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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Germany,German,Rhineland-Palatinate,city,centre,the,top,tier,soccer,football,club,scarf,scarves,flag,clock,total,carnival,mask,mainz football,on wall,mounted,Kaiser-Wilhelm-Eck,pub,bar,german,funny,scarfs,merchandise,flags,05,colour,colours,fan
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NW51BN - . This location-specific image from Kaiser-Wilhelm-Ring 49, 55118 Mainz, Germany in 2023 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The main point of reference is 1. FSV Mainz 05 , 1. Fußball- und Sportverein Mainz 05 e. V. , Mainz 05, Bundesliga, the top tier soccer football club scarves,flags,memorabilia. The setting additionally reflects traditional ale house, sports branding, before-and-after reference, beer-led hospitality, period detail, social history, licensed hospitality, club identity, licensed trade, archival record, pub heritage, traditional pub, visual archive, and stadium architecture. For current editorial use, tourism and staffing pressure provide additional context, especially through pressure on hospitality margins in the mid-2020s. Current relevance extends to commercialisation and club ownership, particularly through the archival value of club lettering and branding as grounds evolve. Small period details of building condition and alterations at Kaiser-Wilhelm-Ring 49, 55118 Mainz, Germany may become more significant with time, particularly following different community use. The subject also sits alongside changing land use, place identity, local social venue, stadium district, community identity, hospitality economy, local history, and public realm. References to football, memorabilia, Mainz, Bundesliga, and Sportverein give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The period setting at Kaiser-Wilhelm-Ring 49, 55118 Mainz, Germany helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Its period value extends to tourism and the continuing appeal of real ale and regional brewing without losing the local specificity of Kaiser-Wilhelm-Ring 49, 55118 Mainz, Germany.
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Ring 49, 55118 Mainz, Germany
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,Xmas,Christmas,winter,lights,tree,fairy lights,night,nighttime,time,clock,WA4,The Barn,events,Bell House Farm,Warrington,Cheshire,WA4 2SG,new clock,in,festive,village,community,centre,lit,lighted,decorated,decorations,Bellhouse,pub,pubs,bar,bars,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M6GAG1 - . An on-location photograph from Bell House Farm, Bellhouse Ln, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SG in 2023, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The scene records GYCA Bellhouse Club in winter Bell House Farm, Bellhouse Lane, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SG. The surrounding context encompasses rural visitor attraction, local character, traditional pub, before-and-after reference, night-time economy, contemporary social history, public realm, historic hostelry, local social venue, visual archive, community identity, local history, agricultural animal care, and animal-contact guidance. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into changing drinking habits and staffing pressure, not least because of the role of historic venues in tourism and neighbourhood identity. Today's relevance is strengthened by food production, rural tourism and the continuing question of why visitors are often asked not to feed livestock. The image fixes period objects and surrounding context within Bell House Farm, Bellhouse Ln, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SG at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against new ownership. The wider setting retains connections with regional identity, traditional ale house, animal husbandry, food-and-drink business, farm safety signage, beer-led hospitality, farm animal welfare, and period detail. References to Grappenhall, House, winter, and Bellhouse give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. By fixing the subject within Bell House Farm, Bellhouse Ln, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SG, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. That local specificity strengthens the long-term documentary value of image 2M6GAG1.
Bell House Farm, Bellhouse Ln, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SG
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,M4,The Arch,The,Inn,pub,bar,ales,beer,brewing,73,M4 4HY,Harpurhey,ale,beers,MarbleBeers,free house,freehouse,multi-award-winning,awards,history,historic,Victorian,NQ4,Northern Quarter,Angel Meadow,district,EveryoneWelcomeInitiative,Ales and old clock,clock,mirror,Ales sign,sign,Free House
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KG3NRA - . An identifiable period record of 73 Rochdale Rd, Manchester,England,UK, M4 4HY in 2022, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The defining feature is The Marble Arch Inn, 73 Rochdale Rd, Manchester,England,UK, M4 4HY - Ales and old clock. The setting additionally reflects community identity, local social venue, before-and-after reference, beer-led hospitality, traditional ale house, changing streetscape, blue-green corridor, managed navigation, canal heritage, waterborne transport, working waterway, heritage boating, pub heritage, and everyday life. Today's relevance is strengthened by navigation, public access and the continuing question of the cost of keeping ageing locks and canal structures operational. From a 2025-onward perspective, beer duty and energy costs are closely linked to this subject, alongside pressure on hospitality margins in the mid-2020s. As a dated visual record of 73 Rochdale Rd, Manchester,England,UK, M4 4HY, the frame retains equipment and working practice, making it especially useful if different community use subsequently changes the scene. The photograph additionally reflects licensed hospitality, inland navigation, visitor hospitality, place identity, historic hostelry, archival record, real-ale culture, and visual archive. Details involving clock, Manchester, Rochdale, and Marble make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. Around 73 Rochdale Rd, Manchester,England,UK, M4 4HY, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. Another useful connection is navigation and the cost of keeping ageing locks and canal structures operational when considered against later change at 73 Rochdale Rd, Manchester,England,UK, M4 4HY. Image 2KG3NRA also remains a dated record of 73 Rochdale Rd, Manchester,England,UK, M4 4HY.
73 Rochdale Rd, Manchester,England,UK, M4 4HY
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUk,England,UK,M2 5DB,Xmas Market,Xmas,December,stalls,clock,tower,clocktower,people,crowds,Victorian,Gothic,building,Albert Memorial,stall,bars,pub,bar,shoppers,retail,drinkers,eaters,food,mulled wine,Greater Manchester,festive,Christmas,Dec,M2,townhall,town hall,curry wurst,German Sausage,Santa Claus
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFFFHG - The square's creation arose out of a project by Manchester Corporation's Monuments Committee to erect a memorial to Prince Albert who had died of typhoid in 1861. After initial proposals to create a memorial library, museum or botanical gardens, the committee decided to erect a statue in a decorated canopy. It was originally planned to place the monument in front of the Royal Infirmary building at Piccadilly, between the statues of Wellington and Peel. However it was felt that its ornate Gothic design was not in keeping with the neoclassical infirmary.[3] In 1863, land was offered by the Corporation which was cleared to make way for a public space
Albert Square,Manchester,England,UK, M2 5DB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFFFHJ - The square's creation arose out of a project by Manchester Corporation's Monuments Committee to erect a memorial to Prince Albert who had died of typhoid in 1861. After initial proposals to create a memorial library, museum or botanical gardens, the committee decided to erect a statue in a decorated canopy. It was originally planned to place the monument in front of the Royal Infirmary building at Piccadilly, between the statues of Wellington and Peel. However it was felt that its ornate Gothic design was not in keeping with the neoclassical infirmary.[3] In 1863, land was offered by the Corporation which was cleared to make way for a public space
Albert Square,Manchester,England,UK, M2 5DB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFFFK5 - The square's creation arose out of a project by Manchester Corporation's Monuments Committee to erect a memorial to Prince Albert who had died of typhoid in 1861. After initial proposals to create a memorial library, museum or botanical gardens, the committee decided to erect a statue in a decorated canopy. It was originally planned to place the monument in front of the Royal Infirmary building at Piccadilly, between the statues of Wellington and Peel. However it was felt that its ornate Gothic design was not in keeping with the neoclassical infirmary.[3] In 1863, land was offered by the Corporation which was cleared to make way for a public space
Albert Square,Manchester,England,UK, M2 5DB
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUk,England,UK,M2 5DB,Xmas Market,Xmas,December,stalls,clock,tower,clocktower,people,crowds,Victorian,Gothic,building,Albert Memorial,stall,bars,pub,bar,shoppers,retail,drinkers,eaters,food,mulled wine,Greater Manchester,festive,Christmas,Dec,M2,townhall,town hall,buildings
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFFFKT - The square's creation arose out of a project by Manchester Corporation's Monuments Committee to erect a memorial to Prince Albert who had died of typhoid in 1861. After initial proposals to create a memorial library, museum or botanical gardens, the committee decided to erect a statue in a decorated canopy. It was originally planned to place the monument in front of the Royal Infirmary building at Piccadilly, between the statues of Wellington and Peel. However it was felt that its ornate Gothic design was not in keeping with the neoclassical infirmary.[3] In 1863, land was offered by the Corporation which was cleared to make way for a public space
Albert Square,Manchester,England,UK, M2 5DB
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUk,England,UK,M2 5DB,Xmas Market,Xmas,December,stalls,clock,tower,clocktower,people,crowds,Victorian,Gothic,building,Albert Memorial,stall,bars,pub,bar,shoppers,retail,drinkers,eaters,food,mulled wine,Greater Manchester,icon,iconic,townhall,shopping,Albert Sq
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFFFM2 - The square's creation arose out of a project by Manchester Corporation's Monuments Committee to erect a memorial to Prince Albert who had died of typhoid in 1861. After initial proposals to create a memorial library, museum or botanical gardens, the committee decided to erect a statue in a decorated canopy. It was originally planned to place the monument in front of the Royal Infirmary building at Piccadilly, between the statues of Wellington and Peel. However it was felt that its ornate Gothic design was not in keeping with the neoclassical infirmary.[3] In 1863, land was offered by the Corporation which was cleared to make way for a public space
Albert Square,Manchester,England,UK, M2 5DB
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUk,England,UK,M2 5DB,Xmas Market,Xmas,December,stalls,clock,tower,clocktower,people,crowds,Victorian,Gothic,building,Albert Memorial,stall,bars,pub,bar,shoppers,retail,drinkers,eaters,food,mulled wine,Greater Manchester,town hall,townhall,festive,market,markets
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFFFM5 - The square's creation arose out of a project by Manchester Corporation's Monuments Committee to erect a memorial to Prince Albert who had died of typhoid in 1861. After initial proposals to create a memorial library, museum or botanical gardens, the committee decided to erect a statue in a decorated canopy. It was originally planned to place the monument in front of the Royal Infirmary building at Piccadilly, between the statues of Wellington and Peel. However it was felt that its ornate Gothic design was not in keeping with the neoclassical infirmary.[3] In 1863, land was offered by the Corporation which was cleared to make way for a public space
Albert Square,Manchester,England,UK, M2 5DB
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Keywords: Republic of Ireland,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Eire,Ireland,clock,pub,bar,Mayes pub,18,N,north,D01 T3V8,Mayes Time,MayesTime,side,outside,exterior,advert,advertising,Guinness,pubs,bars,history,historic,time,birds,fun,funny,flag,flags,junction,traffic light,lights,North Rotunda,St Patricks Day
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M84JF5 - . This dated editorial view of 8 Parnell Square N, Rotunda, Dublin, Eire, D01 T3V8, Ireland in 2019 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The defining feature is Mayes pub, Mayes Time, 18 Parnell Square N, Rotunda, Dublin, D01 T3V8. The locality and subject together evoke licensed trade, night-time economy, everyday life, visitor hospitality, historic streetscape, community identity, licensed hospitality, visual archive, documentary photography, architectural character, built heritage, beer-led hospitality, heritage landmark, and traditional pub. The wider contemporary story combines food inflation, tourism and pressure on hospitality margins in a high-cost economy. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with planning control, tourism and the balance between conservation and modern commercial use. The image fixes landscape treatment and surrounding development within 8 Parnell Square N, Rotunda, Dublin, Eire, D01 T3V8, Ireland at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against changed technology. Other useful contextual ideas include period detail, traditional materials, place identity, historic townscape, pub interior heritage, local history, historic hostelry, and conservation interest. The recorded references to Rotunda, Parnell, Dublin, Mayes, and Square preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The wider setting at 8 Parnell Square N, Rotunda, Dublin, Eire, D01 T3V8, Ireland matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The setting also helps illustrate food inflation and pressure on hospitality margins in a high-cost economy within the real-world context of 8 Parnell Square N, Rotunda, Dublin, Eire, D01 T3V8, Ireland. The image fixes a local visual benchmark before later change alters the scene.
8 Parnell Square N, Rotunda, Dublin, Eire, D01 T3V8, Ireland
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Keywords: UK,Champagne,bar,rich,treat,tourist,tourism,travel,drink,drinking,people,in,bars,pub,post,expensive,bottle,of,Gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,pubs,Dent Clock,dent,clock,time,history,historic,stations,London station,Eurostar,train,rail,trains,concourse
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DJ7B71 - . St Pancras Station interior Camden London stock-photo/gotonysmith-England.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>England UK, incl Searcys Champagne bar. Photographed at St Pancras station, Euston road, Camden, London, England, UK. The photograph was taken on 20 November 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The interior viewpoint records fittings, surfaces, decoration and spatial details that help show how the premises or public space was arranged when photographed. The scene is closely associated with Pancras, Station, interior, Camden, London, winebar, wine, Searcys, Champagne and bar, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The scene has strong relevance to railway travel, public transport, passenger infrastructure and the everyday operation of Britain's rail network. It can illustrate editorial stories about stations, train journeys, commuting, regional connectivity, rail investment, rolling stock, freight, signals, platforms, accessibility and the relationship between railways and the places they serve. Visible railway furniture, signs, tracks, platforms, trains, signals or station buildings help place the photograph firmly in the practical environment experienced by passengers and railway staff. As a dated documentary image it also offers a useful record of transport infrastructure, branding and passenger facilities at the time the photograph was made. Search themes include British rail travel, railway stations, passenger journeys, tracks, platforms, signals, rolling stock, freight, regional connectivity and transport infrastructure. The scene is particularly useful for illustrating how railway facilities, signs and operational surroundings looked at a known point in time. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
St Pancras station, Euston road, Camden, London, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DED3YP - The Old Tolbooth was the main municipal building in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland for more than 400 years. The medieval structure, which was located at the west end of the Luckenbooths on the High Street in the Old Town, was first established in the 14th century by royal charter. Over the years it served a variety of purposes such as housing the Burgh Council, early meetings of the Estates of Scotland and the Court of Session. The Tolbooth was also the burgh's main gaol where public execution and torture were routinely conducted.
In 1817 the building, which had been rebuilt and renovated several times, was demolished.
Famous inmates held in the Old Tolbooth
Thomas Aikenhead
Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquis of Argyll
Robert Balfour, 5th Lord Balfour of Burleigh
Deacon Brodie
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton
John Fian
James Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose
Alexander Home, 3rd Lord Home
Archibald Johnston, Lord Warriston
Alexander Peden
Captain John Porteous
Agnes Sampson
Major Weir
Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland EH1
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Keywords: public,house,pub,pubs,bar,bars,Blackfriars,North,London,England,UK,classic,gin,palace,palaces,drinking,beers,ales,CAMRA,in,art,deco,artdeco,art-deco,nicolsons,perfect,art,nouveau,art,John,Betjeman,Nicholsons,Nicholsons,brewing,history,heritage,brewary,brewery,traffic,light,lights,clock,summer,Gotonysmith,tourist,tourism,drinking,tour,tours,of,around,famous,pubs,bars,EC4V,4E,EC4V4E,pubs,bars,of,London,classic,tourist,attraction,travel,vacation,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Pubs Of London,must see
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCE742 - . This authentic period view of 174 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4E in 2013 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. At the centre of the view is Stained glass window at the Black Friar pub, Blackfriars, London, England UK EC4V 4E. The setting additionally reflects historic hostelry, local character, before-and-after reference, Thames city view, traditional pub, public realm, historical comparison, visual archive, real-ale culture, visitor hospitality, cask-beer tradition, period detail, urban tourism, and night-time economy. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into tourism and pub closures, not least because of the continuing appeal of real ale and regional brewing. Today's relevance is strengthened by tourism, air quality and the continuing question of the mix of working city infrastructure with heritage tourism. Small period details of period objects and surrounding context at 174 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4E may become more significant with time, particularly following conservation work. The photograph additionally reflects capital-city heritage, community identity, community drinking venue, beer-led hospitality, local history, Westminster landmark, iconic London transport, and capital landmark imagery. Details involving Black, Stained, Blackfriars, glass, and Friar make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The wider setting at 174 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4E matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Another useful connection is tourism and the survival of pubs as both businesses and informal community spaces in a form that can be compared with future views of 174 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4E. Image DCE742 also remains a dated record of 174 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4E.
174 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4E
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCE749 - . A grounded documentary photograph made at 174 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4E in 2013, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The defining feature is Black Friar pub, Blackfriars, London, England UK EC4V 4E. A broader reading of the photograph includes historical comparison, local history, social history, beer-led hospitality, changing streetscape, city branding, public realm, contemporary social history, documentary photography, iconic London transport, community identity, community drinking venue, before-and-after reference, and Westminster landmark. The wider contemporary story combines consumer spending, staffing pressure and the value of historic pubs to tourism and local identity. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with heritage conservation, visitor economy and the pressure of visitor economies and housing costs on central neighbourhoods. For later comparison, the photograph preserves period objects and surrounding context at 174 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4E, details that may look very different after conservation work. The subject also sits alongside Thames city view, urban tourism, licensed hospitality, local social venue, visual archive, place identity, traditional pub, and everyday life. The recorded references to Blackfriars, Black, and Friar preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The wider setting at 174 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4E matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The image also provides a reference for consumer spending and the continuing appeal of real ale and regional brewing without losing the local specificity of 174 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4E. The image fixes period character within the wider story of 174 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4E.
174 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4E
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCE754 - Unique' is a much overworked word when it comes to describing pubs. But that's exactly what the Black Friar is. There's nothing else anywhere remotely like its fabulous decorative scheme, either in style or content. On a sharply triangular site opposite Blackfriars station, the pub was built in 1871-2, but what makes it so special is a remodelling from about 1905 by the then publican, Alfred Pettitt, and his architect H. Fuller-Clark. Fuller-Clark trained at the Lambeth School of Art and began practice in 1893. His artist was Henry Poole R.A., and both men were committed to the Arts & Crafts Movement which embraced a love of high-quality materials, hand craftsmanship, and often a very free, original approach to design.
Before entering the pub there is much to admire on the exterior. There is a deep mosaic fascia carrying the words Saloon / 174 / The Black Friar / 174 / Brandies on New Bridge Street side. A grand segmental arched entrance on the far left is surmounted by stone carved figures and above it a colourful mosaic of two monks fishing. The exterior lobby itself has walls and ceiling of marble. All along the exterior (well illuminated at night) are beautiful copper signs most featuring one or two friars such as a ˜Worthington Ales in Bottle'
two ˜Worthington Ales on Draught' ones
˜To the Saloon', ˜Booths Gin'
and a couple of ˜Saloon Bar' signs, one of which bears a couple of friars pointing you towards the saloon and helpfully tells you it is 9 yards away. Above the corner door (no longer in use) is a ˜174' in mosaic
a large stone figure of a friar
and a clock with a mosaic face. Above the Queen Victoria Street entrance on the right is a mosaic of a friar with wine in carafes flanked by stone carvings of friars. The fascia on this side has ˜Brandies' in mosaic.
Throughout the pub are friars “ or at least jolly, modern reinvented versions of them “ they appear everywhere in sculptures, mosaics and metal reliefs.
174 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4E
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Keywords: The,West,Riding,Pub,Dewsbury,Station,The,Ale,Train,from,Stalybridge,to,Batley,real,ales,pub,public,house,interior,inside,refreshment,rooms,room,West,yorkshire,sign,train,plate,railway,CAMRA,world,beers,waiting,room,platform,2,two,real,cask,ales,goods,office,clock,fireplace,fire,place,interior,gotonysmith The West Riding,Platform Two,Dewsbury Station,Wellington Road,Dewsbury,West Yorkshire. WF13 1HF WF131HF inside the,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DANJJY - . The West Riding Pub Dewsbury Station , The Ale Train from Stalybridge to Batley. Photographed on 13 July 2013. The recorded location is The West Riding, Platform Two, Dewsbury Station, Wellington Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire. WF13 1HF. Historically, public houses form a distinctive part of British social history, combining licensed drinking, hospitality and community life
Older pubs can reveal evolving fashions in brewing, tied houses, coaching routes, urban development and leisure, while modern bars show how the licensed trade continues to adapt. From a heritage perspective, stations and railway infrastructure are both working transport assets and historical records
Their changing operators, signage, ticketing systems, rolling stock and architecture chart the development of British rail travel from the Victorian era to modern inter-city and commuter services. In 2026, pub survival is a live issue, with government support including a 15% business-rates relief for eligible pubs and live-music venues in England during 2026/27, alongside wider debate about closures, property costs and the value of pubs as community assets. As of 2026, rail reform gives this type of image extra context
The government is legislating for Great British Railways to coordinate infrastructure, services, fares and timetables, while historic operator liveries and station equipment increasingly become records of the post-privatisation era. The historical context is that pub buildings and signs provide a useful record of the licensed trade, from traditional alehouses and brewery estates to contemporary hospitality businesses
They are also part of the story of changing high streets, nightlife, real ale, cask beer and the survival or reuse of historic premises. Other closely matched search terms include licensed premises, hostelry, bar trade, cask ale, beer culture, local pub, historic pub, town-centre leisure, rail transport, passenger railway, and railway station.
The West Riding, Platform Two, Dewsbury Station, Wellington Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire. WF13 1HF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2A9GHY6 - A sundial is a device that tells the time of day when there is sunlight by the apparent position of the Sun in the sky. In the narrowest sense of the word, it consists of a flat plate (the dial) and a gnomon, which casts a shadow onto the dial. As the Sun appears to move across the sky, the shadow aligns with different hour-lines, which are marked on the dial to indicate the time of day. The style is the time-telling edge of the gnomon, though a single point or nodus may be used. The gnomon casts a broad shadow
the shadow of the style shows the time. The gnomon may be a rod, wire, or elaborately decorated metal casting. The style must be parallel to the axis of the Earth's rotation for the sundial to be accurate throughout the year. The style's angle from horizontal is equal to the sundial's geographical latitude.
In a broader sense, a sundial is any device that uses the Sun's altitude or azimuth (or both) to show the time. In addition to their time-telling function, sundials are valued as decorative objects, literary metaphors, and objects of intrigue and mathematical study.
A rudimentary sundial can be easily constructed to mark the passing of time by placing a stick in the sand or a nail in a board and placing markers at the edge of a shadow or outlining a shadow at intervals. It is common for inexpensive, mass-produced decorative sundials to have incorrectly aligned gnomons, shadow lengths, and hour-lines, which cannot be adjusted to tell correct time
Warrington Rd, Northwich, Cheshire,England, UK, CW9 6HB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BE34EA - . An on-location editorial image made at 127 High St, Old Town, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1 1SG, showing a subject whose wider significance extends beyond the immediate scene. The documented subject is The Royal Mile tavern bar, High Street, Old Town , Edinburgh , Lothian , Scotland, UK,. The photograph also carries associations with town-centre leisure, historical comparison, urban change, period detail, food-and-drink business, social meeting place, changing streetscape, place identity, leisure venue, community hostelry, built environment, community identity, traditional ale house, and public realm. Current discussion around this subject increasingly includes pub closures alongside hospitality operating costs, with particular attention to changes in food, drink and leisure spending. The photograph fixes street furniture and boundaries within 127 High St, Old Town, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1 1SG at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against different community use. The photograph additionally reflects documentary photography, social history, regional identity, hospitality venue, contemporary history, archival record, licensed premises, and before-and-after reference. The recorded references to Edinburgh, tavern, Royal, Scotland, and Lothian preserve clues that can help identify how the subject was presented or used at the time. The period setting at 127 High St, Old Town, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1 1SG helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The scene further reflects pub closures and whether local venues can remain commercially viable within the real-world context of 127 High St, Old Town, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1 1SG. Its period value extends to local footfall and whether local venues can remain commercially viable within the specific setting of 127 High St, Old Town, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1 1SG.
127 High St, Old Town, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1 1SG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K1RDE6 - . This dated editorial view of Norfolk Street, Glossop, Derbyshire, stock-photo/gotonysmith-England.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>England, UK, SK13 8BS in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The scene records Glossop Town centre and High Peak hills, Norfolk Street, Glossop, Derbyshire, England, UK, SK13 8BS. The locality and subject together evoke rail operations, social history, rail infrastructure, station environment, freight wagon, place-making, community identity, trackside history, period architecture, town-centre renewal, local character, period detail, adaptive reuse, and before-and-after reference. Today's relevance is strengthened by station investment, railway preservation and the continuing question of how Crewe's identity remains tied to railway engineering and operations. From a 2025-onward perspective, adaptive reuse and planning are closely linked to this subject, alongside the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition. The archival value lies partly in recording public access and movement around Norfolk Street, Glossop, Derbyshire, England, UK, SK13 8BS before new construction alters the character of the place. The subject also sits alongside historical comparison, heritage-led regeneration, rail transport history, urban fabric, historic townscape, historic rolling stock, public-realm investment, and signal-box architecture. Details involving Glossop, Norfolk, Derbyshire, hills, and centre make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The wider setting at Norfolk Street, Glossop, Derbyshire, England, UK, SK13 8BS matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The wider significance includes station investment and the role of rail in lower-carbon regional transport as part of the longer story of Norfolk Street, Glossop, Derbyshire, England, UK, SK13 8BS.
Norfolk Street, Glossop, Derbyshire, England, UK, SK13 8BS
