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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,IMG_4130,ParkingEye,ANPR,parking,Gretna,Scotland,A74M,M74,services,motorway,tariff,charge,camera,enforcement,Evology,payment,app,driver,motorist,travel,rest,stop,two,hour,stay,fine,technology,cashless,August,2026,road,journey
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FAP8RX - . ParkingEye automatic number plate recognition and parking-tariff information sign at Gretna Green motorway services in Scotland, photographed in August 2026. The notice explains a two-hour free-stay period followed by charges and sets out payment arrangements for motorists remaining longer, illustrating the increasingly automated management of parking at motorway service areas. ANPR systems record vehicle entry and exit times, while payment may depend on machines, websites or mobile services, creating potential difficulty when drivers misunderstand the rules, lack reliable mobile data, experience payment problems or simply need an extended rest. At a strategic stop close to the England-Scotland border on the A74(M)/M74 corridor, those issues can affect long-distance travellers, families, professional drivers and electric-vehicle users waiting for charging. The image is useful for editorial stories about private parking enforcement, cashless payment, ANPR cameras, parking charges, consumer disputes, motorway services, journey fatigue and digital exclusion. It also complements wider coverage of the challenges of making long road trips when rest, parking and EV charging all operate under separate commercial systems.
Gretna Green Services, A74(M), Gretna, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,red,stop,dont walk,light,signal,Mainzelmännchen,Mainz pedestrian signal,Mainz traffic lights,pedestrian crossing light,German,traffic,Große Bleiche Mainz,Ampel,1960s,cartoon,character,novelty,pedestrian,safety,road,crossing,figure,lights,sightseeing,German television history,Wolf Gerlach cartoons,1960s German television,ZDF advertising separators,German pop culture,Mainz cultural identity,regional,city,branding,broadcasting,west,Lerchenberg,man
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F8BCDH - A close-up editorial photograph of the distinctive red Det Mainzelmännchen pedestrian traffic light in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, replacing the standard standing pedestrian figure with one of Germany's best-known television cartoon characters. The illuminated LED road crossing signal forms part of a unique series of Mainzelmännchen traffic lights installed by the City of Mainz, celebrating the city's long association with ZDF (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen), Germany's national public broadcaster, whose headquarters are located in Mainz-Lerchenberg. The six Mainzelmännchen characters, Anton, Berti, Conni, Det, Edi and Fritzchen, were created by illustrator Wolf Gerlach in 1962 and first appeared on German television in 1963. Originally designed as short animated interludes separating television programmes from advertising, they rapidly became cultural icons recognised across Germany and remain an enduring symbol of German broadcasting and popular culture.
The first Mainzelmännchen pedestrian signals were unveiled in Mainz in 2016 near Neubrunnenplatz and Große Bleiche, with Det chosen as the red standing figure instructing pedestrians to stop, while a walking version appears in green to indicate it is safe to cross. Similar to Berlin's famous Ampelmännchen, the Mainz signals have become a popular tourist attraction, frequently photographed by visitors exploring the city's historic centre, Roman heritage, cathedral, museums and riverside. The customised traffic lights combine road safety, public art, urban design and local identity, transforming everyday street furniture into a recognisable landmark reflecting more than sixty years of German television history. This editorial image illustrates German transport infrastructure, pedestrian safety, city branding, tourism, broadcasting heritage, European street culture, urban design, public realm innovation and the unique relationship between Mainz and ZDF, making it suitable for travel, transport, architecture,
Große Bleiche / Neubrunnenplatz, 55116 Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,jams,morning,rush hour,A92,traffic jam,Scotland,crossing,commuter,road,roads,infrastructure,vehicle,car,lorry,truck,SUV,queues,city,centre traffic,Scottish,transport,waterfront,bridge traffic,early morning,urban,road network,cross-river,regional connectivity,journey time delays,rush-hour commuting,transport capacity,economic infrastructure,sustainable mobility,traffic management,private car dependency,peak-time travel,road policy
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EPRNR2 - Early morning traffic congestion builds on the Dundee approach to the Tay Road Bridge, with long queues of cars, vans and commercial vehicles moving slowly towards the city centre. The elevated A92 carriageway curves beside the Firth of Tay, while quieter local roads, traffic lights, lamp columns, trees and waterfront infrastructure fill the foreground. Across the water, housing and wooded slopes in Fife are visible beneath a cloudy Scottish sky, giving the photograph a strong sense of place and showing the bridge's important regional connection.
The Tay Road Bridge links Dundee with Newport-on-Tay and north-east Fife, carrying the A92 across the estuary. Opened in August 1966, the crossing is approximately 2,250 metres long and replaced the former vehicle ferry. Its direct connection into Dundee transformed road journeys between the city, Fife and routes towards Edinburgh, while supporting daily commuting, business travel, freight movements and access to employment, education and services on both sides of the river.
This scene records the practical pressures placed on major urban transport infrastructure during the morning peak. Queuing traffic at the Dundee end can result from the concentration of vehicles leaving the bridge, city-centre junction capacity, incidents, roadworks, lane restrictions or changing traffic signals. The photograph is suitable for editorial coverage of traffic jams, commuter delays, congestion, journey-time reliability, carbon emissions, air quality, road capacity, transport investment, economic connectivity and alternatives to private car travel.
The image also illustrates the relationship between Dundee's waterfront, the bridge ramps and the wider city road network. It can support stories about Scottish transport policy, infrastructure maintenance, sustainable mobility, public transport, active travel, regional planning and the challenge of balancing essential cross-river access with cleaner and less congested urban travel.
Tay Road Bridge, Marine Parade, Dundee, Scotland, UK, DD1 3JB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EW7BX9 - Blue and yellow Tayside Contracts drainage-maintenance tanker is pictured on the cobbled roadway beside Verdant Works in Dundee, Scotland. The specialist DAF LF vehicle carries registration SN23 YPF and has a large cylindrical waste tank, suction and jetting apparatus, high-level pipework, hose reels, access lockers and safety beacons. Combination units of this type are used by municipal and highways teams to remove silt, water and debris from road gullies, drains and sewer infrastructure, while high-pressure jets can clear blockages and clean underground pipework.
The truck's bright yellow engineering body contrasts with its blue cab and the weathered red-brown sandstone of the former industrial buildings. Behind it, dark green timber loading doors carry the partly visible lettering Verdant Works Warehouse No 1 , placing the scene within Dundee's historic mill district at West Henderson's Wynd. The preserved complex is associated with the city's internationally important jute-manufacturing heritage and now houses Verdant Works Museum, operated by Dundee Heritage Trust.
Tayside Contracts is the shared local-authority trading organisation serving Dundee City, Angus and Perth and Kinross councils. Its work includes roads, vehicle and winter maintenance, alongside other public services across the wider Tayside area. The image therefore brings together modern municipal infrastructure maintenance and Dundee's surviving industrial architecture. It illustrates the practical work required to maintain urban drainage, reduce localised flooding risk, support highway safety and keep streets functioning around visitor attractions and historic buildings.
Photographed in daylight beneath a blue sky with light cloud, the scene shows the scale and specialised equipment of a council drainage vehicle in a narrow traditional city street. No personnel are visible, and the tanker appears positioned for local maintenance activity beside the museum buildings
27 West Henderson's Wynd, Dundee, Scotland, DD1 5BT, United Kingdom
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3DCX6FW - A large street banner carrying the message Trans Is Not A Choice / Transphobia Is displayed in Manchester's Gay Village along Canal Street, photographed at Canal Street, Manchester M1 3WD. The banner is positioned within a public pedestrian area close to historic brick civic buildings, situating the message firmly within the everyday urban environment of Manchester city centre.
Canal Street is internationally recognised as the heart of Manchester's Gay Village and has long been associated with LGBTQ+ visibility, nightlife, activism and community life. Public banners and temporary installations such as this are frequently used in the area to express messages of inclusion, equality and opposition to discrimination.
The wording of the banner reflects contemporary debates around transgender rights and social acceptance in the UK, emphasising that gender identity is inherent while prejudice is a matter of choice. Photographed in daylight, the image documents a moment of public expression within a well-known LGBTQ+ space, providing strong editorial value for themes of human rights, equality, activism and modern urban culture.
Street banner displaying the message ""Trans Is Not A Choice / Transphobia Is"" in Manchester's Gay Vi
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Keywords: Gotonysmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,255A9788,Manchester,Bulls,Head,pub,London,Road,beer,heritage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E3P8JP - . The Bulls Head pub at 84 London Road in Manchester. Photographed on 28 June 2025. The recorded location is 84 London Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK. For historic pub, the historical context is that beer culture links agriculture, brewing, distribution and the licensed trade
Cask-conditioned ale, handpumps, brewery branding and pub interiors became especially important to the real-ale revival from the 1970s onwards, while later craft brewing introduced new styles and independent producers. For historic pub, the 2026 context is that in England eligible pubs and live-music venues receive a 15% business-rates relief for the 2026/27 billing year, reflecting continuing concern about operating costs, closures and the role of hospitality in town-centre vitality. Further relevant search phrases include public house, licensed premises, alehouse, hostelry, bar trade, real ale, cask ale, local pub, nightlife, community asset, independent brewery, 255A9788, and heritage. Looking at licensed trade, the longer history is that british pubs developed from inns, taverns and alehouses into licensed social institutions that have long served as meeting places, music venues and landmarks
Names, brewery signs, etched glass, tiled interiors and changing fascias can preserve local history even when ownership or use changes. The background to licensed premises is that beer culture links agriculture, brewing, distribution and the licensed trade
Cask-conditioned ale, handpumps, brewery branding and pub interiors became especially important to the real-ale revival from the 1970s onwards, while later craft brewing introduced new styles and independent producers. In 2026, licensed trade remains relevant because in England eligible pubs and live-music venues receive a 15% business-rates relief for the 2026/27 billing year, reflecting continuing concern about operating costs, closures and the role of hospitality in town-centre vitality.
84 London Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,IMG_5690,Derek,Jarmans,home,Liverpool,Road,Islington,Merseyside
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E8E1FY - . Derek Jarmans home Liverpool Road Islington. Photographed on 24 March 2025. The recorded location is Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK. Film-maker and artist Derek Jarman lived at several London addresses before his later association with Prospect Cottage at Dungeness. Buildings linked with his life form part of Britain's queer, film and art story.htm Target=_Blank>history, reflecting a career that crossed cinema, painting, activism and writing. The background to celebrity history is that biographical landmarks are especially valuable where the original person or activity is no longer present, preserving a geographic connection between cultural history and place. Current 2026 context around celebrity history is that cultural tourism increasingly uses plaques, trails, murals and public art to connect visitors with writers, actors and musicians associated with a place. Alternative search wording includes cultural figure, biography, commemoration, cultural heritage, local history, creative industries, public marker, arts heritage, place association, public recognition, and IMG_5690. Within the history of public recognition, commemorating artists, performers and local figures through homes, stars, plaques or portraits links individual biography with the places that shaped their work
Such markers can turn ordinary streets into cultural-history destinations. In relation to actor, historical context shows that creative careers often become associated with particular cities, venues or neighbourhoods, giving buildings and public markers significance beyond their architecture. For the story of commemoration, it is useful to note that biographical landmarks are especially useful where the original person or activity is no longer present, preserving a geographic connection between cultural history and place. A further layer of meaning comes from cultural figure, biography and commemoration. The image also relates directly to biography, commemoration and cultural heritage.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,IMG_5329,Car Accident in Leyland Lancs,Car,Accident,Leyland,Lancs,Lancashire,road,safety,vehicle,damage,insurance,emergency,crash,car crash,UK
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EDKYXR - . Car Accident in Leyland Lancs, Leyland, Lancashire, England, UK. Photographed on 29 June 2024. Within the history of vehicle breakdown, road accidents and damaged vehicles are part of the history of road safety, prompting improvements in vehicle design, seat belts, speed management, emergency response and highway engineering. Against the 2026 backdrop for vehicle breakdown, road safety remains a major policy concern , while modern vehicles add sophisticated driver-assistance systems without eliminating collisions or the need for recovery services. Useful subject and context terms include roadside assistance, breakdown van, vehicle recovery, motoring service, AA, EV breakdown, recovery vehicle, traffic incident, motor vehicle, car crash, emergency roadside, motoring, IMG_5329, insurance, and crash. In relation to traffic incident, historical context shows that roadside assistance grew alongside mass car ownership as motoring organisations developed patrols, recovery vehicles and breakdown services
Branded vans became familiar signs of the support infrastructure behind private motoring. For the story of emergency roadside, it is useful to note that road accidents and damaged vehicles are part of the past of road safety, prompting improvements in vehicle design, seat belts, speed management, emergency response and highway engineering. The historical setting for breakdown van is that motoring services increasingly expanded from mechanical breakdowns to batteries, tyres, diagnostics and recovery as cars became more electronically complex. As of 2026, the position for traffic incident is that breakdown organisations increasingly support electric vehicles as well as petrol and diesel cars, requiring high-voltage awareness, mobile charging options and new diagnostic skills. The image also relates directly to roadside assistance, breakdown van and vehicle recovery. Its wider context brings together vehicle recovery, motoring service and AA.
Leyland, Lancashire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,IMG_5300,Northern DMU Manchester Oxford Road at dusk west bound,Northern,DMU,Manchester,Oxford,Road,dusk,west,bound,Greater,local,urban,heritage,tourism,business,community,editorial
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EDKYXF - Northern DMU Manchester Oxford Road at dusk west bound, photographed at Manchester, Greater Manchester, stock-photo/gotonysmith-England.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>England, UK. The photograph is suitable for editorial coverage of local places, businesses, public life, architecture, tourism, social history and the changing character of British and European towns and cities. The image clearly records visible signage, branding, architecture, objects or activity associated with Northern DMU Manchester Oxford Road at dusk west bound. It provides useful contemporary or historical context for news, feature and documentary use, including stories about local identity, economic change, public services, travel, leisure, community life and the way familiar places and objects are presented in the built environment. The scene is shown as encountered, making it useful as an editorial stock image for illustrating the subject, its location and its wider social or cultural context.
Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,site,railway station,Central Birmingham,West Midlands,England,UK,B4 7XG,Rishi Sunak,cancellation,cancelled,to,Leeds,HS2,high speed,two,works,at,construction,leg,scrapped,train,trains,infrastructure,project,rest of,announcement,Levelling Up,gate,gates,contractors,sub-contracting,PLC,private,road,secure,security
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2T00PD4 - High Speed 2 (HS2) is a planned high-stock-photo/gotonysmith-Speed.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>speed railway line and network of passenger train services in England. It will consist of a new railway line between the West Midlands and London, with a branch to Birmingham, and a network of train services that will use the new line and existing conventional track to reach their destinations in the Midlands, Northern England, and Scotland. HS2 will be Britain's second purpose-built high-speed line, the first being High Speed 1, which connects London to the Channel Tunnel. The majority of the project is planned to be completed between 2029 and 2033. A 2019 review of the project, as then planned, estimated that it would cost up to £87 billion
however, this is estimated to have risen to approximately £100 billion in 2023.
The new line will run between London Euston railway station and Fradley in southern Staffordshire, with stations at Old Oak Common, in northwest London, and Birmingham Interchange, near Solihull. There will be spurs to a planned station in central Birmingham and a junction with the West Coast Main Line (WCML) at Handsacre, near Lichfield. The rolling stock will run at a maximum speed of 360 km/h (225 mph) and will operate on both HS2 track and existing conventional track
On 4 October 2023 the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that Phase 2 would be abandoned and that responsibility for the Euston connection would be removed from HS2 Ltd
Curzon St, new HS2 railway station, Central Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK, B4 7XG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2T00PD5 - New Canal Street
In preparation for the construction of HS2 Curzon Street station, there will be a partial closure on New Canal Street, Birmingham city centre.
New Canal Street, between Curzon Street and Fazeley Street, will be closed to all traffic, cyclists and pedestrians from 13 August 2023.
There are recommended walking and cycling diversions routes.
If you are travelling from Millenium Point, BCU and Eastside City Park the most direct diversion route follows the footpath around Masshouse Lane or the Clayton Hotel. Then it continues along Moor Street Queensway, around to the left to Moor Street and Park Street back on to New Canal Street.
There is also a diversion route along Curzon Street, around Curzon Circle roundabout and onto Lawley Middleway to Montague Street. You then follow Montague Street to the junction of Fazeley Street.
Travel tips
You will still be able to get to where you need to go, but consider the following:
Plan ahead and leave more time for your journey. If you travel around New Canal Street you may need to allow more time for your journey.
Think about your options. The partial closure of New Canal Street will mean that you may need to plan an alternative route. Please familiarise yourself with recommended walking and cycling diversion routes.
Curzon St, new HS2 railway station, Central Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK, B4 7XG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RJ3YRP - Dove Holes is a village in the High Peak district of Derbyshire, England. It has a population of about 1,200 (2001), shown in the 2011 Census as being included in the population of Chapel-en-le-Frith. It straddles the A6 road approximately three miles north of Buxton and three miles south of Chapel-en-le-Frith. Trains run from Dove Holes railway station into Manchester.
Residents of the village live either in the village or on outlying farms. There are around six farms in the village and many more within the boundaries of the parish. There are also large limestone quarries that, over the years, have made an important contribution to the development and economy of the village. Additionally, there are several businesses. There are two public houses, one of which offers accommodation. There is a daily milk delivery service and a mobile library every fortnight. There is a church, Methodist chapel and a community centre. The village lies on the fringe of the Peak District National Park.
In 1650, a General Survey of the Manor of High Peak was made to assess the property of the late King Charles. This recorded that people were burning limestone around the village and that there were 14 kilns thereabouts, the burnt lime (quicklime) being slaked and used by farmers to condition the soil in their fields. At that time, lime kilns could be built and demolished without authority.
With the coming of the Industrial Revolution, and the opening of the Peak Forest Tramway in 1796, the limestone quarries were commercialised. The first of these was at nearby Loads Knowl and others quickly followed along Dove Holes Dale. Undoubtedly, the opening of the Peak Forest Tramway and the consequent expansion of commercial limestone quarries contributed greatly to the expansion of the village. For the first time, there was an outlet for limestone in Manchester via the Peak Forest Tramway, Bugsworth Basin, the Peak Forest Canal and the Ashton Canal.
Buxton Rd, Dove Holes, Buxton, High Peak, England, UK, SK17 8DW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RFJ33C - The Crumlin Road Courthouse, commonly referred to as The Crum, located on Crumlin Road in North Belfast, Northern Ireland, postcode BT14 6ST. The image shows the exterior of the nineteenth-century courthouse, with ornate stone detailing and iron railings in the foreground, reflecting the building's imposing civic design.
Completed in the Victorian period, the courthouse formed part of a significant complex of judicial and penal buildings in this area of Belfast, most notably its proximity to Crumlin Road Gaol. The courthouse played a central role in Northern Ireland's legal system and is closely associated with key periods of social and political history, including the Troubles.
Architecturally, the building demonstrates the grandeur and authority typical of Victorian civic architecture, with decorative façades, classical elements, and elevated positioning above the street. Over time, security measures such as fencing and restricted access have become part of the site's visual character, reflecting changing uses and concerns.
Now repurposed as a visitor attraction and event venue, the Crumlin Road Courthouse forms part of Belfast's wider heritage tourism offer, interpreting the city's judicial history alongside its complex social past. Photographed in daylight under a partly cloudy sky, the image documents an important historic landmark within North Belfast and is suitable for editorial use relating to architecture, history, justice, and urban regeneration.
Crumlin Road Courthouse (""The Crum"" ), Crumlin Road, Belfast BT14 6ST, Crumlin Rd , Belfast, Northern
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PNM3WF - . Sign showing No Through Road, do not follow SatNav, in Latchford near LTN, Westy, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 1JH. Photographed on 19 April 2023, this spring image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is Latchford near LTN, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 1JH, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include WA4 1JH, WA4, Latchford near LTN, Warrington, Cheshire, sign, yellow, LTN, centres, low, reducing, vehicle, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The wording and graphic design are important parts of the image, preserving contemporary language, typography, branding or campaigning material that may later disappear or change. Prominent wording, signage, posters, logos or other graphic material gives the photograph additional documentary value because it records how an organisation, campaign, business or place communicated with the public at that moment. Text and branding visible in a streetscape can be especially useful for editorial comparison after rebranding, closure, redevelopment or policy change. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. Visible or contextual elements such as architecture, signage, branding, public realm, transport infrastructure, street furniture and everyday activity help establish a strong sense of place where they form part of the scene.
Latchford near LTN, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 1JH
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M4W2JH - More at https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/cheltenham-news/plans-permanent-traveller-sites-cheltenham-1503955
Plans for permanent traveller sites in Cheltenham - but will they help stop illegal camps?
The problem is wherever the council puts the sites, the travellers don't want to stop on them
Concerns are mounting that plans for traveller sites will not be enough to stop illegal camps in Cheltenham.
Travellers have pitched up without permission on several patches of land in the spa town over recent weeks.
Cheltenham Borough Council leader, Councillor Steve Jordan, believes this annoying issue will be tackled by the Joint Core Strategy (JCS).
The document includes plans for three traveller and gypsy sites in Cheltenham, two in Gloucester and 78 in the borough of Tewkesbury by 2031.
Recent problems
There have been camps this month in the car parks at the Leisure At Cheltenham centre, Cheltenham Racecourse and North Place.
And travellers moved 15 vehicles onto the borough council-owned Elmfield Park on Monday.
They ignored an eviction order served on Tuesday, but Cheltenham Magistrates' Court today made a new order that they leave.
Plans for more sites
The three sites planned for Cheltenham, all permanent, will be in Castle Dream Stud, in Mill Lane, Charlton Kings, where one traveller family has lived since 2011.
They have permission to stay there until 2022, but this is set to be made permanent.
334 High St, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL50 3JF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M6YFCM - . This authentic period view of Cheltenham town centre, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL50 in 2022 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The photograph centres on Cast iron embossed rusting Cheltenham Corporation grid, Cheltenham town centre, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL50. The image also relates to everyday life, heritage asset, historic townscape, period building, before-and-after reference, documentary photography, built heritage, place identity, social history, changing land use, traditional materials, local history, community identity, and regional identity. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with adaptive reuse, tourism and the balance between conservation and modern commercial use. As a dated visual record of Cheltenham town centre, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL50, the frame retains equipment and working practice, making it especially useful if refurbishment subsequently changes the scene. Further associations within the scene are changing streetscape, conservation architecture, period architecture, public realm, heritage landmark, archival record, visual archive, and historic streetscape. The combination of embossed, rusting, Corporation, centre, and Cheltenham anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For Cheltenham town centre, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL50, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The scene further reflects adaptive reuse and the value of architectural landmarks to local identity within the real-world context of Cheltenham town centre, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL50. Its period value extends to maintenance and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their character within the specific setting of Cheltenham town centre, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL50.
Cheltenham town centre, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL50
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Gloucestershire,England,UK,GL50,off-road,off,road,bike,route,over,eyes,many,pupils,iris,irises,pattern,blue,waves,eye,optical,optician,pupil,fence,eyeball,path,cycleway,cyclepath,cycle path,walkway,annual,periodic,council,borough,idea,painting,centre,town,Cheltenham
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M6YFEB - . This authentic period view of Tewksbury road, ex-railway line, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL50 4BL in 2022 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The image documents Eyes, off-road cycle path, over Tewksbury road, ex-railway line, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL50 4BL. The setting additionally reflects period architecture, conservation interest, documentary photography, regional identity, architectural character, before-and-after reference, built heritage, community identity, historic streetscape, heritage landmark, social history, changing streetscape, conservation architecture, and visual archive. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into energy retrofit and maintenance, not least because of the balance between conservation and modern commercial use. Small period details of period objects and surrounding context at Tewksbury road, ex-railway line, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL50 4BL may become more significant with time, particularly following later reinterpretation. The location also brings in heritage asset, architectural detailing, urban fabric, historical comparison, traditional materials, local character, local history, and place identity. Elements such as Tewksbury, Gloucestershire, cycle, off-road, and Cheltenham add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. Around Tewksbury road, ex-railway line, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL50 4BL, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. Another useful connection is energy retrofit and the balance between conservation and modern commercial use within the real-world context of Tewksbury road, ex-railway line, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL50 4BL.
Tewksbury road, ex-railway line, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL50 4BL
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,High Peak,Derbyshire,UK,SK23 0BA,village,town,embossed,rust,rusty,rusted,rusting,cast,iron,metal,steel,road,stamped,history,historic,centre,sewerage,water,supply,drain,words,letter,letters,printed,roads,streets,grids,villages
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K1RDEM - Chapel-en-le-Frith (/ˌtʃæpəl ˌɒn lə ˈfrɪθ/) is a town and civil parish in the Borough of High Peak in Derbyshire, England.
It has been dubbed the Capital of the Peak, in reference to the Peak District, historically the upperland areas between the Saxon lands (below the River Trent) and the Vikings lands (which came as far south as Dore, Sheffield).
The town was established by the Normans in the 12th century, originally as a hunting lodge within the Forest of High Peak. This led to the French-derived name Chapel-en-le-Frith (chapel in the forest). (It appears in an English form in a Latin record as 'Chapell in the ffryth', in 1401.) The population at the 2011 census was 8,635
Although most of the area is outside the National Park boundary, the town is in the western part of the Peak District. To the north and south lie the Dark Peak highlands, which are made up of millstone grit and are heather-covered moorlands, rugged and bleak. These include Chinley Churn and South Head with, a little further off, Kinder Scout, which looms above the whole area. To the east is the gentler and more pastoral White Peak, consisting largely of limestone grasslands, nevertheless with spectacular bluffs and the occasional gorge. Combs Moss, a gritstone 'edge', dominates the valley in which Chapel lies from the south and Eccles Pike rises sharply above the town to its west and provides a commanding 360° viewpoint.
Chapel-en-le-frith, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK, SK23 0BA
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,CH65 4EY,CH65,Ellesmere Port,Park,Oil Sites,Road,works,MSCC,chimney,industrial,manufacturing,facility,factory,chemicals,plant,additives,formulations,Refinery,refining,oil,product,products,heavy industry,lubricants,skyline,pano,panorama,Octel Corporation,Associated Octel Company,Octel,leaded petrol,tetraethyllead
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K1YM0G - Innospec Inc., formerly known as Octel Corporation and Associated Octel Company, Ltd., is a specialty chemical company. It comprises three business units: Fuel Specialties, responsible for the development and supply of additives for fuels and which also includes the company's activities in its Oilfield Chemicals division, Performance Chemicals, which focuses on products for the Personal Care industry and also provides products for the Polymers markets, and Octane Additives, which is the last remaining non-Chinese producer of tetraethyllead (TEL) used in the manufacture of 100LL avgas throughout the world. The company has recently sparked controversy due to its being the only company that continues to export leaded petrol from the UK to Algeria despite pledging to stop several times
Innospec Manufacturing Park Oil Sites Road Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England,UK, CH65 4EY
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,with,embossed,on,steel,rust,rusty,England,UK,WA4 2PL,grids,covers,drains,drain,drainage,urban,man-hole,metal,cast,iron,rusting,Grappenhall Village,ironwork,history,heritage,historic,sunny,grid,cover,street,roads,road,water,utilities,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTWGP4 - . An on-location photograph from the recorded location in 2022, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. At the centre of the view is Grid with Grappenhall embossed on cast iron, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2PL. The setting additionally reflects town-centre renewal, civic architecture, mixed-use redevelopment, public-transport wayfinding, public transport stop, historical comparison, local bus network, place-making, period architecture, adaptive reuse, archival record, changing streetscape, passenger information, and period detail. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into housing pressure and town-centre regeneration, not least because of how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres. Today's relevance is strengthened by accessibility, passenger information and the continuing question of how local bus services affect access to work, education and healthcare. As a dated visual record of the recorded location, the frame retains period objects and surrounding context, making it especially useful if altered transport patterns subsequently changes the scene. Other useful contextual ideas include surface public transport, local history, street-side transport, urban regeneration, bus route infrastructure, passenger transport, local character, and public-realm investment. Elements such as embossed and Grappenhall add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. 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 useful connection is housing pressure and how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,Hotpixuk,@HotpixUK,England,UK,M4 3AB,Centre,with,at,line,route,tramway,markets,small,retailers,community,urban,welcoming,bargain,bargains,street,road,modern,architecture,block,blocks office,offices,construction,development,developments,one way,tram,tramlines,glass,fronted,outside
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JYYR7X - . This dated editorial view of High St, Manchester, England, UK, M4 3AB in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The principal subject is High Street & Manchester Arndale Centre / Market, Manchester, England, UK, M4 3AB, with construction crane at Shude Hill. Other connected aspects include public-realm investment, mixed-use town centre, period architecture, mixed-use redevelopment, place-making, historical comparison, high-street commerce, historic townscape, community identity, architectural character, bricks-and-mortar retail, commercial streetscape, civic architecture, and commercial redevelopment. The wider contemporary story combines adaptive reuse, public-realm investment and the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with commercial rents, consumer spending and the role of markets and independent shops in keeping town centres active. The image fixes street furniture and boundaries within High St, Manchester, England, UK, M4 3AB at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against different community use. Other useful contextual ideas include changing streetscape, built heritage, customer footfall, street-level business, town-centre economy, changing land use, public realm, and contemporary social history. The recorded references to Arndale, Centre, Shude, Manchester, and construction preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The wider setting at High St, Manchester, England, UK, M4 3AB matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The scene further reflects adaptive reuse and the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition within the real-world context of High St, Manchester, England, UK, M4 3AB.
High St, Manchester, England, UK, M4 3AB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,BC,HBC,summer,main,road,lane,neat,home,blue,sky,sunny,tidy,heritage,old,olden,days,past,past times,blue sky,blue skies,out,outside,exterior,villages,Cheshires,small,interesting,history,cottage,cottages
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JWB54C - Moore is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Halton, Cheshire, England, located midway between Runcorn and Warrington. It has a population of 807.
Etymology
The name 'Moore' comes from the Old English word mor, meaning 'moor, or fen'. The village's earliest recording was as Mora, some time in the 12th century.
History
Moore is the site of a disused railway station named Daresbury. The railway station was opened in 1850 and was located on the south side of Runcorn Road. The station was closed to passengers in 1952 and closed completely in 1965. The platforms and ramps down from road are still visible from Runcorn Road. The railway station was situated on the Birkenhead Joint Railway close to Warrington and in the village of Moore. The railway station was the second to open in the village. The first railway station which was very close by was part of the Grand Junction Railway which opened on 4 July 1837. Moore was a second class station at which a First Class train would not stop. The engineer for the northern half of the new railway was Joseph Locke who became a famous as a railway engineer. The date of closure of Moore railway station is uncertain. Daresbury railway station was initially called Moore but the name was changed to Daresbury in April 1861 taking its name from a village a mile or so away.
The area of Moore to the north of the West Coast Main Line and west of Moss Lane was designated as part of Runcorn New Town in 1964 and the land allocated to industry. The New Town Masterplan was amended in 1975 to reduce the amount of industrial land around the village and to create a green buffer between it and what would become Manor Park Industrial Estate
Runcorn Rd, Moore, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 6UD
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,old,Runcorn Bridge,lane,road,Silver Jubilee Bridge,discount,discounts,pay,for,complaints,disputes,penalty,charge,charges,debt,recovery,payment,paying,online,PCN,notice,Trustpilot,bad,review,reviews,website,crash,crashing,Borough Council,Widnes,A533,cross,empty,bridges
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JNBY6G - The Silver Jubilee Bridge (originally the Runcorn“Widnes Bridge or informally the Runcorn Bridge) crosses the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal at Runcorn Gap between Runcorn and Widnes in Halton, England. It is a through arch bridge with a main arch span of 361 yards (330 m). It was opened in 1961 as a replacement for the Widnes-Runcorn Transporter Bridge. In 1975“77 the carriageway was widened, after which the bridge was given its official name in honour of the Queen's Silver Jubilee. It carries the A533 road and a cantilevered footway. The bridge is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. The bridge was closed to vehicles for refurbishment upon the opening of the new Mersey Gateway Bridge, but reopened as a toll bridge in February 2021
In 1977 the carriageway was widened by incorporating the footpaths, giving it four lanes, and a cantilevered foot-way was built on the east side of the bridge. This work was completed in 1977 and in that year the bridge was renamed from Runcorn Bridge to the Silver Jubilee Bridge to commemorate the Queen's Silver Jubilee.
Since 1994 the bridge has been illuminated at night by floodlights. Repairs to chloride corrosion of the bridge's deck were carried out in the early 21st century using an innovative electrolytic method
they were shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Award for Better Public Building of 2010
Traffic on the bridge continued to grow to over 80,000 vehicles a day, and there was frequent congestion. In order to alleviate this, a further crossing was built, known as the Mersey Gateway Bridge. This is a six-lane toll bridge to the east of the Silver Jubilee Bridge that opened on 14 October 2017
Merseyflow, Howard Court, Manor Park, Runcorn,Cheshire, England, UK, WA7 1SJ.
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Moto,area,station,Motorway,new,logo,rebranding,smile,emblem,happy travels,clean up,cleaned up,maintenance,take a break,services,road,rest,stop,poor,food,toilet,toilets,canteen,expensive,costly,branch,livery,brand,branding,recent,outside,entrance,exterior
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JM9P53 - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Moto Stafford M6 North service station, Staffordshire, England, UK, ST15 0EU in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The defining feature is Service station area on M6 north at Stafford, showing new Moto logo 2022. Further facets of the scene include transport accessibility, public transport stop, changing streetscape, regional identity, changing land use, public realm, community identity, period detail, historical comparison, visual archive, roadside stop, roadside transit, local mobility, and everyday life. Current relevance extends to reliability and bus service funding, particularly through how local bus services affect access to work, education and healthcare. For later comparison, the photograph preserves equipment and working practice at Moto Stafford M6 North service station, Staffordshire, England, UK, ST15 0EU, details that may look very different after different community use. Other useful contextual ideas include public transport information, local bus network, bus route infrastructure, surface public transport, archival record, place identity, documentary photography, and street-side transport. Elements such as Service, station, showing, and Stafford add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The period setting at Moto Stafford M6 North service station, Staffordshire, England, UK, ST15 0EU helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Its period value extends to reliability and the importance of bus stops as the physical interface between passengers and public transport when considered against later change at Moto Stafford M6 North service station, Staffordshire, England, UK, ST15 0EU. That local specificity strengthens the long-term documentary value of image 2JM9P53.
Moto Stafford M6 North service station, Staffordshire, England, UK, ST15 0EU
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Moto,area,station,Motorway,new,logo,rebranding,smile,emblem,happy travels,clean up,cleaned up,maintenance,take a break,services,road,rest,stop,poor,food,toilet,toilets,canteen,expensive,costly,branch,livery,brand,branding,recent,outside,entrance,exterior
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JM9P57 - . Made at Moto Stafford M6 North service station, Staffordshire, England, UK, ST15 0EU in 2022, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The location is represented through Service station area on M6 north at Stafford, showing new Moto logo 2022. The surrounding context encompasses public transport information, changing land use, visual archive, historical comparison, before-and-after reference, community identity, transport accessibility, street-side transport, public transport stop, public realm, local history, contemporary social history, bus infrastructure, and surface public transport. The wider contemporary story combines accessibility, reliability and the challenge of maintaining reliable services outside dense city centres. As a dated visual record of Moto Stafford M6 North service station, Staffordshire, England, UK, ST15 0EU, the frame retains local activity and public use, making it especially useful if new ownership subsequently changes the scene. The surrounding story also includes passenger transport, regional identity, period detail, local bus network, bus route infrastructure, documentary photography, roadside transit, and changing streetscape. Elements such as showing, station, Stafford, and Service add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The period setting at Moto Stafford M6 North service station, Staffordshire, England, UK, ST15 0EU 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 accessibility and the challenge of maintaining reliable services outside dense city centres in a form that can be compared with future views of Moto Stafford M6 North service station, Staffordshire, England, UK, ST15 0EU.
Moto Stafford M6 North service station, Staffordshire, England, UK, ST15 0EU
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,old,Runcorn Bridge,lane,road,slow,sign,Silver Jubilee Bridge,discount,discounts,pay,for,complaints,disputes,penalty,charge,charges,debt,recovery,payment,paying,online,PCN,notice,Trustpilot,bad,review,reviews,website,crash,crashing,Borough Council,Widnes,A533
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JNBY6E - The Silver Jubilee Bridge (originally the Runcorn“Widnes Bridge or informally the Runcorn Bridge) crosses the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal at Runcorn Gap between Runcorn and Widnes in Halton, England. It is a through arch bridge with a main arch span of 361 yards (330 m). It was opened in 1961 as a replacement for the Widnes-Runcorn Transporter Bridge. In 1975“77 the carriageway was widened, after which the bridge was given its official name in honour of the Queen's Silver Jubilee. It carries the A533 road and a cantilevered footway. The bridge is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. The bridge was closed to vehicles for refurbishment upon the opening of the new Mersey Gateway Bridge, but reopened as a toll bridge in February 2021
In 1977 the carriageway was widened by incorporating the footpaths, giving it four lanes, and a cantilevered foot-way was built on the east side of the bridge. This work was completed in 1977 and in that year the bridge was renamed from Runcorn Bridge to the Silver Jubilee Bridge to commemorate the Queen's Silver Jubilee.
Since 1994 the bridge has been illuminated at night by floodlights. Repairs to chloride corrosion of the bridge's deck were carried out in the early 21st century using an innovative electrolytic method
they were shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Award for Better Public Building of 2010
Traffic on the bridge continued to grow to over 80,000 vehicles a day, and there was frequent congestion. In order to alleviate this, a further crossing was built, known as the Mersey Gateway Bridge. This is a six-lane toll bridge to the east of the Silver Jubilee Bridge that opened on 14 October 2017
Merseyflow, Howard Court, Manor Park, Runcorn,Cheshire, England, UK, WA7 1SJ.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Lancashire,seaside,coast,town,England,UK,County,steel,grid,manhole,history,historic,street,Lord St,Lord Street,road works,road,works,roadworks,named,cast,rust,rusty,metal,services,drainage,maintenance,urban,man-hole,PR8,Sefton Council,Southport Council,of,stabbings,murders
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JHW8CH - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Southport, Merseyside, England, UK in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. At the centre of the view is County Borough of Southport steel grid, Southport, Merseyside, Lancashire, England, UK. The setting additionally reflects historic freight equipment, resort heritage, industrial material culture, regional identity, traditional confectionery, manufacturing landscape, everyday life, community identity, contemporary social history, coastal leisure, changing land use, seaside retail, British seaside culture, and seaside souvenir. Today's relevance is strengthened by weather dependence, visitor spending and the continuing question of the vulnerability of resort economies to seasonality and changing visitor habits. From a 2025-onward perspective, manufacturing decline and embodied carbon are closely linked to this subject, alongside recording the industries and transport systems that shaped British towns. Future viewers can use this scene from Southport, Merseyside, England, UK to compare local activity and public use with whatever follows after closure or conversion. The location also brings in documentary photography, visitor attraction, coastal visitor economy, before-and-after reference, changing streetscape, factory heritage, engineering history, and production infrastructure. The recorded references to Southport, steel, County, Lancashire, and Borough preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. A later view of Southport, Merseyside, England, UK may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The wider significance includes weather dependence and the vulnerability of resort economies to seasonality and changing visitor habits as part of the longer story of Southport, Merseyside, England, UK.
Southport, Merseyside, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,NN12,road,to,leave,the,camping,car,cars,vehicle,vehicles,delays,queues,jams,campsite,camp site,campsites,exit,leaving,slow,slowly,very,frustration,frustrating,late,lane,moving,queue,site,England,Silverstone,traffic,NN12 8TL,jam,Queues,volume,camp,Monday
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JG21XT - . Photographed at Silverstone, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England, UK, NN12 8TN in 2022, this detailed editorial image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The photograph centres on Queues to leave the Silverstone Woodlands camping site, Silverstone, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England, UK, NN12 8TN. A broader reading of the photograph includes before-and-after reference, building works, changing streetscape, social history, new-build scheme, construction project, property development, commercial construction, visual archive, site redevelopment, changing land use, local history, development pipeline, and community identity. From a 2025-onward perspective, materials and labour shortages are closely linked to this subject, alongside how temporary building sites mark a visible stage of long-term land-use change. The image fixes signage and branding within Silverstone, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England, UK, NN12 8TN at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against new ownership. Other useful contextual ideas include residential development, public realm, regional identity, archival record, period detail, development site, building programme, and historical comparison. Details involving Woodlands, Towcester, leave, camping, and Silverstone make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The period setting at Silverstone, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England, UK, NN12 8TN helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The setting also helps illustrate materials and how new development responds to changing demographic demand as part of the longer story of Silverstone, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England, UK, NN12 8TN. The view records evidence of changing use for future local research.
Silverstone, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England, UK, NN12 8TN
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@hotpixUK,Hotpixuk,England,UK,A50,sign,Cheshire,speeding,speeds,30mph,rural,heavy,Knutsford Road,polluted,safety,reduction,road,the,particulates,busy,jams,turnoff,increase,plan,Nitrous Oxide,exit,air quality,car,cars,vehicles,main,fast,A-Road,A Road,Cliff Ln,Cliff Lane
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDJ4N0 - . This authentic period view of Cliff Ln, Thelwall, Warrington WA4 2TS in 2022 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The main point of reference is Massey Brook sign, Cliff Ln, next to the busy A50 towards the M6 Motorway, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4. The locality and subject together evoke contemporary city life, operational signage, place identity, townscape record, local information board, local identity, archival record, wayfinding system, before-and-after reference, urban social history, documentary photography, city-centre activity, visual archive, and changing streetscape. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with public safety, navigation and the way signage becomes part of local visual identity. The modern context includes continuing discussion of regeneration, community use and how ordinary street scenes become valuable records as businesses and infrastructure change. As a dated visual record of Cliff Ln, Thelwall, Warrington WA4 2TS, the frame retains materials and architectural details, making it especially useful if new construction subsequently changes the scene. Other useful contextual ideas include contemporary social history, instructional sign, community noticeboard, social landscape, route marker, changing land use, regional identity, and community identity. The combination of Brook, Massey, Grappenhall, towards, and Motorway anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For Cliff Ln, Thelwall, Warrington WA4 2TS, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. Its period value extends to public safety and how small pieces of street furniture can become useful historical evidence as part of the longer story of Cliff Ln, Thelwall, Warrington WA4 2TS.
Cliff Ln, Thelwall, Warrington WA4 2TS
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Keywords: Cheshire,England,UK,night time,WA4,WA4 6LG,London Road,dusk,Stockton Heath,Warrington,WA4 6HW,20,Kingston,rd,road,the,Forge,The Forge Shopping Centre,queue,outside,exterior,hall,winter,trading,profit,performance,store,stores,shops,shop,branch,branches,night,evening,dust,at,in
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3T365 - . This scene at The Forge Shopping Centre 6, 20 Kingston Road, Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA in 2021 forms part of the visual history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. The subject captured here is Queue outside M&S Foodhall,The Forge Shopping Centre 6, 20 Kingston Road, London Rd, Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 6LG. The setting additionally reflects community identity, contemporary social history, regional identity, commercial frontage, destination shopping, mixed-use redevelopment, everyday life, built heritage, adaptive reuse, commercial streetscape, civic architecture, public-realm investment, urban regeneration, and independent trading. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into construction costs and adaptive reuse, not least because of the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition. Today's relevance is strengthened by online shopping, business rates and the continuing question of the role of markets and independent shops in keeping town centres active. The image fixes local activity and public use within The Forge Shopping Centre 6, 20 Kingston Road, Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against changed technology. Other useful contextual ideas include local history, visual archive, consumer retail, period architecture, local enterprise, historical comparison, town-centre renewal, and bricks-and-mortar retail. The recorded references to Forge, Heath, Kingston, London, and Shopping preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The wider setting at The Forge Shopping Centre 6, 20 Kingston Road, Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned.
The Forge Shopping Centre 6, 20 Kingston Road, Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,Cheshire,UK,Tarvin,village,Anglican parish church,diocese of Chester,building,Grade I listed,history,historic,heritage,old,town,centre,ornate,lane,road,towers,Anglican,villages,Cheshires,tower,summer,blue sky,blue skies,CH3 8EB,CH3,outside,exterior,looking,up,skywards
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2C6RE72 - St Andrew's Church is in the village of Tarvin, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Chester. Its benefice is united with that of St Peter, Duddon
The church is built in red sandstone with a Welsh slate roof. Entry is through the west wall of the west tower. The plan consists of a five-bay nave and a two-bay chancel, a north aisle with a chapel (the Bruen chapel) at its east end, and a south aisle with a south porch. The doorway to the tower is Tudor in style, the second storey has deeply recessed quatrefoil windows and a clock on all four sides. The top is embattled, and the remains of former pinnacles are at the corners
In the churchyard are six structures that are listed at Grade II. These are the gates and gate piers to the churchyard, a sandstone sundial dating from the mid-18th century, the tombchests of John Minshull and his daughter, William and Elizabeth Hilton, William Sandbach and others, and the tombstone of Beatrix Hollinsworth. The churchyard also contains the war graves of three British soldiers and a Canadian Army soldier of World War I
Church St, Tarvin, Chester, England,UK, CH3 8EB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,Cheshire,UK,Tarvin,village,Grade I listed,building,Anglican parish church,diocese of Chester,history,historic,heritage,old,town,centre,ornate,lane,road,towers,Anglican,villages,Cheshires,tower,summer,blue sky,blue skies,CH3 8EB,CH3,outside,exterior,looking,up,skywards
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2C6RE76 - St Andrew's Church is in the village of Tarvin, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Chester. Its benefice is united with that of St Peter, Duddon
The church is built in red sandstone with a Welsh slate roof. Entry is through the west wall of the west tower. The plan consists of a five-bay nave and a two-bay chancel, a north aisle with a chapel (the Bruen chapel) at its east end, and a south aisle with a south porch. The doorway to the tower is Tudor in style, the second storey has deeply recessed quatrefoil windows and a clock on all four sides. The top is embattled, and the remains of former pinnacles are at the corners
In the churchyard are six structures that are listed at Grade II. These are the gates and gate piers to the churchyard, a sandstone sundial dating from the mid-18th century, the tombchests of John Minshull and his daughter, William and Elizabeth Hilton, William Sandbach and others, and the tombstone of Beatrix Hollinsworth. The churchyard also contains the war graves of three British soldiers and a Canadian Army soldier of World War I
Church St, Tarvin, Chester, England,UK, CH3 8EB
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Keywords: @Hotpixuk,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,England,dusk,Cheshire,railway,rail,night,winter,road,WA1,for,replacement,services,morning,cold,icy,ice,frost,WA1 1LW,stations,WCML,outside,stand,stands,shelter,shelters,bus stop,bus stops,integrated,public transport,WBC,Warringtons Own Buses,the,Cheshire Cat
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AE02NA - . An authentic period view of Bank Quay, Bank Quay Station, Warrington, Cheshire, England WA1 1LW in 2019, showing a subject whose value extends beyond the immediate scene into local history and changing social context. At the centre of the frame is Bank Quay station bus stop, dusk, Warrington, Cheshire,England,UK, WA1 - for rail replacement services. The scene additionally carries associations with archival record, rail corridor, rail mobility, urban mobility, changing streetscape, visual archive, passenger railway, transport interchange, local character, rail modernisation, before-and-after reference, commuter travel, railway branding, and historical comparison. From a 2025-onward perspective, the scene also connects with integrated transport, accessibility and preserving railway heritage while modernising the network. In the mid-2020s, active travel and infrastructure investment keep the subject current, particularly through the shift toward lower-carbon and more integrated transport. From an archival perspective, the image captures the visual character of the locality at the time as seen at Bank Quay, Bank Quay Station, Warrington, Cheshire, England WA1 1LW. Further connections include documentary photography, place identity, surface transport, everyday life, social history, historic context, period detail, and roadside environment. The combination of replacement, services, Warrington, and station anchors the image to a recognisable activity, place or moment. By fixing the subject within Bank Quay, Bank Quay Station, Warrington, Cheshire, England WA1 1LW, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. Another useful connection is integrated transport and preserving railway heritage while modernising the network when considered against later change at Bank Quay, Bank Quay Station, Warrington, Cheshire, England WA1 1LW.
Bank Quay, Bank Quay Station, Warrington, Cheshire, England WA1 1LW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2A989X2 - Appleton Thorn is a village in the borough of Warrington in Cheshire, England.
Appleton appeared in the Domesday survey as Epeltune,meaning the tun where the apples grew.
Bawming the Thorn
Each June, the village hosts the ceremony of Bawming the Thorn. The current form of the ceremony dates from the 19th century, when it was part of the village's walking day. It involved children from Appleton Thorn Primary School walking through the village and holding sports and games at the school. This now takes place at the village hall. The ceremony stopped in the 1930s, but was revived by the then headmaster, Mr Bob Jones in the early 1970s. Bawming the Thorn occurs on the Saturday nearest to Midsummer's Day.
Local schoolchildren dance around the tree in the style of a maypole chanting verses to the tune of Bonnie Dundee, with the following repeated chorus:
Up with fresh garlands this midsummer morn,
Up with red ribbons on Appleton Thorn.
Come lasses and lads to the Thorn Tree today
To bawm it and shout as ye bawm it Hurray!
Bawming means decorating “ during the ceremony the thorn tree is decorated with ribbons and garlands. According to legend, the hawthorn at Appleton Thorn grew from a cutting of the Holy Thorn at Glastonbury, which was itself said to have sprung from the staff of Joseph of Arimathea, the man who arranged for Jesus's burial after the crucifixion. Thorn Cross (HM Prison) is in Appleton Thorn, on the site formerly occupied by Royal Naval Air Station HMS Blackcap, a wartime aircrew training and aircraft repair airfield. There are a number of graves of aircrew who died at HMS Blackcap, mainly in flying accidents, in St Cross churchyard, known locally as the war graves.
Grappenhall Ln, Appleton Thorn, Warrington WA4 4QX
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AERR3D - . This documentary view of the recorded location in 2019 captures the subject within its actual surroundings, preserving a dated piece of visual history rather than an isolated object study. The location is represented through Dr Who,Police box,Tardis,Glasgow,city centre, Scotland,UK,dusk,early evening. The scene additionally carries associations with everyday life, treatment access, urban mobility, historic context, road transport, period detail, workplace protection, place identity, motor traffic, contemporary social history, patient care, public-health provision, historical comparison, and public realm. The present-day relevance extends to treatment access and service funding, while a wider concern is how regulation and service pressure affect everyday places. Current discussion around this subject increasingly includes active travel alongside maintenance, with particular attention to how road layouts influence local access and development. With the passage of time, the photograph anchors the visual character of the locality at the time at the recorded site in the recorded location. Further connections include public healthcare, regional identity, highway infrastructure, building safety, roadside environment, local character, documentary photography, and before-and-after reference. Details involving evening, centre, Glasgow, Tardis, and Police give the scene useful specificity and strengthen its local, cultural or historical identity. The period setting at the recorded location helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Its period value extends to treatment access and the relationship between public policy and frontline safety when considered against later change at the recorded location. The photograph keeps period character for future local research. The record includes a trace of local identity before later change alters the scene.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Merseyside,England,UK,L1,Roscoe Gardens,Mount Pleasant,1208379,block,with,surrounded,by,8,column,Records the Renshaw Street chapel which stood nearby,Records the Renshaw Street chapel,which stood nearby,Roscoe,garden,history,heritage,old,olden,days,years,ago,urban,environment,street,road,lane,lanes,built,architecture,cupola,roof,columns
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M475N1 - . Renshaw St, Chapel memorial, Roscoe Gardens, Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK. Photographed on 11 April 2019. Monument. Square stone centre block with inscription, surrounded by 8 Doric columns, with octagonal entablature, set on 3 steps and surmounted by ogee tiled dome with cross finial (missing, 1984). Records the Renshaw Street chapel which stood nearby. From a heritage perspective, churches combine worship with architecture, local memory and centuries of community history
Their stonework, stained glass, memorials, furnishings and churchyards often record successive periods of rebuilding, changing liturgy, local benefactors, war remembrance and family history. In the longer view, commemorative plaques, gravestones and monuments transform individual or collective memory into a permanent feature of the landscape
Their wording, materials and location can illuminate genealogy, social history, military service and changing attitudes to public remembrance. In the longer view, public wording is part of the visual landscape
Direction signs, warning notices, painted advertisements and engraved plaques show how authorities and businesses communicated before digital screens and app-based information became widespread. As of 2026, many historic churches face the practical challenge of maintaining listed fabric while remaining active community buildings, visitor attractions and venues for worship, music and local events
Images of their interiors and memorials therefore serve architectural, heritage and social-history uses. Current 2026 relevance comes from the fact that memorials continue to play an active role in public history, supporting remembrance, genealogy, education and heritage tourism
Images can also record inscriptions before erosion or redevelopment alters the physical object. Relevant long-tail terms include ecclesiastical architecture, parish church, Christian heritage, sacred art, religious symbolism, and church interior.
Roscoe Gardens, Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK,
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,British,Great Britain,crossing,road,systems,press,safe,cars,Green,cross now,cross,UK Pelican Crossing,English Pelican Crossing,Pelican Crossing,Pelicon Crossing,Pelicon,Crossing,cross the road,difficulty,difficult,zebra,cycle,bicycles,road users,users,urban,city,pedestrian,traffic,signals,signal
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2C9E2TG - A pelican crossing (previously Pelicon Crossing “ PEdestrian LIght CONtrolled Crossing) is a type of pedestrian crossing, which features a pair of poles each with a standard set of traffic lights facing oncoming traffic, a push button and two illuminated, coloured pictograms facing the pedestrian from across the road. These are a red, stationary person to indicate that it is not safe to cross, and a green, walking person to indicate that it is safe to do so. Pelican crossings also provide non-visual indication that it is safe to cross, such as a beep, vibrating button or tactile rotating cone in order to assist visually impaired pedestrians.
ridgwater,Somerset, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,British,Great Britain,crossing,road,systems,press,safe,cars,dont cross,UK Pelican Crossing,English Pelican Crossing,Pelican Crossing,Pelicon Crossing,Pelicon,Crossing,cross the road,difficulty,difficult,zebra,cycle,bicycles,road users,users,urban,city,pedestrian,traffic,signals,signal,stop here,no,dont,cross
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2C9E2TM - A pelican crossing (previously Pelicon Crossing “ PEdestrian LIght CONtrolled Crossing) is a type of pedestrian crossing, which features a pair of poles each with a standard set of traffic lights facing oncoming traffic, a push button and two illuminated, coloured pictograms facing the pedestrian from across the road. These are a red, stationary person to indicate that it is not safe to cross, and a green, walking person to indicate that it is safe to do so. Pelican crossings also provide non-visual indication that it is safe to cross, such as a beep, vibrating button or tactile rotating cone in order to assist visually impaired pedestrians.
ridgwater,Somerset, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@Hotpixuk,bridge,dusk,nighttime,night time,England,UK,Britain,Great Britain,lighting,Motorway Lighting,northbound,road,network,superstructure,two bridges,delay,delays,longest,Pell Frischmann Consultants Ltd,Pell Frischmann,Consultants,Limited,Department of Transport,highways England,Traffic management,traffic,congestion,Cheshire,Motorway Network,night,evening,infrastructure,roads
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BBXPB0 - The Thelwall Viaduct (grid reference SJ664883) is a steel composite girder viaduct in Lymm, Warrington, England. It carries the M6 motorway across the Manchester Ship Canal and the River Mersey. Its location on the motorway network is between junctions 20 and 21 of the M6, the former being also known as junction 9 of the M56.
It actually comprises two entirely separate bridges, one of 4,414 feet long carrying the northbound carriageway, which was the longest motorway bridge in England when it was opened in July 1963, and one 4,500 feet long carrying the southbound carriageway which was opened in 1995.The longest single span is the one of 336 feet crossing the ship canal.
In July 2002 a failed roller bearing was discovered and it became necessary to close all but one northbound lane. As the M6 at the time carried an estimated 150,000“160,000 vehicles per day, this led to serious congestion. The viaduct was not completely reopened to daytime traffic until February 2005, and subsequently remained partially closed at night for further remedial work to take place. In all, 148 bearings were replaced, with the repair scheme costing around £52 million.
Given the bridge's height and openness to the elements it has frequently been the subject of speed reductions due to strong gusts of wind that badly affect the stability of high-sided vehicles. On several occasions lane closures have resulted as a consequence of articulated vehicles simply being blown over. However, the open sides of the bridge are a deliberate design feature to reduce the likelihood of snow drifts building on the carriageways.
In April 2011 a massive free party took place under the bridge, with reportedly over 5,000 ravers in attendance
Thelwall, Warrington, Cheshire, North West England, UK , WA13 9BP
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,cookie,wrapper,silk,road,with,space,for,message,luck,dessert,sweet,Japan,Japanese,random fortunes,omikuji,slip,of,paper,lucky,misfortune,fortune tea cakes,restaurant,restaurants,Shuck Yee,blank,Silk Road,cookie machine,was,invented,by,from,Oakland,fortune cookie,cookies,packet,bag
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3XN2X - A fortune cookie is a crisp and sugary cookie wafer usually made from flour, sugar, vanilla, and sesame seed oil with a piece of paper inside, a fortune, usually an aphorism, or a vague prophecy. The message inside may also include a Chinese phrase with translation and/or a list of lucky numbers used by some as lottery numbers. Fortune cookies are often served as a dessert in Chinese restaurants in the United States, Canada and other countries, but they are not Chinese in origin. The exact origin of fortune cookies is unclear, though various immigrant groups in California claim to have popularized them in the early 20th century. They most likely originated from cookies made by Japanese immigrants to the United States in the late 19th or early 20th century. The Japanese version did not have the Chinese lucky numbers and was eaten with tea.
Fortune cookies before the early 20th century were all made by hand. The fortune cookie industry changed dramatically after the fortune cookie machine was invented by Shuck Yee from Oakland, California. The machine allowed for mass production of fortune cookies which subsequently allowed the cookies to drop in price to become the novelty and courtesy dessert many Americans are familiar with after their meals at most Chinese restaurants today.
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Big,Y,Yorkshire,Way,Art,artwork,England,UK,Doncaster South,Park,Ride,Park & Ride,Park And Ride,free parking,integrated travel,integrated,travel,Council,scheme,Doncaster Council,Chris Brammall,artist,Welcome to Yorkshire,Airport Link Road,Robin Hood Airport,link,road,rd,Bawtry Road,route of the Tour de Yorkshire,Gateway Feature,landmark,parking,gateway into Yorkshire,Ulverston,sculpture,BigY,Big Why
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P8KEYA - Standing at nearly nine metres in height and about the same in width, the iconic installation is based on the popular Welcome to Yorkshire 'Y' logo. It will be seen by millions of people arriving at Doncaster Sheffield Airport and marks the imminent completion of the Great Yorkshire Way airport link road.
Chris Brammall (artist) comments:
This piece is a modern symbol representing Yorkshire in the now, creating a landmark of significance with the capacity to capture a moment in time and form a lasting memory. This symbol will communicate on a visual and physical level and allow interaction, experience and memories to be formed.
Chris attended the official installation press launch on 26th April with Sir Gary Verity, Chief Executive Welcome to Yorkshire and Ros Jones Mayor of Doncaster pictured above.
Located on the route of the Tour de Yorkshire, the gateway feature will be incorporated into local cycling routes encouraging people to interact with the new landmark. Parking and seating will also be provided for those who want to 'stop for a selfie' at the site.
The artwork was commissioned to Chris Brammall by Doncaster Council. Ros Jones, Mayor of Doncaster, said The simplicity of its design, scale and quality is a bold statement reflecting the importance of Great Yorkshire Way as the gateway into Yorkshire and driver of economic growth for the local and regional economy.
Most of the Chris Brammall team were involved in the fabrication of the sculpture in our workshop in Ulverston and the piece was fitted by a three man team - Phil, Paul and Duncan.
Bawtry Road, Rossington, South Yorkshire, England, UK, DN11 0GT
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P8KEYC - Standing at nearly nine metres in height and about the same in width, the iconic installation is based on the popular Welcome to Yorkshire 'Y' logo. It will be seen by millions of people arriving at Doncaster Sheffield Airport and marks the imminent completion of the Great Yorkshire Way airport link road.
Chris Brammall (artist) comments:
This piece is a modern symbol representing Yorkshire in the now, creating a landmark of significance with the capacity to capture a moment in time and form a lasting memory. This symbol will communicate on a visual and physical level and allow interaction, experience and memories to be formed.
Chris attended the official installation press launch on 26th April with Sir Gary Verity, Chief Executive Welcome to Yorkshire and Ros Jones Mayor of Doncaster pictured above.
Located on the route of the Tour de Yorkshire, the gateway feature will be incorporated into local cycling routes encouraging people to interact with the new landmark. Parking and seating will also be provided for those who want to 'stop for a selfie' at the site.
The artwork was commissioned to Chris Brammall by Doncaster Council. Ros Jones, Mayor of Doncaster, said The simplicity of its design, scale and quality is a bold statement reflecting the importance of Great Yorkshire Way as the gateway into Yorkshire and driver of economic growth for the local and regional economy.
Most of the Chris Brammall team were involved in the fabrication of the sculpture in our workshop in Ulverston and the piece was fitted by a three man team - Phil, Paul and Duncan.
Bawtry Road, Rossington, South Yorkshire, England, UK, DN11 0GT
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P9MDHG - . A place-specific photograph documents the character of Bridgefoot, warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, as recorded during 2018. The source caption identifies White Bridge over the Mersey River at Bridgefoot, Warrington, Cheshire, North West England, UK , WA1 1WA. The wider setting includes industrial waterway heritage, managed watercourse, waterside structure.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>infrastructure, hydraulic control, community debate, urban mobility, road safety, local democracy, lock operation, public policy, waterway maintenance, and public services. The wider contemporary story of waterside heritage now includes long-term maintenance funding alongside heritage conservation, while policy and investment increasingly consider keeping historic infrastructure operational. Current debate around regional identity often combines new technology, redevelopment and the practical challenge of before-and-after study. In the mid-2020s, local government is increasingly discussed through the cost of living and local authority finance, with attention turning to stronger public accountability. Because this is a time-specific record of Bridgefoot, warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, later comparison can reveal changes in signage, ownership, land use, transport, street furniture, building condition and the way the public uses the surrounding space. The view also records themes involving traffic management, inland navigation, transport planning, civic life, canal heritage, national policy. Further recorded details include Warrington Bridgefoot, Bridge Foot, pano, panorama, Town centre, Warrington Borough Council. Further aspects present in the subject include democratic accountability, policy implementation, highway services, road transport, civil engineering structure, transport corridor, public-sector policy, social policy, boating infrastructure, and civic debate. The view additionally fixes local character within the wider local story.
Bridgefoot, warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,south,England,UK,viaduct,underpass,road,walkway,pavement,CharingX,area,transport,railways,history,historic,South Eastern Railway,south bank,tunnel,rail,BR,stations,people,walkers,walking,railway,infrastructure,Victorian,the,Charing Cross Railway,bricks,tiled,sign,signs,south of the river
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JHB6XP - Charing Cross railway station (also known as London Charing Cross)[4] is a central London railway terminus between the Strand and Hungerford Bridge in the City of Westminster. It is the terminus of the South Eastern Main Line to Dover via Ashford. All trains are operated by Southeastern, which provides the majority of commuter and regional services to south-east London and Kent. It is connected to Charing Cross Underground station and is near to Embankment Underground station and Embankment Pier.
The station was originally opened by the South Eastern Railway in 1864. It takes its name from its proximity to the road junction Charing Cross, the notional centre of London from which distances from the city are measured. During the 19th century the station became the main London terminus for continental traffic via boat trains, and served several prestigious international services. It was badly damaged by a roof collapse in 1905 and extensively rebuilt, subsequently becoming an important meeting point for military and government traffic during World War I. By this time, Charing Cross station was seen as out of date by some politicians and proposals were made to replace Hungerford Bridge with a road bridge or road/rail combination, with the station moving to the south bank of the River Thames in the case of a road-only replacement. The station was bombed several times during World War II, and was rebuilt afterwards, re-opening in 1951. In the late 1980s, the station complex was redesigned by Terry Farrell and rebuilt to accommodate a modern office block, now known as Embankment Place.
Southwark, London, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,as usual,sign,business,disruption,disrupted,yellow,open,no,no problem,no problems,signage,delay,road,street,road sign,traffic,pub,pubs,shop,shops,and,still,roadsign,English,British,GB,Great Britain,closed,work in progress,works,roadworks,all,public works,rural,lane,countryside
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P4HWGA - . 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. At the centre of the view is Business Open As Usual,- Businesses Open as usual, yellow traffic road sign. The wider scene also brings together commercial frontage, local enterprise, public realm, high-street commerce, street-side transport, regional identity, contemporary social history, documentary photography, everyday life, social history, retail property, local character, bus infrastructure, and local mobility. From a 2025-onward perspective, passenger information and local connectivity are closely linked to this subject, alongside the challenge of maintaining reliable services outside dense city centres. The wider contemporary story combines commercial rents, town-centre regeneration and the resilience of independent shops in an online retail economy. The image fixes local activity and public use within the recorded location at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against new construction. The surrounding story also includes public transport stop, surface public transport, changing land use, shopfront economy, passenger transport, period detail, community identity, and changing streetscape. The combination of Businesses, traffic, Usual, Business, and yellow anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. Around the recorded location, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The image also provides a reference for passenger information and the challenge of maintaining reliable services outside dense city centres in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location. The view records evidence of changing use for later comparison. The image fixes evidence of earlier appearance within the wider story of the recorded location.
Description
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HDPM8K - Memorial Title:
Garden of Remembrance (Falls Road)
Commemorating:
IRA members killed during the conflict also civilians killed
also deceased ex-prisoners.
Information about person(s) commemorated
Date of Incident:
January
Description:
Medium sized garden
series of monuments and plaques. Large number of names listed on the plaques.
Inscription(s):
Numerous inscriptions on panels around the garden and on the central memorial wall.
Just a line
Location Address:
Falls Road, Falls, Belfast West,
County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
BT12 ??
Location Guide:
Close to, and opposite to, the junction of Falls Road and Conway Street.
Map Grid Ref:
IJ325742
X,Y Co-ordinates:
X: 332543, Y: 374213
Previous Location:
Just a line
Nature:
Paramilitary, Republican, IRA
Physical Type:
Memorial Garden
Physical Materials:
Stone Granite, Plants, Hard Landscaping
Setting:
Garden
Access:
Private Unrestricted (gate usually open)
Post Unveiling:
Commissioned By:
Falls Cultural Society
Junction Falls Road / Conway Street,West Belfast, Northern Ireland,UK
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Keywords: Motorway,pano,panorama,wide,Midland,dusk,night,twilight,morning,gas,gasoline,diesel,LPG,filling,MOTO,Road,Chef,Service Station,Shell Service Station,Keele services,West Midlands,gas station,Filling station,Service area,Motorway Service Area,Welcome Break,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,Stoke-on-Trent,StokeOnTrent,price,price,fuel,cost,costs,increasing,Dutch,multinational,oil,national,carbon,based,climate,change,petroleum,products,crude,Vpower,V-Power,logo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,Fuel Cost,Increasing Fuel Costs,Shell Oil Company,Royal Dutch Shell,Climate Change,Crude Oil
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H4HKY3 - . This authentic period view of Keele Services, M6, Staffs, England, UK in 2016 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The subject captured here is Shell Service Station, Keele services M6, West Midlands, England, UK at dusk - panorama. The frame also records themes of roadside stop, place identity, period detail, passenger transport, public realm, documentary photography, regional identity, before-and-after reference, visual archive, social history, surface public transport, changing land use, contemporary social history, and archival record. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into bus service funding and passenger information, not least because of the challenge of maintaining reliable services outside dense city centres. For later comparison, the photograph preserves signage and branding at Keele Services, M6, Staffs, England, UK, details that may look very different after new construction. The location also brings in roadside transit, transport accessibility, public transport information, community identity, local history, everyday life, historical comparison, and local mobility. The combination of services, Station, panorama, Service, and Keele anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The period setting at Keele Services, M6, Staffs, England, UK helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The setting also helps illustrate bus service funding and the importance of bus stops as the physical interface between passengers and public transport without losing the local specificity of Keele Services, M6, Staffs, England, UK. The image also provides a reference for decarbonisation and the shift toward cleaner buses and integrated ticketing in a form that can be compared with future views of Keele Services, M6, Staffs, England, UK.
Keele Services, M6, Staffs, England, UK
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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,swung,swinging,Latchford,Peel Ports,at,Warrington,Cheshire,cars,swing bridge,swing bridges,gate,evening,road
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H8FH99 - . Recorded at the recorded location in 2016, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The photograph centres on Waiting to cross Knutsford Road Swing Bridge, Latchford,Crossing the Manchester Ship Canal at Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. The subject also carries associations with everyday life, transport accessibility, roadside stop, English identity, residential flag display, place identity, passenger transport, historical comparison, national emblem, street-side transport, street-level symbolism, national flag display, local bus network, and public realm. The modern context includes continuing discussion of reliability, integrated transport and the shift toward cleaner buses and integrated ticketing. For current editorial use, community cohesion and political symbolism provide additional context, especially through the way familiar symbols acquire different meanings during major events. For later comparison, the photograph preserves signage and branding at the recorded location, details that may look very different after refurbishment. The subject also sits alongside bus route infrastructure, national symbolism, before-and-after reference, public transport information, community identity, local mobility, roadside transit, and civic identity. The combination of Crossing, Knutsford, cross, Waiting, and Latchford anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The period setting at the recorded location helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The location additionally provides evidence of reliability and the shift toward cleaner buses and integrated ticketing without losing the local specificity of the recorded location. The photograph keeps evidence of earlier appearance for future local research.
Description
Keywords: England,UK,road,safety,travel,transport,RTI,car,accident,accidents,dusk,evening,morning,clocks,putting,back,forward,BST,Clock,safe,cross,button,indicator,indicate,signal,std,standard,set,of,traffic,light,lights,Putting Clocks back,Putting Clocks Forward,Road Safety,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,PEdestrian LIght,CONtrolled,oncoming,vehicle,vehicles,pictogram,PELICON,United,Kingdom,GB,Great,Britain,English,Scottish,British,pedestrian,walk,dont,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,PEdestrian LIght CONtrolled Crossing,Green Cross man,Green Cross Code,Dont Walk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H04FYT - A pelican crossing (previously Pelicon Crossing “ PEdestrian LIght CONtrolled Crossing) is a type of pedestrian crossing, which features a pair of poles each with a standard set of traffic lights facing oncoming traffic, a push button and two illuminated, coloured pictograms facing the pedestrian from across the road.
These are a red, stationary person to indicate that it is not safe to cross, and a green, walking person to indicate that it is safe to do so. Pelican crossings also provide non-visual indication that it is safe to cross, such as a beep, vibrating button or tactile rotating cone in order to assist visually impaired pedestrians.
Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: Pano,rail,train,bus,buses,Arriva,halls,of,residence,wide,saint,Merseyside,road,Mainline,Railway,Station,including,student,accommodation,summer,blue,sky,Arriva Bus,Lime Street,St Georges Hall,Mainline Railway Station,Railway Station,North Western Hall,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,L1,1JD,scouse,BR,travel,history,historic,tourist,tourism,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,L1 1JD
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GY1G1P - . This scene at Lime St,Liverpool,Merseyside, England, UK L1 1JD in 2016 forms part of the visual history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. The location is represented through Lime Street Panorama, including St Georges Hall, Mainline Railway Station. The frame also records themes of historic rolling stock, field crop, trackside history, rural economy, mechanical signalling, regional identity, cereal crop, farm produce, industrial railway, grain harvest, visual archive, everyday life, period detail, and station environment. From a 2025-onward perspective, station investment and railway preservation are closely linked to this subject, alongside the role of rail in lower-carbon regional transport. The wider contemporary story combines weather extremes, crop yields and the relationship between rural landscapes and national food security. The image fixes local activity and public use within Lime St,Liverpool,Merseyside, England, UK L1 1JD at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against later reinterpretation. Other useful contextual ideas include local character, rail infrastructure, crop production, historical comparison, British agriculture, changing streetscape, arable farming, and before-and-after reference. The recorded references to Railway, Georges, Panorama, Station, and including preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. A later view of Lime St,Liverpool,Merseyside, England, UK L1 1JD may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The scene further reflects station investment and the role of rail in lower-carbon regional transport within the specific setting of Lime St,Liverpool,Merseyside, England, UK L1 1JD. The view records details of everyday use for future local research.
Lime St,Liverpool,Merseyside, England, UK L1 1JD
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Keywords: Road,GLC,night,nightshot,lit,bright,architecture,art,attraction,venue,culture,entertainment,show,theatreland,tourist,travel,west,Lambeth,Greater,London,England,UK,LDN,United,Kingdom,cut,the,station,Royal,Coburg,Victoria,Hall,Grade,II*,listed,buildings,GoTonySmith,Buy Images Of,iconic,Artistic director
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F7DFEA - The Old Vic is a theatre located just south-east of Waterloo Station in London on the corner of The Cut and Waterloo Road. Established in 1818 as the Royal Coburg Theatre, it was taken over by Emma Cons in 1880 when it was known formally as the Royal Victoria Hall. In 1898, a niece of Cons, Lilian Baylis assumed management and began a series of Shakespeare productions in 1914. The building was damaged in 1940 during air raids and it became a Grade II* listed building in 1951 after it reopened.
It was also the name of a repertory company that was based at the theatre and formed the core of the National Theatre of Great Britain on its formation in 1963, under Laurence Olivier. The National Theatre remained at the Old Vic until new premises were constructed on the South Bank, opening in 1976. The Old Vic then became the home of Prospect Theatre Company, at that time a highly successful touring company which staged such acclaimed productions as Derek Jacobi's Hamlet. However, with the withdrawal of funding for the company by the Arts Council of Great Britain in 1980 for breaching its touring obligations, Prospect disbanded in 1981. The theatre underwent complete refurbishment in 1985. In 2003, Kevin Spacey was appointed as new artistic director of the Old Vic Theatre Company which received considerable media attention. In 2015, Matthew Warchus was appointed the new Artistic Director.
On May 26, 2022, Spacey was charged by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in the United Kingdom with four counts of sexual assault against three complainants. The alleged offenses occurred between 2005 and 2013 in London and Gloucestershire. According to the Crown Prosecution Service, it would be possible to formally charge Spacey only if he entered England or Wales, which would entail extradition if Spacey refused to do so voluntarily. Nevertheless, in a statement to Good Morning America on May 31, 2022, Spacey said that he would voluntarily appear in the U.K. as soon as can be arrange
The Cut, London SE1 8NB
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Keywords: city,of,Iron,Founders,mark,J.Mowle,&,Co,Chester,1863,on,a,canal,bridge,Mowle,John,road,bridge,City Centre,City,Centre,@hotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,J,founders,foundry,history,historic,city centre,Cheshire,England,UK,CH1,embossed,industrial,iron,metal
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ECW4GD - . Iron Founders mark J.Mowle & Co Chester 1863 on a canal bridge, city centre, Cheshire, England, UK, CH1. Photographed at City Road, Chester, England, UK. The photograph was taken on 13 December 2014. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Iron, Founders, mark, J.Mowle, Chester, 1863, canal, bridge, Mowle and John, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The subject is relevant to industry, manufacturing, engineering, infrastructure, employment and the physical sites that support production and utilities. It can illustrate editorial coverage of factories, warehouses, industrial heritage, construction, logistics, investment, redevelopment, energy, engineering and the changing economic use of land. Machinery, structures, signage, yards, plant and surrounding buildings provide documentary evidence of a working or former industrial environment rather than an abstract business concept. The dated photograph also has archive value for future comparison as industrial sites are modernised, repurposed, demolished or incorporated into regeneration schemes. Search themes include industry, manufacturing, engineering, factories, warehouses, infrastructure, employment, logistics, industrial heritage and redevelopment. The view has particular archive value where working sites, plant or industrial buildings are later modernised, repurposed or demolished. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter.
City Road, Chester, England, UK
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Keywords: Mainline,BR,British,Rail,railtrack,RD,Road,north,Camdon,NW1,2BT,NW12BT,railway,train,rail,railroad,Network,Networkrail,West,Coast,main,line,board,if,the,answers,not,beer,you,are,youre,asking,the,wrong,question,real,ale,ales,bars,bar,beers,lager,lagers,LNWR,Portland,stone,entrance,lodge,Gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCE779 - . Craft beer Tap sign at Euston Station London. Photographed on 10 August 2013. The recorded location is Euston Railway Station, Euston, London, England UK NW1 2BT. Euston Tap in the LNWR Portland stone entrance lodge, Euston Station London. Euston was London's first inter-city railway terminus, opening in 1837 as the southern end of the London and Birmingham Railway. The famous Doric Euston Arch and the Victorian station were demolished during the controversial 1960s rebuilding, making the present complex itself part of a long-running debate about railway architecture and planning. In 2026 Euston remains central to plans for HS2 and wider station redevelopment, so photographs of earlier concourses and shops are useful records of a site facing further major change. As background, britain's railways reshaped towns, industry and passenger travel from the nineteenth century onwards, creating a dense network of stations, goods yards, signalling infrastructure and long-distance routes
Surviving buildings, signs and operating equipment now document both railway heritage and continuing public transport. From a heritage perspective, beer production links malt, hops, yeast and water with specialist equipment and cellar practice
Images of brewing vessels, casks and handpumps can illustrate both manufacturing and the pub trade that brings cask ale to the customer. The wider historical story is that pub buildings and signs offer a useful record of the licensed trade, from traditional alehouses and brewery estates to contemporary hospitality businesses
They are also part of the story of changing high streets, nightlife, real ale, cask beer and the survival or reuse of historic premises. Against the 2026 backdrop, rail policy is especially topical: the Railways Bill is progressing through Parliament and is intended to establish Great British Railways as the publicly owned directing mind for track, stations, timetables and passenger services
Older branded trains.
Euston Railway Station, Euston, London, England UK NW1 2BT
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Keywords: butchers,England,UK,GB,Great,Britain,Helens,sausage,sausages,shop,retail,retailer,gone,to,the,wall,out,of,business,lane,cornershop,another,victim,of,the,recession,Orford,Rd,Road,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,independent,Helen,for sale,rent,for,shops,decline,disappearing
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DB0H46 - . Another local butchers for sale, Warrington Cheshire, England UK. Photographed on 19 July 2013. The recorded location is Orford Rd, Padgate, Warrington, Cheshire , England, UK. In the longer view, workplace portraits and occupational scenes record skills, uniforms, tools and customer service that can disappear as industries modernise
They are useful social-history evidence because they place individual workers within the everyday economy rather than presenting a building or product in isolation. Looking at the subject's development, markets and high-street businesses combine commercial history with everyday social life
Their changing occupiers, branding and uses document community economies, consumer culture, town-centre regeneration and the long shift from traditional retailing towards mixed shopping, food and leisure destinations. Current 2026 relevance comes from the fact that service work remains central to the British economy while recruitment, pay, automation and evolving customer expectations continue to reshape many occupations
Historic and contemporary workplace photographs therefore have relevance to labour, skills and employment as well as the immediate subject. For the 2026 context, high streets continue to change rapidly as retailers respond to online competition, costs and changing footfall
Government support for community assets and town-centre renewal gives photographs of independent shops, markets and former businesses added relevance to stories about regeneration and community economies. In historical terms, images of people at work document changing occupations and working practices
Clothing, equipment and surroundings can reveal how service, craft and professional roles were organised at the time the image was made. Additional natural-language search terms include staff, service industry, working life, labour history, work environment, social history, workforce, retail premises, shopfront, and local business.
Orford Rd, Padgate, Warrington, Cheshire , England, UK
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Keywords: number,4,four,number4,numberfour,channel4,channel,tv,television,building,London,horseferry,rd,road,Tony,Smith,TonySmith,TonySmiththat,TonySmiththathousing,TonySmiththathousingITGuy,guy,UK,England
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 6970661310 - 'View this whole set here. If you do Twitter add me here.
4 is the smallest squared prime (p2) and the only even number in this form. It has an aliquot sum of 3 which is itself prime. The aliquot sequence of 4 has 4 members (4, 3, 1, 0) and is accordingly the first member of the 3-aliquot tree.
A number is a multiple of 4 if its last two digits are a multiple of 4. For example, 1092 is a multiple of 4 because 92 = 4\u00d723.
Only one number has an aliquot sum of 4 and that is squared prime 9.
A four-sided plane figure is a quadrilateral (quadrangle) or square, sometimes also called a tetragon. A circle divided by 4 makes right angles. Because of it, four (4) is the base number of plane (mathematics). Four cardinal directions, four seasons, duodecimal system, and vigesimal system are based on four.
A solid figure with four faces is a tetrahedron. The regular tetrahedron is the simplest Platonic solid. A tetrahedron, which can also be called a 3-simplex, has four triangular faces and four vertices. It is the only self-dual regular polyhedron.
Four-dimensional space is the highest-dimensional space featuring more than three convex regular figures.
In Buddhism the four Noble Truths are:
Dukkha \u2013 The Noble Truth of Suffering
Samudaya \u2013 The Noble Truth of the Cause of Suffering
Nirodha \u2013 The Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering
Magga \u2013 The Noble Truth of the Path leading to the Cessation of Suffering
The Chinese, Vietnamese, the Korean and the Japanese are superstitious about the number four because it is a homonym for 'Death' in their languages.
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began transmission on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly-owned
originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA), the station is now owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation, a public body established in 1990, coming into operation in 1993. With the conversion of the Wenvoe transmitter in Wales to digital on 31 March 2010, Channel 4 became an entirely UK-wide TV channel for the first time.
The channel was established to provide a fourth television service to the United Kingdom in addition to the television licence\u2013funded BBC's two services and the single commercial broadcasting network, ITV.
Enjoy Four kicks here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDu_c5qrnm8
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Keywords: light,glass,fitting,grantham,indian,restaurant,world,worlds,hottest,hot,hotest,curry,widow,maker,widowmaker,tonysmith,hotpix,hotpics,pics,pix,tony,smith,Bindi,exclusive,22 London road,22,London,rd,road,ng31,7ej,ng317ej,570777
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4756843521 - 'When backpacking around various places in my mis-spent youth I often used the Lonely Planet guides. Great guides, but when travelling you were never alone really as whatever off the beaten track cafe you were eating BBQ guinea pig or whtever, you were always surrounded by other backpackers planning their next meal using that self same guide!
The name Lonely Planet to me conjours up an idea of this packed green and blue rock surrounded by some unimaginable emptyness. There is so much of it that the light-year, ie the time it takes light or an image to be seen a year later away, is the only practical unit of measurement to be used.
To get a feel for these distances, reflected sunlight from the Moon's surface takes 1.2\u20131.3 seconds to travel the distance to the Earth's surface for us to see it. The surface of the moon is roughly 376,300 kilometres from the surface of the Earth, on average. 376,300 km \u00f7 300,000 km/s (roughly the speed of light) \u2248 1.25 seconds).
The most distant space probe, Voyager 1, was about 14 light-hours away from Earth as of 9 March 2007 (2007 -03-09)[update]. It took that space probe 30 years to cover that distance,[17] and will take over 18,000 years to reach one light-year at the same speed.
The nearest known star (other than the Sun), Proxima Centauri, is about 4.22 light-years away. Our galaxy, The Milky Way is about 100,000 light-years across.
So for any intelligent life form in the solar system of Proxima Centauri, excitement must be building for the 2006 world cup, where hopes are pinned on a very young Wayne Rooney to come good for England and for Sven-Goran Eriksson to continue as coach onward to 2010.
Its a funny old world eh? When you consider, this isn't too bad a place after all. Good planets are hard to find, lets look after this one!
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Keywords: sopley,winkton,hampshire,christchurch,dorset,ringwood,beer,ales,england,traditional,pub,UK,CAMRA,night,dusk,magic,hour,tripod,low,light,tonysmith,tony,smith,highway,road,12-24,sigma,wide angle lens,wide,favourite,pubs,public,houses,noche,nuit,hotpix!,#tonysmithhotpix
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4399167540 - 'An excellent country pub for food near Sopley Mill and church. Here captured at dusk in a cold february.
It is thatched with real fires and has a large garden and dining area. It is a 17th Century building situated between Ringwood and Christchurch about five miles from the famous Ringwood Brewery. It was originally a private house, and became an inn in 1725.
Sopley village was a centre of smuggling. The smugglers boats were heaved up from the River Avon to the Woolpack, where pack horses were waiting to take the goods to the New Forest and onward to the centres of Winchester and London.
The pub name probably originated because the vicar, the Rev. James Willis, was a keen sheep farmer and took a major part in distributing his Merino sheep, of which he had over a thousand throughout the district. These are a small, short-woolled breed, prized for their fine wool. As IOW Ray mentions below too, this pub sign was painted by local Sign Artist, Peter J Oldreive.
If you are in the area, drop in for a satisfying pint.
Another classic pub at dusk www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4201081728/
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Keywords: winter,ice,icicles,snow,scotland,a702,a7,tree,iced,cold,colder,coldest,nature,cool,cooling,white,blue,splash,low,temperatures,lamington,culter,abington,abingdon,M74,highway,road,edinbrugh,hotpix!,Edinburg,edimburgh
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4396841970 - 'While snowdrops and other crocus are starting to appear, there is still lots of winter around in Scotland and England, Here splashes of water from the A702 have petrified a tree in ice. A natural phenomenia.
the A702 is the road up to Edinburgh. Here is a shot from my favourite bars there www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4231716225/
Some industrial icicles www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4278206361/
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Keywords: Shipley,West,Yorks,Yorkshire,Bradford,bread,cake,breadcake,bap,fried,egg,Spam,port,ham,mechanically,recovered,meat,lunch,england,UK,cafe,Otley,rd,road,Baildon,Ottley,eat,eating,feed,feeding,hotpix!
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4182499470 - 'Not for my enjoyment, but for that of my travelling companion.
From one of Shipley's best sandwich shops 'Crusty's set back from Otley Road, Baildon.
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Keywords: Roadkill,A,pheasant,killed,by,a,passing,white,van,A556,Chester,to,Manchester,road,in,autumn,leaves,gotonysmith,vehicle,deadly,died,death,deceased,picked,cooked,off,the,road,to,eat,eaten,cruel,death,England,UK,Great,Britain,British,Cuisine,Roadkill Cuisine,Roadkill cuisine is preparing and eating roadkill,animals,hit,by,vehicles,and,found,along,roads.,It,is,a,practice,engaged,in,by,a,small,subculture,in,the,United,States,Southern Canada,the,United,Kingdom,and,other,Western,countries,as,well,as,in,other,parts,of,the,world.,It,is,also,a,subject,of,humor,and,urban,legend.,Large,animals,including,deer,moose,bear,and,elk,are,frequently,struck,in,some,parts,of,the,United,States,as well as smaller animals such as armadillos,raccoons,skunks,and,birds.,Fresh,kill,is,preferred,and,worms,are,a,concern,so,the,kill,is,typically,well,cooked.,Advantages,of,the,roadkill,diet,apart from its low cost,are that the animals that roadkill scavengers,eat,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF0MDD - Roadkill - A pheasant killed by a passing white van, A556 Chester to Manchester road. Cheshire , England, GB, United Kingdom UK.
Roadkill cuisine is preparing and eating roadkill, animals hit by vehicles and found along roads.
It is a practice engaged in by a small subculture in the United States, Southern Canada, the United Kingdom and other Western countries as well as in other parts of the world. It is also a subject of humor and urban legend.
Large animals including deer, moose, bear and elk are frequently struck in some parts of the United States, as well as smaller animals such as armadillos, raccoons, skunks and birds. Fresh kill is preferred and worms are a concern, so the kill is typically well cooked. Advantages of the roadkill diet, apart from its low cost, are that the animals that roadkill scavengers eat are naturally high in vitamins and proteins with lean meat and little saturated fat, and generally free of additives and drugs.
Almost 1.5 million deer are hit by vehicles each year in the US. If the animal is not obviously suffering from disease, the meat is no different from that obtained by hunting. The practice of eating roadkill is legal, and even encouraged in some jurisdictions, while it is tightly controlled or restricted in other areas. Roadkill eating is considered unglamorous and mocked in pop culture, as it is often associated with stereotypes of rednecks and uncouth persons
A556 Road, Peover, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: Poole Quay,Dorset at dusk,Poole,Dorset,BH15,1AB,showing,Corkers,bar,and,high,street,night,shot,photo,gotonysmith,bluehour,blue,hour,night,shot,image,at,night,at night,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Pool,road,shore,England,UK,seaside
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEYA7D - Poole Quay, Dorset at dusk, Poole, Dorset BH15 1AB showing Corkers bar and High Street.
Poole Quay is a visitor attraction to the south of the town centre lined with a mixture of traditional public houses, redeveloped warehouses, modern apartment blocks and historic listed buildings. Once the busy centre of Poole's maritime industry, all port activities moved to Hamworthy in the 1970s as the Quay became increasingly popular with tourists.
The Grade II* listed Customs House on the quay-front was built in 1814 and now functions as a restaurant and bar. Nearby the Grade I listed Town Cellars, a medieval warehouse built in the 15th century on the foundations of a 14th century stone building, houses a local history centre.
Scaplen's Court, another Grade I listed building, also dates from the medieval era. The Poole Pottery production factory once stood on the eastern end of the Quay but the site was redeveloped into a luxury apartment block and marina in 2001, although an outlet store remains on the site. Boats regularly depart from the quay during the summer and provide cruises around the harbour and to Brownsea Island, the River Frome and Swanage.
Public artworks along the Quay include Sea Music “ a large metal sculpture designed by Sir Anthony Caro, and a life-size bronze sculpture of Robert Baden-Powell created to celebrate the founding of the Scout Movement on Brownsea Island. At the western end of the quay near the mouth of Holes Bay is Poole Bridge. Built in 1927, it is the third bridge to be located on the site since 1834
High St, Poole Quay, Poole, Dorset , England, UK, BH15 1AB
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Keywords: walk,this,way,white,black,road,pavement,symbol,sign,cross,here,tarmac,365days,BW,Monochrome,mono,hotpix!
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4009240346 - 'One of those helpful pavement paintings.
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Keywords: Road to Elgol,I Road to Elgol,Isle of Skye,Scotland,from,inner,moody,sky,island,gotonysmith,rd,road,spectacular,year,of,the,homecoming,scots,escotia,celtic,wide,view,B8083,to,and,road.,Reflect,Isle of Skye,Elgol Road,Isle of Skye,Road,to,Elgol,Isle,of,Skye,Scotland,gotonysmith,rocks,rock,mountain,walk,walks,reflections,lock,loch,lake,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEYACK - . Road to Elgol, Isle of Skye, Hebrides , Scotland, UK. Photographed on 13 August 2009. The recorded location is Elgol Road from Broadford, Isle Of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Highlands, Scotland, UK. In historical terms, street and highway scenes record the practical infrastructure of mobility, including road signs, junctions, bridges, parking controls and changing vehicle use
They also offer a visual history of traffic growth, road engineering and the effort to balance drivers, pedestrians and local communities. The wider historical story is that landscape photographs record more than scenery: buildings, vegetation, weather, transport and land use combine to show how a place appeared at a particular moment
Repeated views can later become valuable evidence of development, environmental change and shifting patterns of use. During 2026, congestion, road safety and decarbonisation continue to be prominent transport issues
Historic signs, traffic jams and older road infrastructure therefore work both as location records and as evidence of how the road network and travel behaviour have changed. In the present 2026 context, landscape imagery is increasingly used alongside discussion of climate, resilience, tourism and development
Older panoramas can show how skylines, waterfronts and vegetation have changed over a comparatively short period. In the longer view, road signs, mileposts, traffic systems and street furniture document the development of Britain's highway network from historic turnpikes and coaching roads to motorways and contemporary traffic management
Even everyday signs can become useful evidence of changing regulations, road design and local geography. Against the 2026 backdrop, congestion, road safety and decarbonisation remain prominent transport issues
Historic signs, traffic jams and earlier road infrastructure therefore work both as location records and as evidence of how the road network and travel behaviour have changed.
Elgol Road from Broadford, Isle Of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Highlands, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: Road to Elgol,Isle of Skye,panorama,from,Scottish,inner,moody,sky,island,water,reflections,gotonysmith,clouds,rd,road,year,of,the,homecoming,scots,escotia,celtic,wide,view,B8083,to,and,road.,Elgol Road,Isle of Skye,Road,to,Elgol,Isle,of,Skye,Scotland,5,pano,tourism,tourist,use,beautiful,vista rock mountain walk walks wide joiner,gotonysmith,Isle of Skye,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEYAF9 - On the Road to Elgol, Isle of Skye, Scotland panorama landscape. A view from the B8083 Broadford to Torrin and Elgol road.
The nearby crofting and fishing village lies on the eastern shore of Loch Slapin, 5 miles (7 km) southwest of Broadford (An t-Àth Leathann), on the road to Elgol (Ealaghol). There is a mixture of Victorian white-washed cottages and modern flat-pack houses. The village boasts good views of Blaven and Loch Slapin.
Torrin sits on Durness limestone. There is an abundance of trees and varied plant flora, including more than a dozen species of orchids. Much of the area is designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Special Area of Conservation.
There are five working crofts in Torrin with cattle and sheep. The common grazing extends north onto the surrounding red granite hills Beinn Dearg Mhòr (709m) and Beinn Dearg Bheag (584m) and beyond the head of Loch Slapin
Elgol Road from Broadford, Isle Of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Highlands, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: M1,Watford,Gap,services,UK,Hertfordshire,road,motorway,365days,west,midlands,england,britain,GB,europe,english,tonysmith,tony,smith,auto,autos,automobile,automobiles,vehicle,vehicles,hotpix!,#tonysmithhotpix,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 3690685457 - 'View from the footbridge, M1 Watford Gap services. A sight you dont usually capture here in England, a single car on the carriageway.
Forton services a few hundred miles north on the M6 www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3838285938/
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Keywords: gotonysmith,drama,dramatic,contrast,linking,latchford,to,manchester,ship,canal,knutsford,road,inner,city,innercity,urban,strange,solitude,alone,scary,spooky,people,persons,english,british,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,wellbeing,threat,threatened,crime,tunnels,subway,subways,underpass,underpasses
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF0NM9 - . Two people and a dog walking through a tunnel at Latchford (off Kingsway), Warrington , Cheshire , England, UK. Photographed on 23 May 2009. The recorded location is Kingsway Tunnel, Latchford, Warrington , Cheshire , England, UK. The pedestrian tunnel links Kingsway with Knutsford road, through to the Manchester ship canal. Historically, walking routes, tunnels and footpaths reveal the small-scale infrastructure that connects neighbourhoods away from main roads
Underpasses, canal paths and pedestrian passages can become familiar local shortcuts while also reflecting the planning priorities of the period in which they were built. The historical context is that urban street scenes capture the cumulative effect of planning, architecture, transport, retail and public space
Shopfronts, signs, street furniture and pedestrians can date an image precisely and show how a district changes between periods of investment, decline and regeneration. In historical terms, everyday journeys depend on an evolving network of vehicles, stops, stations and roads
Buses, cars, ferries and trams can become historical subjects within a few years as operators rebrand, fleets are replaced and infrastructure is rebuilt. In 2026, walking and active travel are prominent in transport and public-health policy, with continuing attention to safe pedestrian routes, accessibility and connections between neighbourhoods
Older paths and tunnels can illustrate both valuable permeability and the design problems associated with underpasses. The subject remains topical in 2026 because current regeneration programmes make older urban photographs particularly useful
They allow comparison of high streets, underpasses, shopping areas and public spaces before redevelopment, while also documenting local identity that may not survive physical change. Closely associated editorial terms include public access, pedestrian infrastructure, local route, urban walking, and neighbourhood connection.
Kingsway Tunnel, Latchford, Warrington , Cheshire , England, UK
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Keywords: Salt Van,lion salt works,Marston,Northwich,Cheshire,salt,wagon,van,village,rail,railway,track,tracks,wood,buffers,railroad,road,old,decaying,texture,textured,transport,rusting,rusted,black,white,sepia,toned,monochrome,preservation,lion,works,UK,GB,britain,England,wich,town,towns,tourist,attraction,hotpix,hotpixuk,tonysmith,tony,smith,wooden,this photo rocks,B/W,mono,HDR,high dynamic range,#TonySmithHotpix
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3538129767 - 'Abandoned wooden salt waggon on its original rails. Now showing its age. I arrived seconds before a massive downpour of rain. The Lion Salt Works is the last remaining open pan saltworks in Cheshire, England. It closed as a works in 1986 and is now preserved as a museum. The works is situated in Marston, near Northwich surrounded by salt flashes.
The museum failed to secure funding in the restoration TV show in 2004, however In March 2008 it was announced that the Heritage Lottery Fund had made an award of \u00a34.96m towards the \u00a37m total cost of the restoration project. so we might be seeing it in its former glory soon.
This area was the start of industrial mining of salt and saline processing for the soda ash and other industries that have developed in the area. The site is recognised as an Anchor Point of the European Route of Industrial Heritage. The pub over the road, The Salt Barge is a nice place to stop for a pint.
These are my 2008-2015 images, view my most recent images at HotpixUK-2019 - www.flickr.com/people/167831053@N02/ including my second 365 one a day project
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC',
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P4HWGK - . Photographed at Gloucestershire, England, UK in 2018, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The defining feature is M5 Traffic Jam, with an empty opposite carriageway, Motorway delays, England, UK road network. The subject also carries associations with surface public transport, passenger transport, historical comparison, changing land use, local bus network, visual archive, regional identity, local character, contemporary social history, bus infrastructure, public realm, public transport information, social history, and period detail. For current editorial use, reliability and decarbonisation provide additional context, especially through the importance of bus stops as the physical interface between passengers and public transport. The image fixes signage and branding within Gloucestershire, England, UK at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against replacement signage. The surrounding story also includes place identity, everyday life, local mobility, street-side transport, bus route infrastructure, community identity, changing streetscape, and local history. The combination of carriageway, Motorway, empty, network, and Traffic anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. Around Gloucestershire, England, UK, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The image also provides a reference for reliability and the shift toward cleaner buses and integrated ticketing within the real-world context of Gloucestershire, England, UK. Another useful connection is integrated transport and the shift toward cleaner buses and integrated ticketing within the specific setting of Gloucestershire, England, UK. The record includes part of the area's social history within the wider story of Gloucestershire, England, UK.
Gloucestershire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,manhole,covers,rust,rusty,grids,water,cast,iron,castiron,metal,grid,London,street,logo,embossed,made,foundary,steel,rusting,overs,utility,sewage,road,lane,history,historic,heritage,public,supplies,private,investment,dividends,dividend,bosses,pay rises
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJG081 - . Photographed at the recorded location in 2022, this detailed editorial image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The principal subject is Thames Water embossed cast iron grid, London, England, UK. Other connected aspects include urban fabric, conservation architecture, archival record, everyday street life, heritage asset, period building, period streetscape, social landscape, architectural character, everyday life, architectural detailing, historic streetscape, social history, and public realm. From a 2025-onward perspective, adaptive reuse and embodied carbon are closely linked to this subject, alongside keeping older structures useful without erasing their character. The wider contemporary story combines community use, regeneration and how ordinary street scenes become valuable records as businesses and infrastructure change. Small period details of commercial use and occupation at the recorded location may become more significant with time, particularly following changing commercial priorities. A second descriptive layer includes documentary photography, urban change, pedestrian environment, visual archive, heritage landmark, historical comparison, place identity, and conservation interest. References to Thames, Water, and embossed give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. For the recorded location, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The image also provides a reference for adaptive reuse and keeping older structures useful without erasing their character when considered against later change at the recorded location. Another useful connection is commercial change and the relationship between public space and local social life without losing the local specificity of the recorded location.
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Keywords: Road,GLC,night,nightshot,lit,bright,art,venue,building,entertainment,show,travel,west,Lambeth,Greater,London,England,UK,LDN,United,Kingdom,cut,the,station,Royal,Coburg,Victoria,Hall,Grade,II*,listed,building,buildings,GoTonySmith,Buy Images Of,dusk,evening,Kevin Spacey,Artistic director
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F7DFF2 - The Old Vic is a theatre located just south-east of Waterloo Station in London on the corner of The Cut and Waterloo Road. Established in 1818 as the Royal Coburg Theatre, it was taken over by Emma Cons in 1880 when it was known formally as the Royal Victoria Hall. In 1898, a niece of Cons, Lilian Baylis assumed management and began a series of Shakespeare productions in 1914. The building was damaged in 1940 during air raids and it became a Grade II* listed building in 1951 after it reopened.
It was also the name of a repertory company that was based at the theatre and formed the core of the National Theatre of Great Britain on its formation in 1963, under Laurence Olivier. The National Theatre remained at the Old Vic until new premises were constructed on the South Bank, opening in 1976. The Old Vic then became the home of Prospect Theatre Company, at that time a highly successful touring company which staged such acclaimed productions as Derek Jacobi's Hamlet. However, with the withdrawal of funding for the company by the Arts Council of Great Britain in 1980 for breaching its touring obligations, Prospect disbanded in 1981. The theatre underwent complete refurbishment in 1985. In 2003, Kevin Spacey was appointed as new artistic director of the Old Vic Theatre Company which received considerable media attention. In 2015, Matthew Warchus was appointed the new Artistic Director.
On May 26, 2022, Spacey was charged by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in the United Kingdom with four counts of sexual assault against three complainants. The alleged offenses occurred between 2005 and 2013 in London and Gloucestershire. According to the Crown Prosecution Service, it would be possible to formally charge Spacey only if he entered England or Wales, which would entail extradition if Spacey refused to do so voluntarily. Nevertheless, in a statement to Good Morning America on May 31, 2022, Spacey said that he would voluntarily appear in the U.K. as soon as can be arrange
The Cut, London SE1 8NB
