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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,IMG_4244,entrance,Street,church,Eccles,Salford,Manchester,pub,UK,IMG,4244,Grapes,red,mobility,scooter,grabrails,outside
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FAFD0E - Street-level view of the entrance to The Grapes public house at 27 Church Street in Eccles, Salford, Greater Manchester. Hanging flower baskets brighten the black and white frontage, while grab rails and a red mobility scooter parked beside the doorway emphasise everyday accessibility and the role of traditional pubs as local social spaces used by a wide range of customers. The image is suitable for editorial coverage of British pubs, community venues, town-centre hospitality, real ale, licensed premises, accessibility, mobility, ageing populations and the pressures facing local high streets. Eccles has a long-established town centre with a mixture of historic pubs, shops, markets, transport links and redevelopment sites. Like many traditional pubs, The Grapes forms part of the social and architectural fabric of the centre at a time when the sector faces changing drinking habits, operating costs and competition from other leisure uses. Photographed in August 2026 as a documentary view of everyday pub life and streetscape. The photograph also has value as a record of everyday life in a North West English town at a time of substantial change to high streets, transport, housing and local services. Familiar signs, shops, pubs, roads and community facilities can become important visual evidence as regeneration projects progress and commercial uses change. The scene can support local-history comparisons as well as contemporary reporting on town-centre investment, household costs, accessibility, sustainability and the survival of traditional amenities. It is an unstaged editorial view, showing the subject in its normal physical and social setting.
27 Church Street, Eccles, Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,reduced,postal,alternate,delivery,withdrawal,British,UK,red,postbox,pillar box,information,leaflet,universal postal service,reform,letter,cut,cuts,public anger,mail delivery,controversy,Royal Mail service,decline,second class post,EP Group,ownership,Daniel Kretinsky,takeover,foreign-owned,postal operator,privatisation,consequences,Ofcom,service regulation,Universal Service,Obligation,declining letter volumes,cost-cutting programme
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F1P4A8 - Royal Mail information leaflet headed 2nd Class Mail Is Changing is held in front of a traditional red British pillar box in warm outdoor sunlight. Its promise to deliver a better all-round service accompanies a major reduction in the frequency of routine Second Class letter deliveries, creating a striking image of the tension between corporate messaging and public concern about declining postal provision.
Second Class letters and bulk business mail are moving to delivery on alternate weekdays from Monday to Friday, rather than six days each week, with routine Saturday delivery removed. Royal Mail says letters should continue to arrive within three working days and argues that restructuring is necessary as letter volumes decline and operating costs rise.
Critics describe the change more bluntly as a service cut. They question how fewer rounds can constitute an improvement when Royal Mail has repeatedly missed regulated delivery targets and customers already report late hospital appointments, delayed NHS correspondence, court documents, bills, benefit decisions, birthday cards and other important letters arriving after they are needed.
The issue has wider significance for elderly people, rural households, digitally excluded residents and small businesses that remain dependent on physical post. Postal workers and unions have also raised concerns about route reductions, workload pressure, job losses and the operational prioritisation of parcels over letters.
The changes follow the acquisition of Royal Mail's parent company, International Distribution Services, by Daniel Kretinsky's EP Group, placing the historic postal operator under foreign ownership. That takeover has intensified debate about privatisation, commercial cost cutting, regulatory accountability and the protection of a nationwide public service.
Supporters of reform argue that the one-price-goes-anywhere universal network cannot remain sustainable without adapting to reduced demand
The address is 16 Lindi Avenue, Grappenhall, Warrington, WA4 2SJ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,255A9948,Red post box,South Queensferry,Forth Bridge,Scotland,UK,red,post,box,waterfront,bridge,Royal,Mail,postal,pillar,street,furniture,heritage,tourism,travel,shore,Forth,railway,landmark,British,Scottish,coast,service,Scotlands,bridges,town,views,Firth of Forth,Hawes,pier,day trip,day trips,coastal,scenery
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F3NDKP - . Red post box on the waterfront at South Queensferry with the Forth Bridge behind, Scotland, UK. Photographed on 27 June 2026. The recorded location is South Queensferry, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. The bright pillar box provides a strong foreground contrast to the large red cantilever railway bridge and coastal setting. Suitable for editorial use on Royal Mail heritage, Scottish tourism, South Queensferry, postal services, historic street furniture and transport landmarks. In relation to manufactured object, historical context shows 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. For the story of bridge, it is useful to note that major crossings can reshape travel patterns and regional economies by reducing journey times and creating more reliable routes
Older bridges often continue to be alongside newer structures, producing layered transport landscapes. The historical setting for coastal access is that coastal safety information is shaped by local hazards such as currents, tides, mud, pollution or shipping, meaning signs can be important evidence of how a shoreline is managed. As of 2026, the position for manufactured object is that online resale, nostalgia and interest in vintage design have made many ordinary twentieth-century objects active collecting categories rather than disposable goods. For present-day bridge, 2026 is significant because large modern crossings also form part of debates about transport capacity, carbon, tolling and the long-term value of major infrastructure investment. Relevant long-tail terms include material culture, collectable, consumer object, vintage object, memorabilia, design history, retro, household object, product history, social history, civil engineering, transport infrastructure, and bridge architecture.
South Queensferry, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,IMG_0953,LNER Azuma,train,Dundee railway station,Dundee,Scotland,UK,streamlined,red,white,grey,intercity,rail,travel,LNER,Azuma,rolling,stock,passengers,platform,transport,services,Scottish,railways,public,technology,Hitachi,reliable,reliability
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3ERX6T4 - . LNER Azuma stock-photo/gotonysmith-Train.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>train standing at Dundee railway station in Dundee, Scotland, UK. Photographed on 8 June 2026. The recorded location is Dundee Railway Station, South Union Street, Dundee DD1 4BY, Scotland, UK. The streamlined red, white and grey intercity train is shown close-up at the platform with passengers and station structures visible along the side. LNER Azuma trains operate long-distance services on the East Coast Main Line between Scotland and England, linking Dundee with major cities including Edinburgh and London. Within the history of platform, railways transformed British towns from the nineteenth century onwards, concentrating passenger movement around stations while creating new suburbs, goods yards and industrial connections
Station buildings, platforms, signals and rolling stock can date a transport scene as clearly as surrounding architecture. Against the 2026 backdrop for platform, rail reform, fares, accessibility and passenger information remain central issues as government develops the Great British Railways model
Photographs of stations, trains and earlier operating equipment can illustrate both current public transport and the rapid disappearance of previous brands and systems. Further subject-specific language includes rail transport, passenger railway, train service, rail infrastructure, station architecture, rail heritage, commuter travel, inter-city rail, signalling, ticketing, IMG_0953, travel, Scottish, technology, Hitachi, reliable, and reliability. In relation to public transport, historical context shows that railways transformed British towns from the nineteenth century onwards, concentrating passenger movement around stations while creating new suburbs, goods yards and industrial connections
Station buildings, platforms, signals and rolling stock can date a transport scene as clearly as surrounding architecture. The image also relates directly to rail transport, passenger railway and train service.
Dundee Railway Station, South Union Street, Dundee DD1 4BY, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,campaigning,red wall,Labour Party,Andy For Us,Burnham,Labour,red,redwall,NW,North West,campaign,Ashton in Makerfield,Wigan,Greater Manchester,England,UK politics,political,posters,poster,election,Westminster,PM,prime minister,socialist,socialism,politics,elect,advertising,slogan,voter,appeal,campaign trail,political change,Leftwing,Left wing,red political,social media
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EME6NC - A giant red Vote Andy For Us political campaign banner fixed to the gable end of a residential building off Atherton Road in Hindley Green, Wigan, Greater Manchester, during the Makerfield by-election campaign. The large vertical banner dominates the pebble-dashed wall, using bold white and yellow capital letters and a stylised cartoon portrait to create a highly visible piece of election publicity. The surrounding details, including the small upper window, satellite dish, chimney stacks, TV aerial and plain side wall, place the campaign material in an ordinary northern residential setting rather than a formal political event. The image is useful for editorial coverage of local election campaigning, political advertising, public displays of support, candidate branding, neighbourhood democracy, street-level politics and the visual language of by-election campaigns. The strong red colour of the banner contrasts with the muted wall and pale sky, making the campaign message the clear focus of the frame. It could support articles about the Makerfield by-election, Andy Burnham's campaign presence, Labour-style campaign graphics, political messaging in working-class neighbourhoods, and how houses, walls and everyday streets become part of the wider campaign environment. The image also has value for broader stories about British democracy, voter identity, constituency politics, northern England, Wigan borough, residential campaign signs, public opinion and the use of simple, bold visual design to communicate political support in local communities.
Atherton Road, Hindley, Makerfield constituancy, Greater Manchester
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,campaigning,red wall,Labour Party,Andy For Us,Burnham,Labour,red,redwall,NW,North West,campaign,Ashton in Makerfield,Wigan,Greater Manchester,England,UK politics,political,posters,poster,election,Westminster,PM,prime minister,reset,of,socialist,socialism,politics,elect,current metro mayor for Manchester City Region,advertising,slogan,voter,appeal,campaign trail,political change,Large red Vote Andy For Us signs line a residential
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EME6NG - Vote Andy For Us campaign placards on Atherton Road in Hindley Green during the Makerfield by-election campaign. The nearest sign dominates the right side of the frame, fixed high above a dense green hedge beside a residential property, with another matching poster visible further along the pavement. The design uses bold white and yellow capital lettering and a stylised cartoon portrait, creating a simple, high-impact campaign message that can be read clearly from the road and footpath. The scene includes a typical local street setting with terraced and semi-detached homes, front garden walls, hedges, a lamppost, overhead wires, parked vehicles, a wheeled bin, a pedestrian walking a small dog and a pale cloudy sky. The image is useful for editorial coverage of constituency campaigning, neighbourhood politics, public election displays, campaign graphics, doorstep democracy, voter identity, local political mood and the visual language of British by-elections. The repeated posters show how campaign material can form a visible trail through an ordinary residential area, turning gardens, boundary walls and pavements into part of the political landscape. The picture has strong stock-photo value for stories about the Makerfield by-election, Andy Burnham campaign publicity, Labour-style red campaign branding, political support in northern communities, Wigan borough street scenes, Greater Manchester politics, local democracy, household political expression and the use of bold graphic design to attract attention in everyday places. The hedge, brick garden walls and receding street add useful context, showing the posters not as isolated objects but as part of a lived-in neighbourhood where election messages sit alongside normal daily routines.
Atherton Rd,Hindley, Makerfield constituancy, Greater Manchester
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Keywords: Gotonysmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,centre,Yorkshire,art,interior,art museum,paintings,on display,Victorian,visitors,fine art,museum,red,glass roof,glazed,roof lantern,framed,oil,figurative,sculpture,sculpture on plinth,public,historic,salon-style,display,viewing,cultural attraction,Leeds Museums and Galleries,West Yorkshire,heritage,things to do in Leeds,free cultural attraction,UK museum tourism,Yorkshire arts and culture,city-centre sightseeing,children learning about art,arts education resource,British cultural heritage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EW4FTK - Wide-angle interior view of the Central Court Gallery at Leeds Art Gallery shows visitors studying a dense salon-style display of paintings beneath the restored Victorian glass roof. The room combines deep crimson walls, warm timber flooring and cream architectural detailing, creating a dramatic setting for historic British and European artworks. Framed oil paintings of different sizes cover the walls in closely arranged groups, including landscapes, portraits, figurative scenes and religious or narrative subjects. In the foreground, a white figurative sculpture of a standing nude woman is displayed on a circular grey plinth, adding a three-dimensional focal point against the richly coloured gallery walls.
The image records the public experience of a major regional art museum, with adults and children moving through the collection, pausing to look closely at individual works and discussing the displays. Track lighting supplements the natural daylight entering through the large glazed roof lantern, while the high ceiling and decorative arches retain the character of the building's Victorian origins. The broad, slightly distorted perspective emphasises the scale of the gallery and the height of the roof.
Leeds Art Gallery opened in 1888 and forms part of Leeds Museums and Galleries. Its collections include nineteenth-century painting, sculpture and a nationally important holding of twentieth-century British art. The Central Court's glass roof was uncovered during refurbishment before the gallery reopened in 2017, restoring daylight to one of the building's principal exhibition spaces. The photograph is suitable for editorial coverage of museums, cultural tourism, public art collections, heritage interiors, arts education, family visits, gallery architecture, Leeds city-centre attractions and access to visual culture in northern England
Leeds Art Gallery, The Headrow, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, LS1 3AA
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,255A0412,Red Rix Standard Petrol Pump,Red,Rix,Standard,Petrol,Pump,England,local,urban,heritage,tourism,community,editorial,architecture,social,history
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E9ANKR - Red Rix Standard Petrol Pump, photographed in England, UK. The photograph is suitable for editorial coverage of local places, public life, architecture, tourism, community identity, social history and the changing character of towns and cities. The image clearly records the visible subject, signage, branding, architecture, object or activity associated with Red Rix Standard Petrol Pump. It provides useful documentary context for news, features, travel, social history and contemporary editorial coverage. Details visible in the scene help identify the place or subject and show how it appears in everyday use, making the photograph useful for stories about local identity, economic and social change, public services, transport, leisure, heritage, tourism, community life and the built environment. The photograph can also support retrospective or comparative coverage where the survival, redevelopment, reuse or changing role of the location or object is relevant.
England, UK
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,city,centre,Manchester vinyl records,Manchester music culture,independent music retailer,vinyl revival UK,Manchester record shop,urban music heritage,vinyl,music,releases,independent retail survival,cultural infrastructure,grassroots music economy,vinyl resurgence,anti-mainstream culture,DIY music scenes,creative industries UK,cultural resistance,nostalgia and modernity,analogue media,music collectors,subculture identity,Manchester M1 2BA,city centre,9""“11,Paton Street,M1 2BA,M1,red,exterior,punk and post-punk culture,indie,scene,N4Q
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3DCX6FJ - Clampdown Records is an independent record shop located at 9“11 Paton Street, Manchester M1 2BA, in Manchester city centre. The venue is part of the city's long-standing tradition of independent music retail, occupying a niche space away from mainstream high-street chains and reflecting Manchester's deep-rooted alternative music culture.
The shop's signage, prominently displaying the name Clampdown Records, references a confrontational, anti-establishment aesthetic closely associated with punk, post-punk and politically engaged music cultures. Such naming conventions have historically signalled alignment with underground scenes rather than commercial chart music, positioning shops like Clampdown as cultural hubs rather than purely retail outlets.
Independent record shops have played a crucial role in Manchester's music history, acting as meeting points for musicians, fans, collectors and promoters, and serving as informal distribution centres for local and international underground releases. In an era of digital streaming and declining physical retail, stores such as Clampdown Records are often cited as symbols of the vinyl revival and the persistence of analogue music formats valued for their tactile, collectible and cultural qualities.
Paton Street sits close to areas historically associated with Manchester's music and nightlife economy, and the presence of an independent record shop here contributes to wider discussions about urban regeneration, cultural survival and the future of independent high streets in UK cities. The image captures not only the physical storefront but also the broader cultural significance of independent music retail within Manchester's identity as a city shaped by sound, subculture and creative resistance.
Photographed in close-up with architectural details and signage clearly visible, the image offers strong editorial value for themes including music heritage, independent business, cultural economics and the continuing relevance
Signage and exterior detail of Clampdown Records, an independent record shop on Paton Street in Manc
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,history,historic,heritage,Victoria Station,rail,inside,interior,stations,tiled,tile,tilin,diagrams,Victoria Station Approach,Manchester,M3 1WY,M3,Chorley,Bolton,Oldham,Bury,Rochdale,red,black,lines,rails,route,routes,Bacup,Darwen,Ashton,Stalybridge,Wigan
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RXX27J - Taken on 25 Sep 2023, this photograph shows Victorian Manchester railways map, Victoria Station Approach, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY. The location is Victoria Station Approach, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY. The picture is not just a record shot: it contains platform, concourse or service signage details that place the railway scene in a real working transport environment. Manchester Victoria has long been part of the city's railway geography, with historic route maps and ticket-window details showing how rail travel has shaped Greater Manchester and the wider north west. 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 Manchester, city, centre, railway, Victoria, station, Lancashire and Yorkshire, diagram, maps, map, history, historic, 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. Because the subject is clearly labelled or visually distinctive, it can also work well in search-led usage where the buyer needs immediate recognition at small web-preview size. Further SEO-friendly usage could include local services, town-centre change, heritage branding, Britis.
Victoria Station Approach, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,NFFC,Nottingham Forest Madrid,European,Cup,soccer,embroidery,embroidered,badges,badge,red,fabric,football shirt,detail,memorabilia,sports,collectables,vintage,retro,champions,back to back,club,history,collectible,fan,culture,nostalgia,Peter Taylor,John Robertson,Santiago Bernabéu Stadium,Hamburg,pre,Champions League,UEFA,vintage sportswear,retro football shirt,football textile,transfer window
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EFEFY2 - Close-up detail of Nottingham Forest European.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>European Cup Final Madrid 1980 embroidery on red fabric, showing the club's tree and river crest stitched above the words European Cup Final Madrid 1980. The image records a football textile souvenir linked to one of the most famous achievements in English club football, when Nottingham Forest retained the European Cup by beating Hamburg 1-0 at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid on 28 May 1980. The visible lettering, red cloth and white stitched crest make the photograph useful for editorial and stock use around football heritage, sports memorabilia, Nottingham Forest history, European Cup nostalgia, vintage football shirts, fan culture, embroidery, textile design and the commercial afterlife of historic sporting success. Forest's 1980 win came under Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, with John Robertson scoring the decisive goal, and it completed back-to-back European Cup victories after the club's 1979 success. That context gives the image wider relevance beyond a simple clothing detail, connecting it to the remarkable rise of Nottingham Forest from domestic underdogs to European champions. The close crop focuses attention on the craft of the embroidered badge, the texture of the red fabric, the slightly raised white thread and the commemorative wording, making it suitable for articles on football collectibles, retro kits, supporter identity, club branding, sports history and the continuing value of iconic match souvenirs. The photograph would also fit stories about English clubs in Europe, the pre-Champions League era, old European Cup finals, Nottingham sporting identity, football museums, memorabilia collecting, and the way major cup wins are preserved through shirts, patches, badges and keepsakes. The soft indoor lighting and tight composition create a documentary product-style view, with no distracting background, allowing the stitched details and historic wording to dominate the frame.
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Avenida de Concha Espina 1, 28036 Madrid, Spain
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,terminal,England,UK,airport,transport,M90 1QX,infrastructure,staff,at,checking,in,bag,drop,terminal2,2,uniform,uniforms,desk,desks,waiting,airports,employee,Jet2 staff,Jet2 employees,red,fleece,fleeces,check-in,check in,counter,Manchester Airport,terminal two,terminal 2,customer service,customer services
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PYBH4T - Jet2 plc (formerly Dart Group plc) is a British multinational airline company based in Leeds, stock-photo/gotonysmith-England.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>England.
Its head office is located in the Low Fare Finder House on the grounds of Leeds Bradford Airport, England. Subsidiary Jet2.com has its head office in the same building.
The company's name for most of its existence was derived from the type of aircraft that it first flew, the Handley Page Dart Herald. After selling off other units, the company rebranded as Jet2 in 2020. The stock ticker symbol also changed to Jet2 to reflect the name change
In 2002, four Boeing 737 aircraft were purchased with two becoming 737 QC (Quick change) aircraft and two as passenger aircraft. From February 2003, the Jet2 low-cost airline began flying from Leeds Bradford Airport to mainland Europe destinations. Fowler-Welch and Coolchain merged to become Fowler-Welch Coolchain Ltd in 2003. Eight Boeing 737-300 aircraft (of which five were passenger aircraft) were purchased in 2003 to bring the total to 12. In 2004, six more Boeing 737-300 passenger aircraft were purchased, and routes from Belfast International Airport started in April and from Manchester Airport in December. In 2005, routes began from Newcastle Airport in October and two Boeing 757-200 aircraft were purchased. In 2006, six more Boeing 757-200 passenger aircraft were bought and the Channel Express Portsmouth distribution base was sold to Ferryspeed C.I. Ltd in June. A package holiday company, Jet2holidays, was formed in January 2007.
Manchester Airport, England, UK, M90 1QX
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,small,team,local,GU7,town,centre,Waverley,Surrey,England,UK,GU7 3DU,stations,red,gate,gates,Fire and Rescue,and,rescue,service,engines,vehicle,vehicles,@SurreyFRS,SurreyFRS,FRS,crew,crews,strike,strikes,emergency,engine,Safe and Well Visit,equipment
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PGJWX2 - . This authentic period view of Bridge Rd, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 3DU in 2023 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The image documents Godalming community fire station, Bridge Rd, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 3DU. Further facets of the scene include social history, changing streetscape, urban rail transport, railway branding, mass transit, commuter travel, historical comparison, integrated transport, place identity, local character, everyday life, regional identity, contemporary social history, and trackside heritage. From a 2025-onward perspective, rail reform and fares are closely linked to this subject, alongside the reshaping of Britain's passenger railway in the mid-2020s. Future viewers can use this scene from Bridge Rd, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 3DU to compare signage and branding with whatever follows after different community use. The surrounding story also includes transport interchange, documentary photography, rail modernisation, visual archive, rail corridor, public realm, rail mobility, and rail infrastructure. References to Surrey, Godalming, station, Bridge, and Waverley give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The period setting at Bridge Rd, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 3DU helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The image also provides a reference for rail reform and how rail stations anchor city-centre mobility and regeneration when considered against later change at Bridge Rd, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 3DU. Another useful connection is fares and the role of public transport in reducing congestion and emissions without losing the local specificity of Bridge Rd, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 3DU.
Bridge Rd, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 3DU
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,red,orange,sky,skies,colourful,Grappenhall,Wrights Green,Thorn,south,WA4,bare,red sky,at night,in the morning,shepherds warning,shepherds delight,Winter sunset,Lumb Brook Rd,showing,branches,branch,bough,boughs,of,tree,trees,WA4 3HN,purple,blue,silhouettes,wood,countryside,pinks
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NCX0JA - . This location-specific image from Wrights Green, Lumb Brook Rd, Appleton, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3HN in 2023 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The subject captured here is Winter sunset, showing branches of bare trees, Wrights Green, Lumb Brook Rd, Appleton, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3HN. Other connected aspects include local social venue, period detail, hospitality economy, traditional ale house, visual archive, cask-beer tradition, place identity, licensed trade, real-ale culture, beer-led hospitality, archival record, night-time economy, community identity, and public realm. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into pub closures and tourism, not least because of the value of historic pubs to tourism and local identity. The archival value lies partly in recording public access and movement around Wrights Green, Lumb Brook Rd, Appleton, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3HN before different community use alters the character of the place. Further associations within the scene are licensed hospitality, changing streetscape, social history, before-and-after reference, local history, everyday life, pub heritage, and changing land use. Details involving Appleton, Winter, trees, Brook, and branches make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. A later view of Wrights Green, Lumb Brook Rd, Appleton, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3HN may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The scene captures a trace of local identity before later change alters the scene. The period view preserves a local visual benchmark as a date-specific reference.
Wrights Green, Lumb Brook Rd, Appleton, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3HN
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,UK,Warrington,Cheshire,England,showing,on,car,lights,UK - do not,cross,the,signal,signals,pelicon,crossing,PEdestrian LIght CONtrolled,puffin,crossings,call button,for,pedestrians,pedestrian,red,man,light,stop,dont walk,night,evening,dont cross,traffic,busy,stopped
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M3JBHA - . Photographed at Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 1NN 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 location is represented through Red Man showing on Pelican crossing, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK - do not cross signal. The wider scene also brings together period lettering, material sign design, public-facing signage, community identity, changing streetscape, historic sign, street-level message, historical comparison, public realm, everyday visual culture, public information notice, visual archive, urban typography, and local history. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into advertising change and public communication, not least because of how signs can document commercial, social or regulatory change. The image fixes commercial use and occupation within Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 1NN at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against replacement signage. The location also brings in before-and-after reference, visual communication, instructional wording, place identity, wayfinding detail, archival record, social history, and regional identity. Elements such as signal, crossing, cross, showing, and Pelican add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. Around Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 1NN, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. Its period value extends to advertising change and the way lettering and materials contribute to local visual identity in a form that can be compared with future views of Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 1NN. The location additionally provides evidence of accessibility and how signs can document commercial, social or regulatory change within the real-world context of Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 1NN.
Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 1NN
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,river,Esk,River Esk,North Yorkshire,Yorkshire,at,opens,bridges,the,YO22 4BG,YO22,and,bridge,Francis Pickernell,red,light,lights,gates,gate,closed,closes,weight limit,J. Mitchell Moncrieff,J Mitchell Moncrieff,weak bridge,cross,crossing,pedestrian,pedestrians,wait,stand,patiently,standing
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RCDXE4 - Whitby Swing Bridge is a pedestrian and road bridge over the River Esk in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England.
The River Esk has been crossed by bridges at this location for centuries. A grant made by King Edward III in 1351 allowed the collection of tolls for the maintenance of a bridge. By the mid 1550s the tolls averaged around £6 per annum (equivalent to £2,421 as of 2021).
In 1629 an agreement was made by the justices in the North Riding to replace a wooden bridge with one which included moving parts. This was later replaced by a drawbridge, built in 1766 at a cost of £3,000 (equivalent to £444,000 in 2021), and later in 1835, the first swing bridge was opened designed by Francis Pickernell
The River Esk has been crossed by bridges at this location for centuries. A grant made by King Edward III in 1351 allowed the collection of tolls for the maintenance of a bridge. By the mid 1550s the tolls averaged around £6 per annum (equivalent to £2,421 as of 2021).
In 1629 an agreement was made by the justices in the North Riding to replace a wooden bridge with one which included moving parts. This was later replaced by a drawbridge, built in 1766 at a cost of £3,000 (equivalent to £444,000 in 2021), and later in 1835, the first swing bridge was opened designed by Francis Pickernell
Current bridge
Bridge during an opening
By the early 20th century the limited 45-foot (14 m) clearance of the 1835 bridge was restricting the size of vessels which could be built up-stream of the bridge. A replacement swing bridge was commissioned by Whitby Urban District Council. It was designed by J. Mitchell Moncrieff, later President of the Institution of Structural Engineers. As work progressed on the west side of the river bank to set a pivot for the bridge to swing, a seam of coal 10 inches (250 mm) thick was struck at 26 feet (7.9 m) below the water level. The foundations had to be sunk to a depth of 32 feet (9.8 m) below the low water mark for a secure foundation.
Bridge Street, Whitby, North Yorkshire YO22 4BG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RCDXE8 - Whitby Swing Bridge is a pedestrian and road bridge over the River Esk in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England.
The River Esk has been crossed by bridges at this location for centuries. A grant made by King Edward III in 1351 allowed the collection of tolls for the maintenance of a bridge. By the mid 1550s the tolls averaged around £6 per annum (equivalent to £2,421 as of 2021).
In 1629 an agreement was made by the justices in the North Riding to replace a wooden bridge with one which included moving parts. This was later replaced by a drawbridge, built in 1766 at a cost of £3,000 (equivalent to £444,000 in 2021), and later in 1835, the first swing bridge was opened designed by Francis Pickernell
The River Esk has been crossed by bridges at this location for centuries. A grant made by King Edward III in 1351 allowed the collection of tolls for the maintenance of a bridge. By the mid 1550s the tolls averaged around £6 per annum (equivalent to £2,421 as of 2021).
In 1629 an agreement was made by the justices in the North Riding to replace a wooden bridge with one which included moving parts. This was later replaced by a drawbridge, built in 1766 at a cost of £3,000 (equivalent to £444,000 in 2021), and later in 1835, the first swing bridge was opened designed by Francis Pickernell
Current bridge
Bridge during an opening
By the early 20th century the limited 45-foot (14 m) clearance of the 1835 bridge was restricting the size of vessels which could be built up-stream of the bridge. A replacement swing bridge was commissioned by Whitby Urban District Council. It was designed by J. Mitchell Moncrieff, later President of the Institution of Structural Engineers. As work progressed on the west side of the river bank to set a pivot for the bridge to swing, a seam of coal 10 inches (250 mm) thick was struck at 26 feet (7.9 m) below the water level. The foundations had to be sunk to a depth of 32 feet (9.8 m) below the low water mark for a secure foundation.
Bridge Street, Whitby, North Yorkshire YO22 4BG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M1MG94 - Yorkshire Tea is a black tea blend produced by the Bettys & Taylors Group since 1977. It is the most popular traditional black tea brand sold in the UK. In 1886 Charles Edward Taylor Founded CE Taylor & Co., later shortened to Taylors, the company was purchased by 'Betty's Tea Rooms' which today forms Bettys & Taylors Group. Taylors of Harrogate is still based in Harrogate, Yorkshire, in the first 'Betty's' tea room.
The group is still owned by the family of Bettys' founder, Fredrick Belmont and is currently chaired by Lesley Wild. The company is one of the few remaining family tea and coffee merchants in the country, whilst competing with the British-owned PG Tips (Ekaterra) and Tetley (Tata), where Yorkshire Tea is now the most purchased tea brand in the UK, overtaking Twinings (a division of Associated British Foods) and Typhoo
Yorkshire Tea uses varieties of tea grown in India, Sri Lanka, and Kenya, blended to form eight blends: Yorkshire Tea, Yorkshire Decaf, Yorkshire Hardwater (available in the United Kingdom), Yorkshire Gold, Breakfast Brew, Bedtime Brew, Biscuit Brew, and Toast and Jam Brew.
In 2016 the brand launched Breakfast Brew, Breaktime Brew and the decaffeinated Bedtime Brew. Yorkshire Tea introduced Biscuit Brew, a malty flavoured tea, to its range in 2018 and Toast and Jam Brew in 2020.
The Yorkshire Tea brand is being extended to include a range of cakes, biscuits, and fruit loaves, sold as being complementary to drinking tea by its parent company The Bettys & Taylors Group, which owns cookery schools and tea rooms
Yorkshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K244C1 - Vintage Post Office Savings Bank advertising poster displayed inside a public telephone box kiosk, urging people to Take them to the Post Office Savings Bank and Support the New Savers Campaign . The image shows an aged, weathered public information advert behind glass, with a child's face, a blue money bag marked Savings , halftone printing, fading colours and the worn red metal frame of the kiosk interior. It is a strong documentary image for themes of thrift, personal saving, family finance, children's savings, public service advertising, postal history, telephone box interiors and mid twentieth-century British graphic design. The Post Office Savings Bank was founded in 1861 as a state-backed savings scheme intended to encourage ordinary people to save, and NS&I records this as the beginning of its own history. Later changes separated National Savings from the Post Office, but the poster reflects the earlier period when savings services were heavily associated with Post Office branches and everyday civic infrastructure. The image may be useful for editorial features on household budgeting, post-war savings culture, state-backed savings, children's money habits, public finance, social history, old advertising, GPO heritage, phone boxes, postal services, government campaigns and changing attitudes to thrift. The telephone kiosk setting adds nostalgic value, linking two once-familiar parts of British public life: the red phone box and the local Post Office as a place for saving, communication and public administration. The faded surface and damaged poster give the photograph an archive-like feel, suggesting a surviving remnant of a campaign that promoted prudence, security and responsible saving to families. It can also support stories about the decline of cash-based saving habits, the move from branch services to digital finance, and the way public spaces once carried official messages about money, citizenship and self-reliance.
Vintage Post Office Savings Bank advert in a public phone box kiosk promoting the New Savers Campaig
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K244C9 - . Photographed at Chester, Cheshire, England, UK, CH1 1AB 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 subject captured here is Victoria Regina red British post office pillar box, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England, UK. Further facets of the scene include historic narrowboat, public-realm investment, towpath landscape, before-and-after reference, changing streetscape, urban regeneration, built heritage, heritage boating, working waterway, community identity, boat museum collection, heritage-led regeneration, town-centre renewal, and mixed-use redevelopment. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with biodiversity, public access and the value of canals as both historic infrastructure and blue-green corridors. The modern context includes continuing discussion of housing pressure, adaptive reuse and the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition. For later comparison, the photograph preserves street furniture and boundaries at Chester, Cheshire, England, UK, CH1 1AB, details that may look very different after altered transport patterns. A second descriptive layer includes changing land use, commercial redevelopment, archival record, local history, historical comparison, urban fabric, public realm, and period detail. Details involving Victoria, pillar, Ellesmere, Regina, and British make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The wider setting at Chester, Cheshire, England, UK, CH1 1AB matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Its period value extends to biodiversity and the value of canals as both historic infrastructure and blue-green corridors without losing the local specificity of Chester, Cheshire, England, UK, CH1 1AB.
Chester, Cheshire, England, UK, CH1 1AB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,station,train,trains,B,box,B-Box,red,white,green,needle,indicating,Network Rail,railway,signal,showing,shows,statuses,status,of,line,clear,safety,transport,railways,technology,electro,mechanical,relay,relays,north,signalbox,1940s,1940
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JX2W68 - . An identifiable period record of Crewe,stock-photo/gotonysmith-Cheshire.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>Cheshire,England,UK, CW1 in 2022, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The image documents BR British Rail - Up Main railway train signal, B Box, showing statuses of Train on line, Normal, Line Clear. The broader subject matter reaches into rail infrastructure, rail operations, historical comparison, place identity, changing land use, community identity, public realm, rail corridor, before-and-after reference, rail transport history, social history, period detail, working railway heritage, and contemporary social history. The modern context includes continuing discussion of signalling technology, heritage conservation and the contrast between mechanical railway systems and digital signalling. For current editorial use, integrated transport and local connectivity provide additional context, especially through how local bus services affect access to work, education and healthcare. Small period details of building condition and alterations at Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK, CW1 may become more significant with time, particularly following redevelopment. A second descriptive layer includes local history, local mobility, bus route infrastructure, local character, changing streetscape, public-transport wayfinding, street-side transport, and public transport stop. Elements such as railway, statuses, signal, Clear, and train add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The wider setting at Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK, CW1 matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The image also provides a reference for signalling technology and the importance of preserving signal boxes and rolling stock as industrial heritage in a form that can be compared with future views of Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK, CW1.
Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK, CW1
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4 3DS,WA4,red,apple,on,a,tree,from,the,many,varieties,cultivated,at,south,Warrington,apple tree,tasty,fruit,desert,russet,russets,apple trees,food,fruits,fruittrees,fruit trees,ripe,branch,orchards,orchard,bearing
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTNA3K - . An identifiable period record of Witherwin Avenue Grappenhall, South Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, WA4 3DS in 2022, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The principal subject is Ripe autumn apples,from the many varieties cultivated,at Grappenhall Heys, walled garden, Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, WA4 3DS. The locality and subject together evoke social history, local history, place-making, adaptive reuse, contemporary social history, local character, urban fabric, built heritage, heritage-led regeneration, changing streetscape, commercial redevelopment, period detail, historic townscape, and public-realm investment. The modern context includes continuing discussion of adaptive reuse, town-centre regeneration and how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity. The archival value lies partly in recording lettering, decoration and surface detail around Witherwin Avenue Grappenhall, South Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, WA4 3DS before conservation work alters the character of the place. The wider setting retains connections with town-centre renewal, mixed-use redevelopment, civic architecture, regional identity, urban regeneration, historical comparison, community identity, and before-and-after reference. The combination of garden, walled, autumn, apples, and varieties anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. A later view of Witherwin Avenue Grappenhall, South Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, WA4 3DS may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The scene further reflects adaptive reuse and how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres in a form that can be compared with future views of Witherwin Avenue Grappenhall, South Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, WA4 3DS.
Witherwin Avenue Grappenhall, South Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, WA4 3DS
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JREBK9 - . This location-specific image from 67 Church St, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 1HU in 2022 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The defining feature is Bad Santa by @SecaOneArt , writing on a wall, in Blackpool, graffiti, 67 Church St, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 1HU. The broader subject matter reaches into religious heritage, local history, devotional artwork, sacred architecture, sacred decoration, everyday life, ecclesiastical craftsmanship, before-and-after reference, community identity, ecclesiastical art, historic church fabric, liturgical art, historical comparison, and heritage worship space. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into church maintenance and accessibility, not least because of the role of parish churches in local identity and genealogy. For later comparison, the photograph preserves signage and branding at 67 Church St, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 1HU, details that may look very different after replacement signage. Further associations within the scene are period detail, church interior, changing land use, regional identity, Christian iconography, visual archive, local character, and faith heritage. The recorded references to Blackpool, SecaOneArt, writing, Santa, and Lancashire preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. By fixing the subject within 67 Church St, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 1HU, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The wider significance includes church maintenance and the role of parish churches in local identity and genealogy when considered against later change at 67 Church St, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 1HU. The scene captures details of everyday use for future local research.
67 Church St, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 1HU
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JP5T1B - The Milner Safe Company
The founder, Thomas Milner, originally a tinsmith and metal box-maker from Sheffield, set up a safe manufactory in Liverpool in 1830 where he set about producing tin-plate and sheet iron boxes with his newly patented fire-resisting composition and was employing 35 men. From 1846, he moved on to strong plate iron safes and chests. Thomas died in 1849 leaving his son William as a partner in the newly named Milner & Son and so rapidly was the company growing that by 1851 they were employing 110 men.
By this time they had developed and patented a gunpowder-proof and unpickable key lock in conjunction with Hobbs & Co..
His son-in-law Daniel Rowlinson Ratcliff had by this time joined the company as a partner. Considerable animosity had developed between Milners and George Price, a rival safe-maker from Wolverhampton with each indulging in very unprofessional practices. This was to lead to an incident when each party was publicly testing the others safes with gunpowder when Milner's representative was over zealous in the charge he placed in one of Price's safes resulting in a fatality. Shortly after this incident William Milner retired.
In 1874, now called the Milner Safe Company, the factory was employing 480 men. By this time they were the largest manufacturer of safes and other security work in the world, a fact which they claimed in the London Trades Directory of 1900.
Most familiar among the company's products must be what is usually referred to as the square church door Milner - which is correctly known as the List 2 and which in the earliest models carried a cast iron moulding on the face of the door shaped like a Gothic arch. The heavier range of cash safes such as the List 3, 4 and 5 were still being made in the 4-corner bent banded body right into the 1900's by which time every other maker had changed to the fully 12-corner bent body. In 1911, five Milner safes were supplied to Harland & Wolff for installation on the Titani
Speke, Merseyside, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JNN59F - . Photographed at Nantwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW5 5DG 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 image documents Ye Olde Wyche Theatre building from 1919, Nantwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW5 5DG. The image also relates to heritage asset, conservation interest, place identity, historic townscape, built heritage, conservation architecture, social history, architectural detail, period architecture, local history, adaptive reuse, cityscape history, before-and-after reference, and contemporary social history. For current editorial use, planning control and embodied carbon provide additional context, especially through how historic buildings acquire new uses as cities change. As a dated visual record of Nantwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW5 5DG, the frame retains street furniture and boundaries, making it especially useful if closure or conversion subsequently changes the scene. Other useful contextual ideas include local character, visual archive, changing land use, archival record, documentary photography, historical comparison, period building, and urban fabric. Details involving building, Nantwich, Wyche, and Theatre make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. For Nantwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW5 5DG, 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 planning control and how historic buildings acquire new uses as cities change within the specific setting of Nantwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW5 5DG. The wider significance includes adaptive reuse and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their distinctive character as part of the longer story of Nantwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW5 5DG.
Nantwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW5 5DG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JPDJJX - The Three Choirs Festival is a music festival held annually at the end of July, rotating among the cathedrals of the Three Counties (Hereford, Gloucester and Worcester) and originally featuring their three choirs, which remain central to the week-long programme. The large-scale choral repertoire is now performed by the Festival Chorus, but the festival also features other major ensembles and international soloists. The 2011 festival took place in Worcester from 6 to 13 August. The 2012 festival in Hereford took place earlier than usual, from 21 to 28 July, to avoid clashing with the 2012 Summer Olympics. The event is now established in the last week of July. The 300th anniversary of the original Three Choirs Festival was celebrated during the 2015 festival, which took place from 25 July to 1 August in Hereford (the landmark 300th meeting of the Three Choirs does not fall until after 2027 due to there being no Three Choirs Festivals for the duration of both World War I and World War II and COVID-19. The 2023 Festival will take place in Gloucester from 22 to 29 July.
The festival is closely identified with the musical careers of British composers Edward Elgar and Ralph Vaughan Williams. The organists of the three cathedrals (who act as artistic director and festival conductor when it is their cathedral's turn to host the festival) are Geraint Bowen (Hereford), Adrian Partington (Gloucester) and Samuel Hudson (Worcester).
5 College Cloisters, Cathedral Close, Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK, HR1 2NG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M0KX3W - The Electric Cinema is a cinema in Notting Hill, London. One of the oldest working film theatres in Britain, it became Britain's first black-owned cinema in 1993, and remained black-owned until it was sold in 2000.
As of 2022, after a couple of changes of hands, the cinema is also known as the Electric Portobello, with a second screen at the old Television Centre at White City called the Electric White City
The Electric Cinema first opened in London's Portobello Road on 24 February 1910. It was one of the first buildings in Britain to be designed specifically for motion picture exhibition, and was one of the first buildings in the vicinity to be supplied with electricity. Its first film was Henry VIII, screened on 23 February 1911.
The venue opened 18 years before talkies became the norm, so had no facilities to broadcast sound. The cinema was soon eclipsed by the huge picture palaces that became fashionable during the 1930s but, despite being shuttered for brief periods, it has remained in almost continual use until the present day.
Designed by architect Gerald Seymour Valentin in the Edwardian Baroque style, it originally opened as the Electric Cinema Theatre, with 600 seats. During World War I an angry mob attacked the Electric, believing that its German-born manager was signalling to Zeppelin raiders from the roof, after nearby Arundel Gardens was hit by a bomb dropped from a Zeppelin
Later, in 1932, the Electric became the Imperial Playhouse cinema, though by this time the Portobello Road area had become run down, along with the rest of Notting Hill. During this time, the venue's nickname among locals was The Bughole.
During WWII the venue was attended by up to 4000 per week, despite the Luftwaffe's night-time bombing raids.[9] During the late 1940s the notorious mass murderer John Christie (1899“1953) of nearby 10 Rillington Place is said to have worked at the Electric as a projectionist
It is a Grade II* Listed building.
191 Portobello Rd, London, England, UK, W11 2ED
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JG2201 - . An identifiable period record of Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England, UK, NN12 8TL in 2022, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. At the centre of the view is Crowds at Silverstone F1 GP, near Stowe stand, in 2022. The image also relates to before-and-after reference, public realm, local identity, urban change, everyday street life, documentary photography, historical comparison, community recreation, seasonal outdoor activity, city-centre activity, street-level documentary, local character, local history, and townscape record. Today's relevance is strengthened by climate resilience, inclusive design and the continuing question of the importance of inclusive spaces that serve residents as well as visitors. From a 2025-onward perspective, community use and local identity are closely linked to this subject, alongside how ordinary street scenes become valuable records as businesses and infrastructure change. Future viewers can use this scene from Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England, UK, NN12 8TL to compare transport arrangements and footfall with whatever follows after redevelopment. Further associations within the scene are community identity, summer city life, community life, contemporary city life, social landscape, urban gathering place, urban social history, and archival record. The recorded references to Stowe, Crowds, stand, and Silverstone preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. A later view of Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England, UK, NN12 8TL may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The period view preserves part of the area's social history for future local research.
Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England, UK, NN12 8TL
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@hotpixUK,Hotpixuk,England,UK,AD1897,red,brick,outside,WA5,141,Old Liverpool Rd,Gt Sankey,Warrington,Cheshire,WA5 1AS,shop,cafe,Food 4 Thought,Food-4-Thought,breakfast,lunch,catering,01925,656713,summer,evening,blue,sky,skies,heritage,sunny,sun,blue sky,blue skies,Great Sankey,Liverpool Rd
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDJ426 - . This dated documentary view of 141 Old Liverpool Rd, Gt Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AS in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The principal subject is Diamond Jubilee 1897 buildings, 141 Old Liverpool Rd, Gt Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AS. Other connected aspects include historic frontage, independent food retail, social history, leisure spending, historic townscape, night-time economy, food tourism, period building, before-and-after reference, documentary photography, destination dining, changing land use, changing streetscape, and historical comparison. Current relevance extends to energy retrofit and planning control, particularly through keeping older structures useful without erasing their character. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into changing dining habits and staffing pressure, not least because of the role of restaurants and bars in visitor-led regeneration. Small period details of signage and branding at 141 Old Liverpool Rd, Gt Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AS may become more significant with time, particularly following different community use. The location also brings in local dining scene, conservation architecture, period streetscape, public realm, architectural character, everyday life, architectural detailing, and archival record. The recorded references to Sankey, buildings, Jubilee, Diamond, and Liverpool preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. For 141 Old Liverpool Rd, Gt Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AS, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The frame retains a local visual benchmark within the wider story of 141 Old Liverpool Rd, Gt Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AS.
141 Old Liverpool Rd, Gt Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AS
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AE02ND - On World Polio Day, 24th October, thousands of Rotary clubs around the world will hold events and fundraisers to recognize the progress in the global fight to end polio.
Warrington Rotary, as part of its Purple for Polio campaign, and with the support of Warrington Borough Council, intend to mark the occasion by lighting the town hall purple
In 1985, Rotary launched the first initiative to tackle global polio eradication through the mass vaccination of children. Since the first project to vaccinate children polio has been eradicated by 99.9%. Although there is no cure for polio it can be prevented with a vaccine.
Rotary has been joining forces with associations such as the World Health Organization in a battle to reach the remaining endemic countries- Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria. Unless polio is eradicated everywhere, within ten years we could see as many as 200,000 new cases annually.
World Polio Day is an opportunity to raise awareness of the devastating effects of polio and why Rotary clubs work together to eradicate it from the world.
The first effective attempt to fight polio was made by Jonas Salk in 1955. He and his team created an inactivate vaccine. To honour his work, Rotary International named October 24th as World Polio Day.
Sankey St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1UH
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,voting,constituency,Warrington constituency,England,English,support,supporters,Westminster,vote,General election party political sign,South Warrington,Cheshire,North West,WA4,Vote Labour,Labour,Socialist,Socialism,red,VoteLabour,garden,front garden,red white,WA13,Grappenhall,Stockton Heath,Labour supporter,Labour support,stronghold,activist,swing seat,MP,seat,Lib-Dem Labour pact,Pact,Keir Starmer,Andy Burnham
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ADE369 - Warrington South is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Faisal Rashid, a Labour Party politician.
The seat is one of seven won (held or gained) by a Labour candidate in 2017 from a total of 11 in Cheshire. Rashid's 2017 win was one of 30 net gains of the Labour Party.
The seat has been relative to others a marginal seat since 2001 as well as a swing seat as its winner's majority has not exceeded 7.5% of the vote since the 16.3% majority won in that year. The seat has changed hands twice since that year.
1983“1997: The Borough of Warrington wards of Appleton and Stretton, Booths Hill, Grappenhall and Thelwall, Great Sankey North, Great Sankey South, Heatley, Latchford, Lymm, Penketh and Cuerdley, Statham, Stockton Heath, and Walton and Westy, and the Borough of Halton wards of Daresbury and Norton.
1997“2010: The Borough of Warrington wards of Appleton, Stretton and Hatton, Grappenhall and Thelwall, Great Sankey North, Great Sankey South, Howley and Whitecross, Latchford, Lymm, Penketh and Cuerdley, Stockton Heath, and Walton and Westy.
2010“present: The Borough of Warrington wards of Appleton, Bewsey and Whitecross, Grappenhall and Thelwall, Great Sankey North, Great Sankey South, Hatton, Stretton and Walton, Latchford East, Latchford West, Lymm, Penketh and Cuerdley, Stockton Heath, and Whittle Hall.
Lymm, Cheshire, England, UK, WA13
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,England,shop,shops,retail,high street,New Street,UK - retail units at Christmas,New St,retail units,Victorian,building,arcade,Victorian arcade,listed,grade II,grade2,Burlington Arcade,Burlington,hotel,bow,red,Xmas,decorated,decorations,decoration,white,arcades,shopping,stores,front,entrance,doorway,council
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFP0FY - . A grounded documentary photograph made at New Street, Birmingham, England, UK in 2019, preserving the main subject alongside smaller details that may become more historically useful with time. The defining feature is Piccadilly Arcade, New Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK - retail units at Christmas - decorative bow. A broader reading of the scene brings in customer footfall, period streetscape, visual archive, local character, architectural detailing, historic context, historical comparison, retail property, retail vacancy, place identity, heritage landmark, high-street commerce, changing streetscape, and conservation interest. For contemporary context, heritage conservation and energy retrofit are closely related themes, especially where the issue becomes the role of distinctive architecture in local identity. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject sits within continuing debate about online shopping, business rates and how high streets adapt when traditional retail contracts. As the area changes, the scene fixes small features of identity that written records may overlook within the setting of New Street, Birmingham, England, UK. The subject sits alongside local history, traditional masonry, changing land use, built heritage, consumer retail, contemporary social history, historic townscape, and before-and-after reference. The recorded references to decorative, Birmingham, Christmas, Arcade, and Piccadilly preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The surrounding context at New Street, Birmingham, England, UK matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. A further contemporary connection is heritage conservation and reusing existing buildings rather than demolishing them within the real-world context of New Street, Birmingham, England, UK.
New Street, Birmingham, England, UK
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,lovers,poo,problems,Worcestershire,grass lawn,red sign,pet,Special,Dog Walking Area,M5,Strensham Services,grass,lawn,red,sign,walking the dog,car trip,car journey,Motorway Walks,problems with dog walkers,professional,dog walkers,places to,exercise dogs,exercising dogs,walkies,dog care,walking with a dog,dog warden,area to walk dogs,doggy,day care,mans best friend,picking up,dog mess
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2A4PJNE - . A grounded editorial photograph records the physical context of the recorded location, as it appeared in 2019. The documentary focus is Special Dog Walking Area, M5 Strensham Services, Worcestershire, grass lawn and red sign. The location can also be described in terms of road transport, vehicle movement, highway services, motor traffic, roadside commerce, traffic management, urban mobility, local transport, road engineering, strategic road network, surface transport, and roadside environment. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, everyday local life also connects with redevelopment, the passage of time and efforts aimed at future historical research. Documentary value is strengthened by the precise setting at the recorded location, where even ordinary details of frontage, equipment, signs, traffic or public activity may disappear as the area evolves, specifically in relation to Special Dog Walking Area. The view also records themes involving transport planning, junction design, motorway travel, road safety, road connectivity, highway infrastructure. Other local associations include dog lovers, doggie, driving with dogs, driving with pets, dogs, canines. Modern coverage of social history frequently reaches beyond the immediate scene to questions of changing use, redevelopment and stronger archival comparison. For future comparison, the scene preserves historic fabric, social change, movement through the area, planning and redevelopment, and everyday services as an authentic period reference. Viewed retrospectively, the photograph can reveal ownership or occupation, neighbourhood identity, architecture and streetscape, transport patterns, and public access at this precise location. Taken together, these details make the photograph a useful record of local business activity, public-realm details, the condition of buildings, patterns of everyday use, and regional identity within the surrounding area.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Perthshire,Scotland,UK,FK19 8PB,FK19,last,grave,resting,place,of,folk hero,Scots,Alba,graveyard,yard,tomb,despite them,inscription,famous,gravestone,Balquhidder village,legend,Roy MacGregor,Robert Roy MacGregor,movement,Balquhidder graveyard,legendary,hero,MacGregor,Rob Roy,red,historic,independence
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3XN2J - . This authentic period view of Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, UK, FK19 8PB , FK19 in 2019 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 Grave and last resting place of Rob Roy, Robert Roy MacGregor, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, UK, FK19 8PB , FK19. The frame also records themes of high-street commerce, specialist retailer, visual archive, changing streetscape, historical comparison, small business, shopfront economy, local character, changing land use, everyday life, town-centre trading, regional identity, local history, and community identity. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into online shopping and town-centre regeneration, not least because of how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses. As a dated visual record of Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, UK, FK19 8PB , FK19, the frame retains materials and architectural details, making it especially useful if redevelopment subsequently changes the scene. A second descriptive layer includes period detail, street-level business, public realm, local enterprise, independent retail, contemporary social history, retail property, and bricks-and-mortar retail. References to Perthshire, Grave, MacGregor, place, and Robert give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. Around Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, UK, FK19 8PB , FK19, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The wider significance includes online shopping and how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses within the specific setting of Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, UK, FK19 8PB , FK19. The scene captures details of everyday use as part of Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, UK, FK19 8PB , FK19's history.
Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, UK, FK19 8PB , FK19
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,inside,FK17,Main St,Main Street,Callander,Perthshire,Scotland,UK,FK17 8BQ,Display,Hero,Villain,Audio,Visual,red,Robert,Raibeart Ruadh MacGriogair,outlaw,folk hero,Highland,clansmen,rising,of,1689,Alba,history,Scottish,historic,figure,clan,legend,the,Highland Rogue,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3XN95 - Robert Roy MacGregor (Scottish Gaelic: Raibeart Ruadh MacGriogair
7 March 1671 “ 28 December 1734) was a Scottish outlaw, who later became a folk hero.
Rob Roy was born in the Kingdom of Scotland at Glengyle, at the head of Loch Katrine, as recorded in the baptismal register of Buchanan, Stirling. His parents were the local Clan MacGregor Tacksman, Donald Glas MacGregor, and Margaret Campbell. He was also descended from the Clan MacDonald of Keppoch through his paternal grandmother.
In January 1693, at Corrie Arklet farm near Inversnaid, he married Mary MacGregor of Comar (1671“1745), who was born at Leny Farm, Strathyre. The couple had four sons: James Mor MacGregor (1695“1754), Ranald (1706“1786), Coll (died 1735) and Robert (1715“1754)”known as Robìn Ã’ig or Young Rob.
Along with many Highland clansmen, at the age of eighteen Rob Roy MacGregor together with his father joined the Jacobite rising of 1689 led by John Graham, 1st Viscount Dundee and Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel, to support the Stuart King James VII, whose flight from Britain had been declared by Parliament to be an abdication, following the Glorious Revolution of 1688. Although victorious in initial battles, Dundee was killed at the Battle of Killiecrankie in 1689, deflating the rebellion. MacGregor's father was taken to jail, where he was held on high treason charges for two years. MacGregor's mother Margaret's health failed during Donald's time in prison. By the time Donald was finally released, his wife was dead.
Main Street, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, UK, FK17 8BQ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,Red British Telephone box and Post Office sign,traditional,British,public,and,together,with,post,office,mail,postman,postie,posties,work,GPO,public telephone,telephones,phones,phone,red,signs,kit,equipment,box,boxes,Street,outside,exterior,letters,posting,counter,counters,scandal,payout,payouts,delayed,the,England
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3XNBC - . An identifiable period record of the recorded location in 2019, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The scene records Red British Telephone box and Post Office sign,. The subject also carries associations with archival record, social history, changing land use, used postage stamp, everyday life, period detail, postal history, commemorative issue, postal graphic design, contemporary social history, historic postage, before-and-after reference, philatelic material, and documentary photography. Today's relevance is strengthened by postal services, declining letter volumes and the continuing question of the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material. The archival value lies partly in recording materials and architectural details around the recorded location before redevelopment alters the character of the place. The subject also sits alongside postal ephemera, community identity, philatelic collecting, mail history, collectable stamp, paper communication, stamp design, and visual archive. The combination of British, Telephone, and Office anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. 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. A further contemporary connection is postal services and how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects within the specific setting of the recorded location. The wider significance includes digital communication and how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects as part of the longer story of the recorded location. Another strand within the photograph is graphic design and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs when considered against later change at the recorded location.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,England,North West England,Warrington,Cheshire,waterway,WA4,in a,Grappenhall Hays,Walled Garden,dangerous,Grappenhall,Hays,red,Witherwin Avenue,Grappenhall Heys,WA4 3DS,In deep water,Britain,British,English,lake,lakes,warning sign,careful,caution,drown,drowning,threat,unsafe,H2O,square,weed
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RK9X6M - . A place-specific photograph captures the physical context of Witherwin Avenue Grappenhall Heys Warrington, Cheshire, North West England, UK, WA4 3DS, in a scene preserved from 2019. The documentary focus is Danger Deep Water sign, in a dangerous pond, Grappenhall Hays. The photograph carries associations with hydraulic control, inland boating, waterborne transport, riverine landscape, lock operation, navigation engineering, industrial waterway heritage, managed watercourse, navigation channel, civil engineering structure, waterway maintenance, and heritage navigation. The wider contemporary story of managed watercourses now includes flood resilience alongside safe public access, while policy and investment increasingly consider maintaining safe navigation. Documentary value is strengthened by the precise setting at Witherwin Avenue Grappenhall Heys Warrington, Cheshire, North West England, UK, WA4 3DS, where even ordinary details of frontage, equipment, signs, traffic or public activity may disappear as the area evolves. The resulting scene connects with river management, working waterway, canal heritage, inland navigation, towpath environment, riparian setting. Other local associations include red sign, notice, warning, deep water countryside. The same setting also brings together boating infrastructure, and waterside infrastructure. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, ageing lock and bridge infrastructure also connects with flood resilience, volunteer involvement and efforts aimed at adapting old structures to present-day use. The lasting documentary value lies in its record of physical infrastructure, local continuity, community life, signage and branding, and commercial identity as an authentic period reference. For future comparison, the scene preserves historic fabric, movement through the area, social change, everyday services, and planning and redevelopment at this precise location.
Witherwin Avenue Grappenhall Heys Warrington, Cheshire, North West England, UK, WA4 3DS
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,England,North West England,Cheshire,in,gallons,gallon,Fire Chief,petrol,gas,Gasoline,red,cafe,shop,Ethyl,this sale,carbon,fuel,dirty fuels,carbon footprint,Americana,old historic,history,USA,American,classic,gas station,United States,1950,50s,nostalgia,red pump,sign,brand,branding,Big oil,small town
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RK9X6H - . A carefully observed scene captures the physical context of the recorded location, in an image captured in 2019. The image record centres upon Fire Chief Gasoline Texaco red Wayne Petrol pump in gallons, in a cafe, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1. Other closely connected aspects of the subject are visitor destination, visitor economy, leisure venue, local landmark, shopping habits, town-centre trading, passenger railway, rail modernisation, conservation interest, consumer retail, hospitality trade, and shopping district. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, rail accessibility also connects with ticketing reform, fares and affordability and efforts aimed at renewed station districts. The wider contemporary story of commercial property now includes vacant premises alongside shifts in leisure spending, while policy and investment increasingly consider stronger local footfall. Current debate around local landmarks often combines planning control, maintenance cost and the practical challenge of keeping older buildings useful. Because this is a time-specific record of the recorded location, later comparison can reveal changes in signage, ownership, land use, transport, street furniture, building condition and the way the public uses the surrounding space, specifically in relation to Fire Chief Gasoline Texaco red Wayne Petrol pump in gallons. The scene also relates to traditional building, rail transport, commercial streetscape, food-and-drink business, high-street commerce, local dining. Its context additionally embraces integrated transport, rail infrastructure, sustainable mobility, mass transit, leisure hospitality, conservation architecture, intercity travel, destination economy, consumer leisure, and hospitality premises. Modern coverage of station investment frequently reaches beyond the immediate scene to questions of accessible travel, public ownership and a simpler passenger experience.
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Keywords: HotpixUk,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Red Telephone Box,British,phone,box,phone box,Mr Smiths,Bridgefoot,Bridge Foot,Cheshire,England,red,UK,GB,Great Britain,Great British,stamps,K4,1925,Giles Gilbert Scott,WA1,Bridgefoot Warrington,Grade II listing status,English Heritage,Kiosk No4,heritage,historic,preserved,WA1 1WA,coin-operated stamp dispenser,coin operated stamp dispenser,unusual telephone box,North West,rare,object,pillar box,pillarbox
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AF864N - The K4 kiosk was designed by the Engineering Department of the General Post Office. It used the successful design of the K2 kiosk, by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, expanded to include a post box and stamp machine
it was an automated mini-Post Office. The K4 kiosk was enormous and was half as big again as the K2 kiosk. The K4 was introduced in limited numbers in Britain and production ceased within five years. Only 5 examples remain and are given Grade II listing status by English Heritage.
Design
The K4 kiosk is constructed of cast-iron sections, standing on a concrete base. The footprint of the K4 is rectangular, with one axis half as large again as the other. In form the K4 is a cuboid with a domed roof. Each side has fluted architrave moldings at the outer edge. At the base is a blank rectangular panel with trim molding-surround. Three sides of the kiosk are glazed with six rows of three rectangular panes of glass, edged with reeded moldings
on the longer sides there is an extra panel with trim molding to break up the mass.
Between 1930 and 1935 only 50 examples of the K4 were installed. They remain a very rare sight. There are only 5 (10% of all K4 kiosks) separate listings for the K4 kiosk with English Heritage, and none elsewhere in Britain. These K4s are all outside London, in Bewdley (Worcestershire), Roos (East Yorkshire), Frodsham (Cheshire) and Warrington (Cheshire). Of the eight kiosk types introduced by the General Post Office, the K4 was the six-most populous type introduced, but the joint fourth-most populous type in terms of surviving kiosks. More at http://www.the-telephone-box.co.uk/kiosks/k4/
Bridgefoot Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA1 1WA
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Keywords: HotpixUk,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Red Telephone Box,British,phone,box,phone box,Mr Smiths,Bridgefoot,Bridge Foot,Cheshire,England,red,UK,GB,Great Britain,Great British,stamps,K4,1925,Giles Gilbert Scott,WA1,Bridgefoot Warrington,Grade II listing status,English Heritage,Kiosk No4,heritage,historic,preserved,WA1 1WA,coin-operated stamp dispenser,coin operated stamp dispenser,unusual telephone box,North West,rare,object,pillar box,pillarbox
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AF866H - The K4 kiosk was designed by the Engineering Department of the General Post Office. It used the successful design of the K2 kiosk, by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, expanded to include a post box and stamp machine
it was an automated mini-Post Office. The K4 kiosk was enormous and was half as big again as the K2 kiosk. The K4 was introduced in limited numbers in Britain and production ceased within five years. Only 5 examples remain and are given Grade II listing status by English Heritage.
Design
The K4 kiosk is constructed of cast-iron sections, standing on a concrete base. The footprint of the K4 is rectangular, with one axis half as large again as the other. In form the K4 is a cuboid with a domed roof. Each side has fluted architrave moldings at the outer edge. At the base is a blank rectangular panel with trim molding-surround. Three sides of the kiosk are glazed with six rows of three rectangular panes of glass, edged with reeded moldings
on the longer sides there is an extra panel with trim molding to break up the mass.
Between 1930 and 1935 only 50 examples of the K4 were installed. They remain a very rare sight. There are only 5 (10% of all K4 kiosks) separate listings for the K4 kiosk with English Heritage, and none elsewhere in Britain. These K4s are all outside London, in Bewdley (Worcestershire), Roos (East Yorkshire), Frodsham (Cheshire) and Warrington (Cheshire). Of the eight kiosk types introduced by the General Post Office, the K4 was the six-most populous type introduced, but the joint fourth-most populous type in terms of surviving kiosks. More at http://www.the-telephone-box.co.uk/kiosks/k4/
Bridgefoot Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA1 1WA
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Keywords: Manchester,city,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,North West England,UK,England,Motley AtoZ,AZ street art,The Revolution will not be televised,Motley,AtoZ,AZ,street art,streetart,artist,NQ4,Northern Quarter,North West,on wall,on a wall,wall art,Street Atlas,blue,red,motley,creator,cover,A-Z cover,arts,street,centre,spray paint,expression,open air gallery,decorated,decoration,map,maps,book cover
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RFF696 - The A“Z (pronounced Ay to Zed), or in full the Geographers' A“Z Street Atlas, is a name given to any one of a range of atlases of streets in the United Kingdom currently produced by Geographers' A“Z Map Company Limited. Its first atlas, of London, was originally compiled in the 1930s by Phyllis Pearsall. The company she founded now publishes street maps of many cities and towns in the UK.
Until relatively recently, maps produced by the Geographers' (A“Z) Map Company did not include a publication date. Some clues to dating include:
their first map was published in 1936
the only maps produced by them during WW2 (1939“1945) were war maps of Europe
until 1962, the Published By address was 24 Grays Inn Road, Holborn, London
from 1962 to 1992, the Published By address was Sevenoaks, Kent
from 1992 onwards, the Published By address is Borough Green, Kent
in 1972, the company name was changed from Geographers' Map Company to Geographers' A“Z Map Company.
About Motley creator:
Hailing from and currently residing in Manchester. I'm incredibly passionate about my city. The hope is that I can do my part to make it an interesting place to live.
Besides being best known for my street art, I enjoy working with the best possible medium to execute an idea. In true Motley fashion. Meaning mismatched and irregular. My work is less rooted in a common visual style and more based on the independent reaction to what inspired me in the first place.
I take inspiration from many sources. Elements of public space such as advertisements and signage are of particular interest. Given that street art is technically illegal, I'm fascinated by the visual elements of the street that are permitted.
My dream job would either be mayor of Manchester or Ikea bookshelf instructions designer.
Oldham St, Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: Manchester,city,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,North West England,UK,England,Motley AtoZ,AZ street art,The Revolution will not be televised,Motley,AtoZ,AZ,street art,streetart,artist,NQ4,Northern Quarter,North West,on wall,on a wall,wall art,Street Atlas,blue,red,motley,creator,cover,A-Z cover,arts,street,centre,spray paint,expression,open air gallery,decorated,decoration,map,maps,book cover
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RFF698 - The A“Z (pronounced Ay to Zed), or in full the Geographers' A“Z Street Atlas, is a name given to any one of a range of atlases of streets in the United Kingdom currently produced by Geographers' A“Z Map Company Limited. Its first atlas, of London, was originally compiled in the 1930s by Phyllis Pearsall. The company she founded now publishes street maps of many cities and towns in the UK.
Until relatively recently, maps produced by the Geographers' (A“Z) Map Company did not include a publication date. Some clues to dating include:
their first map was published in 1936
the only maps produced by them during WW2 (1939“1945) were war maps of Europe
until 1962, the Published By address was 24 Grays Inn Road, Holborn, London
from 1962 to 1992, the Published By address was Sevenoaks, Kent
from 1992 onwards, the Published By address is Borough Green, Kent
in 1972, the company name was changed from Geographers' Map Company to Geographers' A“Z Map Company.
About Motley creator:
Hailing from and currently residing in Manchester. I'm incredibly passionate about my city. The hope is that I can do my part to make it an interesting place to live.
Besides being best known for my street art, I enjoy working with the best possible medium to execute an idea. In true Motley fashion. Meaning mismatched and irregular. My work is less rooted in a common visual style and more based on the independent reaction to what inspired me in the first place.
I take inspiration from many sources. Elements of public space such as advertisements and signage are of particular interest. Given that street art is technically illegal, I'm fascinated by the visual elements of the street that are permitted.
My dream job would either be mayor of Manchester or Ikea bookshelf instructions designer.
Oldham St, Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUk,GoTonySmith,NYC,NY,New York,Manhattan,USA,city,city centre,US,boxing,neon sign,red,orange,window,culture,exercise,ring work,9 BLEECKER STREET,NEW YORK,NY 10012,9 Bleecker St,private training,Overthrow Boxing,gritty,downtown,headquarters,eastside,lower manhattan,gym,sport,boxing sport,boxing clubs,local boxing gym,boxing gym,boxing brand
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFK6NA - Take a Look Inside Overthrow Boxing, Where Celebs Like Usher and J-Lo Train
There is a crowd gathering outside the door of 9 Bleecker Street, the gritty downtown headquarters of Overthrow Boxing.
Passersby slow their pace and turn their heads towards the pulsating hip-hop that blares out Overthrow's doors and onto the sidewalk. Through its ground floor windows, and past an aggressive neon red sign, a few dozen young women chat excitedly as they wrap their hands before squeezing into boxing gloves.
Further back another class is still in session, with the participants jabbing ferociously at shared punching bags as an instructor screams down from a ring set alongside an exposed brick wall.
On any given night, a peek through these same steamed-up windows could result in a story-worthy sighting of Nina Agdal, Usher, Martha Hunt, Jennifer Lopez, the Fat Jewish or Will Smith.
This is exactly what Overthrow founder Joey Goodwin had in mind when he started the gym two years ago. I wanted to create an atmosphere that drew you in, he says. Everyone on the outside is trying to get a better look, wishing they were a part of the action.
Atisha Paulson
The phenomenon was one that Goodwin observed while on the iconic West 4th basketball courts, where he started balling at the age of 10.
There he was introduced to the sport of boxing through a fellow player.
I think he saw me run my mouth and get beaten up too many times, remembers Goodwin, leaning back in his office on the gym's second floor. He took me to East River Park and taught me a few moves. I was hooked immediately.
Enrolling in a local boxing gym, the street-wise Goodwin immediately spotted an opportunity for growth. The room was filled CEOs, models, editors and entrepreneurs, he says. I began to see the potential that could come with creating a real boxing brand, done in the style of SoulCycle or Barry's Bootcamp.
9 BLEECKER STREET NEW YORK, NY 10012, USA
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUk,GoTonySmith,NYC,NY,New York,Manhattan,USA,city,city centre,US,boxing,neon sign,red,orange,window,culture,exercise,ring work,9 BLEECKER STREET,NEW YORK,NY 10012,9 Bleecker St,private training,Overthrow Boxing,gritty,downtown,headquarters,eastside,lower manhattan,gym,sport,boxing sport,boxing clubs,local boxing gym,boxing gym,boxing brand
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFK6NC - Take a Look Inside Overthrow Boxing, Where Celebs Like Usher and J-Lo Train
There is a crowd gathering outside the door of 9 Bleecker Street, the gritty downtown headquarters of Overthrow Boxing.
Passersby slow their pace and turn their heads towards the pulsating hip-hop that blares out Overthrow's doors and onto the sidewalk. Through its ground floor windows, and past an aggressive neon red sign, a few dozen young women chat excitedly as they wrap their hands before squeezing into boxing gloves.
Further back another class is still in session, with the participants jabbing ferociously at shared punching bags as an instructor screams down from a ring set alongside an exposed brick wall.
On any given night, a peek through these same steamed-up windows could result in a story-worthy sighting of Nina Agdal, Usher, Martha Hunt, Jennifer Lopez, the Fat Jewish or Will Smith.
This is exactly what Overthrow founder Joey Goodwin had in mind when he started the gym two years ago. I wanted to create an atmosphere that drew you in, he says. Everyone on the outside is trying to get a better look, wishing they were a part of the action.
Atisha Paulson
The phenomenon was one that Goodwin observed while on the iconic West 4th basketball courts, where he started balling at the age of 10.
There he was introduced to the sport of boxing through a fellow player.
I think he saw me run my mouth and get beaten up too many times, remembers Goodwin, leaning back in his office on the gym's second floor. He took me to East River Park and taught me a few moves. I was hooked immediately.
Enrolling in a local boxing gym, the street-wise Goodwin immediately spotted an opportunity for growth. The room was filled CEOs, models, editors and entrepreneurs, he says. I began to see the potential that could come with creating a real boxing brand, done in the style of SoulCycle or Barry's Bootcamp.
9 BLEECKER STREET NEW YORK, NY 10012, USA
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Keywords: @Hotpixuk,GoTonySmith,Euros,flag,celebrate,red,white,in a,residential street,street,Grappenhall,Warrington,Cheshire,North West England,UK,WA4,show your support for England,support for England,supporting,support,supporters,Engerland,dare to dream,1966,Russia World Cup,flying England flags,Three Lions,The three Lions,nation,nationalism,match,football match,semis,Croatia,Moscow,flying an England flag,streets,patriotic,right wing,tarnished
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P87CCN - . 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 St George cross ed on white flags, flying in a residential street, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, North West England, UK. Other connected aspects include regional identity, residential flag display, changing land use, national symbolism, local character, social history, St George's Cross, visual archive, local history, place identity, community identity, public realm, national flag display, and archival record. For current editorial use, community cohesion and sporting events provide additional context, especially through the visibility of English identity in residential streets and public space. As a dated visual record of the recorded location, the frame retains commercial use and occupation, making it especially useful if changing commercial priorities subsequently changes the scene. Further associations within the scene are civic identity, period detail, before-and-after reference, national emblem, documentary photography, patriotic symbolism, everyday life, and flag culture. The recorded references to George, cross, flags, flying, and residential 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. Another strand within the photograph is community cohesion and the visibility of English identity in residential streets and public space as part of the longer story of the recorded location. The setting also helps illustrate sporting events and how national flags can signal celebration, sport, identity or political sentiment depending on context when considered against later change at the recorded location.
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Own,Private Bus Company,pops,connect17,depot,WBC,Warrington Borough Council,Cheshire,North West England,UK,GB,single deck,free wifi bus,Network Warrington,Ben Wakerley,municipal bus company,bus company,Warrington transport,Warrington Borough Transport,bus services,services,Transport Act 1985,garage,site,Samantha Beeley,livery,logo,Sunday,evening services,service,red,blue,Offices and depot,main depot,main,Wilderspool Causeway,poplar avenue
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P9MDXN - Warrington's Own Buses is a municipal bus company which operates a network of services within the Borough of Warrington and the surrounding area, including Altrincham, Leigh, Earlestown and Northwich.
The company previously traded as Warrington Borough Transport up until 2006 and as Network Warrington between 2006 and 2018.
The main depot and offices for Warrington's Own Buses are located on Wilderspool Causeway at the junction with Chester Road.
The two main sheds to the rear of the site were originally built in 1943 for Fairey Aviation and used to assemble wings for their Fulmar bomber until they were purchased by Warrington Corporation in 1947. This site eventually became the main operational centre, with the frontage of the depot dating from 1964. The ground floor consists of a reception area and vehicle inspection bays, with the company's offices on the upper floor.
The Travel Centre on the main concourse at Warrington Bus Interchange provides for season ticket sales and information. Other facilities are located here for driving and supervisory staff.
Wilderspool Causeway, Warrington, Cheshire, WA4 6PT.
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Own,Private Bus Company,pops,connect17,depot,WBC,Warrington Borough Council,Cheshire,North West England,UK,GB,single deck,free wifi bus,Network Warrington,Ben Wakerley,municipal bus company,bus company,Warrington transport,Warrington Borough Transport,bus services,services,Transport Act 1985,garage,site,Samantha Beeley,livery,logo,Sunday,evening services,service,red,blue,Offices and depot,main depot,main,Wilderspool Causeway,pano,panorama
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P9MEBA - Warrington's Own Buses is a municipal bus company which operates a network of services within the Borough of Warrington and the surrounding area, including Altrincham, Leigh, Earlestown and Northwich.
The company previously traded as Warrington Borough Transport up until 2006 and as Network Warrington between 2006 and 2018.
The main depot and offices for Warrington's Own Buses are located on Wilderspool Causeway at the junction with Chester Road.
The two main sheds to the rear of the site were originally built in 1943 for Fairey Aviation and used to assemble wings for their Fulmar bomber until they were purchased by Warrington Corporation in 1947. This site eventually became the main operational centre, with the frontage of the depot dating from 1964. The ground floor consists of a reception area and vehicle inspection bays, with the company's offices on the upper floor.
The Travel Centre on the main concourse at Warrington Bus Interchange provides for season ticket sales and information. Other facilities are located here for driving and supervisory staff.
Wilderspool Causeway, Warrington, Cheshire, WA4 6PT.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,problem,with,problem with,issue with,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,terminus,Red,red bus,London Bus,in,Bus stop,Bus stop AP,AP,stationary,transport,travel,evening,Go ahead London,bus company,August free bus
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H04G07 - London Central and London General are relatively new bus companies, being formed in 1989 in preparation for the privatisation of London Buses Limited. However, both companies' origins can be traced back to one of the original pioneers of bus operations in the capital, the London General Omnibus Company Limited (LGOC).
LGOC, or General as it was known, operated services throughout the capital and was absorbed into the new London Transport Executive in 1933. London Transport became synonymous with the red London bus until the bus operation was segregated in 1985, becoming London Buses Ltd and London Underground Ltd.
Upon privatisation in autumn 1994, London Central was purchased by the Go-Ahead Group, who are based in Newcastle, which itself was formed on the privatisation of Northern General Transport Ltd, previously part of the National Bus Company. London General was initially purchased by an employee / management team, being subsequently acquired by the Go-Ahead Group in the summer of 1996. These purchases were part of a policy of expansion by the Go-Ahead Group which continues today.
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Keywords: MXT-7,MXT-7-180A,Star,Rocket,Construction,no,Fixed,wing,single,engine,Lycoming,Lycoming,ADB3D3,International,Air,Services,Inc,Trustee,The,England,UK,GB,crash,Star Rocket,Lycoming 0-360-C1F,International Air Services Inc Trustee,Coach House,Crogga Santon,United Kingdom,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,aircrash,air,crash,disaster,prop,propeller,airline,famous,person,farmers,5,seat,5seat,five,red,white,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Farmers Field,5 seat
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy G9BJ8W - Airframe Info
Manufacturer: Maule
Model: MXT-7-180A Star Rocket Search all Maule MXT-7-180A
Year built: 1999
Construction Number (C/N): 21046C
Aircraft Type: Fixed wing single engine
Number of Seats: 5
Number of Engines: 1
Engine Type: Reciprocating
Engine Manufacturer and Model: Lycoming 0-360-C1F
Registration Type: Corporation
Owner: International Air Services Inc Trustee
Address:
The Coach House Crogga Santon
Isle Of Man,
United Kingdom
More info at http://uk.flightaware.com/resources/registration/N982NW
Crouchley Lane, Lymm, Cheshire, England, UK, WA13 0AS
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Keywords: MXT-7,MXT-7-180A,Star,Rocket,Construction,no,Fixed,wing,single,engine,Lycoming,Lycoming,ADB3D3,International,Air,Services,Inc,Trustee,The,England,UK,GB,crash,Star Rocket,Lycoming 0-360-C1F,International Air Services Inc Trustee,Coach House,Crogga Santon,United Kingdom,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,aircrash,air,crash,disaster,prop,propeller,airline,famous,person,farmers,5,seat,5seat,five,red,white,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Farmers Field,5 seat
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy G9BJA0 - Airframe Info
Manufacturer: Maule
Model: MXT-7-180A Star Rocket Search all Maule MXT-7-180A
Year built: 1999
Construction Number (C/N): 21046C
Aircraft Type: Fixed wing single engine
Number of Seats: 5
Number of Engines: 1
Engine Type: Reciprocating
Engine Manufacturer and Model: Lycoming 0-360-C1F
Registration Type: Corporation
Owner: International Air Services Inc Trustee
Address:
The Coach House Crogga Santon
Isle Of Man,
United Kingdom
More info at http://uk.flightaware.com/resources/registration/N982NW
Crouchley Lane, Lymm, Cheshire, England, UK, WA13 0AS
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Keywords: Cheshire,England,UK,canal,side,Billy,Whizz,comic,boat,narrow,boat,red,green,moored,up,moored up,gotonysmith,City Centre,City,Centre,@hotpixUK,slow,transport,canals,the,narrowboat,barge,barges,DC Thompson,irony,ironically,name,named,towpath,tow path,waterway,waterways,Beano,character,characters
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ECW4GA - Billy Whizz is a fictional character featured in the British comic The Beano, first appearing in issue 1139, dated 16 May 1964, when it replaced The Country Cuzzins. Billy, the title character, is a boy who can run extraordinarily fast. His speed often causes chaos yet at the same time his ability can prove useful. He also has a younger brother called Alfie Whizz of similar appearance. Alfie is usually shown as a normal boy but occasionally he is shown to be just as fast as his brother.
In strips up until the 1980s, Billy lives in Whizztown rather than Beanotown like most of the other regular characters, however this later changed and more recent strips place him in Beanotown.
Canalside, Chester,Cheshire,England,UK, CH1
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Keywords: night,time,blue,hour,bluehour,England,UK,GB,Great,Britain,british,English,icons,iconic,River,three,graces,reflection,reflections,L31DL,L3,1DL,area,around,the,Pier,Head,and,Albert,Dock,is,for,tourists,/,travelers,and,even,more,beautiful,river,riverside,location,planet,red,boat,light,gotonysmith,Maritime,Mercantile,City,UNESCO,World,Heritage,city,ship,light,ship,lightship,reflection,reflections,reflecting,in,the,water,You,Will,Never,Walk,Alone,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,You Will Never Walk Alone,Youll Never Walk Alone
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXKPR - The area around the Pier Head and Albert Dock is iconic for tourists / travelers and even more beautiful by night or at dusk.
The Pier Head is a riverside location in the city centre of Liverpool, England. It is part of the Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City UNESCO World Heritage Site, which was inscribed in 2004.
The site encompasses a trio of landmarks, built on the site of the former George's Dock and referred to since at least 2000 as The Three Graces:
Royal Liver Building, built between 1908 and 1911 and designed by Walter Aubrey Thomas. It is a grade I listed building consisting of two clock towers, both crowned by mythical Liver Birds. The building is the headquarters of the Royal Liver Friendly Society.
Cunard Building, constructed between 1914 and 1916 and a grade II* listed building. It is the former headquarters of the Cunard Line shipping company.
Port of Liverpool Building, built from 1903 to 1907 and also grade II* listed. It is the former home of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board.
Also on the site is the grade II listed Mersey Tunnel building, to the east of the Port of Liverpool building. It was built in the 1930s and contains offices and ventilator equipment for the Queensway Tunnel.
Pier Head, Liverpool, England, UK L3 1DL
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Keywords: Established,1890,Woods,traditional,Scottish,barbers,Edinburgh,Scotland,UK,EH8,9TU,UK,street,dour.gray,grey,red,white,stripe,pole,Barber Shop,12 Drummond St,EH8 9TU,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,independent,Wood Barber shop,Barbers,hair,no1,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXKFB - . Woods Barber Shop, from 1890, Drummond St,Edinburgh,Scotland,UK. Photographed at 12 Drummond St, Edinburgh,Scotland, UK EH8 9TU. The photograph was taken on 31 August 2013. 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 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 Drummond, Edinburgh, Woods Barber Shop, Drummond St, cutting hair, Barbershop, Barbers panorama, Woods Barbers, Established and 1890, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The scene is relevant to retail, shopping, consumer behaviour, town and city centres, independent businesses and the changing appearance of the British high street. It can support editorial stories about shops, shopping centres, retail architecture, store branding, local commerce, vacancies, regeneration, consumer spending, tourism and the pressure on traditional bricks-and-mortar businesses. Shopfronts, signs, windows, displays, arcades and surrounding public realm provide useful visual context for how retail space is designed and experienced by pedestrians. The photograph also acts as a dated record of a business or shopping location, valuable when premises later change hands, rebrand, close or are redeveloped. Search themes include retail, shopping, shopfronts, consumer behaviour, high streets, town centres, commercial property, independent business, branding and changing local economies. A dated view of a shop or shopping environment gains extra archive value when businesses rebrand, close, move or when premises are redeveloped. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
12 Drummond St, Edinburgh,Scotland, UK EH8 9TU
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Keywords: south,Cheshire,white,red,dress,wedding,beautiful,attractive,woman,girl,lady,ladies,gotonysmith,dresses,agency,sexy,fun,England,UK,united,Kingdom,GB,Great,Britain,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,CW11,women,elegant,fashion,pre-loved,vintage,Bev Woore,Caroline Tresman
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HWD0 - . Two ladies, by Warm Walls an old bakehouse in Sandbach, south Cheshire England UK Europe. Photographed on 16 February 2012. The recorded location is 8 The Square, Sandbach, Cheshire, CW11 1GS. The wider historical story is that historic objects and places gain meaning through survival
Materials, craftsmanship, inscriptions and later alterations can reveal how a building, machine or everyday item was made, used and valued, while preservation decisions show which parts of the past communities choose to retain. The wider historical story is that fashion is often best understood through small details such as buttons, cuts, textiles and finishes
These elements show how garments are constructed and can distinguish bespoke tailoring, formalwear, uniforms or the distinctive styles of a particular decade. In the present 2026 context, heritage remains economically and culturally significant through tourism, education and place-making, while the cost of maintaining historic fabric creates continuing debate about conservation and reuse. In the present 2026 context, fashion coverage increasingly includes durability, repair, resale and the environmental cost of fast fashion, giving well-made garments and traditional tailoring renewed relevance. Looking at the subject's development, 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. 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. Closely connected keywords include historic environment, period detail, heritage asset, social history, architectural history, and restoration.
8 The Square, Sandbach, Cheshire, CW11 1GS
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Keywords: tony,smith,tonysmith,hotpix,tonysmithhotpix,stelphins,st,saint,elphin,elphins,elfins,warrington,town,cheshire,UK,england,chapel,cathedral,colour,color,infra,red,infrared,IR,R72,720nm
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 5787275251 - 'The church is dominated by its spire, 281 feet (86 m) high. It is the seventh highest in the country, the fifth highest parish church in the UK, after the St. Walburge's Church, Preston, St. James Church, Louth, St Mary Redcliffe, and St. Wulfram's Church, Grantham.
Within the church, St Ann's Chapel was founded by Thomas Massey, rector of Warrington from 1448 to 1464. It continued to belong to the Massey family until they died out in 1748. The chapel was then acquired by the Patten family who built a vault to bury members of the family, the last being Lord Winmarleigh in 1892. The Lady Chapel was founded and endowed by Sir John Boteler in 1290. He and other family members were buried in the chapel. In 1943 it became the chapel of the South Lancashire Regiment and in 1976 the chapel of The Queen's Lancashire Regiment.
The gateway to the church dates from the 18th century. It consists of two stone rusticated gate piers surmounted by a cornice and urns. Between these are two iron gates over which is a curved iron arch. To the sides are low stone side walls and small iron side gates for pedestrians. The gateway is listed Grade II. Also listed Grade II are the cobbles and the pavement leading to the gateway.
IR image taken with an adapted 720nm sensor.
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Keywords: tony,smith,men,man,tonysmith,hotpix,hot,pix,hotpics,hotpicks,picks,texture,drift,Rorkes,war,red,sword,medals,medal,#tonysmithhotpix,#tonysmithotpix
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 5385298600 - 'I Love A Man In A Uniform - 'Gang Of Four' - Play this track here.
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As fresh today as it was nearly 30 years ago. Witty, ironic and close to danceable (surely theres a 12' cut of this???). This single, 'I Love a Man in a Uniform', was banned by the BBC during the Falklands War in 1982. Not alone, 'Six Months in a Leaky Boat' by the New Zealand pop group Split Enz to be a criticism of the war, and the song was also banned by the BBC. The Fixx single Stand or Fall was given little radio play due to its anti-war lyrics,which coincided with the Falklands conflict.
One of the best things to come out of Leeds since the First Trans-Pennine express out to Manchester &
Liverpool, Gang Of Four were most active between 1977 &
1984.
singer Jon King and guitarist Andy Gill were heavily influenced by a university-funded trip to New York, where they saw Television and the Ramones at CBGB's. Apparently, music writer Greil Marcus found his first viewing of the group's performance so shattering that he left after their set, rather than risk having the impact of the deeply political Gang of Four's songs dampened by the pop-punk of Buzzcocks.
I still have the Fast Product first release, 'Damaged Goods' B/W '(Love Like) Anthrax' and 'Armalite Rifle', from June 1978. This led to two Peel radio sessions, which, with their incendiary live performances, propelled the band to international attention and sold-out shows across Europe and North America. They were then signed by EMI records.
GO4 influenced many bands through the years including REM, . Kurt Cobain stated that Nirvana started as 'a Gang of Four ripoff'.
To hear more, track down 'A Brief History of the Twentieth Century' a great compilation. Tell 'em I sent you.
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The adoption and continuing use of red by most English soldiers after the Restoration (1660) was the result of circumstances rather than policy, including the relative cheapness of red dyes. Red was by no means universal at first, with grey and blue coats also being worn.
There is no known basis for the myth that red coats were favoured because they did not show blood stains. Blood does in fact show on red clothing as a black stain.
Even after the adoption of khaki service dress in 1902, most British infantry and some cavalry regiments continued to wear scarlet tunics on parade and for off-duty 'walking out dress', until the outbreak of the First World War in 1914.
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Keywords: digital,IR,infra,red,infrared,pub,drinking,drinks,bars,warrington,wilderspool,cheshire,england,UK,tony,smith,tonysmith,hotpix,hotpics,hotpicks,tonysmithhotpix,stocktonheath,stockton,heath,WBC,HDR,#tonysmithotpix
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 5241989299 - 'The Bartender &
the Thief - 'Stereophonics' - Play this track feature=fvst\' rel=\'nofollow\'>here.
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Wales has been under represented in my iPod artists so far, so hopefully I can start to put that right here. 'The Bartender and the Thief' is a 1998 single by British rock band the Stereophonics. It was the first single taken from their second album Performance and Cocktails. It was released in November 1998 and reached no 3 in the UK charts.
The song, which is one of their heavier tracks, is frequently played amongst their live sets. During live performances, vocalist Kelly Jones has been known to utilise the two bars without vocals before the final chorus to reference the Motorhead song 'Ace of Spades'. The lyrics therefore are 'The ace of spades, the ace of spades. The bartender and the thief were lovers...'
Strangely, the song's full length intro only featured on the CD1 single (and in the music video), but was edited off the Performance &
Cocktails album.
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The Saracens Head was the 'brewery tap' pub next to the old Warrington Greenall's Brewery. The concern was founded by Thomas Greenall in 1762. Initially based in St Helens, the Company relocated to Warrington in 1787.
It ceased brewing in 1991 to concentrate on running pubs and hotels. Greenall's owned beer brands were brewed by Allied Breweries at their Leeds and Burton plant. Greenall's ale can still be bought in some pubs in the North West of England, although it is thankfully slowly disappearing and often only the 'Greenall's Mild' brand can be found.
For a short while I lived fairly close to the pub and enjoyed many a good guest pint in there. I was told it was a good place to pick up the odd piece of hot property, but no-one offered me anything while I was drinking there. It has rrecently been given a lick of paint and has become a JW Lees pub. When they are serving food, apparently the hand cut chips are worth a look.
This is a digital infra red shot taken with a Hoya R72 filter.
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Keywords: The cenotaph War Memorial,Bell,lane,Thelwall,Warrington,Cheshire,England,GB,with,red,poppy,wreath,after,remembrance,day,celebrations,gotonysmith,british,village,villages,snow,winter,November,rural,messages,fallen,Thelwall,cenotaph,in,the,snow,ice,icy,conditions,britains,big,freeze,2009,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF0NA8 - . The cenotaph War Memorial, Bell lane, Thelwall, Warrington, Cheshire, England , GB. Photographed on 23 December 2009. From a heritage perspective, historic inscriptions provide unusually direct documentary evidence
Names, dates, dedications and symbolic imagery can connect a present-day location with former residents, workers, congregations or wartime casualties, making the object relevant to both genealogy and wider social history. Looking at the subject's development, military artefacts and memorials connect large-scale conflict with individual experience
Equipment, field medical supplies, regimental inscriptions and personal names can reveal how war was organised, remembered and interpreted long after combat ended. In the longer view, panoramic and atmospheric views place individual landmarks within their wider setting
Light, season and weather affect how architecture and landscape are perceived, while distant development can provide clues to the changing form of a town or coastline. As of 2026, interest in local history, genealogy and the conservation of memorials remains strong, while weathering, redevelopment and vandalism can threaten smaller monuments and inscriptions
Detailed images help preserve lettering, names and physical condition before further weathering or alteration. For the 2026 context, with direct personal memory of the world wars disappearing, 2026 heritage interpretation increasingly depends on preserved objects, photographs and testimony
Detailed images therefore support education, remembrance, genealogy and military-history research. As background, memorials and inscriptions are primary sources for local and family history, preserving names, dates, occupations, military service and the language of remembrance
They range from private graves to civic monuments and can reveal how communities chose to commemorate loss in different periods.
War Memorial, Bell lane, Thelwall, Warrington, Cheshire, England , GB
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Keywords: pot,jar,jam,jelly,red,conserve,Blackcurrent,black,current,frence,product,france,french,toast,spread,tony,smith,tonysmith,hotpix,hotpixuk,food,eat,eating,365days,photo,photos,photography,photographer,hotpix.org.uk,www.hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4163127455 - 'My favourute jam for spreading on toast.
Another type of comforting winter meal here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3708723795/
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Keywords: red,sky,morning,grappenhall,village,england,UK,semidetached,house,houses,semi,detached,street,car,blue,purple,lindi,avenue,lindiavenue,7,7lindi,7lindiavenue,365days,HDR,high dynamic range,tonysmith,tony,smith,Hotpicks,hotpics,hot,pics,pix,picks,hotpix.freeserve.co.uk,noche,nuit,hotpix!,hotpix.rocketmail.com,hotpixuk.rocketmail.com,contact.tony.smith.gmail.com,tony.smith.gmail.com,tonys@miscs.com,tony.smith@mis-ams.com
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4125482227 - 'A great red sky this morning. A bit of a grab shot at about 800asa. as they say, when its gone its gone!
More views of Grappenhall www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4059561024/in/pool-grappen...
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Keywords: Reliant,Robin,Rialto,Railto,Cat,Three,wheel,wheeler,wheeled,motor,vehicle,Morrison,Supermarket,car,park,Bescot,Pleck,red,m640,WWW,m640www,365days,classic,classic car,reliant robin,bobin,bobbin,automobile,auto,sport,autosport,west,midlands,england,uk,britain,GB,europe,english,old,stuff,autos,automobiles,vehicles,hotpix!,hotpix.rocketmail.com,hotpixuk.rocketmail.com,contact.tony.smith.gmail.com,tony.smith.gmail.com,tonys@miscs.com,tony.smith@mis-ams.com,tonysmith,tony,smith
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4009572514 - 'Everyones favourite sub-miniture three wheeled car. It replaced the Reliant Robin in 1981.
Another classic car here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3708845957/
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Keywords: inside,steering,wheel,seat,seating,dash,board,dashboard,custom,American,USA,US,Gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Red Chevy Impala,classic automobile,America,red,Chevy,Impala,classic,vehicle,interior,position,1950,1950s,fury,dice,dices,velvet,velour,seats,vintage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HCGH - . A grounded documentary photograph made at New York State, USA in 2009, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The location is represented through Red Chevy Impala ,classic automobile, car interior, USA. The broader subject matter reaches into public realm, community identity, documentary photography, historical comparison, archival record, specialist retailer, shopfront economy, street-level business, everyday life, regional identity, specialist shop, town-centre trading, high-street commerce, and contemporary social history. Today's relevance is strengthened by footfall, store closures and the continuing question of the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets. The image fixes street furniture and boundaries within New York State, USA at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against changed technology. A second descriptive layer includes independent retail, changing streetscape, changing land use, local enterprise, retail property, bricks-and-mortar retail, commercial frontage, and period detail. Details involving Impala, automobile, interior, Chevy, and classic make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. By fixing the subject within New York State, USA, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The setting also helps illustrate footfall and the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets without losing the local specificity of New York State, USA. The image also provides a reference for commercial rents and the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets in a form that can be compared with future views of New York State, USA. Another useful connection is commercial rents and how commercial property costs affect small retailers within the real-world context of New York State, USA.
New York State, USA
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Keywords: England,United,Kingdom,gotonysmith,wilfreds,wilfrids,lane,of,England,stone,historic,history,cobbled,cobbles,wood,wooden,roof,eaves,pillar,pillars,holy,religious,place,warm,stained,glass,red,carpet,St,Wilfreds,Interior,gradeI,listed,gradeII,monument,two,one,town,community,centre,Altar,gotonysmith,Warringtonian,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF0N0B - . St Wilfrids Church Interior Grappenhall Village, South Warrington, Cheshire, WA4, England, United Kingdom. Photographed on 6 June 2009. The recorded location is Church Lane, Grappenhall Village, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, United kingdom. Historically, room interiors are records of both design and daily activity
Furnishings, lighting, surfaces and specialist fittings can identify a building's function and period, while later refurbishment may erase these smaller details. The wider historical story is that ecclesiastical structures are both active places of worship and repositories of community history
Architectural details, memorials and churchyard monuments provide evidence for religious practice, craftsmanship, community identity, genealogy and the changing use of sacred space. In 2026, restoration projects increasingly emphasise retaining significant interiors as well as façades, making earlier photographs useful evidence when rooms are refurbished, repurposed or opened to visitors. In the present 2026 context, historic places of worship remain important not only for faith but also for conservation, tourism, music, community use and community identity
Their maintenance illustrates the continuing challenge of caring for ageing heritage structures while keeping them accessible and relevant. The historical context is that historic interiors combine architecture with material culture
Furniture, clocks, silverware, screens, organs and decorative schemes can show craftsmanship, status and institutional use in ways that a façade alone cannot convey. In the longer view, interiors preserve details that exterior photographs cannot show: furniture, fittings, decorative finishes and room layouts reveal how buildings were actually used
Such features are often altered during refurbishment even when the outside remains unchanged. Useful related concepts include interior design, decorative detail, period interior, and architectural interior.
Church Lane, Grappenhall Village, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, United kingdom
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,campaigning,red wall,Labour Party,Andy For Us,Burnham,Labour,red,redwall,NW,North West,campaign,Ashton in Makerfield,Wigan,Greater Manchester,UK politics,political,posters,poster,election,Westminster,PM,prime minister,reset,of,socialist,socialism,politics,elect,current metro mayor for Manchester City Region,advertising,slogan,voter,appeal,campaign trail,political change,white van man,Everton FC
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EME6NA - Giant red Vote Andy For Us Andy Burnham campaign banner fixed to the gable end of a traditional northern terrace house in the Makerfield constituency, Wigan, Greater Manchester, during the June 2026 by-election campaign. A white van is parked in the foreground, adding a strong white van voter and working-class street politics element to the image, while the rough ground, plain gable wall, small window, satellite dish, chimney stacks and domestic setting root the picture firmly in an ordinary residential neighbourhood. The large banner uses bold white and yellow block lettering with a stylised cartoon portrait of Burnham, making the house itself part of the campaign landscape. The image is useful for editorial coverage of Labour campaigning, Andy Burnham's attempted return to Westminster, northern England politics, by-election strategy, working-class voters, Greater Manchester devolution, political branding, candidate publicity and the changing electoral map in former Labour heartlands. Makerfield attracted national attention because Burnham, then Mayor of Greater Manchester, was standing for Labour in a seat where Reform UK had become a serious challenger. The House of Commons Library noted that Burnham could stand while serving as mayor, but would be disqualified from the mayoralty if elected as an MP, giving the contest wider constitutional and political significance. The presence of the white van, the oversized gable-end poster and the modest housing backdrop make the photograph especially relevant for stories about Labour trying to reconnect with working-class communities, voter identity, public displays of party support, doorstep democracy and the visual language of UK by-elections. The image could also support features on campaign communication, northern town politics, populist pressure on Labour, Wigan borough communities and the use of homes, gardens and street furniture as informal election advertising space.
Hindley, Makerfield constituancy, Greater Manchester
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,poster,from,May,June,1963,Town Hall,Ballroom,yellow,red,of,the,stars,Beatles,fab four,and,Wales,UK,Newport,band,bands,music,Cross Street,Abergavenny,South Wales,NP7 5HD,NP7,A girl of the month,dance,dances,Music for dancing and romancing,Keep Alive,with,Rock Twist,Jive,Eddie Tattersall,MMCF,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RFER1P - Vintage dance and concert poster from Abergavenny Town Hall Ballroom in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales, advertising a run of events in May and June 1963. The brightly coloured printed bill uses bold red lettering on a yellow ground with green decorative border detail and promotes the venue as The Ballroom of the Stars . Presented by Eddie Tattersall, the poster lists several dates and performers, including the 8th May A Girl of the Month Dance featuring Vince White and the Hunters from Newport, the 15th June Music for Dancing and Romancing with The Hurricanes from Newport, the 22nd June appearance by The Beatles with The Fabulous Fortunes, and the 29th June event Keep Alive with Rock, Twist and Jive featuring Ricky Ford and the Crossfires.
The design is a strong example of early 1960s provincial music promotion, when town halls and ballrooms across Britain and Wales played an important role in live entertainment, youth culture and social dancing. Its mixture of large headline typography, admission details, late transport information and multiple artist bills reflects the practical style of the period, when posters had to grab attention quickly from passing audiences. The central Beatles billing is especially notable, placing the poster within the rapid rise of the group during 1963, while still showing them in the context of a mixed live dance programme rather than a later arena-scale event.
The image has clear value for editorial and historical use covering British pop history, Welsh cultural heritage, live music venues, dance-hall culture, concert memorabilia and printed ephemera. It documents not only an appearance by The Beatles in Abergavenny but also the wider entertainment scene of the time, when local promoters, support acts and regional audiences were central to the spread of beat music and popular dance culture in the UK. The poster survives as an evocative paper artefact of a specific place, date and social atmosphere.
Town Hall, Cross Street, Abergavenny, South Wales, Wales, UK, NP7 5HD
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,red,white,PVCu,double glazed,windows,doors,French doors,patio sliding doors,bifolding doors,conservatories,in,the,United Kingdom,Bradford,West Yorkshire,fitter,engineer,Windowstyle,Safestyle,Lies We Tell,Alternative Investment Market,PVC,glazing,Fensa,conservatory,vehicle,works,working,repair,repairs,snagging,issues
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M7XF5B - Safestyle UK plc, part of the Style Group UK, is a provider of PVCu double glazed windows, doors, French doors, patio sliding doors, bifolding doors and conservatories in the United Kingdom.
Established on 22 December 1992 with £2,000, in 2005 the company installed more than £100 million of replacement windows and doors. Safestyle's head office is in Bradford, West Yorkshire and the company now has more than 40 branches across the United Kingdom.
In 1996 the company expanded and set up a new division, Windowstyle, which manufactures Safestyle's double glazed PVCu windows and doors in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. The company has invested more than £6.5 million in Windowstyle to date, including £2.5 million worth of state-of-the-art glass toughening and processing machinery. The facility is set in an 18-acre (73,000 m2) site, employs over 600 specialist production staff, runs 24 hours a day, 6 days a week, and produces more than 5,500 frames and 13,500 double glazed sealed units per week. It is also the biggest employer in the area.
In 2005 the company was nominated in the national G Awards, which take place annually and are open to all organisations in the glass, glazing and fenestration industries. Safestyle won the G05 Award for Best Promotional Campaign of the Year, following that in 2006 with the G06 Award for Best Customer Care.
Also in 2006, Safestyle UK received Government-backed endorsement in the TrustMark scheme, a scheme also supported by the building industry and consumer groups. TrustMark-endorsed companies must have proven ability to make improvements and repairs inside and outside homes, adhering to high standards of workmanship and customer care.
In 2007, they have continued to win industry awards, winning the G07 Installer of the Year Award, and the G07 Health and Safety Initiative Award at the annual industry G Awards.
In 2013, it was announced that Safestyle UK Ltd would be floated on the Alternative Investment Market
Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,CW9,stop,stops,timetable,stand,stands,Cheshire,CW9 5EX,and,travel,travelling,route,routes,timetables,service,services,red,D&G bus,D&G,to,Rudheath,49,SL64 JGV,Centrebus,David Reeves,Gerald Henderson,Cheshire east,council,funding,funded,cut,cuts,82 Chester,37 Crewe
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RCDJ0P - D&G Bus is a bus operator based in Stoke-on-Trent. They operate local & interurban bus services in Cheshire, Derbyshire, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent. D&G Bus is the largest bus operator in Cheshire East & the second-largest in Staffordshire.
D&G Bus was formed by David Reeves and Gerald Henderson in April 1998 initially operating four buses on two routes under contract to Stoke-on-Trent City Council. It expanded with both route and school services in Cheshire and Staffordshire with 16 buses by the end of 1998.
In April 2005 D&G Bus purchased Wednesfield based Midland. In 2006 following Gerald Henderson's sudden death Julian Peddle purchased Henderson's shareholding in the business
In December 2019, Julian Peddle's Centrebus Group purchased David Reeves shareholding in D&G bus, at present it will continue to operate as a separate unit from Centrebus.
In February 2023, Arriva North West announced that they were closing their depots in Winsford & Macclesfield. In response to this, D&G registered replacement routes to cover some of the cancelled services, with some of these services being part-supported by Cheshire East Council.
Northwich Routes - 82 Chester, 37 Crewe, 49 Rudheath Weaverham
Watling Street, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW9 5EX
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Own,Private Bus Company,pops,connect17,depot,WBC,Warrington Borough Council,Cheshire,North West England,UK,GB,single deck,free wifi bus,Network Warrington,Ben Wakerley,municipal bus company,bus company,Warrington transport,Warrington Borough Transport,bus services,services,Transport Act 1985,garage,site,Samantha Beeley,livery,logo,Sunday,evening services,service,red,blue,Offices and depot,main depot,main,Wilderspool Causeway,entrance,panorama
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P9R747 - Warrington's Own Buses is a municipal bus company which operates a network of services within the Borough of Warrington and the surrounding area, including Altrincham, Leigh, Earlestown and Northwich.
The company previously traded as Warrington Borough Transport up until 2006 and as Network Warrington between 2006 and 2018.
The main depot and offices for Warrington's Own Buses are located on Wilderspool Causeway at the junction with Chester Road.
The two main sheds to the rear of the site were originally built in 1943 for Fairey Aviation and used to assemble wings for their Fulmar bomber until they were purchased by Warrington Corporation in 1947. This site eventually became the main operational centre, with the frontage of the depot dating from 1964. The ground floor consists of a reception area and vehicle inspection bays, with the company's offices on the upper floor.
The Travel Centre on the main concourse at Warrington Bus Interchange provides for season ticket sales and information. Other facilities are located here for driving and supervisory staff.
Wilderspool Causeway, Warrington, Cheshire, WA4 6PT.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Shell petrol pump,gasoline,Shell,pump,yellow,red,scale,Beckmeter in Shell livery,Beckmeter Shell livery,historic,history,Fill up,Fill up here,garage,forecourt,1960,1950,needle,pointer,in gallons,historic petrol pump,petrol pump,petrol pumps,brand name,Shell brand name,BP brand,clock face,pump clock face,pump clockface,Beckmeter,gas pump,Shell gas pump,Beck & Co,Beck and Co,fuel,illuminated,fuel sector,profits
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PCTA89 - historic Shell Beckmeter petrol pump finished in vivid red and yellow, topped by an illuminated Shell globe and fronted by a mechanical register marked in gallons. The image shows a classic piece of mid twentieth century forecourt equipment, closely associated with the look and feel of British filling stations, roadside garages and service forecourts in the 1950s and 1960s. The Beckmeter name is prominently displayed on the cream panel, while the rounded cabinet, enamel-like colour treatment, glass window and analogue measuring dial give the photograph strong period character. This makes it highly suitable for themes including motoring heritage, petroliana, transport history, oil company branding, classic petrol pumps, vintage garage equipment, retro design, nostalgia, collectors' memorabilia and the visual culture of post-war road travel. Because the register is graduated in gallons rather than litres, the picture also works well as an illustration of how fuel retailing has changed over time, from attendant-operated pumps and mechanical metering to modern self-service dispensers with digital screens and litre pricing. The image can support editorial use in features on classic cars, historic filling stations, service station design, industrial design, advertising history, Shell branding and the evolution of the UK motor trade. Comparable Beckmeter pumps are commonly described by vintage petrol pump specialists and architectural historians as typical of the 1950s and 1960s, which aligns with the styling seen here. The warm colours, glowing globe and restored presentation give the subject real visual punch, making it suitable for magazines, books, museums, blogs, transport publications and heritage websites looking for a clean, recognisable symbol of twentieth century motoring life. The dark interior background helps the pump stand out, emphasising its sculptural form and nostalgic showroom appeal.
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Own,Private Bus Company,pops,connect17,depot,WBC,Warrington Borough Council,Cheshire,North West England,UK,GB,single deck,free wifi bus,Network Warrington,Ben Wakerley,municipal bus company,bus company,Warrington transport,Warrington Borough Transport,bus services,services,Transport Act 1985,garage,site,Samantha Beeley,livery,logo,Sunday,evening services,service,red,blue,Offices and depot,main depot,main,Wilderspool Causeway
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P9ME10 - Warrington's Own Buses is a municipal bus company which operates a network of services within the Borough of Warrington and the surrounding area, including Altrincham, Leigh, Earlestown and Northwich.
The company previously traded as Warrington Borough Transport up until 2006 and as Network Warrington between 2006 and 2018.
The main depot and offices for Warrington's Own Buses are located on Wilderspool Causeway at the junction with Chester Road.
The two main sheds to the rear of the site were originally built in 1943 for Fairey Aviation and used to assemble wings for their Fulmar bomber until they were purchased by Warrington Corporation in 1947. This site eventually became the main operational centre, with the frontage of the depot dating from 1964. The ground floor consists of a reception area and vehicle inspection bays, with the company's offices on the upper floor.
The Travel Centre on the main concourse at Warrington Bus Interchange provides for season ticket sales and information. Other facilities are located here for driving and supervisory staff.
Wilderspool Causeway, Warrington, Cheshire, WA4 6PT.
