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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,SE10 9HT,SE10,Isle Of Dogs,Royal Borough of Greenwich,speedboat,river tour,Greenwich,National Maritime Museum,Maritime Greenwich,London river transport,tourist attraction,RIB,UNESCO World Heritage Site,Old Royal Naval College,Baroque architecture,riverside London,Thames sightseeing,fast boat tour,passengers on boat,wake on river,leisure travel,tourism London,blue sky,summer day,outdoor recreation,travel photography,documentary photography,editorial image,UK heritage,water,river,maritime,Thames,desalination plant
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R4WDXY - This image shows a Thames RIB speedboat travelling along the River Thames as it passes the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, South East London. The fast-moving rigid inflatable boat carries passengers on a sightseeing or leisure trip, creating a visible wake on the river as it moves through one of London's most historically significant riverside settings.
The National Maritime Museum forms part of Maritime Greenwich, a UNESCO World Heritage Site recognised for its concentration of historic buildings linked to Britain's naval and seafaring past. The grand classical facades visible along the riverbank provide a striking architectural backdrop, contrasting with the modern, high-speed leisure craft in the foreground.
River-based tourism has become an increasingly popular way to experience London, offering views of major landmarks from the water while also highlighting the Thames as a working and recreational river. The image captures this blend of heritage and contemporary leisure, with historic institutions framing modern river activity.
Photographed in daylight under a bright blue sky with scattered clouds, the image is well suited to editorial use covering London tourism, river transport, leisure boating, historic landmarks, maritime heritage, and the continuing role of the River Thames in city life.
National Maritime Museum, Maritime Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, London, England, UK, SE10
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,SE10 9HT,Isle Of Dogs,Greenwich,River Thames,Canary Wharf skyline,modern Wharf,London Docklands,London cityscape,riverside London,Royal Borough of Greenwich,SE10,Docklands regeneration,financial district skyline,skyscrapers,office towers,modern architecture,urban contrast,heritage and modern London,river traffic,boats on Thames,blue sky,summer day,travel photography,documentary photography,editorial image,UK city life,buildings,redevelopment,regeneration,Thames,river
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R4WE1G - This image shows a wide view across the River Thames from Greenwich in South East London, looking toward the O2 Arena at North Greenwich and the modern skyline of Canary Wharf beyond. The distinctive white dome of the O2, originally built as the Millennium Dome, is visible alongside the cluster of high-rise office towers that define London's Docklands financial district.
In the foreground, boats travel along the River Thames, emphasising the river's continued role as a working transport corridor as well as a visual and recreational feature of the city. The movement of vessels contrasts with the static skyline, highlighting different layers of London's urban life.
The scene illustrates the dramatic transformation of East London since the late 20th century, where former docklands and industrial areas have been redeveloped into major commercial, entertainment, and residential districts. Viewed from Greenwich, an area rich in maritime heritage, the modern architecture across the river underscores the city's constant evolution.
Photographed in daylight under a blue sky with scattered clouds, the image is well suited to editorial use covering London cityscapes, urban regeneration, riverside development, transport, travel, and the juxtaposition of historic and contemporary London.
Greenwich riverside, Royal Borough of Greenwich, London, England, UK, SE10
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,riverbank,Uk,summer,building,centre,capital,Londinium,pano,panorama,view,of,river,Thames,boats,dock,docks,bridges,Bankside,Southwark,London,UK,SE1,Clipper,Walkie talkie,and,Tower Bridge,cityscape,skyline,London Skyline,crossing,crossings,sunny
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JKBPHH - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Bankside, Southwark, London, England, UK, SE1 in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The principal subject is Wide panorama view of river Thames, city of London, Clipper, Walkie talkie and Tower Bridge, from Bankside, Southwark, London, England, UK, SE1. Another layer of the photograph includes place identity, architectural detailing, blue-green infrastructure, inland navigation, traditional structure, public realm, regional identity, local history, everyday life, waterfront cityscape, urban fabric, historic streetscape, local landmark, and contemporary social history. Today's relevance is strengthened by planning control, redevelopment pressure and the continuing question of the tension between conservation and redevelopment. From a 2025-onward perspective, waterway maintenance and waterside regeneration are closely linked to this subject, alongside the role of passenger boats in broadening urban transport choices. For later comparison, the photograph preserves local activity and public use at Bankside, Southwark, London, England, UK, SE1, details that may look very different after new construction. The subject also sits alongside historic frontage, navigation corridor, heritage landmark, changing streetscape, built heritage, period detail, waterside leisure, and before-and-after reference. The combination of Bankside, Thames, talkie, Tower, and Southwark anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The wider setting at Bankside, Southwark, London, England, UK, SE1 matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The location additionally provides evidence of planning control and the tension between conservation and redevelopment when considered against later change at Bankside, Southwark, London, England, UK, SE1.
Bankside, Southwark, London, England, UK, SE1
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,Hotpixuk,@Hotpixuk,London,England,UK,South East,Uk,Metropolitan Police,police,policing,MPU,Marine Police Force,Wapping,Thames Division,east,East London,dock,docks,Thames,river,harbour,city,port of London,port,ports,polis,force,the,Met,water,forces,history,historic,wharf,wharfs,sunny,blue,sky,skies
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AYHJHA - The Marine Policing Unit (MPU), formerly known as Thames Division, is a Met Operations branch of London's Metropolitan Police Service. Its forerunner, the Marine Police Force, was England's first recognised preventive police unit.
The MPU is headquartered on Wapping High Street, in the east of the city, from where it operates a fleet of vessels responsible for policing the River Thames within Greater London.
Today the MPU is responsible for waterborne policing of the 47 miles of the Thames between Hampton Court in the west and Dartford Creek in the east. Above Hampton Court, Surrey Police have responsibility for policing but a launch is supplied by the Environment Agency. Below Dartford Creek, responsibility lies with both Essex Police and Kent Police, who have combined forces and formed a joint marine unit, with Kent based at Sheerness and Essex based at Burnham-on-Crouch.
Wapping police station (left) and pier
Based at a police station on Wapping High Street and with 22 vessels at its disposal, the MPU also provides support to the rest of the Metropolitan Police and to the City of London Police when dealing with incidents in or around any waterway in London. A specialist underwater and confined-spaces search team carries out searches throughout the Metropolitan Police District. The unit also has 24 officers who are trained in rope access techniques and trained to carry out searches and counter demonstrator operations at height.
Wapping Police Pontoon London
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,River Thames looking east from Waterloo Bridge,central London,England,UK,River Thames,river,Thames,looking,east from Waterloo Bridge,central,centre,of,craft,pleasure,south,Southwark,sunny,blue,sky,skies,boat,boats,traffic,barge,barges,passenger,charter,trips,tourist,tourism,attraction,famous,WC2R 2PP,WC2R
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JHB6TT - . An identifiable period record of Waterloo Bridge, central London, England, UK, WC2R 2PP in 2018, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The photograph centres on River Thames looking east from Waterloo Bridge, central London, England, UK , WC2R 2PP. Other connected aspects include blue-green infrastructure, contemporary city life, waterside public realm, inland navigation, riverfront regeneration, community life, changing land use, before-and-after reference, local character, river transport, everyday street life, river crossing, city-centre activity, and local identity. Today's relevance is strengthened by river transport, water quality and the continuing question of how waterfronts are increasingly used as public spaces and regeneration anchors. From a 2025-onward perspective, local identity and street safety are closely linked to this subject, alongside the documentary importance of recording everyday urban environments. The image fixes commercial use and occupation within Waterloo Bridge, central London, England, UK, WC2R 2PP at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against replacement signage. The wider setting retains connections with documentary photography, community identity, waterside leisure, marine mobility, everyday life, local history, contemporary social history, and visual archive. The recorded references to looking, central, Bridge, Thames, and Waterloo preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. A later view of Waterloo Bridge, central London, England, UK, WC2R 2PP may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. Its period value extends to river transport and the role of passenger boats in broadening urban transport choices when considered against later change at Waterloo Bridge, central London, England, UK, WC2R 2PP.
Waterloo Bridge, central London, England, UK, WC2R 2PP
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Keywords: London,River,Thames,Play,plays,author,alabaster,holding,a,quill,reclining,famous,play,plays,playwright,religion,religious,sacred,dirty,city,centre,zone1,zone,one,1,William Shakespeare,William Shakespeare statue,Southwark Cathedral,city centre,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,tourist,travel,tourists,tourism,bald,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H552FP - Southwark Cathedral or The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Saviour and St Mary Overie, Southwark, London, lies on the south bank of the River Thames close to London Bridge. It is the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Southwark. It has been a place of Christian worship for more than 1,000 years, but a cathedral only since the creation of the diocese of Southwark in 1905.
Between 1106 and 1538 it was the church of an Augustinian priory, Southwark Priory, dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Following the dissolution of the monasteries, it became a parish church, with the new dedication of St Saviour's. The church was in the diocese of Winchester until 1877, when the parish of St Saviour's, along with other South London parishes, was transferred to the diocese of Rochester. The present building retains the basic form of the Gothic structure built between 1220 and 1420, although the nave is a late 19th-century reconstruction.
There is a large stained glass window dedicated to William Shakespeare, depicting scenes from his plays, at the base of which is an alabaster statue representing the playwright reclining, holding a quill.
London Bridge, London, SE1 9DA
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Keywords: London,River,Thames,Play,plays,author,alabaster,holding,a,quill,reclining,famous,play,plays,playwright,religion,religious,sacred,dirty,city,centre,zone1,zone,one,1,William Shakespeare,William Shakespeare statue,Southwark Cathedral,city centre,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,tourist,travel,tourists,tourism,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H552M5 - Southwark Cathedral or The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Saviour and St Mary Overie, Southwark, London, lies on the south bank of the River Thames close to London Bridge. It is the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Southwark. It has been a place of Christian worship for more than 1,000 years, but a cathedral only since the creation of the diocese of Southwark in 1905.
Between 1106 and 1538 it was the church of an Augustinian priory, Southwark Priory, dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Following the dissolution of the monasteries, it became a parish church, with the new dedication of St Saviour's. The church was in the diocese of Winchester until 1877, when the parish of St Saviour's, along with other South London parishes, was transferred to the diocese of Rochester. The present building retains the basic form of the Gothic structure built between 1220 and 1420, although the nave is a late 19th-century reconstruction.
There is a large stained glass window dedicated to William Shakespeare, depicting scenes from his plays, at the base of which is an alabaster statue representing the playwright reclining, holding a quill.
London Bridge, London, SE1 9DA
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Keywords: GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,BR,British,Rail,train,track,empty,lonely,platform,danger,dangerous,LDN,London,England,UK,departure,board,display,shop,clean,still,welcome,to,network,rail,rails,SE,SW,trains,Gotonysmith,SWT,SWtrains,Stagecoarch,greater,dispensing,machine,bench,capital,city,evening,dusk,suburban,town,area,suburbs,River,thames
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EBFWFN - Richmond is an affluent suburban town in southwest London, 8.2 miles (13.2 km) west-southwest of Charing Cross. The town is on a meander of the River Thames, with a large number of parks and open spaces, including Richmond Park, and many protected conservation areas, which include much of Richmond Hill. A specific Act of Parliament protects the scenic view of the River Thames from Richmond.
Richmond was founded following Henry VII's building of Richmond Palace in the 16th century, from which the town derives its name (the Palace itself was named for Henry's earldom of Richmond, North Yorkshire.) During this era the town and palace were particularly associated with Elizabeth I, who spent her last days here. During the 18th century Richmond Bridge was completed and many Georgian terraces were built, particularly around Richmond Green and on Richmond Hill. These remain well preserved and many have listed building architectural or heritage status. The opening of the railway station in 1846 was a significant event in the absorption of the town into a rapidly expanding London.
Richmond was formerly part of the ancient parish of Kingston upon Thames in the county of Surrey. In 1890 the town became a municipal borough, which was later extended to include Kew, Ham, Petersham and part of Mortlake (North Sheen). The municipal borough was abolished in 1965 when, as a result of boundary changes, Richmond was transferred to Greater London.
Richmond is now part of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It has a significant commercial and retail centre with a developed day and evening economy.
Richmond, London, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EBFWFP - Richmond is an affluent suburban town in southwest London, 8.2 miles (13.2 km) west-southwest of Charing Cross. The town is on a meander of the River Thames, with a large number of parks and open spaces, including Richmond Park, and many protected conservation areas, which include much of Richmond Hill. A specific Act of Parliament protects the scenic view of the River Thames from Richmond.
Richmond was founded following Henry VII's building of Richmond Palace in the 16th century, from which the town derives its name (the Palace itself was named for Henry's earldom of Richmond, North Yorkshire.) During this era the town and palace were particularly associated with Elizabeth I, who spent her last days here. During the 18th century Richmond Bridge was completed and many Georgian terraces were built, particularly around Richmond Green and on Richmond Hill. These remain well preserved and many have listed building architectural or heritage status. The opening of the railway station in 1846 was a significant event in the absorption of the town into a rapidly expanding London.
Richmond was formerly part of the ancient parish of Kingston upon Thames in the county of Surrey. In 1890 the town became a municipal borough, which was later extended to include Kew, Ham, Petersham and part of Mortlake (North Sheen). The municipal borough was abolished in 1965 when, as a result of boundary changes, Richmond was transferred to Greater London.
Richmond is now part of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It has a significant commercial and retail centre with a developed day and evening economy.
Richmond, London, England, UK
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Keywords: quality,food,foodie,foody,London,England,.,Advertising,salt,sandwiches,good,better,organic,pickles,mustard,specialist,specialists,buy,local,act,global,ecofriendly,eco-friendly,best,for,you,return,to,crowd,crowded,busy,bustling,markets,stalls,south,of,the,river,Thames,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCE7C1 - . Northfield Farm stall on Borough Market , Southwark , London , England . Advertising quality salt beef sandwiches. Photographed on 10 August 2013. The recorded location is Borough Market, Southwark, London, England UK. Historically, british agriculture has repeatedly adapted to mechanisation, evolving markets and environmental policy
Tractors, fields, cereal crops and allotment vegetables each represent different scales of food production, while also documenting seasonal work and rural landscapes. The historical context is that markets and high-street businesses combine commercial history with everyday social life
Their changing occupiers, branding and uses document local economies, consumer culture, town-centre regeneration and the long shift from traditional retailing towards mixed shopping, food and leisure destinations. In 2026, current agricultural debate combines food production with environmental land management, biodiversity and climate adaptation
Photographs of crops and cultivation therefore have both traditional rural and contemporary sustainability relevance. The subject remains topical in 2026 because town-centre resilience remains a major policy issue in England, with government programmes aimed at high streets and community ownership of valued local assets
Changing retail patterns, vacancies and the growth of food-led destinations make older shop and market photographs useful for comparison. The historical context is that allotments and farms link household self-sufficiency with the commercial food system
Seed varieties, hand cultivation and large-scale mechanised farming provide a visual history of how people grow food and how agricultural practice changes. Other closely matched search terms include horticulture, grow your own, arable farming, vegetable growing, rural economy, farmland, sustainable agriculture, food security, seasonal crop, retail premises, shopfront, local business, independent retailer, and town centre.
Borough Market, Southwark, London, England UK
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Keywords: Beautiful,Dorchester,On,Thames,building,interior,of,St,Peter,&,St,Paul,HDR,oxen,oxford,oxfordshire,ancient,monument,view,from,the,window,Gotonysmith monuments NT,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,peace,Christian,Dorchester-On-Thames,river,inside,Oxfordshire,England,UK,OX11
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DA8AG5 - Dorchester Abbey is a Church of England parish church in Dorchester on Thames, Oxfordshire, about 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Oxford. It was formerly a Norman abbey church and was built on the site of a Saxon cathedral.
It has many classic features, tiles and carvings.
High St, Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxen, England UK OX11
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Keywords: England,UK,Great,Britain,British,building,buildings,around,glass,steel,tall,sky,dramatic,trees,foster,partnership,design,designed,built,2013,English,spaceage,space-age,river,Thames,view,views,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,gotonysmith Designed as a new headquarters for Ernst & Young,the,ten-storey,1,More,London,Place,provides,the,company,with,35,000 square metres of high-quality,flexible,office,space,on,the,south,bank,of,the,River,Thames,between,London,and,Tower,Bridges.,A,full-height,atrium,links,the,building's,two,""˜fingers',of,office,space,creating,a,dramatic,entrance,space,which,is,crisscrossed,with,three,bridges,per,floor,with,glass,balustrades.,The,central,concrete,core,and,four,peripheral,steel,cores,are,clad,with,extruded,aluminium,panels.,The,24m-wide,column-free,floor,plates,benefit,from,generous,amounts,of,daylight,through,the,atrium,and,fully,glazed,facades,helping to minimise the building's energy usage.
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCE7HP - Designed as a new headquarters for Ernst & Young, the ten-storey 1 More London Place provides the company with 35,000 square metres of high-quality, flexible office space on the south bank of the River Thames between London and Tower Bridges. A full-height atrium links the building's two ˜fingers' of office space, creating a dramatic entrance space which is crisscrossed with three bridges per floor, with glass balustrades.
The central concrete core and four peripheral steel cores are clad with extruded aluminium panels. The 24m-wide column-free floor plates benefit from generous amounts of daylight through the atrium and fully glazed facades, helping to minimise the building's energy usage.
I, More London Place near city hall, Southwark, London England, UK SE1 2AF
