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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,IMG_8998,Wigan Town Hall,Technology - Mining - Art,Wigan,Town,Hall,Technology,Mining,Art,Greater,Manchester,heritage,historic,history,architecture,civic,local,museum,conservation
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EE4M8K - Wigan Town Hall, Technology - Mining - Art, photographed at Wigan, Greater Manchester, stock-photo/gotonysmith-England.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>England, UK. The photograph provides a documentary record of local history, architecture, civic identity or preserved heritage and is suitable for editorial coverage of conservation, social history, institutions and changing urban life. The image clearly records visible signage, branding, architecture, objects or activity associated with Wigan Town Hall, Technology - Mining - Art. It provides useful contemporary or historical context for news, feature and documentary use, including stories about local identity, economic change, public services, travel, leisure, community life and the way familiar places and objects are presented in the built environment. The scene is shown as encountered, making it useful as an editorial stock image for illustrating the subject, its location and its wider social or cultural context.
Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,IMG_9006,Wigan Town Hall - Engineering - Textile - Chemistry,Wigan,Town,Hall,Engineering,Textile,Chemistry,Greater,Manchester,heritage,historic,history,architecture,civic,local,museum,conservation
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EE4M8P - Wigan Town Hall - Engineering - Textile - Chemistry, photographed at Wigan, Greater Manchester, stock-photo/gotonysmith-England.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>England, UK. The photograph provides a documentary record of local history, architecture, civic identity or preserved heritage and is suitable for editorial coverage of conservation, social history, institutions and changing urban life. The image clearly records visible signage, branding, architecture, objects or activity associated with Wigan Town Hall - Engineering - Textile - Chemistry. It provides useful contemporary or historical context for news, feature and documentary use, including stories about local identity, economic change, public services, travel, leisure, community life and the way familiar places and objects are presented in the built environment. The scene is shown as encountered, making it useful as an editorial stock image for illustrating the subject, its location and its wider social or cultural context.
Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,HotpixUk,IMG_9008,Wigan town hall Countess of Crawford opening stone,Wigan,town,hall,Countess,Crawford,opening,stone,Greater,Manchester,heritage,historic,history,architecture,civic,local,museum,conservation
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EF6C0P - Wigan town hall Countess of Crawford opening stone, photographed at Wigan, Greater Manchester, stock-photo/gotonysmith-England.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>England, UK. The photograph provides a documentary record of local history, architecture, civic identity or preserved heritage and is suitable for editorial coverage of conservation, social history, institutions and changing urban life. The image clearly records visible signage, branding, architecture, objects or activity associated with Wigan town hall Countess of Crawford opening stone. It provides useful contemporary or historical context for news, feature and documentary use, including stories about local identity, economic change, public services, travel, leisure, community life and the way familiar places and objects are presented in the built environment. The scene is shown as encountered, making it useful as an editorial stock image for illustrating the subject, its location and its wider social or cultural context.
Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Lancs,England,town,centre,UK,traditional,Northern,North West,hall,halls,Victorian,historic,Victorian-era,OL16 1AZ,OL16,The Esplanade,the,Esplanade,Rochdale,Greater Manchester,Manchester,tower,towers,architectural,architecture,civic,buildings,William Henry Crossland,blue sky,Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council,Gothic Revival,style,stonework,sandstone,town town hall england,town town hall Rochdale
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2T0DAEC - Rochdale Town Hall is a Victorian-era municipal building in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It is widely recognised as being one of the finest municipal buildings in the country, and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
The Town Hall functions as the ceremonial headquarters of Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council and houses local government departments, including the borough's civil registration office.
Built in the Gothic Revival style at a cost of £160,000 (£15.9 million in 2023), it was inaugurated for the governance of the Municipal Borough of Rochdale on 27 September 1871.
The architect, William Henry Crossland, was the winner of a competition held in 1864 to design a new Town Hall. It had a 240-foot (73 m) clock tower topped by a wooden spire with a gilded statue of Saint George and the Dragon, both of which were destroyed by fire on 10 April 1883, leaving the building without a spire for four years.
A new 190-foot (58 m) stone clock tower and spire in the style of Manchester Town Hall was designed by Alfred Waterhouse, and erected in 1887.
Architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner described the building as possessing a rare picturesque beauty. Its stained-glass windows are credited as the finest modern examples of their kind.
The building came to the attention of Adolf Hitler, who was said to have admired it so much that he wished to ship the building, brick-by-brick, to Nazi Germany had the United Kingdom been defeated in the Second World War
The Town Hall was one of several built in the textile towns of North West England following the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, but is one of only two in Greater Manchester built in the Gothic style. Between the setting of the foundation stone and the building's completion, revisions and additions were made to the original design. Money was lavished upon the decor and inventory, and the extra expenditure did not escape the ire of its critic
The Esplanade, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, OL16 1AZ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2T0DAEX - Rochdale Town Hall is a Victorian-era municipal building in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It is widely recognised as being one of the finest municipal buildings in the country, and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
The Town Hall functions as the ceremonial headquarters of Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council and houses local government departments, including the borough's civil registration office.
Built in the Gothic Revival style at a cost of £160,000 (£15.9 million in 2023), it was inaugurated for the governance of the Municipal Borough of Rochdale on 27 September 1871.
The architect, William Henry Crossland, was the winner of a competition held in 1864 to design a new Town Hall. It had a 240-foot (73 m) clock tower topped by a wooden spire with a gilded statue of Saint George and the Dragon, both of which were destroyed by fire on 10 April 1883, leaving the building without a spire for four years.
A new 190-foot (58 m) stone clock tower and spire in the style of Manchester Town Hall was designed by Alfred Waterhouse, and erected in 1887.
Architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner described the building as possessing a rare picturesque beauty. Its stained-glass windows are credited as the finest modern examples of their kind.
The building came to the attention of Adolf Hitler, who was said to have admired it so much that he wished to ship the building, brick-by-brick, to Nazi Germany had the United Kingdom been defeated in the Second World War
The Town Hall was one of several built in the textile towns of North West England following the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, but is one of only two in Greater Manchester built in the Gothic style. Between the setting of the foundation stone and the building's completion, revisions and additions were made to the original design. Money was lavished upon the decor and inventory, and the extra expenditure did not escape the ire of its critic
The Esplanade, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, OL16 1AZ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,Hotpixuk,@HotpixUK,street,streets,Manchester,England,Cheshire,UK,WA14 1SA,historic,market,place,house,Altrincham Marketplace Greenwood street,Altrincham,stall,retail,stalls,shops,award,winning,town,centre,Marketplace,hall,covered,inside,traditional,history,drinkers,busy,enjoying,bunting,flag,flags,British,GB,Great Britain
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JC410E - . This authentic period view of Altrincham outdoor market, Greenwood street, Altrincham, Manchester, England, UK, WA14 1SA in 2022 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The main point of reference is Altrincham Marketplace ,Greenwood street, Altrincham, Trafford, Cheshire, England, UK, WA14 1SA. The broader subject matter reaches into commercial frontage, physical store, historical comparison, architectural detailing, heritage asset, place identity, local character, period detail, before-and-after reference, retail property, changing land use, urban fabric, brand-led retail, and shopfront economy. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into town-centre regeneration and changing footfall, not least because of the speed at which branding and store formats change. Today's relevance is strengthened by adaptive reuse, embodied carbon and the continuing question of the value of distinctive buildings and street furniture to local identity. Future viewers can use this scene from Altrincham outdoor market, Greenwood street, Altrincham, Manchester, England, UK, WA14 1SA to compare landscape treatment and surrounding development with whatever follows after new construction. The photograph additionally reflects community identity, regional identity, period streetscape, historic streetscape, historic townscape, traditional structure, archival record, and retail chain. The combination of Greenwood, Altrincham, Marketplace, and Trafford anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. Around Altrincham outdoor market, Greenwood street, Altrincham, Manchester, England, UK, WA14 1SA, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. Image 2JC410E also remains a dated record of Altrincham outdoor market, Greenwood street, Altrincham, Manchester, England, UK, WA14 1SA.
Altrincham outdoor market, Greenwood street, Altrincham, Manchester, England, UK, WA14 1SA
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,Hotpixuk,@HotpixUK,outdoor,street,streets,Manchester,England,Cheshire,UK,WA14 1SA,historic,WA14,bar,pub,opposite,the,market,hall,Trafford,WA14 1RZ,flag,jack,heritage,buildings,pubs,bars,town,centre,Conservative club,club,beer,garden,ornate,summer,moody,clouds,cloudy,sky,Greenwood Street
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JC410F - . This location-specific image from Altrincham outdoor market, Greenwood street, Altrincham, Manchester, England, UK, WA14 1SA in 2022 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The scene records Conservative Club , at 48 Greenwood St, opposite the market, Altrincham, Trafford, Cheshire, England, UK, WA14 1RZ. A broader reading of the photograph includes conservation interest, conservation architecture, leisure spending, night-time economy, historic townscape, archival record, visitor economy, everyday life, visual archive, architectural detailing, local landmark, regional identity, local dining scene, and historical comparison. For current editorial use, heritage conservation and redevelopment pressure provide additional context, especially through keeping older structures useful without erasing their character. Current relevance extends to tourism and changing dining habits, particularly through how food and drink help define neighbourhood identity. The archival value lies partly in recording street furniture and boundaries around Altrincham outdoor market, Greenwood street, Altrincham, Manchester, England, UK, WA14 1SA before replacement signage alters the character of the place. The photograph additionally reflects period detail, built heritage, architectural character, customer-facing service, before-and-after reference, community identity, public realm, and casual dining. Elements such as Trafford, Greenwood, opposite, Conservative, and Altrincham add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The period setting at Altrincham outdoor market, Greenwood street, Altrincham, Manchester, England, UK, WA14 1SA helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object.
Altrincham outdoor market, Greenwood street, Altrincham, Manchester, England, UK, WA14 1SA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JC410G - . This location-specific image from Greenwood street, Altrincham, Manchester, England, UK, WA14 1SA in 2022 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The main point of reference is Entrance of Altrincham historic market hall, Greenwood street, Altrincham, Manchester, England, UK, WA14 1SA. The wider scene also brings together urban social history, visual archive, commercial streetscape, everyday street life, community identity, city-centre activity, shopping district, local character, commercial frontage, retail chain, before-and-after reference, changing streetscape, pedestrian environment, and regional identity. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into brand consolidation and consumer spending, not least because of how consumer spending patterns reshape commercial streets. Today's relevance is strengthened by transport, street safety and the continuing question of the relationship between public space and local social life. For later comparison, the photograph preserves public access and movement at Greenwood street, Altrincham, Manchester, England, UK, WA14 1SA, details that may look very different after new ownership. Further associations within the scene are changing land use, consumer retail, documentary photography, shopfront economy, town-centre economy, outdoor retail, street-level documentary, and urban change. Details involving Manchester, Entrance, Altrincham, market, and historic make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. For Greenwood street, Altrincham, Manchester, England, UK, WA14 1SA, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The scene captures evidence of earlier appearance for later comparison. That local specificity strengthens the long-term documentary value of image 2JC410G.
Greenwood street, Altrincham, Manchester, England, UK, WA14 1SA
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,Hotpixuk,@HotpixUK,town centre,town,centre,Greenwood street,Manchester,England,UK,WA14 1SA,historic,popular,shop,stall,stalls,stores,retail,house,entrance,door,main,doors,circular,windows,board,Alty,heritage,buildings,bricks,successful,markets,hall,halls,outside,old,window,trader,traders
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JC4114 - . Made at Greenwood street, Altrincham, Manchester, England, UK, WA14 1SA in 2022, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The location is represented through Altrincham historic market hall entrance, Greenwood street, Altrincham, Manchester, England, UK, WA14 1SA. The setting additionally reflects urban change, high-street commerce, local character, town-centre economy, contemporary city life, period detail, changing land use, brand-led retail, social history, everyday street life, retail chain, commercial streetscape, retail property, and destination retail. The modern context includes continuing discussion of town-centre regeneration, changing footfall and the role of large retailers in town-centre and edge-of-centre economies. For current editorial use, local identity and public-realm change provide additional context, especially through the relationship between public space and local social life. Future viewers can use this scene from Greenwood street, Altrincham, Manchester, England, UK, WA14 1SA to compare street furniture and boundaries with whatever follows after changing commercial priorities. Further associations within the scene are documentary photography, street-level documentary, community identity, pedestrian environment, commercial frontage, physical store, local history, and visual archive. The combination of Manchester, entrance, historic, Greenwood, and Altrincham anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. By fixing the subject within Greenwood street, Altrincham, Manchester, England, UK, WA14 1SA, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The photograph keeps period character for later comparison. Image 2JC4114 also remains a dated record of Greenwood street, Altrincham, Manchester, England, UK, WA14 1SA.
Greenwood street, Altrincham, Manchester, England, UK, WA14 1SA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BCTGXG - Stockport Town Hall is a building in Stockport, England, that houses government and administrative functions. It was designed by architect Sir Alfred Brumwell Thomas who had previously designed Belfast City Hall. Stockport Town Hall was designated a Grade II listed building in 1975,[1] upgraded to Grade II* in September 2007.[2]
It was opened by the then Prince and Princess of Wales in July 1908. To commemorate the Royal visit, part of Heaton Lane, a main shopping street in the town, was renamed Prince's Street.[3][4][5]
Council and committee meetings take place during the evening in three oak-panelled committee rooms and in a traditional Council Chamber. The chamber has elaborate plasterwork, brass chandeliers and decorative carvings on oak benches. The civic collection of silver, some of which dates from the 15th century, lines the wall of the corridor outside the chamber. Stockport Town Hall is a licensed Wedding venue. Weddings and receptions are a frequent occurrence at the Town Hall.
An imposing Italian marble entrance leads to the Edwardian Ballroom, which former poet laureate Sir John Betjeman described as magnificent. This contains a Wurlitzer organ formerly installed in Manchester's Paramount Theatre and moved to Manchester's Free Trade Hall in 1977 subsequently being moved to Stockport Town Hall and being opened at Stockport in late 1999. The Wurlitzer, a 'Publix 1' was one of only sixteen of its kind in the world and was designed by the American Theatre Organist Jesse Crawford for the accompaniment of silent films. The Manchester Paramount instrument was unique in being the only one to be exported to a theatre outside the United States. The organ has been fully overhauled and the old relays have been replaced with digital technology. Various changes to the organ's original specification have been carried out throughout its life both in the theatre and its subsequent homes. The organ was installed and is owned by the Lancastrian Theatre Organ Trust
Edward St, Stockport, Greater Manchester, Cheshire, England, Uk, SK1 3XE
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUk,GoTonySmith,Greater Manchester,Manchester,Cheshire,England,UK,town,historic,designed by Sir Alfred Brumwell Thomas,Edward St,Stockport,SK1 3XE,building,listed,civic,wedding venue,Edwardian,Italian marble entrance,Italian marble,key landmark,landmark,Metropolitan Borough of Stockport,MBS,Grade II listed,townhall,history,sunny,buildings,centre,halls,hall,Baroque,wedding,cake
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BCTGXJ - Stockport Town Hall is a building in Stockport, England, that houses government and administrative functions. It was designed by architect Sir Alfred Brumwell Thomas who had previously designed Belfast City Hall. Stockport Town Hall was designated a Grade II listed building in 1975,[1] upgraded to Grade II* in September 2007.[2]
It was opened by the then Prince and Princess of Wales in July 1908. To commemorate the Royal visit, part of Heaton Lane, a main shopping street in the town, was renamed Prince's Street.[3][4][5]
Council and committee meetings take place during the evening in three oak-panelled committee rooms and in a traditional Council Chamber. The chamber has elaborate plasterwork, brass chandeliers and decorative carvings on oak benches. The civic collection of silver, some of which dates from the 15th century, lines the wall of the corridor outside the chamber. Stockport Town Hall is a licensed Wedding venue. Weddings and receptions are a frequent occurrence at the Town Hall.
An imposing Italian marble entrance leads to the Edwardian Ballroom, which former poet laureate Sir John Betjeman described as magnificent. This contains a Wurlitzer organ formerly installed in Manchester's Paramount Theatre and moved to Manchester's Free Trade Hall in 1977 subsequently being moved to Stockport Town Hall and being opened at Stockport in late 1999. The Wurlitzer, a 'Publix 1' was one of only sixteen of its kind in the world and was designed by the American Theatre Organist Jesse Crawford for the accompaniment of silent films. The Manchester Paramount instrument was unique in being the only one to be exported to a theatre outside the United States. The organ has been fully overhauled and the old relays have been replaced with digital technology. Various changes to the organ's original specification have been carried out throughout its life both in the theatre and its subsequent homes. The organ was installed and is owned by the Lancastrian Theatre Organ Trust
Edward St, Stockport, Greater Manchester, Cheshire, England, Uk, SK1 3XE
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUk,GoTonySmith,Greater Manchester,Manchester,Cheshire,England,UK,town,historic,designed by Sir Alfred Brumwell Thomas,Edward St,Stockport,SK1 3XE,building,listed,civic,wedding venue,Edwardian,Italian marble entrance,Italian marble,key landmark,landmark,Metropolitan Borough of Stockport,MBS,Grade II listed,hall,sunny,buildings,townhall,centre,history,halls,Baroque,wedding,cake
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BCTGXW - Stockport Town Hall is a building in Stockport, England, that houses government and administrative functions. It was designed by architect Sir Alfred Brumwell Thomas who had previously designed Belfast City Hall. Stockport Town Hall was designated a Grade II listed building in 1975,[1] upgraded to Grade II* in September 2007.[2]
It was opened by the then Prince and Princess of Wales in July 1908. To commemorate the Royal visit, part of Heaton Lane, a main shopping street in the town, was renamed Prince's Street.[3][4][5]
Council and committee meetings take place during the evening in three oak-panelled committee rooms and in a traditional Council Chamber. The chamber has elaborate plasterwork, brass chandeliers and decorative carvings on oak benches. The civic collection of silver, some of which dates from the 15th century, lines the wall of the corridor outside the chamber. Stockport Town Hall is a licensed Wedding venue. Weddings and receptions are a frequent occurrence at the Town Hall.
An imposing Italian marble entrance leads to the Edwardian Ballroom, which former poet laureate Sir John Betjeman described as magnificent. This contains a Wurlitzer organ formerly installed in Manchester's Paramount Theatre and moved to Manchester's Free Trade Hall in 1977 subsequently being moved to Stockport Town Hall and being opened at Stockport in late 1999. The Wurlitzer, a 'Publix 1' was one of only sixteen of its kind in the world and was designed by the American Theatre Organist Jesse Crawford for the accompaniment of silent films. The Manchester Paramount instrument was unique in being the only one to be exported to a theatre outside the United States. The organ has been fully overhauled and the old relays have been replaced with digital technology. Various changes to the organ's original specification have been carried out throughout its life both in the theatre and its subsequent homes. The organ was installed and is owned by the Lancastrian Theatre Organ Trust
Edward St, Stockport, Greater Manchester, Cheshire, England, Uk, SK1 3XE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9DMX - Manchester Town Hall is a Victorian, Neo-gothic municipal building in Manchester, England. It is the ceremonial headquarters of Manchester City Council and houses a number of local government departments. The building faces Albert Square to the north, featuring the Albert Memorial and St Peter's Square to the south, home to The Cenotaph.
Designed by architect Alfred Waterhouse, the town hall was completed in 1877. The building contains offices and grand ceremonial rooms such as the Great Hall which is decorated with Ford Madox Brown's imposing Manchester Murals illustrating the history of the city. The entrance and Sculpture Hall contain busts and statues of influential figures including Dalton, Joule and Barbirolli. The exterior is dominated by the clock tower which rises to 280 feet (85 m) and houses Great Abel, the clock bell.
In 1938, a detached Town Hall Extension was completed and is connected by two covered bridges over Lloyd Street. The town hall, which was granted Grade I listed building status on 25 February 1952, is regarded as one of the finest interpretations of Gothic revival architecture in the world.
Albert Square, Manchester, Lancs, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DN6MRP - . Moseley St Manchester stock-photo/gotonysmith-Location.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>location of new tram corridor England UK. Photographed at Moseley St, Manchester, England, UK. The photograph was taken on 24 September 2013. The image metadata records 2 people in the frame. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Metrolink, Portland, Manchester, location, Portland street, rainbow, businesses, tram, corridor and transport, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The scene has strong relevance to railway travel, public transport, passenger infrastructure and the everyday operation of Britain's rail network. It can illustrate editorial stories about stations, train journeys, commuting, regional connectivity, rail investment, rolling stock, freight, signals, platforms, accessibility and the relationship between railways and the places they serve. Visible railway furniture, signs, tracks, platforms, trains, signals or station buildings help place the photograph firmly in the practical environment experienced by passengers and railway staff. As a dated documentary image it also offers a useful record of transport infrastructure, branding and passenger facilities at the time the photograph was made. Search themes include British rail travel, railway stations, passenger journeys, tracks, platforms, signals, rolling stock, freight, regional connectivity and transport infrastructure. The scene is particularly useful for illustrating how railway facilities, signs and operational surroundings looked at a known point in time. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph.
Moseley St, Manchester, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 5894106036 - 'Completed by architect Alfred Waterhouse in 1877, the building features imposing murals by the artist Ford Madox Brown depicting important events in the history of the city. The Town Hall was rated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building in 1952 and the Town Hall Extension, completed in 1938, was Grade II* listed in 1974. Attop the clocktower is a golden cottonseed. A testament to the original source of the city's rapid growth and wealth.
The planning for a new Town Hall began in 1863. After an investigation of suitable sites, including Piccadilly, the site chosen for the new town hall was an oddly shaped triangle facing onto Albert Square. The choice of location was influenced by a desire to provide a central, accessible, but relatively quiet site in a respectable district, close to Manchester's banks and municipal offices, next to a large open area, suitable for the display of a fine building.
A competition was held to design the Town Hall. Of the 137 entries in open competition for the design, Waterhouse's design was chosen, mainly for his ingenious planning, and he was appointed as architect on 1 April 1868.
The foundation stone of the new Town Hall was laid on 26 October 1868 by the Lord Mayor of Manchester, Robert Neill. Construction took nine years, used fourteen million bricks,[6] and cost \u00a3775,000 (\u00a353.5 million as of 2011). The Town Hall was opened by Lord Mayor Abel Heywood, who had championed the project, on 13 September 1877, after Queen Victoria's refusal to attend the opening.
The building exemplifies the Victorian Gothic revival style of architecture, using themes and elements from 13th-century Early English Gothic architecture. The choice was influenced by the wish for a spiritual acknowledgement of Manchester's late medieval heritage in the textile trade of the Hanseatic league and also an affirmation of modernity, the fashionable neo-Gothic style being preferred over the Neoclassical architecture favoured in neighbouring Liverpool. The exterior, faced with hard sandstone quarried near Bradford, Yorkshire, known as 'Spinkwell stone',[9] is decorated with sculptures of important figures in Manchester's history. The interior is faced with multi-coloured Architectural terracotta by Gibbs and Canning Limited. The painted ceilings were provided by Best &
Lea of Manchester, who had also provided the ceilings in the Natural History Museum, London, also designed by Alfred Waterhouse.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HF7X - Manchester gothic town hall , Albert Square, Manchester, England taken with an IR adapted Canon 5D DSLR camera
Manchester Town Hall is a Victorian, Neo-gothic municipal building in Manchester, England. It is the ceremonial headquarters of Manchester City Council and houses a number of local government departments.
Designed by architect Alfred Waterhouse the town hall was completed in 1877. The building occupies a triangular site facing Albert Square and contains offices and grand ceremonial rooms such as the Great Hall which is decorated with the imposing Manchester Murals by Ford Madox Brown illustrating the history of the city. The entrance and Sculpture Hall contain busts and statues of influential figures including Dalton, Joule and Barbirolli. The exterior is dominated by the clock tower which rises to 87 metres (285 feet) and houses Great Abel, the clock bell.
In 1938, a detached Town Hall Extension was completed and is connected by two covered bridges over Lloyd Street. The town hall, which was granted Grade I listed building status on 25 February 1952, is regarded as one of the finest interpretations of Gothic revival architecture in the world
Manchester gothic town hall , Albert Square, Manchester, England UK M2 5DB
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4357789604 - 'How many people remember those childhood visits to the cinema. Sometimes the local fleapit with velvet seats, ads by Pearl and Dean. A bit better than those big multi-screen boxes we suffer today.
The seats were graded by stalls, circle, upper circle and some could achieve a pass out. These tickets are a frozen moment of those days. A 9d (or 4.5p) saturday morning showing for kids, or a 1/9 stalls or a 2/- two shilling circle. Your choice. 2/- was two shilling, when there was twelve old english pence or d ie like 2d = two pence to a shilling. Also twenty shillings to a british pound.
Taken with 28-200mm macro lens.
Another Northwich icon in sepia here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3538129767/
And a place where these tickets in Northwich might have originally been used - www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4369387854/
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC 07092182899',
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4023469923 - 'Dunham Massey deer park, Cheshire UK. Home of the Stamfords, Clock Tower and hall from mill pond at dusk.
Another NT property can be seen here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3870705475/
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Warrington Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC',
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3875567348 - 'A wedding image in blue toned black and white monochrome within the great neogothic town hall in Manchester, which is a designated site for marriage ceremonies.
Designed by architect Alfred Waterhouse in 1877 as a town hall for a prosperous emerging city, the building features imposing murals by the artist Ford Madox Brown depicting important events in the history of the city. The Town Hall was rated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building in 1952 and the Town Hall Extension, completed in 1938, was Grade II* listed in 1974.
The choice of Albert Square as location was influenced by a desire to provide a central, accessible, but relatively quiet site in a respectable district, close to Manchester's banks and municipal offices, next to a large open area, suitable for the display of a fine building.
The foundation stone of the new Town Hall was laid on 26th October 1868 by the Lord Mayor of Manchester, Robert Neill. The Town Hall was opened by Lord Mayor Abel Heywood, on 13 September 1877, after Queen Victoria's snubbed the city and refusal to attend the opening.
As you enter on the floor is a mosaic depicting the bee, the symbol of Manchester's being a hive of industry during the 19th century. The bee also used be on the Boddingtons beer logo. A history going back to 1778 was ended when last family chairman Ewart Boddington sold the Strangeways brewery and the Boddingtons brand to Whitbread for \u00a350.7 million. In May 2000, the Whitbread Beer Company was acquired by brewing conglomerate Interbrew. In 2004 brewing was moved from the original site next to Manchester's main victorian prison. Cask Boddingtons is still brewed in Manchester however, at teh former Kestral Lager brewary at Moss Side.
Reasuringly the town hall tower is still topped by a golden cotton seed ball, the original source of the city's wealth. That will not go the way of Strangeways brewery.
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC',
