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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,sheriff,court,courts,moody,view of dark,law,landmark,building,Scotland,backlog,system,Scottish,justice,UK,FK1,Scottish civic architecture,late twentieth century architecture,modern civic architecture,red sandstone architecture,symmetrical building facade,curved courthouse facade,semicircular entrance,colonnaded entrance,two storey courthouse,public service building,institutional architecture,government building Scotland,legal architecture UK,court services Scotland,judicial services Scotland,local court Falkirk,Falkirk townscape,Camelon landmark,Central Belt Scotland,Scottish public architecture,formal,outside,lawsuits
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EY3DCK - Falkirk Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court on Main Street, Camelon, Falkirk, Scotland, photographed from the broad paved approach beneath a dramatic dark and broken cloudy sky. The wide-angle view emphasises the strong symmetry of the modern two-storey courthouse, with its long red sandstone frontage, regularly spaced rectangular windows and distinctive projecting semi-circular central entrance. A flight of steps with metal handrails rises between carefully clipped hedges towards the recessed public doors, while the curved upper section and colonnaded ground floor create a formal civic focal point in the centre of the composition.
The present courthouse opened in 1990 after the previous Sheriff Court in Hope Street, which dated from 1868, had become seriously overcrowded as court business increased. The Camelon building was purpose-built as a modern judicial complex and was originally arranged with four courtrooms on the upper floor. A later project created an additional civil courtroom, providing more capacity and modern digital court recording facilities.
Falkirk Sheriff Court deals with both criminal and civil business and forms part of Scotland's Sheriffdom of Tayside, Central and Fife. Justice of the Peace Court business and associated court administration are also carried out at the site. The courthouse is an important public service building for Falkirk and the surrounding area, used by sheriffs, legal professionals, court staff, jurors, witnesses and members of the public. Its broad symmetrical frontage, red sandstone cladding, curved entrance pavilion and landscaped approach are characteristic of late twentieth-century civic architecture, while the dramatic overcast sky in this image gives the exterior a particularly imposing appearance.
Main Street, Camelon, Falkirk, FK1 4AR, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,255A9847,The Kelpies,close view,Falkirk,Scotland,UK,sculpture,horse head,public art,landmark,Andy Scott,steel,monument,tourism,outdoor,iconic,Helix,attraction,architecture,equine,art,travel,destination,heritage,visitor,skyline,dramatic,moody,sky,skies,tourist,attractions
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F3NDMN - . Close view of The Kelpies sculpture at Falkirk, Scotland, UK. Photographed on 27 June 2026. The recorded location is The Helix, Falkirk, Scotland, UK. Closer view of one of The Kelpies sculptures at The Helix in Falkirk, Scotland, UK, showing the dramatic steel structure against a cloudy sky. The famous horse-head artwork by Andy Scott is suitable for editorial use on Scottish landmarks, public art, sculpture, tourism, architecture and the regeneration story of the Falkirk area. Looking at community art, the longer history is that public art turns streets and buildings into records of local culture
Murals, statues and memorial sculpture can commemorate people and events, celebrate industry, respond to politics or simply enliven public space, while materials and style often identify a particular era. In 2026, community art remains relevant because contemporary street art continues to blur the line between unofficial expression, commissioned mural and tourist attraction
Images are therefore relevant to urban culture, creative industries, heritage interpretation and place-making. Associated keywords and synonyms include cultural identity, visual culture, memorial art, public realm, cultural landmark, 255A9847, horse head, monument, outdoor, iconic, equine, travel, destination, visitor, skyline, moody, and skies. The background to creative industries is that public art turns streets and buildings into records of local culture
Murals, statues and memorial sculpture can commemorate people and events, celebrate industry, respond to politics or simply enliven public space, while materials and style often identify a particular era. Within the history of public art, 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 change the meaning of an apparently permanent object.
The Helix, Falkirk, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EMY4DH - Moody black and white documentary photograph shows a Reform UK arrow road sign and a I'm voting Rob Kenyon, 18th June campaign placard in the Makerfield constituency, Wigan, Greater Manchester, during the June 2026 by-election campaign. The image uses dark storm clouds, overhead wires, lamp posts, parked cars and suburban street furniture to create a stark political atmosphere around Reform UK's local campaign. The large circular sign with a right-pointing arrow and the candidate poster beneath it give the picture an unusually graphic quality, suggesting direction, movement, party branding and voter choice. Rob Kenyon, also named in campaign coverage as Robert Kenyon, was Reform UK's candidate in the Makerfield by-election against Labour's Andy Burnham, and was reported as a self-employed plumber and army reservist who had previously contested the seat. The image could be used editorially for stories about Reform UK, right-wing populism, protest voting, Labour versus Reform contests, northern England politics, the changing electoral map in Greater Manchester, by-election campaigning, grassroots publicity, political mood and voter disillusionment in post-industrial communities. The dark sky and monochrome treatment make the scene feel uneasy and unsettled, fitting wider coverage of a high-profile contest where national leadership speculation, local identity and right-wing challenge politics all overlapped. Reform UK's campaign in Makerfield attracted scrutiny because the party sought to present Kenyon as a local working tradesman against a more established Labour figure, while media coverage also reported criticism and controversy around past online comments linked to the candidate. As a stock image, it has strong use for articles about democracy, political advertising, street-level campaigning, populist messaging, working-class electoral appeal, Nigel Farage's party, and the visual language of UK by-elections in 2026.
Hindley Green in Makerfield, Greater Manchester
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Cork Harbour,terrace,West View,atmosphere,cathedral,Gothic,Revival,architecture,neo-Gothic,church,spire,moody,sky,cloudy,harbour,town,Ireland,tourism,iconic,vacation,view,religious,history,landmark,historic,vertical landscape,coastal town,travel,picturesque European destination,architectural tourism,colourful street scene,cultural heritage,south coast Ireland,scenic waterfront community,dramatic skyline,dramatic,weather
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EE4M60 - St Colman's Cathedral rises above the brightly painted Deck of Cards houses in Cobh, County Cork, creating one of Ireland's most recognisable urban and coastal views. The photograph looks across a steep hillside garden towards the colourful terraced homes of West View, with the cathedral's soaring Gothic Revival spire dominating the skyline and Cork Harbour stretching away behind. Red, turquoise, yellow, blue, cream and dark-painted facades bring strong colour to the foreground, while heavy grey summer clouds contrast with patches of brighter sky over the water.
Dedicated to Saint Colman of Cloyne, the Roman Catholic cathedral occupies a commanding position above Cobh and the harbour. Its foundation stone was laid in 1868 and the ambitious building took around half a century to complete. The elaborate French Gothic-inspired design, tall pointed windows, pinnacles, rose window and exceptionally slender spire make the church a major architectural landmark. The tower also contains a celebrated carillon, reinforcing the cathedral's religious, musical and cultural importance to the town.
The adjoining row of colourful houses is widely nicknamed the Deck of Cards because the homes appear to cascade down the steep slope in a closely packed sequence. Together, the cathedral and houses have become a defining tourism image for Cobh, a historic port associated with emigration, Atlantic travel, cruise ships and the final stopping point of RMS Titanic in 1912.
This vertical landscape photograph is suitable for editorial themes involving Irish architecture, colourful streets, religious heritage, Cork tourism, harbour towns, coastal scenery, cultural travel and picturesque European destinations. Green planting and red flowers in the foreground add natural depth, while the dramatic weather and elevated viewpoint emphasise Cobh's steep topography and the cathedral's prominent setting above the waterfront
5 Cathedral Place, Cobh, County Cork, Ireland, P24 W248
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,musician,Steven Gene Wold,venue,guitarist,roots music,Americana music,performance,veteran musician,bearded,16 November 2024,stage,equipment,amplifiers,microphone stand,backline,entertainment,cap,hobo,set,low light performance,venue backdrop,stage gear,sound equipment,northern England,cultural event,music fan culture,authentic,performer,road worn,club stage,old,older,mood,moody,nightlife,night life,O2 Ritz
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E8E1AC - Seasick Steve performing live at Albert Hall, Manchester, during his Saturday 16 November 2024 UK tour date, pictured seated on stage playing electric guitar beneath deep blue lighting. The image captures the instantly recognisable American blues and roots musician with his trademark long white beard, cap, sleeveless shirt and relaxed, unvarnished stage presence, creating the kind of intimate, authentic concert scene that editors, picture desks and music writers often look for when covering touring artists, live reviews and venue features. Amplifiers, microphone stands, cables, cases and a shadowy stage setup frame the performance, adding practical documentary detail and reinforcing the working atmosphere of a real gig rather than a polished promo shoot. Albert Hall Manchester, a restored former chapel and one of the city's best-loved live venues, provides a dramatic indoor setting for this rootsy performance, with the dark backdrop and blue wash of light helping the musician stand out against the stage. The photograph suits editorial use around blues, blues rock, Americana, roots music, singer songwriters, touring musicians, live entertainment, Manchester nightlife, northern England culture, UK music venues and documentary concert photography. It also works for broader themes such as veteran performers, enduring live appeal, stripped-back musicianship, characterful stage portraits, independent music culture and authentic gig-going experiences. The seated pose, visible guitar, amp stack and low-light venue mood all help tell the story of a performer whose reputation has long been built on raw sound, personality and road-tested credibility rather than polish, spectacle or gimmickry. Strong searchable themes include live blues guitarist, concert at Albert Hall Manchester, bearded musician on stage, intimate indoor gig, electric guitar performance, UK tour date and atmospheric music venue photography. Fairy lights above the stage add extra visual texture.
Seasick Steve performing live on stage in Albert Hall Manchester,seated with electric guitar under b
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,volt,volts,GEGB,PowerGen,high,transporting,transmitting,electricity,at,33kv,33000,with,on,behind,WA6 7SN,WA6,power,energy,clean,Scottish Power Energy Networks,SP Energy Networks,English,North West,transmission,clouds,cloud,cloudy,moody,Northern Powerhouse,generation,grid,national,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PM1FGN - . GEGB tall pylon, transporting electricity at 33kv 33,000 volt, with sunset behind, Frodsham, Cheshire, England, UK, WA6 7SN. Photographed on 8 April 2023, this spring image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is Lordship Lane, Frodsham, Cheshire, England, UK, WA6 7SN, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Cheshire, volt, volts, GEGB, PowerGen, high, transporting, transmitting, electricity, 33kv, behind, WA6 7SN, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. Weather and natural light are part of the visual character of the frame, helping define the season, atmosphere, colour and visibility of architectural or landscape detail. Industrial subject matter gives the image strong relevance to manufacturing, engineering, energy, utilities, machinery, skilled work and Britain's industrial heritage. The photograph can support stories about technological change, preservation, infrastructure, deindustrialisation, redevelopment and the reuse of former working sites for culture, housing, tourism or new commercial purposes. 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 scene contributes a specific, place-based record rather than a generic illustration.
Lordship Lane, Frodsham, Cheshire, England, UK, WA6 7SN
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Merseyside,England,UK,L1,city,centre,Eurovision 2023,L1 5DN,enclave,the,Chinese-style,style,multiple-span,gateway,Blue Funnel,Shipping Line,business,Shanghai,moody,grey,sky,drama,dramatic,tourist,tourism,history,attraction,historic,Chinese Cultural Museum,supermarket,supermarkets,entrance,entry,Nelson St,of,Nelson Street,Eurovision2023
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PJHP08 - Chinatown is an area of Liverpool that is an ethnic enclave home to the oldest Chinese community in Europe. Located in the south of the city centre, Chinatown has many Chinese businesses, such as Chinese restaurants and supermarkets, and facilities for the Chinese community. The area is also notable for its Chinese-style architecture
with the paifang on Nelson Street being the largest, multiple-span arch of its kind outside China
The first presence of Chinese people in Liverpool dates back to 1834 when the first vessel direct from China arrived in Liverpool's docks to trade such goods as silk and cotton wool. Many Chinese immigrants first arrived in Liverpool in the late 1860s as a result of Alfred Holt and Company employing large numbers of Chinese seamen while establishing the Blue Funnel Shipping Line. The commercial shipping line created strong trade links between the cities of Shanghai, Hong Kong and Liverpool
mainly importing silk, cotton and tea. From the 1890s onwards, small numbers of Chinese began to set up businesses catering to the Chinese sailors working on Holt's lines and others. Some of these men married working class British women, resulting in a number of British-born Eurasian Chinese being born in Liverpool.
The Chinese Arch was assembled in 2000 (after being built in one of Liverpool's twin cities “ Shanghai) as a mark of redevelopment of the area, which is still continuing today.
Plans to redevelop a significant portion of Chinatown were revealed in October 2010 and April 2012 respectively. One scheme named 'China Square' is to include a Chinese Cultural Museum and Courtyard by Marriott in the former Scandinavian Hotel building. Another regeneration project tipped to take place is 'Shanghai Square', which when built will occupy the southern fringes of Chinatown. The proposal includes building a 23,000 m2 (250,000 sq ft) trade centre that will provide space for up to 100 businesses, specialist accommodation for Chinese students
Nelson Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 5DN
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Merseyside,England,UK,L1,city,centre,Eurovision 2023,L1 5DN,enclave,the,Chinese-style,style,multiple-span,gateway,Blue Funnel,Shipping Line,business,Shanghai,moody,grey,sky,drama,dramatic,tourist,tourism,history,attraction,historic,Chinese Cultural Museum,supermarket,supermarkets,entrance,entry,Eurovision2023
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PJHP41 - Chinatown is an area of Liverpool that is an ethnic enclave home to the oldest Chinese community in Europe. Located in the south of the city centre, Chinatown has many Chinese businesses, such as Chinese restaurants and supermarkets, and facilities for the Chinese community. The area is also notable for its Chinese-style architecture
with the paifang on Nelson Street being the largest, multiple-span arch of its kind outside China
The first presence of Chinese people in Liverpool dates back to 1834 when the first vessel direct from China arrived in Liverpool's docks to trade such goods as silk and cotton wool. Many Chinese immigrants first arrived in Liverpool in the late 1860s as a result of Alfred Holt and Company employing large numbers of Chinese seamen while establishing the Blue Funnel Shipping Line. The commercial shipping line created strong trade links between the cities of Shanghai, Hong Kong and Liverpool
mainly importing silk, cotton and tea. From the 1890s onwards, small numbers of Chinese began to set up businesses catering to the Chinese sailors working on Holt's lines and others. Some of these men married working class British women, resulting in a number of British-born Eurasian Chinese being born in Liverpool.
The Chinese Arch was assembled in 2000 (after being built in one of Liverpool's twin cities “ Shanghai) as a mark of redevelopment of the area, which is still continuing today.
Plans to redevelop a significant portion of Chinatown were revealed in October 2010 and April 2012 respectively. One scheme named 'China Square' is to include a Chinese Cultural Museum and Courtyard by Marriott in the former Scandinavian Hotel building. Another regeneration project tipped to take place is 'Shanghai Square', which when built will occupy the southern fringes of Chinatown. The proposal includes building a 23,000 m2 (250,000 sq ft) trade centre that will provide space for up to 100 businesses, specialist accommodation for Chinese students
Nelson Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 5DN
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Merseyside,England,UK,L1,city,centre,guardians,guardian,in,front,of,the,Nelson Street,Liverpool,L1 5DN,Nelson St,entry,entrance,supermarkets,supermarket,historic,tourist,tourism,history,attraction,dramatic,business,Shanghai,moody,Shipping Line,Blue Funnel,gateway,Chinese-style,style,multiple-span,enclave,Eurovision 2023
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PJHP48 - Chinatown is an area of Liverpool that is an ethnic enclave home to the oldest Chinese community in Europe. Located in the south of the city centre, Chinatown has many Chinese businesses, such as Chinese restaurants and supermarkets, and facilities for the Chinese community. The area is also notable for its Chinese-style architecture
with the paifang on Nelson Street being the largest, multiple-span arch of its kind outside China
The first presence of Chinese people in Liverpool dates back to 1834 when the first vessel direct from China arrived in Liverpool's docks to trade such goods as silk and cotton wool. Many Chinese immigrants first arrived in Liverpool in the late 1860s as a result of Alfred Holt and Company employing large numbers of Chinese seamen while establishing the Blue Funnel Shipping Line. The commercial shipping line created strong trade links between the cities of Shanghai, Hong Kong and Liverpool
mainly importing silk, cotton and tea. From the 1890s onwards, small numbers of Chinese began to set up businesses catering to the Chinese sailors working on Holt's lines and others. Some of these men married working class British women, resulting in a number of British-born Eurasian Chinese being born in Liverpool.
The Chinese Arch was assembled in 2000 (after being built in one of Liverpool's twin cities “ Shanghai) as a mark of redevelopment of the area, which is still continuing today.
Plans to redevelop a significant portion of Chinatown were revealed in October 2010 and April 2012 respectively. One scheme named 'China Square' is to include a Chinese Cultural Museum and Courtyard by Marriott in the former Scandinavian Hotel building. Another regeneration project tipped to take place is 'Shanghai Square', which when built will occupy the southern fringes of Chinatown. The proposal includes building a 23,000 m2 (250,000 sq ft) trade centre that will provide space for up to 100 businesses, specialist accommodation for Chinese students
Nelson Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 5DN
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,England,3G,with,moody,angry,sky,behind,clouds,over,telecoms,telcommunications,danger,waves,EE,Vodafone,O2,site,equipment,network,coverage,antenna,aerial,aerials,radio,4G 5G network,broadband technology,digital connectivity,data transmission,steel lattice tower,radio mast,network coverage,technology landscape,critical infrastructure,communications equipment,silhouette,backlit structure
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RG8Y9G - A mobile phone telecommunications mast photographed against a dramatic, cloud-filled sky, showing antenna arrays and communications equipment mounted on a steel lattice tower. The structure is silhouetted by backlighting from the sun breaking through the clouds, emphasising the contrast between engineered infrastructure and the natural environment.
Mobile phone masts form a critical part of modern digital infrastructure, supporting voice communication, mobile data, and internet connectivity across urban and rural areas. Such installations underpin 4G and 5G networks, enabling everyday activities including remote working, navigation, emergency services, and digital commerce.
Visually, the image highlights the vertical form and industrial geometry of the mast set against a shifting sky, creating a strong symbolic representation of technology embedded within the landscape. The combination of cloud texture and light suggests changing weather conditions, adding atmosphere and a sense of scale to the scene.
The photograph works as an editorial illustration of telecommunications, digital connectivity, infrastructure investment, and the expanding physical footprint of wireless networks in contemporary society.
Yorkshire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,British,English,sky,clouds,color,red,twilight,dusk,silhouette,silhouettes,trees,nature,landscape,winterlight,cold,seasonal,leafless,treetops,woodland,skyline,skyscape,cloudscape,moody,atmospheric,glowing,vibrant,fiery,contrast,backlit,outlines,framing,foreground,horizon,outdoors,scenic
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R55J8C - A dramatic winter sunset fills the sky with vivid bands of pink, red and violet cloud, fading into cooler blue tones higher up. Bare, leafless tree branches stretch across the frame in dark silhouette, creating a natural lattice that both frames the view and emphasises the depth of the skyline beyond. The branching forms suggest deciduous woodland in the dormant season, with no leaves visible and fine twigs sharply outlined against the light.
The sky appears heavily textured with broken cloud, catching the last low-angle sunlight and turning it into a fiery, glowing canopy. The contrast between warm colour near the horizon and cooler tones above gives the scene a strong sense of late-day transition, typical of short winter afternoons when the sun drops quickly and the light changes by the minute. The atmosphere looks crisp and clear enough to hold strong colour, but with enough moisture in the air to illuminate the cloud layers, suggesting calm, cold conditions following a change in weather, or the edge of a clearing front.
The silhouetted tree line in the distance adds scale and place without needing a specific landmark, making the image useful as an atmospheric seasonal background as well as a natural landscape study. The composition reads as quiet and still, with the stark winter branches contrasting against the richness of the sky, capturing a fleeting moment of colour that visitors and walkers often notice most in the colder months, when the trees are stripped back and the sky becomes the main event.
Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Uk,British,government,at,in,towers,BigBen,clockface,face,Lords,MPs,seat of,time,Prime Minister,UK,tourism,attraction,night,evening,seat,of,architecture,building,capital,city,monument,skyline,moody,sky,silhouette,sombre,dark,Keir Starmer,Kemi Badenoch,Kier Starmer,Andy Burnham,freebies
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K7NBJ7 - Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the striking clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, England, and the name is frequently extended to refer also to the clock and the clock tower. The official name of the tower in which Big Ben is located was originally the Clock Tower, but it was renamed Elizabeth Tower in 2012 to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II.
The tower was designed by Augustus Pugin in a neo-Gothic style. When completed in 1859, its clock was the largest and most accurate four-faced striking and chiming clock in the world. The tower stands 316 feet (96 m) tall, and the climb from ground level to the belfry is 334 steps. Its base is square, measuring 40 feet (12 m) on each side. Dials of the clock are 22.5 feet (6.9 m) in diameter. All four nations of the UK are represented on the tower on shields featuring a rose for England, thistle for Scotland, shamrock for Ireland, and leek for Wales. On 31 May 2009, celebrations were held to mark the tower's 150th anniversary.
Big Ben is the largest of the tower's five bells and weighs 13.5 long tons (13.7 tonnes
15.1 short tons). It was the largest bell in the United Kingdom for 23 years. The origin of the bell's nickname is open to question
it may be named after Sir Benjamin Hall, who oversaw its installation, or heavyweight boxing champion Benjamin Caunt. Four quarter bells chime at 15, 30 and 45 minutes past the hour and just before Big Ben tolls on the hour. The clock uses its original Victorian mechanism, but an electric motor can be used as a backup.
The tower is a British cultural icon recognised all over the world. It is one of the most prominent symbols of the United Kingdom and parliamentary democracy, and it is often used in the establishing shot of films set in London. The clock tower has been part of a Grade I listed building since 1970 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987.
On 21 August 2017, a four-year schedule of renovation works began on the tower
Palace of Westminster, London, England, UK, SW1A 0AA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTF4C0 - Salts Mill (sometimes spelled Salt's Mill) is a former textile mill, now an art gallery, shopping centre, and restaurant complex in Saltaire, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. It was built by Sir Titus Salt in 1853, and the present-day 1853 Gallery takes its name from the date of the building which houses it. The mill has many paintings by the local artist David Hockney on display and also provides offices for Pace plc.
The Mill and surrounding town of Saltaire was financed and built by the 19th century industrialist and philanthropist Sir Titus Salt after he observed other textile factories and was disappointed by the working conditions he saw there. At the time mill working conditions were commonly poor, with most workers suffering disease, low wages and labour exploitation. Dangerous machinery and long hours, sometimes exceeding 16 hour working days, resulted in frequent accidents. Titus Salt acknowledged this and built a factory and surrounding town with which he intended to improve the working conditions for his employees. When completed, the mill was the largest industrial building in the world by total floor area. It is a grade II* listed building.The mill closed in 1986 and the following year it was sold to Jonathan Silver, who began a long renovation scheme
Victoria Rd, Saltaire, Shipley, Bradford, England, UK, BD18 3HU
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,Hotpixuk,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Grappenhall,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,Farm,WA4 3ET,old,buildings,farming,tenant,livelihood,signage,sign,moody,sky,abandoned,uneconomic,history,historic,farm,land,rural,countryside,country,green,evening,spooky,weatherworn,neglected,directions,entrance
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JC61YK - . This location-specific image from Carr House Farm, Broad Lane, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK WA4 3ET in 2022 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The location is represented through Carr House Farm, Broad Lane, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK WA4 3ET. The locality and subject together evoke regional identity, street-level documentary, social landscape, social history, urban change, wayfinding system, local history, city-centre activity, archival record, everyday life, public-facing notice, place identity, everyday street life, and navigation aid. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into navigation and local identity, not least because of how clear signs help people navigate complex public places. Today's relevance is strengthened by community use, footfall and the continuing question of the relationship between public space and local social life. The image fixes signage and branding within Carr House Farm, Broad Lane, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK WA4 3ET at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against altered transport patterns. Further associations within the scene are street furniture, period detail, instructional sign, directional marker, contemporary city life, townscape record, local character, and visual archive. Details involving Broad, House, and Grappenhall make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The wider setting at Carr House Farm, Broad Lane, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK WA4 3ET matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The scene captures evidence of changing use for future local research. The period view preserves evidence of earlier appearance before later change alters the scene.
Carr House Farm, Broad Lane, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK WA4 3ET
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JBXJJ9 - . Made at the recorded location 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 scene records Station House office block, Bruntwood Station House, Stamford New Rd, Altrincham, Cheshire, England, UK, WA14 1EP. The surrounding context encompasses railway heritage, documentary photography, place identity, before-and-after reference, contemporary social history, freight wagon, social history, community identity, everyday life, archival record, passenger railway, architectural detailing, historic streetscape, and visual archive. Current relevance extends to station investment and rail reform, particularly through the balance between railway heritage and network modernisation. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into local identity and maintenance, not least because of the tension between conservation and redevelopment. For later comparison, the photograph preserves transport arrangements and footfall at the recorded location, details that may look very different after changed technology. A second descriptive layer includes architectural character, changing land use, trackside history, rail transport, rail corridor, period detail, urban fabric, and local history. References to Stamford, block, Bruntwood, House, and office give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. Around the recorded location, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. A further contemporary connection is station investment and the continuing importance of rail to regional connectivity within the specific setting of the recorded location. The wider significance includes energy retrofit and the tension between conservation and redevelopment as part of the longer story of the recorded location.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JC40XX - Station House is a substantial postwar office building on Stamford New Road in the centre of Altrincham, Trafford, Greater Manchester. Although its strong horizontal lines and extensive bands of tinted glazing may suggest an early 1980s development, the landmark building dates from approximately 1966 and reached its sixtieth year in 2026. This view shows its large red-brick elevations, pale concrete or rendered structural bands, green glazed windows and adjoining wings beneath a partly cloudy sky.
Owned and operated by Bruntwood, Station House occupies a prominent position directly opposite Altrincham Interchange, providing immediate access to Manchester Metrolink, national rail services and local bus routes. Its location beside the transport hub has helped establish the building as one of the town's longest-standing commercial and business addresses. The offices are also within walking distance of Altrincham's shops, cafés, restaurants, market and other town-centre facilities.
The multi-storey complex was designed around broad office floorplates and long rows of windows intended to provide natural light across its internal workspace. Its scale, repetitive fenestration and functional materials reflect the confident modern commercial architecture used for many British office developments during the 1960s.
Station House has subsequently undergone phased investment and refurbishment rather than demolition. Bruntwood has modernised office floors, serviced suites, reception and communal areas, toilets, bicycle storage and other workplace facilities. Further renovation of the first and sixth floors was completed as the building approached its sixtieth anniversary. The refurbished development now provides leased offices, flexible workspace, coworking facilities and meeting rooms while retaining the recognisable structure and external form of the original mid-century building.
The photograph also records the changing built environment around Altrincham
Station House Bruntwood office block, Stamford New Rd, Altrincham, Trafford, Greater Manchester, Eng
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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 2JAGGFA - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Grappenhall Heys, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The defining feature is JCB Stage V engined vehicle, on a building site, for new homes, Grappenhall Heys, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. A broader reading of the photograph includes contemporary social history, local character, development pipeline, historical comparison, townscape record, pedestrian environment, development site, local history, social landscape, changing streetscape, urban change, community identity, building works, and site transformation. The modern context includes continuing discussion of building safety, construction costs and how temporary building sites mark a visible stage of long-term land-use change. For current editorial use, regeneration and community use provide additional context, especially through how regeneration alters the character of familiar places. For later comparison, the photograph preserves commercial use and occupation at Grappenhall Heys, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, details that may look very different after different community use. The subject also sits alongside care-sector construction, construction phase, site redevelopment, street-level documentary, local identity, changing land use, place identity, and property development. References to building, Grappenhall, homes, Stage, and engined give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. For Grappenhall Heys, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The photograph keeps period character for later comparison. The record includes a trace of local identity within the wider story of Grappenhall Heys, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK.
Grappenhall Heys, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Vale of Glamorgan,South Wales,Wales,UK,Butlins Holiday Camp,Holiday Camp,Butlin,Saint Baruc,Barry Railway Company,tea,coffee,drinks,slush,pink,shop,cafe,store,snacks,the,sweetest,sweet,spot,place,on,island,kiosk,CF62,Cymru,CF62 5TJ,moody,rainy,sky,grey,contrast,contrasts,Pleasure Beach
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDDP05 - . An on-location photograph from Barry Island , Vale Of Glamorgan, Cymru, Wales, UK, CF62 5TJ in 2022, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The frame specifically shows Slush, the sweetest place on the island, kiosk, promenade , Barry Island, Vale Of Glamorgan, Cymru, Wales, UK, CF62 5TJ. The frame also records themes of resort heritage, seaside retail, rail infrastructure, documentary photography, traditional holiday town, regional rail, tourism retail, historical comparison, before-and-after reference, industrial railway heritage, social story.htm Target=_Blank>history, changing streetscape, holiday resort economy, and seaside souvenir. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with coastal regeneration, visitor spending and the vulnerability of resort economies to seasonality and changing visitor habits. The modern context includes continuing discussion of regional connectivity, fares and the role of stations and trains in lower-carbon mobility. The archival value lies partly in recording transport arrangements and footfall around Barry Island , Vale Of Glamorgan, Cymru, Wales, UK, CF62 5TJ before new construction alters the character of the place. The surrounding story also includes coastal tourism, changing land use, day-trip culture, freight wagon, local character, traditional confectionery, visual archive, and public realm. The recorded references to promenade, Cymru, kiosk, island, and Wales preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. A later view of Barry Island , Vale Of Glamorgan, Cymru, Wales, UK, CF62 5TJ may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. It also preserves a point of historical comparison as part of Barry Island , Vale Of Glamorgan, Cymru, Wales, UK, CF62 5TJ's history.
Barry Island , Vale Of Glamorgan, Cymru, Wales, UK, CF62 5TJ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@hotpixUK,Hotpixuk,England,UK,accommodation,reduced,reducing,prices,100%,Warrington,Cheshire,WA4 3LH,WA4,dusk,rain,storm,building,site,moody,sky,ahead,property,new,newbuild,housing,development,house,housebuilding,Skipton,society,interest,rates,rate,LGBT,gay,pink pound,perfect,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDJ47T - . Recorded at Grappenhall Heys, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3LH in 2022, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The principal subject is Rainbow over new property housing development, a mortgage pot of gold, Grappenhall Heys, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3LH. The broader subject matter reaches into gay hospitality, local character, nightlife heritage, visual archive, Soho nightlife, site transformation, inclusive night-time venue, queer London, development pipeline, period detail, contemporary social history, queer urban culture, gay bar culture, and commercial construction. The wider contemporary story combines care demand, local infrastructure and the pressure to deliver new facilities while controlling construction cost and quality. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with night-time economy, Pride visibility and how Soho remains a symbolic centre of LGBTQ nightlife. The image fixes materials and architectural details within Grappenhall Heys, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3LH at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against changing commercial priorities. Further associations within the scene are construction phase, queer social space, community identity, care-sector construction, construction project, LGBTQ community venue, regional identity, and everyday life. The recorded references to Grappenhall, development, property, mortgage, and Rainbow preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. For Grappenhall Heys, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3LH, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The image fixes period character as a date-specific reference. It also preserves a trace of local identity for later comparison.
Grappenhall Heys, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3LH
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BCTGY4 - It's been dubbed ˜an unrepentant relic of yesteryear' - but fans of Stockport's Redrock development have come to its defence.
The sprawling complex has made the shortlist for Business Design magazine's Carbuncle Cup - the annual gong which is dished out in a bid to pinpoint ˜Britain's worst building completed in the past 12 months'.
Many M.E.N readers have taken to social media to share their views about Redrock since the news was announced.
And while the majority thought the nomination was justified, with one commentator describing the imposing structure as a ˜leaning Lego warehouse', others were quick to leap to its defence.
(Image: Manchester Evening News)
Although glowing praise for its exterior wasn't exactly forthcoming, many pointed out that it's what's on the inside that counts.
The £45m complex has a 10-screen cinema, restaurants, a bar, gym, large car park and public open space.
Michelle Ferris said: I love it! Best cinema!
Yvonne Brookes said: The cinema is fab. I won't go anywhere else now.
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New £45m leisure complex by the M60 in Stockport is up for an award - but it's one they won't want
Charlotte Cloud posted: Glad to see the Light cinema getting plenty of love. Great place. Reclining arm chairs for the win.
Joanne Marie wrote: From the motorway I agree. But from street level looks nice and the gardens and restaurant have definitely massively improved the area.
Lorien Telfer posted: I think it's pretty quirky looking. Like 80s throwback. I kinda like it.
Brenda Major said: Eyesore from the outside but good on the inside cinema great, food places good.
Bridgefield St, Stockport SK1 1DH
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P4HWNG - Slightly Moorish in style, the entrance had shops either side and a cafe above. The façade rendered brick
the central entrance has a large rounded window and above that a short tower and cupola. The words PALACE THEATRE emblazon the front on either side of the central tower, above the first floor windows.
Beyond the entrance porch with two doors was a vestibule with central pay-box. The interior was said to be grandly decorated, and included reeded columns and a pair of angels which looked down from the proscenium. The balcony had 200 seats arranged in curved tiers and a refreshment lounge at rear (in addition to cafe below).
It was difficult to make the theatre pay, and it was sold to Shipman and King, who were in turn taken over by Gaumont-British. Revues and pantomimes continued until 1929, but films were gradually introduced for the main part. It was closed in 1938. It soon reopened after improvements to means of escape and during World War II it was very popular as a Barrack Theatre entertaining troops. Theatre use probably finished in the late 1940s.
It was refurbished and the proscenium altered in 1950 to accommodate wide screen films. Disused for several years, the original features from the 1950 refurbishment survived. In 1997 the building was refurbished and opened as a nightclub.
Built‰/‰Converted 1916
Dates of use 1916 - 1940
Current state Extant
Current use Licensed premises (cinema until 1990s
nightclub since 1997)
24-26 Penel Orlieu, Bridgwater, Somerset, England, UK, TA6 3PF
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,homes,Lancashire,North West England,UK,M3 4LZ,off plan,offplan,New Construction,tower block flats,Lancs,North West,England,Manchester,Castlefield,New homes,Construction,block,flat,flats,residential,units,building,moody,mills,mill,warehouses,Victorian,brick,northern brick,cranes,construction,works,railway,water,canal,Rochdale Canal,Leeds Liverpool Canal
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P4HWF9 - Castlefield is an inner city conservation area of Manchester in North West England. The conservation area which bears its name is bounded by the River Irwell, Quay Street, Deansgate and Chester Road. It was the site of the Roman era fort of Mamucium or Mancunium which gave its name to Manchester. It was the terminus of the Bridgewater Canal, the world's first industrial canal, built in 1764
the oldest canal warehouse opened in 1779. The world's first passenger railway terminated here in 1830, at Liverpool Road railway station and the first railway warehouse opened here in 1831.
The Rochdale Canal met the Bridgewater Canal at Castlefield in 1805 and in the 1830s they were linked with the Mersey and Irwell Navigation by two short cuts. In 1848 the two viaducts of the Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway crossed the area and joined each other, two further viaducts and one mainline station Manchester Central railway station followed. It has a tram station, Deansgate-Castlefield tram stop (formerly G-Mex) providing frequent Manchester Metrolink services to Eccles, Bury, Altrincham, Manchester Piccadilly, East Didsbury and Rochdale.
Castlefield was designated a conservation area in 1980 and the United Kingdom's first designated urban heritage park in 1982
Castle St, Manchester, England, M3 4LZ
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Keywords: Irish,Bogside,Troubles,Political,NorthernIreland,tourist,Tourism,Struggle,DerryCity,Peace,Art,Culture,violence,fighter,painting,Bogside Mural,Bogsidemural,colour,gotonysmith,Sunday Bloody Sunday,SundayBloodySunday,County Londonderry,the,Rossville street,Fahan Street,Rossville st,Fahan St,British soldier,teargas,teargassed,tear gas,BT48 6AQ,BT48,area,estate,housing,sunny,cloudy,moody,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy JH6746 - . An identifiable period record of Rossville / Fahan Street, Bogside estate, Londonderry Derry city, Co Londonderry, Northern Ireland, in 2017, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. At the centre of the view is Bogside troubles mural, Rossville / Fahan Street, Londonderry Derry city, Co Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UK, BT48 6AQ. The surrounding context encompasses period detail, social history, local history, creative placemaking, visual street culture, changing land use, changing streetscape, street creativity, place identity, street-level design, everyday life, archival record, graffiti heritage, and public realm. Today's relevance is strengthened by local identity, creative districts and the continuing question of the blurred boundary between commissioned public art and unsanctioned graffiti. The archival value lies partly in recording commercial use and occupation around Rossville / Fahan Street, Bogside estate, Londonderry Derry city, Co Londonderry, Northern Ireland, before different community use alters the character of the place. The surrounding story also includes public-realm art, community art, local character, regional identity, temporary artwork, stencil art, historical comparison, and visual archive. The combination of Fahan, Northern, Rossville, Ireland, and mural anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The period setting at Rossville / Fahan Street, Bogside estate, Londonderry Derry city, Co Londonderry, Northern Ireland, helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The setting also helps illustrate local identity and the blurred boundary between commissioned public art and unsanctioned graffiti within the specific setting of Rossville / Fahan Street, Bogside estate, Londonderry Derry city, Co Londonderry, Northern Ireland,.
Rossville / Fahan Street, Bogside estate, Londonderry Derry city, Co Londonderry, Northern Ireland,
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Keywords: city centre,Glasgow City Panorama,Scotland,pano,dusk,evening,height,Gotonysmith,Strathclyde,UK,G1 1QE,flats,office,sunset,industrial,moody,winter,Scottish,skyscraper,skyscrapers,people,make,makes,M8,toward,towards,George Square,and,the,east,concrete,mix,mixed,block,blocks,rooftop,rooftops
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HKHW8X - . An on-location photograph from Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK, G1 1QE in 2017, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. At the centre of the view is Glasgow city skyline panorama, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK, G1 1QE looking over towards George Square and the east. Further facets of the scene include cityscape history, heritage landmark, architectural character, adaptive reuse, built heritage, local history, conservation interest, architectural detail, everyday life, archival record, regional identity, documentary photography, period detail, and historic townscape. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into maintenance and embodied carbon, not least because of the balance between conservation, retrofit and modern accessibility. Small period details of local activity and public use at Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK, G1 1QE may become more significant with time, particularly following conservation work. A second descriptive layer includes public realm, before-and-after reference, conservation architecture, period building, changing streetscape, historic streetscape, historical comparison, and place identity. References to Glasgow, skyline, Strathclyde, panorama, and Scotland give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. A later view of Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK, G1 1QE may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The setting also helps illustrate maintenance and the balance between conservation, retrofit and modern accessibility in a form that can be compared with future views of Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK, G1 1QE. The image also provides a reference for maintenance and how historic buildings acquire new uses as cities change within the real-world context of Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK, G1 1QE.
Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK, G1 1QE
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Keywords: city centre,Glasgow City Panorama,Scotland,pano,dusk,evening,height,Gotonysmith,Strathclyde,UK,G1 1QE,flats,office,sunset,industrial,moody,winter,Scottish,skyscraper,skyscrapers,people,make,makes,M8,toward,towards,George Square,and,the,east,concrete,mix,mixed,block,blocks,rooftop,rooftops,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HKHW9H - . An on-location photograph from Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK, G1 1QE in 2017, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The main point of reference is Glasgow city skyline panorama, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK, G1 1QE looking over towards George Square and the east. The surrounding context encompasses regional identity, changing streetscape, built heritage, community identity, cityscape history, conservation interest, historic streetscape, heritage asset, local character, changing land use, historical comparison, architectural detail, adaptive reuse, and social history. For current editorial use, planning control and adaptive reuse provide additional context, especially through how historic buildings acquire new uses as cities change. Small period details of lettering, decoration and surface detail at Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK, G1 1QE may become more significant with time, particularly following later reinterpretation. The photograph additionally reflects place identity, heritage landmark, conservation architecture, contemporary social history, period architecture, urban fabric, historic townscape, and everyday life. The combination of Square, looking, George, panorama, and towards anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The period setting at Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK, G1 1QE 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 planning control and the value of architectural landmarks to local identity and tourism in a form that can be compared with future views of Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK, G1 1QE. A further contemporary connection is maintenance and the balance between conservation, retrofit and modern accessibility within the real-world context of Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK, G1 1QE.
Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK, G1 1QE
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Keywords: city centre,Glasgow City Panorama,Scotland,pano,dusk,evening,height,Gotonysmith,Strathclyde,UK,G1 1QE,flats,office,sunset,industrial,moody,winter,Scottish,skyscraper,skyscrapers,people,make,makes,M8,toward,towards,George Square,and,the,east,concrete,mix,mixed,block,blocks,rooftop,rooftops
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HKHWAP - . Recorded at Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK, G1 1QE in 2017, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The subject captured here is Glasgow city skyline panorama, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK, G1 1QE looking over towards George Square and the east. The locality and subject together evoke before-and-after reference, architectural character, community identity, adaptive reuse, built heritage, local history, period building, archival record, changing streetscape, public realm, local character, conservation interest, social history, and heritage landmark. Current relevance extends to redevelopment pressure and embodied carbon, particularly through the value of architectural landmarks to local identity and tourism. As a dated visual record of Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK, G1 1QE, the frame retains materials and architectural details, making it especially useful if later reinterpretation subsequently changes the scene. The surrounding story also includes historic streetscape, everyday life, place identity, visual archive, heritage asset, documentary photography, conservation architecture, and historic townscape. Elements such as Strathclyde, Glasgow, George, looking, and panorama add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. Around Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK, G1 1QE, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The image also provides a reference for redevelopment pressure and the value of architectural landmarks to local identity and tourism in a form that can be compared with future views of Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK, G1 1QE. The frame retains evidence of changing use as part of Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK, G1 1QE's history.
Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK, G1 1QE
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Keywords: city centre,Glasgow City Panorama,Scotland,pano,dusk,evening,height,Gotonysmith,Strathclyde,UK,G1 1QE,flats,office,sunset,industrial,moody,winter,Scottish,skyscraper,skyscrapers,people,make,makes,M8,toward,towards,George Square,and,the,east,concrete,mix,mixed,block,blocks,rooftop,rooftops,Commonwealth Games,2026,legacy
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HKHWBD - . An identifiable period record of Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK, G1 1QE in 2017, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The main point of reference is Glasgow city skyline panorama, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK, G1 1QE looking over towards George Square and the east. The wider scene also brings together period detail, social history, built heritage, urban fabric, historic streetscape, cityscape history, historical comparison, before-and-after reference, public realm, place identity, adaptive reuse, architectural character, changing streetscape, and heritage landmark. Today's relevance is strengthened by embodied carbon, tourism and the continuing question of keeping older buildings useful without erasing their distinctive character. As a dated visual record of Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK, G1 1QE, the frame retains building condition and alterations, making it especially useful if closure or conversion subsequently changes the scene. The wider setting retains connections with regional identity, historic townscape, documentary photography, visual archive, local history, changing land use, period architecture, and community identity. Elements such as Glasgow, panorama, Strathclyde, Scotland, and Square add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. By fixing the subject within Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK, G1 1QE, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. A further contemporary connection is embodied carbon and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their distinctive character within the real-world context of Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK, G1 1QE. The period view preserves part of the area's social history as a date-specific reference. The view records details of everyday use for later comparison.
Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK, G1 1QE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F89P0K - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Edinburgh,Scotland,UK in 2015, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The scene records Edinburgh Castle Panorama,Scotland,UK at sunset. The image also relates to high-street commerce, before-and-after reference, historical comparison, period detail, public realm, shopfront economy, community identity, specialist retailer, specialist shop, everyday life, place identity, changing streetscape, independent retail, and contemporary social history. Current relevance extends to store closures and consumer spending, particularly through how commercial property costs affect small retailers. Small period details of commercial use and occupation at Edinburgh,Scotland,UK may become more significant with time, particularly following new ownership. Further associations within the scene are regional identity, local history, commercial frontage, archival record, changing land use, retail property, street-level business, and visual archive. References to Edinburgh, Panorama, Castle, and sunset give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The wider setting at Edinburgh,Scotland,UK matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The wider significance includes store closures and how commercial property costs affect small retailers in a form that can be compared with future views of Edinburgh,Scotland,UK. Another strand within the photograph is store closures and the resilience of specialist shops in an online retail economy within the real-world context of Edinburgh,Scotland,UK. The setting also helps illustrate independent business and the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets within the specific setting of Edinburgh,Scotland,UK.
Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F89PK2 - Edinburgh Castle is an historic fortress which dominates the skyline of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland from its position on the Castle Rock. Archaeologists have established human occupation of the rock since at least the Iron Age (2nd century AD), although the nature of the early settlement is unclear. There has been a royal castle on the rock since at least the reign of David I in the 12th century, and the site continued to be a royal residence until the Union of the Crowns in 1603.
From the 15th century the castle's residential role declined, and by the 17th century it was principally used as military barracks with a large garrison. Its importance as a part of Scotland's national heritage was recognised increasingly from the early 19th century onwards, and various restoration programmes have been carried out over the past century and a half. As one of the most important strongholds in the Kingdom of Scotland, Edinburgh Castle was involved in many historical conflicts from the Wars of Scottish Independence in the 14th century to the Jacobite Rising of 1745.
Research undertaken in 2014 identified 26 sieges in its 1100-year-old history, giving it a claim to having been the most besieged place in Great Britain and one of the most attacked in the world
Edinburgh, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F89PK3 - Edinburgh Castle is an historic fortress which dominates the skyline of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland from its position on the Castle Rock. Archaeologists have established human occupation of the rock since at least the Iron Age (2nd century AD), although the nature of the early settlement is unclear. There has been a royal castle on the rock since at least the reign of David I in the 12th century, and the site continued to be a royal residence until the Union of the Crowns in 1603.
From the 15th century the castle's residential role declined, and by the 17th century it was principally used as military barracks with a large garrison. Its importance as a part of Scotland's national heritage was recognised increasingly from the early 19th century onwards, and various restoration programmes have been carried out over the past century and a half. As one of the most important strongholds in the Kingdom of Scotland, Edinburgh Castle was involved in many historical conflicts from the Wars of Scottish Independence in the 14th century to the Jacobite Rising of 1745.
Research undertaken in 2014 identified 26 sieges in its 1100-year-old history, giving it a claim to having been the most besieged place in Great Britain and one of the most attacked in the world
Edinburgh, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ETRXCX - Edinburgh Castle is a historic fortress which dominates the skyline of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland from its position on the Castle Rock. Archaeologists have established human occupation of the rock since at least the Iron Age (2nd century AD), although the nature of the early settlement is unclear. There has been a royal castle on the rock since at least the reign of David I in the 12th century, and the site continued to be a royal residence until the Union of the Crowns in 1603. From the 15th century the castle's residential role declined, and by the 17th century it was principally used as military barracks with a large garrison. Its importance as a part of Scotland's national heritage was recognised increasingly from the early 19th century onwards, and various restoration programmes have been carried out over the past century and a half. As one of the most important strongholds in the Kingdom of Scotland, Edinburgh Castle was involved in many historical conflicts from the Wars of Scottish Independence in the 14th century to the Jacobite Rising of 1745. Research undertaken in 2014 identified 26 sieges in its 1100 year-old history, giving it a claim to having been the most besieged place in Great Britain and one of the most attacked in the world.[2]
Few of the present buildings pre-date the Lang Siege of the 16th century, when the medieval defences were largely destroyed by artillery bombardment. The most notable exceptions are St Margaret's Chapel from the early 12th century, which is regarded as the oldest building in Edinburgh,[3] the Royal Palace and the early-16th-century Great Hall, although the interiors have been much altered from the mid-Victorian period onwards. The castle also houses the Scottish regalia, known as the Honours of Scotland and is the site of the Scottish National War Memorial and the National War Museum of Scotland. The British Army is still responsible for some parts of the castle, although its presence is now largely ceremonial.
Castle St, Edinburgh City, Midlothian, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EBFWG0 - Tower Bridge is a bridge in London. It crosses the River Thames near the Tower of London. The north side of the bridge is Tower Hill, and the south side of the bridge comes down into Bermondsey, robbie, an area in Southwark. It is far more visible than London Bridge, which people often mistake it for. If large boats need to sail under Tower Bridge, the two halves of the bridge lift up to let it under. Many tourists go to London to see the Tower Bridge.
When it was first built, Tower Bridge was the bridge. Bascule is the French word for a see-saw. The bascules are the surfaces raised to allow tall ships to pass through: this happens about 900 times per year. The bridge's deck can be raised to 83deg from the horizontal. Tower Bridge is one of London's most famous sights.
The City of London Corporation held a competition for the design in 1876. Over 50 designs were entered, and in 1884 Horace Jones and John Wolfe Barry's design was chosen.
Workers began to build the Tower Bridge in April 1886 and the bridge was opened in 30 June 1894.
In June 2012, the bridge was highlighted on the route of Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee Pageant on the Thames
Thames at St Catherines Dock, Tower Bridge, London, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EBFWG9 - Tower Bridge is a bridge in London. It crosses the River Thames near the Tower of London. The north side of the bridge is Tower Hill, and the south side of the bridge comes down into Bermondsey, robbie, an area in Southwark. It is far more visible than London Bridge, which people often mistake it for. If large boats need to sail under Tower Bridge, the two halves of the bridge lift up to let it under. Many tourists go to London to see the Tower Bridge.
When it was first built, Tower Bridge was the bridge. Bascule is the French word for a see-saw. The bascules are the surfaces raised to allow tall ships to pass through: this happens about 900 times per year. The bridge's deck can be raised to 83deg from the horizontal. Tower Bridge is one of London's most famous sights.
The City of London Corporation held a competition for the design in 1876. Over 50 designs were entered, and in 1884 Horace Jones and John Wolfe Barry's design was chosen.
Workers began to build the Tower Bridge in April 1886 and the bridge was opened in 30 June 1894.
In June 2012, the bridge was highlighted on the route of Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee Pageant on the Thames
Thames at St Catherines Dock, Tower Bridge, London, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXH5D - . Moody wide view of Edinburgh Castle over the city centre, Scotland, UK EH1. The photograph was taken on 31 August 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The wider composition gives a broader sense of the surroundings, showing the principal subject in relation to more of the streetscape, landscape or public space. The scene is closely associated with Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh Castle Panorama, city centre, Panorama, pano, Scottish Nationalism, patriotism, historic city, cathedral and Tony, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is relevant to religious heritage, places of worship, ecclesiastical architecture, local history, faith communities and the conservation of historic buildings. It can illustrate editorial features about churches and cathedrals, worship, monuments, memorials, stained glass, church interiors, architectural detail, tourism, listed buildings and the role of historic religious sites within towns and cities. Stonework, inscriptions, furnishings, windows, towers, memorials and other surviving details can provide useful evidence for architectural and heritage-focused picture research. As a documentary location image it also records the condition, presentation and setting of the site at a particular point in time. Search themes include religious heritage, churches, cathedrals, worship, monuments, memorials, ecclesiastical architecture, conservation, tourism and local history. Architectural and decorative details can also be useful to researchers studying the fabric, furnishings and changing presentation of historic places of worship. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXH78 - . Moody panorama view of Edinburgh Castle over the city centre, Scotland, UK EH1. The photograph was taken on 31 August 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The wider composition gives a broader sense of the surroundings, showing the principal subject in relation to more of the streetscape, landscape or public space. The scene is closely associated with Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh Castle Panorama, city centre, Panorama, pano, Scottish Nationalism, patriotism, historic city, cathedral and Tony, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is relevant to religious heritage, places of worship, ecclesiastical architecture, local history, faith communities and the conservation of historic buildings. It can illustrate editorial features about churches and cathedrals, worship, monuments, memorials, stained glass, church interiors, architectural detail, tourism, listed buildings and the role of historic religious sites within towns and cities. Stonework, inscriptions, furnishings, windows, towers, memorials and other surviving details can provide useful evidence for architectural and heritage-focused picture research. As a documentary location image it also records the condition, presentation and setting of the site at a particular point in time. Search themes include religious heritage, churches, cathedrals, worship, monuments, memorials, ecclesiastical architecture, conservation, tourism and local history. Architectural and decorative details can also be useful to researchers studying the fabric, furnishings and changing presentation of historic places of worship. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXHAA - . Panorama view of Edinburgh Castle over the city centre, Scotland, UK EH1. The photograph was taken on 31 August 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The wider composition gives a broader sense of the surroundings, showing the principal subject in relation to more of the streetscape, landscape or public space. The scene is closely associated with Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh Castle Panorama, city centre, Panorama, pano, Scottish Nationalism, patriotism, historic city, cathedral and Tony, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is relevant to religious heritage, places of worship, ecclesiastical architecture, local history, faith communities and the conservation of historic buildings. It can illustrate editorial features about churches and cathedrals, worship, monuments, memorials, stained glass, church interiors, architectural detail, tourism, listed buildings and the role of historic religious sites within towns and cities. Stonework, inscriptions, furnishings, windows, towers, memorials and other surviving details can provide useful evidence for architectural and heritage-focused picture research. As a documentary location image it also records the condition, presentation and setting of the site at a particular point in time. Search themes include religious heritage, churches, cathedrals, worship, monuments, memorials, ecclesiastical architecture, conservation, tourism and local history. Architectural and decorative details can also be useful to researchers studying the fabric, furnishings and changing presentation of historic places of worship. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DG3857 - The current North Bridge is 525 feet (160 m) long and has three spans of arched girders each 175 feet (53 m) feet in length. It is 75 feet (23 m) wide. It was constructed from 1894“1897 by Sir William Arrol & Co., which company is also noted for construction of the Forth Bridge. The design of the ornamentation was by the City architect of the time, Robert Morham.
The foundation stone was laid on 25 May 1896 by the then Lord Provost (the Rt. Hon Andrew McDonald, with Masonic ceremonial. A medal[3] was struck commemorating the opening of the bridge on 15 September 1897.[4] The medal shows a view of the bridge with trains underneath and on the obverse a bust of the by then knighted Sir Andrew McDonald, Lord Provost.[5]
K.O.S.B. Memorial by Birnie Rhind, North Bridge
Situated on the bridge is a war memorial, by sculptor William Birnie Rhind which memorialises soldiers of the King's Own Scottish Borderers killed in campaigns between 1878 and 1902.
At the southern end of the bridge (where it meets the Royal Mile and South Bridge, in the Edinburgh's Old Town) are substantial buildings whose main entrances are at carriageway level but which also have entrances in the valley below. Those on the west side are The Scotsman Hotel, former headquarters of The Scotsman newspaper, alongside a block of commercial premises and flats (Royal Mile Mansions). That on the east housed Patrick Thomson's department store from 1906 until 1976 when its then owner the House of Fraser rebranded it as Arnotts department store. The store closed in 1981 and the building was redeveloped as a hotel and smaller shops.
At the northern end of the bridge, where it meets Princes Street in the New Town, on the west side is the Balmoral Hotel, originally built as the North British Hotel, the North British Railway's hotel serving Waverley Station, which lies below. On the east side is Waverley Gate, originally the Edinburgh General Post Office, now
Northbridge Edinburgh Scotland UK EH1
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DED03P - . Moody view of Edinburgh castle, from low in the Grassmarket, at sunset, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. Photographed at Grassmarket, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. The photograph was taken on 26 August 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The low-light or evening setting is part of the subject, bringing illuminated signs, windows and street lighting into the documentary character of the scene. The scene is closely associated with View, Edinburgh, castle, low, Grassmarket, buildings, View of Edinburgh castle from low in the Grassmarket, sunset, gothic and romantic, 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. This particular view is catalogued under Alamy image reference DED03P, distinguishing it from other photographs of the same or related subject.
Grassmarket, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DE9ARG - . Heart in the sky,drawn by the Red Arrows air display team, England, UK. The photograph was taken on 30 June 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 drawn, air, Heart in the sky, Red Arrows, display team, Valentines Day, love you, Heart, sky and Skyheart, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is a documentary record of an identifiable subject and location, useful for editorial, archive, travel, local-history and social-history picture research. It can support features about everyday life, place, public space, local identity, tourism, consumer behaviour and the changing appearance of towns, cities and communities. Visible objects, signs, buildings and environmental details provide contextual clues that make the image useful beyond its immediate subject. As a dated stock photograph it also offers a reference point for later comparison, especially where businesses, streets, public services or local surroundings subsequently change. Search themes include documentary photography, local history, everyday life, place, public space, travel, community identity, social history and changing surroundings. Its specificity makes it more useful than a generic concept image when an editor needs a recognisable real-world subject and setting. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BM3JNT - . An authentic period record of Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK, retaining the practical visual detail that later redevelopment, rebranding or altered use can remove. The view specifically shows Victorian Inkpots, ink, pots, writing, England, UK. The wider scene also brings together documentary photography, social history, visual archive, historic workplace, factory equipment, changing streetscape, production machinery, community identity, local history, factory-floor equipment, place identity, engineering history, industrial artefact, and contemporary history. Today's wider story includes manufacturing history, adaptive reuse and the practical question of finding new uses for substantial older industrial buildings. For later comparison, the photograph preserves materials and construction at Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK, details that may look very different after new construction. Other connected aspects are industrial archaeology, manufacturing infrastructure, regional identity, historical comparison, public realm, urban change, labour history, and everyday Britain. References to writing, Inkpots, and Victorian give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to the named subject. The period setting at Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Another strand within the photograph is manufacturing history and keeping evidence of working practices that have disappeared without losing the local specificity of Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. The scene retains a connection with reuse of mills and warehouses and finding new uses for substantial older industrial buildings in a form that can be compared with future views of Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. The frame therefore remains a dated reference for Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK and the changing story of the subject shown.
Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 5266844649 - 'Mr Brownstone - 'Guns n' Roses' - Play this track here.
\u00bfWhats this iPod Shuffle set all about? Read about it here
Mr Brownstone is a track from the album 'Appetite for Destruction' from 1987. Legend has it that Slash &
Izzy Stradlin wrote the song after lamenting their heroin habits. The line 'I used to do a little, but a little wouldn't do, so the little got more and more. I just keep trying to get a little better, said a little better than before' encapsulates it all.
Mr Brownstone was GnR's first UK double A-side single, but was not released anywhere else in that form. The band was from Hollywood, Los Angeles, California originating in 1985. Led by frontman and co-founder Axl Rose (born William Bruce Rose, Jr.), the band has released six studio albums so far &
an official live album while going through numerous line-up changes. As of 2010, Rose is the only consistent member of Guns N' Roses.
The debut album, 'Appetite for Destruction', has sold in excess of 28 million copies worldwide and even if you hate rock or metal music, in my opinion you should still probably have a copy. There was a long gap between early work and the much hyped 'Chinese Democracy' album.
On March 26, 2008, 'Dr Pepper' announced a plan to give everyone in America \u2013 except the band's former guitarists Slash and Buckethead \u2013 a free can of Dr Pepper if the band released Chinese Democracy before the end of 2008. Rose added, 'As some of Buckethead's performances are on our album, I'll share my Dr Pepper with him.'
With the announcement from Guns N' Roses regarding a release date in November, Tony Jacobs, Dr Pepper's Vice President of Marketing for Dr. Pepper, announced a free soda coupon campaign for 24 hours on Sunday, November 23, 2008. Due to 'heavy volume' on the server throughout the entire day it was impossible to submit for your free coupon. I cannot say I was gutted, I would rather drink 'Venos' than Dr Pepper myself!
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Castlerigg Stone Circle (alt. Keswick Carles, Carles, Carsles or Castle-rig) near Keswick in England is one of the most visually impressive prehistoric monuments in Britain and is the most visited stone circle in Cumbria, England UK.
Every year, thousands of people make the short journey from Keswick to the plateau of Castlerigg Fell and to Chestnut Hill, on which the monument stands. This plateau forms the raised centre of a natural amphitheatre created by the surrounding fells and from within the circle it is possible to see some of the highest peaks in Cumbria: Helvellyn, Skiddaw, Grasmoor and Blencathra.
The stones are of a local metamorphic slate, set in a flattened circle, measuring 32.6 m (107 ft) at its widest and 29.5 m (97 ft) at its narrowest. The heaviest stone has been estimated to weigh around 16 tons and the tallest stone measures approximately 2.3m high. There is a 3.3m wide gap in its northern edge, which may have been an entrance.
Within the circle, abutting its eastern quadrant, is a roughly rectangular setting of a further 10 stones. The circle was probably constructed around 3200 BC (Late Neolithic/Early Bronze-Age), making it one of the earliest stone circles in Britain and possibly in Europe. It is important to archaeoastronomers who have noted that the sunrise during the Autumn equinox appears over the top of Threlkeld Knott, a hill 3.5 km to the east. Some stones in the circle have been aligned with the midwinter sunrise and various lunar positions.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R59X9K - Lerwick (Old Norse: Leirvik
Norn: Larvik) is the main town and port of the Shetland archipelago, Scotland. Shetland's only burgh, Lerwick had a population of about 7,000 residents in 2010
Centred 123 miles (200 km) off the north coast of the Scottish mainland and on the east coast of the Shetland Mainland, Lerwick lies 211 miles (340 km) north-by-northeast of Aberdeen
222 miles (357 km) west of the similarly sheltered port of Bergen in Norway
and 228 miles (367 km) south east of Tórshavn in the Faroe Islands. One of the UK's coastal weather stations is situated there, with the local climate having small seasonal variation due to the maritime influence. Being located further north than Saint Petersburg and the three mainland Nordic capitals, Lerwick's nights in the middle of summer only get dark twilight and winters have below six hours of complete daylight.
Lerwick is a name with roots in Old Norse and its local descendant, Norn, which was spoken in Shetland until the mid-19th century. The name Lerwick means bay of clay. The corresponding Norwegian name is Leirvik, leir meaning clay and vik meaning bay or inlet. Towns with similar names exist in southwestern Norway (Leirvik, Lervik) and on the Faroe Islands (LeirvÃk)
Evidence of human settlement in the Lerwick area dates back to the Neolithic (4000“2500 BC) and the Bronze Age (2500“800 BC) known from paleoenvironmental records for human activity and the recovery of artefacts, including a stone axe head submerged in Bressay Sound. Iron Age (800 BC “ AD 800) settlement is known at the Broch of Clickimin, which was constructed as early as 400 BC. The first settlement to be known as Lerwick was founded in the 17th century as a herring and white fish seaport to trade with the Dutch fishing fleet. This settlement was on the mainland (west) side of Bressay Sound, a natural harbour with south and north entrances between the Shetland mainland and the island of Bressay.
Lerwick town, from The Willows, 38 South Rd, Lerwick, Sound, Shetland , Scotland, UK, ZE1 0RD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HDK1 - . Dramatic Ruined western isles cottage, Barvas Lewis, Western Isles , Scottish Highlands, Scotland, UK. Photographed on 12 July 2010. The recorded location is Barvas, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland, UK. As background, decay is part of architectural history
Once a building falls out of use, weather and vegetation begin to alter it quickly, making photographs important evidence before consolidation, demolition or complete collapse. Against the 2026 backdrop, with pressure to reuse buildings and reduce construction waste, derelict structures raise practical questions about viability, conservation and redevelopment as well as providing romantic or dramatic imagery. From a heritage perspective, ruined and abandoned structures expose construction and decay in ways that occupied properties do not
Missing roofs, weathered masonry and empty openings can reveal former domestic or industrial use while also recording population change and economic decline. Looking at the subject's development, derelict structures often become visual symbols of wider social change
In rural areas they may mark depopulation or agricultural restructuring
in towns they can reflect deindustrialisation, property cycles or stalled redevelopment. The historical context is that decay is part of architectural history
Once a building falls out of use, weather and vegetation begin to alter it quickly, making images important evidence before consolidation, demolition or complete collapse. As of 2026, empty structures are increasingly discussed in terms of reuse, housing need, heritage at risk and embodied carbon
Ruins can therefore illustrate both loss and the question of whether existing structures should be conserved or repurposed. For the 2026 context, with pressure to reuse buildings and reduce construction waste, derelict structures raise practical questions about viability, conservation and redevelopment as well as providing romantic or dramatic imagery.
Barvas, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HDMP - . An identifiable period record of Church Street, Warrington, Cheshire UK WA1 2TL in 2010, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The location is represented through Ring of bells pub Warrington Cheshire England UK. The image also relates to local character, period detail, community identity, pub heritage, place identity, archival record, changing streetscape, night-time economy, everyday life, licensed hospitality, before-and-after reference, changing land use, beer-led hospitality, and local history. Current relevance extends to beer duty and staffing pressure, particularly through the survival of pubs as both businesses and informal community spaces. The archival value lies partly in recording street furniture and boundaries around Church Street, Warrington, Cheshire UK WA1 2TL before conservation work alters the character of the place. Other useful contextual ideas include visual archive, public realm, contemporary social history, historic hostelry, local social venue, real-ale culture, community drinking venue, and hospitality economy. The combination of bells anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. Around Church Street, Warrington, Cheshire UK WA1 2TL, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The wider significance includes beer duty and the continuing appeal of real ale and regional brewing within the real-world context of Church Street, Warrington, Cheshire UK WA1 2TL. Another strand within the photograph is consumer spending and the survival of pubs as both businesses and informal community spaces within the specific setting of Church Street, Warrington, Cheshire UK WA1 2TL. The frame retains a local visual benchmark for future local research. The scene captures a point of historical comparison before later change alters the scene.
Church Street, Warrington, Cheshire UK WA1 2TL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HDTJ - The super historic market square off the village green at Witney in lovely West Oxfordshire, sitting on the river Windrush, about 12 or so miles from Morses Oxford after a rain shower. It is also the constituancy of Mr Cameroone, current leader of the Tory party (possible prime minister or another ex-Tory leader if he fluffs that gig in May 2010).
A buttercross (as seen here), also known as butter cross, is a type of market cross associated with English market towns, such as Witney and dating from medieval times. Its name originates from the fact that they were located at the market place (same as today), where people from neighbouring villages would gather to buy locally produced butter, milk and eggs. The fresh produce was laid out and displayed on the circular stepped bases of the cross.
Their design varies from place to place, but they are usually covered by some type of roof to offer shelter, although the roofs were mostly added at a much later date than the original cross they cover.
Witney Market began in the Middle Ages. Thursday is the traditional market day and I have spent some interesting lunchtimes here. There is also a market on Saturday. The buttercross was built in about 1600 and its clock was added in 1683.
The Buttercross, Witney, West Oxford, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEYACK - . Road to Elgol, Isle of Skye, Hebrides , Scotland, UK. Photographed on 13 August 2009. The recorded location is Elgol Road from Broadford, Isle Of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Highlands, Scotland, UK. In historical terms, street and highway scenes record the practical infrastructure of mobility, including road signs, junctions, bridges, parking controls and changing vehicle use
They also offer a visual history of traffic growth, road engineering and the effort to balance drivers, pedestrians and local communities. The wider historical story is that landscape photographs record more than scenery: buildings, vegetation, weather, transport and land use combine to show how a place appeared at a particular moment
Repeated views can later become valuable evidence of development, environmental change and shifting patterns of use. During 2026, congestion, road safety and decarbonisation continue to be prominent transport issues
Historic signs, traffic jams and older road infrastructure therefore work both as location records and as evidence of how the road network and travel behaviour have changed. In the present 2026 context, landscape imagery is increasingly used alongside discussion of climate, resilience, tourism and development
Older panoramas can show how skylines, waterfronts and vegetation have changed over a comparatively short period. In the longer view, road signs, mileposts, traffic systems and street furniture document the development of Britain's highway network from historic turnpikes and coaching roads to motorways and contemporary traffic management
Even everyday signs can become useful evidence of changing regulations, road design and local geography. Against the 2026 backdrop, congestion, road safety and decarbonisation remain prominent transport issues
Historic signs, traffic jams and earlier road infrastructure therefore work both as location records and as evidence of how the road network and travel behaviour have changed.
Elgol Road from Broadford, Isle Of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Highlands, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEYADA - . Road to Elgol, Isle of Skye, Scotland Loch Panorama. Photographed on 13 August 2009. The recorded location is Elgol Road from Broadford, Isle Of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Highlands, Scotland, UK. Historically, britain's road landscape has accumulated layers of transport history: old milestones and cast signs coexist with speed limits, parking controls, motorway infrastructure and electronic traffic management
Such details reveal how movement and road safety have been regulated over time. As background, seasonal and low-light photography can emphasise the relationship between natural conditions and the built environment
Dusk, snow, mist or dramatic cloud often reveal lighting, silhouettes and reflective surfaces that are less apparent in ordinary daylight. In 2026, road policy continues to focus on safety, congestion, emissions and the balance between private cars, buses, cycling and walking
Images of older traffic controls, signs and busy roads provide useful comparison with current debates about sustainable transport and street design. Against the 2026 backdrop, current interest in climate and place-making gives atmospheric landscape images added documentary value, particularly where weather, coastlines or urban development are prominent. The historical context is that street and highway scenes record the practical infrastructure of mobility, including road signs, junctions, bridges, parking controls and changing vehicle use
They also provide a visual history of traffic growth, road engineering and the effort to balance drivers, pedestrians and community communities. In the longer view, road signs, mileposts, traffic systems and street furniture document the development of Britain's highway network from historic turnpikes and coaching roads to motorways and contemporary traffic management
Even everyday signs can become useful evidence of changing regulations, road design and local geography.
Elgol Road from Broadford, Isle Of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Highlands, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEYAF9 - On the Road to Elgol, Isle of Skye, Scotland panorama landscape. A view from the B8083 Broadford to Torrin and Elgol road.
The nearby crofting and fishing village lies on the eastern shore of Loch Slapin, 5 miles (7 km) southwest of Broadford (An t-Àth Leathann), on the road to Elgol (Ealaghol). There is a mixture of Victorian white-washed cottages and modern flat-pack houses. The village boasts good views of Blaven and Loch Slapin.
Torrin sits on Durness limestone. There is an abundance of trees and varied plant flora, including more than a dozen species of orchids. Much of the area is designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Special Area of Conservation.
There are five working crofts in Torrin with cattle and sheep. The common grazing extends north onto the surrounding red granite hills Beinn Dearg Mhòr (709m) and Beinn Dearg Bheag (584m) and beyond the head of Loch Slapin
Elgol Road from Broadford, Isle Of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Highlands, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF0MF2 - . The Old Chapel and Graveyard Elgol road B8083, By Broadford, Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, IV49 9BL. Photographed on 13 August 2009. The recorded location is Chapel and Graveyard Elgol road B8083, Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland. As background, churches combine worship with architecture, local memory and centuries of community history
Their stonework, stained glass, memorials, furnishings and churchyards often record successive periods of rebuilding, changing liturgy, local benefactors, war remembrance and family history. In historical terms, commemorative plaques, gravestones and monuments transform individual or collective memory into a permanent feature of the landscape
Their wording, materials and location can illuminate genealogy, social history, military service and changing attitudes to public remembrance. From a heritage perspective, older buildings and artefacts offer tangible evidence that written records cannot fully replace
Their wear, construction, signage and setting help researchers understand local history, design, industry and social life across different periods. Against the 2026 backdrop, many historic churches face the practical challenge of maintaining listed fabric while remaining active community buildings, visitor attractions and venues for worship, music and local events
Images of their interiors and memorials therefore serve architectural, heritage and social-history uses. During 2026, memorials continue to play an active role in public history, supporting remembrance, genealogy, education and heritage tourism
Images can also record inscriptions before erosion or redevelopment alters the physical object. As of 2026, many historic churches face the practical challenge of maintaining listed fabric while remaining active community buildings, visitor attractions and venues for worship, music and local events
Images of their interiors and memorials therefore serve architectural, heritage and social-history uses.
Chapel and Graveyard Elgol road B8083, Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BE34D8 - Alnwick Castle (/ˈænɪk/ (About this soundlisten)) is a castle and country house in Alnwick in the English county of Northumberland. It is the seat of The 12th Duke of Northumberland, built following the Norman conquest and renovated and remodelled a number of times. It is a Grade I listed building and as of 2012 received over 800,000 visitors per year when combined with adjacent attraction The Alnwick Garden
Alnwick Castle guards a road crossing the River Aln. Yves de Vescy, Baron of Alnwick, erected the first parts of the castle in about 1096.[5] Beatrix de Vesci, daughter of Yves de Vescy married Eustace Fitz John, Constable of Chestershire and Knaresborough. By his marriage to Beatrix de Vesci he gained the Baronies of Malton and Alnwick. The castle was first mentioned in 1136 when it was captured by King David I of Scotland. At this point it was described as very strong. It was besieged in 1172 and again in 1174 by William the Lion, King of Scotland and William was captured outside the walls during the Battle of Alnwick. Eustace de Vesci, lord of Alnwick, was accused of plotting with Robert Fitzwalter against King John in 1212 In response, John ordered the demolition of Alnwick Castle and Baynard's Castle (the latter was Fitzwalter's stronghold),[9] but his instructions were not carried out at Alnwick
Alnwick, Northumbria, England, UK, NE66 1NQ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HTH0 - . Barnoon Church and Graveyard , St Ives South Cornwall in mono , England UK. The recorded location is Barnoon Cemetery, St Ives, Cornwall, England UK. The Gothic. In historical terms, parish churches and cathedrals are among Britain's richest sources of architectural and social history
Medieval fabric, Victorian restoration, monuments, stained glass, organs, altars and inscriptions can coexist in a single building, reflecting generations of worship and local patronage. The historical context is that historic inscriptions provide unusually direct documentary evidence
Names, dates, dedications and symbolic imagery can connect a present-day location with former residents, workers, congregations or wartime casualties, making the object relevant to both genealogy and wider social history. The historical context is that tourism images record not just destinations but changing habits of leisure: seaside holidays, city breaks, heritage visits, package travel and resort culture have all developed with transport, disposable income and mass tourism. During 2026, historic places of worship remain important not only for faith but also for conservation, tourism, music, community use and local identity
Their maintenance illustrates the continuing challenge of caring for ageing heritage buildings while keeping them accessible and relevant. The subject remains topical in 2026 because interest in local history, genealogy and the conservation of memorials remains strong, while weathering, redevelopment and vandalism can threaten smaller monuments and inscriptions
Detailed photographs help preserve lettering, names and physical condition before further weathering or alteration. During 2026, memorials continue to play an active role in public history, supporting remembrance, genealogy, education and heritage tourism
Images can also record inscriptions before erosion or redevelopment alters the physical object.
Barnoon Cemetery, St Ives, Cornwall, England UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCYHH9 - Chester Town Hall and the monumental Celebration of Chester sculpture dominate Town Hall Square during the blue hour, shortly after sunset in the historic city centre. Warm architectural lighting illuminates the ornate sandstone facade of the Victorian civic building, contrasting strongly with the deep blue and cloud-filled evening sky. The largely empty pedestrianised square creates an atmospheric urban scene, while the sculpture's large bronze figures form a bold foreground silhouette against the illuminated building.
Chester Town Hall was constructed between 1865 and 1869 to designs by Belfast architect William Henry Lynn following the destruction by fire of an earlier exchange building. Its elaborate Gothic Revival exterior incorporates pink and buff sandstone, pointed and traceried windows, decorative stonework, a grand entrance staircase and a distinctive central tower with a tall helm spire. The building opened in 1869 and remains an important civic and architectural landmark. It is protected as a Grade II* listed building because of its special historic and architectural interest.
The bronze artwork in the foreground is Celebration of Chester by sculptor Stephen Broadbent. Unveiled in Town Hall Square in September 1992, the sculpture marked celebrations associated with the 900th anniversary of Chester Cathedral. Its interlocking figures represent aspects of Chester's identity, including the protective city walls, industry and thanksgiving. The flowing human forms and modern sculptural treatment create a striking contrast with the detailed nineteenth-century architecture behind them.
The image combines architecture, civic history, public art and urban tourism in one recognisable Chester cityscape. The glowing street lamps, illuminated windows, broad paved square and dramatic twilight sky communicate the quieter character of the city after daytime visitors have departed. It is suitable for illustrating Chester tourism, historic British cities,municipal city
33 Northgate Street, Chester, Cheshire, North West England, UK, CH1 2HJ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KE64RG - The Ian Curtis mural in Macclesfield
An artwork dedicated to one of Macclesfield's finest musicians has pride of place in the town centre. The mural of Ian Curtis, the iconic former frontman of Joy Division, is a fully funded Cheshire East Council project and has been painted by well-known street artist ˜Akse'. It adorns a building on Mill Street, just across from the bus station.
Ian Curtis singing into a microphone
Ian was brought up in Macclesfield, won a scholarship to King's School in the town and his ashes are buried in Macclesfield Cemetery. He took his own life in 1980.
The commissioning of the mural follows on from Cheshire East Council's approval of the Macclesfield town centre strategic regeneration framework, which the council is continuing to deliver against.
The framework sets out the council's vision for the town centre as a place which celebrates its quirkiness and provides the development sector with the confidence and certainty needed to bring forward investment, jobs and economic growth.
As part of the council funded project, you can watch Macclesfield residents share their thoughts on what the mural brings to their town.
Mill Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, UK,SK11 6NN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K16AR0 - . This location-specific image from Euston Road, London, England, UK, NW1 2AR in 2022 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The defining feature is Inside the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel, Booking Office 1869, Euston Road, London, England, UK, NW1 2AR. The frame also records themes of mechanical signalling, signal-box architecture, everyday life, rail operations, hospitality trade, hospitality economy, pub heritage, customer-facing leisure, public realm, street-level dining, period detail, licensed trade, social history, and historic rolling stock. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into hospitality costs and commercial rents, not least because of the survival of local venues as social meeting places. Today's relevance is strengthened by heritage conservation, regional connectivity and the continuing question of the importance of preserving signal boxes and rolling stock as industrial heritage. For later comparison, the photograph preserves signage and branding at Euston Road, London, England, UK, NW1 2AR, details that may look very different after closure or conversion. Further associations within the scene are contemporary social history, documentary photography, industrial railway, local character, rail transport history, rail corridor, licensed hospitality, and place identity. Elements such as London, Euston, Pancras, Booking, and Hotel add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The period setting at Euston Road, London, England, UK, NW1 2AR helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The image also provides a reference for hospitality costs and the survival of local venues as social meeting places within the real-world context of Euston Road, London, England, UK, NW1 2AR.
Euston Road, London, England, UK, NW1 2AR
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXKH4 - Greyfriars
Greyfriars Kirkyard is the graveyard surrounding Greyfriars Kirk in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located at the southern edge of the Old Town, adjacent to George Heriot's School. Burials have been taking place since the late 16th century, and a number of notable Edinburgh residents are interred at Greyfriars. The Kirkyard is operated by City of Edinburgh Council in liaison with a charitable trust, which is linked to but separate from the church. The Kirkyard and its monuments are protected as a category A listed building.
History
Greyfriars takes its name from the Franciscan friary on the site (the friars of which wear grey habits), which was dissolved in 1560. The churchyard was founded in August 1562 after Royal sanction was granted to replace the churchyard at St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh. The latter burial ground was not used after around 1600
By 1565, all the buildings of the Friary had been removed and their stones carried away for use in the construction of the New Tolbooth and to repair St Giles' and its kirkyard walls. The kirkyard of St Giles' was, by then, overcrowded and Mary, Queen of Scots had, in 1562, given the grounds of the Friary to the town council to use as a burial ground
Greyfriars Bobby (4 May 1855 “ 14 January 1872) was a Skye Terrier or Dandie Dinmont Terrier who became known in 19th-century Edinburgh for spending 14 years guarding the grave of his owner until he died on 14 January 1872. The story continues to be well known in Scotland, through several books and films. A prominent commemorative statue and nearby graves are a tourist attraction.
Grayfriars, Candlemaker Row, Edinburgh Old Town, Lothians, Scotland, UK, EH1 2QE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HDNY - The super historic market square off the village green at Witney in lovely West Oxfordshire, sitting on the river Windrush, about 12 or so miles from Morses Oxford after a rain shower. It is also the constituancy of Mr Cameroone, current leader of the Tory party (possible prime minister or another ex-Tory leader if he fluffs that gig in May 2010).
A buttercross (as seen here), also known as butter cross, is a type of market cross associated with English market towns, such as Witney and dating from medieval times. Its name originates from the fact that they were located at the market place (same as today), where people from neighbouring villages would gather to buy locally produced butter, milk and eggs. The fresh produce was laid out and displayed on the circular stepped bases of the cross.
Their design varies from place to place, but they are usually covered by some type of roof to offer shelter, although the roofs were mostly added at a much later date than the original cross they cover.
Witney Market began in the Middle Ages. Thursday is the traditional market day and I have spent some interesting lunchtimes here. There is also a market on Saturday. The buttercross was built in about 1600 and its clock was added in 1683.
The Buttercross, Witney, West Oxford, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DBHR0H - Etruria Industrial Museum is the last steam-powered potters' mill in Britain. The mill is ˜in steam' several times a year when the 1903 boiler is fired and historic machinery can be seen working. Situated in a pleasant location at the junction of the Trent & Mersey, and Caldon Canals the museum is also a perfect stop-off for walkers, cyclists and boaters.
Although the museum currently operates as part of Stoke-on-Trent City Council's Museum Service, the Friends of Etruria Industrial Museum “ a group of enthusiastic supporters and volunteers “ have decided to set up a small charity to help preserve and develop Etruria Industrial Museum for the benefit of the public
Lower Bedford St, Stoke-on-Trent , England , UK ST4 7AF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EYAX38 - Edinburgh Castle is a historic fortress which dominates the skyline of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland from its position on the Castle Rock. Archaeologists have established human occupation of the rock since at least the Iron Age (2nd century AD), although the nature of the early settlement is unclear. There has been a royal castle on the rock since at least the reign of David I in the 12th century, and the site continued to be a royal residence until the Union of the Crowns in 1603.
From the 15th century the castle's residential role declined, and by the 17th century it was principally used as military barracks with a large garrison. Its importance as a part of Scotland's national heritage was recognised increasingly from the early 19th century onwards, and various restoration programmes have been carried out over the past century and a half. As one of the most important strongholds in the Kingdom of Scotland, Edinburgh Castle was involved in many historical conflicts from the Wars of Scottish Independence in the 14th century to the Jacobite Rising of 1745. Research undertaken in 2014 identified 26 sieges in its 1100 year-old history, giving it a claim to having been the most besieged place in Great Britain and one of the most attacked in the world
Old Town, Edinburgh City, Lothians,Scotland, UK
