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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,IMG_4672,funeral,cone,church,bereavement,mourning,hearse,access,funeral service,parking,control,director,ceremony,black,traffic,labelled,entrance,assisted dying
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FC88XH - . Black traffic cone labelled funeral near a church entrance is a small piece of practical event management around a church service. Funeral directors, churches and venue staff sometimes use temporary cones or signs to keep an entrance clear for a hearse, reserve space for close family, guide mourners or prevent ordinary parking from blocking a procession. The black cone differs deliberately from standard orange traffic equipment, using subdued colour and the word FUNERAL to communicate respect as well as a restriction. Funerals are highly ritualised public-private events: vehicles, flowers, clothing, church architecture and even temporary street furniture become part of the visual language of mourning. The photograph can therefore illustrate bereavement, funeral services, hearse access, church ceremonies, parking control and the practical work undertaken by funeral directors. It avoids showing grieving individuals while still providing an authentic editorial symbol of death, remembrance and ceremony in contemporary Britain. The photograph also fixes the appearance of the place in the mid-2020s, preserving details that may later disappear through redevelopment, rebranding or changes in regulation. It is suitable for editorial use on social history, local identity, consumer behaviour and the way everyday streets respond to wider economic forces. Because the photograph is tied to a specific date, it can later be compared with subsequent changes in signage, ownership, regulation, public use or the surrounding streetscape. It additionally captures ordinary material culture of 2026, including the graphic design, technology, clothing or infrastructure through which broader trends become visible at street level. For archive users, the frame is a useful factual record of how black traffic cone labelled FUNERAL near a church entrance appeared before later redevelopment, replacement or rebranding altered the scene. Useful for dated UK editorial coverage.
England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,IMG,parking,app,Northwich,Verdin,Park,RingGo,cashless,smartphone,council,car,service,charge,digital,exclusion,payment,apps,motorists,Cheshire,CWAC,editorial,documentary,2026,British,Britain,Europe,travel,local,community,signage,architecture,streetscape
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FCG6B5 - . A 'Pay by app' sign at a council car park beside Verdin Park in Northwich shows the modern shift from coins and pay-and-display machines towards smartphone parking platforms. The sign lists app-based payment options and a location code, a familiar sight to motorists but also a source of frustration when different car parks require different accounts, registration details, mobile data, card information or additional convenience fees. Cashless parking has become a wider public-policy issue because it can disadvantage people without smartphones, visitors with poor signal, older users and anyone whose battery or payment app fails. Government and parking-sector proposals for a more consistent national approach have reflected complaints about the proliferation of separate apps. The image therefore goes beyond a local parking notice: it represents digital-by-default public services, outsourcing, transaction charges and accessibility. Verdin Park is close to Northwich town centre, so the sign also relates to the practical economics of high-street visits, where parking price and ease of payment can influence footfall. The scene can also support broader reporting where a recognisable local example is needed to humanise a national issue. Relevant search and editorial concepts include Northwich, Mid Cheshire, Cheshire West and Chester, town centre, Witton Street, River Weaver, salt town, regeneration, local history, public realm, high street, community, Cheshire. Useful descriptive vocabulary for archive discovery includes parking, app, Northwich, Verdin, Park, RingGo, cashless, smartphone, council, car, park, service, charge, digital, exclusion, payment, apps, motorists, Cheshire, CWAC. As a visual record it preserves ordinary details that formal reports often omit, including the condition, presentation and day-to-day setting of the subject at the time of photography. Its value is strongest when used with precise place and date information,
Verdin Park car park, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,IMG_4130,ParkingEye,ANPR,parking,Gretna,Scotland,A74M,M74,services,motorway,tariff,charge,camera,enforcement,Evology,payment,app,driver,motorist,travel,rest,stop,two,hour,stay,fine,technology,cashless,August,2026,road,journey
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FAP8RX - . ParkingEye automatic number plate recognition and parking-tariff information sign at Gretna Green motorway services in Scotland, photographed in August 2026. The notice explains a two-hour free-stay period followed by charges and sets out payment arrangements for motorists remaining longer, illustrating the increasingly automated management of parking at motorway service areas. ANPR systems record vehicle entry and exit times, while payment may depend on machines, websites or mobile services, creating potential difficulty when drivers misunderstand the rules, lack reliable mobile data, experience payment problems or simply need an extended rest. At a strategic stop close to the England-Scotland border on the A74(M)/M74 corridor, those issues can affect long-distance travellers, families, professional drivers and electric-vehicle users waiting for charging. The image is useful for editorial stories about private parking enforcement, cashless payment, ANPR cameras, parking charges, consumer disputes, motorway services, journey fatigue and digital exclusion. It also complements wider coverage of the challenges of making long road trips when rest, parking and EV charging all operate under separate commercial systems.
Gretna Green Services, A74(M), Gretna, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Manchester Airport,Terminal 2,parking,APCOA,airport access,motoring,travel costs,public holiday,forget,to,pay,website,dropoff,charge,charges,increasing,price of,people,off,kiss-and-fly,areas,zone,zones,T2,Terminal Two,Terminal2,increase,increased,farewell fee,sign,signage,signs,airport,airports,UK,penalties
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FBX5NE - . Outside Manchester Airport Terminal 2, a large payment reminder is mounted directly on the modern terminal frontage, visually linking airport architecture with the increasingly commercial process of vehicle access. Drivers using the barrierless drop-off area are required to pay after their visit by midnight the following day, with registration numbers captured automatically rather than a ticket being issued at a gate. The arrangement keeps the terminal forecourt free of payment barriers and can speed traffic flow, but it depends on clear signage and on motorists remembering to complete a separate online or telephone transaction. In 2026 the airport's official Terminal 2 drop-off tariff is charged according to length of stay, with penalties possible for non-payment or overstaying. APCOA manages the system for Manchester Airport. This wider exterior composition is useful because it shows the notice in its physical context: a major international terminal where passenger convenience, security, road capacity and revenue management all compete for limited forecourt space. Manchester's £1.3bn transformation has made Terminal 2 the principal passenger building, so access arrangements around it affect millions of journeys each year. The image can illustrate airport charges, ANPR, parking enforcement, holiday costs, road access, digital payment and the design of modern terminal approaches. It also provides an exact period record of signage and customer instructions, details likely to change as tariffs, payment technology and traffic policy evolve. As documentary imagery, the photograph supports a wider vocabulary of place, people, economy, infrastructure, design, public realm, heritage, travel, work and everyday life. It offers a natural visual reference for editorial features that need authentic context rather than a generic illustration or studio recreation. It is suitable for editorial, archive and local-history use.
Manchester Airport Terminal 2, Manchester M90 5PH, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,255A9028,NCP Parking Manchester Store Street,NCP,Parking,Manchester,Store,Street,England,transport,travel,passengers,public,infrastructure,commuting,mobility,service,urban
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EDKYFA - NCP Parking Manchester Store Street, photographed in England, UK. The photograph is suitable for editorial coverage of public transport, rail and tram services, passenger journeys, commuting, transport investment, infrastructure, travel technology and everyday mobility. The image clearly records the visible subject, signage, branding, architecture, object or activity associated with NCP Parking Manchester Store Street. It provides useful documentary context for news, features, travel, social history and contemporary editorial coverage. Details visible in the scene help identify the place or subject and show how it appears in everyday use, making the photograph useful for stories about local identity, economic and social change, public services, transport, leisure, heritage, tourism, community life and the built environment. The photograph can also support retrospective or comparative coverage where the survival, redevelopment, reuse or changing role of the location or object is relevant.
England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,town centre,Greater Manchester,painted mural,colourful mural,street art,Stockport,England,United Kingdom,car park,parking,parking area,urban art,typography mural,travel,tourism,winter,winter sunlight,sign,murals,town centre regeneration,UK street art,public realm improvement,place making,civic branding,visitor economy,Greater Manchester towns,northern England,travel editorial,urban creativity,colourful background,social media location,parking in Stockport,wayfinding,destination sign,local identity,community art,heritage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3DM97JG - A wide, documentary view of a vibrant painted wall mural spelling STOCKPORT in large, bold letters beside a car park in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The artwork uses bright, contrasting colours and playful illustrated elements around the lettering, giving the scene a strong sense of civic pride and place identity. The mural reads as both public art and informal wayfinding, a visual you are here marker designed to lift an everyday parking environment and make it more memorable for residents and visitors.
The foreground includes typical car-park cues such as barrier rails and painted bay markings, reinforcing the practical setting, while the mural transforms the background into a graphic, social-media-friendly backdrop. The light is crisp and clear, consistent with a cold-season day, with a blue sky and clean shadows suggesting bright winter conditions rather than rain. The overall feel is optimistic and modern, aligning with the kind of culture-led regeneration and placemaking projects many UK towns have used to refresh public spaces and encourage footfall.
Editorially, the image is useful for themes including town centre regeneration, community art, street art and murals, destination marketing, and how public realm improvements can change perceptions of utilitarian places like car parks. It also works well as a general Stockport location image, with the large readable text providing instant geographic context for travel, local news, and lifestyle coverage.
Colourful ""STOCKPORT"" mural on a wall beside a car park in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, U
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Keywords: Warrington,town,centre,WA1,Cheshire,England,English,UK,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,logo,inside,interior,the,shop,shops,store,stores,moving,out,closing,remodelling,redeveloped,redevelopment,cafe,café,cafes,parking,free,17,WA1 2QQ,superstore,supermarket,BGoptics,floor
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RHH6HH - Taken on 15 Aug 2023, this photograph shows Inside the Cockhedge Shopping centre, Lose Yourself, Asda, Tenzy, BGoptics and retail units,. The location is 17 Cockhedge Way, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2QQ. The picture is not just a record shot: it contains visible signage, colour, materials, location clues and everyday street detail that make the image more specific than a generic stock photograph. It would suit editorial use on shopping, retail change, independent traders, high-street survival, tourism, local economies, consumer habits and the visual identity of British town and city centres. For image buyers, the value is in the combination of recognisable subject, readable wording, location evidence and a plain documentary style that can be dropped into news, magazine, web, council, housing, transport, heritage or commercial commentary without looking over-produced. Searchable related phrases include Cockhedge Shopping, Lose Yourself, Cockhedge Shopping centre, Cockhedge, Shopping centre, Cockhedge Way, Asda, BG Optics, Tenzy, single, Warrington, town, plus wider ideas such as local identity, public realm, urban detail, social history, commercial change, everyday Britain, documentary photography and place-based storytelling. The composition gives designers scope for captions, page furniture, social media crops, report covers and article thumbnails, while the detailed captioning makes it more discoverable for searches using both specific place names and broader themes. It has value for both local and national stories, especially where writers need to connect a named place or object with wider economic, social, environmental or cultural change. Further SEO-friendly usage could include local services, town-centre change, heritage branding, British social history, public infrastructure, consumer behaviour, community identity and documentary evidence for news.
17 Cockhedge Way, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2QQ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,city,centre,Northern Ireland,UK,BT14,45-51,Belfast,BT14 6AB,Mater,Infirmorum,outside,Social Care,Trust,HSC,vehicle,parked,van,emergency,paramedic,county,Antrim,parking,blue,light,lights,call,callout,call out,Great Britain,NHS,Mercedes,crew,driver,driving,staff,in,livery,area
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R9J0DM - Northern Ireland Ambulance Service emergency ambulance parked outside the Emergency Department at the Mater Hospital on Crumlin Road in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The modern Mercedes-Benz Sprinter-based vehicle carries the distinctive high-visibility yellow and green livery used by NIAS frontline ambulances, together with emergency markings, reflective panels and prominent service identification.
The vehicle is positioned beneath the hospital entrance canopy, close to the doors used for emergency admissions and ambulance arrivals. Its box-style patient compartment provides space for clinical equipment, stretcher access and treatment while patients are being transported to hospital. The side loading door, cab, mirrors, emergency lighting and reinforced bodywork are clearly visible, showing the practical design of a modern road ambulance used for urgent medical response.
The Mater Hospital is a major healthcare facility serving North Belfast and surrounding communities. Its Emergency Department receives patients arriving independently and those brought by ambulance following accidents, sudden illness or other urgent incidents. Ambulance crews assess, stabilise and transport patients while maintaining communication with hospital staff and emergency control centres.
Northern Ireland Ambulance Service provides emergency and non-emergency ambulance services across Northern Ireland. Frontline crews include paramedics, emergency medical technicians and other clinical staff responding to calls ranging from serious road collisions and cardiac emergencies to falls, illness and urgent transfers between healthcare facilities.
The photograph illustrates the close operational relationship between ambulance services and hospital emergency departments. It is suitable for editorial coverage concerning NIAS, NHS healthcare, emergency medicine, paramedics, ambulance response times, hospital pressures, patient transport, public-sector services, healthcare funding, frontline workers
45-51 Crumlin Rd, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, BT14 6AB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Coleraine mural,Northern Ireland street art,County Londonderry,Derry,urban art,contemporary mural,large scale mural,town centre Coleraine,Shane Sutton artist,space themed mural,black and white mural,cosmic art,street culture,public realm art,wall painting,urban regeneration,cultural landmark,modern mural,pedestrian interaction,people touching mural,everyday life street scene,art in public space,community art,Northern Irish towns,creative placemaking,townscape photography,documentary street photography,public,realm,outer,space,car park,parking,pay here,pay,machine
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RAP33E - The Spacer mural by contemporary artist Shane Sutton dominates the side wall of a building in Coleraine town centre, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The large monochrome artwork depicts an astronaut in a space suit reaching outward from a circular halo, creating a striking illusion of movement and human connection against the dark background.
In the foreground, two pedestrians walk past the mural at street level, their presence and proximity emphasising the scale of the artwork and the way it integrates into everyday urban life. The positioning of the astronaut's outstretched arm creates a visual interaction with passers-by, reinforcing the mural's theme of connection, exploration, and curiosity within a public setting.
Photographed in natural daylight, the image documents how contemporary street art has become part of Coleraine's townscape, contributing to urban regeneration and cultural identity. The scene captures the relationship between public art and ordinary street activity, showing how large-scale murals can engage pedestrians and transform otherwise utilitarian building facades into landmarks of local creativity.
Coleraine Town Centre, Coleraine, County Londonderry (Derry), Northern Ireland, United Kingdom , BT5
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Merseyside,England,UK,L1,city,centre,railway,at,car,park,a,Network Rail,transport,public,glass,etching,carpark,parking,taxi,rank,entrance,Liverpool Lime street station,stations,redeveloped,BR,GBR,NetworkRail,canopy,columns,impressive,managed,management,car park,pick up
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PJHNY7 - Network Rail 20 managed stations including Birmingham New Street, Manchester Piccadilly, Liverpool Lime Street, Edinburgh Waverley, Glasgow Central, Leeds, Bristol Temple Meads and 11 in London are Britain's busiest and biggest stations.
We regularly upgrade stations not just those we manage to get the best for passengers. Dedicated station improvement programmes are a key part of our Railway Upgrade Plan. Our aim is to create destination stations that are accessible to everyone and allow for a safe and efficient flow of passengers even during busy travel times.
Other stations are managed by the local train operating company search for your local station on National Rail Enquiries (external website) for contact details and information about facilities.
The British Transport Police operate in all our stations and are here to police the Railway. For help call 0800 40 50 40 (24 hours), text 61016 or speak to a member of station staff. In an emergency call 999.
Lime street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1JD
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Merseyside,England,UK,L1,centre,traffic,warden,wardens,keen,caught,parking,inappropriately,badly,parked,vehicle,issued,with,a,notices,fine,fines,under,placed,wiper-blade,in,Lime Street,wiper,wipers,blade,blades,penalty,charge,notice,envelope,offence,offences
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PJHNYC - The Liverpool City Council parking fine is £70 or £50, depending on your offence, and must be paid within 28 days of the Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) being issued. However, if you pay within 14 days it will be reduced by 50% to £35 or £25 respectively.
View the contravention codes to check the offence and related fine.
Please wait 24 hours before paying the fine online or by phone - if you attempt to pay on the day you receive the fine, the PCN may not yet appear in the system.
Pay online
Pay your parking fine online using the button below. Please have the PCN to hand as you will need to fill in the unique reference number on it, as well as your car registration.
If you want to pay more than one fine you will need to complete and submit a new form for each fine.
When you log in to pay you will be able to view photographic evidence of your parking contravention.
We accept Visa Credit, Visa Debit, UK Maestro, International Maestro, MasterCard, Electron and JCB and you must be registered with 3D Secure 2 (also known as verified by Visa and MasterCard SecureCode) for your payment to be authorised.
Lime Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Wales,Vale of Glamorgan,South Wales,Cymru,UK,View down Queen St,east,towards,Staceys,House,down,over,parked,car,cars,parking,problem,congestion,terrace,terraced,urban,builtup,built,up,Queen Street,terraces,hill,hills,hilly,valley,town,centre,view,Staceys House
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2P91TPT - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Queen St, Barry, South Wales, UK in 2023, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The frame specifically shows View down Queen St, Barry, looking east towards Staceys House, Barry ( Y Barri ), Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales, Cymru, UK. The frame also records themes of everyday life, night-time economy, archival record, social history, real-ale culture, local history, visitor hospitality, beer-led hospitality, licensed hospitality, traditional pub, hospitality economy, local social venue, community drinking venue, and documentary photography. Today's relevance is strengthened by consumer spending, tourism and the continuing question of pressure on hospitality margins in the mid-2020s. Small period details of public access and movement at Queen St, Barry, South Wales, UK may become more significant with time, particularly following new ownership. The wider setting retains connections with cask-beer tradition, community identity, historical comparison, before-and-after reference, traditional ale house, contemporary social history, licensed trade, and regional identity. The combination of Barry, Cymru, House, Glamorgan, and Wales anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The period setting at Queen St, Barry, South Wales, UK helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The scene further reflects consumer spending and pressure on hospitality margins in the mid-2020s when considered against later change at Queen St, Barry, South Wales, UK. Its period value extends to business rates and the value of historic pubs to tourism and local identity without losing the local specificity of Queen St, Barry, South Wales, UK. The period view preserves part of the area's social history within the wider story of Queen St, Barry, South Wales, UK.
Queen St, Barry, South Wales, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,town,centre,WA1,supermarket,Podpoint EV,charge,point,points,in,store,car,parking,park,supermarkets,rapid charging,in store,in-store,car parking,parks,plug,while,shopping,shop,grocery,retail,WA1 2PA,national,rollout,partner,partnering,with,Pod point,app,Triple Standard AC/DC,50kW,Lack of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NCX1R0 - Lidl has invested a huge amount in supporting EV drivers, installing rapid chargers which have powered more than 11.3 million EV miles*.
These Pod Point app public chargepoints consist of:
Triple Standard AC/DC Rapid Chargers that can charge up to a speed of 50kW.
You'll be able to find the new points and start charging using the Pod Point app as with any other Pod Point.
All Lidl 50kW rapid chargepoints cost 50p per kWh and all Lidl 7kW and 22kW fast chargepoints cost 40p per kWh (as of 15th December 2022).
Fennel Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2PA
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Greater Manchester,England,UK,must,be,displayed,signage,disabled,chair,accessible,for,badges,parking,car,park,paint,painted,car park,space,NCP,Stockport,textured,surface,on,blue,and,yellow,enabled,exchange,SK1 3SW,SK1,disability,access,care,reasonable,adjustments
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2N28R3X - . An identifiable period record of NCP Stockport change.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>Exchange, 11 Railway Rd, Stockport, England, UK, SK1 3SW in 2023, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The subject captured here is Textured surface on blue and yellow painted,disabled parking space NCP Stockport. The locality and subject together evoke public-facing notice, historical comparison, changing land use, public realm, advertising ephemera, period advertising, regional identity, social history, archival record, shop display, community identity, commercial signage, promotional board, and historic signage. The wider contemporary story combines heritage, branding and how public-facing messages shape behaviour and purchasing. As a dated visual record of NCP Stockport Exchange, 11 Railway Rd, Stockport, England, UK, SK1 3SW, the frame retains public access and movement, making it especially useful if replacement signage subsequently changes the scene. The location also brings in retail graphics, before-and-after reference, contemporary social history, local history, public information notice, place identity, changing streetscape, and visual archive. The recorded references to surface, Stockport, yellow, space, and painted preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. A later view of NCP Stockport Exchange, 11 Railway Rd, Stockport, England, UK, SK1 3SW may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. A further contemporary connection is heritage and the speed at which branding and promotional styles change without losing the local specificity of NCP Stockport Exchange, 11 Railway Rd, Stockport, England, UK, SK1 3SW. The image fixes a trace of local identity for future local research. It also preserves a local visual benchmark before later change alters the scene.
NCP Stockport Exchange, 11 Railway Rd, Stockport, England, UK, SK1 3SW
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,British,Britain,Cheshire,WA2 7NE,parking,at,car,retail,food,store,superstore,profit,profits,margin,retailer,retailers,power,shopping,sign,inflation,CEO,24h,24 hour,supermarkets,shops,large,superstores,chain,branch,chains,logo
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R15NE8 - . Parking at Tesco Extra, Warrington, Winwick Rd, Warrington , Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 7NE. Photographed on 15 January 2023, this winter 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 Winwick Rd, Warrington , Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 7NE, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Cheshire, WA2 7NE, parking, car, retail, food, store, superstore, profit, profits, margin, retailer, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. Visible or contextual elements such as architecture, signage, branding, public realm, transport infrastructure, street furniture and everyday activity help establish a strong sense of place where they form part of the scene. The photograph can also support future before-and-after use if the building, business, service, streetscape, transport operation or public space is later altered, redeveloped, rebranded or closed. For search and editorial use, the image is relevant to the named location, local identity, contemporary Britain, regional tourism, urban life, community activity and the changing appearance of towns and cities. Additional relevant search concepts include retailers, power, shopping, sign, inflation, CEO, broadening discoverability while remaining tied to the supplied subject information. The scene contributes a specific, place-based record rather than a generic illustration.
Winwick Rd, Warrington , Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 7NE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Lock,Warrington,WA4,Cheshire,van,car park,parking,Peel Ports van,parked,at,the,vehicle,maintenance,company,vans,office,offices,facility,maintain,maintaining,staff,transport,vehicles,considerate,consideration,performance,repairs,secure,security,fencing,fenced,off,livery,branded,branding
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K8C9NH - The Peel Group is a British infrastructure and property investment business, based in Manchester. In 2022, its Peel Land and Property estate extends to 13 million square feet (1.2 km2) of buildings, and over 33,000 acres (13,000 ha) of land and water. Peel retains minority stakes in its former ports business and MediaCityUK.
The Trafford Centre, which opened in 1998, is widely regarded as Peel's landmark development. It was sold in 2011 to Capital Shopping Centres for £1.6 billion, making it then the most expensive acquisition in British property history. £700 million of the consideration was in shares and Peel continued to buy shares in the purchaser that went into administration, eliminating share value, in 2020.
The Peel Group held a series of other substantial investments in listed businesses including Land Securities Group plc and Pinewood Shepperton plc, and in 2022 owns 14.1% of Harworth Group plc
The Peel Group was known from 1973 to 1981 as Peel Mills (Holdings) Ltd
from 1981 to 2004 as Peel Holdings plc, and then the wider organisation took its present form.
Inspired by the Peel Tower near his native Bury, Whittaker retained the name Peel Mills Ltd for his property and cotton business.
After a period on the Manchester Stock Exchange, Peel Holdings listed on the London Stock Exchange Official List in 1983. It transferred to the Alternative Investment Market in January 2000 before the Whittaker family and Olayan Group majority shareholders bought out Peel Holdings' 6.63% minority shareholders in 2004, taking the business private.
From 1971, Whittaker acquired shares in the Manchester Ship Canal Company that unlike most other British canals had not been nationalised post-World War II.
Peel sold its cotton business for £22 million to finance the purchase of more canal shares, and in 1987 acquired control. It bought out the remaining minority shareholders in 1993
Latchford Locks, Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA4
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,North Yorkshire,England,UK,coast,coastal,English,Yorks,YO14 9LW,YO14,pano,tourist,sea,North Sea,attraction,terrace,terraces,hotels,flats,B&B,B&Bs,wide,wideshot,bay,beach,headland,parked,cars,parking,curve,curving,seascape,seaside,Victorian,history,historic
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RD23RR - Filey is a seaside town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is located between Scarborough and Bridlington on Filey Bay. Although it was a fishing village, it has a large beach and became a popular tourist resort. According to the 2011 UK census, Filey parish had a population of 6,981, in comparison to the 2001 UK census population figure of 6,819, and a population of 6,870 in 1991.
Filey was historically mainly within the East Riding of Yorkshire, although until 1888 a small part of the town, including its parish church, was in the North Riding of Yorkshire. In 1974 the town was transferred to the new county of North Yorkshire.
Filey is at the eastern end of the Cleveland Way, a long-distance footpath
it starts at Helmsley and skirts the North York Moors. It was the second National Trail to be opened (1969). The town is at the northern end of the Yorkshire Wolds Way National Trail which starts at Hessle and crosses the Yorkshire Wolds. Filey is the finishing point for Great Yorkshire Bike Ride. The 70-mile (110 km) ride begins at Wetherby Racecourse.
Filey has a railway station on the Yorkshire Coast Line. A second station at Filey Holiday Camp railway station to the south of the town served the former Butlins holiday camp. The camp has since been re-developed into a 600-home holiday housing development, The Bay Filey. It is one of the largest coastal developments of this kind in the UK and the first homes were completed in 2007.
In July 2007 Filey was hit by flash floods which caused major problems
The Beach Rd, Filey, North Yorkshire, England, UK, YO14 9LW
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Derbys,HighPeak,SK13 7AF,SK13,car,parking,vehicle,park,including,designed,in,eco,only,restricted,BP pulse,EV charging network,BP,pulse,Glossop,High Peak council,England,UK,Chargemaster,Limited,ltd,BP Advanced Mobility,solutions,greenwashing,convenient,convenience,spots,places,place,to,charge
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K1WB77 - . Made at Edward St, Glossop, High Peak council, Derbys, England, UK, SK13 7AF 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 frame specifically shows Edward Street car park, including BP Pulse EV chargers, Glossop, High Peak council, Derbys, England, UK, SK13 7AF. The subject also carries associations with urban fabric, town-centre renewal, built heritage, public realm, place identity, regional identity, civic architecture, public-realm investment, visual archive, before-and-after reference, historic townscape, adaptive reuse, historical comparison, and period detail. Current relevance extends to construction costs and housing pressure, particularly through how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres. The image fixes local activity and public use within Edward St, Glossop, High Peak council, Derbys, England, UK, SK13 7AF at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against changed technology. Further associations within the scene are mixed-use redevelopment, architectural character, changing land use, social history, documentary photography, heritage-led regeneration, place-making, and archival record. Details involving Pulse, council, including, Derbys, and chargers make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. For Edward St, Glossop, High Peak council, Derbys, England, UK, SK13 7AF, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. Another useful connection is construction costs and how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres within the specific setting of Edward St, Glossop, High Peak council, Derbys, England, UK, SK13 7AF. The frame retains details of everyday use before later change alters the scene.
Edward St, Glossop, High Peak council, Derbys, England, UK, SK13 7AF
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,town,centre,Cheshire,England,UK,WA1,OVO,energy,electric,Vehicle,EV,EV Charging Only,multi,story,parking,cars,car,charge,charging,area,reserved,WA1 2NT,car park,Warrington,EVs,chargepoint,chargepoints,bays,bay,plug-in,plugin,Energy Saving Trust,vehicle,incentive,incentives,supply,transition
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTJYJ7 - Electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints need to be positioned carefully, whether on-street or off-street,
to ensure ease of use and minimise the impact on pedestrians and street character. It is also
important that appropriate parking restrictions are set and enforced. In addition, local
authorities can use parking policies to incentivise a switch to EVs.
More at https://energysavingtrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Local-Authority-Guidance-Positioning-chargepoints.pdf
Time Square multistory, car park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2NT
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,town centre,England,UK,centre,shops,stores,Asda,anchor,event,events,pop-up,stall,stalls,lease,leasing,opportunities,property,development,lockdown,opening,reopening,new,closing,free,parking,at,sign,signage,entrance,front door,retail,store,outlet,outlets
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTNA5C - . A grounded documentary photograph made at the recorded location in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The main point of reference is Cockhedge shopping centre entrance, Warrington Town Centre, Asda, slogan: Lose Yourself, Cheshire,England,UK. Further facets of the scene include archival record, everyday life, historic townscape, documentary photography, before-and-after reference, historical comparison, changing land use, urban regeneration, town-centre renewal, local character, period architecture, local history, visual archive, and town-centre economy. Current relevance extends to changing footfall and online shopping, particularly through the role of markets and independent shops in keeping town centres active. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into housing pressure and commercial viability, not least because of how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity. Small period details of local activity and public use at the recorded location may become more significant with time, particularly following refurbishment. A second descriptive layer includes place identity, consumer retail, place-making, contemporary social history, built heritage, street-level business, destination shopping, and customer footfall. Elements such as entrance, centre, slogan, Yourself, and Cockhedge add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The wider setting at the recorded location matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The wider significance includes changing footfall and how physical retail adapts to online competition within the real-world context of the recorded location. The frame retains evidence of changing use as a date-specific reference.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,town centre,England,UK,centre,Parking signs,charges from PayByPhoone and ParkingEye,at Cockhedge Shopping & retail park at Warrington Town,WA1,confusing,unfair,parking,signs,signage,charges,charging,paying,problems,problem,difficulty,from,and,charge,tariff,tariffs,machines,parking payment,drivers,parkers,penalty,penalties,pay,payments,payment,for
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTNA61 - . An on-location photograph from the recorded location in 2022, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The location is represented through Parking machine & signs,charges from PayByPhoone and ParkingEye, at Cockhedge Shopping & retail park at Warrington,Cheshire,UK, WA1. Another layer of the photograph includes place-making, documentary photography, customer footfall, street-level business, heritage-led regeneration, shopfront economy, everyday life, commercial streetscape, visual archive, urban fabric, independent trading, public-realm investment, consumer retail, and retail property. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with online shopping, town-centre regeneration and the role of markets and independent shops in keeping town centres active. The modern context includes continuing discussion of public-realm investment, commercial viability and the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition. Small period details of materials and architectural details at the recorded location may become more significant with time, particularly following conservation work. A second descriptive layer includes local character, social history, high-street commerce, local enterprise, contemporary social history, community identity, historical comparison, and commercial frontage. Elements such as machine, PayByPhoone, Cockhedge, ParkingEye, and Shopping add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. A later view of the recorded location may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. Another useful connection is online shopping and the role of markets and independent shops in keeping town centres active in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,town centre,England,UK,centre,Parking signs,charges from PayByPhoone and ParkingEye,at Cockhedge Shopping & retail park at Warrington Town,WA1,confusing,unfair,parking,signs,signage,charges,charging,paying,problems,problem,difficulty,from,and,charge,tariff,tariffs,machines,parking payment,drivers,parkers,penalty,penalties,pay,payments,payment,for
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTNA67 - . This location-specific image from the recorded location in 2022 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. At the centre of the view is Parking machine & signs,charges from PayByPhoone and ParkingEye, at Cockhedge Shopping & retail park at Warrington,Cheshire,UK, WA1. The wider scene also brings together town-centre renewal, urban fabric, visual archive, archival record, period architecture, changing land use, historical comparison, customer footfall, local character, bricks-and-mortar retail, local enterprise, commercial streetscape, everyday life, and retail property. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with store closures, town-centre regeneration and how physical retail adapts to online competition. The modern context includes continuing discussion of housing pressure, heritage conservation and how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity. Small period details of public access and movement at the recorded location may become more significant with time, particularly following new construction. The location also brings in town-centre economy, community identity, architectural character, heritage-led regeneration, destination shopping, civic architecture, shopfront economy, and changing streetscape. The combination of Shopping, Parking, retail, machine, and ParkingEye anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The wider setting at the recorded location matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. A further contemporary connection is store closures and how physical retail adapts to online competition when considered against later change at the recorded location. It also preserves a point of historical comparison for later comparison.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,town centre,England,UK,centre,Parking signs,charges from PayByPhoone and ParkingEye,at Cockhedge Shopping & retail park at Warrington Town,WA1,confusing,unfair,parking,signs,signage,charges,charging,paying,problems,problem,difficulty,from,and,charge,tariff,tariffs,pay,by,phone,QR code,how to pay,older,retired,people,consumer rights
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTNA77 - . This scene at Cockhedge Shopping & retail park at Warrington Town Centre,Cheshire,UK, WA1 in 2022 forms part of the visual history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. The location is represented through Parking signs,charges from PayByPhoone and ParkingEye, at Cockhedge Shopping & retail park at Warrington Town Centre,Cheshire,UK, WA1. The image also relates to customer footfall, commercial redevelopment, urban fabric, historic townscape, place-making, local character, before-and-after reference, public-realm investment, commercial streetscape, changing land use, period architecture, civic architecture, commercial frontage, and heritage-led regeneration. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with business rates, changing footfall and the rapid turnover of shopfronts and trading names. The modern context includes continuing discussion of heritage conservation, housing pressure and how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity. Future viewers can use this scene from Cockhedge Shopping & retail park at Warrington Town Centre,Cheshire,UK, WA1 to compare transport arrangements and footfall with whatever follows after closure or conversion. The location also brings in town-centre economy, built heritage, documentary photography, independent trading, local history, town-centre renewal, retail property, and mixed-use redevelopment. The combination of signs, retail, Cockhedge, Shopping, and PayByPhoone anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. By fixing the subject within Cockhedge Shopping & retail park at Warrington Town Centre,Cheshire,UK, WA1, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. It also preserves a trace of local identity for future local research.
Cockhedge Shopping & retail park at Warrington Town Centre,Cheshire,UK, WA1
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,town centre,England,UK,centre,Parking signs,charges from PayByPhoone and ParkingEye,at Cockhedge Shopping & retail park at Warrington Town,WA1,confusing,unfair,parking,signs,signage,charges,charging,paying,problems,problem,difficulty,from,and,charge,tariff,tariffs,QR code,phone,by,pay,how to pay,older,retired,people
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTNA7D - . This authentic period view of Cockhedge Shopping & retail park at Warrington Town Centre,Cheshire,UK, WA1 in 2022 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The defining feature is Parking signs,charges from PayByPhoone and ParkingEye, at Cockhedge Shopping & retail park at Warrington Town Centre,Cheshire,UK, WA1. The wider scene also brings together civic architecture, public-realm investment, adaptive reuse, local history, contemporary social history, archival record, destination shopping, place identity, changing land use, architectural character, commercial frontage, social history, period architecture, and commercial streetscape. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with brand consolidation, business rates and how physical retail adapts to online competition. The modern context includes continuing discussion of construction costs, planning and how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres. For later comparison, the photograph preserves public access and movement at Cockhedge Shopping & retail park at Warrington Town Centre,Cheshire,UK, WA1, details that may look very different after changing commercial priorities. The photograph additionally reflects high-street commerce, street-level business, place-making, mixed-use town centre, urban fabric, community identity, local character, and everyday life. The recorded references to Cockhedge, Shopping, signs, Parking, and Centre preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. For Cockhedge Shopping & retail park at Warrington Town Centre,Cheshire,UK, WA1, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. It also preserves evidence of earlier appearance for later comparison.
Cockhedge Shopping & retail park at Warrington Town Centre,Cheshire,UK, WA1
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,town centre,England,UK,centre,Parking signs,charges from PayByPhoone and ParkingEye,at Cockhedge Shopping & retail park at Warrington Town,WA1,confusing,unfair,parking,signs,signage,charges,charging,paying,problems,problem,difficulty,from,and,charge,tariff,tariffs,drivers,parkers,penalty,penalties,pay,payments,payment,for,limited,mobility
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTNA7E - . This dated editorial view of the recorded location in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The photograph centres on Parking signs,charges from PayByPhoone and ParkingEye, at Cockhedge Shopping & retail park at Warrington Town Centre,Cheshire,UK, WA1. A broader reading of the photograph includes before-and-after reference, social history, archival record, local character, architectural character, everyday life, high-street commerce, urban fabric, public realm, shopfront economy, regional identity, changing streetscape, retail property, and civic architecture. Current relevance extends to brand consolidation and business rates, particularly through the role of markets and independent shops in keeping town centres active. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into planning and commercial viability, not least because of the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space. For later comparison, the photograph preserves equipment and working practice at the recorded location, details that may look very different after new construction. Further associations within the scene are built heritage, changing land use, consumer retail, town-centre economy, town-centre renewal, commercial redevelopment, local enterprise, and customer footfall. The combination of retail, PayByPhoone, Centre, charges, and Cockhedge anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. A later view of the recorded location may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The image also provides a reference for brand consolidation and the role of markets and independent shops in keeping town centres active in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location. The frame retains part of the area's social history before later change alters the scene.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Lancashire,England,UK,holidays,holiday,coast,coastline,hotel,hotels,B&B,examples,corner,accommodation,Harper Beach Hotel,on,the,Harper,parking,ensuite,en-suite,271,FY1 6AH,FY1,summer,blue,sky,skies,North West,Britain,GB,British,hospitality,Great Britain,northern,great,landlady
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRM399 - . An identifiable period record of 271 promenade, Blackpool, Lancs, England, UK, FY1 6AH in 2022, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The location is represented through Corner hotel, Harper Beach Hotel on the promenade, Blackpool, Lancs, England, UK, FY1 6AH. The image also relates to grain harvest, field crop, traditional hostelry, before-and-after reference, changing land use, contemporary social history, historical comparison, social history, farm produce, summer fieldwork, grain quality, changing streetscape, community pub, and pub heritage. The modern context includes continuing discussion of farm costs, crop yields and the relationship between rural landscapes and national food security. For current editorial use, consumer spending and business rates provide additional context, especially through how branded and independent hospitality compete for changing leisure spending. As a dated visual record of 271 promenade, Blackpool, Lancs, England, UK, FY1 6AH, the frame retains equipment and working practice, making it especially useful if refurbishment subsequently changes the scene. The surrounding story also includes archival record, agricultural landscape, public realm, local character, licensed hospitality, street-level dining, local history, and barley cultivation. Details involving hotel, Blackpool, Lancs, Beach, and promenade make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. By fixing the subject within 271 promenade, Blackpool, Lancs, England, UK, FY1 6AH, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. A further contemporary connection is farm costs and the relationship between rural landscapes and national food security when considered against later change at 271 promenade, Blackpool, Lancs, England, UK, FY1 6AH.
271 promenade, Blackpool, Lancs, England, UK, FY1 6AH
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Eastcombe,Gloucestershire,village,Cotswold,Cotswolds,England,UK,1800 EVL94,with Avery petrol pump,GL6 7EB,with,vehicle,parked,English,car,own,gasoline,petrol,pump,pumps,green,carbon footprint,fuel,fuels,antique,summer,silver,Lotus,cars,parking,GL6,garage,filling,station,forecourt,gas,small
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JM9NX4 - . This location-specific image from Eastcombe village, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL6 7EB 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 Silver Lotus, 1800 EVL94, with Avery petrol pump, Eastcombe, Gloucestershire, Cotswolds, England, UK, GL6 7EB. Further facets of the scene include conservation architecture, everyday life, architectural detail, local character, urban fabric, built heritage, social history, period architecture, archival record, changing streetscape, contemporary social history, local history, visual archive, and architectural character. For current editorial use, energy retrofit and maintenance provide additional context, especially through the value of architectural landmarks to local identity and tourism. Small period details of public access and movement at Eastcombe village, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL6 7EB may become more significant with time, particularly following conservation work. Further associations within the scene are period building, adaptive reuse, documentary photography, heritage landmark, place identity, historic townscape, regional identity, and before-and-after reference. The recorded references to Avery, Eastcombe, Silver, petrol, and Cotswolds preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The period setting at Eastcombe village, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL6 7EB 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 energy retrofit and how historic buildings acquire new uses as cities change when considered against later change at Eastcombe village, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL6 7EB. Image 2JM9NX4 also remains a dated record of Eastcombe village, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL6 7EB.
Eastcombe village, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL6 7EB
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GotonySmith,Warrington,town,Cheshire,England,hospitals,Foundation,Trust,NHS,WA5,WA5 1QG,UK,ward,wards,and,dept,medical,at,A&E,Accident,&,emergency,MRI,centre,wing,wings,Daresbury,Kendrick,Appleton,Croft,Burtonwood,parking,additional,Croft Wing,medical centre
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJM7HD - . This authentic period view of Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1QG in 2022 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The main point of reference is Ward and department medical signs at Warrington NHS Hospital, Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1QG. Further facets of the scene include public realm, route marker, operational signage, navigation aid, changing land use, patient care, medical wayfinding, period detail, local information board, social history, community healthcare, NHS estate, instructional sign, and contemporary social history. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into social-care staffing and NHS funding, not least because of how ageing populations increase demand for care facilities. Today's relevance is strengthened by public safety, visitor experience and the continuing question of the importance of accessible information in hospitals, stations and public spaces. Small period details of landscape treatment and surrounding development at Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1QG may become more significant with time, particularly following refurbishment. The location also brings in before-and-after reference, orientation signage, public-facing notice, care-sector development, everyday life, public information signage, changing streetscape, and community identity. References to department, Lovely, Hospital, medical, and signs give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The wider setting at Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1QG matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The scene captures part of the area's social history as a date-specific reference. The period view preserves details of everyday use for later comparison.
Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1QG
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,Hotpixuk,@HotpixUK,WA15,Tesco Mobile,Tesco Pharmacy,Tesco Travel Money,Manor Rd,Altrincham town,Greater Manchester,England,UK,WA15 9QT,Manchester,Altrincham,shop,store,retail,large,Alty,chain,branch,supermarket,supermarkets,stores,Tesco Extra,Tesco,Extra,parking,car park,carpark,cage,café,club card,clubcard,clubcards,strike,action
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JC411B - Exterior of the large Tesco Extra supermarket on Manor Road in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, photographed during wet and overcast weather. Rain has left the road and car park surfaces reflective, while cars and shoppers can be seen beneath the elevated building and covered entrance.
The modern supermarket has a substantial upper-level retail floor, with extensive glass frontage, a Tesco café and the prominent red and blue Tesco Extra sign mounted above the roofline. Vehicle access, pedestrian routes and parking areas occupy the lower level, making efficient use of the sloping urban site near Altrincham town centre.
Tesco Extra stores represent the larger format used by the British grocery retailer, generally combining a full supermarket food range with clothing, household goods, electrical products and other non-food departments. The Altrincham branch also includes additional customer services and concessions associated with a large destination supermarket. Tesco currently lists the store as its Altrincham Extra branch at Manor Road.
The image illustrates British grocery retail, large-format supermarkets, out-of-town and edge-of-centre shopping, consumer habits, retail architecture and commercial property. It may also be used editorially to represent supermarket competition, food prices, household spending, retail employment, car-dependent shopping, rainy weather and the continuing importance of major grocery chains within the UK economy.
Landscaping and mature vegetation soften the foreground, contrasting with the large modern retail structure behind. Overhead cables cross the scene, while the grey sky and wet conditions provide a recognisably British setting for everyday supermarket shopping in North West England.
Manor Rd, Altrincham town, Greater Manchester, England, UK, WA15 9QT
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Vale of Glamorgan,South Wales,Wales,UK,Butlins Holiday Camp,Butlins,Holiday Camp,Butlin,Saint Baruc,Barry Railway Company,CF62,amusement centre,Paget Rd,the,amusement,centre,parking,car park,rundown,dilapidated,heritage,building,architecture,Barrybados,coast,south Wales,Barri,Y,attractions,town,central,sea,Star Dust,Stardust,hotpix.org.uk,Pleasure Beach
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDDP64 - . This authentic period view of Paget Rd, Barry Island, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales, UK, CF62 5TQ in 2022 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The defining feature is The Stardust amusement centre, Paget Rd, Barry Island, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales, UK, CF62 5TQ. The subject also carries associations with rail transport, heritage landmark, conservation architecture, before-and-after reference, traditional structure, social history, changing streetscape, rail mobility, changing land use, historical comparison, public realm, historic frontage, historic streetscape, and trackside history. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into energy retrofit and embodied carbon, not least because of the value of distinctive buildings and street furniture to local identity. Today's relevance is strengthened by fares, reliability and the continuing question of how historic rolling stock documents the industrial railway. The image fixes materials and architectural details within Paget Rd, Barry Island, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales, UK, CF62 5TQ at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against replacement signage. The location also brings in archival record, place identity, architectural character, conservation interest, rail infrastructure, industrial railway heritage, community identity, and historic townscape. The combination of Wales, amusement, Barry, Stardust, and Glamorgan anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. By fixing the subject within Paget Rd, Barry Island, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales, UK, CF62 5TQ, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The scene captures a trace of local identity for future local research. The period view preserves a local visual benchmark before later change alters the scene.
Paget Rd, Barry Island, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales, UK, CF62 5TQ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@hotpixUK,Hotpixuk,England,UK,WA5,Cheshire,Warrington KFC,LIDL,Kentucky Fried Chicken,fried,food,drive,through,takeaway,car,parking,wide,pano,heritage,fast,carryout,shopping,retail,outlet,outlets,pinkeye,landmark,west Warrington,Warrington,town,centre,centres,towns,branch,branches,chicken
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDJ443 - . Made at Old Liverpool Road, Gt Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AF in 2022, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The location is represented through Warrington KFC, One Pink Eye & LIDL, Old Liverpool Road, Gt Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AF. The surrounding context encompasses licensed hospitality, documentary photography, commercial streetscape, high-street commerce, archival record, independent food retail, consumer retail, leisure spending, regional identity, retail property, hospitality trade, destination retail, place identity, and destination dining. The wider contemporary story combines business rates, brand consolidation and the speed at which branding and store formats change. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with tourism, hospitality costs and the resilience of customer-facing businesses in a high-cost economy. Small period details of street furniture and boundaries at Old Liverpool Road, Gt Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AF may become more significant with time, particularly following new construction. Further associations within the scene are changing land use, retail chain, food tourism, historical comparison, bricks-and-mortar retail, customer-facing service, night-time economy, and customer footfall. Elements such as Sankey and Liverpool add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The wider setting at Old Liverpool Road, Gt Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AF matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The image fixes evidence of earlier appearance as part of Old Liverpool Road, Gt Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AF's history.
Old Liverpool Road, Gt Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AF
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK shops,GoTonySmith,Warrington,town,centre,Cheshire,UK,England,retailing,stock,LIDL,stores,exterior,outside,building,car park,parking,winter,night,nighttime,WA4,discount,Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG,Schwarz Group,LIDLs,store,outlet,grocery,reduced,economic,evening,carpark,cars,vehicles,rain,reflection,sign,signs
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2E0F12W - Aldi and Lidl take £542m in sales from big four. In the 12 weeks to 26 January 2020 alone, Aldi and Lidl took £28m from Morrisons, £35m from Sainsbury's, £36m from Asda and £44m from Tesco
Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG is a German international discount supermarket chain that operates over 10,000 stores across Europe and the United States. Headquartered in Neckarsulm, Baden-Württemberg, the company belongs to the Schwarz Group, which also operates the hypermarket chain Kaufland.
Lidl opened its first UK store in 1994. Since then, Lidl UK has grown consistently, and today has over 800 stores. While it is still a small player in the United Kingdom, with a grocery market share of less than 5%, its importance, along with that of continental, no-frills competitor Aldi is growing, with half of the shoppers in the United Kingdom visiting Aldi or Lidl over Christmas 2014.
The Lidl operation in the United Kingdom took a different approach than in Germany, with a focus on marketing and public relations, and providing employee benefits not required by law, including paying the independently verified living wage and offering a staff discount. Upmarket products were introduced, especially in the lead-up to Christmas. This required significant investment in marketing to produce sales growth but had an effect on Lidl's logistical operation and pressure on profits. Ronny Gottschlich, who had run Lidl UK for the six years to 2016, was responsible for this approach, which led to friction with head office, due to the cost involved. In September 2016, Gottschlich unexpectedly left and was replaced by the Austrian sales and operations director, German-national Christian Härtnagel. Lidl continued to have ambitious investment plans in the United Kingdom, ultimately doubling the number of stores to 1,500. In the financial year of 2015, Lidl Great Britain's revenue from its over 630 stores throughout Britain was £4.7 billion
Thelwall Ln, Latchford East, Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, WA4 1LJ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,WBC,Warrington Borough Council,North West,Cheshire,England,UK,parking,Car Park,property,development,The Steelworks,thehighstreetgroup,The High Street Group,John St,John Street,scaffold,scaffolding,Cording,CordingGroup,Cording Group,parked,cars,doomed,developments,schemes,foundation,foundations,the,Steelworks,housing development,Steelworks housing development,flat,flats,apartments
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ADR2FY - . This location-based editorial photograph from Winwick Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1TS in 2019 preserves a recognisable subject together with clues about how the place was used and presented at the time. The view centres on Cheshire junction, Winwick Road,Warrington central Car Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, with new building construction. The photograph also reflects historic context, passenger railway, rail transport, transport interchange, built environment, community housing, public realm, trackside infrastructure, historical comparison, commuter travel, visual archive, local history, rail modernisation, and rail mobility. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject sits within continuing debate about housing supply, tenant rights and the importance of maintenance, accountability and tenant rights. The present-day relevance extends to accessibility and integrated transport, while a wider concern is making rail simpler and more dependable. As a dated visual record, the image captures a particular stage in the life of the location in the immediate surroundings of Winwick Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1TS. The setting also brings in affordable homes, housing affordability, before-and-after reference, housing stock, estate environment, social history, place identity, and documentary photography. References to building, Warrington, Winwick, central, and construction help fix the photograph to its own subject and period rather than reducing it to a generic view. A later view of Winwick Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1TS may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The location additionally provides evidence of housing supply and the pressure to provide safe and affordable homes in a form that can be compared with future views of Winwick Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1TS.
Winwick Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1TS
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ADR2G5 - Parking on public land and parking on private land are areas that are governed by different sets of rules and enforcement processes.
For the most part, parking on public land is governed by rules set down by local councils and enforced by traffic wardens and/or the police.
Parking on private land, by contrast, is governed by the rules of the contract between the driver and the landowner. It is enforced by the landowner and/or agents working on their behalf
There are two ways a Parking Charge Notice can be served. One is as a ticket on the car and the other is by post to the registered owner's address.
As a rule of thumb, if you are served with a ticket it is well worth checking out whether or not the issuing car park is a member of an Accredited Trade Association (ATA). If they are, they will be able to get your contact details from the DVLA, which they can then use to pursue further legal action in the event of non-response
If you were breaking the rules, then the most sensible and ethical course of action is just to pay up as quickly as you can. ATA members have to offer a discount for early payment. If, however, you think you are being unfairly penalized, then you can write to the operator and request the notice be revoked.
Generally, you will need to demonstrate one (or both) of two points, either you did not break the rules (they made a mistake) or the rules were unenforceable, for example, they were not clearly displayed so you could not reasonably be expected to be aware of them.
If the operator refuses to revoke the notice you can then proceed to formal appeal if you wish.
Winwick road, Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,store,retail,out of town,JunctionNINE,Retail Park,WA2,Warrington,WA2 8TW,UK,shopping,Cheshire,England,parking,larger,wider,wide,bay,space,for,kids,car park,family,with,baby,babies,parent,parents,married,marriage,partners,civil partnership,relationship,unit,vehicle,car,pram,buggy
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MG41WN - . This authentic period view of JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW in 2019 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The image documents Larger parking space outside a store, for parents with children, JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW. Other connected aspects include historic signage, local history, commercial signage, commercial frontage, place identity, local character, visual merchandising, commercial streetscape, town-centre economy, independent retail, customer footfall, small-business culture, everyday life, and public information notice. For current editorial use, brand consolidation and online shopping provide additional context, especially through how physical shops adapt to online competition. Current relevance extends to retail change and branding, particularly through the speed at which branding and promotional styles change. Small period details of transport arrangements and footfall at JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW may become more significant with time, particularly following conservation work. The wider setting retains connections with public-facing notice, regional identity, documentary photography, contemporary social history, bricks-and-mortar business, brand display, street-level marketing, and visual archive. The recorded references to space, parents, outside, JunctionNINE, and Larger preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. Around JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The record includes details of everyday use for later comparison. That local specificity strengthens the long-term documentary value of image 2MG41WN.
JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MG41WY - . An on-location photograph from JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW in 2019, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The image documents Dreams, JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW. Other connected aspects include community identity, visual archive, customer footfall, local character, public realm, public-facing notice, retail property, historical comparison, commercial signage, social history, period advertising, public information notice, visual merchandising, and commercial frontage. From a 2025-onward perspective, brand consolidation and online shopping are closely linked to this subject, alongside how physical shops adapt to online competition. The wider contemporary story combines consumer culture, branding and the historical value of ordinary advertising material. The image fixes local activity and public use within JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against changed technology. A second descriptive layer includes archival record, shop display, brand communication, high-street commerce, town-centre economy, changing land use, consumer retail, and local enterprise. Details involving JunctionNINE, Retail, and Dreams make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. For JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The wider significance includes brand consolidation and how physical shops adapt to online competition in a form that can be compared with future views of JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW.
JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MG421P - Hobbycraft is an arts and crafts superstore retail chain in the United Kingdom. It is currently owned by investment group Bridgepoint.
Hobbycraft in Tunbridge Wells, using the former logo
It was started by the Haskins Group, a nursery and garden supplier in the south of England, and was bought by investment group Bridgepoint in April 2010.
The stores have been blamed for putting independent craft suppliers out of business, and the amount of choice for specific hobbies has been said to be not as good as in specialised stores. Hobbycraft reported a 10% increase in sales in the beginning of 2010, and opened two new stores, with the chief executive saying arts and crafts are a low cost hobby and he believed they would do well despite difficulties in the economy
In September 2014, it was revealed that Hobbycraft's profits had halved, due to chains such as Aldi, Lidl, Poundland, and online retailers such as Amazon moving into the craft market. Hobbycraft's CEO Catriona Marshall said that the company's profits had been depressed by a £3m investment on a rented warehouse in Burton-upon-Trent, on which Hobbycraft took out a fifteen-year lease
In August 2020, Hobbycraft announced multi-channel growth plans after a complete financial year in which its online revenues increased by 19%. The company has seen e-commerce turbocharged this year recording a 200% rise in internet revenues as the 12-week shutdown of Covid-19 channelled much of its web revenue.
In May 2021, Hobbycraft was revealed as the Fourth Best Big Company to Work for in the UK and the third Best Retail Company to work for in the UK by the Best Companies Awards 2021
JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MG427C - Dunelm Group Plc is a British home furnishings retailer operating throughout the United Kingdom. One of the largest homewares retailers in the United Kingdom, The company headquarters are based in Syston, England. It also has its own factory for curtains, blinds and accessories, based in Leicester, England.
It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
Dunelm was founded in 1979 by Bill Adderley and Jeany Adderley, trading in home textiles from a market stall in Leicester. The first Dunelm store opened in Churchgate Leicester in 1984 with the first superstore opening in Rotherham in 1991. In 1996 Will Adderley took over responsibility for the day-to-day running of the company from his father, Bill Adderley. The expansion of Dunelm continued with a new head office and warehouse being established in 1999 in Syston, Leicestershire
In November 2020, the company was criticised by shareholders for renominating Paula Vennells to its board, despite her responsibility for the Post Office subpostmasters' scandal, during which her leadership was accused of having been both cruel and incompetent by a Conservative peer and various MPs.[11] Her resignation from the board was announced on the morning of 26 April 2021 after all the remaining convictions of subpostmasters had been quashed.
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Dunelm store in Bradford
As of 30 June 2020 Dunelm operated 173 stores, spread across the UK, and a webstore
JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MG428A - Dunelm Group Plc is a British home furnishings retailer operating throughout the United Kingdom. One of the largest homewares retailers in the United Kingdom, The company headquarters are based in Syston, England. It also has its own factory for curtains, blinds and accessories, based in Leicester, England.
It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
Dunelm was founded in 1979 by Bill Adderley and Jeany Adderley, trading in home textiles from a market stall in Leicester. The first Dunelm store opened in Churchgate Leicester in 1984 with the first superstore opening in Rotherham in 1991. In 1996 Will Adderley took over responsibility for the day-to-day running of the company from his father, Bill Adderley. The expansion of Dunelm continued with a new head office and warehouse being established in 1999 in Syston, Leicestershire
In November 2020, the company was criticised by shareholders for renominating Paula Vennells to its board, despite her responsibility for the Post Office subpostmasters' scandal, during which her leadership was accused of having been both cruel and incompetent by a Conservative peer and various MPs.[11] Her resignation from the board was announced on the morning of 26 April 2021 after all the remaining convictions of subpostmasters had been quashed.
Operations
Dunelm store in Bradford
As of 30 June 2020 Dunelm operated 173 stores, spread across the UK, and a webstore
JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MG42KY - Carpetright Limited is one of the largest British retailers of floor coverings and beds. The company is owned by Meditor.
History
The company was established by Lord Harris of Peckham in 1988 when he opened its first shop in Canning Town. It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in June 1993. In 1999, the company expanded through the acquisition of selected shops from Carpetland and Allied Carpets. It acquired its first operations in Continental Europe in 2002, and in 2005 acquired May's World of Carpets. In 2007, it added the Storey Carpets business, a firm based in Sunderland, which had 54 stores at the time.
Cascade Investment, LLC, the investment vehicle of Bill Gates, acquired a 3% in the company in May 2008. Carpetright expanded again with the purchase of Sleepright UK in 2008. However, in June 2011 it announced significant shop closure plans and that year posted its first loss since 1993.
It was reported on 21 March 2018 that Carpetright was struggling after issuing several profit warnings, and that it was looking at possible shop closures. On 12 April 2018, it was announced that Carpetright would close 92 stores, with a total loss of 300 jobs out of the total workforce of 2,700, as part of restructuring measures
In May 2018, Carpetright secured a £15 million loan to provide short-term working capital. In November 2019, Carpetright announced that its largest shareholder, Meditor, had agreed to purchase the company. A bid of £15.2 million was accepted by the company, amid fears it could not pay off its debt. Carpetright have estimated that the company would need around £80 million to get out of its debt problems. The company's gross debt was evaluated at £56 million
Carpetright announced the departure of chairman Bob Ivell in January 2020, as the store returned to private ownership after more than 26 years. Several non-executive directors stood down from the board because of the takeover
JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MG42WC - . Made at JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW in 2019, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The location is represented through Pagazzi Lighting Mirrors, JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW. A broader reading of the photograph includes public information notice, social history, advertising ephemera, public-facing notice, shop display, regional identity, independent retail, visual merchandising, consumer retail, street-level marketing, town-centre economy, high-street commerce, period advertising, and everyday life. Current relevance extends to online shopping and footfall, particularly through how physical shops adapt to online competition. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into commercial competition and advertising regulation, not least because of how public-facing messages shape behaviour and purchasing. Small period details of building condition and alterations at JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW may become more significant with time, particularly following new construction. The surrounding story also includes bricks-and-mortar business, visual archive, public realm, historical comparison, historic signage, brand display, local history, and shopfront economy. Elements such as Mirrors, Pagazzi, Lighting, JunctionNINE, and Retail add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. Around JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The frame retains period character within the wider story of JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW.
JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MG4507 - Mothercare plc is a British retailer which specialises in products for expectant mothers and in general merchandise for children up to eight years of age. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE SmallCap Index.
Mothercare's United Kingdom subsidiary had over 150 stores in 2017, but by 2019 the number had been reduced to 79. In November 2019, the subsidiary was placed into administration, which led to closure of all the stores. Mothercare-branded products continue to be sold by Boots and the parent company continues to supply franchisees in other countries.
The company was founded by Selim Zilkha and Sir James Goldsmith in 1961. It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1972.
In 1982, the company merged with Habitat to form Habitat Mothercare plc. In 1986, Habitat Mothercare plc merged with British Home Stores, to form Storehouse plc. In January 1996, it bought Children's World from Boots, and rebranded these stores as Mothercare World. In May 2000, the Bhs stores were sold to Philip Green, and Storehouse reverted to the Mothercare brand
In June 2007, Mothercare bought Early Learning Centre (ELC) for £85 million. In October 2007, it launched Gurgle, a pregnancy and parenting social networking website. In November 2009, Mothercare acquired the 50% of Gurgle that it did not already own
In November 2019, the company put Mothercare UK (and Mothercare Business Services) into administration. This meant all the UK shops and the UK website closed soon after. Mothercare International still trades profitably.
JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,refuelling,fuelling,air,travel,Emirate,of,Abu Dhabi,carbon footprint,airport,airline,aviation,international,Middle East,hub,Abu-Dhabi,UAE,service,preparing,being,prepared,Etihad Airbus,airlines,flight,logo,parked,parking,civil,passenger,jet,commercial,transport,flights,Khalifa City,cargo,holidays,Jet fuel shortage,Iran War
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M84KJK - Etihad Airways (Arabic: شَرِكَة ٱلْاِتِّحَاد لِلطَّيْرَان, romanized: sharikat al-ittiḥād li-ṭ-ṭayarān) is one of two flag carriers of the United Arab Emirates (the other being Emirates). Its head office is in Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi, near Abu Dhabi International Airport. Etihad commenced operations in November 2003.[2] It is the second-largest airline in the UAE after Emirates. The name Etihad is Arabic for 'Union'.
The airline operates more than 1,000 flights per week to over 120 passenger and cargo destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America, with a fleet of 102 Airbus and Boeing aircraft as of February 2020. In 2015, Etihad carried 14.8 million passengers, a 22.3% increase from the previous year, delivering revenues of US$9.02 billion and net profits of US$103 million. Its main base is Abu Dhabi International Airport.
In addition to its core activity of passenger transportation, Etihad also operates Etihad Holidays and Etihad Cargo. Etihad established its airline alliance, Etihad Airways Partners, in October 2015 which was disbanded in 2018 after several of its members fell into financial difficulties. Etihad Airways holds minority equity investments in the participating airlines, as well as having had a stake in Virgin Australia, until its insolvency in April 2020 with no return on investment. Booking for these airlines was consolidated under one network.
The emirate of Abu Dhabi was a joint-owner of Gulf Air along with Bahrain, Qatar, and the Sultanate of Oman. Abu Dhabi International Airport was one of Gulf Air's bases and hubs from the 1970s until September 2005, when Abu Dhabi withdrew from the airline, leaving it an Oman and Bahrain-owned airline until the former's exit in 2007 to focus on Oman Air.
In July 2003, future UAE president Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who wanted an airline for Abu Dhabi, issued a Royal (Amiri) Decree that established Etihad Airways as the second flag carrier of the UAE
Abu-Dhabi airport, UAE, Middle East
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Keywords: HotpixUk,@hotpixUK,GoTonySmith,England,UK,91a Knutsford road,WA4 2NS,WA4,91a,Knutsford rd,Estate agents,ChoyHing,barbers,shop,restaurant,Knutsford Road,shops,retail,units,Row,terrace,retail units,row of shops,2019,local,parade,of,shopping,row,hair stylist,ladies salon,estate agent,estate agents,Choy Hing,parking,93-95 Knutsford Road,Cheshire
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AG9CM8 - . A dated documentary view of 91a Knutsford road, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA4 2NS in 2019, recording the subject as it appeared at that point rather than as a generic stock illustration. The main subject is Row of retail units,shops, Knutsford Rd Grappenhall Andrew Wall, Andrew James, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4. A broader reading of the scene brings in town-centre economy, traditional recipe, seasonal celebration, changing streetscape, traditional cuisine, food heritage, festive eating, shopfront economy, food-and-drink tradition, historic context, bricks-and-mortar retail, high-street commerce, contemporary social history, and consumer retail. Today's wider story includes hospitality costs, changing diets and the practical question of the persistence of regional dishes as markers of identity. For contemporary context, online shopping and commercial rents are closely related themes, especially where the issue becomes the rapid turnover of shopfronts and trading names. For place-based research, the photograph anchors period details that may disappear after redevelopment or refurbishment as seen at 91a Knutsford road, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA4 2NS. The setting also brings in national food identity, visual archive, local trading, archival record, historical comparison, customer footfall, retail property, and community identity. The combination of Warrington, units, Andrew, Knutsford, and Grappenhall anchors the image to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The surrounding context at 91a Knutsford road, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA4 2NS matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The wider significance includes hospitality costs and the role of ceremonial food in annual celebrations as part of the longer story of 91a Knutsford road, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA4 2NS.
91a Knutsford road, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA4 2NS
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,worn,out,disability,on,enabled,equality,shabby,symbol,challenged,mobile,handicap,preconceptions,preconception,chair,wheelchair,care,access,outdoor,pathway,route,urban,reserved,restricted,zone,symbols,transportation,parking,area,special,flat,ramp,ramped,accessible,for,the,cut,cuts
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K41KRT - . This authentic period view of the recorded location in 2019 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The location is represented through Worn disabled sign on pathway. Another layer of the photograph includes period lettering, public-facing signage, community identity, instructional wording, documentary photography, changing streetscape, historical comparison, public information notice, graphic street detail, urban typography, everyday visual culture, public realm, before-and-after reference, and archival record. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with street design, commercial branding and the survival of physical messages in an increasingly digital environment. Future viewers can use this scene from the recorded location to compare equipment and working practice with whatever follows after new construction. The location also brings in contemporary social history, printed message, historic sign, street-level message, wayfinding detail, visual archive, local history, and visual communication. Details involving disabled and pathway make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The wider setting at the recorded location matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. A further contemporary connection is street design and the survival of physical messages in an increasingly digital environment within the specific setting of the recorded location. The wider significance includes visual identity and how ordinary signs become time-specific evidence of language and design as part of the longer story of the recorded location. Another strand within the photograph is commercial branding and how signs can document commercial, social or regulatory change when considered against later change at the recorded location.
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Keywords: City Centre,city,NQ,NQ4,Northern Quarter,North West,England,UK,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,buildings,streets,Basin,brick,Dale St,Dale street,Waterside,Mixed Use,Development Site,site,land,commercial,residential,Urban Exchange,Carvers Warehouse,Ducie House,iconic,history,building,architecture,outside,exterior,listed,centre,parking
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RF7M2A - . A detailed visual record preserves the visible identity of Dale Street, Manchester, UK, M1 2HG, in a 2019 record. The principal recorded subject is Piccadilly Basin Arch, Car Park, Dale Street, Manchester, UK, M1 2HG. The physical and social setting additionally connects with housing stock, architectural detail, heritage asset, residential development, estate environment, urban living, architectural heritage, community infrastructure, period property, adaptive reuse, housing quality, and local landmark. For present-day editorial use, neighbourhood condition can also illustrate debates about decarbonisation and tenant rights, particularly where these affect more affordable supply. Modern coverage of historic buildings frequently reaches beyond the immediate scene to questions of conservation of original fabric, redevelopment pressure and lower-carbon reuse rather than demolition. Small period details preserved at Dale Street, Manchester, UK, M1 2HG may become historically important as commercial occupants, public services, infrastructure and the built environment change, making the image useful for retrospective editorial coverage. Beyond the immediate subject, the setting involves tenure and occupancy, place-making, affordable homes, urban conservation, housing affordability, domestic architecture. The record also refers to Manchester City Centre, Manchester Piccadily Basin, stone, Stone arch. A second layer of description includes neighbourhood regeneration, historic townscape, conservation interest, local neighbourhood, historic built environment, heritage streetscape, property maintenance, community housing, traditional building, and residential environment. In the mid-2020s, neighbourhood condition is increasingly discussed through decarbonisation and the cost of decent homes, with attention turning to stronger tenant accountability. The view of Dale Street, Manchester, UK, M1 2HG also preserves another layer of local identity and period change.
Dale Street, Manchester, UK, M1 2HG
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Hotpixuk,GB,United Kingdom,architecture,Brutal,white,summer,sunshine,60s,1960s,Tithebarn Street,Lancashire,North West England,UK,Bus Station,Brutalist,Lancs,North West,England,Great,British,Britain,building,car park,parking,bus,station,interchange,Brutalist architectural,style,Brutalist architecture,Keith Ingham,Charles Wilson,Building Design Partnership,EH Stazicker,Ove Arup and Partners,Ove Arup,partners
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PYX9BT - Built in the Brutalist architectural style between 1968 and 1969, designed by Keith Ingham and Charles Wilson of Building Design Partnership with E. H. Stazicker, it had (until 2017) a capacity of 80 double-decker buses, 40 along each side of the building. Some claimed that it was the second largest bus station in Western Europe. Pedestrian access to the bus station was originally through any of three subways, one of which linked directly to the adjacent Guild Hall, while the design also incorporates a multi-storey car park of five floors with space for 1,100 cars. It has been described by the Twentieth Century Society as one of the most significant Brutalist buildings in the UK.
The building's engineers, Ove Arup and Partners, designed the distinctive curve of the car park balconies after acceptable finishes to a vertical wall proved too expensive, contributing to the organic, sculptural nature of the building. The edges are functional, too, in that they protect car bumpers from crashing against a vertical wall. The cover balustrade protects passengers from the weather by allowing buses to penetrate beneath the lower parking floor.
The building was threatened with demolition as part of the City Council's Tithebarn redevelopment project. After the Tithebarn development collapsed, there were still proposals to demolish the bus station and replace it with a small interchange near the railway station.
In 2000, opposition to demolition led to a failed application for listed building status by English Heritage. Preston Borough Council (as it was then known) opposed the application.
Tithebarn street, Preston,Lancashire, England, PR1 1YT
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PE1J55 - UK drivers face steep parking charge increases to help deal with gaps left by the council budgets
Car parking spaces and residents' permits will increase by up to 45 per cent and new Sunday charges have been proposed to increase revenue from shoppers.
This follows the increase to council house that comes into place next month, which is expected to cost £100 per household.
The war on motorists has got to stop, said Tory MP Robert Halfon.
Whether it is hospital parking charges, or council parking fees, motorists are seen as a cash cow and are being hit by one stealth tax after another.
Warrington WA1, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PE1J58 - UK drivers face steep parking charge increases to help deal with gaps left by the council budgets
Car parking spaces and residents' permits will increase by up to 45 per cent and new Sunday charges have been proposed to increase revenue from shoppers.
This follows the increase to council house that comes into place next month, which is expected to cost £100 per household.
The war on motorists has got to stop, said Tory MP Robert Halfon.
Whether it is hospital parking charges, or council parking fees, motorists are seen as a cash cow and are being hit by one stealth tax after another.
Warrington WA1, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P8DCT5 - . This location-specific image from Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, UK, DN2 6AQ in 2018 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The scene records Doncaster, Open For Business, Only £2 per day, Town centre parking, sign, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, UK, DN2 6AQ. Other connected aspects include transport stop marker, navigation aid, local information board, commercial frontage, orientation signage, documentary photography, visual archive, local enterprise, instructional sign, street furniture, customer footfall, bricks-and-mortar retail, route marker, and community noticeboard. For current editorial use, independent business and footfall provide additional context, especially through how consumer spending and property costs shape local commercial streets. Current relevance extends to public safety and local identity, particularly through the need for accessible information that works without digital technology. For later comparison, the photograph preserves lettering, decoration and surface detail at Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, UK, DN2 6AQ, details that may look very different after new ownership. The photograph additionally reflects high-street commerce, wayfinding marker, social history, street-level business, everyday life, place identity, local character, and archival record. The recorded references to Yorkshire, parking, Business, centre, and Doncaster preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. By fixing the subject within Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, UK, DN2 6AQ, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. Its period value extends to independent business and how consumer spending and property costs shape local commercial streets within the specific setting of Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, UK, DN2 6AQ.
Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, UK, DN2 6AQ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P8KEYA - Standing at nearly nine metres in height and about the same in width, the iconic installation is based on the popular Welcome to Yorkshire 'Y' logo. It will be seen by millions of people arriving at Doncaster Sheffield Airport and marks the imminent completion of the Great Yorkshire Way airport link road.
Chris Brammall (artist) comments:
This piece is a modern symbol representing Yorkshire in the now, creating a landmark of significance with the capacity to capture a moment in time and form a lasting memory. This symbol will communicate on a visual and physical level and allow interaction, experience and memories to be formed.
Chris attended the official installation press launch on 26th April with Sir Gary Verity, Chief Executive Welcome to Yorkshire and Ros Jones Mayor of Doncaster pictured above.
Located on the route of the Tour de Yorkshire, the gateway feature will be incorporated into local cycling routes encouraging people to interact with the new landmark. Parking and seating will also be provided for those who want to 'stop for a selfie' at the site.
The artwork was commissioned to Chris Brammall by Doncaster Council. Ros Jones, Mayor of Doncaster, said The simplicity of its design, scale and quality is a bold statement reflecting the importance of Great Yorkshire Way as the gateway into Yorkshire and driver of economic growth for the local and regional economy.
Most of the Chris Brammall team were involved in the fabrication of the sculpture in our workshop in Ulverston and the piece was fitted by a three man team - Phil, Paul and Duncan.
Bawtry Road, Rossington, South Yorkshire, England, UK, DN11 0GT
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P8KEYC - Standing at nearly nine metres in height and about the same in width, the iconic installation is based on the popular Welcome to Yorkshire 'Y' logo. It will be seen by millions of people arriving at Doncaster Sheffield Airport and marks the imminent completion of the Great Yorkshire Way airport link road.
Chris Brammall (artist) comments:
This piece is a modern symbol representing Yorkshire in the now, creating a landmark of significance with the capacity to capture a moment in time and form a lasting memory. This symbol will communicate on a visual and physical level and allow interaction, experience and memories to be formed.
Chris attended the official installation press launch on 26th April with Sir Gary Verity, Chief Executive Welcome to Yorkshire and Ros Jones Mayor of Doncaster pictured above.
Located on the route of the Tour de Yorkshire, the gateway feature will be incorporated into local cycling routes encouraging people to interact with the new landmark. Parking and seating will also be provided for those who want to 'stop for a selfie' at the site.
The artwork was commissioned to Chris Brammall by Doncaster Council. Ros Jones, Mayor of Doncaster, said The simplicity of its design, scale and quality is a bold statement reflecting the importance of Great Yorkshire Way as the gateway into Yorkshire and driver of economic growth for the local and regional economy.
Most of the Chris Brammall team were involved in the fabrication of the sculpture in our workshop in Ulverston and the piece was fitted by a three man team - Phil, Paul and Duncan.
Bawtry Road, Rossington, South Yorkshire, England, UK, DN11 0GT
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P8KEYE - . A detailed visual record captures the social and built context of the recorded location, in a photograph originating in 2018. The defining subject in the supplied record is Doncaster South Free Park and Ride, Sheep Bridge Ln, Rossington, Doncaster DN11 0GT. Related ideas embodied by the location include commercial streetscape, community debate, civic administration, chain-store economy, storefront culture, political discourse, public-sector policy, train travel, transport interchange, integrated transport, democratic accountability, and retail vacancy. For present-day editorial use, train travel can also illustrate debates about ticketing reform and town-centre connectivity, particularly where these affect a simpler passenger experience. Modern coverage of independent trading frequently reaches beyond the immediate scene to questions of shifts in leisure spending, operating costs and adaptable commercial space. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, public policy also connects with planning, climate policy and efforts aimed at community responses to government decisions. The date and location give the photograph archival strength: future views of the recorded location may show different businesses, branding, services, architecture, traffic patterns or redevelopment, allowing clear before-and-after comparison, specifically in relation to Doncaster South Free Park and Ride. The surrounding story includes shopfront economy, public transport network, policy implementation, rail heritage, political controversy, civic life. Further recorded details include Doncaster Council, Doncaster Park & Ride, integrated travel, Travel South Yorkshire, Transport South Yorkshire, Free park and rides. Its context additionally embraces government decision-making, public interest, national policy, consumer spending, rail modernisation, local trading, retail decline and renewal, public administration, bricks-and-mortar retail, and station environment.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H4HMR7 - . An on-location photograph from Smithfield St, Liverpool, England, UK in 2016, 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 Graffiti Art Smithfield/Tithebarn St,Liverpool,England,UK - with parking machine. The broader subject matter reaches into graffiti heritage, public art, archival record, public realm, changing land use, visual archive, contemporary mural, stencil art, public-realm art, before-and-after reference, period detail, regional identity, social history, and changing streetscape. From a 2025-onward perspective, local identity and regeneration are closely linked to this subject, alongside how temporary street art can become an important record of neighbourhood culture. Future viewers can use this scene from Smithfield St, Liverpool, England, UK to compare landscape treatment and surrounding development with whatever follows after redevelopment. The photograph additionally reflects local character, community identity, temporary artwork, visual street culture, street creativity, mural culture, urban graphics, and historical comparison. Details involving Smithfield, Graffiti, Liverpool, machine, and Tithebarn make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The wider setting at Smithfield St, Liverpool, England, UK matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Another useful connection is local identity and how temporary street art can become an important record of neighbourhood culture in a form that can be compared with future views of Smithfield St, Liverpool, England, UK. The scene further reflects regeneration and the blurred boundary between commissioned public art and unsanctioned graffiti within the real-world context of Smithfield St, Liverpool, England, UK.
Smithfield St, Liverpool, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GJ7955 - . An on-location photograph from the recorded location in 2016, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The image documents Aboriginal child in car park, Northern Quarter Artwork, NQ, Manchester, North West England, UK, M1 1JR. Another layer of the photograph includes community identity, regional identity, urban artwork, creative district, local character, documentary photography, contemporary mural, temporary artwork, local history, before-and-after reference, street creativity, changing land use, graffiti heritage, and public realm. For current editorial use, graffiti policy and creative industries provide additional context, especially through the role of murals in defining creative neighbourhoods. As a dated visual record of the recorded location, the frame retains public access and movement, making it especially useful if changing commercial priorities subsequently changes the scene. The photograph additionally reflects public-realm art, everyday life, changing streetscape, mural culture, social history, visual archive, street-level design, and contemporary social history. The combination of Aboriginal, child, Northern, Manchester, and Quarter anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. Around the recorded location, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. Another useful connection is graffiti policy and the role of murals in defining creative neighbourhoods when considered against later change at the recorded location. The scene further reflects gentrification and the blurred line between commissioned public art and unsanctioned graffiti without losing the local specificity of the recorded location. The record includes a local visual benchmark as a date-specific reference.
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Keywords: Street,health,Halton,Hospital,surgery,Doctor,England,UK,New,Building,office,offices,Trust,Trusts,department,services,Emergency,maternity,complex,facility,success,failure,reorganisation,re-organisation,deficit,tax,debt,bill,patient,Foundation Trusts,GoTonySmith,dementia,parking,emergency,A&E,Accident,high,quality,safe,healthcare,staff,general hospital,trust,board,boards,sun,sunny,summer,building,historic,Legh,Springfields,medical,centre,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Springfields Medical Centre
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY5KEM - . Bath St,Warrington Hospitals NHS Trust,Cheshire,England,UK. Photographed at Bath Street, Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK. The photograph was taken on 16 July 2015. 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 Bath, Warrington Hospitals NHS Trust, Cheshire, support, care, treatment, Foundation, Street, health and Halton, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The image has editorial relevance to the NHS, healthcare buildings, public services, hospitals, clinics and the physical infrastructure through which patients access treatment. It can illustrate stories about healthcare provision, hospital estates, local medical services, public-sector buildings, accessibility, investment, redevelopment and the everyday experience of using the National Health Service. Signage, entrances, road access, building fabric and surrounding streetscape can all be important documentary details when showing how healthcare facilities are presented and reached. As a dated location photograph it provides a visual record of a specific NHS or healthcare site at the time, useful for news, planning, history and public-service features. Search themes include the NHS, hospitals, healthcare infrastructure, public services, medical provision, hospital estates, patient access and local health facilities. The location-specific view can support coverage of redevelopment, investment, service change or the history of healthcare provision in the area. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
Bath Street, Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK
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Keywords: Street,health,Halton,Hospital,surgery,Doctor,England,UK,New,Building,office,offices,Foundation,Trust,Trusts,department,services,Emergency,maternity,complex,care,support,treatment,centre,facility,success,failure,reorganisation,re-organisation,deficit,tax,debt,bill,patient,GoTonySmith,dementia,parking,emergency,A&E,high,quality,safe,staff,trust,board,boards,sun,sunny,summer,historic,Legh,Springfields,medical,centre,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Springfields Medical Centre
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY5KEN - . Bath St,Warrington Hospitals NHS Trust,Cheshire,England,UK. Photographed at Bath Street, Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK. The photograph was taken on 16 July 2015. 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 Bath, Warrington Hospitals NHS Trust, Cheshire, Foundation Trusts, Accident, healthcare, general hospital, Street, health and Halton, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The image has editorial relevance to the NHS, healthcare buildings, public services, hospitals, clinics and the physical infrastructure through which patients access treatment. It can illustrate stories about healthcare provision, hospital estates, local medical services, public-sector buildings, accessibility, investment, redevelopment and the everyday experience of using the National Health Service. Signage, entrances, road access, building fabric and surrounding streetscape can all be important documentary details when showing how healthcare facilities are presented and reached. As a dated location photograph it provides a visual record of a specific NHS or healthcare site at the time, useful for news, planning, history and public-service features. Search themes include the NHS, hospitals, healthcare infrastructure, public services, medical provision, hospital estates, patient access and local health facilities. The location-specific view can support coverage of redevelopment, investment, service change or the history of healthcare provision in the area. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
Bath Street, Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK
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Keywords: Street,health,Halton,Hospital,surgery,Doctor,England,UK,New,Building,office,offices,Foundation,Trust,Trusts,department,services,Emergency,maternity,complex,care,support,treatment,centre,facility,success,failure,reorganisation,re-organisation,deficit,tax,debt,bill,patient,GoTonySmith,dementia,parking,emergency,A&E,high,quality,safe,staff,trust,board,boards,sun,sunny,summer,historic,Legh,Springfields,medical,centre,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Springfields Medical Centre
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY5KEP - . Bath St,Warrington Hospitals NHS Trust,Cheshire,England,UK. Photographed at Bath Street, Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK. The photograph was taken on 16 July 2015. 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 Bath, Warrington Hospitals NHS Trust, Cheshire, Foundation Trusts, Accident, healthcare, general hospital, Street, health and Halton, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The image has editorial relevance to the NHS, healthcare buildings, public services, hospitals, clinics and the physical infrastructure through which patients access treatment. It can illustrate stories about healthcare provision, hospital estates, local medical services, public-sector buildings, accessibility, investment, redevelopment and the everyday experience of using the National Health Service. Signage, entrances, road access, building fabric and surrounding streetscape can all be important documentary details when showing how healthcare facilities are presented and reached. As a dated location photograph it provides a visual record of a specific NHS or healthcare site at the time, useful for news, planning, history and public-service features. Search themes include the NHS, hospitals, healthcare infrastructure, public services, medical provision, hospital estates, patient access and local health facilities. The location-specific view can support coverage of redevelopment, investment, service change or the history of healthcare provision in the area. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
Bath Street, Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK
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Keywords: Street,health,Halton,Hospital,surgery,Doctor,England,UK,New,Building,office,offices,Foundation,Trust,Trusts,department,services,Emergency,maternity,complex,care,support,treatment,centre,facility,success,failure,reorganisation,re-organisation,deficit,tax,debt,bill,patient,GoTonySmith,dementia,parking,emergency,A&E,high,quality,safe,staff,trust,board,boards,sun,sunny,summer,historic,Legh,Springfields,medical,centre,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Springfields Medical Centre
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY5KEW - . Bath St,Warrington Hospitals NHS Trust,Cheshire,England,UK. Photographed at Bath Street, Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK. The photograph was taken on 16 July 2015. 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 Bath, Warrington Hospitals NHS Trust, Cheshire, Foundation Trusts, Accident, healthcare, general hospital, Street, health and Halton, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The image has editorial relevance to the NHS, healthcare buildings, public services, hospitals, clinics and the physical infrastructure through which patients access treatment. It can illustrate stories about healthcare provision, hospital estates, local medical services, public-sector buildings, accessibility, investment, redevelopment and the everyday experience of using the National Health Service. Signage, entrances, road access, building fabric and surrounding streetscape can all be important documentary details when showing how healthcare facilities are presented and reached. As a dated location photograph it provides a visual record of a specific NHS or healthcare site at the time, useful for news, planning, history and public-service features. Search themes include the NHS, hospitals, healthcare infrastructure, public services, medical provision, hospital estates, patient access and local health facilities. The location-specific view can support coverage of redevelopment, investment, service change or the history of healthcare provision in the area. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
Bath Street, Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DBHR4H - Etruria is a suburb of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England.
Etruria was the fourth and penultimate site for the Wedgwood pottery business. Josiah Wedgwood, who was previously based in Burslem, opened his new works in 1769. It was named after the Italian district of Etruria, home of the Etruscan people who were renowned for their artistic products. The site covered 350 acres (140 ha) and was next to the Trent and Mersey Canal. As well as Wedgwood's home, Etruria Hall, it included the Etruria Works which remained in use by the Wedgwood enterprise until 1950. The Wedgwood factory is now in Barlaston, a village about six miles to the south of the Etruria site.
Etruria Hall was the site of the substantial invention of photography by Thomas Wedgwood in the 1790s.
After Wedgwood
Much of Etruria became derelict with the move of Wedgwood after the Second World War and the subsequent closure of the nearby Shelton Bar steelworks. Large-scale regeneration began in the 1980s with the Stoke-on-Trent Garden Festival.
Etruria is home to the Etruria Industrial Museum, a scheduled ancient monument, which includes a working steam engine called Princess. The museum buildings were originally a bone and flint mill built in 1857 to grind materials for the pottery industry. Inside visitors can see displays on the history of the site and original machinery. On the first weekend of each month the museum's 1903 coal-fired boiler provides steam to operate Princess which then turns the grinding machinery.
Etruria, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire ST4 7AF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8DYX6 - . Red No entry Sign preventing parking to restrict to just hop and restaurant customers only. Photographed on 25 May 2013. The recorded location is A50 Knutsford road, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, WA4 2PL UK. Looking at the subject's development, britain's road landscape has accumulated layers of transport story.htm Target=_Blank>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. The wider historical story is that public wording is part of the visual landscape
Direction signs, warning notices, painted advertisements and engraved plaques show how authorities and businesses communicated before digital screens and app-based information became widespread. In the longer view, food photographs can document changing tastes, brands and methods of preparation as effectively as they illustrate a meal
Regional products, traditional recipes, independent food businesses and packaging all carry information about consumer culture and local identity. For the 2026 context, congestion, road safety and decarbonisation remain 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, much public information has moved onto smartphones and digital displays, making older fixed signs and printed notices increasingly useful as evidence of how people once navigated places, bought services and followed rules. The wider historical story 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 local communities.
A50 Knutsford road, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, WA4 2PL UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEMWJH - . Looking down a Car park stairwell, Poole harbour, Dorset, England, UK. Photographed on 22 October 2009. The recorded location is Car park stairwell, Castle Street, Poole harbour, Dorset, England, UK. Looking down Car park stairwell, poole harbour, Dorset, England, UK. Yellow & black striped stairs guide you down. Historically, motoring objects and vehicles chart the development of mass car ownership, styling, fuel retail and road culture
Classic cars, petrol pumps and service-station equipment can identify a period through design details that disappeared as vehicles and forecourts became standardised. In the longer view, 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. Looking at the subject's development, mobility is shaped by both technology and policy
Images of vehicles and transport infrastructure record changing design, accessibility, fuel use, ownership patterns and the ways towns organise movement. In 2026, the motor industry is undergoing another major transition as electric vehicles gain market share and charging infrastructure expands
Images of petrol pumps, classic cars and older service stations provide a direct visual contrast with the emerging electric-mobility landscape. Current 2026 relevance comes from the fact that congestion, road safety and decarbonisation remain 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. Related search language includes motoring heritage, automobile, automotive history, vintage vehicle, car culture, garage equipment, road transport, motor vehicle, historic vehicle, motoring history, highway, street scene, and junction.
Car park stairwell, Castle Street, Poole harbour, Dorset, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,London,England,UK,NW3,north London,NW3 1LJ,town,centre,electric,scooter,environmentally-friendly,green,greener,travel,forms,of,transport,schemes,parked,parking,only,rental,public,trial,Transport for London,TfL,stacked,up,lithium,charging,machines,two-wheeled,safety,safe,on,the,road,eScooters
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RA23D4 - Transport for London - TfL - Electric scooters
Rental electric scooters (e-scooters) are the only way to legally ride an e-scooter on public roads or in other public places within London - and even this is limited to specific boroughs. It is still illegal to use privately-owned e-scooters or other powered transporters on public roads.
A new form of transport
We want to explore new, environmentally-friendly forms of transport that can be used to reduce road congestion in London - but we need to make sure that any alternatives are safe for both users and non-users alike.
The current rental e-scooter trial trial is helping us test the best ways to protect the public.
Rental e-scooters have specific safety features installed. For example, they are limited to a speed of 12.5mph and have lights that are always on throughout any rental.
Our current trial of rental e-scooters is expected to run to autumn 2023. We are currently running a competitive procurement process for the new phase of London's rental e-scooter trial, and operators will be selected on their ability to meet strict safety requirements and high operating standards.
Use electric scooters legally
The London e-scooter rental scheme is approved by the Department for Transport (DfT).
Privately-owned e-scooters or other powered transporters are not legal to use on public roads.
E-scooters and powered transporters may be used on private land with permission from the landowner or occupier but several laws make it illegal and/or spell out the penalties if you're caught riding one on public roads
New End, Hampstead, north London , England, UK, NW3 1LJ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,Hotpixuk,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,south,Cheshire,England,UK,Victoria Ave,entrance,door,doorway,WA4 2PF,bunting,decorated,decoration,decorations,summer,village,volunteer,run,voluntary,parking,drive,wheelchair,friendly,books,friends,of,Buy Images Of,Buy Pictures of,helpers,charity,registered,automatic,Albert Road,Victoria Avenue
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JCMKDN - . Photographed at Victoria Ave, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2PF in 2022, this detailed editorial image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The principal subject is Grappenhall Community Library, Victoria Ave, Grappenhall village, south Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2PF. The surrounding context encompasses street-level documentary, historic townscape, documentary photography, historic streetscape, local character, conservation interest, before-and-after reference, everyday life, social landscape, period detail, community identity, place identity, public realm, and urban social history. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into adaptive reuse and energy retrofit, not least because of the value of distinctive buildings and street furniture to local identity. Today's relevance is strengthened by street safety, regeneration and the continuing question of the relationship between public space and local social life. For later comparison, the photograph preserves public access and movement at Victoria Ave, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2PF, details that may look very different after different community use. The wider setting retains connections with local landmark, pedestrian environment, changing land use, city-centre activity, traditional structure, community life, townscape record, and built heritage. The combination of village, Library, Community, Grappenhall, and Victoria anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The period setting at Victoria Ave, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2PF helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The scene captures a local visual benchmark before later change alters the scene. The period view preserves a point of historical comparison as a date-specific reference.
Victoria Ave, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2PF
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,store,retail,JunctionNINE,Retail Park,WA2,Warrington,WA2 8TW,UK,shopping,Cheshire,England,parking,big,out,of,town,product,products,sign,signage,entrance,door,unit,Superstores,superstore,toy,Irish,multinational,chain,Galway,Ireland,click & collect,click and collect,bay
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MG41NM - Smyths Toys Superstores is an Irish multinational chain provider of children's toys and entertainment products with over 200 shops throughout Ireland, the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and France. The business is owned by the Smyth family.
The company is headquartered in Lyrr Building 1 in the Mervue Business Park, Galway, Ireland, and it has additional offices in Belfast and London in the United Kingdom.
Group turnover reached €1.465 billion in pandemic-hit 2020 with the majority of sales coming from the U.K. market.
History
Before it became a toy store it was a newsagents, the newsagents is still in business.
The company is run by four brothers, Tony, Padraig, Liam and Thomas Smyth. The company was founded in Claremorris, County Mayo on 23 December 1986. Smyths is Ireland's largest toy retailer
On 24 April 2018, Smyths acquired Toys R Us stores in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. In 2019, all the stores in those countries were re-branded as such to Smyths.
In July 2022, Smyths acquired French toy chain PicWicToys in France out of Receivership and taking over 41 stores, 2 warehouses and a head office
JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,town centre,England,UK,centre,Parking signs,charges from PayByPhoone and ParkingEye,at Cockhedge Shopping & retail park at Warrington Town,WA1,confusing,unfair,parking,signs,signage,charges,charging,paying,problems,problem,difficulty,from,and,charge,tariff,tariffs,QR code,phone,by,pay,how to pay,older,retired,people
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTNA64 - . This dated editorial view of Cockhedge Shopping & retail park at Warrington Town Centre,Cheshire,UK, WA1 in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The principal subject is Parking signs,charges from PayByPhoone and ParkingEye, at Cockhedge Shopping & retail park at Warrington Town Centre,Cheshire,UK, WA1. Another layer of the photograph includes town-centre renewal, local history, period detail, social history, town-centre economy, community identity, contemporary social history, consumer retail, commercial streetscape, public realm, historical comparison, everyday life, place-making, and public-realm investment. The wider contemporary story combines store closures, brand consolidation and the rapid turnover of shopfronts and trading names. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with commercial viability, public-realm investment and how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity. For later comparison, the photograph preserves period objects and surrounding context at Cockhedge Shopping & retail park at Warrington Town Centre,Cheshire,UK, WA1, details that may look very different after new ownership. The wider setting retains connections with destination shopping, high-street commerce, local enterprise, street-level business, archival record, urban fabric, urban regeneration, and independent trading. Details involving PayByPhoone, retail, Centre, ParkingEye, and charges make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. A later view of Cockhedge Shopping & retail park at Warrington Town Centre,Cheshire,UK, WA1 may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The image fixes a local visual benchmark for future local research. It also preserves a point of historical comparison before later change alters the scene.
Cockhedge Shopping & retail park at Warrington Town Centre,Cheshire,UK, WA1
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,WA2,Delph Ln,Newton Rd,Winwick,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,WA2 8RD,store,retail,out of town,parking,town,product,entrance,products,logo,big,out,shopping,Block & Quayle,DIY,material,tools,hardware,building,home improvement,profit,loss,heating,plumbing,garden,centre,orange
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MG4657 - B&Q (short for Block & Quayle after the company's two founders) is a British multinational DIY and home improvement retailing company, headquartered in Eastleigh, England. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kingfisher plc. It was founded in March, 1969 by Richard Block and David Quayle.
History
1969 to 1979: Early growth
B&Q was founded in March 1969 in Southampton, England, by Richard Block and David Quayle, following the purchase and fitting out of a former furniture warehouse in the Southampton suburb of Portswood. Originally called Block & Quayle, the duo soon shortened the brand to B&Q as stock delivery notes and invoices were already unofficially abbreviating the name.
B&Q were reported to have a customer base of seven million in July 2016, of which it was estimated 75% use the retailer's website to research their desired products, prior to purchasing in shop. B&Q have customer loyalty schemes, such as the Diamond Club scheme which entitles members over the age of 60 to a 10% discount on Wednesdays on many garden products. However, no new customers are able to join the scheme, after changes were announced on 2 August 2018
The retail chain offers over 40,000 products across their three hundred shops and through their online presence. Reports in May 2007 suggested it was the second largest in Europe, and the fourth largest in the world (behind the Home Depot, Lowe's and OBI)
Delph Ln, Newton Rd, Winwick, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8RD
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,Cheshire,town centre,England,UK,Time Square,time,square,sq,multistorey,multi,storey,TimeSquare,WA1,sign,space,EV,Charging,only,parking,electric,vehicle,plug,in,plug-in,WA1 2HN,town,centre,eco,green,chargers,charger,chargemap,pass,free,expensive,slow,fast,greenwashing
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTNA3R - THERE is good news for electric vehicle drivers in and around Warrington, as the council has announced free electric charging at its Time Square car park and Warrington West station.
The initiative, which has been confirmed for at least the next six months, will help to support those who are making the switch from petrol and diesel to electric.
There are currently 56 charging points at the Time Square car park one of the highest number of charging points in a single location in the country with another 12 charging points available at the new Warrington West station.
The move to offering free electric vehicle charging comes after the council's climate emergency declaration in June.
The plans to encourage electric vehicle travel also support the council's Air Quality Action Plan, which aims to reduce nitrogen dioxide levels within the main, busy traffic routes leading into and around the town.
Cllr Judith Guthrie, cabinet member for environment, who drives an electric car herself, said: It's great news that I'm able to announce free charging points for electric vehicle users here in Warrington. We're committed to doing all we can to help people become more environmentally-friendly in and around the borough - more at https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/18243487.free-electric-vehicle-charging-points-warrington-west-time-square-car-parks/
Bank St, Warrington,Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2HN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ADR2G2 - More at https://www.maplesunscreening.co.uk/hubfs/Brochures/Case%20Studies/Maple%20Case%20Study-Time%20Square.pdf
The new car park, which was due to open
in December 2017, is a great example of
how architects and contractors can work in
partnership with Maple to transform typically
dull and utilitarian buildings into an integral and
aesthetically appealing part of the urban realm.
With its hexagon-featured golden façade, the
car park complements the other elements of
the £107m Time Square development.
The new car park is an integral and important
part of the Time Square project as it will
underpin and support the whole scheme, said
the leader of Warrington Borough Council, Terry
O'Neill.
Architect's ratings
Leach Rhodes Walker described us as excellent'
after the successful collaboration. Maple's
knowledge and craftsmanship was excellent
throughout, said LRW's lead project designer,
Ka Yin Man. From when we spoke to sales
about the commercials, to (dealing with) the
design and projects teams, the whole experience
was collaborative. In a post-project interview,
the architects' firm gave us top marks for design
services, project support, meeting deadlines
and the quality of the finished product. Added
Ka Yin: Maple were always helpful, and any
questions were dealt with promptly. Everyone
was very knowledgeable and accommodating.
The end result was even better than expected
The project was one of the first to use the new
dedicated prototype area at Maple's factory in
Stockport. The architects and contractors I & H
Brown Construction were able to view real-life
examples of the bespoke perforated panels and
golden hexagon cut-outs - at actual size. The
prototypes were powder-coated in the specified
colour, and fitted to the display framework using
actual fittings - meaning that any changes to the
design or specification could be made without
it having a major impact on timings or budget
Time Square, Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, WA1 2LH
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY5KEK - Bath St,Warrington Hospitals NHS Trust,Cheshire,England,UK is a useful documentary subject because it fixes a recognisable place, object or activity in its real setting rather than presenting it as a staged illustration. A hospital trust building on Bath Street speaks to the everyday estate behind the NHS, the offices, access roads and local facilities that support clinical care but rarely appear in headline imagery. The scene can illustrate health administration, hospital pressures, public-sector estates, local employment, patient services and the place of NHS sites within town-centre streets. The location detail, Warrington, strengthens searches for regional features, travel pages, local-history pieces and news use where a named place matters. Relevant editorial themes include NHS, hospital estate, healthcare infrastructure and public services, with each theme rooted in the visible subject, place or activity. It would suit newspaper, magazine, web, council, transport, heritage, housing, retail, travel or social-commentary use where a believable, unpolished view of real life is more valuable than a generic illustration.
Bath Street, Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK
