local identity, while redesign projects often focus on accessibility, shade, planting and flexible event use. Closely related image-search terms include local history, townscape, streetscape, community history, local landmark, urban change, local character, and public realm.
Time Sq, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK WA1 2NT
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,IMG_1197,Warrington Pride 2026,entertainment,visitors,Warrington Market,Cheshire,England,UK,Pride,LGBTQ+,culture,indoor,community,events,equality,diversity,performance,market,family,activities,festival,inclusive,public,lighting,rainbow,crowd,town-centre,LGBT,LGBTQ
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EPRNXR - . Warrington Pride 2026 entertainment and visitors inside Warrington Market, Cheshire, England, UK. Photographed on 13 June 2026. The recorded location is Warrington Market, Time Square, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. People gather beneath the market's large vaulted roof around a performance area with colourful lighting and rainbow-themed details, combining the atmosphere of a Pride festival with the busy everyday setting of the modern market hall. The mix of shoppers, Pride visitors and performance infrastructure shows how the event is integrated into mainstream public venues across Warrington rather than operating as a separate private gathering. Looking at place-making, the longer history is that place-based photography helps document the relationship between named locations and the people or businesses associated with them, especially where formal architectural records are limited. The background to recreation is that commercial entertainment continually reinvents itself through new technologies and formats, from cinemas and video rental to escape rooms, themed attractions and interactive gaming. Within the history of protest, public campaigning forms part of democratic culture, documenting how people express support, opposition and identity outside formal institutions
Temporary signs and banners are especially useful historical evidence because they often disappear immediately after an election or referendum. In 2026, place-making remains relevant because current place-making policy increasingly emphasises distinctive local identity rather than generic development, so small landmarks and community businesses can become important parts of how an area is represented. Current 2026 context around recreation is that experience-led leisure such as escape rooms and themed attractions competes alongside streaming and gaming for discretionary spending, making town-centre entertainment an important part of the post-retail economy.
Warrington Market, Time Square, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,IMG_1239,Dancing to Kiki Inferno,live,entertainment,Warrington Pride 2026,Time Square,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,audience,dance,stage,performer,Pride,LGBTQ+,equality,inclusion,community,festival,rainbow,family,activities,public,celebration,summer,crowd,participation,event,LGBT,LGBTQ,town,centre
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EPRNY6 - Dancing to Kiki Inferno live entertainment at Warrington Pride 2026 in Time Square, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. Audience members dance and raise their arms in front of a small outdoor stage while a brightly dressed performer leads the activity. The image captures the participatory, family-friendly side of a modern Pride celebration, with people of different ages joining in rather than simply watching from the crowd. Warrington Pride brings LGBTQ+ visibility, community organisations, entertainment and town-centre activity together in a prominent public space. The photograph is suitable for editorial coverage of Warrington Pride, LGBTQ+ culture, equality, inclusion, dancing, live entertainment, community festivals, performers, audience participation, rainbow events, family activities, public celebrations, summer festivals and town-centre regeneration. The close relationship between stage and crowd gives the image energy and a strong sense of shared participation.
Time Square, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3ER9NKB - Fire eater performing with flames at Warrington Pride 2026 in Warrington town centre, Cheshire, England, UK. The entertainer has vivid red hair, tattoos and a rainbow-coloured costume and is photographed manipulating burning torches during a live outdoor performance. Warrington Pride 2026 took place on Saturday 13 June, bringing music, performances, community activity and LGBTQ+ visibility into the town centre, with events centred on Time Square, Warrington Market and Golden Square. The image provides a colourful editorial illustration of Pride entertainment, live performance, street theatre and inclusive public celebration. It is suitable for stories about Warrington Pride, LGBTQ+ events, equality, diversity, community festivals, performance art, fire eating, entertainers, rainbow culture, town-centre events, summer festivals, public gatherings and local tourism. Bright flame contrasts strongly with the performer's rainbow costume and the darker stage background, creating a dramatic action photograph which also documents the increasingly varied programme of family-friendly and adult entertainment associated with modern Pride events in British towns and cities.
Time Square, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F4BGGH - Promotional flyer for Trans Pride Brighton in 2015, using bold black typography over broad painted stripes in blue, pink and white, the colours associated with the transgender pride flag. The design carries the slogan Putting the T First above the large words Trans Pride Brighton and advertises events across 24, 25 and 26 July. The central circular date panel lists July 24th, 25th and 26th, while the hand-painted brush-stroke background gives the poster an informal activist and community-event appearance. Trans Pride Brighton began in 2013 and by 2015 was established as an annual event in the city, combining protest, visibility, community celebration and campaigning around transgender equality and rights. The official Trans Pride Brighton archive records the main 2015 event on Saturday 25 July. This image documents the visual culture and publicity surrounding transgender activism and LGBTQ community organisation in Britain during the mid-2010s. It is also representative of printed Pride ephemera produced for local events before social-media promotion became even more dominant. The graphic's deliberately simple colour palette references transgender identity while the phrase Putting the T First emphasises a specific focus on trans people within the wider LGBTQ movement. Brighton and Hove has a long-established reputation for LGBTQ community life and Pride events, making the city a significant setting for the development of a dedicated trans Pride event. The poster is useful as an editorial illustration of transgender history, Pride culture, equality campaigning, gender diversity, community activism, event promotion and changing social attitudes in twenty-first-century Britain. Its distinctive lettering and painted flag colours make the message immediately recognisable as both event advertising and a piece of contemporary social-history material connected with trans visibility in Brighton.
Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EPRNY2 - Drag performer Kiki Inferno appears on stage in a sparkling silver sequinned costume during the Warrington Pride celebrations in Warrington, Cheshire, on 13 June 2026. Holding a handheld microphone, the performer addresses the audience while standing beside a white grand piano and in front of a dark theatrical stage backdrop.
The eye-catching costume, dramatic makeup and large blonde wig create a glamorous and theatrical appearance associated with contemporary British drag performance. A spectator in the foreground carries a rainbow-coloured Pride flag, helping place the scene within an LGBTQ+ community celebration focused on equality, inclusion, visibility and self-expression.
The vertical composition shows the performer elevated above members of the audience, with the piano, stage equipment and coloured lighting establishing the setting as a live outdoor entertainment event. Kiki Inferno's expressive pose and open-mouthed delivery suggest singing, speaking, comedy or audience interaction during the performance.
Warrington Pride brings live music, drag entertainment and community activity into the town centre, creating a public celebration for LGBTQ+ people, families, friends and allies. Drag performers are a prominent part of many British Pride festivals, combining costume, music, cabaret, humour and stage presence to provide colourful and inclusive entertainment.
The photograph could illustrate drag culture, LGBTQ+ visibility, regional Pride events, live performance, diversity, equality, public celebrations and the role of town-centre festivals in supporting community participation. It may also suit editorial coverage of queer culture, performance costume, Pride flags, regional entertainment and summer events in North West England.
Time Square, Academy Way, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2NT
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EPRP2W - Kiki Inferno performs on stage during the Warrington Pride celebrations at Time Square, Warrington, Cheshire, on 13 June 2026. The drag artist is pictured mid-performance holding a microphone, wearing a sparkling silver sequinned costume with a matching belt, dramatic stage make-up and a striking mass of wild blonde hair. The close portrait captures the theatrical glamour, confidence and personality associated with drag performance, while coloured stage lighting and a dark backdrop help emphasise the vivid visual impact of the act.
The image is well suited to editorial use on themes including Pride events, LGBTQ+ visibility, equality, self-expression, live entertainment and community celebration. It also reflects the growing importance of town-centre Pride festivals in bringing together local residents, visitors, performers and supporters in a public setting. Drag performance is often a lively and recognisable feature of such events, combining humour, fashion, music, lip-sync, hosting or crowd interaction to create an inclusive atmosphere.
Time Square in Warrington has become a key central venue for leisure, culture and events, making it an appropriate setting for a contemporary Pride celebration in the town centre. The photograph shows not only an individual performer but also the wider spirit of Pride as a public celebration of identity, diversity and belonging. Kiki Inferno's expressive pose, big hair and glittering silver outfit provide a colourful focal point that would work strongly in picture libraries and editorial features covering regional events, summer festivals, queer culture, British drag performers and local community life in the North West of England.
The picture may also illustrate performance, stage presence, costume, event hosting and the visual language of Pride entertainment, with its emphasis on flamboyance, confidence and celebration in a welcoming public environment.
Time Square, Academy Way, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2NT
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EM2JE2 - Black-and-white street-art portrait celebrates Dublin DJ Karen Reddy and her 30-year association with The George, one of the city's best-known LGBTQ+ venues. Painted directly onto a dark brick wall near Dame Street and Temple Bar, the mural shows Karen smiling beside the words No Requests Babes and 30 Years of DJ Karen . The monochrome face contrasts with a narrow strip of bright yellow paint at the edge of the composition, while the brick texture gives the work a strong urban and documentary character.
Karen Reddy began her residency at The George in September 1993 and became closely identified with the venue's dancefloor, drag shows and queer nightlife. Her sets have ranged from pop remixes and singalong favourites to funky house and electro-house, with Tuesday and Sunday appearances among her established nights. The phrase No Requests Babes reflects the humour and authority of a long-serving club DJ managing a busy dancefloor and unwanted song requests.
Her career developed alongside major social change in Ireland. Karen started at The George during the year male homosexual activity was decriminalised, and her three decades behind the decks span expanding LGBTQ+ visibility, Pride culture, civil partnership and marriage equality. She has also performed at other Dublin clubs and events, including Spirit, Wax, Rogue, The Dragon, Mother and Sweatbox, as well as festivals such as Electric Picnic and Love Sensation.
The mural is suitable for editorial coverage of Dublin street art, women DJs, nightclub culture, LGBTQ+ history, queer safe spaces, music careers, club residencies, public portraiture and the cultural life of the Temple Bar and Dame Street district. It records a local nightlife personality whose music and presence became part of The George's identity for generations of customers, visitors, performers and members of Dublin's LGBTQ+ community
Temple Lane South, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, D02, Republic of Ireland
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Warrington Pride,2026,fireeater,performer,LGBTQ,parade,festival,rainbow,fringe,costume,live flame,flames,town,centre,entertainment,breathing,act,colourful,excitement,June 2026 event,Cheshire,England,celebration,equality and diversity,queer community visibility,inclusive public festival,specialist circus skills,dramatic outdoor spectacle,town-centre regeneration event,female performance artist,body art culture,controlled burning torch,orange flame plume,community cohesion,freedom of expression,human rights campaigning,visitor economy
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EPRNM1 - A tattooed female fire performer entertains crowds at Warrington Pride 2026, breathing a dramatic plume of flame while holding a second burning torch. She wears a vivid fringed costume in red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple, echoing the colours of the LGBTQ+ Pride flag. Her bright red hair, expressive pose and visible body art add to the theatrical character of the performance. A Warrington Pride banner stands behind her beside the Cookhouse outdoor seating at Time Square, firmly locating the scene within the town-centre celebration.
Warrington Pride took place on Saturday 13 June 2026, bringing a programme of performances, community activity and a parade into central Warrington. Participants gathered at Time Square before the parade travelled through the town centre towards Golden Square and Old Market Square. The event celebrated Warrington's LGBTQIA+ community and welcomed residents, visitors, charities, businesses, community groups and allies.
The photograph captures live street entertainment, Pride visibility and the use of public space for an inclusive community festival. Fire eating is a specialist circus and sideshow performance involving controlled flames, trained technique and strict safety measures. The moment shown creates a striking contrast between the orange fire, rainbow costume and brick architecture of the regenerated Time Square development.
This image is suitable for editorial coverage of LGBTQ+ rights, Pride Month, lesbian and gay visibility, transgender and non-binary inclusion, equality, diversity, community cohesion, public festivals, female performers, tattoo culture, circus skills, town-centre events and visitor attractions. It also reflects the celebratory and defiant role of Pride at a time when LGBTQ+ communities continue to campaign against discrimination and for equal treatment, safety and public acceptance.
2 Time Square, Academy Way, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2NT
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,Canal St,LGBTQ,tourism,destination,good,weather,outdoor,warm,summer,sunny,Canal Street,Manchester Gay Village,Greater Manchester,LGBTQ+,LGBTQ tourism,queer travel,hospitality,summer drinking,weekend city break,Pride flags,rainbow flags,bar terrace,pub,bar,panorama,pink pound,inclusive,nightlife,Sackville Street,M1 3LZ,Canal Street bars,village nightlife,Pride weekend,queer quarter,short,break,breaks,village
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EJ11R9 - Rembrandt, also known as Rem Bar, on the corner of Canal Street and Sackville Street in Manchester's Gay Village, photographed during warm summer weather with busy pavement seating, people queuing at the entrance, rainbow flags, bunting and relaxed outdoor hospitality. The scene captures one of the long-established venues in the city's queer quarter, with the pub and hotel overlooking the lively streets around Sackville Gardens. The Rembrandt's own website gives its location as 33 Sackville Street, M1 3LZ, and describes it as a community pub in the heart of the Gay Village, while Visit Manchester and other listings also place it at the same address. The image is useful for editorial coverage of LGBTQ+ tourism, Pride weekends, inclusive travel, European short breaks, hospitality spending, nightlife, pub culture, city-centre regeneration, visitor economy and the commercial importance sometimes described as the pink pound . The wide crop shows the relationship between the bar frontage, public street, outdoor tables, passing pedestrians, nearby trees and surrounding red-brick city architecture, making it suitable for features on Manchester as a destination for gay, queer and LGBTQ+ travellers as well as friends, couples, locals and tourists enjoying a weekend city break. Manchester's Gay Village has major cultural significance in UK LGBTQ+ history, with venues such as the Rembrandt, New Union and Canal Street bars providing social spaces, entertainment and visibility over many decades. The photograph appears to have been taken in bright daylight under blue sky, with summer clothing, leafy trees and busy open-air seating suggesting warm-weather leisure. It can illustrate Pride season, inclusive nightlife, urban tourism, bar terraces, drag and cabaret culture, safe social spaces, hospitality recovery, tourism marketing, city branding and the continuing draw of Canal Street as one of Britain's best-known queer districts
Rem Bar, 33 Sackville Street, Manchester, M1 3LZ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,Canal,street,Manchesters,LGBT,LGBTQ,tourism,destination,tip tow,tiptoe,The Church,Manchester Gay Village,Greater Manchester,LGBTQ+,LGBTQ culture,queer quarter,outdoor hospitality,bar terrace,Pride bunting,Manchester Pride,warm weather,city centre nightlife,inclusive city,Chorlton Street,Richmond Street,Canal Street bars,LGBTQ+ tourism,UK Pride,queer visibility,city break,Manchester nightlife,visitor economy,evening economy,outdoor drinking,pavement seating,filming,drag entertainment,karaoke bar,Stonewall
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EJ1210 - The Church on Canal Street in Manchester Gay Village during warm summer weather, with outdoor tables, customers, pedestrians and colourful Pride-style bunting creating a lively hospitality setting. The photograph captures one of the best-known nightlife and LGBTQ+ leisure areas in Manchester city centre, where bars, clubs, restaurants and cafés line the pedestrian-friendly canal-side streets around Canal Street, Chorlton Street and Richmond Street. The Church, formerly known as Churchills, is a long-established gay village venue at 37 Chorlton Street, close to Canal Street and Sackville Gardens, and is promoted as part of the area's drag, karaoke and community bar scene. The image is useful for editorial features about Manchester Pride, LGBTQ+ tourism, inclusive city breaks, outdoor drinking, the evening economy, hospitality, nightlife, public realm, urban leisure, visitor spending and the continuing cultural importance of queer spaces in UK cities. The visible rainbow bunting, pavement seating, groups of friends, warm-weather clothing and relaxed social atmosphere make the picture especially suitable for stories about summer leisure, Pride weekend, city-centre footfall, licensed premises, tourism recovery, safe social spaces, community visibility and the balance between residents, visitors and late-night venues in a fast-developing city centre. Canal Street has been central to Manchester's gay village identity for decades and remains strongly associated with LGBTQ+ rights, entertainment, nightlife, activism, music, drag performance and celebration. The scene appears to be photographed in bright daylight under leafy trees, with people enjoying drinks, conversation and passing footfall along the street. No single person dominates the frame, so the emphasis remains on place, atmosphere, hospitality culture and the everyday visibility of Manchester's LGBTQ+ quarter.
The Church, 37 Chorlton Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M1 3HN
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,tiptoe,tip,toe,t-shirt,the,gay,village,LGBTQ,as folk,Manchester Pride,Canal St,slogan,T-shirt,graphic,TShirt,Pride,merch,merchandise,identity,local,northern,humour,Manc,UK,gay rights,equality,diversity,inclusion,identity politics,northern England,Manc culture,regional,British,LGBTQ+ culture,fashion,gift shop
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EJD0BR - Grey T-shirt on a wooden hanger printed with the phrase The Mancunian Gay in bold white lettering inside a red rounded rectangle, a playful visual echo of the famous Manchester Mancunian Way name and a clear celebration of queer Mancunian identity. The photograph appears to show the shirt in an indoor retail, gallery, museum or cultural display setting, surrounded by bright graphic prints and poster-style artwork. The simple slogan, casual clothing and close framing make the image useful for stories about Manchester LGBTQ+ culture, queer visibility, Pride merchandise, local humour, regional identity, independent design, souvenir fashion, slogan T-shirts, inclusive city branding and the commercial language of place. The red, white and grey design is strong, readable and minimal, placing all attention on the wordplay and the relationship between being Mancunian and being gay. Manchester has one of the UK's best-known LGBTQ+ scenes, centred around Canal Street and the Gay Village, and the phrase works well for editorial use connected with Pride events, city breaks, LGBTQ+ tourism, social inclusion, community belonging, identity politics, fashion retail, graphic design and northern England culture. The visible surrounding prints add extra context of pop-cultural and queer-themed display, while the neutral indoor lighting and clean composition keep the focus on the garment rather than any person. The image can illustrate how humour, fashion and civic pride are used to express belonging in modern British cities, especially in places where local identity is strongly tied to music, nightlife, activism, sport, working-class wit and creative independence. It may also suit features about LGBTQ+ rights, inclusive retail, representation in public culture, Manchester souvenirs, Pride shopping, youth identity, student culture, design-led gifts and the way everyday clothing can turn a political or social message into a wearable statement.
Canal St, Manchester, M1 3EZ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,gay,village,Canal Street,tourist,tourism,queer,as folk,Manchester,Richmond Street,LGBTQ+,LGBT,LGBTQ,street art,Molly House,Canal St,area,icon,icons,portraits,Manchester Pride,culture,gay rights,pride,history,visibility,English,painted,wall,portrait,urban,nightlife,Pride travel,equality and diversity,human rights,codebreaker legacy,1960s,Grindr,app
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EJD0J5 - Molly House mural on Richmond Street in Manchester's Gay Village, centred on painted portraits of Quentin Crisp and Alan Turing. The wall sits beside one of the area's best-known LGBTQ+ bars, close to Canal Street and the city centre's nightlife, Pride and queer heritage quarter. Crisp's stylised face, with hat, pale hair and carefully theatrical expression, brings in the history of queer self-invention, camp visibility and public defiance. Turing's portrait adds a sharper Manchester connection: the mathematician and codebreaker worked at the University of Manchester after the Second World War, helped shape early computing, and has become a major figure in British LGBTQ+ history because of the state persecution he suffered after his conviction for homosexual acts. Together, the two faces turn a side wall into a public act of remembrance, identity and urban storytelling.
The mural's composition is bright and theatrical, with pink cloud shapes, a yellow bird graphic, pastel colour blocks and the readable words PRIVATE PARKING painted beside the figures. It is not a formal monument or blue-plaque view, but everyday city street art, mixing portraiture, advertising, wall texture and a back-lane setting. The artwork is part of a living leisure district, not a sealed heritage display. It sits among bars, service yards and late-night footfall, where debates about safety and commercial change remain visible. No sky is visible, so the weather and season are not clear, but the even outdoor light and slightly damp-looking ground give the picture the feel of a cool urban day rather than a staged heritage view. The image has strong editorial use for features on Manchester Gay Village, LGBTQ+ history, public art, Alan Turing, Quentin Crisp, Pride culture, queer spaces, nightlife, urban regeneration, equality, memory, identity and the way unofficial city walls can carry cultural history as powerfully as museums or civic statues.
26 Richmond Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK, M1 3NB.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E91EFX - Editorial close-up of a handheld Socialist Worker placard reading Trans Rights Now, photographed at a protest in Liverpool, England. The sign uses the blue, pink and white colours associated with trans visibility and liberation messaging, and is presented as a strong, direct piece of campaign communication within a public demonstration setting. This image is useful for editorial themes around transgender rights, LGBT activism, grassroots protest, civil rights campaigning, left wing politics, public dissent, equality movements and the role of placards and slogans in modern street politics. The clear wording and recognisable Socialist Worker branding give the photograph additional value for stories about socialist participation in UK protest movements, coalition activism, campaign organising and responses to political or media hostility towards trans people. Because the composition is tight and message-led, the image works particularly well for newspapers, magazines, online features and opinion pieces needing a concise visual shorthand for trans rights mobilisation rather than a broad crowd scene. It is also commercially useful for searches linked to protest signage, activism photography, political communication, campaign materials, gender identity debate, human rights, demonstration culture and contemporary British street politics. The Liverpool reference adds regional relevance for coverage of Merseyside activism and North West England protest culture, while the polished graphic design of the placard makes the image visually striking and immediately legible in thumbnail search results. The picture can illustrate discussions of solidarity, inclusion, public campaigning, social movements, freedom of expression and the continuing use of simple printed placards as one of the most effective tools of political messaging. It has a documentary, real-world character rather than a staged studio feel, which strengthens its editorial value for current affairs, social issues.
Socialist Worker ""˜Trans Rights Now' placard at a protest in Liverpool, England, UK - The Ternary, Ol
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,trans,leisure,pubs,bars,dusk,at night,M1,tourist,attraction,Manchester,England,UK,M1 3EZ,cruising,rainbow,colours,Lesbian,Via,Via fossa,Via bar,pub,club,venue,Pride,night,evening,evenings,Canal St,LGBTQ,LGBTQ+,late night venue,queer history,safe space,cabaret,nightlife,nightclub,village,Manchester at night
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ADR29X - Via bar on Canal Street in Manchester's Gay Village, photographed at night with coloured exterior lighting, illuminated signage, awnings and people moving along the pavement. The image captures the lively evening atmosphere of one of Manchester city centre's best known LGBTQ+ nightlife areas, where Canal Street, the Rochdale Canal and nearby streets are associated with queer culture, Pride events, cabaret, bars, clubs, restaurants and tourism. Via Manchester is listed at 28-30 Canal Street, Manchester M1 3EZ, and its own venue information describes it as a friendly local LGBTQ+ bar with live entertainment seven days a week. The venue also describes itself as open since 1995 and as the grande dame of Canal Street, a long standing part of the Gay Village's entertainment scene. This editorial image is useful for coverage of Manchester Pride, LGBTQ+ travel, nightlife, city breaks, inclusive tourism, cabaret venues, evening economy, urban leisure, hospitality, queer history and the cultural identity of Manchester. The visible VIA signs, colourful rainbow-style lighting and twilight street scene give the photograph strong search value for articles about Canal Street, the Gay Village, Pride weekends, LGBTQIA+ venues, night-time economy, bars and live entertainment in North West England. The picture also works for broader features on city centre regeneration, tourism marketing, weekend breaks, hospitality recovery, pub and bar culture, Manchester after dark and the importance of LGBTQ+ venues as social and cultural anchors. The mix of deep blue dusk sky, bright coloured lights, brick architecture and blurred passers-by creates a sense of movement and excitement while keeping the venue frontage as the main documentary subject. Editorial use should recognise that the venue name and visible signage may be protected branding, so the image is best suited to news, travel, culture, nightlife and documentary contexts
Via bar on Canal Street lit for nightlife in Manchester's Gay Village, a landmark LGBTQ+ venue and P
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpicUK,HotpixUK,queer,activist,LGBTQ,LGBT,green plaque,Islington Peoples Plaque,London,history,commemorative plaque,N1 0PY,queer history,LGBT history month,gay rights activist,HIV AIDS awareness,British film culture,independent cinema,public commemoration,London heritage trail,cultural memory,artists homes,civic memorial,London landmark,Islington heritage,public history,activist memorial,British artist,film maker,avant-garde cinema,radical,close-up,cultural landmark,queer visibility,Pride history,LGBTQ contribution,British cultural history,gay rights,HIV
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E6T4PT - Long descriptive narrative, under 1,990 characters, no URLs, 1,932 chars:
Green Islington People's Plaque to Derek Jarman on the exterior of a building in Islington, north London. The circular plaque commemorates Derek Jarman, 1942 to 1994, and identifies him as an artist, film director and queer activist, recording that he lived at this address between 1967 and 1969. Photographed close up against a pale wall, the image is a strong editorial subject for stories about LGBTQ history, queer activism, British film culture, London heritage plaques, public commemoration and the cultural legacy of one of the most influential and unconventional creative figures of late twentieth-century Britain. Jarman is widely associated with radical independent cinema, experimental art, music videos, stage design, political campaigning and outspoken activism around gay rights and HIV/AIDS awareness. The plaque's wording and clean composition make the photograph especially useful for editorial coverage of LGBT History Month, Pride, heritage trails, London tourism, Islington landmarks, public history projects and the visibility of queer lives in the urban landscape. It also works well for features on memorial plaques, cultural geography, artists' former homes, the social history of Islington and the ways local authorities mark important residents through permanent public signage. Because the plaque uses the phrase queer activist , the image has added relevance for discussions of identity, language, representation and the recognition of LGBTQ contribution within mainstream civic memory. Commercially, the picture is suitable for newspapers, magazines, educational material, travel guides, history websites, biographies and features about Derek Jarman's films, art, politics and continuing influence on British culture. It is also well suited to pieces on London's queer heritage trail, cultural memory, creative activism and the importance of visible civic recognition for LGBTQ public figures
Green Islington People's Plaque to Derek Jarman, artist, film director and queer activist, at his fo
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E26WRM - Street art mural in Liverpool city centre, Merseyside, England, depicting two kissing mermaids painted on a weathered brick wall. The image shows a colourful piece of urban graffiti or mural art with flowing hair, intertwined tails and a romantic, fantasy-inspired composition, blending mermaid mythology with contemporary street art aesthetics. The painted figures are rendered in pastel and jewel tones against an aged wall surface, giving the work texture, character and a slightly faded documentary feel. This makes the photograph highly suitable for themes such as public art, urban creativity, mural culture, fantasy imagery, romance, LGBTQ-friendly interpretation, female figures, outsider art, bohemian city culture and the visual transformation of neglected spaces through art. The composition also works well for searches around graffiti, wall painting, city centre artwork, creative districts, tourism, alternative culture and the expressive use of colour in the built environment.
Liverpool has a strong reputation for independent creativity, music, nightlife, popular culture and street-level artistic expression, and this mural fits well within that wider city identity. The image is useful for editorial, documentary and commercial uses connected to street art, travel, city breaks, Merseyside tourism, urban regeneration, cultural quarters, artistic communities and the role of murals in shaping local character. It can also support broader themes such as fantasy art in public spaces, mermaid symbolism, love and intimacy, contemporary illustration styles, women in art, decorative murals, brick wall textures, alternative Liverpool, youthful city culture and everyday encounters with unexpected artwork in northern England. With its hand-painted look, vivid subject matter and strong vertical framing, the photograph has good search value for Liverpool street art, mermaid mural, city centre graffiti, wall art, romantic urban art and creative public space in the UK.
Mermaid street art mural on a brick wall in Liverpool city centre, Merseyside, England, showing a co
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,city,centre,LGBTQ+ bar Manchester,gay bar Manchester,Manchester nightlife,LGBTQ+ venue UK,LGBT,LGBTQ,Pride,23 Sackville Street Manchester,Manchester M1 3NJ,LGBTQ+ culture,inclusive nightlife,urban street scene,British gay village,night-time economy,pub exterior,bar frontage,colourful signage,pride colours,city nightlife,UK LGBTQ history,social spaces,evening lighting,hospitality sector,pub,pubs,bar,bars,sounds like the village,under a car park,Thompsons,outside,exterior,Thompsons Arms,Queer As Folk,village
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3DCX6G4 - The exterior of Thompson's Bar, a prominent LGBTQ+ bar situated in Manchester's Gay Village, photographed at 23 Sackville Street, Manchester M1 3NJ. The venue is located close to the Canal Street area, which has been central to Manchester's LGBTQ+ social life for several decades and is internationally recognised as one of the UK's most visible and established gay districts.
The building façade features bold, colourful signage incorporating rainbow imagery, symbolising inclusivity and LGBTQ+ pride. Decorative lighting and hanging baskets contribute to the bar's lively street presence, reflecting the area's role in Manchester's night-time economy and cultural identity.
Manchester's Gay Village has played an important role in the city's social history, activism and visibility for LGBTQ+ communities, particularly from the late twentieth century onwards. Venues such as Thompson's Bar continue to function as social hubs, meeting places and cultural landmarks within the city centre.
Photographed in daylight with urban surroundings visible, the image documents both the physical streetscape of Sackville Street and the wider cultural significance of LGBTQ+ venues within contemporary Manchester.
Exterior of Thompson's Bar, a long-established LGBTQ+ venue in Manchester's Gay Village, located on
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Proud To Be Stroud,pride,in.pride,cups and mugs,in a,store,retail,shop,in the,town centre,Stroud,England,UK,local,equality,Pride,LGBT,LGBTQ,LGBTQ+,tradition,English,British,welcome,diversity,celebration,towns,celebrating,gay,event,Stroud District Council,proud,South West,cups,mug,mugs,pottery,pot
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JMD5MW - . This authentic period view of Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK 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 Moorland Pottery - Proud To Be Stroud cups and mugs, in a shop in the town centre, Stroud, Gloucestershire , England, UK. Further facets of the scene include place identity, changing streetscape, contemporary social history, small business, social history, period detail, before-and-after reference, community identity, archival record, commercial frontage, historical comparison, changing land use, local character, and regional identity. From a 2025-onward perspective, footfall and store closures are closely linked to this subject, alongside the resilience of independent shops in an online retail economy. Small period details of landscape treatment and surrounding development at Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK may become more significant with time, particularly following changing commercial priorities. The surrounding story also includes local enterprise, everyday life, public realm, retail property, local history, bricks-and-mortar retail, commercial streetscape, and town-centre economy. Details involving Moorland, Stroud, Proud, centre, and Pottery make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. For Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. Another strand within the photograph is footfall and the resilience of independent shops in an online retail economy in a form that can be compared with future views of Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK. The setting also helps illustrate independent business and the role of small retailers in maintaining active town centres within the real-world context of Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JMD5PW - . An identifiable period record of Stroud town centre, Gloucestershire, England, UK in 2022, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The frame specifically shows Be Proud In Stroud, LGBTQ support in Stroud town centre, Gloucestershire, England, UK - neon sign. The surrounding context encompasses community noticeboard, instructional sign, everyday life, navigation aid, before-and-after reference, public-facing notice, documentary photography, wayfinding marker, community identity, directional sign, visual archive, visitor guidance, local history, and street furniture. The wider contemporary story combines public safety, inclusive design and how signs record changing road names, destinations and administrative responsibility. The image fixes commercial use and occupation within Stroud town centre, Gloucestershire, England, UK at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against new construction. The photograph additionally reflects contemporary social history, local information board, roadside information, archival record, changing streetscape, public information signage, changing land use, and local character. Elements such as centre, Proud, support, Stroud, and LGBTQ add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. A later view of Stroud town centre, Gloucestershire, England, UK may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. A further contemporary connection is public safety and how signs record changing road names, destinations and administrative responsibility without losing the local specificity of Stroud town centre, Gloucestershire, England, UK. The image fixes a trace of local identity for later comparison. It also preserves a local visual benchmark within the wider story of Stroud town centre, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
Stroud town centre, Gloucestershire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RX1858 - This image shows the former marketplace area in Warrington town centre decorated with large rainbow-coloured canopy panels in preparation for a Pride event. The bright fabric strips are suspended above communal seating and tables, transforming the covered public space into a visually striking symbol of LGBTQ inclusion, diversity, and celebration. Members of the public can be seen using the space beneath the colourful installation, reinforcing its role as an everyday civic environment adapted for a community event.
Warrington, a large town in Cheshire, has in recent years invested in town-centre regeneration and the reimagining of public spaces to support events, social activity, and local identity. Pride celebrations form part of a wider programme of cultural events across towns and cities in the UK, promoting visibility, equality, and support for LGBTQ communities while drawing people into shared urban spaces.
The image captures themes of Pride, inclusivity, community life, and the evolving use of traditional market areas within British town centres. It is suitable for editorial and commercial use relating to LGBTQ Pride events, diversity and inclusion, civic space, urban regeneration, community gatherings, and contemporary social culture in the UK.
Former Warrington Market area, Warrington town centre, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 1BL, England, Unite
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PP0A7R - . Sign pointing to Gender Neutral Bathrooms - Other toilets available - trans friendly, Belfast, NI, northern Ireland, UK. Photographed on 18 August 2017, this summer 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 Belfast, NI, northern Ireland, UK, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include sign, signs, accommodating, pointing, arrow, way, LGBTQ, lavatory, lavatories, him, her, she, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The wording and graphic design are important parts of the image, preserving contemporary language, typography, branding or campaigning material that may later disappear or change. 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 frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. Visible or contextual elements such as architecture, signage, branding, public realm, transport infrastructure, street furniture and everyday activity help establish a strong sense of place where they form part of the scene. The composition retains practical contextual detail for news, feature, documentary, educational and historical use.
Belfast, NI, northern Ireland, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,gay,village,M1,Manchester,England,UK,M1 6JB,at,the,enjoying,enjoy,Festival,August,2018,bank holiday,party,parade,rainbow,cup,cups,drinking,LGBTQ,LGBTQ+,celebration,celebrate,Canal St,dragqueen,rainbows,equality,respect,busy,crowd,tourists,tourism,annual,festivals,festival
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RDATWB - Manchester Pride is a charity that campaigns for LGBTQ+ equality across the United Kingdom, predominantly in Greater Manchester. The Charity offers dialogue, training, research and policy analysis, advocacy and outreach activities focusing on LGBTQ+ rights. The Manchester Pride Festival is an annual event held on the August bank holiday weekend. It takes place in the Canal Street area, the city's gay village, and fringe locations around the city, while the parade occurs through Manchester city centre. Events have included MCR Pride Live, the Superbia Weekend, the Gay Village Party, Manchester Pride Parade, Youth Pride MCR, Family Pride, The Human Rights Forum, and the Candlelit Vigil. The parade features various supporting organisations and charities and representative floats from the ten metropolitan boroughs of Greater Manchester. Manchester Pride's headquarters are in Piccadilly, Manchester City Centre. Manchester Pride had a total income of £3,238,817 in the financial year ending 31 December 2021, had 10 employees, and used the services of 242 volunteers. Manchester Pride is regarded as one of the leading pride movement's worldwide, often trialling new innovative initiatives. Thus, it has sponsorships with some of the largest corporations worldwide, such as Virgin Atlantic, TikTok, Starbucks, Marc Jacobs and L'Oreal. The organisation is managed by a Board of Trustees who are, in turn, Directors of the subsidiary companies Manchester Pride Limited and Manchester Pride Events Limited. The Board of Directors delegate operational functions to a paid Chief Executive Officer who is directly accountable to the board for corporate performance.
111 Princess St, Manchester, England, UK, M1 6JB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,gay,village,M1,Manchester,England,UK,M1 6JB,at,the,enjoying,enjoy,Festival,August,2018,bank holiday,party,parade,rainbow,cup,cups,drinking,LGBTQ,LGBTQ+,celebration,celebrate,Canal St,dragqueen,rainbows,equality,respect,busy,crowd,tourists,tourism,annual,festivals,festival
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RDATWT - Manchester Pride is a charity that campaigns for LGBTQ+ equality across the United Kingdom, predominantly in Greater Manchester. The Charity offers dialogue, training, research and policy analysis, advocacy and outreach activities focusing on LGBTQ+ rights. The Manchester Pride Festival is an annual event held on the August bank holiday weekend. It takes place in the Canal Street area, the city's gay village, and fringe locations around the city, while the parade occurs through Manchester city centre. Events have included MCR Pride Live, the Superbia Weekend, the Gay Village Party, Manchester Pride Parade, Youth Pride MCR, Family Pride, The Human Rights Forum, and the Candlelit Vigil. The parade features various supporting organisations and charities and representative floats from the ten metropolitan boroughs of Greater Manchester. Manchester Pride's headquarters are in Piccadilly, Manchester City Centre. Manchester Pride had a total income of £3,238,817 in the financial year ending 31 December 2021, had 10 employees, and used the services of 242 volunteers. Manchester Pride is regarded as one of the leading pride movement's worldwide, often trialling new innovative initiatives. Thus, it has sponsorships with some of the largest corporations worldwide, such as Virgin Atlantic, TikTok, Starbucks, Marc Jacobs and L'Oreal. The organisation is managed by a Board of Trustees who are, in turn, Directors of the subsidiary companies Manchester Pride Limited and Manchester Pride Events Limited. The Board of Directors delegate operational functions to a paid Chief Executive Officer who is directly accountable to the board for corporate performance.
111 Princess St, Manchester, England, UK, M1 6JB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,Manchester,city,centre,August,Bank Holiday,float,visitors,crowd,busy,2018,tourist,tourism,community,Greater Manchester,Canal Street,charity,sponsor,sponsors,participants,M1 3NR,M1,Whitworth Street,rainbows,colourful,supporters,march,marching,placards,messages,Salford Youth Service,LGBTQ,at,Salford,Youth Service,Asexual booty
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RDAWD4 - Manchester Pride is a charity that campaigns for LGBTQ+ equality across the United Kingdom, predominantly in Greater Manchester. The Charity offers dialogue, training, research and policy analysis, advocacy and outreach activities focusing on LGBTQ+ rights.
The Manchester Pride Festival is an annual event held on the August bank holiday weekend. It takes place in the Canal Street area, the city's gay village, and fringe locations around the city, while the parade occurs through Manchester city centre. Events have included MCR Pride Live, the Superbia Weekend, the Gay Village Party, Manchester Pride Parade, Youth Pride MCR, Family Pride, The Human Rights Forum, and the Candlelit Vigil. The parade features various supporting organisations and charities and representative floats from the ten metropolitan boroughs of Greater Manchester.
Manchester Pride's headquarters are in Piccadilly, Manchester City Centre. Manchester Pride had a total income of £3,238,817 in the financial year ending 31 December 2021, had 10 employees, and used the services of 242 volunteers. Manchester Pride is regarded as one of the leading pride movement's worldwide, often trialling new innovative initiatives. Thus, it has sponsorships with some of the largest corporations worldwide, such as Virgin Atlantic, TikTok, Starbucks, Marc Jacobs and L'Oreal.
The organisation is managed by a Board of Trustees who are, in turn, Directors of the subsidiary companies Manchester Pride Limited and Manchester Pride Events Limited. The Board of Directors delegate operational functions to a paid Chief Executive Officer who is directly accountable to the board for corporate performance.
36-38 Whitworth Street, Manchester, England, UK, M1 3NR
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Bloom,St,Canal,Manchester,LGBT,LGBTQ,LGBTQ+,celebrating,busy,crowd,crowded,event,annual,equality,party,Canal street,Bloom Street,England,UK,M1 3EZ,M1,city,centre,the,flag,flags,bunting,banner,banners,MCR,live,floats,Canal St,rainbow,rainbows,August
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RD81H6 - Manchester Pride is a charity that campaigns for LGBTQ+ equality across the United Kingdom, predominantly in Greater Manchester. The Charity offers dialogue, training, research and policy analysis, advocacy and outreach activities focusing on LGBTQ+ rights.
The Manchester Pride Festival is an annual event held on the August bank holiday weekend. It takes place in the Canal Street area, the city's gay village, and fringe locations around the city, while the parade occurs through Manchester city centre. Events have included MCR Pride Live, the Superbia Weekend, the Gay Village Party, Manchester Pride Parade, Youth Pride MCR, Family Pride, The Human Rights Forum, and the Candlelit Vigil. The parade features various supporting organisations and charities and representative floats from the ten metropolitan boroughs of Greater Manchester.
Manchester Pride's headquarters are in Piccadilly, Manchester City Centre. Manchester Pride had a total income of £3,238,817 in the financial year ending 31 December 2021, had 10 employees, and used the services of 242 volunteers. Manchester Pride is regarded as one of the leading pride movement's worldwide, often trialling new innovative initiatives. Thus, it has sponsorships with some of the largest corporations worldwide, such as Virgin Atlantic, TikTok, Starbucks, Marc Jacobs and L'Oreal.
The organisation is managed by a Board of Trustees who are, in turn, Directors of the subsidiary companies Manchester Pride Limited and Manchester Pride Events Limited. The Board of Directors delegate operational functions to a paid Chief Executive Officer who is directly accountable to the board for corporate performance.
Canal street , Bloom Street, Manchester, England, UK, M1 3EZ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Bloom,St,Canal,Manchester,LGBT,LGBTQ,LGBTQ+,celebrating,busy,crowd,crowded,event,annual,equality,party,Canal street,Bloom Street,England,UK,M1 3EZ,M1,city,centre,flag,flags,bunting,banner,banners,MCR,live,floats,Gar Bar,bars,pubs,Aug,August,village
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RD81JE - Manchester Pride is a charity that campaigns for LGBTQ+ equality across the United Kingdom, predominantly in Greater Manchester. The Charity offers dialogue, training, research and policy analysis, advocacy and outreach activities focusing on LGBTQ+ rights.
The Manchester Pride Festival is an annual event held on the August bank holiday weekend. It takes place in the Canal Street area, the city's gay village, and fringe locations around the city, while the parade occurs through Manchester city centre. Events have included MCR Pride Live, the Superbia Weekend, the Gay Village Party, Manchester Pride Parade, Youth Pride MCR, Family Pride, The Human Rights Forum, and the Candlelit Vigil. The parade features various supporting organisations and charities and representative floats from the ten metropolitan boroughs of Greater Manchester.
Manchester Pride's headquarters are in Piccadilly, Manchester City Centre. Manchester Pride had a total income of £3,238,817 in the financial year ending 31 December 2021, had 10 employees, and used the services of 242 volunteers. Manchester Pride is regarded as one of the leading pride movement's worldwide, often trialling new innovative initiatives. Thus, it has sponsorships with some of the largest corporations worldwide, such as Virgin Atlantic, TikTok, Starbucks, Marc Jacobs and L'Oreal.
The organisation is managed by a Board of Trustees who are, in turn, Directors of the subsidiary companies Manchester Pride Limited and Manchester Pride Events Limited. The Board of Directors delegate operational functions to a paid Chief Executive Officer who is directly accountable to the board for corporate performance.
Canal street , Bloom Street, Manchester, England, UK, M1 3EZ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Bloom,St,Canal,Manchester,LGBT,LGBTQ,LGBTQ+,celebrating,busy,crowd,crowded,event,annual,equality,party,Canal street,Bloom Street,England,UK,M1,city,centre,the,flag,flags,bunting,banner,banners,MCR,live,floats,Bloom St,couples,groups,gayfest,proud,village
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RD81JW - Manchester Pride is a charity that campaigns for LGBTQ+ equality across the United Kingdom, predominantly in Greater Manchester. The Charity offers dialogue, training, research and policy analysis, advocacy and outreach activities focusing on LGBTQ+ rights.
The Manchester Pride Festival is an annual event held on the August bank holiday weekend. It takes place in the Canal Street area, the city's gay village, and fringe locations around the city, while the parade occurs through Manchester city centre. Events have included MCR Pride Live, the Superbia Weekend, the Gay Village Party, Manchester Pride Parade, Youth Pride MCR, Family Pride, The Human Rights Forum, and the Candlelit Vigil. The parade features various supporting organisations and charities and representative floats from the ten metropolitan boroughs of Greater Manchester.
Manchester Pride's headquarters are in Piccadilly, Manchester City Centre. Manchester Pride had a total income of £3,238,817 in the financial year ending 31 December 2021, had 10 employees, and used the services of 242 volunteers. Manchester Pride is regarded as one of the leading pride movement's worldwide, often trialling new innovative initiatives. Thus, it has sponsorships with some of the largest corporations worldwide, such as Virgin Atlantic, TikTok, Starbucks, Marc Jacobs and L'Oreal.
The organisation is managed by a Board of Trustees who are, in turn, Directors of the subsidiary companies Manchester Pride Limited and Manchester Pride Events Limited. The Board of Directors delegate operational functions to a paid Chief Executive Officer who is directly accountable to the board for corporate performance.
Canal street , Bloom Street, Manchester, England, UK, M1 3EZ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Bloom,St,Canal,Manchester,LGBT,LGBTQ,LGBTQ+,celebrating,busy,crowd,crowded,event,annual,equality,party,Canal street,Bloom Street,England,UK,M1 3EZ,M1,city,centre,flag,flags,bunting,banner,banners,MCR,live,floats,The Pride I Feel For You,Fills Me With Pride,circus,village,Pride flag on pole,Grindr
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RD81NG - Manchester Pride is a charity that campaigns for LGBTQ+ equality across the United Kingdom, predominantly in Greater Manchester. The Charity offers dialogue, training, research and policy analysis, advocacy and outreach activities focusing on LGBTQ+ rights.
The Manchester Pride Festival is an annual event held on the August bank holiday weekend. It takes place in the Canal Street area, the city's gay village, and fringe locations around the city, while the parade occurs through Manchester city centre. Events have included MCR Pride Live, the Superbia Weekend, the Gay Village Party, Manchester Pride Parade, Youth Pride MCR, Family Pride, The Human Rights Forum, and the Candlelit Vigil. The parade features various supporting organisations and charities and representative floats from the ten metropolitan boroughs of Greater Manchester.
Manchester Pride's headquarters are in Piccadilly, Manchester City Centre. Manchester Pride had a total income of £3,238,817 in the financial year ending 31 December 2021, had 10 employees, and used the services of 242 volunteers. Manchester Pride is regarded as one of the leading pride movement's worldwide, often trialling new innovative initiatives. Thus, it has sponsorships with some of the largest corporations worldwide, such as Virgin Atlantic, TikTok, Starbucks, Marc Jacobs and L'Oreal.
The organisation is managed by a Board of Trustees who are, in turn, Directors of the subsidiary companies Manchester Pride Limited and Manchester Pride Events Limited. The Board of Directors delegate operational functions to a paid Chief Executive Officer who is directly accountable to the board for corporate performance.
Canal street , Bloom Street, Manchester, England, UK, M1 3EZ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Bloom,St,Canal,Manchester,LGBT,LGBTQ,LGBTQ+,celebrating,busy,crowd,crowded,event,annual,equality,party,Canal street,Bloom Street,England,UK,M1 3EZ,M1,city,centre,the,flag,flags,bunting,banner,banners,MCR,live,floats,Beers For Queers,Off licence,village
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RD81NP - Manchester Pride is a charity that campaigns for LGBTQ+ equality across the United Kingdom, predominantly in Greater Manchester. The Charity offers dialogue, training, research and policy analysis, advocacy and outreach activities focusing on LGBTQ+ rights.
The Manchester Pride Festival is an annual event held on the August bank holiday weekend. It takes place in the Canal Street area, the city's gay village, and fringe locations around the city, while the parade occurs through Manchester city centre. Events have included MCR Pride Live, the Superbia Weekend, the Gay Village Party, Manchester Pride Parade, Youth Pride MCR, Family Pride, The Human Rights Forum, and the Candlelit Vigil. The parade features various supporting organisations and charities and representative floats from the ten metropolitan boroughs of Greater Manchester.
Manchester Pride's headquarters are in Piccadilly, Manchester City Centre. Manchester Pride had a total income of £3,238,817 in the financial year ending 31 December 2021, had 10 employees, and used the services of 242 volunteers. Manchester Pride is regarded as one of the leading pride movement's worldwide, often trialling new innovative initiatives. Thus, it has sponsorships with some of the largest corporations worldwide, such as Virgin Atlantic, TikTok, Starbucks, Marc Jacobs and L'Oreal.
The organisation is managed by a Board of Trustees who are, in turn, Directors of the subsidiary companies Manchester Pride Limited and Manchester Pride Events Limited. The Board of Directors delegate operational functions to a paid Chief Executive Officer who is directly accountable to the board for corporate performance.
Canal street , Bloom Street, Manchester, England, UK, M1 3EZ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,Bloom,St,Canal,Manchester,LGBT,LGBTQ,LGBTQ+,celebrating,busy,crowd,crowded,event,annual,equality,party,Canal street,Bloom Street,England,UK,M1 3EZ,M1,city,centre,the,flag,flags,bunting,banner,banners,MCR,live,floats,Napoleons,pub,community,Restaurant and KTV,tip toe,village
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RD81T1 - Manchester Pride is a charity that campaigns for LGBTQ+ equality across the United Kingdom, predominantly in Greater Manchester. The Charity offers dialogue, training, research and policy analysis, advocacy and outreach activities focusing on LGBTQ+ rights.
The Manchester Pride Festival is an annual event held on the August bank holiday weekend. It takes place in the Canal Street area, the city's gay village, and fringe locations around the city, while the parade occurs through Manchester city centre. Events have included MCR Pride Live, the Superbia Weekend, the Gay Village Party, Manchester Pride Parade, Youth Pride MCR, Family Pride, The Human Rights Forum, and the Candlelit Vigil. The parade features various supporting organisations and charities and representative floats from the ten metropolitan boroughs of Greater Manchester.
Manchester Pride's headquarters are in Piccadilly, Manchester City Centre. Manchester Pride had a total income of £3,238,817 in the financial year ending 31 December 2021, had 10 employees, and used the services of 242 volunteers. Manchester Pride is regarded as one of the leading pride movement's worldwide, often trialling new innovative initiatives. Thus, it has sponsorships with some of the largest corporations worldwide, such as Virgin Atlantic, TikTok, Starbucks, Marc Jacobs and L'Oreal.
The organisation is managed by a Board of Trustees who are, in turn, Directors of the subsidiary companies Manchester Pride Limited and Manchester Pride Events Limited. The Board of Directors delegate operational functions to a paid Chief Executive Officer who is directly accountable to the board for corporate performance.
Canal street , Bloom Street, Manchester, England, UK, M1 3EZ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Bloom,St,Canal,Manchester,LGBT,LGBTQ,LGBTQ+,celebrating,busy,crowd,crowded,event,annual,equality,party,Canal street,Bloom Street,England,UK,M1 3EZ,M1,city,centre,the,flag,flags,bunting,banner,banners,MCR,live,floats,Napoleons,pub,community,Restaurant and KTV,village
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RD81TJ - Manchester Pride is a charity that campaigns for LGBTQ+ equality across the United Kingdom, predominantly in Greater Manchester. The Charity offers dialogue, training, research and policy analysis, advocacy and outreach activities focusing on LGBTQ+ rights.
The Manchester Pride Festival is an annual event held on the August bank holiday weekend. It takes place in the Canal Street area, the city's gay village, and fringe locations around the city, while the parade occurs through Manchester city centre. Events have included MCR Pride Live, the Superbia Weekend, the Gay Village Party, Manchester Pride Parade, Youth Pride MCR, Family Pride, The Human Rights Forum, and the Candlelit Vigil. The parade features various supporting organisations and charities and representative floats from the ten metropolitan boroughs of Greater Manchester.
Manchester Pride's headquarters are in Piccadilly, Manchester City Centre. Manchester Pride had a total income of £3,238,817 in the financial year ending 31 December 2021, had 10 employees, and used the services of 242 volunteers. Manchester Pride is regarded as one of the leading pride movement's worldwide, often trialling new innovative initiatives. Thus, it has sponsorships with some of the largest corporations worldwide, such as Virgin Atlantic, TikTok, Starbucks, Marc Jacobs and L'Oreal.
The organisation is managed by a Board of Trustees who are, in turn, Directors of the subsidiary companies Manchester Pride Limited and Manchester Pride Events Limited. The Board of Directors delegate operational functions to a paid Chief Executive Officer who is directly accountable to the board for corporate performance.
Canal street , Bloom Street, Manchester, England, UK, M1 3EZ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city,centre,Merseyside,England,UK,sunny,blue sky,GBar Liverpool,1-7,Eberle Street,Liverpool,L2 2AG,outside,bar,pubs,bars,building,rainbow,party,entertainment,DJ,DJs,after hours,late,2pm,license,ents,entertainments,night,LGBTQ,trans,drag,L2,1-7 Eberle Street
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R6AJ0X - . LGBT Entrance to GBar Liverpool, 1-7 Eberle St, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2AG. 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 GBar Liverpool, 1-7 Eberle St, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2AG, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Merseyside, sunny, blue sky, GBar Liverpool, 1-7, Eberle Street, Liverpool, L2 2AG, bar, pubs, bars, building, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. Visible or contextual elements such as architecture, signage, branding, public realm, transport infrastructure, street furniture and everyday activity help establish a strong sense of place where they form part of the scene. The photograph can also support future before-and-after use if the building, business, service, streetscape, transport operation or public space is later altered, redeveloped, rebranded or closed. For search and editorial use, the image is relevant to the named location, local identity, contemporary Britain, regional tourism, urban life, community activity and the changing appearance of towns and cities. Additional relevant search concepts include rainbow, party, entertainment, DJs, after hours, late, broadening discoverability while remaining tied to the supplied subject information.
GBar Liverpool, 1-7 Eberle St, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2AG
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city,centre,Merseyside,England,UK,sunny,blue sky,GBar Liverpool,1-7,Eberle Street,Liverpool,L2 2AG,outside,bar,pubs,bars,building,rainbow,party,entertainment,DJ,DJs,after hours,late,2pm,license,ents,entertainments,night,LGBTQ,trans,drag,L2,1-7 Eberle Street
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R6AJ15 - . LGBT Entrance to GBar Liverpool, 1-7 Eberle St, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2AG. 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 GBar Liverpool, 1-7 Eberle St, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2AG, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Merseyside, sunny, blue sky, GBar Liverpool, 1-7, Eberle Street, Liverpool, L2 2AG, bar, pubs, bars, building, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. Visible or contextual elements such as architecture, signage, branding, public realm, transport infrastructure, street furniture and everyday activity help establish a strong sense of place where they form part of the scene. The photograph can also support future before-and-after use if the building, business, service, streetscape, transport operation or public space is later altered, redeveloped, rebranded or closed. For search and editorial use, the image is relevant to the named location, local identity, contemporary Britain, regional tourism, urban life, community activity and the changing appearance of towns and cities. Additional relevant search concepts include rainbow, party, entertainment, DJs, after hours, late, broadening discoverability while remaining tied to the supplied subject information.
GBar Liverpool, 1-7 Eberle St, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2AG
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,sign,signs,accommodating,pointing,arrow,this,way,LGBTQ,to,lavatory,lavatories,he,him,her,she,they,it,respect,transsexual,trans,trans friendly,other,toilets available,others,sex,neutral,Belfast,NI,northern Ireland,UK,pronouns,pronoun,Gender Neutral Bathroom,all gender,restroom,woke,wokism
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PP0A7W - . Sign pointing to Gender Neutral Bathrooms - Other toilets available - trans friendly, Belfast, NI, northern Ireland, UK. Photographed on 18 August 2017, this summer 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 Belfast, NI, northern Ireland, UK, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include sign, signs, accommodating, pointing, arrow, way, LGBTQ, lavatory, lavatories, him, her, she, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The wording and graphic design are important parts of the image, preserving contemporary language, typography, branding or campaigning material that may later disappear or change. 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 frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. Visible or contextual elements such as architecture, signage, branding, public realm, transport infrastructure, street furniture and everyday activity help establish a strong sense of place where they form part of the scene. The composition retains practical contextual detail for news, feature, documentary, educational and historical use.
Belfast, NI, northern Ireland, UK
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,London,England,UK,W1F 0SF,shop,18+,rainbow,LGBT,LGBTQ,sex,store,stores,Sohos,men,porn,supplier,of,books,DVDs,magazines,film,films,adult store,hardcore,softcore,clothing,clothes,aid,aids,women,mens,devices,vibrators,positions,Street photography,sex shop,display window
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJYRE4 - . Photographed at Brewer St, London, England, UK, W1F 0SF in 2022, this detailed editorial image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The image documents Sohos original adult store - Brewer St, London, England, UK, W1F 0SF. The setting additionally reflects public realm, regional identity, social landscape, place identity, queer London, before-and-after reference, community identity, local identity, community safe space, urban social history, everyday life, queer social space, street-level documentary, and LGBTQ community venue. For current editorial use, LGBTQ heritage and Pride visibility provide additional context, especially through how Soho remains a symbolic centre of LGBTQ nightlife. Current relevance extends to commercial change and regeneration, particularly through the documentary importance of recording everyday urban environments. The image fixes signage and branding within Brewer St, London, England, UK, W1F 0SF at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against different community use. The subject also sits alongside everyday street life, local character, community life, contemporary social history, LGBTQ social history, local history, changing streetscape, and pedestrian environment. The combination of Brewer, adult, Sohos, store, and original anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. By fixing the subject within Brewer St, London, England, UK, W1F 0SF, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. Its period value extends to LGBTQ heritage and how Soho remains a symbolic centre of LGBTQ nightlife within the specific setting of Brewer St, London, England, UK, W1F 0SF. The record includes a point of historical comparison for future local research. The frame retains part of the area's social history before later change alters the scene.
Brewer St, London, England, UK, W1F 0SF
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,Germany,German,Rhineland-Palatinate,city,centre,Queeres,Zentrum,Queers,gay,gays,homosexual,transvestite,specialist,Queer Central,Hintere Bleiche 29,55116 Mainz,55116,Hintere Bleiche,29,Everyones point of view,nightlife,night,life,*IQ,Visbar Mainz eV,Visbar,eV,dusk,evening,nighttime,night time,gaybar,bars,hotpix.org.uk,scene,LGBTQ,LGBTQ+,Stonewall
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NW51AD - More info at https://barjedersicht.de/ueber-uns/
The Bar Jedersicht is the center for lesbians, gays, bisexuals, trans*, intersexuals and queers in Mainz and the surrounding area - heterosexuals and heterosexuals are of course also welcome!
Behind the center is the support and support association Visbar Mainz eV
We are
1. A cultural center with a varied program of events .
2. A communication center “ numerous groups and clubs meet here .
3. A counseling center on the subject of sexual and gender identity and coming out.
4. A bar and bistro .
5. A place where almost everything is done by motivated people on a voluntary basis - would you like to get involved too ?
Your membership in our association or a donation also helps us to make queer life in Mainz visible. The contributions are tax deductible. You can find more information about this here !
Hintere Bleiche 29, 55116 Mainz
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTF49Y - Saltaire United Reformed Church (originally Saltaire Congregational Church) is a church at Saltaire, West Yorkshire, England. Commissioned and paid for by Titus Salt in the mid 19th century, the church is a Grade I listed building and sits within the Saltaire World Heritage Site.
When Titus Salt, a devoted member of the Congregational church, commenced the design and construction of his model village at Saltaire, a Congregational church was the first public building commissioned. Salt donated the land and paid for the cost of the church himself, a cost of £16,000 (equivalent to £1,713,080 in 2021).
The church was designed, as was the rest of Saltaire, by the Bradford-based architect partnership of Lockwood and Mawson in the Italianate Classical style. Local firms were used for the works. The firm of John Ives did the woodwork and carvings while Moulton Brothers undertook the masonry work.
Since 1972 the church has been known as Saltaire United Reformed Church following the merger of Congregational Church in England and Wales and the Presbyterian Church of England.
The ceiling of the church was badly damaged and partially collapsed due to being affected by Storm Dennis in February 2020
Victoria Road, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, England, UK, BD18 3LF
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,WA1,old,red,history,historic,sign,the,club,centre,Cheshire,England,UK,WA1 1NB,cafe,café,community,signs,classic,heritage,village,people,LGBT,LGBTQ,LGBTQ+,song,track,disco,hit,funding,funded,Grant,grants,withdrawn
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K43P0T - . This location-specific image from 3 Winmarleigh Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1NB in 2019 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The defining feature is Old red historic YMCA sign - The Young Mans Christian Association , 3 Winmarleigh Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1NB. The broader subject matter reaches into printed message, before-and-after reference, graphic street detail, local history, visual communication, public realm, contemporary social history, public information notice, place identity, period detail, commercial ephemera, social history, urban typography, and historical comparison. For current editorial use, visual identity and street design provide additional context, especially through how signs can document commercial, social or regulatory change. Small period details of lettering, decoration and surface detail at 3 Winmarleigh Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1NB may become more significant with time, particularly following altered transport patterns. Other useful contextual ideas include instructional wording, archival record, wayfinding detail, documentary photography, community identity, changing land use, material sign design, and period lettering. References to Christian, historic, Association, Winmarleigh, and Young give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. A later view of 3 Winmarleigh Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1NB may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The setting also helps illustrate visual identity and how signs can document commercial, social or regulatory change as part of the longer story of 3 Winmarleigh Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1NB. That local specificity strengthens the long-term documentary value of image 2K43P0T.
3 Winmarleigh Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1NB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,England,UK,South West,neon,sign,out,and,proud,glitterball,shop,store,office,Doina Cornell,leader,of,Stroud District Council,pride,gay,event,events,LGBT,LGBTQ,LGBTQ+,Pride,celebration,celebrating,equality,diversity,tradition,English,British,welcome,towns,Proud To Be Stroud,in.pride,high street,trans rights,protest
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JMD5PP - . This scene at Stroud town centre, Gloucestershire, England, UK in 2022 forms part of the visual history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. The scene records Be Proud In Stroud, LGBTQ support in Stroud town centre, Gloucestershire, England, UK - neon sign. The surrounding context encompasses orientation signage, historical comparison, before-and-after reference, street furniture, public information signage, local history, social history, everyday life, directional sign, visitor guidance, local character, community identity, public-facing notice, and changing streetscape. For current editorial use, inclusive design and public safety provide additional context, especially through how signs record changing road names, destinations and administrative responsibility. As a dated visual record of Stroud town centre, Gloucestershire, England, UK, the frame retains signage and branding, making it especially useful if new construction subsequently changes the scene. Other useful contextual ideas include place identity, period detail, archival record, visual archive, route marker, contemporary social history, navigation aid, and public realm. The recorded references to Gloucestershire, LGBTQ, Stroud, support, and centre preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The period setting at Stroud town centre, Gloucestershire, England, UK helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The location additionally provides evidence of inclusive design and how signs record changing road names, destinations and administrative responsibility when considered against later change at Stroud town centre, Gloucestershire, England, UK. The record includes a local visual benchmark for later comparison.
Stroud town centre, Gloucestershire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,South West,neon,sign,out,and,proud,glitterball,shop,store,office,Doina Cornell,leader,of,SDC,Stroud District Council,pride,gay,event,events,LGBT,LGBTQ,LGBTQ+,Pride,celebration,celebrating,equality,diversity,tradition,English,British,welcome,towns,Stonewall
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JMD5PX - . This location-specific image from Stroud town centre, Gloucestershire, England, UK in 2022 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The principal subject is Be Proud In Stroud, LGBTQ support in Stroud town centre, Gloucestershire, England, UK - neon sign. The frame also records themes of wayfinding marker, navigation aid, directional sign, archival record, regional identity, documentary photography, social history, before-and-after reference, historical comparison, local character, community noticeboard, roadside information, public-facing notice, and public information signage. For current editorial use, maintenance and clear communication provide additional context, especially through how small pieces of street furniture become recognisable parts of local identity. The archival value lies partly in recording equipment and working practice around Stroud town centre, Gloucestershire, England, UK before different community use alters the character of the place. The wider setting retains connections with route marker, community identity, transport stop marker, instructional sign, orientation signage, local information board, place identity, and changing streetscape. The recorded references to Gloucestershire, Proud, Stroud, support, and LGBTQ preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. Around Stroud town centre, Gloucestershire, England, UK, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The wider significance includes maintenance and the importance of clear wayfinding in public and transport environments in a form that can be compared with future views of Stroud town centre, Gloucestershire, England, UK. The record includes details of everyday use for later comparison.
Stroud town centre, Gloucestershire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,Manchester,England,UK,GB,North West England,city centre,Nairn & Co,Nain and Company,Nairn,building,listed,grade II,Canal st,Canal street,LGBT,LGBTQ,crest,Manchester City Centre,City Centre,office,canal St,Lancashire,M1 3HN,M,& Co,and co,and company,Gay,Village,history,stone,M1,ornate,offices,Michael Nairn,&,Company,1903
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RPGEFB - M Nairn & Co Ltd were the firm of Michael Nairn, specialising in floor-cloths, power looms and linoleum.
And according to that excellent site Grace's Guide to British Industrial History at the 1862 Exhibition in London and the 1867 Paris Exhibition Nairns Floorcloth came into its own and won the prizes.
In 1870 Nairn and Co built a six-storey factory in Kirkcaldy and by 1877 with the introduction of linoleum, Kirkcaldy soon became the largest producer of the new floorcovering in the world.
In the 1920s the family joined forces with a supplier in Erie, Pennsylvania, which manufactured a three-foot wide simulated wood grain product used to border area rugs and linoleum.
This product was known as Congoleum, because the asphalt materials used to make it came from the Belgian Congo in Africa.
The new company called itself Congoleum-Nairn.
Congoleum-Nairn continued to sell Congoleum Gold Seal Rugs and Nairn linoleum through the late 1930's, until its researchers started experimenting with a new material called vinyl.
However, further research into developing vinyl flooring was interrupted when World War II began.
Following the war, the company continued to grow in the rapidly expanding housing market of that period.
2008 Forbo-Nairn is now the UK's only linoleum manufacturer. Forbo-Nairn have their own website.
Canal St, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK, M1 3HN
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Keywords: Manchester,city,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,North West England,UK,England,Canal St,Canal Street,gay,village,Sackville,LGBT,community,CAMRA,real ale,LGBTQ,LGBTQ+,Richmond street Manchester,M1 3NB,M1,Manchesters Village,mural,gable-end,painting,gay icons,Alan Turing,Lily Savage,street art,LGBT icons,Anna Phylactic,Foo Foo Lammar,Emmeline Pankhurst,Quentin Crisp,Lauren Jo Kelly,Adam Pryce,Mark Wallis,woke,Tory Culture war
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RFF5D0 - Manchester's famous Canal Street is now home to the largest LGBT piece of street art in the UK. The multi-coloured makeover took a little more than a week of hard work on the side of The Molly House on Richmond Street to be finished.
Organised by Queerchester, which lobbies and fundraises for arts and culture initiatives in the gay village, the project saw the entries of the street art competition winners Glenn Jones (the overall winner), Lauren Jo Kelly, Adam Pryce and Mark Wallis become bigger than they could ever have imagined with the help of renowned graffiti artists Aylo (Hayley Garner) and Cbloxx (Joy Gilleard). Over 950 online votes and 7 judges chose between 29 brilliantly creative entries to pick the winners.
The mural depicts five famous faces who are considered to be LGBT icons, two of which are very well known around Manchester's gay scene
legendary drag queens Anna Phylactic (top) and Foo Foo Lammar (top right). The others are feminist Emmeline Pankhurst (top left), writer Quentin Crisp (bottom left) and scientist Alan Turing (bottom right). Lauren Jo Kelly designed Anna while Glenn Jones created the other four. Adam Pryce's cute critters in the top left above the rainbow and Mark Wallis' naked man below it complete the work of art.
If you've been around the village during the last week or so you may have seen the mural, which was done using spray paint instead of brushes, in progress. Have you been to see it and what are your thoughts? Would you like to see more art like this around Canal Street and the rest of Manchester? We certainly would!
You can read more about Queerchester and its aim for more arts around Canal Street on their Facebook page and for more images from throughout the competition and of the mural as it unfolded.
26 Richmond street Manchester, M1 3NB
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Keywords: Manchester,City centre,city,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,North West England,UK,England,Canal St,Gay Village,gay,village,Sackville,LGBT,LGBTQ,heart,pink,pink heart,square,remember,loved one,lost ones,The Beacon of Hope,Beacon of hope,Warren Chapman,Jess Byrne-Daniels,Jess Byrne Daniels,The Tree of Life,Tree of Life,World AIDS Day,podium,seating,Beacon of hope podium,mosaic tiles,HIV community,time capsule,candle lit vigils,Liberal views
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RFF5EF - The Beacon of Hope can be found in Sackville Gardens, a five minute walk from Piccadilly Station and Piccadilly Gardens, in the heart of Manchester's city centre. The park is bounded by Manchester's Gay Village, universities, and residential areas.
The Beacon is sited in a prominent position overlooking the cafe bar society of the world famous Canal Street, and is regularly used by people as a place to chat, have a drink, or remember loved ones.
Sackville Gardens is one of the few green spaces left in the centre of the City and is a peaceful oasis in Manchester's hustle and bustle. As well as the Beacon of Hope memorial, the gardens is also the site of the Tree of Life, the Alan Turing memorial and the National Transgender Remembrance Memorial.
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Keywords: Manchester,City centre,city,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,North West England,UK,England,Canal St,Gay Village,gay,village,Sackville,LGBT,LGBTQ,heart,pink,pink heart,square,remember,loved one,lost ones,The Beacon of Hope,Beacon of hope,Warren Chapman,Jess Byrne-Daniels,Jess Byrne Daniels,The Tree of Life,Tree of Life,World AIDS Day,podium,seating,Beacon of hope podium,mosaic tiles,HIV community,time capsule,candle lit vigils
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RFF5EG - The Beacon of Hope can be found in Sackville Gardens, a five minute walk from Piccadilly Station and Piccadilly Gardens, in the heart of Manchester's city centre. The park is bounded by Manchester's Gay Village, universities, and residential areas.
The Beacon is sited in a prominent position overlooking the cafe bar society of the world famous Canal Street, and is regularly used by people as a place to chat, have a drink, or remember loved ones.
Sackville Gardens is one of the few green spaces left in the centre of the City and is a peaceful oasis in Manchester's hustle and bustle. As well as the Beacon of Hope memorial, the gardens is also the site of the Tree of Life, the Alan Turing memorial and the National Transgender Remembrance Memorial.
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Keywords: Manchester,City centre,city,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,North West England,UK,England,Canal St,Gay Village,gay,village,Sackville,LGBT,LGBTQ,heart,pink,pink heart,square,remember,loved one,lost ones,The Beacon of Hope,Beacon of hope,Warren Chapman,Jess Byrne-Daniels,Jess Byrne Daniels,The Tree of Life,Tree of Life,World AIDS Day,podium,seating,Beacon of hope podium,mosaic tiles,HIV community,time capsule,candle lit vigils,woke,culture war
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RFF5FX - The Beacon of Hope can be found in Sackville Gardens, a five minute walk from Piccadilly Station and Piccadilly Gardens, in the heart of Manchester's city centre. The park is bounded by Manchester's Gay Village, universities, and residential areas.
The Beacon is sited in a prominent position overlooking the cafe bar society of the world famous Canal Street, and is regularly used by people as a place to chat, have a drink, or remember loved ones.
Sackville Gardens is one of the few green spaces left in the centre of the City and is a peaceful oasis in Manchester's hustle and bustle. As well as the Beacon of Hope memorial, the gardens is also the site of the Tree of Life, the Alan Turing memorial and the National Transgender Remembrance Memorial.
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Keywords: Manchester,City centre,city,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,North West England,UK,England,Canal St,Gay Village,gay,village,Sackville,LGBT,LGBTQ,heart,pink,pink heart,square,remember,loved one,lost ones,The Beacon of Hope,Beacon of hope,Warren Chapman,Jess Byrne-Daniels,Jess Byrne Daniels,The Tree of Life,Tree of Life,World AIDS Day,podium,seating,Beacon of hope podium,mosaic tiles,HIV community,time capsule,candle lit vigils
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RFF5FY - The Beacon of Hope can be found in Sackville Gardens, a five minute walk from Piccadilly Station and Piccadilly Gardens, in the heart of Manchester's city centre. The park is bounded by Manchester's Gay Village, universities, and residential areas.
The Beacon is sited in a prominent position overlooking the cafe bar society of the world famous Canal Street, and is regularly used by people as a place to chat, have a drink, or remember loved ones.
Sackville Gardens is one of the few green spaces left in the centre of the City and is a peaceful oasis in Manchester's hustle and bustle. As well as the Beacon of Hope memorial, the gardens is also the site of the Tree of Life, the Alan Turing memorial and the National Transgender Remembrance Memorial.
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Keywords: Manchester,City centre,city,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,North West England,UK,England,Canal St,Gay Village,gay,village,Sackville,LGBT,LGBTQ,heart,pink,pink heart,square,remember,loved one,lost ones,The Beacon of Hope,Beacon of hope,Warren Chapman,Jess Byrne-Daniels,Jess Byrne Daniels,The Tree of Life,Tree of Life,World AIDS Day,podium,seating,Beacon of hope podium,mosaic tiles,HIV community,time capsule,candle lit vigils
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RFF5G0 - The Beacon of Hope can be found in Sackville Gardens, a five minute walk from Piccadilly Station and Piccadilly Gardens, in the heart of Manchester's city centre. The park is bounded by Manchester's Gay Village, universities, and residential areas.
The Beacon is sited in a prominent position overlooking the cafe bar society of the world famous Canal Street, and is regularly used by people as a place to chat, have a drink, or remember loved ones.
Sackville Gardens is one of the few green spaces left in the centre of the City and is a peaceful oasis in Manchester's hustle and bustle. As well as the Beacon of Hope memorial, the gardens is also the site of the Tree of Life, the Alan Turing memorial and the National Transgender Remembrance Memorial.
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Keywords: Manchester,City centre,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,North West England,UK,England,Canal St,gay,village,Sackville,LGBT,community,Gay Bee,Love Is Love,Alan Turing,Alan,Turing,LBGT Community,LGBTQ,Manchester M1 3HB,M1,rainbow,rainbow bee,Turing head,sponsored,LGBTQ+ community Bee in Sackville Gardens,LGBTQ+ community,Bee in Sackville Gardens,LGBTQ+,Sackville Gardens Bee,Bee in The City MCR,MCR,LGBT Foundation,Manchester Pride,Heart of Manchesters Gay Village,Queen Bee,CJTaylord Art Ben Sedman Photography,Wild in Art
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RFF5ME - Canal Street, the centre of the Manchester Gay Village, is a street in Manchester city centre in North West England. The pedestrianised street, which runs along the west side of the Rochdale Canal, is lined with gay bars and restaurants. At night time, and in daytime in the warmer months, the street is filled with visitors, often including gay and lesbian tourists from all over the world. The northern end of the street meets Minshull Street and the southern meets Princess Street
part of the street looks across the Rochdale Canal into Sackville Park.
90's Focus led to several of the pubs on or near Canal Street acquiring a predominantly gay clientele. In 1991, Manto (Manchester Tomorrow) bar opened at no. 46. It was built in 1989 by Benedict Smith Architects. Unlike the other gay bars at that time, Manto had large glass windows, allowing the casual passer-by to view what was going on inside. Previously, many establishments catering for the gay community were often keen to conceal activities from the general public, but the architectural design of Manto was seen as a queer visual statement of we're here, we're queer “ get used to it, and a brick-and-mortar refusal to hide any more, or to remain underground and invisible.
Over the next decade, more numerous and larger bars opened along the canal side, turning Canal Street into the centre of the most successful gay village in Europe. Because of this, the Canal Street street signs are regularly defaced to read Anal Treet or Anal Street. The success was further enhanced by the use of Canal Street and its bars in several television series, including Bob and Rose and Queer as Folk, both written by Russell T Davies. See https://beeinthecitymcr.co.uk/
Sackville Gardens, Manchester, England, UK, M1 3HB
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Keywords: Manchester,City centre,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,North West England,UK,England,Canal St,gay,village,Sackville,LGBT,community,Gay Bee,Love Is Love,Alan Turing,Alan,Turing,LBGT Community,LGBTQ,Manchester M1 3HB,M1,rainbow,rainbow bee,Turing head,sponsored,LGBTQ+ community Bee in Sackville Gardens,LGBTQ+ community,Bee in Sackville Gardens,LGBTQ+,Sackville Gardens Bee,Bee in The City MCR,MCR,LGBT Foundation,Manchester Pride,Heart of Manchesters Gay Village,Queen Bee,CJTaylord Art Ben Sedman Photography,Wild in Art
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RFF5RD - Canal Street, the centre of the Manchester Gay Village, is a street in Manchester city centre in North West England. The pedestrianised street, which runs along the west side of the Rochdale Canal, is lined with gay bars and restaurants. At night time, and in daytime in the warmer months, the street is filled with visitors, often including gay and lesbian tourists from all over the world. The northern end of the street meets Minshull Street and the southern meets Princess Street
part of the street looks across the Rochdale Canal into Sackville Park.
90's Focus led to several of the pubs on or near Canal Street acquiring a predominantly gay clientele. In 1991, Manto (Manchester Tomorrow) bar opened at no. 46. It was built in 1989 by Benedict Smith Architects. Unlike the other gay bars at that time, Manto had large glass windows, allowing the casual passer-by to view what was going on inside. Previously, many establishments catering for the gay community were often keen to conceal activities from the general public, but the architectural design of Manto was seen as a queer visual statement of we're here, we're queer “ get used to it, and a brick-and-mortar refusal to hide any more, or to remain underground and invisible.
Over the next decade, more numerous and larger bars opened along the canal side, turning Canal Street into the centre of the most successful gay village in Europe. Because of this, the Canal Street street signs are regularly defaced to read Anal Treet or Anal Street. The success was further enhanced by the use of Canal Street and its bars in several television series, including Bob and Rose and Queer as Folk, both written by Russell T Davies. See https://beeinthecitymcr.co.uk/
Sackville Gardens, Manchester, England, UK, M1 3HB
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Keywords: Manchester,City centre,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,North West England,UK,England,Canal St,gay,village,Sackville,LGBT,community,Gay Bee,Love Is Love,Alan Turing,Alan,Turing,LBGT Community,LGBTQ,Manchester M1 3HB,M1,rainbow,rainbow bee,Turing head,sponsored,LGBTQ+ community Bee in Sackville Gardens,LGBTQ+ community,Bee in Sackville Gardens,LGBTQ+,Sackville Gardens Bee,Bee in The City MCR,MCR,LGBT Foundation,Manchester Pride,Heart of Manchesters Gay Village,Queen Bee,CJTaylord Art Ben Sedman Photography,Wild in Art
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RFF5RK - Canal Street, the centre of the Manchester Gay Village, is a street in Manchester city centre in North West England. The pedestrianised street, which runs along the west side of the Rochdale Canal, is lined with gay bars and restaurants. At night time, and in daytime in the warmer months, the street is filled with visitors, often including gay and lesbian tourists from all over the world. The northern end of the street meets Minshull Street and the southern meets Princess Street
part of the street looks across the Rochdale Canal into Sackville Park.
90's Focus led to several of the pubs on or near Canal Street acquiring a predominantly gay clientele. In 1991, Manto (Manchester Tomorrow) bar opened at no. 46. It was built in 1989 by Benedict Smith Architects. Unlike the other gay bars at that time, Manto had large glass windows, allowing the casual passer-by to view what was going on inside. Previously, many establishments catering for the gay community were often keen to conceal activities from the general public, but the architectural design of Manto was seen as a queer visual statement of we're here, we're queer “ get used to it, and a brick-and-mortar refusal to hide any more, or to remain underground and invisible.
Over the next decade, more numerous and larger bars opened along the canal side, turning Canal Street into the centre of the most successful gay village in Europe. Because of this, the Canal Street street signs are regularly defaced to read Anal Treet or Anal Street. The success was further enhanced by the use of Canal Street and its bars in several television series, including Bob and Rose and Queer as Folk, both written by Russell T Davies. See https://beeinthecitymcr.co.uk/
Sackville Gardens, Manchester, England, UK, M1 3HB
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Keywords: City centre,city,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,North West England,UK,England,Canal Street,Gay Village,gay,village,LGBT,LGBTI community,community,Alan,Turing,Love is love,Bee In The City,Sackville Gardens,Canal St,Manchester,Bees,Pride,colours,colour,Barpop,bar pop,sponsor,sponsors,Day of Remembrance 2018,Greater Manchester,tribute,Sackville,LGBTI,LGBTQ,Manchester Gay Village,memorial
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RFF5RM - Canal Street, the centre of the Manchester Gay Village, is a street in Manchester city centre in North West England. The pedestrianised street, which runs along the west side of the Rochdale Canal, is lined with gay bars and restaurants. At night time, and in daytime in the warmer months, the street is filled with visitors, often including gay and lesbian tourists from all over the world. The northern end of the street meets Minshull Street and the southern meets Princess Street
part of the street looks across the Rochdale Canal into Sackville Park.
90's Focus led to several of the pubs on or near Canal Street acquiring a predominantly gay clientele. In 1991, Manto (Manchester Tomorrow) bar opened at no. 46. It was built in 1989 by Benedict Smith Architects. Unlike the other gay bars at that time, Manto had large glass windows, allowing the casual passer-by to view what was going on inside. Previously, many establishments catering for the gay community were often keen to conceal activities from the general public, but the architectural design of Manto was seen as a queer visual statement of we're here, we're queer “ get used to it, and a brick-and-mortar refusal to hide any more, or to remain underground and invisible.
Over the next decade, more numerous and larger bars opened along the canal side, turning Canal Street into the centre of the most successful gay village in Europe. Because of this, the Canal Street street signs are regularly defaced to read Anal Treet or Anal Street. The success was further enhanced by the use of Canal Street and its bars in several television series, including Bob and Rose and Queer as Folk, both written by Russell T Davies.
Whitworth St / Sackville St, Manchester, England, UK, M1 3WA
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,South East England,England,seaside,English,UK,GB,coast,coastal,town,summer,seaside resort,resort,Brighton and Hove,council,Sussex,tourists,travel,tourism,popular seaside destination,LGBT,LGBTQ,community,lesbian,gay,bisexual,homosexual,same sex households,George,Prince of Wales,building,grade I,shaded,by trees,tree,BN1 1EE,BN1,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RKMM91 - The Royal Pavilion, also known as the Brighton Pavilion, is a Grade I listed former royal residence located in Brighton, England. Beginning in 1787, it was built in three stages as a seaside retreat for George, Prince of Wales, who became the Prince Regent in 1811. It is built in the Indo-Saracenic style prevalent in India for most of the 19th century. The current appearance of the Pavilion, with its domes and minarets, is the work of architect John Nash, who extended the building starting in 1815.
The purchase of the Royal Pavilion from Queen Victoria, by Brighton, marked the beginnings of the site's attraction as a tourist destination. The Royal Pavilion has been changed from a private residence to a public attraction under civic ownership. Today, around 400,000 people visit the Royal Pavilion annually. General filming and photography is not permitted inside the Royal Pavilion. Many of the items in the palace are on loan, in particular from HM The Queen, and one condition of the loans is that the items cannot be photographed or reproduced without prior written permission.
The Royal Pavilion is licensed as a venue for weddings. On 29 March 2014, the Royal Pavilion was host to one of a number of the first legal same-sex marriages to take place in the United Kingdom following the passage of the 2013 Same Sex Couples Act.
4/5 Pavilion Buildings, Brighton, England, UK, BN1 1EE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,South East England,England,seaside,English,UK,GB,coast,coastal,town,summer,seaside resort,resort,Brighton and Hove,council,Sussex,tourists,travel,tourism,popular seaside destination,LGBT,LGBTQ,community,lesbian,gay,bisexual,homosexual,same sex households,George,Prince of Wales,building,grade I,shaded,by trees,tree,BN1 1EE,BN1
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RKMM92 - The Royal Pavilion, also known as the Brighton Pavilion, is a Grade I listed former royal residence located in Brighton, England. Beginning in 1787, it was built in three stages as a seaside retreat for George, Prince of Wales, who became the Prince Regent in 1811. It is built in the Indo-Saracenic style prevalent in India for most of the 19th century. The current appearance of the Pavilion, with its domes and minarets, is the work of architect John Nash, who extended the building starting in 1815.
The purchase of the Royal Pavilion from Queen Victoria, by Brighton, marked the beginnings of the site's attraction as a tourist destination. The Royal Pavilion has been changed from a private residence to a public attraction under civic ownership. Today, around 400,000 people visit the Royal Pavilion annually. General filming and photography is not permitted inside the Royal Pavilion. Many of the items in the palace are on loan, in particular from HM The Queen, and one condition of the loans is that the items cannot be photographed or reproduced without prior written permission.
The Royal Pavilion is licensed as a venue for weddings. On 29 March 2014, the Royal Pavilion was host to one of a number of the first legal same-sex marriages to take place in the United Kingdom following the passage of the 2013 Same Sex Couples Act.
4/5 Pavilion Buildings, Brighton, England, UK, BN1 1EE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,South East England,England,seaside,English,UK,GB,coast,coastal,town,summer,seaside resort,resort,Brighton and Hove,council,Sussex,tourists,travel,tourism,popular seaside destination,LGBT,LGBTQ,community,lesbian,gay,Victory Inn,green,pub,bar,wines,spirits,front,frontage,door
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RKMM98 - Brighton is a seaside resort on the south coast of England that is part of the city of Brighton and Hove, located 47 miles (76 km) south of London.
Brighton's location has made it a popular destination for tourists, renowned for its diverse communities, quirky shopping areas, large cultural, music and arts scene and its large LGBT population, leading to its recognition as the unofficial gay capital of the UK. Brighton attracted 7.5 million day visitors in 2015/16 and 4.9 million overnight visitors, and is the most popular seaside destination in the UK for overseas tourists. Brighton has also been called the UK's hippest city, and the happiest place to live in the UK
In 1985, the Borough Council described three myths about Brighton's economy. Common beliefs were that most of the working population commuted to London every day
that tourism provided most of Brighton's jobs and income
or that the borough's residents were composed entirely of wealthy theatricals and retired businesspeople rather than workers. Brighton has been an important centre for commerce and employment since the 18th century. It is home to several major companies, some of which employ thousands of people locally
as a retail centre it is of regional importance
creative, digital and new media businesses are increasingly significant
and, although Brighton was never a major industrial centre, its railway works contributed to Britain's rail industry in the 19th and 20th centuries, particularly in the manufacture of steam locomotives.
Since the amalgamation of Brighton and Hove, economic and retail data has been produced at a citywide level only. Examples of statistics include: Brighton and Hove's tourism industry contributes £380m to the economy and employs 20,000 people directly or indirectly
the city has 9,600 registered companies
and a 2001 report identified it as one of five supercities for the future. In the past couple of years tourists to Brighton and Hove have fallen.
6 Duke St, Brighton, England, UK, BN1 1AH
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,South East England,England,seaside,English,UK,GB,coast,coastal,town,summer,seaside resort,council,Sussex,tourists,travel,tourism,popular seaside destination,LGBT,LGBTQ,community,lesbian,gay,bisexual,homosexual,same sex households,mural,art,painting,Fringe festival,festival,Brighton Festival,Brighton,terrace,Brighton city centre,East Sussex,woke
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RKMM9B - Brighton Fringe is an open-access arts festival held annually in Brighton, England. It is the largest annual arts festival in England and one of the largest fringe festivals in the world. Brighton Fringe 2018 took place from 4 May “ 3 June. The programme of 2018 included 1008 events at over 166 venues across 4 weeks.
Brighton Fringe runs at a similar time to Brighton Festival, and in 2013 extended its run to four weeks. In 2019, Brighton Fringe will run from 3 May-2 June.
One of the event's main objectives is to promote local talent and the arts. It also offers performers an opportunity for their event to be reviewed or picked up by promoters, as well as going on to Edinburgh. This is why anyone can put on a Brighton Fringe event. In 2011 Brighton Fringe launched the Professional Development Programme, aimed at offering workshops to aspiring performers wanting to progress in the business. In 2012, Brighton Fringe opened its own on-street box office, which provided a physical base for the arts event, selling tickets as well as being a hub for promoters and performers. They also launched Brighton in the Square, a showcase of Brighton Fringe performers at the Leicester Square Theatre in London.
As part of the 2012 Cultural Olympiad, Brighton Fringe introduced the Dip Your Toe project in 2012, which featured performances in six custom-built Victorian bathing machines, which were located throughout Brighton and Hove during the month of May. In 2014, the organisation launched an Arts Council England supported scheme called Window which showcases productions suitable for touring.
Brighton Fringe is a registered charity but does not rely on public funding, in fact, less than 3% of its income is generated from public sources. The other sources of revenue include participants' registration fees, advertising, sponsorship and Friends membership.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RKMM9E - Brighton is a seaside resort on the south coast of England that is part of the city of Brighton and Hove, located 47 miles (76 km) south of London.
Brighton's location has made it a popular destination for tourists, renowned for its diverse communities, quirky shopping areas, large cultural, music and arts scene and its large LGBT population, leading to its recognition as the unofficial gay capital of the UK. Brighton attracted 7.5 million day visitors in 2015/16 and 4.9 million overnight visitors, and is the most popular seaside destination in the UK for overseas tourists. Brighton has also been called the UK's hippest city, and the happiest place to live in the UK
In 1985, the Borough Council described three myths about Brighton's economy. Common beliefs were that most of the working population commuted to London every day
that tourism provided most of Brighton's jobs and income
or that the borough's residents were composed entirely of wealthy theatricals and retired businesspeople rather than workers. Brighton has been an important centre for commerce and employment since the 18th century. It is home to several major companies, some of which employ thousands of people locally
as a retail centre it is of regional importance
creative, digital and new media businesses are increasingly significant
and, although Brighton was never a major industrial centre, its railway works contributed to Britain's rail industry in the 19th and 20th centuries, particularly in the manufacture of steam locomotives.
Since the amalgamation of Brighton and Hove, economic and retail data has been produced at a citywide level only. Examples of statistics include: Brighton and Hove's tourism industry contributes £380m to the economy and employs 20,000 people directly or indirectly
the city has 9,600 registered companies
and a 2001 report identified it as one of five supercities for the future. In the past couple of years tourists to Brighton and Hove have fallen.
1-3 Kings Road, Brighton, UK, BN1 1NS
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,South East England,England,seaside,English,UK,GB,coast,coastal,town,summer,seaside resort,resort,Brighton and Hove,council,Sussex,tourists,travel,tourism,popular seaside destination,LGBT,LGBTQ,community,lesbian,gay,bisexual,homosexual,same sex households,tower,views,enclosed glass,pod,Brighton,Brighton British Airways i360,observation tower,Lower Kings Road
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RKMM9Y - British Airways i360 is a 162-metre (531 ft) observation tower on the seafront of Brighton, East Sussex, England at the landward end of the former West Pier. The tower opened on 4 August 2016. From the fully enclosed viewing pod, visitors experience 360-degree views across Brighton, the South Downs, the English Channel and on the clearest days it is possible to see Beachy Head 17 miles (27 km) to the east and the Isle of Wight 41 miles (66 km) to the west.
British Airways i360 was designed, engineered, manufactured and promoted by the team responsible for the London Eye. It is estimated by the developers that the i360 will generate more than 440 permanent jobs
160 posts at the attraction, and additional jobs from the spin-off benefits to other businesses in the city. The attraction cost £46 million, with £36 million being funded by a Public Works Loan Board (PWLB) loan through Brighton and Hove city council.
Formerly known as the Brighton i360, the project aimed to attract 739,000 paying customers every year, but has consistently fallen significantly short of this. The owner of the site, the West Pier Trust, hoped in 2014 that a successful i360 would lead to the rebuilding of the historic West Pier. The i360 carried its 1,000,000th passenger on the 11am flight on 11 March 2019.
Lower Kings Road, Brighton, England, UK, BN1 2LN
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,South East England,England,seaside,English,UK,GB,coast,coastal,town,summer,resort,council,Sussex,tourists,travel,LGBT,LGBTQ,community,lesbian,gay,bisexual,homosexual,same sex households,Piers,British,sign,English seaside,Brighton sign,red,red Brighton sign,white pier,white,pier,pier building,windows,window,Brighton window
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RKMMA6 - Brighton is a seaside resort on the south coast of England that is part of the city of Brighton and Hove, located 47 miles (76 km) south of London.
Brighton's location has made it a popular destination for tourists, renowned for its diverse communities, quirky shopping areas, large cultural, music and arts scene and its large LGBT population, leading to its recognition as the unofficial gay capital of the UK. Brighton attracted 7.5 million day visitors in 2015/16 and 4.9 million overnight visitors, and is the most popular seaside destination in the UK for overseas tourists. Brighton has also been called the UK's hippest city, and the happiest place to live in the UK
In 1985, the Borough Council described three myths about Brighton's economy. Common beliefs were that most of the working population commuted to London every day
that tourism provided most of Brighton's jobs and income
or that the borough's residents were composed entirely of wealthy theatricals and retired businesspeople rather than workers. Brighton has been an important centre for commerce and employment since the 18th century. It is home to several major companies, some of which employ thousands of people locally
as a retail centre it is of regional importance
creative, digital and new media businesses are increasingly significant
and, although Brighton was never a major industrial centre, its railway works contributed to Britain's rail industry in the 19th and 20th centuries, particularly in the manufacture of steam locomotives.
Since the amalgamation of Brighton and Hove, economic and retail data has been produced at a citywide level only. Examples of statistics include: Brighton and Hove's tourism industry contributes £380m to the economy and employs 20,000 people directly or indirectly
the city has 9,600 registered companies
and a 2001 report identified it as one of five supercities for the future. In the past couple of years tourists to Brighton and Hove have fallen.
Madeira Dr, Brighton BN2 1TW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RM1TFJ - . A local-history photograph depicts the setting around Belfast BT1 1LU, in a view made during 2017. The source caption identifies Love your queer kids, graffiti North Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. The wider setting includes urban fabric, period architecture, heritage streetscape, community expression, architectural character, graphic intervention, public realm art, historic fabric, architectural heritage, creative regeneration, adaptive reuse, and urban conservation. Modern coverage of visual placemaking frequently reaches beyond the immediate scene to questions of regeneration, public-realm investment and art integrated with regeneration. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, architectural conservation also connects with adaptive reuse, conservation of original fabric and efforts aimed at sensitive refurbishment. The photograph fixes Belfast BT1 1LU at one identifiable stage in its history, providing a reference against which later refurbishment, closure, demolition, conversion, new ownership or altered public use can be assessed. The scene also relates to mural culture, conservation architecture, built heritage, art-led regeneration, traditional building, urban graphics. Other local associations include Love Your gay kids, Love Your gay children, Love Your Queer children, Belfast City, public building, love your kids. Its context additionally embraces historic townscape, community art, architectural detail, conservation interest, urban visual culture, local identity, creative streetscape, local landmark, street-level design, and illustrated hoarding. For present-day editorial use, visual placemaking can also illustrate debates about temporary installations and public-realm investment, particularly where these affect recording temporary artwork. That gives this view of Belfast BT1 1LU continuing value for local history, retrospective reporting and visual comparison.
Belfast BT1 1LU
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Keywords: gay,party,celebration,rugby,Wolf,Wolves,ROB,Manchester,Canal,st,street,United Kingdom,Warrington Wolves,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Woke,gay rugby club,LGBTQ,LGBTQ+,rugby Canalsiders,with,Wolfie,mascot,Canal Street,sport,players,Canalsiders,mascots
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXGKD - . LGBT Festival in Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK - Rugby Canalsiders with Wolfie mascot. Photographed at Bold St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. The photograph was taken on 07 September 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with LGBT, Festival, Warrington, Cheshire, rugger, wolfie, homosexual, gay, party and celebration, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph has strong editorial relevance to public events, festivals, performances, celebrations and the temporary activity that changes the character of a familiar place. It can support coverage of festivals, street entertainment, performers, audiences, tourism, cultural events, city-centre activity and the economic and social impact of organised public gatherings. Costume, temporary signs, crowds, performance areas, street furniture and the surrounding architecture can all help establish the event in a specific place and period. Because events are temporary, a dated documentary photograph has particular archive value, preserving details that disappear as soon as the programme, performers and public activity move on. Search themes include festivals, street performance, live entertainment, cultural events, tourism, crowds, city-centre activity, temporary public space and event heritage. The dated view is valuable for identifying how a particular event, performer or festival presence looked in that year. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. This particular view is catalogued under Alamy image reference DDXGKD, distinguishing it from other photographs of the same or related subject.
Bold St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
