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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,UK,IMG_9113,Marstens,Pedigree,bitter,the,king,of,bitters,bars,pubs,ashtray,in,pub,1980s,Marstons,beer,ale,vintage,advertising,British,brewing,United,Kingdom,round,or,tray
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3G1388T - . A circular vintage advertising ashtray features the Marston's Pedigree beer logo, a heraldic horse-and-rider design and the slogan The King of Bitters. The object sits beside a black plastic or metal tray in a pub-style interior. Its bright blue, cream and red enamel-like branding reflects the era when beer promotions commonly appeared on ashtrays and tabletop accessories. The photograph documents the material culture of British public houses, brewery promotional goods and changing smoking-related habits in licensed premises. Marston's Pedigree is a long-established British bitter, and the slogan The King of Bitters is part of its historic advertising identity. The illustration and circular form show how breweries used durable objects to keep their brands on display at the point of sale. Ashtrays remained common on pub tables before smoke-free laws changed the use of indoor drinking areas. The example pictured has value as a piece of brand history and advertising ephemera, with the decorative design remaining distinctive even when its original practical function is no longer needed. The detail in the Marston's Pedigree ashtray gives evidence of its practical period use and its distinctive visual design. For the Marston's Pedigree ashtray, a historical object need not be rare or luxurious to have documentary value: common books, office equipment and pub accessories reveal how people worked, learned, communicated or spent leisure time. For the Marston's Pedigree ashtray, when an old item survives in a contemporary setting, the difference between its original function and present use becomes part of the story. Photography is useful for documenting these details while the object remains in its current setting. The King of Bitters phrase and Marston's Pedigree branding survive on a vintage pub ashtray. The circular ashtray and advertising slogan are survivals of a period when beer marketing was closely integrated with the fittings of everyday public houses.
United Kingdom
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Greater Manchester,England,City Road Inn,the,pubs,bar,bars,pub exterior,Hilton Manchester Deansgate,old and new Manchester,Manchester urban contrast,historic pub Manchester,cityscape,city,centre,contrast,traditional,and,modern,architecture,Hilton Hotel,buildings,building,regeneration,versus,modernity,UK,history,changes,changing,skyline,blue,sky,scene,Gaythorn,post-industrial,cities
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3CGCK2R - A low-angle view of the City Road Inn, a traditional Manchester public house, photographed against the backdrop of the Hilton Manchester Deansgate, housed within the Beetham Tower, one of the city's most prominent modern skyscrapers. The juxtaposition emphasises the dramatic contrast between older red-brick pub architecture and the sleek glass and steel of twenty-first-century urban development.
The image was taken in daylight under clear blue skies, suggesting fair weather conditions typical of spring or summer in Manchester. Bright natural light enhances the visual separation between the warm tones and textures of the historic pub frontage and the cool, reflective surfaces of the modern tower behind.
This scene encapsulates Manchester's rapid transformation over recent decades, where long-established neighbourhood pubs coexist alongside large-scale regeneration, luxury hotels and high-rise residential and commercial buildings. The photograph is well suited for editorial use illustrating urban change, regeneration, architectural contrast, hospitality heritage, and the evolving identity of post-industrial British cities.
14 Albion Street, Gaythorn, Manchester, M1 5NZ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,centre,Cymru,Wales,Welsh,UK,legend,legendary,dragons,Cardiff pub interior,pub,bar,pubs,bars,city,decor,symbolism,symbol,ornate,motif,history,heritage,historic,identity,Y Ddraig Goch,Y,Ddraig Goch,decorative,national,emblem,nation,glass,stone wall,medieval,mythological,creature
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RFJ3CR - This image shows an ornate stained glass panel depicting the Welsh red dragon, known in Welsh as Y Ddraig Goch, a powerful national symbol of Wales. The dragon is rendered in vivid shades of red and orange with raised wings and an alert stance, set against a background of green and yellow glass, colours traditionally associated with Welsh identity. The stained glass is housed within a stone arched frame, suggesting the interior of a historic or traditionally styled bar or pub in Cardiff.
The craftsmanship highlights fine leadwork and textured glass, typical of decorative stained glass used in heritage hospitality interiors across Wales. The dragon's posture, claws raised and tail curled, echoes medieval and Celtic imagery long associated with Welsh folklore, resistance, and national pride.
The surrounding stonework and subdued interior lighting imply a historic building or one designed to evoke heritage character. The glass appears to be illuminated from behind, either by daylight or internal lighting, enhancing the saturated colours and giving the dragon a dramatic, almost heraldic presence.
Such imagery is commonly found in Cardiff city-centre pubs and bars that celebrate local culture and history, blending traditional Welsh symbolism with modern hospitality use. The image reflects the enduring visibility of national identity in everyday urban spaces and the continued role of pubs and bars as cultural as well as social landmarks in Wales.
Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,WA16 6BH,United Kingdom,The White Bear pub,Cheshire pub exterior,traditional English pub,pubs,bar,bars,thatched pub,half timbered building,Tudor style pub,historic inn,Canute Place Knutsford,Cheshire market town,English public house,heritage pub,countryside pub,black and white timbered building,hanging flower baskets,floral display,village pub,historic architecture England,hospitality industry UK,British pub culture,summer daylight,North West England,tourist destination,local landmark,real ale pub exterior,Tudor,mock-tudor
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RAP38P - . The White Bear public house on Canute Place in Knutsford, Cheshire, a traditional half-timbered and thatched English pub in the town centre. Photographed on 3 July 2023. The recorded location is The White Bear, 1 Canute Place, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 6BH, England, United Kingdom. The White Bear public house, located on Canute Place in Knutsford, Cheshire, is shown here in daylight with its distinctive black-and-white half-timbered facade and thatched roof. The building is a long-established local landmark in this historic Cheshire market town, reflecting traditional English inn architecture and pub culture. Flower baskets and planted borders add seasonal colour to the frontage, reinforcing the pub's role as a welcoming focal point within the town centre. Knutsford is well known for its historic streetscape, independent businesses, and proximity to rural Cheshire countryside, and the White Bear remains a recognisable symbol of British hospitality and heritage pub design. This image is suitable for editorial use covering UK pubs, traditional architecture, market towns, tourism, food and drink culture, and historic buildings in England. For the story of public house, it is useful to note that british pubs developed from inns, taverns and alehouses into licensed social institutions that have long served as meeting places, music venues and landmarks
Names, brewery signs, etched glass, tiled interiors and changing fascias can preserve local history even when ownership or use changes. The historical setting for rural landscape is that plants and seasonal countryside details provide precise markers of the agricultural and botanical year
Flowering, harvest, autumn colour and winter dormancy can all be used to compare changing seasonal patterns over time. Seen through local economy, the earlier context is that commercial premises are part of everyday local history
Even businesses without national fame can become important reference points for residents and.
The White Bear, 1 Canute Place, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 6BH, England, United Kingdom
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,NI,Northern Ireland,UK,centre,history,historic,heritage,in,city,Belfast,pubs,bar,bars,boozers,NT,outside,exterior,door,entrance,Crown Dining Rooms,Crown Liquor Saloon,historic pub,Victorian pub,Irish pub,heritage building,pub exterior,Belfast city centre,tiled signage,pub frontage,traditional public house,Irish heritage,cultural landmark,listed building,pub sign,public houses,gin palace
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RFJ3B4 - The exterior of the Crown Dining Rooms, commonly known as the Crown Liquor Saloon, located on Great Victoria Street in Belfast city centre, Northern Ireland (BT2 7HE). The image focuses on the historic pub frontage and decorative signage, a defining feature of one of Belfast's most famous licensed premises.
Dating from the nineteenth century, the Crown is celebrated as one of the finest surviving examples of a Victorian gin palace in the British Isles. The building is distinguished by its richly decorated exterior and famously ornate interior, including tiled walls, stained glass, and private snugs that reflect the social drinking culture of the era.
Situated opposite the former Great Victoria Street railway station and near the Grand Opera House, the Crown Dining Rooms has long been associated with travellers, theatre-goers, and local patrons. Its continued operation as a pub and visitor attraction highlights the importance of historic hospitality venues within Belfast's cultural and tourism economy.
Photographed in daylight, the image documents an iconic Belfast landmark and is suitable for editorial use relating to Irish pubs, Victorian architecture, heritage conservation, tourism, and the social history of drinking establishments in Northern Ireland.
The Crown Dining Rooms (Crown Liquor Saloon), Belfast, Northern Ireland, Great Victoria Street in Be
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,NI,Northern Ireland,UK,centre,signs,sign,humorous,pub,bar,pubs,bars,chalkboard,pavement,signage,marketing,humour,sarcastic,city,street sign,irony,promising,hospitality,sandwich board sign,chalk lettering,handwritten sign,street humour UK,warning,Irish,Ireland,novelty sign,social commentary,visible text sign,fun,funny,misleading,sales,tactics,tactic
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RFJ3B7 - This image shows a chalkboard A-frame sign placed on a pedestrian pavement outside a bar, using humour and irony to attract attention. The sign initially advertises Free cocktails and topless bartenders in bold handwritten lettering, before undercutting the claim with the phrase false advertising at the bottom. The joke relies on deliberate misdirection, a familiar style of British pub and bar humour designed to stop passers-by and provoke a smile.
The sign is painted in contrasting white chalk on a dark background and framed by a turquoise-painted wooden A-board, giving it a casual, informal appearance typical of independent bars and pubs. The surrounding pavement and shopfronts suggest a busy urban street, likely in a town or city centre with foot traffic and nightlife activity.
Such novelty signage is commonly used as a low-cost marketing tactic within the hospitality sector, blending comedy, irony, and street-level advertising to engage potential customers. The image captures a light-hearted moment of everyday urban culture, reflecting how humour is often used in public spaces to cut through advertising fatigue and create a sense of personality for bars and pubs.
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city,centre,Lancaster,pub,history,Market Street Lancaster,traditional English pub,Lancaster city centre,England,UK,pubs,bars,tourist,tourism,windows,John of Gaunt,medieval history,historic inn,British pub culture,old town Lancaster,timber frontage,Victorian pub interior,family friendly pub,people outside pub,street life Lancaster,licensed premises,hospitality industry UK,tourism Lancaster,character pub,local landmark,editorial photography,documentary image,outside,LA1 1JG,LA1
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R64T7M - This photograph shows the exterior of Ye Olde John O'Gaunt, a long-established public house located at 53 Market Street in Lancaster city centre. The pub's traditional frontage features painted timberwork, decorative stained glass windows, and prominent gold lettering, marking it out as a character building within the historic streetscape of Lancaster.
The pub is named after John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and one of the most powerful figures in fourteenth-century England. As the fourth son of King Edward III, John of Gaunt gave his name to the Duchy of Lancaster, which remains closely associated with the city. Pubs bearing his name are found across England, reflecting his enduring place in national and regional history.
Ye Olde John O'Gaunt has served generations of locals and visitors and forms part of Lancaster's rich pub heritage, linked to the city's role as a historic county town, port, and centre of trade. Market Street itself lies close to other significant civic and commercial buildings, reinforcing the pub's role as a social hub within the urban fabric.
The image captures everyday life outside the pub, with people gathered at the entrance and window, illustrating the continued social function of traditional British pubs in town centres. Photographed in daylight, the scene is well suited for editorial use covering British pub culture, historic inns, Lancaster heritage, and the lived character of English market towns.
Ye Olde John O'Gaunt 53 Market Street, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, UK , LA1 1JG
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,England,UK,Cockney,ales,CAMRA,breweries,brewery,real ale,British beer,English ale,London breweries,pint of beer,beer,pumps,pub,pubs,bar,full,glass,Five Points Brewing Company,Redemption Brewing Company,Youngs Brewery,craft beer London,hand pulled beer,beer taps,British pub,ale glass,beer selection,independent breweries,small batch beer,English brewing,pub drinks,alcohol sales,interior pub scene,pump,local pub pint,on,counter
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RADRX4 - A close view of a pub bar counter displaying three London-brewed ales on hand pumps: Five Points Pale, Kazbek from Redemption Brewing Company, and Young's London Original. A freshly poured pint of golden ale sits on the polished wooden bar, with the distinctive pump clips arranged behind it, representing a mix of independent and historic London breweries.
The scene captures the traditional presentation of cask-conditioned beer in an English pub, with hand-pulled pumps, branded clips, and a well-stocked back bar visible in the background. These beers reflect the diversity of London's brewing scene, combining long-established names such as Young's with newer independent breweries that have contributed to the city's modern craft-beer revival.
Photographed indoors under warm ambient lighting, the image documents everyday pub culture in England, illustrating themes of social life, hospitality, and British brewing heritage. It is suitable for use in editorial coverage relating to pubs, beer, London food and drink culture, and the contemporary UK brewing industry. Five Points Pale “ Five Points Brewing Company
Kazbek “ Redemption Brewing Company
Young's London Original “ Young's Brewery
(All pump-clip branding clearly visible on the bar)
Public house interior, London, England, United Kingdom
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Yorkshire,bar,bars,pubs,riverside pub,York city centre,summer sunshine,England,UK,the,hospitality,historic pub,pub sign,outdoor seating,riverside drinking,British pub culture,York tourism,city landmark,socialising outdoors,beer garden,historic building,riverside walkway,people relaxing,leisure time,sunny day,North Yorkshire city,hospitality industry,local pub,editorial photography,documentary image,history,tourists,tourist,tourism,YO1 9SN,YO1
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R59X4P - This image shows The Kings Arms, a well-known traditional public house located beside the River Ouse in the historic centre of York. The pub is a familiar landmark on King's Staith and is popular with both residents and visitors, particularly during warm summer weather when outdoor seating is in use.
The Kings Arms occupies a characterful historic building and is closely associated with riverside life in York. Its proximity to the river means it is also known for periodic flooding, an issue that has become part of its local identity and media profile over the years.
In this scene, people are gathered outside the pub enjoying drinks and conversation under clear blue skies, reflecting the social role of English pubs as informal community meeting places. The visible pub sign reinforces its identity as a long-established and recognisable venue within the city.
With York's historic riverside architecture and pedestrian activity in the background, the image captures everyday leisure and tourism in one of England's most visited historic cities. It is well suited for editorial use covering British pub culture, urban leisure, tourism, riverside life, and summer social scenes in the UK.
The Kings Arms River Ouse, King's Staith, York, England, UK , YO1 9SN
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,North Yorkshire,England,UK,YO1 9SP,YO1,Stone Roses Bar York,music bar York,indie bar,alternative music venue,York nightlife,city centre bar,evening venue,bar,pubs,bars,music,York city centre,King Street York,live music bar,DJ bar,Manchester music influence,Britpop heritage,pub exterior,urban nightlife,cultural tourism,popular music history,red brick building,street scene,documentary photography,editorial image,Madchester,Ian Brown,Mani,Gary Mani Mounfield
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R59X6W - This image shows the exterior of the Stone Roses Bar, a well-known music-themed bar located on King Street in York. The venue is named after the influential British band The Stone Roses and reflects the continuing cultural legacy of late-1980s and early-1990s indie and Madchester music.
The red brick façade is decorated with distinctive signage, posters, and window graphics referencing British alternative music culture. The building's historic urban fabric contrasts with the modern graphic artwork and band imagery, linking York's traditional streetscape with contemporary nightlife and popular music heritage.
Bars such as this play an important role in city-centre evening economies, attracting locals, students, and visitors interested in alternative music scenes and themed venues. The Stone Roses Bar is particularly associated with indie, Britpop, and guitar-based music, often hosting DJs and events that celebrate British rock history.
Photographed in daylight, the image documents the venue as part of York's wider cultural and nightlife landscape. It is well suited to editorial use covering British music culture, urban leisure, themed bars, tourism, and the influence of iconic bands on local identity and commercial spaces.
Stone Roses Bar, King Street, York, North Yorkshire, England, UK, YO1 9SP
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,British,Great Britain,cheap ale,cheap pint,Brewdog Brewing,Wetherspoons,Neverspoons,glass,pint,pint glass,Brewdog beers,beer,beers,glass half full,bar,pub,for the people,craft,KEG,chain pub,city centre,pubs,spoons,chain,brewery,controversy,controversies,James Watt,problem,issue,issues,bars,tilray,administration
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2C9E2PK - . This carefully observed view of Taunton, Somerset, England, UK fixes a specific place, use and moment for later historical comparison. The scene records Brewdog Glass , Punk IPA glass, Wetherspoon Pub,cheap ale,cheap pint,Brewdog Brewing - glass half full. Further connections within the scene include hospitality venue, local drinking place, place identity, historical comparison, social history, licensed premises, community social space, beer-led venue, urban change, everyday Britain, licensed trade, social meeting place, regional identity, and archival record. The present-day relevance extends to independent hospitality and pub closures, while a wider concern is whether local venues can remain commercially viable. For later comparison, the photograph preserves commercial identity and local use at Taunton, Somerset, England, UK, details that may look very different after new ownership. The wider local story also touches on local history, night-time economy, period detail, community hostelry, food-and-drink business, customer-facing hospitality, contemporary history, and traditional ale house. The combination of cheap, Glass, Brewdog, Brewing, and Wetherspoon helps anchor the frame to a recognisable activity, place or period. For Taunton, Somerset, England, UK, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which small changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. Its period value extends to independent hospitality and the survival of community meeting places within the specific setting of Taunton, Somerset, England, UK. The location additionally provides evidence for local footfall and the survival of community meeting places as part of the longer story of Taunton, Somerset, England, UK. A further contemporary connection is staffing pressures and the survival of community meeting places when considered against later change at Taunton, Somerset, England, UK.
Taunton, Somerset, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,County Durham,England,UK,DL12,the,21,history,historic,heritage,bar,pub,pubs,bars,CAMRA,award,winner,winning,local,ale,Dominic Cummings,DomCum,Aldbrough St John,brewery,brewing,humour,lies,beerclip,beer clip,handpump,handpumps,senior adviser to Boris Johnson,affair,affairs,Covid19,Covid,Eye test,enquiry
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RWDK09 - The Dominic Cummings scandal, or the Dominic Cummings affair, was a series of events involving the British political strategist Dominic Cummings during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. The events include at least one journey that Cummings, then-chief adviser of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and his family made from London to County Durham after the start of a national lockdown in March 2020 while they were experiencing symptoms of COVID-19.
Reports of the trip first emerged in May 2020 following investigations by the Daily Mirror and The Guardian. Questions arose about whether the conduct of Cummings and his wife was lawful and appropriate within the framework of government advice and guidance, given that the public were ordered to stay at home, that all non-essential travel was forbidden during the lockdown, and that infected persons had been instructed to self-isolate.
Cummings denied he had broken any rules in a press conference a few days later. Durham Constabulary investigated the trip, concluding there may have been a minor breach, but did not take any further action. The scandal led to criticism from Members of Parliament (MPs) within and outside the ruling Conservative Party, backlash in the media and from the public, and calls for Cummings to be sacked or resign. Prominent politicians in the government, including Johnson, rejected these and expressed support for Cummings. Polling suggested that support for the Conservative Party and confidence in the British government's pandemic response fell as a result of the scandal.
Barnard Castle, Teesdale, County Durham, England, UK, DL12 8PH
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Liverpool,Merseyside,England,UK,bar,bars,pub,pubs,L1,13,L1 9AS,history,historic,heritage,Victorian,royal,old,renovated,preserved,bakers,the,grey,painted,front,outside,sunny,listed,grade,II,gold,sign,signs,signage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RJCC49 - Taken on 19 Aug 2023, this photograph shows Kirkland Bros Scotch Confectioners - Scotch Bakery, Fly In The loaf bar, 13 Hardman St, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L1 9AS. The location is 13 Hardman St, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L1 9AS. The picture is not just a record shot: it contains public house signs, frontage, street activity or drinking culture details useful for hospitality and heritage features. Value Added Tax is a core UK consumption-tax subject, useful for business, retail, public-finance, household-cost and Making Tax Digital themes. The Fly in the Loaf frontage preserves the memory of Kirkland Brothers' Scotch Bakery, connecting Liverpool pub culture with older commercial lettering and bakery heritage on Hardman Street. It could support features on pubs, beer, leisure, nightlife, tourism, heritage streets, local economies, independent hospitality and the pressures facing town-centre venues. 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 Kirkland, appointment, Hardman Street, Fly In The loaf, Scotch Bakery, Scotch Confectioners, Kirkland Bros, brothers, crest, Liverpool, Merseyside, bar, 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.
13 Hardman St, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L1 9AS
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Greater Manchester,Bury,England,UK,398,Prestwich,Manchester,M25 1AR,band,group,music,local,photos,photoshoots,pub,pubs,bar,bars,the,Joey Holts,Holt,Holts,of,sunny,blue sky,blue skies,street,road,398 Bury New Rd,398 Bury New Road,front,exterior,outside,MES
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RGPNC5 - . The Red Lion Joseph Holt pub, scene of The Fall Mark E Smith photoshoots, 398 Bury New Rd, Prestwich, Manchester, England, UK, M25 1AR. Photographed on 10 August 2023, this summer image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is 398 Bury New Rd, Prestwich, Manchester, England, UK, M25 1AR, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Greater Manchester, Bury, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1AR, band, group, music, local, photos, photoshoots, pub, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The subject has strong relevance to British pub and beer culture, licensed premises, hospitality, brewing, cask ale, consumer leisure and the continuing role of pubs as social meeting places. It is suitable for coverage of the licensed trade, independent and managed pubs, brewery branding, CAMRA and real-ale culture, hospitality economics, changing drinking habits and the condition of the UK pub sector. Food and drink content broadens the image's relevance to eating out, grocery retail, hospitality, pricing, consumer choice, local food culture and the commercial presentation of meals, ingredients or products. It can illustrate changing tastes, inflation and cost-of-living pressures, food retail competition, traditional businesses and the everyday economics of buying food and drink where those themes are relevant. 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.
398 Bury New Rd, Prestwich, Manchester, England, UK, M25 1AR
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,CW9,history,historic,timber,framed,timber-framed,timberframed,building,shop,shops,stores,retail,Wetherspoon,pub,pubs,bar,bars,the,stamp,largest,outside,exterior,tall,wood,subsidence-proof,subsidenceproof,flowers,bunting,summer,110,Witton Street,CW9 5AB
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RE4PCT - . Purpose built liftable post office 1914, The Penny Black pub, JD Wetherspoons, 110 Witton Street, Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 5AB. Photographed on 13 July 2023, this summer image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is 110 Witton Street, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW9 5AB, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Cheshire, CW9, history, historic, timber, framed, timber-framed, timberframed, building, shop, shops, stores, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The subject has strong relevance to British pub and beer culture, licensed premises, hospitality, brewing, cask ale, consumer leisure and the continuing role of pubs as social meeting places. It is suitable for coverage of the licensed trade, independent and managed pubs, brewery branding, CAMRA and real-ale culture, hospitality economics, changing drinking habits and the condition of the UK pub sector. Food and drink content broadens the image's relevance to eating out, grocery retail, hospitality, pricing, consumer choice, local food culture and the commercial presentation of meals, ingredients or products. It can illustrate changing tastes, inflation and cost-of-living pressures, food retail competition, traditional businesses and the everyday economics of buying food and drink where those themes are relevant. 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.
110 Witton Street, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW9 5AB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,pubs,bar,bars,Jukebox,welcome,the,M1,127,England,UK,M1 5JQ,Gt Bridgewater Street,history,historic,famous,tiles,pub,Pev,Peveril,board,brewery,classic,centre,Barfootball,football,table,games,exterior,ouutside,yellow,horse-drawn,stagecoach,novel,Walter Scott,book,CAMRA,alcohol
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RAJ37F - . A-Board outside the entrance door of the famous Wilsons green tiled Peveril Of The Peak pub,127 Great Bridgewater St, Manchester, England, UK, M1 5JQ. Photographed on 28 June 2023. Peveril of the Peak (1823) is the longest novel by Sir Walter Scott. Along with Ivanhoe, Kenilworth, and Woodstock this is one of the English novels in the Waverley novels series, with the main action taking place around 1678 in the Peak District, the Isle of Man, and London, and centring on the Popish Plot. Plot introduction. Julian Peveril, a Cavalier, is in love with Alice Bridgenorth, a Roundhead's daughter, but both he and his father are accused of involvement with the Popish Plot of 1678. The historical setting for licensed premises is that beer culture links agriculture, brewing, distribution and the licensed trade
Cask-conditioned ale, handpumps, brewery branding and pub interiors became especially important to the real-ale revival from the 1970s onwards, while later craft brewing introduced new styles and independent producers. Seen through matchday, the earlier context is that british sports venues often have histories extending far beyond their current appearance, with rebuilt stands, sponsorship names and safety standards reflecting the professionalisation and commercial growth of spectator sport. For design history, the historical context is that everyday objects often become better historical evidence with age because packaging, typography, materials and branding change more rapidly than their basic function
Souvenirs, games and household items can therefore date consumer culture very precisely. In the 2026 discussion of licensed premises, in England eligible pubs and live-music venues receive a 15% business-rates relief for the 2026/27 billing year, reflecting continuing concern about operating costs, closures and the role of hospitality in town-centre vitality. The wider story encompasses Peveril Of The Peak, tiled, green, tile, A-Board, and Wilsons.
127 Great Bridgewater St, Manchester, England, UK, M1 5JQ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Merseyside,England,UK,Levelling up,Northern Powerhouse,L2,Liverpool,L2 2BP,bar,pub,bars,pubs,boozer,era,CAMRA,interior,interiors,the,classic,historic,wood,with,ales,and,&,spirits,at,drinkers,customers,drinking,history,altar,Moorfield,locomotive,public houses,scene
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDDRYT - Read more at https://pubheritage.camra.org.uk/pubs/108
A very fine pub in central Liverpool which is one to compare with other excellent Heritage pubs on Merseyside - the Stork
in Birkenhead, the Prince Arthur
in Liverpool and the Edinburgh
in Crosby
Like them it is a Victorian building (in this case of c.1865) re-modelled about in the early 20th century. They all share corner sites with the public bar occupying the angle and surrounded by an L-shaped corridor. All too have beautiful tiled dados in their corridors dating from Edwardian re-modelling schemes (as seen in our picture). A further similarity is the way the corridor works to provide a drinking area.
Discovery of the documents submitted to the licensing justices enabled former licensee, John O'Dowd, to trace the evolution of the pub to its present form. Back in 1903 a plan shows the public bar laid out as it is now. There was a snug behind it in the heart of the building and left of this, and on the site of the present toilets, a public room labelled ˜parlour'. Then in 1915 the Lion expanded by taking in the building next door at 28 Tithebarn Street also a licensed premises. This enabled the L-shaped corridor to be created round the public bar and the formation of two rooms behind this - a news room in the newly acquired area (the name still survives in the window glass) and a lounge where the skylight is today. Then in 1967, when pubs everywhere were being opened up, plans were drawn up to remove the walls to the corridor from these rooms. These were duly implemented and the corner entrance was blocked. (hence the pub does not merit entry in the Part One of the National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors. In 1979 they added glazed partitions, one outside the gents and one on the right as you enter the news room.
The porch on Moorfields side has mosaic floor and one tiled wall from floor to ceiling.
67 Moorfields, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2BP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDDTBY - . This authentic period view of 67 Moorfields, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2BP in 2022 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. At the centre of the view is Handpulls for real ale, Lion Tavern, 67 Moorfields, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2BP. Other connected aspects include period detail, restaurant culture, architectural detailing, community identity, leisure spending, local history, independent food retail, changing land use, documentary photography, historic streetscape, period building, period streetscape, local landmark, and historical comparison. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with heritage conservation, embodied carbon and the value of distinctive buildings and street furniture to local identity. The modern context includes continuing discussion of changing dining habits, consumer spending and the resilience of customer-facing businesses in a high-cost economy. Small period details of local activity and public use at 67 Moorfields, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2BP may become more significant with time, particularly following new construction. The surrounding story also includes visual archive, changing streetscape, conservation interest, built heritage, food-and-drink business, casual dining, traditional structure, and social history. The combination of Moorfields, Merseyside, Liverpool, Tavern, and Handpulls anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. Around 67 Moorfields, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2BP, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. It also preserves a trace of local identity before later change alters the scene. The photograph keeps a local visual benchmark as a date-specific reference.
67 Moorfields, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2BP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDJ4DE - . Recorded at 25 Westgate St, Cardiff, Cymru,UK, CF10 1DD in 2022, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The main point of reference is Tiny Rebel brewery bar, 25 Westgate St, Cardiff, Cymru,UK, CF10 1DD. Further facets of the scene include social history, changing streetscape, local character, hospitality venue, urban change, leisure spending, city-centre activity, commercial hospitality, local identity, pedestrian environment, everyday street life, urban social history, restaurant culture, and townscape record. Today's relevance is strengthened by tourism, staffing pressure and the continuing question of how changing discretionary spending affects hospitality venues. From a 2025-onward perspective, footfall and local identity are closely linked to this subject, alongside the documentary importance of recording everyday urban environments. As a dated visual record of 25 Westgate St, Cardiff, Cymru,UK, CF10 1DD, the frame retains equipment and working practice, making it especially useful if new construction subsequently changes the scene. The photograph additionally reflects community life, licensed hospitality, street-level documentary, public realm, visitor economy, documentary photography, night-time economy, and place identity. The recorded references to Cardiff, Cymru, Westgate, Rebel, and brewery preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The period setting at 25 Westgate St, Cardiff, Cymru,UK, CF10 1DD helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Another strand within the photograph is tourism and how food and drink help define neighbourhood identity when considered against later change at 25 Westgate St, Cardiff, Cymru,UK, CF10 1DD. The period view preserves evidence of changing use for later comparison.
25 Westgate St, Cardiff, Cymru,UK, CF10 1DD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JM9NX2 - Laurie Lee was an English poet and writer, celebrated for his internationally acclaimed childhood memoir, ˜Cider with Rosie'. Lee was a regular visitor to his local pub and referred to it with great affection. He is buried in the Slad Churchyard and a walker's route around the village of Slad is dedicated to him by name.
The Woolpack is the proud custodian of the Laurie Lee beer bottle collection and a cabinet dedicated to his written works, as part of our tiny book shop.
Slad, Slad Rd, Slad, Stroud , Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL6 7QA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JN1G1X - Albion, translated to present-day terms, means ˜white' and is often associated with all things English. The present day ambience of the Albion's interior reflects this translation and has firm connections with the Great War going far beyond the modern ˜concept' pub of today.
Mike Mercer has run the Albion Inn for over 37 years and has created and captured the essence of the Great War 1914-18 in this last remaining classic Victorian corner street pub within the City Walls of Chester.
Albion Street, and the adjoining Volunteer Street both lead to the former Drill Hall, which was a recruiting centre during the First World War.
Many a young lad would have spent his King's Shilling in the bar of the Albion before going to face the horrors of the Western Front.
The Albion Inn dates from the late 1880's and Mike and Christina have managed to retain the traditional three room layout covering Vault, Snug and Lounge, containing Great War artefacts and pictures, which give a distinct period feel, together with posters and enamelled advertising signs.
At the same time, The Albion provides high standards of food, drink and accommodation, worthy of its entry in many National and International Guides and Publications.
Volunteer St / Park St, Chester, Cheshire, England, UK, CH1 1RN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PK2AX0 - The tiny Liverpool city pub Ye Cracke that was loved by Beatle John Lennon, The Beatle was known to even take girls on dates to the pub
Liverpool has plenty of links to The Beatles from The Cavern Club to The Casbah Coffee Club.
But there are some places in the city that have connections to the famous Fab Four which are lesser-known.
One of those places is Ye Cracke, hidden down a side street off Hope Street, on Rice Street.
Landlady of Ye Cracke, Zaidia Naif, told the ECHO: It's funny because a lot of local Liverpool people can't find the pub but The Beatles fans from as far as Mexico find it with no problem.
Obviously the pub has a big tourist pull because of the Beatles and its connection to John Lennon.
I have known fans to come as far as Japan, Australia, Canada and a lot from America.
Ye Cracke may be a seemingly normal, local boozer to many but to tourists it's known for being John Lennon's favourite watering hole.
When attending art school in Liverpool, former bartenders claim Lennon would drink Black Velvet, a cocktail made from Guinness and on top of sparkling wine.
He also took his first wife, Cynthia Lennon, on their first date after meeting her at a college dance.
Even to this day, a plaque can be found on the wall of the pub, commemorating an occasion in 1960 when Lennon, Stuart Sutcliffe, Bill Harry and Rod Murray attended the pub and formed a band called The Dissenters over a beer.
13 Rice street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 9BB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JNN5H4 - . This authentic period view of Pillory Street, Nantwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW5 5SS in 2022 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The image documents The Railway Hotel, Beatles sign, Pillory St, Nantwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW5 5SS. Other connected aspects include community noticeboard, orientation signage, local character, everyday life, place identity, public information signage, period detail, public realm, changing land use, instructional sign, transport stop marker, roadside information, visual archive, and before-and-after reference. For current editorial use, transport information and accessibility provide additional context, especially through the importance of clear wayfinding in public and transport environments. The archival value lies partly in recording signage and branding around Pillory Street, Nantwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW5 5SS before conservation work alters the character of the place. The photograph additionally reflects directional sign, local history, navigation aid, archival record, local information board, documentary photography, wayfinding marker, and contemporary social history. References to Railway, Nantwich, Pillory, Hotel, and Beatles give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The wider setting at Pillory Street, Nantwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW5 5SS matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Its period value extends to transport information and how small pieces of street furniture become recognisable parts of local identity within the specific setting of Pillory Street, Nantwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW5 5SS. The record includes evidence of earlier appearance for later comparison. Image 2JNN5H4 also remains a dated record of Pillory Street, Nantwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW5 5SS.
Pillory Street, Nantwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW5 5SS
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PJHNYF - Why is The Vines on Lime Street known as 'The Big House'?
One of city's oldest and most popular pubs never goes by its real name
Taking up a huge chunk of the corner of Lime Street and Copperas Hill, ˜The Big House' is one of the city's most recognisable boozers.
The Vines - to use its official name - is the sister pub of the Philharmonic and is on CAMRA's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors.
The pub was built a whopping 150 years ago by Albert B Vines. In 1907, Walkers took over and rebuilt the pub into an ornate style.
Nowadays, it is known for good beer, live music and karaoke.
But why is it referred to as The Big House?
Echo readers James Parr said: I think it's because it used to be a jail. I remember one of my dad's mates telling me that.
It's been a gin palace and an old billiards room - could it have once been a prison, too?
We spoke to one of the managers at the Vines, Ron Taylor. He said: I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I think it's just called the Big House because it's... big.
81 Lime Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1JQ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PJHNYP - Yates is an English pub chain. It was founded as Yates's Wine Lodge in Oldham, Lancashire by Peter and Simon Yates in 1884
Yates is Britain's oldest pub chain. Its motto was moderation is true temperance. The founders, brothers Peter and Simon Yates, were from Preston. Peter (who lived from April 22, 1854“1944) was sent to Spain to learn about wine. Simon went to the US to learn about business methods.
The first Yates Wine Lodge opened in Oldham in 1884
On July 23, 1994, Yates became a public company owned by the Yates Group PLC (Yates Brothers Wine Lodges PLC). The Yates Group also owned Ha! Ha! Bar & Canteen and operated pubs under the Blob Shop and Addison's name. In the late 1990s, its share price rose to reach a high of 550p in 1998.
In June 2001, the Yates Group entered takeover talks with Luminar Group. In July 2001, it withdrew from takeover talks and saying it would instead sell off 25 of its pubs, later putting 18 of them up for sale. On November 1, 2001, the Yates Group sold eight pubs to Morrells for £4 million, with four being in Grantham, Slough, Solihull and Tunbridge Wells.
In October 2003, Yates sold its Aussie White fortified brand to Halewood International for £1 million
Great Charlotte Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1HU
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PGAYHN - . Made at 17 Church Street, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1EL in 2023, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The scene records The Star Inn (CAMRA award winning) pub & buildings, in Church Street, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1EL. The broader subject matter reaches into licensed hospitality, real-ale culture, licensed trade, regional identity, local character, visual archive, cask-beer tradition, night-time economy, historic hostelry, local social venue, archival record, period detail, pub heritage, and visitor hospitality. Today's relevance is strengthened by changing drinking habits, energy costs and the continuing question of the value of historic pubs to tourism and local identity. As a dated visual record of 17 Church Street, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1EL, the frame retains landscape treatment and surrounding development, making it especially useful if refurbishment subsequently changes the scene. Further associations within the scene are community identity, traditional ale house, changing land use, everyday life, before-and-after reference, hospitality economy, social history, and documentary photography. Details involving CAMRA, Waverley, buildings, Surrey, and award make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The wider setting at 17 Church Street, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1EL matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Another strand within the photograph is changing drinking habits and the value of historic pubs to tourism and local identity within the specific setting of 17 Church Street, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1EL.
17 Church Street, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1EL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PGAYHR - . This authentic period view of 17 Church Street, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1EL in 2023 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The principal subject is The Star Inn (CAMRA award winning) pub & buildings, in Church Street, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1EL. The broader subject matter reaches into changing land use, archival record, visitor hospitality, everyday life, hospitality economy, contemporary social history, social history, historic hostelry, local social venue, licensed hospitality, traditional pub, traditional ale house, regional identity, and local character. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with energy costs, tourism and pressure on hospitality margins in the mid-2020s. Future viewers can use this scene from 17 Church Street, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1EL to compare local activity and public use with whatever follows after new construction. Further associations within the scene are pub heritage, night-time economy, changing streetscape, community drinking venue, local history, public realm, period detail, and community identity. The recorded references to Waverley, buildings, CAMRA, winning, and award preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. A later view of 17 Church Street, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1EL 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 energy costs and pressure on hospitality margins in the mid-2020s as part of the longer story of 17 Church Street, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1EL. It also preserves evidence of earlier appearance for future local research. The photograph keeps period character before later change alters the scene.
17 Church Street, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1EL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PG60YW - . This dated editorial view of 17 Church Street, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1EL in 2023 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The subject captured here is The Star Inn (CAMRA award winning) pub in Church Street, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1EL. The subject also carries associations with licensed hospitality, changing land use, local history, regional identity, social history, public realm, documentary photography, historic hostelry, visitor hospitality, local social venue, contemporary social history, place identity, archival record, and everyday life. Current relevance extends to beer duty and consumer spending, particularly through the continuing appeal of real ale and regional brewing. The image fixes local activity and public use within 17 Church Street, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1EL at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against changing commercial priorities. The surrounding story also includes local character, night-time economy, community drinking venue, historical comparison, cask-beer tradition, traditional ale house, visual archive, and beer-led hospitality. References to award, Surrey, CAMRA, Waverley, and winning give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. A later view of 17 Church Street, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1EL may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. Another useful connection is beer duty and the continuing appeal of real ale and regional brewing in a form that can be compared with future views of 17 Church Street, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1EL. The scene further reflects staffing pressure and the continuing appeal of real ale and regional brewing within the real-world context of 17 Church Street, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1EL.
17 Church Street, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1EL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PFAB4T - More at https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/news/article/gambling-commission-calls-for-pub-industry-to-take-faster-action-to-prevent
Gambling Commission calls for pub industry to take faster action to prevent under 18s accessing gaming machines in pubs
18 October 2019
A review of pubs in England and Wales has shown that 84% of them are failing to prevent under 18-year-olds from playing Category C gaming machines, also known as fruit machines.
Local authorities have primary responsibility for regulating these machines and businesses are responsible for ensuring that they are compliant in checking age verification. Over the last 12 months the Gambling Commission has worked with local authorities and local police to test compliance with laws in place to protect children from the risks gambling can pose.
Children are not permitted to play Category C gaming machines in pubs. Staff are expected to stop children playing on the machines and there should be clear signage indicating the age restriction.
This follows a test sample taken in 2018 which found that 88% of pubs in England failed to prevent children accessing 18+ gaming machines.
The findings suggest that the rules in place around these machines are still not being appropriately enforced and many employees are still unaware of the restrictions.
Programme Director, Helen Rhodes said: The pub industry must accelerate action to enforce these rules. Pubs must take age verification on machines as seriously as they do for alcohol sales, and they risk losing their entitlement to offer machines if they do not.
Adding: ˜'The results last year were extremely disappointing and we have supported local authorities in their action to raise standards. This includes working with the providers of training to the pub industry to emphasise the legal requirements in training materials, as well as with the Home Office to work towards including materials on gambling in pubs in the curriculum for the personal licence holder
48-56 High St, Godalming, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1DY
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2P4JT0M - . This authentic period view of 25 Mathew St Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE in 2023 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The scene records The Grapes pub, where The Beatles sat and drank, 25 Mathew St Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE. Other connected aspects include community identity, contemporary social history, local character, regional identity, night-time economy, historical comparison, changing land use, licensed trade, pub heritage, public realm, cask-beer tradition, traditional ale house, visitor hospitality, and archival record. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into pub closures and energy costs, not least because of the survival of pubs as both businesses and informal community spaces. Future viewers can use this scene from 25 Mathew St Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE to compare lettering, decoration and surface detail with whatever follows after conservation work. The wider setting retains connections with local history, visual archive, documentary photography, historic hostelry, before-and-after reference, beer-led hospitality, place identity, and licensed hospitality. Elements such as where, Merseyside, Liverpool, Grapes, and Beatles add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. Around 25 Mathew St Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The setting also helps illustrate pub closures and the value of historic pubs to tourism and local identity without losing the local specificity of 25 Mathew St Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE. The scene captures a point of historical comparison before later change alters the scene. The period view preserves part of the area's social history as a date-specific reference.
25 Mathew St Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JCR534 - . Made at Old Market Place, Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England, UK, WA14 4DE 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 image documents The Orange Tree Inn pub at dusk, Old Market Place, Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England, UK, WA14 4DE. The setting additionally reflects hospitality venue, retail property, shopfront economy, physical store, casual dining, documentary photography, public realm, destination dining, destination retail, town-centre economy, independent food retail, outdoor retail, archival record, and before-and-after reference. Current relevance extends to consumer spending and staffing pressure, particularly through how food and drink help define neighbourhood identity. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into brand consolidation and business rates, not least because of how physical shops adapt to online competition. The archival value lies partly in recording building condition and alterations around Old Market Place, Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England, UK, WA14 4DE before altered transport patterns alters the character of the place. The surrounding story also includes high-street commerce, licensed hospitality, regional identity, brand-led retail, everyday life, changing streetscape, leisure spending, and food tourism. The combination of Orange, Greater, Manchester, Place, and Market anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The period setting at Old Market Place, Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England, UK, WA14 4DE 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 how food and drink help define neighbourhood identity as part of the longer story of Old Market Place, Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England, UK, WA14 4DE.
Old Market Place, Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England, UK, WA14 4DE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MKF8FJ - Row of 3 town houses, altered as shops
all now derelict.
Probably mid C18
raised and altered in C19. Mostly brown
handmade brick in English garden wall bond (3+1), with ashlar
plinth and dressings, slate roof. Probably double-depth plan,
all single-fronted.
Now 3 storeys but probably formerly 2 storeys, a 5-window
range. Offset left of centre are 2 doorways, that on the left
square-headed, with C18 rusticated and keyed wedge lintel,
the other round-headed with set-in architrave including
consoles to moulded lintel and small keystone. Left of these
doorways is a simple shop front framed by fluted pilasters
right of it are 2 shop windows, the 1st with plain surround
and the 2nd (incorporating a door) with sunk panel pilasters
and prominent cornice. At 1st floor are 5 windows with raised
sills and rusticated and keyed lintels. 2nd floor, of later
C19 brick has segmental-headed sashes with gauged red brick
heads. Most openings boarded at time of survey.
INTERIOR not accessible.
HISTORY: interesting example of Georgian town houses built in
narrow wiend, probably in earliest phase of domestic building
on rear of ancient burgage plots. In poor condition at time of
survey (1992). Forms group with Nos 4-14 opposite (qv).
11 the Wiend, Wigan, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK, WN1 1PF
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,south,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4,WA4 3EP,snow,cold,frost,frosty,church,cobbled,centre,Church Lane,pub,inn,bar,history,historic,picturesque,pubs,Gropenhale,snowy,wintery,scene,villages,freezing,frosted,cobbles,Rocky Horror,picture show,Tim Curry,actor,death,died,birthplace,welcoming
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MAF7Y8 - . Made at Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3EP in 2023, 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 principal subject is Grappenhall Village with snow in winter, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3EP - Rams Head, St Wilfrids parish church. Other connected aspects include contemporary social history, visitor hospitality, beer-led hospitality, conservation architecture, changing land use, architectural character, local history, historic hostelry, conservation interest, public-house heritage, social history, everyday life, urban fabric, and licensed hospitality. Current relevance extends to embodied carbon and energy retrofit, particularly through how historic fabric can support regeneration rather than demolition. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into business rates and consumer spending, not least because of the survival of local pubs as social meeting places. As a dated visual record of Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3EP, the frame retains building condition and alterations, making it especially useful if changing commercial priorities subsequently changes the scene. Further associations within the scene are place identity, historic streetscape, period architecture, public realm, architectural detailing, licensed trade, food-and-drink business, and local social venue. The combination of Wilfrids, winter, Village, parish, and Grappenhall anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. Around Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3EP, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The frame retains a trace of local identity as part of Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3EP's history.
Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3EP
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,SK13,The George Hotel,the,34,High Peak,Derbyshire,UK,SK13 7QU,pub,bar,sign,outside,exterior,hotels,pubs,bars,signs,pub sign,closed,old,history,historic,George,heritage,lost,unused,not,open,signage,stone,building,architecture
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K1RDEJ - The George Hotel was orginal built in 1836. In 1845 obtained its first alehouse license to cater for passengers from the newly then built raiway station. In 1855 it was called the Station Inn and Railway Hotel. In 1990 the hotel was bought by George and Jean Wharmby who renamed it to The George Hotel. The George Hotel is just a minute s walk from Glossop Rail Station, The George Hotel provides rooms with private en suite bathrooms and full English breakfasts on the edge of The Peak District. The George s rooms provide TVs, free Wi-Fi, and en suite private bathrooms. Tea and coffee facilities are also available, and some rooms offer views of the town and surrounding hills. A split-level restaurant is available to guests, featuring a varied menu including traditional British cuisine, vegetarian options, and continental dishes. Guests can also enjoy full English breakfasts in the restaurant.
34 Norfolk Street, Glossop, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK, SK13 7QU
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,UK,Cheshire,England,WA1 2SX,33 Church Street,at,in the,the,Bulls Head,traditional,history,historic,night,evening,in,boozer,old,lit,illuminated,outside,exterior,Victorian,drinking,den,cask,ale,ales,town,centre,Warringtonian,Warringtonians,hostelry,bar,pubs
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M3JBHE - . This scene at 33 Church Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2SX 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 image documents The Bulls Head pub, 33 Church Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2SX at dusk. The broader subject matter reaches into changing land use, historical comparison, ecclesiastical architecture, everyday life, sacred space, parish history, changing streetscape, traditional ale house, documentary photography, place identity, visual archive, religious landmark, real-ale culture, and religious heritage. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into tourism and energy costs, not least because of the value of historic pubs to tourism and local identity. Today's relevance is strengthened by tourism, historic fabric and the continuing question of the challenge of maintaining historic fabric amid rising costs. The archival value lies partly in recording lettering, decoration and surface detail around 33 Church Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2SX before closure or conversion alters the character of the place. Further associations within the scene are ecclesiastical art, beer-led hospitality, social history, archival record, night-time economy, sacred architecture, visitor hospitality, and pub heritage. Elements such as Bulls and Church add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. By fixing the subject within 33 Church Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2SX, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The scene further reflects tourism and the value of historic pubs to tourism and local identity in a form that can be compared with future views of 33 Church Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2SX.
33 Church Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2SX
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,UK,Warrington,Cheshire,England,kegs,keg,aluminium,metal,brewery,up,a,delivery,pubs,industry,drinks,30 litre,thirty,litre,drink,drinks supply,British,booze,Britain,cask,casks,containers,empty,barrel,barrels,tracked,live,ale,beers
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M3JBDW - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Appleton Thorn , village, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 4SN in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The image documents Stacks of beer barrels, 30 litre craft kegs, Cheshire, England, UK. The broader subject matter reaches into community identity, changing land use, everyday life, traditional pub, traditional ale house, visitor hospitality, visual archive, pub heritage, before-and-after reference, licensed trade, night-time economy, historic hostelry, public realm, and social history. Today's relevance is strengthened by pub closures, staffing pressure and the continuing question of the survival of pubs as both businesses and informal community spaces. As a dated visual record of Appleton Thorn , village, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 4SN, the frame retains street furniture and boundaries, making it especially useful if different community use subsequently changes the scene. The photograph additionally reflects beer-led hospitality, historical comparison, documentary photography, community drinking venue, contemporary social history, archival record, local social venue, and changing streetscape. Elements such as litre, craft, Stacks, and barrels add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The wider setting at Appleton Thorn , village, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 4SN matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Another strand within the photograph is pub closures and the continuing appeal of real ale and regional brewing as part of the longer story of Appleton Thorn , village, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 4SN. The period view preserves a local visual benchmark before later change alters the scene.
Appleton Thorn , village, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 4SN
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,pub,Yorkshire,YO24,12 Blossom St,North Yorkshire,England,UK,YO24 1AE,red,sign,bar,Gins,Caffe,La Tazzina,Tazzina,ales,beer,Cocktails,evening,window,door,entry,entrance,city,centre,west,drink,drinks,alcohol,nightlife,night life,entertainment,bars,pubs
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M4W2RE - . A grounded documentary photograph made at 12 Blossom St, York, North Yorkshire, England, UK, YO24 1AE in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The subject captured here is Caffe La Tazzina, bar, craft Ales, Gins, Cocktails neon sign, 12 Blossom St, York, North Yorkshire, England, UK, YO24 1AE. The subject also carries associations with period detail, place identity, historical comparison, retail graphics, regional identity, licensed trade, archival record, public-house heritage, beer-led hospitality, visual archive, local character, changing land use, licensed hospitality, and hospitality economy. Today's relevance is strengthened by business rates, staffing pressure and the continuing question of pressure on hospitality margins in a high-cost economy. From a 2025-onward perspective, advertising regulation and branding are closely linked to this subject, alongside the historical value of ordinary advertising material. Small period details of local activity and public use at 12 Blossom St, York, North Yorkshire, England, UK, YO24 1AE may become more significant with time, particularly following changing commercial priorities. A second descriptive layer includes local history, historic signage, night-time economy, before-and-after reference, everyday life, traditional ale house, visitor hospitality, and food-and-drink business. The combination of Cocktails, Caffe, Yorkshire, Blossom, and Tazzina anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The period setting at 12 Blossom St, York, North Yorkshire, England, UK, YO24 1AE helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The period view preserves a point of historical comparison before later change alters the scene. The view records part of the area's social history as a date-specific reference.
12 Blossom St, York, North Yorkshire, England, UK, YO24 1AE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,High Peak,Derbyshire,UK,SK13 5EZ,George,Dragon,summer,flowers,open,G&D,stone,sandstone,millstone grit,corner,pub,pubs,bar,bars,hanging,baskets,history,historic,inn,tavern,public house,food,gastropub,restaurant,outside,exterior,door,doorway
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K1NRHA - . An identifiable period record of 1 Glossop Rd, Charlesworth, Glossop, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK, SK13 5EZ in 2022, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The principal subject is George and Dragon pub, 1 Glossop Rd, Charlesworth, Glossop, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK, SK13 5EZ. The subject also carries associations with food-and-drink business, community identity, casual dining, local social venue, regional identity, traditional hostelry, customer-facing leisure, street-level dining, rural economy, before-and-after reference, hospitality trade, farm produce, period detail, and neighbourhood drinking venue. The wider contemporary story combines business rates, commercial rents and how branded and independent hospitality compete for changing leisure spending. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with agricultural policy, soil health and how hotter and wetter weather affects crop reliability. Small period details of public access and movement at 1 Glossop Rd, Charlesworth, Glossop, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK, SK13 5EZ may become more significant with time, particularly following closure or conversion. A second descriptive layer includes everyday life, pub heritage, summer fieldwork, licensed trade, visual archive, night-time economy, place identity, and archival record. Elements such as Derbyshire, Charlesworth, Dragon, Glossop, and George add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. A later view of 1 Glossop Rd, Charlesworth, Glossop, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK, SK13 5EZ may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The image fixes part of the area's social history as part of 1 Glossop Rd, Charlesworth, Glossop, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK, SK13 5EZ's history.
1 Glossop Rd, Charlesworth, Glossop, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK, SK13 5EZ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,Cheshire,CW5,bar,live,music,gig,pub,celebrate,celebration,celebrating,cheery,happy,decorated,decorations,outside,exterior,pubs,bars,sunny,blue,sky,skies,hotel,heritage,Victorian,blue sky,blue skies,town,town centre,interesting,tourist,tourism,attraction,attractions,band
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JNN53X - . This scene at Pillory St, Nantwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW5 5SS 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 main point of reference is Summer bunting at the Railway Hotel, Pillory St, Nantwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW5 5SS. Further facets of the scene include historical comparison, period detail, place identity, public realm, creative culture, cultural venue, gallery space, arts heritage, creative industries, social history, contemporary social history, arts destination, local character, and everyday life. For current editorial use, venue costs and cultural tourism provide additional context, especially through how arts spaces contribute to local identity and tourism. The image fixes transport arrangements and footfall within Pillory St, Nantwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW5 5SS at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against redevelopment. The photograph additionally reflects changing land use, performance venue, changing streetscape, local cultural identity, community identity, before-and-after reference, visual archive, and regional identity. Details involving bunting, Summer, Hotel, Railway, and Nantwich make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. Around Pillory St, Nantwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW5 5SS, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. Another useful connection is venue costs and the financial pressure faced by many galleries and performance venues without losing the local specificity of Pillory St, Nantwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW5 5SS. The scene further reflects heritage and the role of cultural venues in sustaining city-centre activity in a form that can be compared with future views of Pillory St, Nantwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW5 5SS.
Pillory St, Nantwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW5 5SS
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Merseyside,England,UK,L3 8HR,L3,bar,pub,original,Irish,broken,derelict,with,historic,Tetleys Bitter,neon,sign,Tetleys,old,dilapidated,pubs,bars,tired,decayed,decaying,Victorian,history,the,beer,beers,wines,wine,spirits,Tetley,Tetley Walker,high street,high streets,public houses
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M475F6 - . Made at 31 London Rd, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 8HR 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. At the centre of the view is Paddys Bar, 31 London Rd, Liverpool L3 8HR - Original Irish Bar with historic Tetleys Bitter neon sign. The surrounding context encompasses Irish community culture, licensed trade, Irish-British history, visitor hospitality, Irish heritage, licensed hospitality, night-time economy, community drinking venue, everyday life, documentary photography, public commemoration, period detail, regional identity, and real-ale culture. The wider contemporary story combines cultural celebration, migration and the coexistence of celebration and remembrance in places marked by historic violence. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with changing drinking habits, energy costs and the survival of pubs as both businesses and informal community spaces. Future viewers can use this scene from 31 London Rd, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 8HR to compare lettering, decoration and surface detail with whatever follows after changing commercial priorities. The wider setting retains connections with community identity, social history, Irish social history, local history, before-and-after reference, hospitality economy, diaspora celebration, and community remembrance. Elements such as Irish, Bitter, Original, Liverpool, and Paddys add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. For 31 London Rd, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 8HR, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The image fixes period character before later change alters the scene. It also preserves a trace of local identity as a date-specific reference.
31 London Rd, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 8HR
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,ale,pubs,bar,2023,beers,ales,UK,guide,UKs,best-selling,best,selling,pub,drinking,entries,five decades,history,historic,comprehensive,volunteer team,tome,guides,good beer,annual,annually,published,printed,drinkers,buckets,of,great,bottles,bottle,Campaign for Real Ale
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KAHRXP - . Photographed at Britain , UK in 2022, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The principal subject is Fifty (50) years of the CAMRA compiled Good Beer Guide. The subject also carries associations with changing streetscape, documentary photography, changing land use, traditional pub, traditional ale house, contemporary social history, real-ale culture, historic hostelry, local character, place identity, community identity, beer-led hospitality, regional identity, and period detail. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into changing drinking habits and energy costs, not least because of the continuing appeal of real ale and regional brewing. As a dated visual record of Britain , UK, the frame retains period objects and surrounding context, making it especially useful if altered transport patterns subsequently changes the scene. A second descriptive layer includes visitor hospitality, historical comparison, before-and-after reference, pub heritage, public realm, community drinking venue, hospitality economy, and archival record. The combination of years, CAMRA, compiled, Guide, and Fifty anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For Britain , UK, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. A further contemporary connection is changing drinking habits and the value of historic pubs to tourism and local identity within the real-world context of Britain , UK. The wider significance includes tourism and the continuing appeal of real ale and regional brewing within the specific setting of Britain , UK. Another strand within the photograph is consumer spending and the continuing appeal of real ale and regional brewing as part of the longer story of Britain , UK.
Britain , UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,ale,pubs,bar,2023,beers,ales,UK,guide,UKs,best-selling,best,selling,pub,drinking,entries,five decades,history,historic,comprehensive,volunteer team,tome,guides,good beer,annual,annually,published,printed,drinkers,buckets,of,great,bottles,bottle
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KAHRXR - . This location-specific image from Britain , UK in 2022 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The photograph centres on Fifty (50) years of the CAMRA compiled Good Beer Guide. The frame also records themes of community identity, visitor hospitality, pub heritage, community drinking venue, hospitality economy, licensed hospitality, beer-led hospitality, licensed trade, archival record, historical comparison, cask-beer tradition, public realm, changing land use, and local history. For current editorial use, consumer spending and changing drinking habits provide additional context, especially through the value of historic pubs to tourism and local identity. The image fixes transport arrangements and footfall within Britain , UK at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against replacement signage. The location also brings in real-ale culture, period detail, night-time economy, place identity, local character, regional identity, traditional pub, and documentary photography. The recorded references to years, Fifty, Guide, CAMRA, and compiled preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The period setting at Britain , UK helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Another strand within the photograph is consumer spending and the value of historic pubs to tourism and local identity in a form that can be compared with future views of Britain , UK. The setting also helps illustrate consumer spending and the continuing appeal of real ale and regional brewing within the real-world context of Britain , UK. The image also provides a reference for pub closures and the continuing appeal of real ale and regional brewing within the specific setting of Britain , UK.
Britain , UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Silverstone Woodlands camping site,Popup,pop up,real ale,The Petrol Head,racing,tents,camp,site,entertainment,camping site,British GP,event,UK,F1,GP,Northamptonshire,England,alcohol,the,petrol,head,Petrolhead,pub,pubs,bar,bars,inn,real ales,beer,beers,old,sign,signage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JG5JMX - . Recorded at Silverstone Woodlands , Northamptonshire, England, UK in 2022, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The defining feature is The Petrol Head pub, Silverstone Woodlands camping site, Silverstone British Formula1 Grand Prix, Northamptonshire, England, UK. The locality and subject together evoke hospitality venue, street furniture, local dining scene, route marker, night-time economy, navigation aid, commercial hospitality, orientation signage, before-and-after reference, customer-facing service, destination dining, historical comparison, everyday life, and place identity. The wider contemporary story combines hospitality costs, food inflation and the resilience of customer-facing businesses in a high-cost economy. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with local identity, inclusive design and the importance of accessible information in hospitals, stations and public spaces. The image fixes signage and branding within Silverstone Woodlands , Northamptonshire, England, UK at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against replacement signage. The location also brings in period detail, local character, public-facing notice, licensed hospitality, hospitality trade, independent food retail, operational signage, and changing land use. Elements such as Formula1, Woodlands, camping, Petrol, and Grand add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. A later view of Silverstone Woodlands , Northamptonshire, England, UK may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The setting also helps illustrate hospitality costs and the role of restaurants and bars in visitor-led regeneration in a form that can be compared with future views of Silverstone Woodlands , Northamptonshire, England, UK.
Silverstone Woodlands , Northamptonshire, England, UK
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Keywords: EC4V,4EG,UK,art,deco,friars,drinking,beer,CAMRA,listed,classic,pubs,english,british,cockney,bars,artdeco,1920s,1910,style,styles,architecture,decoration,salloon,classic,Gotonysmith,engraved,pubs,bars,of,London,classic,tourist,attraction,travel,vacation,Pubs Of London,pub,bar,Blackfriars
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCE774 - . To The saloon copper plate engraving, outside the historic Black Friar pub , Blackfriars London England UK. Photographed on 10 August 2013. The recorded location is Black Friar Public House, 174 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4EG UK. The Black Friar is one of London's most distinctive historic pubs, occupying a triangular site near Blackfriars station. The present building was remodelled around 1905 in an elaborate Arts and Crafts style, with decorative mosaics, sculpture, copperwork and inscriptions that play on the medieval Black Friars associated with the area. Small engraved details such as saloon signs and measurements form part of a remarkably complete decorative scheme. As background, public houses form a distinctive part of British social history, combining licensed drinking, hospitality and community life
Older pubs can reveal changing fashions in brewing, tied houses, coaching routes, urban development and leisure, while modern bars show how the licensed trade continues to adapt. The historical context is that older buildings and artefacts provide tangible evidence that written records cannot fully replace
Their wear, construction, signage and setting help researchers understand local history, design, industry and social life across different periods. In historical terms, architecture records the priorities of the period in which a building was designed: materials, ornament, scale and planning can reveal changing technologies, social status and commercial use
Later alterations and changes of tenant add further layers, so a single façade can embody several phases of local history. Against the 2026 backdrop, 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.
Black Friar Public House, 174 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4EG UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,Cheshire,UK,Warrington,Grappenhall,Thelwall,Little Manor,pub,bar,Bell Lane,WA4,open again,after,Coronavirus,Covid,after lockdown,The Little Manor,pubs,bars,welcome back,C19,pandemic,freehouse,freehouses,Brunning,Price,Brunning and Price,Brunning & Price,WA4 2SU,village,A-Board,Aboard,hospitality
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2C6RE8D - . Photographed at Bell Lane, Thelwall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SU, the scene provides a dated reference to the subject and the surrounding social, commercial or physical environment. The main point of reference is Little Manor,pub,bar,reopening A-Board,opening after Covid,Bell Lane,Thelwall,Warrington,Cheshire,England,WA4,Welcome Back. Further connections within the scene include regional identity, changing streetscape, built environment, licensed premises, before-and-after reference, visual archive, hospitality venue, beer-led venue, community hostelry, local character, leisure venue, social meeting place, town-centre leisure, and social history. The present-day relevance extends to business rates and independent hospitality, while a wider concern is whether local venues can remain commercially viable. Future viewers can use this scene from Bell Lane, Thelwall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SU to compare signage and branding with whatever follows after later redevelopment. A second layer of the scene includes community social space, urban change, community identity, traditional ale house, archival record, historical comparison, local history, and neighbourhood pub. Details involving Manor, after, Thelwall, Welcome, and reopening make the image more specific than a generic illustration and strengthen its local or historical value. The surrounding context at Bell Lane, Thelwall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SU matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The scene retains a connection with business rates and whether local venues can remain commercially viable in a form that can be compared with future views of Bell Lane, Thelwall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SU. The image adds a further period reference to the visual history of Bell Lane, Thelwall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SU.
Bell Lane, Thelwall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SU
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,M2,1867,pub,52 Cross St,North West,England,UK,M2 7AR,sign,bar,block,House,North West England,history,historic,institution,classic,boozer,Victorian,building,architecture,Black and White,Black & White,mist,misty,chops,smoke,steam,back,signs,bars,street,lane,pubs
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ADE3KX - . Recorded at James Binney House,52 Cross St, Manchester,North West,England,UK, M2 7AR in 2019, the image fixes a particular place, use and appearance for later comparison as buildings, businesses, signs and public activity change. The location is represented through Mr Thomas's Chop House sign,1867,pub,James Binney House,52 Cross St, Manchester,North West,England,UK, M2 7AR,Black and White. Other connected aspects include period streetscape, cask-beer tradition, changing streetscape, beer judging, hand-pulled beer, licensed hospitality, cityscape history, beer festival scene, local character, urban fabric, regional identity, before-and-after reference, period detail, and heritage asset. Today's wider story includes business rates, beer duty and the practical question of the survival of community pubs. For contemporary context, adaptive reuse and planning control are closely related themes, especially where the issue becomes reusing existing buildings rather than demolishing them. As a documentary source, the scene fixes local appearance, occupation, access and public activity in the immediate surroundings of James Binney House,52 Cross St, Manchester,North West,England,UK, M2 7AR. The wider local story also touches on built heritage, pub trade, period building, changing land use, historic townscape, visual archive, heritage landmark, and historical comparison. The recorded references to House, Binney, Cross, James, and Black preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. By fixing the subject within James Binney House,52 Cross St, Manchester,North West,England,UK, M2 7AR, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The record includes a point of historical comparison as part of James Binney House,52 Cross St, Manchester,North West,England,UK, M2 7AR's history. The frame retains part of the area's social history for future local research.
James Binney House,52 Cross St, Manchester,North West,England,UK, M2 7AR
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,bar,pub,kegs,ale,ales,craft,brewing,brewery,30,thirty,Christmas Bar,Manchester,England,UK,pipe,pipes,connected,linked,piped,dispenser,lager,infrastructure,bars,pubs,bier,keg,line,lines,back,yard,machinery,support,retail
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ADE4AG - . Photographed at St Anns Square,Manchester,England,UK in 2019, this is a specific real-world record of the subject, its setting and the period details surrounding it. The view centres on 30 beer kegs,connected to a bar,Christmas Bar,German Market,Manchester,England,UK. The frame also contains themes of building-material production, beer festival scene, changing streetscape, historic manufacturing, beer judging, British brewing tradition, contemporary social history, industrial archaeology, brewing heritage, drinks hospitality, local history, social history, independent brewing, and pub trade. From a 2025-onward perspective, the scene also connects with beer duty, changing drinking habits and the cultural role of real ale and regional brewing. In the mid-2020s, adaptive reuse and industrial conservation keep the subject current, particularly through the reuse or loss of former production sites. Looking back from the mid-2020s, the scene fixes evidence of how the subject fitted into ordinary life as seen at St Anns Square,Manchester,England,UK. A second layer of the scene includes historic context, everyday life, regional identity, industrial material culture, local character, industrial artefact, beer appreciation, and community drinking venue. References to German, connected, Christmas, and Market help fix the photograph to its own subject and period rather than reducing it to a generic view. A later view of St Anns Square,Manchester,England,UK may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. Another useful connection is beer duty and the cultural role of real ale and regional brewing when considered against later change at St Anns Square,Manchester,England,UK. The scene further reflects adaptive reuse and recording industries that shaped northern towns without losing the local specificity of St Anns Square,Manchester,England,UK.
St Anns Square,Manchester,England,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AE02FA - Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (1 May 1769 “ 14 September 1852) was a Anglo-Irish statesman, soldier, and Tory politician who was one of the leading military and political figures of 19th-century Britain, serving twice as prime minister of the United Kingdom. He is among the commanders who won and ended the Napoleonic Wars when the Seventh Coalition defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
Wellesley was born in Dublin into the Protestant Ascendancy in Ireland. He was commissioned as an ensign in the British Army in 1787, serving in Ireland as aide-de-camp to two successive lords lieutenant of Ireland. He was also elected as a member of Parliament in the Irish House of Commons. He was a colonel by 1796 and saw action in the Netherlands and in India, where he fought in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War at the Battle of Seringapatam. He was appointed governor of Seringapatam and Mysore in 1799 and, as a newly appointed major-general, won a decisive victory over the Maratha Confederacy at the Battle of Assaye in 1803.
Wellesley rose to prominence as a general during the Peninsular campaign of the Napoleonic Wars, and was promoted to the rank of field marshal after leading the allied forces to victory against the French Empire at the Battle of Vitoria in 1813. Following Napoleon's exile in 1814, he served as the ambassador to France and was granted a dukedom. During the Hundred Days in 1815, he commanded the allied army which, together with a Prussian Army under Field Marshal Gebhard von Blücher, defeated Napoleon at Waterloo. Wellington's battle record is exemplary
he ultimately participated in some 60 battles during the course of his military career.
21 Druid St, Bermondsey, London,England, UK, SE1 2HH
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Keywords: HotpixUk,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,England,English,Appleton,CAMRA National Club of the Year 2019,National Club of the Year,2019,Warrington,Cheshire,WA4 4RT,local beer festival,village beer festival,awarded,awards,real ale,bitters,IPA,British ales,brewing,range of ales,Great British Beer Festival,campaign for real ale,CAMRA,beer,festivals,ATVH,club,of,the,year,village,bar,bars,pubs,pub
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AAT2GG - The hub of the community, the Village Hall, CAMRA National Club of the Year 2019 and multi local CAMRA award winner, has a comfortable lounge and a larger bar/function room served from a central bar. The function room hosts quizzes, live music and the annual beer festival in October. On the bar are up to seven beers from regional and microbreweries, plus up to five ciders/perries. Light lunches are served on Sunday 1-3pm. Non-members pay a minimal fee for admission.
Stretton Road, Appleton Thorn,Warrington,Cheshire, England, WA4 4RT
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AAT2GJ - The hub of the community, the Village Hall, CAMRA National Club of the Year 2019 and multi local CAMRA award winner, has a comfortable lounge and a larger bar/function room served from a central bar. The function room hosts quizzes, live music and the annual beer festival in October. On the bar are up to seven beers from regional and microbreweries, plus up to five ciders/perries. Light lunches are served on Sunday 1-3pm. Non-members pay a minimal fee for admission.
Stretton Road, Appleton Thorn,Warrington,Cheshire, England, WA4 4RT
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Keywords: GoTonySmith @HotpixUK,Champagne Central bar,Gordon St,Scotland,UK,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,city centre,Gordon street,drinking,tourist,tourism,Champagne Central,pub,pubs,bar,bars,Victorian,history,historic,infrastructure,stations,Scottish,99,Gordon Street,ceiling,commercial,Scotrail,Champagne Bar,Central,wood,wooden,mahogany,brand,branding,overlooks,overlooking
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PE1J5A - Pull up a seat and step back in time. Our Champagne bar overlooks Central Station and evokes the golden age of travel, with a sash of style and lashings of charm. Vintage Champagne is served in coupes, and bottles chilled in elegant vintage ice buckets.
For those feeling peckish, food is fine, flavoursome, and focuses on small plates and sharing boards. Afternoon Tea has a special place on the menu and is “ of course “ best taken with a glass of Champagne.
99 Gordon St, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 3SF
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,closed,Cheshire,North West England,UK,For sale,rent,leisure,opportunity,bar,pubs,decline,cutback,cuts,cut back,Sign,to let sign,pub,chain,Green,roof,green roof,town centre,closures,bankrupt,faded,derelict,site,sites,bars,CBRE,Warrington Harvester,branch,British,casual,dining,restaurant,boarded-up,boarded up
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P9MEDG - . This location-led image captures the setting around Wharf St, Warrington WA1 2HG, UK, in this period view from 2018. The scene is specifically associated with Closed Harvester Pub Restaurant, Riverside retail park, Warrington, Cheshire, North West England, UK. Further features of the subject include night-time economy, public house culture, service economy, chain-store economy, visitor economy, customer service, community drinking place, shopping district, town-centre hospitality, food service, independent hospitality, and shopping habits. The wider contemporary story of the licensed trade now includes operating costs alongside business rates, while policy and investment increasingly consider balancing heritage with commercial survival. Current debate around physical shops often combines operating costs, hybrid working and the practical challenge of mixed-use town centres. In the mid-2020s, food service is increasingly discussed through consumer spending and commercial rents, with attention turning to adaptable venues. Documentary value is strengthened by the precise setting at Wharf St, Warrington WA1 2HG, UK, where even ordinary details of frontage, equipment, signs, traffic or public activity may disappear as the area evolves. The scene also relates to retail property, customer footfall, British pub trade, beer heritage, pub architecture, local dining. The scene is further associated with leisure opportunity, CBRE, pub chain, closure. The location further reflects bricks-and-mortar retail, hospitality premises, licensed premises, commercial streetscape, consumer retail, commercial frontage, hospitality economy, licensed hospitality, beer retail, and retail vacancy. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, beer and brewing also connects with operating costs, competition for household spending and efforts aimed at balancing heritage with commercial survival. This period image preserves a stage in local change as a historical reference.
Wharf St, Warrington WA1 2HG, UK
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Keywords: GoTonysmith,@HotpixUK,Trafford,Cheshire,town,centre,shopping,retail,evening,lamp,lamps,sign,Manchester,North West England,UK,drinking,beer,camra,real ale,WA14 1EJ,stationhouse,blindtigerinns,opposite,Altrincham station,interchange,Altrincham Metrolink,44,Stamford New Road,WA14,outside,exterior,history,historic,pub,bar,pubs,bars
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P307GT - The Station Hotel is a traditional, sport led community pub based in the heart of Altrincham town centre. We boast a friendly and welcoming atmosphere and aim to bring together the whole community with great beer, awesome events and lots of live sport.
Traditional and spacious, the Station Hotel offers a relaxed environment for all types of customers. Situated in the pub are a variety of large HD tv screens showing both Sky and BT sports, enabling us to show a variety of live sports at any one time, depending on your preference or team. We are proud supporters of Ice Hockey team, Manchester Storm and are the official pub for fans!
In addition to live sport, we host a variety of live and local bands every Friday night and midweek karaoke on Monday's and Wednesdays! We pride ourselves on our wide range of ales, lagers, wines and spirits, offering something for everyone
whatever your taste buds.
The side of the pub has a large outdoor beer garden and we also take bookings all year round for functions such as birthday's, christenings, parties and funerals.
44 Stamford New Rd, Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England, UK, WA14 1EJ
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Keywords: HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Brewdog pub bar,1397 Argyle St,Scotland,UK,G3 8AN,Brewdog,beer,pub,bar,craft,brewer,brewery,A Board,Brew Dog,Beer To Go,Burgers,Scottish brewery,brewing,Scottish,Merchant City,Glasgow Merchant City,bars,brewers,pubs,1397 Argyle Street,1397,Argyle Street,A-Board,advert,free wifi,history,historic,Hutcheson Hospital,building,tilray,administration
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P72D9T - . Photographed at 1397 Argyle St, Merchant City, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G3 8AN in 2018, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The location is represented through Brewdog pub bar, & Hutcheson Hospital, building, Glasgow, 1397 Argyle St, Merchant City, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G3 8AN. Further facets of the scene include adaptive reuse, before-and-after reference, conservation architecture, cider brand history, heritage landmark, built heritage, bottle-filling machinery, historic streetscape, conservation interest, historical comparison, cityscape history, Herefordshire cider tradition, social history, and contemporary social history. From a 2025-onward perspective, packaging and brand heritage are closely linked to this subject, alongside Herefordshire's long association with commercial cider production. The wider contemporary story combines maintenance, heritage conservation and the balance between conservation, retrofit and modern accessibility. The image fixes transport arrangements and footfall within 1397 Argyle St, Merchant City, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G3 8AN at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against changed technology. A second descriptive layer includes local character, orchard-to-bottle industry, cider-making heritage, architectural detail, archival record, period building, drinks manufacturing, and beverage production. References to Scotland, Argyle, Hospital, Hutcheson, and Brewdog give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The period setting at 1397 Argyle St, Merchant City, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G3 8AN helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The view records a point of historical comparison for later comparison. That local specificity strengthens the long-term documentary value of image P72D9T.
1397 Argyle St, Merchant City, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G3 8AN
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Keywords: GoTonysmith,@HotpixUK,real ale,on a bar,bar,bitter,in a,pubs,bars,England,UK,GB,Britain,British,Traditional British Beer,tourist,tourism,Everards,brewery,brewing,copper ale,copper,cat,log,sign,handpull,Tiger beer,Leicester,Leicestershire,county,English,beer brewing,local,national,alcohol,drinking,units of alcohol,Dangers of Alcohol
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy MM9A21 - . This authentic period view of the recorded location in 2018 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The subject captured here is Everards Tiger Beer pumps on a bar, in a traditional English pub, England, UK. The wider scene also brings together drinks packaging, visual archive, bottle-filling machinery, public realm, beverage production, cider-making heritage, archival record, changing land use, regional drinks industry, historic beverage advertising, industrial beverage equipment, regional identity, period detail, and local history. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into manufacturing automation and responsible drinking, not least because of how historic drinks advertising and machinery become industrial heritage. Small period details of commercial use and occupation at the recorded location may become more significant with time, particularly following redevelopment. Other useful contextual ideas include everyday life, changing streetscape, social history, factory bottling line, historical comparison, Herefordshire cider tradition, community identity, and documentary photography. The combination of pumps, English, Everards, Tiger, and traditional anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. Image MM9A21 therefore remains a useful historical reference to Everards Tiger Beer pumps on a bar, in a traditional English pub, England, UK, with its date, wording, design and surrounding details providing the documentary context. Its period value extends to manufacturing automation and how bottling technology transformed large-scale drinks manufacturing in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location. The location additionally provides evidence of energy costs and the relationship between orchard agriculture, regional identity and branded cider within the real-world context of the recorded location.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy MM9A01 - Hook Norton Brewery is a regional brewery in Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England, several miles outside of the Cotswold Hills. Founded in 1849, the brewing plant is a traditional Victorian 'tower' brewery in which all the stages of the brewing process flow logically from floor to floor
mashing at the top, boiling in the middle, fermentation and racking at the bottom. Until 2006, the brewing process was powered by steam. Beer is still delivered in the village by horse-drawn dray.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy MM9A00 - . An identifiable period record of the recorded location in 2018, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The defining feature is Optimist Bristol Beer Factory Beer pumps on a bar, in a traditional English pub, England, UK. The frame also records themes of local history, documentary photography, local character, bottling technology, cider-making heritage, historic beverage advertising, regional identity, public realm, regional drinks industry, drinks manufacturing, Herefordshire cider tradition, historical comparison, industrial beverage equipment, and before-and-after reference. Today's relevance is strengthened by manufacturing automation, energy costs and the continuing question of Herefordshire's long association with commercial cider production. The image fixes public access and movement within the recorded location at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against replacement signage. The surrounding story also includes place identity, period detail, factory bottling line, beverage production, fermented drink production, orchard-to-bottle industry, cider brand history, and community identity. The recorded references to pumps, traditional, Bristol, Factory, and Optimist preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. For the recorded location, 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 manufacturing automation and Herefordshire's long association with commercial cider production when considered against later change at the recorded location. Another strand within the photograph is manufacturing automation and Herefordshire's long association with commercial cider production without losing the local specificity of the recorded location.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H4HMB1 - Cains is a brewery in Liverpool, England, founded in 1858 by Robert Cain. The company merged with Peter Walker & Son in 1921 to form Walker Cain. Peter Walker & Son had a large brewery in Warrington so sold its Liverpool brewery to Higsons in 1923.
Boddingtons of Manchester took over in 1985. In 1990 Whitbread acquired Boddington's brewing operations and closed the then Higsons Brewery in 1990. It was reopened by GB Breweries, who became part of Bryggerigruppen in 1991, and in 2002 was sold to Gardener-Shaw for £3.4 million.
The brewery closed in June 2013 with debts totalling more than £8m
18 Tithebarn Street, LIVERPOOL, L2 2DT
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Keywords: pub,bar,pubs,bars,old,Tadcaster,ale,CAMRA,Yorks,garden,foam,head,measured,white,rose,pot,Old Brewery Bitter,The Old Brewery,Glass empty,Samuel Smith,Pub Garden,weights & measures,weights and measures,white rose,White Rose Of Yorkshire,Pint Pot,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,UK,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GY1C4T - . This dated editorial view of Yorkshire in 2016 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The main point of reference is Glass Empty - Pint Samuel Smith bitter Yorkshire brewery. The wider scene also brings together changing streetscape, community drinking venue, before-and-after reference, pub heritage, traditional pub, night-time economy, licensed hospitality, everyday life, local history, traditional ale house, local character, contemporary social history, period detail, and social history. The wider contemporary story combines beer duty, staffing pressure and pressure on hospitality margins in the mid-2020s. Future viewers can use this scene from Yorkshire to compare equipment and working practice with whatever follows after new construction. Other useful contextual ideas include historical comparison, licensed trade, hospitality economy, local social venue, public realm, cask-beer tradition, visitor hospitality, and regional identity. References to Samuel, Empty, Smith, bitter, and Glass give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. For Yorkshire, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. Another strand within the photograph is beer duty and the continuing appeal of real ale and regional brewing within the real-world context of Yorkshire. The setting also helps illustrate tourism and pressure on hospitality margins in the mid-2020s within the specific setting of Yorkshire. The image also provides a reference for business rates and the continuing appeal of real ale and regional brewing as part of the longer story of Yorkshire. Another useful connection is changing drinking habits and the value of historic pubs to tourism and local identity when considered against later change at Yorkshire.
Yorkshire
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Keywords: Butts Street,historic,pub,bar,gay,butts,bathhouse,bath house,SF,Canal St,Queer,Homosexual,LGBT,England,UK,Midland,Butts,Tavern,Public House,GoTonySmith,Black,Country,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Walsall Black Country,the,inn,bars,pubs,beer,red,brick
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY7XX7 - . This scene at 44 Butts St, Walsall, West Midlands, England, UK WS4 2BJ in 2015 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 The Butts Tavern, Butts St,Walsall,West Midlands,England, UK. The broader subject matter reaches into pub heritage, hospitality economy, documentary photography, changing streetscape, archival record, everyday life, beer-led hospitality, night-time economy, changing land use, licensed hospitality, public realm, regional identity, social history, and visitor hospitality. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into beer duty and pub closures, not least because of the survival of pubs as both businesses and informal community spaces. Small period details of lettering, decoration and surface detail at 44 Butts St, Walsall, West Midlands, England, UK WS4 2BJ may become more significant with time, particularly following redevelopment. Other useful contextual ideas include real-ale culture, community drinking venue, local history, place identity, community identity, local social venue, traditional ale house, and visual archive. The combination of Butts, Tavern, Midlands, and Walsall anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The period setting at 44 Butts St, Walsall, West Midlands, England, UK WS4 2BJ helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Another useful connection is beer duty and the survival of pubs as both businesses and informal community spaces within the real-world context of 44 Butts St, Walsall, West Midlands, England, UK WS4 2BJ. The scene further reflects energy costs and pressure on hospitality margins in the mid-2020s within the specific setting of 44 Butts St, Walsall, West Midlands, England, UK WS4 2BJ.
44 Butts St, Walsall, West Midlands, England, UK WS4 2BJ
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Keywords: brewer,brewery,town,Warrington,Cheshire,blue,yellow,match,day,matchday,pub,bar,player,in,pub,window,etched,holding,a,ball,2 Orford Lane,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,WA2 7AB,Rugby Ball,GoTonySmith,Warringtonian,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,centre,pubs,bars,fan,the,Warrington Wolves,ales,ale
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY5KD6 - . Greenall,Whitley,Wilderspool Ales,Rugby,Wire player in pub window. Photographed at Original Wire Pub, 2 Orford Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 7AB. The photograph was taken on 16 July 2015. The image metadata records 1 person in the frame. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Greenall, Whitley, Wilderspool Ales, Rugby, Wire, original wire, Greenalls, Wilderspool, Original Wire Pub and brewer, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is relevant to sport, supporters, venues, clubs, competition and the strong connection between sporting institutions and local identity. It can support editorial features about football, rugby or other spectator sports, stadiums, club heritage, matchday culture, investment, redevelopment, fans, sponsorship and the commercial side of professional sport. Signs, colours, banners, buildings, entrances and surrounding streets can help establish a recognisable sporting context without relying on a posed action image. The dated scene also has archive value as clubs, grounds, branding and neighbourhoods evolve over time. Search themes include sport, clubs, stadiums, supporters, venues, matchday culture, sponsorship, sporting heritage, redevelopment and local identity. A dated view is valuable where club branding, grounds, surrounding streets or the commercial presentation of a venue subsequently changes. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. This particular view is catalogued under Alamy image reference EY5KD6, distinguishing it from other photographs of the same or related subject.
Original Wire Pub, 2 Orford Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 7AB
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Keywords: Blackfriars London England UK Black Friar Public House,174 Queen Victoria Street,London,EC4V,4EG,UK,art,deco,friars,drinking,beer,CAMRA,listed,classic,pubs,english,british,cockney,bars,artdeco,1920s,1910,style,styles,architecture,decoration,gotonysmith,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 DCE76F - . Saloon bar 9 ft 9ft engraved in copper plate, outside the historic Black Friar pub , Blackfriars London England UK. Photographed on 10 August 2013. The recorded location is Black Friar Public House, 174 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4EG UK. The Black Friar is one of London's most distinctive historic pubs, occupying a triangular site near Blackfriars station. The present building was remodelled around 1905 in an elaborate Arts and Crafts style, with decorative mosaics, sculpture, copperwork and inscriptions that play on the medieval Black Friars associated with the area. Small engraved details such as saloon signs and measurements form part of a remarkably complete decorative scheme. Historically, british pubs evolved from inns, taverns and alehouses into licensed social institutions that have long served as meeting places, drinking houses, music venues and landmarks within town and village life
Their architecture, signs, interiors and evolving names often preserve layers of local commercial and social history. As background, heritage photography is particularly useful where buildings or objects have changed function
A former workplace, shop, transport structure or piece of equipment can become a museum object or landmark, linking everyday history with conservation and interpretation. In 2026, in England the sector remains under pressure from operating costs and business rates, although eligible pubs and live-music venues receive a 15% business-rates relief/27
That makes historical and contemporary pub photographs particularly relevant to coverage of hospitality, community assets and evolving town centres. Against the 2026 backdrop, conservation is increasingly considered alongside regeneration, climate resilience and adaptive reuse
The value of a historic subject therefore lies not only in nostalgia but in the evidence it provides about materials, local identity and how places change.
Black Friar Public House, 174 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4EG UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCE76T - . Booths Gin in copper engraving plate, outside the historic Black Friar pub , Blackfriars London England UK. Photographed on 10 August 2013. The recorded location is Black Friar Public House, 174 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4EG UK. The Black Friar is one of London's most distinctive historic pubs, occupying a triangular site near Blackfriars station. The present building was remodelled around 1905 in an elaborate Arts and Crafts style, with decorative mosaics, sculpture, copperwork and inscriptions that play on the medieval Black Friars associated with the area. Small engraved details such as saloon signs and measurements form part of a remarkably complete decorative scheme. Historically, food culture links domestic cooking with commercial production, markets, cafés, pubs and regional specialities
Photographs of ingredients, dishes and branded products can therefore support both lifestyle subjects and social-history stories about consumption. Historically, british pubs evolved from inns, taverns and alehouses into licensed social institutions that have long served as meeting places, drinking houses, music venues and landmarks within town and village life
Their architecture, signs, interiors and evolving names often preserve layers of local commercial and social history. As background, heritage photography is particularly useful where buildings or objects have changed function
A former workplace, shop, transport structure or piece of equipment can become a museum object or landmark, linking everyday history with conservation and interpretation. In 2026, food affordability, provenance, packaging waste and the environmental impact of supply chains remain prominent themes
Images of local produce, imported goods, home cooking and food retail can connect everyday consumption with those broader economic and sustainability debates. Additional natural-language search terms include food photography, consumer food, hospitality, diet, and nutrition.
Black Friar Public House, 174 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4EG UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DE52YD - . Phelips Arms panorama, Montecute, Somerset, England,UK. Photographed at Phelips Arms, Montecute, Somerset, England,UK. The photograph was taken on 13 June 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The wider composition gives a broader sense of the surroundings, showing the principal subject in relation to more of the streetscape, landscape or public space. The scene is closely associated with panorama, Montecute, Somerset, Phelips Arms, villages, Phelips, Arms, pano, summer and blue, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. Beyond the immediate subject, the scene is relevant to British pub culture, licensed premises, real ale, beer tourism and the continuing social role of the traditional public house. For picture buyers, the photograph can support editorial features about pubs and bars, hospitality, independent and managed venues, drinking culture, local heritage, city and town centres, leisure spending and the changing British high street. Details such as brewery branding, pub signage, entrances, windows, bar fittings, beer pumps or period architecture can provide useful visual evidence of how licensed premises present themselves to customers. The image also works as a record of everyday social history, documenting a familiar type of British hospitality venue at a particular moment in time rather than presenting an idealised studio view. Search themes naturally include British pub heritage, real ale and beer culture, licensed premises, hospitality, public houses, local drinking traditions and the role of pubs within town and city life. Where brewery names, pumps, windows, pub signs or period fittings are present, they add useful detail for features on brewing history, hospitality branding and traditional licensed interiors or exteriors.
Phelips Arms, Montecute, Somerset, England,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RM9AWT - Boddingtons Brewery was a regional brewery in Manchester, England, which owned pubs throughout the North West. Boddingtons was best known for Boddingtons Bitter (Boddies), a straw-golden, hoppy bitter which was one of the first beers to be packaged in cans containing a widget, giving it a creamy draught-style head. In the 1990s, the beer was promoted as The Cream of Manchester in a popular advertising campaign credited with raising Manchester's profile. Boddingtons became one of the city's most famous products after Manchester United and Coronation Street.
Whitbread bought Boddingtons Brewery in 1989 and Boddingtons Bitter received an increased marketing budget and nationwide distribution. Boddingtons achieved its peak market share in 1997 and at the time was exported to over forty countries. Boddingtons beer brands are now owned by the global brewer Anheuser“Busch InBev which acquired the Whitbread Beer Company in 2000. Strangeways Brewery closed in 2004 and production of pasteurised (keg and can) Boddingtons was moved to Samlesbury in Lancashire. Production of the cask conditioned beer moved to Hydes Brewery in Moss Side, Manchester, until it was discontinued in 2012, ending the beer's association with the city.
The Boddingtons two bees logo was introduced in 1900. The bees are a symbol of Manchester, from a time when it was a hive of industry, but the two bees also represent a pun on the company name of Boddingtons Breweries.
Boddingtons largely eschewed above the line advertising until 1987, when it was first advertised on Granada television in the North West of England. The tagline from 1987 until 1991 was If you don't get Boddies, you'll just get bitter. Under Whitbread's custodianship the comedian Frankie Howerd fronted the campaign in a series of six television advertisements which mainly aired in the North West in 1990“1991. Lowe Howard-Spink was the advertising agency responsible for the Howerd advertisements.
Manchester, North West England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HDN2 - The Canny Man's pub in Morningside is an Edinburgh institution established in 1871 and passed down through generations of the Kerr family. It is a free house, as free as the wind as Mr Kerr used to say, therefore it has no connection with any brewery and only sells the best of each brewers produce.
The public house serves food everyday from 12 - 3 pm and in the evenings from 6.30 - 9 pm (except Friday / Sunday nights). A snack menu is available till 5 pm. The food that is served is seafood and SMØRREBRØD sandwiches. Introduced many years ago, it has been tailor-made to suit customers needs, and freshly prepared each day, it is ideal as a drinker's meal.
237 Morningside Rd, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK EH10 4QU
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4648054002 - 'The Fishermans Haunt was originally built as an inn dating back to 1673. This set of shots, joined in a Hockney stylee was taken just after my breakfast. I have always been a fan of his photo stage, when he did many 'joiner' panoramas. It inspired me to have a go and the fascination in takeing something that no one had ever taken or visualised before has always excited me. So no apologies for rough edges(!).
The Fullers brewery write up describes it as 'this olde worlde property is full of period features, character and charm. All 12 bedrooms are stylish and furnished to an excellent standard. We take great care in choosing our beds and bed linen, so that our guests have a comfortable and relaxing sleep'.
It goes on 'The restaurant enjoys an excellent reputation for good home-cooked food, using the finest local produce, good wines and Fuller's award winning beers. The Fisherman's Haunt is close to the New Forest, within easy reach of the Christchurch and Bournemouth areas and is ideal for the country lover and angler, with the River Avon being close by'.
Being a fan of Fullers beers I have stayed there a few times while in the area, although the Woolpack just a short walk towards Ringwood is my usual choice for food. The 'Haunt is doing more local food and food sourced from local New Forest ingredients now I have noticed, which can only be a good thing.
To check it out, The Fishermans Haunt can be found on Salisbury Road, Winkton, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 7AS, England Tel: 01202 477283
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4399167540 - 'An excellent country pub for food near Sopley Mill and church. Here captured at dusk in a cold february.
It is thatched with real fires and has a large garden and dining area. It is a 17th Century building situated between Ringwood and Christchurch about five miles from the famous Ringwood Brewery. It was originally a private house, and became an inn in 1725.
Sopley village was a centre of smuggling. The smugglers boats were heaved up from the River Avon to the Woolpack, where pack horses were waiting to take the goods to the New Forest and onward to the centres of Winchester and London.
The pub name probably originated because the vicar, the Rev. James Willis, was a keen sheep farmer and took a major part in distributing his Merino sheep, of which he had over a thousand throughout the district. These are a small, short-woolled breed, prized for their fine wool. As IOW Ray mentions below too, this pub sign was painted by local Sign Artist, Peter J Oldreive.
If you are in the area, drop in for a satisfying pint.
Another classic pub at dusk www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4201081728/
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HGC80Y - The Babbity Bowster Tavern, 16-18 Blackfriars St, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 1PE has the strength of a real-world scene: ordinary enough to be believable, but specific enough to support precise editorial use. The Babbity Bowster Tavern in Blackfriars Street sits in Glasgow's historic Merchant City, a pub setting that combines hospitality, old city streets and the social character of Scotland's largest city. The subject suits stories about traditional pubs, city breaks, live music, independent hospitality, Scottish brewing, urban conservation and the role of taverns in cultural tourism. The location detail, Glasgow, G1 1PE, strengthens searches for regional features, travel pages, local-history pieces and news use where a named place matters. Relevant editorial themes include traditional pub, public house, beer culture and real ale, with each theme rooted in the visible subject, place or activity. It can work both as a straightforward location record and as a wider editorial illustration of the habits, services, buildings, symbols and small commercial details that shape everyday life.
16-18 Blackfriars St, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 1PE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DECWGG - Photo shows No 12,Black Bull,12 Grassmarket, Old Town, Edinburgh EH1 2JU,Scotland,UK. The image is commercially useful for stories about high streets, independent traders, market halls, shopping habits, visitor footfall, town centre regeneration and local economies. Retail and market photographs with readable frontage, product display or a recognisable location help illustrate how everyday spending, tourism and small business activity are changing across Britain. The supplied location evidence places the subject at or near Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1 2JU, which adds value for buyers searching by town, city, region or postcode. Season and footfall can be inferred only from the image, while the retail or market subject is explicit in the supplied caption. It should work for editorial buyers needing authentic, non-staged British or travel imagery for news, magazine, blog, local government, heritage, housing, transport, tourism, retail, public policy or social commentary use. The caption should be checked against the visible photograph before upload so that any readable signs, weather, time of day and people context are accurately reflected without overstating facts not shown in the image. The strongest sales value is the combination of named subject, real location and everyday documentary style, giving picture editors a flexible image that can sit alongside features, opinion pieces, explainers, historical retrospectives and local news. Search relevance is helped by including concise place names, visible brand or wording, functional subject terms, and wider editorial concepts such as public realm, consumer behaviour, heritage, travel, leisure and community life where they genuinely match the picture.
12 Grassmarket, Old Town, Edinburgh EH1 2JU
