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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,England,UK,airport,transport,M90 1QX,infrastructure,2,machine,machines,Procon Checkin reader,Procon,Checkin,reader,check-in,check in,Checkin machines,Check in,hall,airports,Aer LIngus,readers,automatic,automation,Manchester Airport Departures,Manchester,Airport Departures,MAG,terminal,terminals,passport,document,please select your airline,please,select your airline,travel insurance,claim,claims,data hack cyber incident
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PYBH59 - . Checkin machines, Aer LIngus Departures at Manchester International Airport, terminal 2, England, UK, M90 1QX. Photographed on 27 April 2023, this spring image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is Manchester Airport, England, UK, M90 1QX, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include airport, transport, M90 1QX, infrastructure, machine, machines, Procon Checkin reader, Procon, Checkin, reader, check-in, check in, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The transport setting gives the image wider relevance to mobility, infrastructure, roads and public transport, travel behaviour, local connectivity, logistics and the relationship between vehicles and the built environment. It can illustrate planning, transport policy, accessibility, congestion, public investment and the changing technologies and services used to move people or goods. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. Visible or contextual elements such as architecture, signage, branding, public realm, transport infrastructure, street furniture and everyday activity help establish a strong sense of place where they form part of the scene. The photograph can also support future before-and-after use if the building, business, service, streetscape, transport operation or public space is later altered, redeveloped, rebranded or closed.
Manchester Airport, England, UK, M90 1QX
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,1914 headline,headlines,with,UK,1914-18,British,newspaper,daily,ship,sunk,reports,reported,paper,print,printed,page,front,report,on,a,table,kitchen,public,reading,reader,history,historic,reportage,journalism,media,pages,from,the,Daily News,Reader
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K23M4E - . Photographed at the recorded location 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 scene records Daily News and Leader, 1914 headline,Great Britain at war with Germany, on a kitchen table. The image also relates to public realm, mixed-use redevelopment, documentary photography, commercial redevelopment, period architecture, local character, historical comparison, changing land use, community identity, regional identity, place identity, town-centre renewal, built heritage, and everyday life. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into adaptive reuse and town-centre regeneration, not least because of the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space. Future viewers can use this scene from the recorded location to compare building condition and alterations with whatever follows after new construction. The photograph additionally reflects heritage-led regeneration, local history, architectural character, archival record, public-realm investment, period detail, civic architecture, and place-making. The recorded references to table, Leader, kitchen, Germany, and Daily preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. A later view of the recorded location may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The wider significance includes adaptive reuse and how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres without losing the local specificity of the recorded location. Another strand within the photograph is commercial viability and the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location. The scene captures evidence of earlier appearance within the wider story of the recorded location.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,1914 headline,headlines,with,UK,1914-18,British,newspaper,daily,ship,sunk,reports,reported,paper,print,printed,page,front,report,on,a,table,kitchen,public,reading,reader,history,historic,reportage,journalism,media,pages,from,the,Daily News,Reader
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K23M4F - . This scene at the recorded location 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 frame specifically shows Daily News and Leader, 1914 headline,Great Britain at war with Germany, on a kitchen table. The broader subject matter reaches into before-and-after reference, urban fabric, changing streetscape, community identity, period detail, public realm, heritage-led regeneration, archival record, regional identity, public-realm investment, period architecture, historic townscape, built heritage, and architectural character. For current editorial use, heritage conservation and planning provide additional context, especially through the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition. The archival value lies partly in recording local activity and public use around the recorded location before refurbishment alters the character of the place. Other useful contextual ideas include social history, adaptive reuse, visual archive, place identity, local history, documentary photography, historical comparison, and changing land use. References to Daily, Leader, kitchen, table, and Germany give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The wider setting at the recorded location matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Another strand within the photograph is heritage conservation and the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space when considered against later change at the recorded location. The setting also helps illustrate heritage conservation and how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity without losing the local specificity of the recorded location. The record includes a point of historical comparison for future local research.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,1914 headline,headlines,with,UK,1914-18,British,newspaper,daily,ship,sunk,reports,reported,paper,print,printed,page,front,report,on,a,table,kitchen,public,reading,reader,history,historic,reportage,journalism,media,pages,from,the,Daily News,Reader
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K23M50 - . Made at the recorded location in 2022, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The location is represented through Daily News and Leader, 1914 headline,Great Britain at war with Germany, on a kitchen table. The frame also records themes of urban fabric, before-and-after reference, everyday life, community identity, contemporary social history, regional identity, visual archive, local history, mixed-use redevelopment, local character, architectural character, place identity, place-making, and historical comparison. Current relevance extends to construction costs and housing pressure, particularly through the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space. The archival value lies partly in recording transport arrangements and footfall around the recorded location before later reinterpretation alters the character of the place. The photograph additionally reflects archival record, period detail, built heritage, civic architecture, heritage-led regeneration, historic townscape, public-realm investment, and documentary photography. Elements such as headline, Leader, kitchen, table, and Daily add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. By fixing the subject within the recorded location, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The location additionally provides evidence of construction costs and the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space without losing the local specificity of the recorded location. A further contemporary connection is planning and how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,kids,kid,book,shelf,Chris Ryan,Tom Palmer,and,Siobhan Dowd,paperback,paperbacks,hardback,bookshelf,early,reader,readers,teenage reading,childrens,children,author,authors,David Walliams,teenage,teenager,read,childrens authors,popular,colourful,spine,spines,fiction,stories,box,sets,UK,bright,fictional
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTYF96 - . Made at England, UK 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 photograph centres on A childs bookshelf of teenage reading, childrens authors, David Walliams, Chris Ryan, Tom Palmer and Siobhan Dowd. The image also relates to public-realm investment, heritage-led regeneration, changing land use, place-making, public realm, period detail, everyday life, contemporary social history, regional identity, local history, architectural character, commercial redevelopment, before-and-after reference, and urban fabric. The modern context includes continuing discussion of public-realm investment, town-centre regeneration and how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity. The archival value lies partly in recording period objects and surrounding context around England, UK before redevelopment alters the character of the place. The photograph additionally reflects built heritage, historic townscape, visual archive, period architecture, changing streetscape, historical comparison, mixed-use redevelopment, and archival record. The recorded references to David, Siobhan, Walliams, childs, and Palmer preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. A later view of 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 public-realm investment and how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres within the specific setting of England, UK. The image also provides a reference for construction costs and how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity as part of the longer story of England, UK. The photograph keeps a point of historical comparison as a date-specific reference.
England, UK
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,in,Girls Own,woman,putting down,history,historic,teaching,reader,The Girls Own Paper,Girls Own Paper,bound,edition,1956,patriarchy,matriarchy,Girls own,book,books,cooking,handicrafts,domestic,skills,cookery,kitchen,gender,sex,female,stereotypes,stereotype,transgender,not for boys,feminine,worn,old,copy
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2J92PHF - . This scene at England, Great Britain , UK 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 subject captured here is The Girls Own Annual, historic copy, classic book in blue - female stereotypes. Other connected aspects include traditional structure, conservation interest, social history, conservation architecture, regional identity, architectural detailing, architectural character, community identity, built heritage, before-and-after reference, local character, historic frontage, changing land use, and place identity. For current editorial use, heritage conservation and planning control provide additional context, especially through keeping older structures useful without erasing their character. For later comparison, the photograph preserves signage and branding at England, Great Britain , UK, details that may look very different after redevelopment. Further associations within the scene are visual archive, heritage asset, local landmark, period building, historic townscape, archival record, changing streetscape, and period detail. Details involving historic, classic, Girls, Annual, and female make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. By fixing the subject within England, Great Britain , UK, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. Another useful connection is heritage conservation and keeping older structures useful without erasing their character when considered against later change at England, Great Britain , UK. The scene further reflects redevelopment pressure and the tension between conservation and redevelopment without losing the local specificity of England, Great Britain , UK. The record includes evidence of earlier appearance for later comparison.
England, Great Britain , UK
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,Gotonysmith,John Rylands,Library,city,centre,outside,building,stone,Victorian,doors,entrance,sandstone,front,neo,gothic,Enriqueta Augustina Rylands,The University of Manchester Library,University,library,William Caxton,historic,history,historic buildings,tourist,tourism,reader,readers,borrowers,historic library,historic libraries,Rylands Library,gothic architectural style,architecture,exterior,gold,lettering,sign,street view,arts crafts
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy MNFTE1 - The John Rylands Library is a late-Victorian neo-Gothic building on Deansgate in Manchester, England. The library, which opened to the public in 1900, was founded by Enriqueta Augustina Rylands in memory of her husband, John Rylands. The John Rylands Library and the library of the University of Manchester merged in July 1972 into the John Rylands University Library of Manchester
today it is part of The University of Manchester Library.
Special collections built up by both libraries were progressively concentrated in the Deansgate building. The special collections, believed to be among the largest in the United Kingdom, include medieval illuminated manuscripts and examples of early European printing, including a Gutenberg Bible, the second largest collection of printing by William Caxton, and the most extensive collection of the editions of the Aldine Press of Venice. The Rylands Library Papyrus P52 has a claim to be the earliest extant New Testament text. The library holds personal papers and letters of notable figures, among them Elizabeth Gaskell and John Dalton.
The architectural style is primarily neo-Gothic with elements of Arts and Crafts Movement in the ornate and imposing gatehouse facing Deansgate which dominates the surrounding streetscape. The library, granted Grade I listed status in 1994, is maintained by the University of Manchester and open for library readers and visitors.
Deansgate, Manchester, UK
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,Gotonysmith,John Rylands,Library,city,centre,outside,building,stone,Victorian,doors,entrance,sandstone,front,neo,gothic,Enriqueta Augustina Rylands,The University of Manchester Library,University,library,William Caxton,historic,history,historic buildings,tourist,tourism,reader,readers,borrowers,historic library,historic libraries,Rylands Library,gothic architectural style,architecture,exterior,gold,lettering,sign,street view,arts crafts
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy MNFTEX - The John Rylands Library is a late-Victorian neo-Gothic building on Deansgate in Manchester, England. The library, which opened to the public in 1900, was founded by Enriqueta Augustina Rylands in memory of her husband, John Rylands. The John Rylands Library and the library of the University of Manchester merged in July 1972 into the John Rylands University Library of Manchester
today it is part of The University of Manchester Library.
Special collections built up by both libraries were progressively concentrated in the Deansgate building. The special collections, believed to be among the largest in the United Kingdom, include medieval illuminated manuscripts and examples of early European printing, including a Gutenberg Bible, the second largest collection of printing by William Caxton, and the most extensive collection of the editions of the Aldine Press of Venice. The Rylands Library Papyrus P52 has a claim to be the earliest extant New Testament text. The library holds personal papers and letters of notable figures, among them Elizabeth Gaskell and John Dalton.
The architectural style is primarily neo-Gothic with elements of Arts and Crafts Movement in the ornate and imposing gatehouse facing Deansgate which dominates the surrounding streetscape. The library, granted Grade I listed status in 1994, is maintained by the University of Manchester and open for library readers and visitors.
Deansgate, Manchester, UK
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,Gotonysmith,John Rylands,Library,city,centre,outside,building,stone,Victorian,doors,entrance,sandstone,front,neo,gothic,Enriqueta Augustina Rylands,The University of Manchester Library,University,library,William Caxton,historic,history,historic buildings,tourist,tourism,reader,readers,borrowers,historic library,historic libraries,Rylands Library,gothic architectural style,architecture,exterior,gold,lettering,sign,street view,arts crafts
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy MNFTF3 - The John Rylands Library is a late-Victorian neo-Gothic building on Deansgate in Manchester, England. The library, which opened to the public in 1900, was founded by Enriqueta Augustina Rylands in memory of her husband, John Rylands. The John Rylands Library and the library of the University of Manchester merged in July 1972 into the John Rylands University Library of Manchester
today it is part of The University of Manchester Library.
Special collections built up by both libraries were progressively concentrated in the Deansgate building. The special collections, believed to be among the largest in the United Kingdom, include medieval illuminated manuscripts and examples of early European printing, including a Gutenberg Bible, the second largest collection of printing by William Caxton, and the most extensive collection of the editions of the Aldine Press of Venice. The Rylands Library Papyrus P52 has a claim to be the earliest extant New Testament text. The library holds personal papers and letters of notable figures, among them Elizabeth Gaskell and John Dalton.
The architectural style is primarily neo-Gothic with elements of Arts and Crafts Movement in the ornate and imposing gatehouse facing Deansgate which dominates the surrounding streetscape. The library, granted Grade I listed status in 1994, is maintained by the University of Manchester and open for library readers and visitors.
Deansgate, Manchester, UK
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,Gotonysmith,John Rylands,Library,city,centre,outside,building,stone,Victorian,doors,entrance,sandstone,front,neo,gothic,Enriqueta Augustina Rylands,The University of Manchester Library,University,library,William Caxton,historic,history,historic buildings,tourist,tourism,reader,readers,borrowers,historic library,historic libraries,Rylands Library,gothic architectural style,architecture,exterior,gold,lettering,sign,street view,arts crafts
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy MNFTFK - The John Rylands Library is a late-Victorian neo-Gothic building on Deansgate in Manchester, England. The library, which opened to the public in 1900, was founded by Enriqueta Augustina Rylands in memory of her husband, John Rylands. The John Rylands Library and the library of the University of Manchester merged in July 1972 into the John Rylands University Library of Manchester
today it is part of The University of Manchester Library.
Special collections built up by both libraries were progressively concentrated in the Deansgate building. The special collections, believed to be among the largest in the United Kingdom, include medieval illuminated manuscripts and examples of early European printing, including a Gutenberg Bible, the second largest collection of printing by William Caxton, and the most extensive collection of the editions of the Aldine Press of Venice. The Rylands Library Papyrus P52 has a claim to be the earliest extant New Testament text. The library holds personal papers and letters of notable figures, among them Elizabeth Gaskell and John Dalton.
The architectural style is primarily neo-Gothic with elements of Arts and Crafts Movement in the ornate and imposing gatehouse facing Deansgate which dominates the surrounding streetscape. The library, granted Grade I listed status in 1994, is maintained by the University of Manchester and open for library readers and visitors.
Deansgate, Manchester, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,airport,transport,M90 1QX,infrastructure,2,Procon Checkin reader,Procon,reader,check-in,check in,airports,gate,gates,security,exit,building,design,architecture,fasttrack,depart,to,check,checks,x-ray,xray,controls,Manchester Airport Departures,Manchester,Airport Departures,travel insurance,claim,claims,drop off,inside,interior
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PYBH5E - Interior of the modern departures hall at Manchester Airport Terminal 2 in Ringway, Greater Manchester. Large illuminated lettering reading Manchester Airport Departures spans the entrance as passengers walk towards flight information screens, check-in facilities and airport security. The polished floor, silver columns, open concourse and modern architectural design reflect the major redevelopment of the airport's principal international passenger terminal.
The photograph has strong editorial relevance following July 2026 research showing that the average cost of dropping passengers close to terminals at the United Kingdom's busiest airports had increased by around one third compared with the previous summer. The average charge across the airports surveyed rose by £1.70 to approximately £7, adding to the expenses faced by families and other travellers before they have even reached the departures hall.
Manchester Airport charged £5.50 for a stay of up to five minutes in its terminal drop-off zones, equivalent to £1.10 per minute, and £6.50 for up to ten minutes. Motorists must pay online by midnight on the following day. A free alternative is available on Thorley Lane near JetParks, although passengers must transfer to their terminal using a complimentary shuttle bus.
Airport operators say forecourt charges help control congestion, manage limited kerbside space and encourage travellers to use public transport or more distant drop-off facilities. Consumer groups argue that rapidly increasing fees place additional pressure on holiday budgets, especially for families carrying luggage, passengers requiring assistance and people travelling at times when suitable public transport is unavailable.
The image can illustrate airport charges, passenger expenses, holiday travel costs, aviation infrastructure, Manchester tourism, terminal investment, airport access, consumer affairs and the growing cost of beginning an overseas journey.
Manchester Airport, England, UK, M90 1QX
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Keywords: Northumberland,book,shop,bookshop,red,lights,lighting,old,railway,station,second-hand,bookshop,second,hand,secondhand,local,tourist,attraction,Victorian,Alnwicks,railway,station,Gazette,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,BarterBooksAlnwick,book store,books,store,reader,reading,second-hand bookshop,2nd hand,second hand,Stuart and Mary Manley,tourist attraction,Victorian Alnwick railway station
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HCH4 - Barter Books is a second-hand bookshop located in the historic English market town of Alnwick, Northumberland owned and run by Stuart and Mary Manley. It has over 200,000 visitors a year, 40% of whom are from outside the area, and is one of the largest second-hand bookstores in Europe.[1] It is considered a local tourist attraction and has been described as the British Library of second-hand bookshops.
The bookshop is located within the Victorian Alnwick railway station, designed by William Bell and opened in 1887. It was in use until the closure of the Alnwick branch line in 1968. Barter Books was opened in 1991.
The shop is notable for its use of a barter system, whereby customers can exchange their books for credit against future purchases. Standard cash purchases are also available.
Barter Books has also been subject to crime on occasions. On the 3rd May 2007, a local newspaper, the Northumberland Gazette, reported that a book worth over £2,000 was returned to the book shop 5 years after it was stolen. It has also been subject to a scam which allowed thieves to take £200 in cash. However, the crime was dealt with in court.
Keep Calm and Carry On poster (1939)
Barter Books hit the headlines in 2000 when the owner discovered, in a box of old books bought at an auction, an old World War II poster from 1939. The slogan, Keep Calm and Carry On, and the simple design has turned it into an international phenomenon, and has been on the walls of places as diverse as Buckingham Palace, 10 Downing Street and the US Embassy in Belgium
Barter Books, Alnwick Station, Wagonway Road, ALNWICK, Northumberland, NE66 2NP
