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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,661-663 Knutsford Rd,Latchford East,Warrington,WA4 1J,WA4,token,coin,operated,British,brush,machine,machinery,spinning,spins,clean,cleaned,rotate,rotating,water,technology,forecourt,service station,silver,car,Hyundai,saloon,being,washed,in,an,automatic,carwash,Esso Rontec,drive-through,motorist
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2P6JJYP - . This scene at 661-663 Knutsford Rd, Latchford East, Warrington, England, UK, WA4 1J in 2023 forms part of the visual history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. The frame specifically shows Silver Hyundai saloon being washed in an automatic carwash, at a service station, Esso Rontec, 661-663 Knutsford Rd, Latchford East, Warrington WA4 1J. The frame also records themes of visual archive, local character, archival record, public realm, contemporary social history, period detail, transport interchange, railway branding, changing streetscape, social history, rail mobility, commuter travel, changing land use, and before-and-after reference. From a 2025-onward perspective, decarbonisation and rail reform are closely linked to this subject, alongside the role of public transport in reducing congestion and emissions. For later comparison, the photograph preserves transport arrangements and footfall at 661-663 Knutsford Rd, Latchford East, Warrington, England, UK, WA4 1J, details that may look very different after changing commercial priorities. The wider setting retains connections with public transport network, rail modernisation, rail infrastructure, community identity, documentary photography, station environment, rail corridor, and urban rail transport. References to Latchford, Rontec, washed, station, and service give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. A later view of 661-663 Knutsford Rd, Latchford East, Warrington, England, UK, WA4 1J may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The location additionally provides evidence of decarbonisation and the reshaping of Britain's passenger railway in the mid-2020s when considered against later change at 661-663 Knutsford Rd, Latchford East, Warrington, England, UK, WA4 1J.
661-663 Knutsford Rd, Latchford East, Warrington, England, UK, WA4 1J
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,bar,CAMRA,at,the,West Midlands,England,UK,WV1 1DG,Lichfield St,pub,fitting,fittings,history,historic,mirror,bottle,bottles,tiles,tiled,hearth,hearths,wood,wooden,dark,mahogany,pubs,bars,snug,saloon,back,room,flame effect,fire,fires
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K5J0DY - An elegant town-centre pub, built in 1886 on the site of its predecessor, the Noah's Ark
the notable faience frontage dates from a remodelling of 1900 by local architect Fred T. Beck. On the wall of the smoke room are the plans showing the changes made in 1983 (Architects: David Horne Associates) when Allied Breweries converted the pub into one of the earliest of their ˜Holt, Plant & Deakin' pubs “ these did include making an archway through the rear wall to give access to the smoke room and creating a third room at the rear.
It has an excellent ceramic exterior including the wording 'The Posada' on three tiled panels “ one on the fascia and two in vertical lettering on pilasters in each of the external recessed porches which have mosaic floors. Below the small-paned bowed window is a dado of golden yellow glazed brick and tiles. Both porches have a glazed brick and tiled dado in golden yellow with cream glazed brick above up to ceiling height with a dark yellow tiled frieze at the top and mosaic floors. Of the five main lower front windows the central three are now plain, which is not likely to have been the case when the pub was built. The leaded window in the right hand door is a modern replacement.
The public bar is a very special room with its tiled walls in orange-brown on the dado and cream above, original bar fittings including rare snob screens and is little altered since 1900. The left hand door leads into a vestibule that looks modern as does the panelling so it has been added later, possibly in 1983. The bar counter looks like the original 1900 one with panelled frontage “ the only changes being a 1960s/70s slanting piece of timber piece on the left for the present hatch
also, there is a cut right at the front right-hand end where the quadrant becomes straight, facing to the window which is where the hatch was originally.
48 Lichfield St, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, UK, WV1 1DG
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,inside,interior,of,the,history,historic,Volunteer St,Park Street,Chester,Cheshire,England,UK,CH1 1RN,bar,pubs,1st,world,war,recruiting,tables,saloon,lights,flags,union,union jack,union jacks,nostalgia,Mike Mercer,classic,corner,street,boozer,pub
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JN1G15 - Albion, translated to present-day terms, means ˜white' and is often associated with all things English. The present day ambience of the Albion's interior reflects this translation and has firm connections with the Great War going far beyond the modern ˜concept' pub of today.
Mike Mercer has run the Albion Inn for over 37 years and has created and captured the essence of the Great War 1914-18 in this last remaining classic Victorian corner street pub within the City Walls of Chester.
Albion Street, and the adjoining Volunteer Street both lead to the former Drill Hall, which was a recruiting centre during the First World War.
Many a young lad would have spent his King's Shilling in the bar of the Albion before going to face the horrors of the Western Front.
The Albion Inn dates from the late 1880's and Mike and Christina have managed to retain the traditional three room layout covering Vault, Snug and Lounge, containing Great War artefacts and pictures, which give a distinct period feel, together with posters and enamelled advertising signs.
At the same time, The Albion provides high standards of food, drink and accommodation, worthy of its entry in many National and International Guides and Publications.
Volunteer St / Park St, Chester, Cheshire, England, UK, CH1 1RN
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,inside,interior,of,the,history,historic,Volunteer St,Park Street,Chester,Cheshire,England,UK,CH1 1RN,bar,pubs,1st,world,war,recruiting,tables,saloon,lights,flags,union,union jack,union jacks,nostalgia,Mike Mercer,classic,corner,street,boozer,pub
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JN1G1X - Albion, translated to present-day terms, means ˜white' and is often associated with all things English. The present day ambience of the Albion's interior reflects this translation and has firm connections with the Great War going far beyond the modern ˜concept' pub of today.
Mike Mercer has run the Albion Inn for over 37 years and has created and captured the essence of the Great War 1914-18 in this last remaining classic Victorian corner street pub within the City Walls of Chester.
Albion Street, and the adjoining Volunteer Street both lead to the former Drill Hall, which was a recruiting centre during the First World War.
Many a young lad would have spent his King's Shilling in the bar of the Albion before going to face the horrors of the Western Front.
The Albion Inn dates from the late 1880's and Mike and Christina have managed to retain the traditional three room layout covering Vault, Snug and Lounge, containing Great War artefacts and pictures, which give a distinct period feel, together with posters and enamelled advertising signs.
At the same time, The Albion provides high standards of food, drink and accommodation, worthy of its entry in many National and International Guides and Publications.
Volunteer St / Park St, Chester, Cheshire, England, UK, CH1 1RN
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,logo,plaque,Cheshire,England,UK,CH1 1RQ,window,etched,at,Saloon,snug,pub,pubs,bars,NW,North West,boozer,Western Front,WWI,Great War,concept,classic Victorian corner street pub,classic,Victorian,corner street pub,CAMRA,unique,time,capsule,internal,corner,inside,interior
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JN1G5X - Albion, translated to present-day terms, means ˜white' and is often associated with all things English. The present day ambience of the Albion's interior reflects this translation and has firm connections with the Great War going far beyond the modern ˜concept' pub of today.
Mike Mercer has run the Albion Inn for over 37 years and has created and captured the essence of the Great War 1914-18 in this last remaining classic Victorian corner street pub within the City Walls of Chester.
Albion Street, and the adjoining Volunteer Street both lead to the former Drill Hall, which was a recruiting centre during the First World War.
Many a young lad would have spent his King's Shilling in the bar of the Albion before going to face the horrors of the Western Front.
Park street, Chester, Cheshire, England, UK, CH1 1RQ
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Gloucestershire,centre,England,UK,GL5,store,shop,sign,in,Glos,stay,keep,it,a,speciality,salon,saloon,of,traditional,old,fashioned,oldfashioned,vintage,classic,retail,hairdressing,beauty,English,thriving,successful,district,council,DC
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JMD5NC - . An identifiable period record of Stroud, Glos - Gloucestershire, England, UK in 2022, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The frame specifically shows Cleanliness a speciality, Victorian shop sign in Stroud, Glos - Gloucestershire, England, UK. The subject also carries associations with high-street commerce, local trading, directional sign, changing streetscape, local character, period detail, local history, specialist retailer, historical comparison, shopfront economy, before-and-after reference, commercial frontage, regional identity, and community identity. The modern context includes continuing discussion of business rates, consumer spending and how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses and branding. For current editorial use, clear communication and maintenance provide additional context, especially through how signs record changing road names, destinations and administrative responsibility. Future viewers can use this scene from Stroud, Glos - Gloucestershire, England, UK to compare transport arrangements and footfall with whatever follows after changing commercial priorities. Other useful contextual ideas include local enterprise, street furniture, changing land use, community noticeboard, retail property, commercial streetscape, independent retail, and social history. Elements such as Victorian, Gloucestershire, Stroud, speciality, and Cleanliness add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. By fixing the subject within Stroud, Glos - Gloucestershire, England, UK, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. Another strand within the photograph is business rates and how consumer spending and property costs shape local commercial streets within the real-world context of Stroud, Glos - Gloucestershire, England, UK.
Stroud, Glos - Gloucestershire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Gloucestershire,centre,England,UK,GL5,store,shop,sign,in,Glos,stay,keep,it,a,speciality,salon,saloon,of,traditional,old,fashioned,oldfashioned,vintage,classic,retail,hairdressing,beauty,BW,black & white,black and white,English,thriving,successful,district,council,DC
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JMD5NE - . Photographed at Stroud, Glos - Gloucestershire, England, UK in 2022, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The scene records Cleanliness a speciality, Victorian shop sign in Stroud, Glos - Gloucestershire, England, UK - BW. The subject also carries associations with directional sign, roadside information, everyday life, street furniture, archival record, changing streetscape, high-street commerce, community identity, retail property, public-facing notice, small business, place identity, commercial streetscape, and independent retail. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into footfall and commercial rents, not least because of the resilience of independent shops in an online retail economy. Today's relevance is strengthened by public safety, accessibility and the continuing question of how signs record changing road names, destinations and administrative responsibility. Future viewers can use this scene from Stroud, Glos - Gloucestershire, England, UK to compare lettering, decoration and surface detail with whatever follows after later reinterpretation. The subject also sits alongside specialist retailer, social history, visitor guidance, town-centre economy, contemporary social history, public realm, period detail, and bricks-and-mortar retail. Details involving Gloucestershire, Stroud, Victorian, speciality, and Cleanliness make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. By fixing the subject within Stroud, Glos - Gloucestershire, England, UK, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The setting also helps illustrate footfall and the role of small retailers in maintaining active town centres within the real-world context of Stroud, Glos - Gloucestershire, England, UK.
Stroud, Glos - Gloucestershire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,vehicle,car,saloon,damage,tyre,crash,defective,blownout,blown,out,at,speed,resulting,stop,stopped,on,line,lines,yellows,dual,carriageway,national,limit,wheel,hub,low quality,tyres,unsafe,tire,destroyed,rip,dangers,of,illegal,worn
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MG40KX - . This dated editorial view of Cheshire, England, UK in 2019 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The scene records Front car tyre shredded at speed, stopped on double yellow lines, Cheshire, England, UK - Flat low profile tyre on alloy rim, ripped open. The image also relates to historic townscape, period detail, social history, built heritage, conservation architecture, place identity, heritage landmark, period building, public realm, traditional materials, conservation interest, before-and-after reference, local history, and visual archive. The modern context includes continuing discussion of adaptive reuse, maintenance and the balance between conservation and modern commercial use. The image fixes period objects and surrounding context within Cheshire, England, UK at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against altered transport patterns. Further associations within the scene are heritage asset, architectural character, urban fabric, local character, regional identity, everyday life, period architecture, and changing land use. References to stopped, shredded, ripped, Front, and speed give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. A later view of Cheshire, England, UK may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The image also provides a reference for adaptive reuse and the balance between conservation and modern commercial use within the real-world context of Cheshire, England, UK. Another useful connection is adaptive reuse and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their character within the specific setting of Cheshire, England, UK. The scene further reflects planning control and the balance between conservation and modern commercial use as part of the longer story of Cheshire, England, UK.
Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,pint of beer,money,fiver,bitter,pub,how much,cost,of,drinking,alcohol,Scottish,beer,beers,on,a,bar,table,snug,saloon,bars,pubs,pint pot,straight,glass,full,pints,change,cash,coin,coins,pay,payment,costs
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AGP301 - . A dated documentary view of Stirling, Scotland, UK in 2019, recording the subject as it appeared at that point rather than as a generic stock illustration. The subject recorded here is Pint of beer on abar table, UK Sterling money, Scotland,Scottish money,Scottish notes. Other connected aspects include documentary photography, historical comparison, local history, British brewing tradition, before-and-after reference, cask-beer tradition, archival record, hand-pulled beer, social drinking culture, changing land use, brewing heritage, everyday life, visual archive, and licensed hospitality. In the mid-2020s, staffing pressure and consumer spending keep the subject current, particularly through the economics of beer festivals and licensed venues. As the area changes, the image captures signage, materials, design and everyday use in this part of Stirling, Scotland, UK. The subject sits alongside beer judging, pub trade, period detail, beer festival scene, regional identity, changing streetscape, place identity, and beer tourism. Elements such as Scottish, notes, table, money, and Scotland add documentary specificity and may become more useful when compared with later records. A later view of Stirling, Scotland, UK may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The image also provides a reference for staffing pressure and the cultural role of real ale and regional brewing without losing the local specificity of Stirling, Scotland, UK. Another useful connection is consumer spending and the tension between heritage drinking culture and changing consumer habits in a form that can be compared with future views of Stirling, Scotland, UK. The scene further reflects beer duty and the tension between heritage drinking culture and changing consumer habits within the real-world context of Stirling, Scotland, UK.
Stirling, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUk,GoTonySmith,NY,New York,USA,city,city centre,US,1K50,Think,Books,State,United States,parked,New York Coffee Taxi,icon,iconic,cabs,cab,transport,transportation,yellow,taxi,taxis,Mean Girls,show,ad,advert,promoting,promotion,Toyota,saloon,for,hire,hired,stopped,coffee,summer
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFK6P2 - . Recorded at the recorded location in 2018, the image fixes a particular place, use and appearance for later comparison as buildings, businesses, signs and public activity change. The principal point of reference is NYC yellow cab,1K50,Think Coffee,Think,Codex,Coffee,Books,Mean Girls,Taxi Driver, Manhattan,New York,New York City, NY,State,United States,USA. The image connects the immediate subject with heritage landmark, period streetscape, social history, historic context, historic commercial architecture, period building, architectural detailing, historic frontage, built heritage, traditional masonry, archival record, documentary photography, urban fabric, and historic townscape. In the mid-2020s, redevelopment pressure and adaptive reuse keep the subject current, particularly through the contrast between preservation and redevelopment. For future researchers, the frame records the visual character of the locality at the time at the recorded location. Further connections include visual archive, public realm, community identity, place identity, architectural character, everyday life, before-and-after reference, and changing land use. The combination of Coffee, Think, Books, Codex, and States anchors the image to a recognisable activity, place or moment. A later view of the recorded location may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The image also provides a reference for redevelopment pressure and the contrast between preservation and redevelopment in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location. Another useful connection is embodied carbon and the role of distinctive architecture in local identity within the real-world context of the recorded location. The scene further reflects maintenance costs and the role of distinctive architecture in local identity within the specific setting of the recorded location.
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,vehicle,transport,1960,1960s,blue,XJN534,in the street,parked,Stockton Heath,Warrington,parked in road,parked in street,history,historic,Rootes,group,Singer Rootes Group,1956,1950s,British automobiles,auto,cars,British car manufacturing,car making,four door,saloon,Audax,body,Loewy design organisation,two tone paint,twotone,paint,old car,old cars
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PC9Y64 - The Singer Gazelle name has been applied to two generations of motor cars from the British manufacturer Singer. It was positioned between the basic Hillman range and the more sporting Sunbeam versions
The Gazelle was the first Singer to be produced following the take-over of the Singer company by the Rootes Group in 1956 and was a version of the mainstream Hillman Minx differing mainly in retaining the Singer overhead cam engine. Externally the only significant difference was a restyled nose based around a traditional Singer grille. The new car was announced in late September 1956.
The body style followed by the Gazelle between 1956 and 1967 came to be known as the Audax body, with significant input from the US based Loewy design organisation, highly regarded at the time partly on account of Loewy's input to several iconic Studebaker designs.
The Gazelle was initially offered in saloon and convertible body styles. The Gazelle Series II, offered from autumn 1957, was also available as an estate car, and had optional overdrive and larger fuel tank.
The suspension was independent at the front using coil springs while at the rear was a live axle and half elliptic leaf springs. The steering gear used a worm and nut system.
As standard, the car had a bench front seat but individual seats were available as an option. To allow for the bench seat, the handbrake lever was between the seat and the door.
The convertible version had a two position hood where it could be either completely lowered or rolled back to just behind the front seats described as the coupé de ville position. All side windows could be completely lowered. To compensate for the loss of body rigidity by the removal of the roof, extra cross bracing was fitted under the car.
A car with overdrive was tested by the British magazine The Motor in 1957. It had a top speed of 78.0 mph (125.5 km/h) and could accelerate from 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 24.8 seconds. A fuel consumption of 33.5 miles per gallon.
Alexandra Rd, Warrington WA4 2AN, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,vehicle,transport,1960,1960s,blue,XJN534,in the street,parked,Stockton Heath,Warrington,parked in road,parked in street,history,historic,Rootes,group,Singer Rootes Group,1956,1950s,British automobiles,auto,cars,British car manufacturing,car making,four door,saloon,Audax,body,Loewy design organisation,two tone paint,twotone,paint,old car,old cars
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PC9Y65 - The Singer Gazelle name has been applied to two generations of motor cars from the British manufacturer Singer. It was positioned between the basic Hillman range and the more sporting Sunbeam versions
The Gazelle was the first Singer to be produced following the take-over of the Singer company by the Rootes Group in 1956 and was a version of the mainstream Hillman Minx differing mainly in retaining the Singer overhead cam engine. Externally the only significant difference was a restyled nose based around a traditional Singer grille. The new car was announced in late September 1956.
The body style followed by the Gazelle between 1956 and 1967 came to be known as the Audax body, with significant input from the US based Loewy design organisation, highly regarded at the time partly on account of Loewy's input to several iconic Studebaker designs.
The Gazelle was initially offered in saloon and convertible body styles. The Gazelle Series II, offered from autumn 1957, was also available as an estate car, and had optional overdrive and larger fuel tank.
The suspension was independent at the front using coil springs while at the rear was a live axle and half elliptic leaf springs. The steering gear used a worm and nut system.
As standard, the car had a bench front seat but individual seats were available as an option. To allow for the bench seat, the handbrake lever was between the seat and the door.
The convertible version had a two position hood where it could be either completely lowered or rolled back to just behind the front seats described as the coupé de ville position. All side windows could be completely lowered. To compensate for the loss of body rigidity by the removal of the roof, extra cross bracing was fitted under the car.
A car with overdrive was tested by the British magazine The Motor in 1957. It had a top speed of 78.0 mph (125.5 km/h) and could accelerate from 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 24.8 seconds. A fuel consumption of 33.5 miles per gallon.
Alexandra Rd, Warrington WA4 2AN, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,black white,monochrome,Black and White,vehicle,transport,1960,1960s,blue,XJN534,in the street,parked,Stockton Heath,Warrington,parked in road,parked in street,history,historic,Rootes,group,Singer Rootes Group,1956,1950s,British automobiles,auto,cars,British car manufacturing,car making,four door,saloon,Audax,body,Loewy design organisation,two tone paint,twotone,paint
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PC9Y66 - The Singer Gazelle name has been applied to two generations of motor cars from the British manufacturer Singer. It was positioned between the basic Hillman range and the more sporting Sunbeam versions
The Gazelle was the first Singer to be produced following the take-over of the Singer company by the Rootes Group in 1956 and was a version of the mainstream Hillman Minx differing mainly in retaining the Singer overhead cam engine. Externally the only significant difference was a restyled nose based around a traditional Singer grille. The new car was announced in late September 1956.
The body style followed by the Gazelle between 1956 and 1967 came to be known as the Audax body, with significant input from the US based Loewy design organisation, highly regarded at the time partly on account of Loewy's input to several iconic Studebaker designs.
The Gazelle was initially offered in saloon and convertible body styles. The Gazelle Series II, offered from autumn 1957, was also available as an estate car, and had optional overdrive and larger fuel tank.
The suspension was independent at the front using coil springs while at the rear was a live axle and half elliptic leaf springs. The steering gear used a worm and nut system.
As standard, the car had a bench front seat but individual seats were available as an option. To allow for the bench seat, the handbrake lever was between the seat and the door.
The convertible version had a two position hood where it could be either completely lowered or rolled back to just behind the front seats described as the coupé de ville position. All side windows could be completely lowered. To compensate for the loss of body rigidity by the removal of the roof, extra cross bracing was fitted under the car.
A car with overdrive was tested by the British magazine The Motor in 1957. It had a top speed of 78.0 mph (125.5 km/h) and could accelerate from 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 24.8 seconds. A fuel consumption of 33.5 miles per gallon.
Alexandra Rd, Warrington WA4 2AN, UK
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,black white,monochrome,Black and White,vehicle,transport,1960,1960s,blue,XJN534,in the street,parked,Stockton Heath,Warrington,parked in road,parked in street,history,historic,Rootes,group,Singer Rootes Group,1956,1950s,British automobiles,auto,cars,British car manufacturing,car making,four door,saloon,Audax,body,Loewy design organisation,two tone paint,twotone,paint
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PC9Y67 - The Singer Gazelle name has been applied to two generations of motor cars from the British manufacturer Singer. It was positioned between the basic Hillman range and the more sporting Sunbeam versions
The Gazelle was the first Singer to be produced following the take-over of the Singer company by the Rootes Group in 1956 and was a version of the mainstream Hillman Minx differing mainly in retaining the Singer overhead cam engine. Externally the only significant difference was a restyled nose based around a traditional Singer grille. The new car was announced in late September 1956.
The body style followed by the Gazelle between 1956 and 1967 came to be known as the Audax body, with significant input from the US based Loewy design organisation, highly regarded at the time partly on account of Loewy's input to several iconic Studebaker designs.
The Gazelle was initially offered in saloon and convertible body styles. The Gazelle Series II, offered from autumn 1957, was also available as an estate car, and had optional overdrive and larger fuel tank.
The suspension was independent at the front using coil springs while at the rear was a live axle and half elliptic leaf springs. The steering gear used a worm and nut system.
As standard, the car had a bench front seat but individual seats were available as an option. To allow for the bench seat, the handbrake lever was between the seat and the door.
The convertible version had a two position hood where it could be either completely lowered or rolled back to just behind the front seats described as the coupé de ville position. All side windows could be completely lowered. To compensate for the loss of body rigidity by the removal of the roof, extra cross bracing was fitted under the car.
A car with overdrive was tested by the British magazine The Motor in 1957. It had a top speed of 78.0 mph (125.5 km/h) and could accelerate from 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 24.8 seconds. A fuel consumption of 33.5 miles per gallon.
Alexandra Rd, Warrington WA4 2AN, UK
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,vehicle,transport,1960,1960s,blue,XJN534,in the street,parked,Stockton Heath,Warrington,parked in road,parked in street,history,historic,Rootes,group,Singer Rootes Group,1956,1950s,British automobiles,auto,cars,British car manufacturing,car making,four door,saloon,Audax,body,Loewy design organisation,two tone paint,twotone,paint,old car,old cars
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PC9Y68 - The Singer Gazelle name has been applied to two generations of motor cars from the British manufacturer Singer. It was positioned between the basic Hillman range and the more sporting Sunbeam versions
The Gazelle was the first Singer to be produced following the take-over of the Singer company by the Rootes Group in 1956 and was a version of the mainstream Hillman Minx differing mainly in retaining the Singer overhead cam engine. Externally the only significant difference was a restyled nose based around a traditional Singer grille. The new car was announced in late September 1956.
The body style followed by the Gazelle between 1956 and 1967 came to be known as the Audax body, with significant input from the US based Loewy design organisation, highly regarded at the time partly on account of Loewy's input to several iconic Studebaker designs.
The Gazelle was initially offered in saloon and convertible body styles. The Gazelle Series II, offered from autumn 1957, was also available as an estate car, and had optional overdrive and larger fuel tank.
The suspension was independent at the front using coil springs while at the rear was a live axle and half elliptic leaf springs. The steering gear used a worm and nut system.
As standard, the car had a bench front seat but individual seats were available as an option. To allow for the bench seat, the handbrake lever was between the seat and the door.
The convertible version had a two position hood where it could be either completely lowered or rolled back to just behind the front seats described as the coupé de ville position. All side windows could be completely lowered. To compensate for the loss of body rigidity by the removal of the roof, extra cross bracing was fitted under the car.
A car with overdrive was tested by the British magazine The Motor in 1957. It had a top speed of 78.0 mph (125.5 km/h) and could accelerate from 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 24.8 seconds. A fuel consumption of 33.5 miles per gallon.
Alexandra Rd, Warrington WA4 2AN, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy MGMJMA - . An on-location photograph from the recorded location in 2017, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The location is represented through Austin Seven Motor Car JC1527. The broader subject matter reaches into everyday life, regional identity, street-side transport, public transport stop, local character, before-and-after reference, visual archive, archival record, community identity, transport accessibility, passenger transport, local history, local mobility, and changing streetscape. From a 2025-onward perspective, integrated transport and rural transport are closely linked to this subject, alongside the challenge of maintaining reliable services outside dense city centres. For later comparison, the photograph preserves street furniture and boundaries at the recorded location, details that may look very different after new construction. A second descriptive layer includes roadside stop, bus infrastructure, social history, roadside transit, local bus network, documentary photography, public transport information, and public realm. Details involving Seven, Motor, JC1527, and Austin make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. Viewed retrospectively, MGMJMA can help trace changes in the appearance, interpretation or use of Austin Seven Motor Car JC1527, despite the absence of a more detailed address. A further contemporary connection is integrated transport and the challenge of maintaining reliable services outside dense city centres when considered against later change at the recorded location. The wider significance includes decarbonisation and the shift toward cleaner buses and integrated ticketing without losing the local specificity of the recorded location. The view records period character for later comparison. The image fixes a trace of local identity within the wider story of the recorded location.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy MGMJMB - . This dated editorial view of the recorded location in 2017 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The image documents Austin Seven Motor Car JC1527. The image also relates to social history, changing streetscape, roadside transit, archival record, public realm, documentary photography, public transport information, historical comparison, local bus network, everyday life, bus infrastructure, transport accessibility, surface public transport, and bus route infrastructure. Current relevance extends to reliability and accessibility, particularly through the importance of bus stops as the physical interface between passengers and public transport. As a dated visual record of the recorded location, the frame retains equipment and working practice, making it especially useful if redevelopment subsequently changes the scene. Other useful contextual ideas include local mobility, street-side transport, visual archive, changing land use, place identity, local character, local history, and contemporary social history. Details involving Austin, Seven, JC1527, and Motor make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. By fixing the subject within the recorded location, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. A further contemporary connection is reliability and how local bus services affect access to work, education and healthcare without losing the local specificity of the recorded location. The wider significance includes bus service funding and the importance of bus stops as the physical interface between passengers and public transport in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location. Another strand within the photograph is local connectivity and the shift toward cleaner buses and integrated ticketing within the real-world context of the recorded location.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,automobile,vehicle,classic,saloon,on,the,road,parked,JC 1527,petrol,engine,1922,Economy Car,Economy,historic,British,UK,GB,United Kingdom,manufacturing,made,produced,Rosengarts,2 door,Great Britain,Sir Herbert Austin,Herbert Austin,Small car,smaller car,Horsepower tax,Austin factory,Longbridge,factory,carplant,car plant,plant,Brexit,Austin Seven,Austin7
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy MGMJMF - . A grounded documentary photograph made at the recorded location in 2017, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The main point of reference is Austin Seven Motor Car JC1527. The subject also carries associations with local mobility, public transport stop, before-and-after reference, social history, everyday life, changing streetscape, public realm, local bus network, bus infrastructure, transport accessibility, regional identity, public transport information, period detail, and changing land use. Today's relevance is strengthened by accessibility, local connectivity and the continuing question of the shift toward cleaner buses and integrated ticketing. The image fixes local activity and public use within the recorded location at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against altered transport patterns. The location also brings in street-side transport, place identity, documentary photography, archival record, surface public transport, roadside stop, contemporary social history, and community identity. The combination of JC1527, Austin, Seven, and Motor anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. Even without a fuller street location, image MGMJMF preserves the period presentation of Austin Seven Motor Car JC1527, giving later viewers a fixed documentary point for comparison. A further contemporary connection is accessibility and the shift toward cleaner buses and integrated ticketing when considered against later change at the recorded location. The wider significance includes decarbonisation and the importance of bus stops as the physical interface between passengers and public transport without losing the local specificity of the recorded location. The period view preserves a local visual benchmark for future local research. The view records a point of historical comparison before later change alters the scene.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,automobile,vehicle,classic,saloon,on,the,road,parked,JC 1527,petrol,engine,1922,Economy Car,Economy,historic,British,UK,GB,United Kingdom,manufacturing,made,produced,Rosengarts,2 door,Great Britain,Sir Herbert Austin,Herbert Austin,Small car,smaller car,Horsepower tax,Austin factory,Longbridge,factory,carplant,car plant,plant,Jeremy Corbyn,Austin Seven,Austin7
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy MGMJMY - . An identifiable period record of the recorded location in 2017, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The frame specifically shows Austin Seven Motor Car JC1527. Further facets of the scene include before-and-after reference, street-side transport, roadside stop, period detail, changing land use, everyday life, transport accessibility, local bus network, archival record, social history, community identity, public transport information, local character, and visual archive. The modern context includes continuing discussion of integrated transport, reliability and the importance of bus stops as the physical interface between passengers and public transport. Small period details of local activity and public use at the recorded location may become more significant with time, particularly following closure or conversion. A second descriptive layer includes changing streetscape, place identity, local history, historical comparison, roadside transit, public realm, bus infrastructure, and public transport stop. Details involving JC1527, Austin, Seven, and Motor make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. For historical comparison, MGMJMY fixes the appearance of Austin Seven Motor Car JC1527 at one identifiable moment, even where the wider location information is limited. The setting also helps illustrate integrated transport and the challenge of maintaining reliable services outside dense city centres as part of the longer story of the recorded location. The image also provides a reference for integrated transport and the shift toward cleaner buses and integrated ticketing when considered against later change at the recorded location. Another useful connection is passenger information and the challenge of maintaining reliable services outside dense city centres without losing the local specificity of the recorded location.
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Keywords: Stalyvegas,sign,signs,pub,CAMRA,real,ale,realale,est,1885,Transpennine,aletrail,Tameside,Greater,Manchester,England,UK,public,house,Victorian,Railway,British,Rail,best,north,west,drinking,famous,platform,buffers,tourist,attraction,Stalybridge Station,Original Buffet bar,north West,GoTonySmith,oldfashioned,old,fashioned,retro,room,rooms,traditional,train,waiting,area,pumps,keg,draught,ale,Rassbottom,St,street,Penine,awards,award,homemade,home,made,saloon,English,platform4,Northern,afternoon,evening,tea,1st,class,first,real,cask,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,waiting Room,Pennine Real Ale Trail,Platform 4,Victorian station,buffet bars
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY5KE7 - Step back in time & visit one of the very few remaining Victorian station buffet bars.
Dating from 1885 the Stalybridge Buffet Bar has retained the original marble-topped bar, back fittings and the welcoming fire.
A dozen years ago it was extended and included the 1st class ladies waiting room with its ornate ceiling, keeping all original features. It's a veritable museum with photographs of the station in it's heyday, railway and other memorabilia. See http://www.stalybridgebuffetbar.co.uk/ to read more about the Buffet Bar.
Stalybridge, Tameside,Manchester,England,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEEGB2 - Opened by Felix O'Hanlon as The Railway Tavern, the pub was then bought by Michael Fanigan. Fanigan's son Patrick renamed and renovated the pub in 1885.
The Crown owes its elaborate tiling, stained glass and woodwork to the Italian craftsmen whom Fanigan persuaded to work on the pub after hours. These craftsmen were brought to Ireland to work on the many new churches being built in Belfast at the time. It was this high standard of work that gave the Crown the reputation of being one of the finest Victorian Gin Palaces of its time.
In 1978, the National Trust, following persuasion by people including Sir John Betjeman, purchased the property and three years later completed a £400,000 renovation to restore the bar to its original Victorian state. Further restoration by the National Trust was done in 2007 at a cost of £500,000. This work is the subject of a BBC Northern Ireland documentary, The Crown Jewel, screened in 2008.
A recognisable landmark of Belfast, the pub has featured as a location in numerous film and television productions, such as David Caffrey's Divorcing Jack (1998) and Carol Reed's classic 1947 film Odd Man Out.
The Crown has been given a Grade A Listed Building status by the Environment and Heritage Service.
46 Great Victoria Street,Belfast,County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK BT2 7BA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HF3X - Temple Bar (Irish: Barra an Teampaill) is an area on the south bank of the River Liffey in central Dublin, Ireland. Unlike the areas surrounding it, Temple Bar has preserved its medieval street pattern, with many narrow cobbled streets. It is promoted as Dublin's cultural quarter[citation needed] and has a lively nightlife that is popular with tourists. Temple Bar is in the postcode Dublin 2 (D2), and has an estimated population of 3,000.
Temple Bar, Dublin 2, Ireland , Europe
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8FBBF - . Recorded at 86 Portland Street, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK M1 4GX in 2010, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The image documents The Tetleys Circus Tavern, Manchester, 11 Dubliners in the smallest pub in the city England UK. The subject also carries associations with licensed hospitality, changing land use, public realm, place identity, changing streetscape, period detail, regional identity, licensed trade, social history, community identity, historic hostelry, local history, visual archive, and everyday life. Current relevance extends to business rates and pub closures, particularly through the continuing appeal of real ale and regional brewing. As a dated visual record of 86 Portland Street, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK M1 4GX, the frame retains landscape treatment and surrounding development, making it especially useful if refurbishment subsequently changes the scene. The photograph additionally reflects traditional ale house, local character, contemporary social history, archival record, historical comparison, visitor hospitality, real-ale culture, and hospitality economy. The recorded references to Circus, smallest, Tetleys, Manchester, and Tavern preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. By fixing the subject within 86 Portland Street, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK M1 4GX, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The setting also helps illustrate business rates and the survival of pubs as both businesses and informal community spaces within the real-world context of 86 Portland Street, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK M1 4GX. The frame retains period character before later change alters the scene. The scene captures a trace of local identity as a date-specific reference.
86 Portland Street, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK M1 4GX
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEHRHC - The Crown Liquor Saloon, also known as the Crown Bar, is a pub in Great Victoria Street in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Refurbished in 1885, and at least twice since, it is an outstanding example of a Victorian gin palace, and one of Northern Ireland's best-known pubs. It is owned by the National Trust and is leased to Mitchells & Butlers who run it as a Nicholson's pub
Opened by Felix O'Hanlon as The Railway Tavern, the pub was then bought by Michael Flanagan. Flanagan's son Patrick renamed and renovated it in 1885.
The Crown owes its elaborate tiling, stained glass and woodwork to the Italian craftsmen whom Flanagan persuaded to work on the pub after hours. These craftsmen were brought to Ireland to work on the many new churches being built in Belfast at the time
Guinness is an Irish dry stout that originated in the brewery of Arthur Guinness at St. James's Gate, Dublin, Ireland, in 1759. It is one of the most successful alcohol brands worldwide, brewed in almost 50 countries, and available in over 120. Sales in 2011 amounted to 850,000,000 litres (190,000,000 imp gal
220,000,000 U.S. gal). In spite of declining consumption since 2001, it is the best-selling alcoholic drink in Ireland where Guinness & Co. Brewery makes almost €2 billion worth of beer annually.
46 Great Victoria St, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, BT2 7BA
