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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Cheshire,village,sign,rural,Lewis Carroll,Charles,Lutwidge,Dodgson,Wonderland,All,Saints,Church,Lewis,Carroll,Centre,2026,music,festival,dance,electronic,August,Bank,event,old,fashioned,fingered,at,in,tourist,attraction,history,historic,painted,black,white
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FC3TD6 - . A traditional white Cheshire fingerpost naming Daresbury and Warrington stands against a tall green hedge, recording the permanent rural identity of the village that each August becomes synonymous with Creamfields. Daresbury lies between Warrington and Runcorn and is internationally known for two very different cultural associations. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, the future Lewis Carroll, was born here in 1832, and All Saints Church preserves the village's Alice in Wonderland connection through the Lewis Carroll Visitor Centre and memorial window. All Saints has deep roots: an earlier church dates to around 1100, its tower to about 1500 and the present Paley and Austin building to 1870. Since 2006 Daresbury has also been the home of Creamfields, the major electronic dance festival that grew from Liverpool's Cream club culture. The first Creamfields was held in Winchester in 1998, then expanded at Liverpool Airfield before moving to Cheshire. In 2026 the event celebrates 20 years at Daresbury and expects up to 80,000 fans over the August Bank Holiday weekend. Headline and featured artists include Calvin Harris, Swedish House Mafia, Disclosure, Armin van Buuren, Tiësto, Becky Hill, Underworld, Fatboy Slim, Carl Cox and Amelie Lens, demonstrating how this small place name has become familiar to clubbers around the world. Festival week brings temporary road closures, parking zones, pedestrian routes, security searches and extensive signage to the surrounding lanes. Cheshire Constabulary's 2026 pre-event operation also found quantities of drugs buried on the grounds, reinforcing the contrast between the tranquil village landscape and the complex policing of a mass gathering. This image is suited to editorial themes of Cheshire geography, village identity, Lewis Carroll heritage, literary tourism, festival culture, rural change, placemaking and the unusual coexistence of historic English countryside with a globally recognised dance-music destination.
Daresbury, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EJD0J4 - Busy street scene on Canal Street in Manchester's Gay Village, photographed on a warm spring day outside Bar Pop, with visitors walking past pavement tables while drinkers sit under black parasols beside the Rochdale Canal. Rainbow bunting and Pride colours hang above the trees, giving the street a festival feel even outside a formal parade. The image captures the everyday visitor economy of one of Britain's best-known LGBTQ+ quarters: bars, cafés, music venues, late-night entertainment, drag culture, weekend tourism and casual daytime socialising, all compressed into a narrow city-centre street.
Bar Pop's sign is visible on the right, placing the view at 10 Canal Street, close to Sackville Street, Richmond Street, Bloom Street and the Alan Turing Memorial in Sackville Gardens. The scene is useful not just as a nightlife photograph, but as a wider record of how Manchester has turned queer visibility into a public part of its civic identity. Canal Street is both a leisure destination and a symbol of acceptance, shaped by decades of LGBTQ+ organising, Pride events, bar culture and the continuing need for safe, visible social spaces. The mix of LGBTQ+ visitors, tourists, couples, friends and daytime drinkers shows the Village as a lived city neighbourhood rather than a sealed nightlife zone.
Fresh green trees, short sleeves, sunglasses, outdoor seating and soft bright light suggest late spring or early summer weather. The sky is largely hidden by foliage and flags, but the open-air drinking, warm clothing choices and relaxed pedestrian flow point to a pleasant, mild day. The photograph has strong editorial value for stories about Manchester tourism, Pride culture, hospitality, inclusive public spaces, canalside regeneration, the night-time economy, queer heritage, street life, urban planning, visitor behaviour and the commercial pressures facing famous nightlife districts as they balance entertainment, safety, identity and redevelopment.
10 Canal Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK, M1 3EZ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F4NR71 - . Canal Street Manchester panorama, summer drinkers in the gay village area. Photographed on 23 May 2026, 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. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Canal Street, Manchester, Canal St, tourists, break, panorama, summer, drinkers, in the, gay, village, area, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The broad field of view gives useful spatial context, showing how the main subject sits within the wider urban or landscape setting. The waterside context adds themes of ports, docks, harbours, rivers, canals, ferries, leisure boating, maritime transport and waterfront regeneration. Such views are useful for travel and infrastructure coverage as well as for documenting how working waterfronts, passenger services and former industrial land change over time. The wider panoramic composition places the principal subject within its surrounding streetscape or landscape, giving additional context about scale, neighbouring buildings, public space and the relationship between different landmarks. This broad view is particularly useful for cityscape, regeneration, tourism and planning stories because it records several elements of the location together rather than isolating a single detail. 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. The photograph can also support future before-and-after use if the building, business, service, streetscape, transport operation or public space is later altered, redeveloped, rebranded or closed.
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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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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3DCX6G4 - The exterior of Thompson's Bar, a prominent LGBTQ+ bar situated in Manchester's Gay Village, photographed at 23 Sackville Street, Manchester M1 3NJ. The venue is located close to the Canal Street area, which has been central to Manchester's LGBTQ+ social life for several decades and is internationally recognised as one of the UK's most visible and established gay districts.
The building façade features bold, colourful signage incorporating rainbow imagery, symbolising inclusivity and LGBTQ+ pride. Decorative lighting and hanging baskets contribute to the bar's lively street presence, reflecting the area's role in Manchester's night-time economy and cultural identity.
Manchester's Gay Village has played an important role in the city's social history, activism and visibility for LGBTQ+ communities, particularly from the late twentieth century onwards. Venues such as Thompson's Bar continue to function as social hubs, meeting places and cultural landmarks within the city centre.
Photographed in daylight with urban surroundings visible, the image documents both the physical streetscape of Sackville Street and the wider cultural significance of LGBTQ+ venues within contemporary Manchester.
Exterior of Thompson's Bar, a long-established LGBTQ+ venue in Manchester's Gay Village, located on
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RY1R39 - In 2023 it is the 1100th anniversary of Thelwall being declared a city'. There is to be an open meeting on Wednesday 30thNovember for local groups and individuals to gather interest and ideas, and set up an organising committee. The meeting will take place at the Royal British Legion, doors opening at 7pm for the meeting to start at 7.30. Representatives and individual members of all village organisations will be very welcome.
In 2023 it is the 1100th anniversary of Thelwall being declared a city'. There is to be an open meeting on Wednesday 30thNovember for local groups and individuals to gather interest and ideas, and set up an organising committee. The meeting will take place at the Royal British Legion, doors opening at 7pm for the meeting to start at 7.30. Representatives and individual members of all village organisations will be very welcome.
We've been looking back at the way the village came together to celebrate 1000 years in 1923 and 1050 years in 1973. In 1923, Thelwall's celebrations helped to fund a new war memorial (Bell Lane), dedicated in 1925. So successful was the event that the pub was drunk dry and the caterers ran out of food and drinks. In May 1973, Thelwall Youth and Community Association organised Festival 1050 a four day event with a folk festival, a piano recital by Stephen Hough, an arts and crafts exhibition in the school and a procession that saw Miss Thelwall (Carol Moss) brought across the Manchester Ship Canal by the ferry boat where she was met by the Thelwall Rose Queen (Julie Lager) to a fanfare. They then joined a procession of vintage cars round the village.
If you have any memorabilia, photos, films or memories from these events, we would like to hear from you. You can email thelwallhistorygroup@gmail.com
Bell Ln, Thelwall village, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SU
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RG8YNR - Hale is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Halton, Cheshire, England with a population of 1,800. The village is north of the River Mersey, and just to the east of the boundary with Merseyside. It is 2+1⁄2 miles east of Speke in Liverpool, and 4 miles south-west of Widnes. The nearby village of Halebank is to the north-east.
Historically part of Lancashire, until 1 April 1974 the area formed part of the Whiston Rural District.
The population of the parish is stable with a population of 1,898 (2001 census), 1,841 (2011 census) and 1,800 (2021 census).
John Middleton (15781623), the Childe of Hale, was reputed to be nine feet, three inches tall, or 2.8 m. His cottage and grave are located in the village. Just outside St Mary's Church was a wooden carving of the Childe Of Hale that is said to have been life-sized. It was replaced in 2013 by a 3-metre bronze statue by sculptor Diane Gorvin
Middleton was born in the village of Hale, near Liverpool. According to contemporary accounts and his epitaph, he grew to the height of 9 feet 3 inches (2.82 m) and slept with his feet hanging out the window of his house.
Because of his size the landlord and sheriff of Lancashire, Gilbert Ireland, hired him as a bodyguard. When King James I stopped by in 1617 to knight Ireland he heard about Middleton and invited both of them to the court, which they accepted in 1620. Middleton beat the King's champion in wrestling and in doing so broke the man's thumb. He received £20, a large amount of money in those times. Jealous of his wealth, Middleton's companions mugged him or swindled him out of his money while he was returning to Hale. Middleton died impoverished in 1623. He was buried in the cemetery of St Mary's Church in Hale. The epitaph reads, Here lyeth the bodie of John Middleton the Childe of Hale. Nine feet three. Borne 1578 Dyede 1623. He is likely one of the tallest people in history. If these height markings are accurate, he would surpass Robert Wadlow's stature
Hale village, Halton , Merseyside, England, UK, L24 4WB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RG8YRF - Hale is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Halton, Cheshire, England with a population of 1,800. The village is north of the River Mersey, and just to the east of the boundary with Merseyside. It is 2+1⁄2 miles east of Speke in Liverpool, and 4 miles south-west of Widnes. The nearby village of Halebank is to the north-east.
Historically part of Lancashire, until 1 April 1974 the area formed part of the Whiston Rural District.
The population of the parish is stable with a population of 1,898 (2001 census), 1,841 (2011 census) and 1,800 (2021 census).
John Middleton (15781623), the Childe of Hale, was reputed to be nine feet, three inches tall, or 2.8 m. His cottage and grave are located in the village. Just outside St Mary's Church was a wooden carving of the Childe Of Hale that is said to have been life-sized. It was replaced in 2013 by a 3-metre bronze statue by sculptor Diane Gorvin
Middleton was born in the village of Hale, near Liverpool. According to contemporary accounts and his epitaph, he grew to the height of 9 feet 3 inches (2.82 m) and slept with his feet hanging out the window of his house.
Because of his size the landlord and sheriff of Lancashire, Gilbert Ireland, hired him as a bodyguard. When King James I stopped by in 1617 to knight Ireland he heard about Middleton and invited both of them to the court, which they accepted in 1620. Middleton beat the King's champion in wrestling and in doing so broke the man's thumb. He received £20, a large amount of money in those times. Jealous of his wealth, Middleton's companions mugged him or swindled him out of his money while he was returning to Hale. Middleton died impoverished in 1623. He was buried in the cemetery of St Mary's Church in Hale. The epitaph reads, Here lyeth the bodie of John Middleton the Childe of Hale. Nine feet three. Borne 1578 Dyede 1623. He is likely one of the tallest people in history. If these height markings are accurate, he would surpass Robert Wadlow's stature
6 Church End, Hale, Cheshire, England, UK, L24 4AX
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RG8YWW - Hale is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Halton, Cheshire, England with a population of 1,800. The village is north of the River Mersey, and just to the east of the boundary with Merseyside. It is 2+1⁄2 miles east of Speke in Liverpool, and 4 miles south-west of Widnes. The nearby village of Halebank is to the north-east.
Historically part of Lancashire, until 1 April 1974 the area formed part of the Whiston Rural District.
The population of the parish is stable with a population of 1,898 (2001 census), 1,841 (2011 census) and 1,800 (2021 census).
John Middleton (15781623), the Childe of Hale, was reputed to be nine feet, three inches tall, or 2.8 m. His cottage and grave are located in the village. Just outside St Mary's Church was a wooden carving of the Childe Of Hale that is said to have been life-sized. It was replaced in 2013 by a 3-metre bronze statue by sculptor Diane Gorvin
Middleton was born in the village of Hale, near Liverpool. According to contemporary accounts and his epitaph, he grew to the height of 9 feet 3 inches (2.82 m) and slept with his feet hanging out the window of his house.
Because of his size the landlord and sheriff of Lancashire, Gilbert Ireland, hired him as a bodyguard. When King James I stopped by in 1617 to knight Ireland he heard about Middleton and invited both of them to the court, which they accepted in 1620. Middleton beat the King's champion in wrestling and in doing so broke the man's thumb. He received £20, a large amount of money in those times. Jealous of his wealth, Middleton's companions mugged him or swindled him out of his money while he was returning to Hale. Middleton died impoverished in 1623. He was buried in the cemetery of St Mary's Church in Hale. The epitaph reads, Here lyeth the bodie of John Middleton the Childe of Hale. Nine feet three. Borne 1578 Dyede 1623. He is likely one of the tallest people in history. If these height markings are accurate, he would surpass Robert Wadlow's stature
Hale village, Halton , Merseyside, England, UK, L24 4WB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RE4PDK - . Advert for Little Leigh Cheshires, Grown by Tim & Robert Horton, sold at Weaver Square shopping centre, Northwich, Cheshire, England, CW9 5AY. Photographed on 13 July 2023, this summer 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 Weaver Square shopping centre, Northwich, Cheshire, England, CW9 5AY, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Cheshire, CW9, advertisement, two, farmers, farmer, grown, Tim, Robert, sold, shopping, greengrocer, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The retail context supports editorial themes around high streets, shopping centres, consumer behaviour, independent and chain businesses, store branding, commercial property, hospitality and the changing economics of town and city centres. Shopfronts, promotional material, prices, signage and surrounding public space can become valuable historical evidence as businesses close, rebrand, relocate or adapt to online competition and changing consumer demand. 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.
Weaver Square shopping centre, Northwich, Cheshire, England, CW9 5AY
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RC3CDJ - Unionist boycott will not alter police reform' - more at https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-30021664.html
Police reform in Northern Ireland will not be altered if unionists boycott the board overseeing the changes, the British Government insisted today.
A Northern Ireland Office spokesman rejected claims from the anti-Good Friday Agreement Democratic Unionists that unionists could secure a better policing plan if they united and opposed the current proposals.
As the Rev Ian Paisley's party met at Stormont to consider its response to the Government's plan, the NIO said the package was ''non-negotiable''.
''The Government's position was spelt out very clearly by the Secretary of State on Tuesday,'' a spokesman said.
''The implementation plan is non-negotiable. No rethink will take place. This is the plan.''
The NIO spokesman was responding to DUP deputy leader Peter Robinson's claim that if David Trimble's Ulster Unionists agreed to join them in withholding support for the plan, the reforms could not go ahead.
Signalling his party would not take its seats on the Policing Board if the UUP did not nominate representatives, he claimed: At the meeting we held recently with John Reid, he indicated the Government could not proceed with the plan if he could not get, on the one hand the support of either the SDLP, Sinn Fein or both, and on the other, the UUP, DUP or both.
That was the criteria operated the last time around. The Government's plans were stopped because neither the SDLP nor Sinn Fein would support it and as a result the reforms were made much more acceptable to nationalists in the SDLP.
The logical argument, therefore, is if unionists do not support this implementation plan, then it cannot succeed. The Government will have to amend it to make it more acceptable to unionists and go back to negotiations.
108 Main St, Bushmills, Northern Ireland, UK, BT57 8QD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RC3CDP - Bushmills (From Irish Muileann na Buaise) is a village on the north coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Bushmills had a population of 1,295 in the 2011 Census.[3] It is located 60 miles (97 km) from Belfast, 11 miles (18 km) from Ballycastle and 9 miles (14 km) from Coleraine. The village owes its name to the River Bush and to a large watermill that was built there in the early 17th century. It is home to the Old Bushmills Distillery, which produces Irish whiskey, and is near the Giant's Causeway.
Bushmills in the early 20th century
Demography
Bushmills is classified as a village (population 1,0002,499) by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). On Census day (27 March 2011) there were 1,295 people living in Bushmills. Of these:
20.39% were under 16 years old and 21.47% were aged 65 and above
46.64% of the population were male and 53.36% were female
and
3.47% were from a Catholic community background and 92.90% were from a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)' community background.
Places of interest
The village is best known as the location of the Old Bushmills Distillery. The distillery's products include the Bushmills Original and Black Bush blends, as well as the 10-, 12-, 16-, and 21-year-old Bushmills Single Malts. To celebrate the 400th anniversary of distilling starting in the area the distillery released a unique whiskey called the 1608 which included crystal malt. The distillery draws its water, not from the River Bush itself, but from a tributary known as Saint Columbs Rill.
67 Main St, Bushmills, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK, BT57 8QB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RC3CEW - Bushmills (From Irish Muileann na Buaise) is a village on the north coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Bushmills had a population of 1,295 in the 2011 Census.[3] It is located 60 miles (97 km) from Belfast, 11 miles (18 km) from Ballycastle and 9 miles (14 km) from Coleraine. The village owes its name to the River Bush and to a large watermill that was built there in the early 17th century. It is home to the Old Bushmills Distillery, which produces Irish whiskey, and is near the Giant's Causeway.
Bushmills in the early 20th century
Demography
Bushmills is classified as a village (population 1,0002,499) by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). On Census day (27 March 2011) there were 1,295 people living in Bushmills. Of these:
20.39% were under 16 years old and 21.47% were aged 65 and above
46.64% of the population were male and 53.36% were female
and
3.47% were from a Catholic community background and 92.90% were from a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)' community background.
Places of interest
The village is best known as the location of the Old Bushmills Distillery. The distillery's products include the Bushmills Original and Black Bush blends, as well as the 10-, 12-, 16-, and 21-year-old Bushmills Single Malts. To celebrate the 400th anniversary of distilling starting in the area the distillery released a unique whiskey called the 1608 which included crystal malt. The distillery draws its water, not from the River Bush itself, but from a tributary known as Saint Columbs Rill.
135 Main St, Bushmills, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK, BT57 8QB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RC3CFF - Bushmills (From Irish Muileann na Buaise) is a village on the north coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Bushmills had a population of 1,295 in the 2011 Census.[3] It is located 60 miles (97 km) from Belfast, 11 miles (18 km) from Ballycastle and 9 miles (14 km) from Coleraine. The village owes its name to the River Bush and to a large watermill that was built there in the early 17th century. It is home to the Old Bushmills Distillery, which produces Irish whiskey, and is near the Giant's Causeway.
Bushmills in the early 20th century
Demography
Bushmills is classified as a village (population 1,0002,499) by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). On Census day (27 March 2011) there were 1,295 people living in Bushmills. Of these:
20.39% were under 16 years old and 21.47% were aged 65 and above
46.64% of the population were male and 53.36% were female
and
3.47% were from a Catholic community background and 92.90% were from a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)' community background.
Places of interest
The village is best known as the location of the Old Bushmills Distillery. The distillery's products include the Bushmills Original and Black Bush blends, as well as the 10-, 12-, 16-, and 21-year-old Bushmills Single Malts. To celebrate the 400th anniversary of distilling starting in the area the distillery released a unique whiskey called the 1608 which included crystal malt. The distillery draws its water, not from the River Bush itself, but from a tributary known as Saint Columbs Rill.
Market Square, 62 Main St, Bushmills, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK, BT57 8QA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PJ2997 - Bacharach (pronunciation (help·info), also known as Bacharach am Rhein) is a town in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Rhein-Nahe, whose seat is in Bingen am Rhein, although that town is not within its bounds.
The original name Baccaracus suggests a Celtic origin. Above the town stands Stahleck Castle (Burg Stahleck), now a youth hostel.
Geography
Location
The town lies in the Rhine Gorge, 48 km south of Koblenz.
Constituent communities
Bacharach is divided into several Ortsteile. The outlying centre of Steeg lies in the Steeg Valley (Steeger Tal) off to the side, away from the Rhine. This glen lies between Medenscheid and Neurath to the south and Henschhausen to the north on the heights.
History
In the early 11th century, Bacharach had its first documentary mention. It may have been that as early as the 7th century, the kingly domain passed into Archbishop of Cologne Kunibert's ownership
pointing to this is a Kunibertskapelle (chapel) on the spot where now stands the Wernerkapelle. The Vögte of the Cologne estate were the Elector of the Palatinate, who over time pushed back Cologne's influence.
Caring for and maintaining Bacharach's building monuments, spurred on in the early 20th century by the Rhenish Association for Monument Care and Landscape Preservation (Rheinischer Verein für Denkmalpflege und Landschaftsschutz) which took on the then highly endangered town wall and Stahleck Castle ruin jobs, and the great dedication of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate to the Wernerkapelle have seen to it that Bacharach is still a jewel of the Rheinromantik and a multifaceted documentary site of mediaeval architecture on the Middle Rhine. The Wernerkapelle ruin is under monumental protection and before it a plaque has been placed recalling the inhuman crimes against Jewish residents and also containing a quotation from a prayer by Pope John XXIII for a change in Christians' thinking in their relationship
Bacharach, Bacharach am Rhein,, Mainz-Bingen district, Germany
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KG4759 - St Wilfrid's Church is in Church Lane, Grappenhall, a village in Warrington, Cheshire, England. It is designated by Historic England as a Grade I listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Great Budworth
The church is Norman in origin, built probably in the earlier part of the 12th century and completed about 1120. This was a small and simple church, consisting of a nave, chancel and, possibly, an apse. The foundations of this church were discovered during the 187374 restoration.
A chantry chapel was added by the Boydell family in 1334 in a position where the south aisle now stands. From 1529 the church was largely rebuilt in local sandstone. The old church was demolished and a new nave, chancel, north aisle and a west tower were built. In 1539 the south aisle was added, which incorporated the Boydell chapel. The south porch was added in 1641 and at this time the west wall was strengthened. In 1833 the roof of the nave was raised to form a clerestory and in the 1850s the south aisle was further extended, and a vestry was built. There was a more substantial restoration in 187374 by the Lancaster architects Paley and Austin, which included the provision of new floors and roofs, at a cost of about £4,000
A series of concerts of classical music entitled Live at St Wilfrid's is hosted by the church, and includes performances by both young artists and by performers with international reputations
On the outside of the church, immediately below the west window, is a carving of a cat and it is suggested that this might be the origin of the Cheshire cat. A sundial in the churchyard is dated 1714 and is listed at Grade II. At set of stocks at the entrance to the churchyard, also listed at Grade II, have endstones probably dating from the 17th century. The churchyard also contains five war graves of British service personnel, two from World War I and three from World War II
Church Lane, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SJ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K1NRM2 - The etherow centre (broadbottom station) venue information
The Centre in its current form dates back to the early 1980s. The Community Centre Association, led by the late Betty Cohen, was very worried about the condition of the railway warehouse. They felt that so important a building in the history of Broadbottom should not be allowed to just rot away. With the help of Greater Manchester Council and Tameside Council who provided the necessary mortgage, the building was bought and converted into the centre for disabled riders which it has remained ever since alongside Tameside School of Gymnastics.
The Etherow Centre Charitable Trust currently maintains this historic building enabling many able bodied and disabled users to participate in the various activities offered.
Market Street, Broadbottom, Greater Manchester, England, UK, SK14 6AX
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRR084 - Culcheth High School is a successful and popular 11-18 school on the outskirts of Warrington. It serves a wide range of areas including Culcheth and its surrounding villages but also take students from other areas and authorities.
The education of young people is a significant responsiblity and one that at Culcheth High School taken very seriously. Students have one chance to make a success of their schooling and it is essential that we help them get the most from it.
Priorities are simple but fundamental:
-We will deliver excellence in teaching and ensure all the students get the best possible exam results.
-We will support all students through quality pastoral care and high expectations of behaviour.
-We will foster student talents through a full range of extra-curricular activities.
Ofsted Info at https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/111430
URN: 111430, DfE number: 877/4200
UKPRN: 10001791
Warrington Rd, Culcheth, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA3 5HH
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRR09W - . An on-location photograph from shopping parade, Culcheth, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA3 4ER. in 2022, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The frame specifically shows Taphouse Craft Beer, Lodge Drive, Culcheth, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. Other connected aspects include street-level dining, place identity, destination shopping, period detail, public realm, documentary photography, commercial frontage, traditional hostelry, contemporary social history, historical comparison, bricks-and-mortar retail, food-and-drink business, social history, and pub heritage. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into pub closures and changing drinking habits, not least because of the survival of local venues as social meeting places. Today's relevance is strengthened by brand consolidation, commercial rents and the continuing question of how physical retail adapts to online competition. For later comparison, the photograph preserves materials and architectural details at shopping parade, Culcheth, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA3 4ER., details that may look very different after new construction. Further associations within the scene are consumer retail, before-and-after reference, night-time economy, hospitality trade, customer footfall, archival record, local enterprise, and neighbourhood drinking venue. The recorded references to Culcheth, Drive, Craft, Lodge, and Taphouse preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The period setting at shopping parade, Culcheth, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA3 4ER. helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The scene captures part of the area's social history as part of shopping parade, Culcheth, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA3 4ER.'s history.
shopping parade, Culcheth, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA3 4ER.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRR0AM - Appleton Thorn Village Hall named best club in the country - see https://cheshire.camra.org.uk/blog/2019/03/25/appleton-thorn-village-hall-named-best-club-in-the-country/
The Appleton Thorn Village Hall near Warrington has been named the best in the country in CAMRA's Club of the Year 2019 awards, one of the most respected and well-known club awards in the UK.
This is the second time and almost 10 years to the date that the former school has won the accolade for its ever-changing range of seven beers from regional and micro-breweries. The attractive sandstone building is the hub of the community, housing a comfortable bar area, small pool room, garden area and bowling green. Home cooked food is served at Sunday lunchtime and the function room hosts quizzes, live music and an annual beer festival in October. The recent addition of a gin bar has proved popular with the club's members.
Keith Spencer, Club of the Year organiser said: This club is the very hub of the community, from hosting pre-school events to yoga, dance, Guides and rehearsals for the Vale Royal String Orchestra! It is a very deserving winning of this year's Club of the Year competition and a shining example of the intrinsic role that clubs can play in their local areas.
Chris Massey, Steward of the Appleton Thorn Village Hall said: It is a huge honour to not only win the Club of the Year title once but twice! We are a true community club and take pride in hosting a range of activities and events for our locals and serving great beers as well.
The CAMRA Club of the Year competition is run in conjunction with Club Mirror magazine, with the simple aim of finding the clubs with the greatest commitment to quality real ale those which offer a fantastic atmosphere, welcoming surroundings and most importantly, top quality real ale served in great condition. Clubs are nominated by CAMRA branches across the country and judged by a panel of volunteer CAMRA members throughout the year
Stretton Rd, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire,England, UK, WA4 4RT
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRR0AP - . This dated editorial view of Stretton Rd, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire,England, UK, WA4 4RT in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The scene records Ale list at ATVH Appleton Thorn Village Hall bar, CAMRA club of the year 2020, Stretton Rd, Appleton Thorn, Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, WA4 4RT. Another layer of the photograph includes place identity, mixed-use redevelopment, town-centre renewal, contemporary social history, licensed hospitality, hospitality economy, civic architecture, neighbourhood drinking venue, regional identity, pub heritage, casual dining, changing land use, documentary photography, and street-level dining. The wider contemporary story combines commercial rents, staffing pressure and the pressure on customer-facing businesses in a high-cost economy. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with commercial viability, housing pressure and the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition. For later comparison, the photograph preserves period objects and surrounding context at Stretton Rd, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire,England, UK, WA4 4RT, details that may look very different after replacement signage. The location also brings in public-realm investment, architectural character, local history, food-and-drink business, urban fabric, historic townscape, period architecture, and night-time economy. Elements such as Village, Thorn, Stretton, Appleton, and CAMRA add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. By fixing the subject within Stretton Rd, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire,England, UK, WA4 4RT, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The image fixes part of the area's social history for future local research.
Stretton Rd, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire,England, UK, WA4 4RT
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRR067 - . Recorded at Station Rd South, Padgate, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 0QS in 2022, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The main point of reference is Padgate railway station platform Plaice Station (Northern trains), Station Rd South, Padgate, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 0QS. Other connected aspects include railway heritage, heritage-led regeneration, social history, built heritage, town-centre renewal, archival record, documentary photography, mixed-use redevelopment, before-and-after reference, rail operations, signal-box architecture, industrial railway, public-realm investment, and rail infrastructure. The wider contemporary story combines railway preservation, regional connectivity and the contrast between mechanical railway systems and digital signalling. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with planning, town-centre regeneration and the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space. Small period details of equipment and working practice at Station Rd South, Padgate, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 0QS may become more significant with time, particularly following replacement signage. The location also brings in everyday life, rail corridor, trackside history, contemporary social history, historical comparison, working railway heritage, changing streetscape, and historic townscape. Elements such as Plaice, railway, Northern, station, and trains add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. A later view of Station Rd South, Padgate, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 0QS may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The image fixes period character before later change alters the scene.
Station Rd South, Padgate, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 0QS
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRR068 - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Station Rd South, Padgate, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 0QS in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The scene records Padgate railway station platform 3D art (Northern trains), Station Rd South, Padgate, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 0QS. The broader subject matter reaches into mixed-use redevelopment, rail operations, trackside history, changing streetscape, urban regeneration, signal-box architecture, regional identity, heritage-led regeneration, period detail, public realm, contemporary social history, industrial railway, changing land use, and historic rolling stock. Today's relevance is strengthened by station investment, decarbonisation and the continuing question of how Crewe's identity remains tied to railway engineering and operations. From a 2025-onward perspective, housing pressure and town-centre regeneration are closely linked to this subject, alongside the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition. The archival value lies partly in recording equipment and working practice around Station Rd South, Padgate, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 0QS before closure or conversion alters the character of the place. The subject also sits alongside visual archive, historic townscape, adaptive reuse, station environment, working railway heritage, public-realm investment, rail corridor, and archival record. The combination of trains, platform, railway, Northern, and station anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The period setting at Station Rd South, Padgate, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 0QS helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The period view preserves evidence of earlier appearance as a date-specific reference.
Station Rd South, Padgate, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 0QS
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRR069 - . This dated editorial view of Station Rd South, Padgate, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 0QS in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The frame specifically shows Padgate railway station platform ticket office clock 3D art (Northern trains), Station Rd South, Padgate, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 0QS. The locality and subject together evoke signal-box architecture, horological collecting, manual-wind movement, vintage wristwear, mechanical movement, rail operations, rail corridor, historic rolling stock, public realm, changing land use, industrial railway, period detail, visual archive, and archival record. The modern context includes continuing discussion of station investment, network modernisation and the contrast between mechanical railway systems and digital signalling. For current editorial use, manufacturing heritage and second-hand markets provide additional context, especially through the collector interest created by original boxes, dials and period movements. Future viewers can use this scene from Station Rd South, Padgate, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 0QS to compare public access and movement with whatever follows after redevelopment. The surrounding story also includes everyday life, before-and-after reference, period watch design, rail infrastructure, mid-century timepiece, working railway heritage, contemporary social history, and rail transport history. References to clock, Padgate, railway, Northern, and office give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The wider setting at Station Rd South, Padgate, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 0QS matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The photograph keeps period character within the wider story of Station Rd South, Padgate, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 0QS.
Station Rd South, Padgate, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 0QS
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JN6B42 - Beekeeping (or apiculture) is the maintenance of bee colonies, commonly in man-made beehives. Honey bees in the genus Apis are the most-commonly-kept species but other honey-producing bees such as Melipona stingless bees are also kept. Beekeepers (or apiarists) keep bees to collect honey and other products of the hive: beeswax, propolis, bee pollen, and royal jelly. Pollination of crops, raising queens, and production of package bees for sale are other sources of beekeeping income. Bee hives are kept in an apiary or bee yard.
In the modern era, beekeeping is often used for crop pollination and the production of other products, such as wax and propolis. The largest beekeeping operations are agricultural businesses but many small beekeeping operations are run as a hobby. As beekeeping technology has advanced, beekeeping has become more accessible, and urban beekeeping was described as a growing trend as of 2010. Some studies have found city-kept bees are healthier than those in rural settings because there are fewer pesticides and greater biodiversity in cities
Higher Walton, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JH3TY3 - . This authentic period view of Woodhouse Ln, Bowden, Altrincham, Cheshire, England, UK, WA14 5SB in 2022 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The location is represented through The Dunham Massey rural village shop, an ex-post office lost, now closed, Woodhouse Ln, Bowden, Altrincham, Cheshire, England, UK, WA14 5SB. The wider scene also brings together destination retail, customer footfall, traditional structure, bricks-and-mortar retail, shopping district, high-street commerce, commercial frontage, architectural detailing, contemporary social history, retail chain, period detail, retail property, historic frontage, and brand-led retail. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into embodied carbon and local identity, not least because of the value of distinctive buildings and street furniture to local identity. Today's relevance is strengthened by commercial rents, store closures and the continuing question of the role of large retailers in town-centre and edge-of-centre economies. The archival value lies partly in recording landscape treatment and surrounding development around Woodhouse Ln, Bowden, Altrincham, Cheshire, England, UK, WA14 5SB before altered transport patterns alters the character of the place. The wider setting retains connections with conservation interest, built heritage, local landmark, place identity, heritage asset, historic streetscape, local character, and documentary photography. The recorded references to Bowden, Altrincham, village, office, and Woodhouse preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. A later view of Woodhouse Ln, Bowden, Altrincham, Cheshire, England, UK, WA14 5SB may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The scene captures part of the area's social history for future local research.
Woodhouse Ln, Bowden, Altrincham, Cheshire, England, UK, WA14 5SB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JHPYCB - Lymm is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Warrington, Cheshire, England, which incorporates the hamlets of Booths Hill, Broomedge, Church Green, Deansgreen, Heatley, Heatley Heath, Little Heatley, Oughtrington, Reddish, Rushgreen and Statham. At the 2021 United Kingdom census it had a population of 12,700.
History
The name Lymm, of Celtic origins, means a place of running water and is likely derived from an ancient stream that ran through the village centre. The village appears as Limme in the Domesday Book of 1086.
Lymm was an agricultural village until the Industrial Revolution, which brought the Bridgewater Canal and the Warrington and Altrincham Junction Railway to the village. The village played a prominent role within the salt extraction industry, gold beating industry and cotton industry (many of its inhabitants were fustian cutters).
Lymm Heritage Centre, which opened in June 2017, is in the centre of the village on Legh Street. It hosts exhibitions related to local history as well as activities for schools and visitors.
Morris dancing was taking place in Lymm as early as 1817, often appearing in the village at Rushbearing time throughout the Victorian era. Morris dancing[7] continues to feature within the village with Lymm Morris dancers frequently performing during Rushbearing and at the various annual village festivals including the Lymm May Queen Festival, Lymm Festival and Lymm Dickensian Festival.
In 2017, Lymm was voted as one of the 'Best Places to Live' according to The Times and The Sunday Times list. In 2023, the village was voted as one of Britains 'Most Desirable Towns' according to The Daily Telegraph
Lymm village centre,South Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA13
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JHPYCD - Lymm is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Warrington, Cheshire, England, which incorporates the hamlets of Booths Hill, Broomedge, Church Green, Deansgreen, Heatley, Heatley Heath, Little Heatley, Oughtrington, Reddish, Rushgreen and Statham. At the 2021 United Kingdom census it had a population of 12,700.
History
The name Lymm, of Celtic origins, means a place of running water and is likely derived from an ancient stream that ran through the village centre. The village appears as Limme in the Domesday Book of 1086.
Lymm was an agricultural village until the Industrial Revolution, which brought the Bridgewater Canal and the Warrington and Altrincham Junction Railway to the village. The village played a prominent role within the salt extraction industry, gold beating industry and cotton industry (many of its inhabitants were fustian cutters).
Lymm Heritage Centre, which opened in June 2017, is in the centre of the village on Legh Street. It hosts exhibitions related to local history as well as activities for schools and visitors.
Morris dancing was taking place in Lymm as early as 1817, often appearing in the village at Rushbearing time throughout the Victorian era. Morris dancing[7] continues to feature within the village with Lymm Morris dancers frequently performing during Rushbearing and at the various annual village festivals including the Lymm May Queen Festival, Lymm Festival and Lymm Dickensian Festival.
In 2017, Lymm was voted as one of the 'Best Places to Live' according to The Times and The Sunday Times list. In 2023, the village was voted as one of Britains 'Most Desirable Towns' according to The Daily Telegraph
Lymm village centre,South Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA13
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JHPYCH - Lymm is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Warrington, Cheshire, England, which incorporates the hamlets of Booths Hill, Broomedge, Church Green, Deansgreen, Heatley, Heatley Heath, Little Heatley, Oughtrington, Reddish, Rushgreen and Statham. At the 2021 United Kingdom census it had a population of 12,700.
History
The name Lymm, of Celtic origins, means a place of running water and is likely derived from an ancient stream that ran through the village centre. The village appears as Limme in the Domesday Book of 1086.
Lymm was an agricultural village until the Industrial Revolution, which brought the Bridgewater Canal and the Warrington and Altrincham Junction Railway to the village. The village played a prominent role within the salt extraction industry, gold beating industry and cotton industry (many of its inhabitants were fustian cutters).
Lymm Heritage Centre, which opened in June 2017, is in the centre of the village on Legh Street. It hosts exhibitions related to local history as well as activities for schools and visitors.
Morris dancing was taking place in Lymm as early as 1817, often appearing in the village at Rushbearing time throughout the Victorian era. Morris dancing[7] continues to feature within the village with Lymm Morris dancers frequently performing during Rushbearing and at the various annual village festivals including the Lymm May Queen Festival, Lymm Festival and Lymm Dickensian Festival.
In 2017, Lymm was voted as one of the 'Best Places to Live' according to The Times and The Sunday Times list. In 2023, the village was voted as one of Britains 'Most Desirable Towns' according to The Daily Telegraph
Lymm village centre,South Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA13
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JHPYE0 - Lymm Cross is in the village of Lymm, Warrington, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
The cross dates from the early to mid-17th century and was restored in 1897. It is constructed of sandstone and stands on an artificially stepped natural outcrop of red sandstone. Its shaft stands in a square pavilion of red sandstone with square corner pillars. It has a stone roof with a pedimented gable to each face and ball finials. Above the cross is an extension which carries a stone ball and an ornate weather vane. On the east, south and west gables are bronze sundials of 1897 carrying the inscriptions We are a Shadow, Save Time and Think of the Last.
The adjacent stocks are separately Grade II listed.
Lymm village centre,South Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA13
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JBJ8BN - Lymm is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Warrington, Cheshire, England, which incorporates the hamlets of Booths Hill, Broomedge, Church Green, Deansgreen, Heatley, Heatley Heath, Little Heatley, Oughtrington, Reddish, Rushgreen and Statham. At the 2021 United Kingdom census it had a population of 12,700.
History
The name Lymm, of Celtic origins, means a place of running water and is likely derived from an ancient stream that ran through the village centre. The village appears as Limme in the Domesday Book of 1086.
Lymm was an agricultural village until the Industrial Revolution, which brought the Bridgewater Canal and the Warrington and Altrincham Junction Railway to the village. The village played a prominent role within the salt extraction industry, gold beating industry and cotton industry (many of its inhabitants were fustian cutters).
Lymm Heritage Centre, which opened in June 2017, is in the centre of the village on Legh Street. It hosts exhibitions related to local history as well as activities for schools and visitors.
Morris dancing was taking place in Lymm as early as 1817, often appearing in the village at Rushbearing time throughout the Victorian era. Morris dancing[7] continues to feature within the village with Lymm Morris dancers frequently performing during Rushbearing and at the various annual village festivals including the Lymm May Queen Festival, Lymm Festival and Lymm Dickensian Festival.
In 2017, Lymm was voted as one of the 'Best Places to Live' according to The Times and The Sunday Times list. In 2023, the village was voted as one of Britains 'Most Desirable Towns' according to The Daily Telegraph
The Cross, Lymm village , Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA13 0HU
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JB87CX - . This scene at Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK in 2022 forms part of the visual history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. The subject captured here is Old fashioned roadsigns to Arley and Antrobus, , Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. Further facets of the scene include community identity, period detail, contemporary city life, directional marker, archival record, changing land use, contemporary social history, instructional sign, route marker, public realm, local information board, public information signage, changing streetscape, and visual archive. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with local identity, accessibility and how small pieces of street furniture can become useful historical evidence. The modern context includes continuing discussion of regeneration, transport and how regeneration alters the character of familiar places. As a dated visual record of Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, the frame retains materials and architectural details, making it especially useful if refurbishment subsequently changes the scene. The photograph additionally reflects visitor guidance, pedestrian environment, community noticeboard, public-facing notice, local character, social landscape, community life, and operational signage. Elements such as Arley, Appleton, Antrobus, fashioned, and roadsigns add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. By fixing the subject within Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire, 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 local identity and how clear signs help people navigate complex public places within the real-world context of Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK.
Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,WA4 5BG,tow,path,Stockton Heath,village,water,waterside,barge,mooring,moored,real estate,new,development,modern,home,homes,canalside,cute,tree,trees,nature,centre,tow path,towpath,WA4,three,storey,floor,floors,luxury,access,to,the
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDDNP5 - . Photographed at 163 London Rd, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire,England, UK, WA4 5BG 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 subject captured here is Waterbridge Court, Bridgewater Canal, London Rd, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire,England, UK, WA4 5BG. The wider scene also brings together pedestrian environment, community identity, canal heritage, waterfront cityscape, contemporary social history, inland navigation, community life, city-centre activity, social history, waterside leisure, waterside public realm, everyday life, local history, and visual archive. For current editorial use, public access and waterway maintenance provide additional context, especially through the growing value of rivers and canals as transport, leisure and environmental corridors. Current relevance extends to commercial change and transport, particularly through how ordinary street scenes become valuable records as businesses and infrastructure change. The archival value lies partly in recording local activity and public use around 163 London Rd, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire,England, UK, WA4 5BG before changing commercial priorities alters the character of the place. Other useful contextual ideas include townscape record, regional identity, period detail, changing streetscape, waterborne travel, blue-green infrastructure, place identity, and local character. Details involving Appleton, Bridgewater, Canal, Waterbridge, and Thorn make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The period setting at 163 London Rd, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire,England, UK, WA4 5BG helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. That local specificity strengthens the long-term documentary value of image 2JDDNP5.
163 London Rd, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire,England, UK, WA4 5BG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JH06KF - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Broad Lane, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3ET in 2021, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The location is represented through Spring in Broad Lane, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3ET. The wider scene also brings together visual archive, pedestrian environment, historic streetscape, contemporary city life, traditional structure, built heritage, period building, historical comparison, contemporary social history, historic frontage, social landscape, street-level documentary, documentary photography, and period detail. Today's relevance is strengthened by planning control, heritage conservation and the continuing question of the value of distinctive buildings and street furniture to local identity. From a 2025-onward perspective, public-realm change and local identity are closely linked to this subject, alongside how ordinary street scenes become valuable records as businesses and infrastructure change. For later comparison, the photograph preserves commercial use and occupation at Broad Lane, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3ET, details that may look very different after new construction. The wider setting retains connections with urban fabric, archival record, historic townscape, changing streetscape, local landmark, conservation interest, changing land use, and heritage landmark. Elements such as Broad, Spring, and Grappenhall add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. A later view of Broad Lane, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3ET may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. Image 2JH06KF also remains a dated record of Broad Lane, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3ET.
Broad Lane, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3ET
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3T331 - . Recorded at 686 Knutsford Road, Latchford village, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 1JW in 2021, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The scene records ex-Railway Hotel, 686 Knutsford Road, Latchford village, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 1JW, now Railway Court Hotel doorway at dusk. Another layer of the photograph includes social history, heritage-led regeneration, period architecture, documentary photography, period detail, neighbourhood drinking venue, street-level dining, hospitality economy, public-realm investment, visual archive, licensed trade, historic townscape, place-making, and customer-facing leisure. Current relevance extends to adaptive reuse and housing pressure, particularly through the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into pub closures and food inflation, not least because of how branded and independent hospitality compete for changing leisure spending. Future viewers can use this scene from 686 Knutsford Road, Latchford village, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 1JW to compare building condition and alterations with whatever follows after closure or conversion. Other useful contextual ideas include community pub, traditional hostelry, civic architecture, before-and-after reference, community identity, place identity, casual dining, and mixed-use redevelopment. Details involving village, doorway, Court, Latchford, and ex-Railway make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. A later view of 686 Knutsford Road, Latchford village, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 1JW may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The frame retains evidence of changing use for future local research.
686 Knutsford Road, Latchford village, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 1JW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2C6RE69 - . Recorded at 67 High St, Tarvin, Chester,England,UK, CH3 8EE, this image forms part of the visual history of the locality and the activity, building, object or service shown. The view specifically shows The Bakers Cottage, 75 High Street, Tarvin village, Cheshire, England, UK , CH3. A wider reading of the photograph includes historical comparison, commercial frontage, social history, independent trading, commercial streetscape, regional identity, public realm, documentary photography, local character, visual archive, urban commerce, community identity, local history, and built environment. The present-day relevance extends to commercial rents and vacant units, while a wider concern is bringing underused premises back into productive use. Future viewers can use this scene from 67 High St, Tarvin, Chester,England,UK, CH3 8EE to compare signage and branding with whatever follows after new construction. The setting also brings in business premises, shopfront economy, high-street commerce, local trading, retail property, customer footfall, urban change, and before-and-after reference. The recorded references to Bakers, Tarvin, village, and Cottage preserve clues that can help identify how the subject was presented or used at the time. The period setting at 67 High St, Tarvin, Chester,England,UK, CH3 8EE helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. A further contemporary connection is commercial rents and the shift toward mixed retail, leisure, service and residential centres without losing the local specificity of 67 High St, Tarvin, Chester,England,UK, CH3 8EE. The image also provides a reference for consumer spending and bringing underused premises back into productive use in a form that can be compared with future views of 67 High St, Tarvin, Chester,England,UK, CH3 8EE. The scene remains tied to 67 High St, Tarvin, Chester,England,UK, CH3 8EE, image reference 2C6RE69.
67 High St, Tarvin, Chester,England,UK, CH3 8EE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2C6RE6J - . An authentic period record of 67 High St, Tarvin, Chester,England,UK, CH3 8EE, retaining the practical visual detail that later redevelopment, rebranding or altered use can remove. The defining feature is The Nurses Cottage, High Street, Tarvin village, Cheshire, England, UK , CH3. The picture additionally relates to local character, commercial streetscape, consumer retail, visual archive, built environment, historical comparison, town-centre economy, contemporary history, retail vacancy, social history, independent trading, public realm, place identity, and period detail. Current discussion around this subject increasingly includes hybrid working alongside consumer spending, with particular attention to how high streets adapt when traditional retail contracts. The photograph fixes building condition and alterations within 67 High St, Tarvin, Chester,England,UK, CH3 8EE at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against closure or conversion. A second layer of the scene includes commercial frontage, social landscape, urban change, customer footfall, retail property, community identity, shopping district, and bricks-and-mortar retail. The recorded references to Nurses, Cottage, Tarvin, and village preserve clues that can help identify how the subject was presented or used at the time. By fixing the subject within 67 High St, Tarvin, Chester,England,UK, CH3 8EE, 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 hybrid working and how high streets adapt when traditional retail contracts within the real-world context of 67 High St, Tarvin, Chester,England,UK, CH3 8EE. The scene retains a connection with online shopping and how high streets adapt when traditional retail contracts within the specific setting of 67 High St, Tarvin, Chester,England,UK, CH3 8EE. The period view preserves evidence of continuity and change for retrospective editorial use.
67 High St, Tarvin, Chester,England,UK, CH3 8EE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2C6RE6R - . This scene at Tarvin, Cheshire, England, UK documents an everyday subject with wider connections to local identity, social history and changing patterns of use. The defining feature is Tarvin St Andrews Church and Tudor Church House, Tarvin Village, Cheshire, England, UK. Further connections within the scene include conservation architecture, urban change, period building, visual archive, cityscape history, traditional masonry, social landscape, place identity, before-and-after reference, contemporary history, historic streetscape, architectural character, built heritage, and heritage landmark. The present-day relevance extends to planning control and maintenance, while a wider concern is keeping older buildings useful without erasing their character. The photograph fixes transport arrangements and public activity within Tarvin, Cheshire, England, UK at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against changed technology. The surrounding context includes documentary photography, everyday Britain, period detail, historic townscape, community identity, urban fabric, archival record, and changing streetscape. Details involving Village, Church, Tudor, Andrews, and Tarvin make the image more specific than a generic illustration and strengthen its local or historical value. For Tarvin, Cheshire, England, UK, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which small changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The wider significance includes planning control and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their character within the specific setting of Tarvin, Cheshire, England, UK. Another strand within the photograph is adaptive reuse and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their character as part of the longer story of Tarvin, Cheshire, England, UK. The frame therefore remains a dated reference for Tarvin, Cheshire, England, UK and the changing story of the subject shown.
Tarvin, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2C6RE6X - . Photographed at Tarvin, Cheshire, England, UK, the scene provides a dated reference to the subject and the surrounding social, commercial or physical environment. The scene records St Andrews Church, Tarvin, Grade I listed building,. The frame also records themes of historic streetscape, cityscape story.htm Target=_Blank>history, contemporary history, community identity, architectural character, public realm, period detail, local character, social landscape, urban change, heritage asset, local history, social history, and historical comparison. The present-day relevance extends to maintenance and embodied carbon, while a wider concern is using existing buildings rather than demolishing them. The photograph fixes commercial identity and local use within Tarvin, Cheshire, England, UK at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against replacement signage. The photograph additionally reflects conservation interest, period building, traditional masonry, documentary photography, urban fabric, regional identity, built environment, and changing streetscape. References to Andrews, Tarvin, Church, building, and listed give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to the named subject. For Tarvin, Cheshire, England, UK, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which small changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The scene retains a connection with maintenance and preserving local identity during urban change within the specific setting of Tarvin, Cheshire, England, UK. That also gives the frame relevance to energy retrofit and preserving local identity during urban change as part of the longer story of Tarvin, Cheshire, England, UK. Another useful connection is energy retrofit and the contrast between historic fabric and modern development when considered against later change at Tarvin, Cheshire, England, UK. The image adds a further period reference to the visual history of Tarvin, Cheshire, England, UK.
Tarvin, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2C6RE7D - 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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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFFP2F - . A dated documentary view of Lymm,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, WA13 0DA in 2019, recording the subject as it appeared at that point rather than as a generic stock illustration. The main subject is Lymm Cross, Lymm Dickensian weekend,Lymm Village,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, WA13. The setting also relates to venue culture, archival record, beer appreciation, brewing heritage, social drinking culture, nightlife culture, historic context, cask-beer tradition, visual archive, contemporary social history, pub trade, real-ale culture, documentary photography, and regional music scene. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject sits within continuing debate about independent brewing, pub closures and the tension between heritage drinking culture and changing consumer habits. The present-day relevance extends to rising costs and regional culture, while a wider concern is the fragility of local music scenes. As the area changes, the frame preserves the combination of built form, activity and local identity in the immediate surroundings of Lymm,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, WA13 0DA. The subject sits alongside independent music, before-and-after reference, music heritage, concert photography, licensed trade, licensed hospitality, beer judging, and beer festival scene. The combination of Dickensian, weekend, Cross, Village, and Warrington anchors the image to a recognisable activity, place or moment. By fixing the subject within Lymm,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, WA13 0DA, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The location additionally provides evidence of independent brewing and the economics of beer festivals and licensed venues within the specific setting of Lymm,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, WA13 0DA. The scene captures evidence of earlier appearance for future local research. The period view preserves period character before later change alters the scene.
Lymm,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, WA13 0DA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFFP2K - Lymm Artisan Market is a food & craft market held on ocasional Saturday & 3rd Sunday of the month
Lymm Sunday Market is a FOOD & CRAFT market held on the 3rd Sunday of the month & the occasional Saturday It is located at Lymm Youth Community Centre WA13 0AB, opposite the canal. We are open 10-4 pm Sat & 11-4 pm Sun. There will a combination of food & craft stalls. Refreshments are available, provided by the volunteers of the Centre.
Boat Stage, Lymm,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, WA13 0DA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AAT2K3 - Great Budworth is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, England, four miles (6.4 km) north of Northwich off the A559 road, east of Comberbach, northwest of Higher Marston and southeast of Budworth Heath. Until 1948, Great Budworth was part of the Arley Hall estate.
Great Budworth is approached from the main Warrington to Northwich road about two miles (3.2 km) from Northwich, along a ridge overlooking two meres, Budworth to the west and Pickmere to the east.
It was situated in the hundred of Bucklow and deanery of Frodsham. At fifteen miles (24 km) in length and ten miles (16 km) in width, it was considered to be the second largest parish in Cheshire, after Prestbury. The parish contained nineteen townships: Budworth, Anderton, Appleton-cum-Hull, Aston-juxta-Budworth, Barnton, Barterton, or Bartington, Cogfoall, Comberbach, Dutton, Little-Leigh, Marbury, Marston, Pickmere, Stretton, Nether-Tabley, Over-Witley, Nether Witley, and Wincham.
The early history of Great Budworth is documented in the Domesday Book, which mentions a priest at Great Budworth.[7] In 1130, St Mary and All Saints Church was given to the Augustinian canon of Norton Priory by William FitzNigel, Constable of Chester and Baron of Halton.
The lord of the manor during the reign of Henry III was Geoffrey de Dutton. He donated to Norton Priory a third of his land to endow masses for his soul. After the dissolution of the monasteries, King Henry VIII granted the estate to John Grimsditch. It was afterwards divided into several parcels.
There may have been a school in Great Budworth as early as 1563, but certainly one existed by 1578. For centuries, the village was owned by the head of Arley Hall who would collect rent from the villagers. Rowland Egerton-Warburton of Arley Hall paid for restorations and improvements to the church in the 1850s. Egerton-Warburton also undertook a campaign to render it (the village) picturesque in Victorian eyes. To this end he commissioned architects
High St, Great Budworth, Northwich, Cheshire,England, CW9 6HF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AAT2K5 - Great Budworth is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, England, four miles (6.4 km) north of Northwich off the A559 road, east of Comberbach, northwest of Higher Marston and southeast of Budworth Heath. Until 1948, Great Budworth was part of the Arley Hall estate.
Great Budworth is approached from the main Warrington to Northwich road about two miles (3.2 km) from Northwich, along a ridge overlooking two meres, Budworth to the west and Pickmere to the east.
It was situated in the hundred of Bucklow and deanery of Frodsham. At fifteen miles (24 km) in length and ten miles (16 km) in width, it was considered to be the second largest parish in Cheshire, after Prestbury. The parish contained nineteen townships: Budworth, Anderton, Appleton-cum-Hull, Aston-juxta-Budworth, Barnton, Barterton, or Bartington, Cogfoall, Comberbach, Dutton, Little-Leigh, Marbury, Marston, Pickmere, Stretton, Nether-Tabley, Over-Witley, Nether Witley, and Wincham.
The early history of Great Budworth is documented in the Domesday Book, which mentions a priest at Great Budworth.[7] In 1130, St Mary and All Saints Church was given to the Augustinian canon of Norton Priory by William FitzNigel, Constable of Chester and Baron of Halton.
The lord of the manor during the reign of Henry III was Geoffrey de Dutton. He donated to Norton Priory a third of his land to endow masses for his soul. After the dissolution of the monasteries, King Henry VIII granted the estate to John Grimsditch. It was afterwards divided into several parcels.
There may have been a school in Great Budworth as early as 1563, but certainly one existed by 1578. For centuries, the village was owned by the head of Arley Hall who would collect rent from the villagers. Rowland Egerton-Warburton of Arley Hall paid for restorations and improvements to the church in the 1850s. Egerton-Warburton also undertook a campaign to render it (the village) picturesque in Victorian eyes. To this end he commissioned architects
High St, Great Budworth, Northwich, Cheshire,England, CW9 6HF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AAT2K6 - Great Budworth is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, England, four miles (6.4 km) north of Northwich off the A559 road, east of Comberbach, northwest of Higher Marston and southeast of Budworth Heath. Until 1948, Great Budworth was part of the Arley Hall estate.
Great Budworth is approached from the main Warrington to Northwich road about two miles (3.2 km) from Northwich, along a ridge overlooking two meres, Budworth to the west and Pickmere to the east.
It was situated in the hundred of Bucklow and deanery of Frodsham. At fifteen miles (24 km) in length and ten miles (16 km) in width, it was considered to be the second largest parish in Cheshire, after Prestbury. The parish contained nineteen townships: Budworth, Anderton, Appleton-cum-Hull, Aston-juxta-Budworth, Barnton, Barterton, or Bartington, Cogfoall, Comberbach, Dutton, Little-Leigh, Marbury, Marston, Pickmere, Stretton, Nether-Tabley, Over-Witley, Nether Witley, and Wincham.
The early history of Great Budworth is documented in the Domesday Book, which mentions a priest at Great Budworth.[7] In 1130, St Mary and All Saints Church was given to the Augustinian canon of Norton Priory by William FitzNigel, Constable of Chester and Baron of Halton.
The lord of the manor during the reign of Henry III was Geoffrey de Dutton. He donated to Norton Priory a third of his land to endow masses for his soul. After the dissolution of the monasteries, King Henry VIII granted the estate to John Grimsditch. It was afterwards divided into several parcels.
There may have been a school in Great Budworth as early as 1563, but certainly one existed by 1578. For centuries, the village was owned by the head of Arley Hall who would collect rent from the villagers. Rowland Egerton-Warburton of Arley Hall paid for restorations and improvements to the church in the 1850s. Egerton-Warburton also undertook a campaign to render it (the village) picturesque in Victorian eyes. To this end he commissioned architects
High St, Great Budworth, Northwich, Cheshire,England, CW9 6HF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AAT2K7 - Great Budworth is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, England, four miles (6.4 km) north of Northwich off the A559 road, east of Comberbach, northwest of Higher Marston and southeast of Budworth Heath. Until 1948, Great Budworth was part of the Arley Hall estate.
Great Budworth is approached from the main Warrington to Northwich road about two miles (3.2 km) from Northwich, along a ridge overlooking two meres, Budworth to the west and Pickmere to the east.
It was situated in the hundred of Bucklow and deanery of Frodsham. At fifteen miles (24 km) in length and ten miles (16 km) in width, it was considered to be the second largest parish in Cheshire, after Prestbury. The parish contained nineteen townships: Budworth, Anderton, Appleton-cum-Hull, Aston-juxta-Budworth, Barnton, Barterton, or Bartington, Cogfoall, Comberbach, Dutton, Little-Leigh, Marbury, Marston, Pickmere, Stretton, Nether-Tabley, Over-Witley, Nether Witley, and Wincham.
The early history of Great Budworth is documented in the Domesday Book, which mentions a priest at Great Budworth.[7] In 1130, St Mary and All Saints Church was given to the Augustinian canon of Norton Priory by William FitzNigel, Constable of Chester and Baron of Halton.
The lord of the manor during the reign of Henry III was Geoffrey de Dutton. He donated to Norton Priory a third of his land to endow masses for his soul. After the dissolution of the monasteries, King Henry VIII granted the estate to John Grimsditch. It was afterwards divided into several parcels.
There may have been a school in Great Budworth as early as 1563, but certainly one existed by 1578. For centuries, the village was owned by the head of Arley Hall who would collect rent from the villagers. Rowland Egerton-Warburton of Arley Hall paid for restorations and improvements to the church in the 1850s. Egerton-Warburton also undertook a campaign to render it (the village) picturesque in Victorian eyes. To this end he commissioned architects
High St, Great Budworth, Northwich, Cheshire,England, CW9 6HF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AAT2K9 - Great Budworth is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, England, four miles (6.4 km) north of Northwich off the A559 road, east of Comberbach, northwest of Higher Marston and southeast of Budworth Heath. Until 1948, Great Budworth was part of the Arley Hall estate.
Great Budworth is approached from the main Warrington to Northwich road about two miles (3.2 km) from Northwich, along a ridge overlooking two meres, Budworth to the west and Pickmere to the east.
It was situated in the hundred of Bucklow and deanery of Frodsham. At fifteen miles (24 km) in length and ten miles (16 km) in width, it was considered to be the second largest parish in Cheshire, after Prestbury. The parish contained nineteen townships: Budworth, Anderton, Appleton-cum-Hull, Aston-juxta-Budworth, Barnton, Barterton, or Bartington, Cogfoall, Comberbach, Dutton, Little-Leigh, Marbury, Marston, Pickmere, Stretton, Nether-Tabley, Over-Witley, Nether Witley, and Wincham.
The early history of Great Budworth is documented in the Domesday Book, which mentions a priest at Great Budworth.[7] In 1130, St Mary and All Saints Church was given to the Augustinian canon of Norton Priory by William FitzNigel, Constable of Chester and Baron of Halton.
The lord of the manor during the reign of Henry III was Geoffrey de Dutton. He donated to Norton Priory a third of his land to endow masses for his soul. After the dissolution of the monasteries, King Henry VIII granted the estate to John Grimsditch. It was afterwards divided into several parcels.
There may have been a school in Great Budworth as early as 1563, but certainly one existed by 1578. For centuries, the village was owned by the head of Arley Hall who would collect rent from the villagers. Rowland Egerton-Warburton of Arley Hall paid for restorations and improvements to the church in the 1850s. Egerton-Warburton also undertook a campaign to render it (the village) picturesque in Victorian eyes. To this end he commissioned architects
High St, Great Budworth, Northwich, Cheshire,England, CW9 6HF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K43P0T - . This location-specific image from 3 Winmarleigh Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1NB in 2019 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The defining feature is Old red historic YMCA sign - The Young Mans Christian Association , 3 Winmarleigh Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1NB. The broader subject matter reaches into printed message, before-and-after reference, graphic street detail, local history, visual communication, public realm, contemporary social history, public information notice, place identity, period detail, commercial ephemera, social history, urban typography, and historical comparison. For current editorial use, visual identity and street design provide additional context, especially through how signs can document commercial, social or regulatory change. Small period details of lettering, decoration and surface detail at 3 Winmarleigh Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1NB may become more significant with time, particularly following altered transport patterns. Other useful contextual ideas include instructional wording, archival record, wayfinding detail, documentary photography, community identity, changing land use, material sign design, and period lettering. References to Christian, historic, Association, Winmarleigh, and Young give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. A later view of 3 Winmarleigh Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1NB may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The setting also helps illustrate visual identity and how signs can document commercial, social or regulatory change as part of the longer story of 3 Winmarleigh Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1NB. That local specificity strengthens the long-term documentary value of image 2K43P0T.
3 Winmarleigh Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1NB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3XNB2 - Betfred is a bookmaker based in the United Kingdom, founded by Fred Done.[note 1] It was first established as a single betting shop in Ordsall, Salford, in 1967. Its turnover in 2004 was reported to be more than £3.5 billion, having risen from £550 million in 2003 and has continued to grow to over £10 billion in 2018-2019.[1] It has its head office is in Birchwood, Warrington, and also has offices in Media City, Salford Quays, Salford.
Betfred.com, the company's online gambling site, is based in Gibraltar and registered as Petfre (Gibraltar) Limited
10b ,Eastover, Bridgwater, , Somerset, England, UK, TA6 5AB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RBJ9P1 - . A place-specific photograph captures the setting around 99 St Marks Pl, New York, NYC, USA, in a time-specific record from 2018. The documentary focus is The pink sockman shop, quirky retail, 99 St Marks Pl, New York, NYC, USA. The location also connects chain-store economy, shopping district, independent retail, commercial frontage, commercial streetscape, town-centre trading, local trading, city-centre economy, customer footfall, storefront culture, retail property, and high-street commerce. The wider contemporary story of independent trading now includes shifts in leisure spending alongside hybrid working, while policy and investment increasingly consider stronger local footfall. Because this is a time-specific record of 99 St Marks Pl, New York, NYC, USA, 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 shopfront economy, retail decline and renewal, consumer spending, bricks-and-mortar retail, retail vacancy, consumer retail. Other local associations include The Sockman, store, sock shop, Saint Marks Place. The location further reflects shopping habits, and urban commerce. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, retail streets also connects with changing footfall, hybrid working and efforts aimed at mixed-use town centres. As the location changes, the frame remains a reference for changes of use, period design, local character, the appearance of the built environment, and public activity as part of the area's longer social history. In historical comparison, the image can help trace local continuity, commercial identity, physical infrastructure, community life, and signage and branding without relying on a generic or reconstructed view. The view additionally fixes evidence of changing place in 99 St Marks Pl, New York, NYC, USA as evidence of its time.
99 St Marks Pl, New York, NYC, USA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RBJ9P2 - . A local-history photograph depicts a moment within 99 St Marks Pl, New York, NYC, USA, in a view made during 2018. The scene is specifically associated with The pink sockman shop, quirky retail, 99 St Marks Pl, New York, NYC, USA. Other aspects of the setting include retail decline and renewal, shopping habits, city-centre economy, bricks-and-mortar retail, consumer spending, town-centre trading, retail property, independent retail, commercial frontage, retail vacancy, storefront culture, and shopping district. Modern coverage of high-street retail frequently reaches beyond the immediate scene to questions of changing footfall, shifts in leisure spending and mixed-use town centres. Over time, this view of 99 St Marks Pl, New York, NYC, USA can support local-history and planning research by preserving details of appearance, occupation, signage, public access and everyday use that written records may omit. The scene also relates to high-street commerce, urban commerce, chain-store economy, consumer retail, customer footfall, shopfront economy. Other local associations include The Sockman, store, sock shop, Saint Marks Place. The same setting also brings together commercial streetscape, and local trading. For present-day editorial use, consumer spending can also illustrate debates about operating costs and vacant premises, particularly where these affect adaptable commercial space. Taken together, these details make the photograph a useful record of period design, changes of use, local character, public activity, and the appearance of the built environment as an authentic period reference. The combination preserved here provides evidence of local continuity, physical infrastructure, community life, signage and branding, and commercial identity at this precise location. The resulting record of 99 St Marks Pl, New York, NYC, USA is specific enough to support future before-and-after study of the same site.
99 St Marks Pl, New York, NYC, USA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFK6YA - The Village Voice was an American news and culture paper, known for being the country's first alternative newsweekly. Founded in 1955 by Dan Wolf, Ed Fancher, John Wilcock, and Norman Mailer, the Voice began as a platform for the creative community of New York City. It is still kept alive online.
Over its 63 years of publication, The Village Voice received three Pulitzer Prizes, the National Press Foundation Award, and the George Polk Award. The Village Voice hosted a variety of writers and artists, including writer Ezra Pound, cartoonist Lynda Barry, and art critics Robert Christgau, Andrew Sarris, and J. Hoberman.
In October 2015, The Village Voice changed ownership and severed all ties with former parent company Voice Media Group (VMG). The Voice announced on August 22, 2017, that it would cease publication of its print edition and convert to a fully digital venture, on a date to be announced. The final printed edition, featuring a 1965 photo of Bob Dylan on the cover, was distributed on September 21, 2017. After halting print publication in 2017, the Voice provided daily coverage through its website until August 31, 2018, when it announced it was ceasing production of new editorial content. The Voice continues to have an active website, which features archival material related to current events.
36 Cooper Square New York, NY 10003, USA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RD81NG - Manchester Pride is a charity that campaigns for LGBTQ+ equality across the United Kingdom, predominantly in Greater Manchester. The Charity offers dialogue, training, research and policy analysis, advocacy and outreach activities focusing on LGBTQ+ rights.
The Manchester Pride Festival is an annual event held on the August bank holiday weekend. It takes place in the Canal Street area, the city's gay village, and fringe locations around the city, while the parade occurs through Manchester city centre. Events have included MCR Pride Live, the Superbia Weekend, the Gay Village Party, Manchester Pride Parade, Youth Pride MCR, Family Pride, The Human Rights Forum, and the Candlelit Vigil. The parade features various supporting organisations and charities and representative floats from the ten metropolitan boroughs of Greater Manchester.
Manchester Pride's headquarters are in Piccadilly, Manchester City Centre. Manchester Pride had a total income of £3,238,817 in the financial year ending 31 December 2021, had 10 employees, and used the services of 242 volunteers. Manchester Pride is regarded as one of the leading pride movement's worldwide, often trialling new innovative initiatives. Thus, it has sponsorships with some of the largest corporations worldwide, such as Virgin Atlantic, TikTok, Starbucks, Marc Jacobs and L'Oreal.
The organisation is managed by a Board of Trustees who are, in turn, Directors of the subsidiary companies Manchester Pride Limited and Manchester Pride Events Limited. The Board of Directors delegate operational functions to a paid Chief Executive Officer who is directly accountable to the board for corporate performance.
Canal street , Bloom Street, Manchester, England, UK, M1 3EZ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RD81NP - Manchester Pride is a charity that campaigns for LGBTQ+ equality across the United Kingdom, predominantly in Greater Manchester. The Charity offers dialogue, training, research and policy analysis, advocacy and outreach activities focusing on LGBTQ+ rights.
The Manchester Pride Festival is an annual event held on the August bank holiday weekend. It takes place in the Canal Street area, the city's gay village, and fringe locations around the city, while the parade occurs through Manchester city centre. Events have included MCR Pride Live, the Superbia Weekend, the Gay Village Party, Manchester Pride Parade, Youth Pride MCR, Family Pride, The Human Rights Forum, and the Candlelit Vigil. The parade features various supporting organisations and charities and representative floats from the ten metropolitan boroughs of Greater Manchester.
Manchester Pride's headquarters are in Piccadilly, Manchester City Centre. Manchester Pride had a total income of £3,238,817 in the financial year ending 31 December 2021, had 10 employees, and used the services of 242 volunteers. Manchester Pride is regarded as one of the leading pride movement's worldwide, often trialling new innovative initiatives. Thus, it has sponsorships with some of the largest corporations worldwide, such as Virgin Atlantic, TikTok, Starbucks, Marc Jacobs and L'Oreal.
The organisation is managed by a Board of Trustees who are, in turn, Directors of the subsidiary companies Manchester Pride Limited and Manchester Pride Events Limited. The Board of Directors delegate operational functions to a paid Chief Executive Officer who is directly accountable to the board for corporate performance.
Canal street , Bloom Street, Manchester, England, UK, M1 3EZ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RDAW6D - Manchester Pride is a charity that campaigns for LGBTQ+ equality across the United Kingdom, predominantly in Greater Manchester. The Charity offers dialogue, training, research and policy analysis, advocacy and outreach activities focusing on LGBTQ+ rights.
The Manchester Pride Festival is an annual event held on the August bank holiday weekend. It takes place in the Canal Street area, the city's gay village, and fringe locations around the city, while the parade occurs through Manchester city centre. Events have included MCR Pride Live, the Superbia Weekend, the Gay Village Party, Manchester Pride Parade, Youth Pride MCR, Family Pride, The Human Rights Forum, and the Candlelit Vigil. The parade features various supporting organisations and charities and representative floats from the ten metropolitan boroughs of Greater Manchester.
Manchester Pride's headquarters are in Piccadilly, Manchester City Centre. Manchester Pride had a total income of £3,238,817 in the financial year ending 31 December 2021, had 10 employees, and used the services of 242 volunteers. Manchester Pride is regarded as one of the leading pride movement's worldwide, often trialling new innovative initiatives. Thus, it has sponsorships with some of the largest corporations worldwide, such as Virgin Atlantic, TikTok, Starbucks, Marc Jacobs and L'Oreal.
The organisation is managed by a Board of Trustees who are, in turn, Directors of the subsidiary companies Manchester Pride Limited and Manchester Pride Events Limited. The Board of Directors delegate operational functions to a paid Chief Executive Officer who is directly accountable to the board for corporate performance.
36-38 Whitworth Street, Manchester, England, UK, M1 3NR
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RDAWBH - Manchester Pride is a charity that campaigns for LGBTQ+ equality across the United Kingdom, predominantly in Greater Manchester. The Charity offers dialogue, training, research and policy analysis, advocacy and outreach activities focusing on LGBTQ+ rights.
The Manchester Pride Festival is an annual event held on the August bank holiday weekend. It takes place in the Canal Street area, the city's gay village, and fringe locations around the city, while the parade occurs through Manchester city centre. Events have included MCR Pride Live, the Superbia Weekend, the Gay Village Party, Manchester Pride Parade, Youth Pride MCR, Family Pride, The Human Rights Forum, and the Candlelit Vigil. The parade features various supporting organisations and charities and representative floats from the ten metropolitan boroughs of Greater Manchester.
Manchester Pride's headquarters are in Piccadilly, Manchester City Centre. Manchester Pride had a total income of £3,238,817 in the financial year ending 31 December 2021, had 10 employees, and used the services of 242 volunteers. Manchester Pride is regarded as one of the leading pride movement's worldwide, often trialling new innovative initiatives. Thus, it has sponsorships with some of the largest corporations worldwide, such as Virgin Atlantic, TikTok, Starbucks, Marc Jacobs and L'Oreal.
The organisation is managed by a Board of Trustees who are, in turn, Directors of the subsidiary companies Manchester Pride Limited and Manchester Pride Events Limited. The Board of Directors delegate operational functions to a paid Chief Executive Officer who is directly accountable to the board for corporate performance.
36-38 Whitworth Street, Manchester, England, UK, M1 3NR
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RDAWH3 - Manchester Pride is a charity that campaigns for LGBTQ+ equality across the United Kingdom, predominantly in Greater Manchester. The Charity offers dialogue, training, research and policy analysis, advocacy and outreach activities focusing on LGBTQ+ rights.
The Manchester Pride Festival is an annual event held on the August bank holiday weekend. It takes place in the Canal Street area, the city's gay village, and fringe locations around the city, while the parade occurs through Manchester city centre. Events have included MCR Pride Live, the Superbia Weekend, the Gay Village Party, Manchester Pride Parade, Youth Pride MCR, Family Pride, The Human Rights Forum, and the Candlelit Vigil. The parade features various supporting organisations and charities and representative floats from the ten metropolitan boroughs of Greater Manchester.
Manchester Pride's headquarters are in Piccadilly, Manchester City Centre. Manchester Pride had a total income of £3,238,817 in the financial year ending 31 December 2021, had 10 employees, and used the services of 242 volunteers. Manchester Pride is regarded as one of the leading pride movement's worldwide, often trialling new innovative initiatives. Thus, it has sponsorships with some of the largest corporations worldwide, such as Virgin Atlantic, TikTok, Starbucks, Marc Jacobs and L'Oreal.
The organisation is managed by a Board of Trustees who are, in turn, Directors of the subsidiary companies Manchester Pride Limited and Manchester Pride Events Limited. The Board of Directors delegate operational functions to a paid Chief Executive Officer who is directly accountable to the board for corporate performance.
36-38 Whitworth Street, Manchester, England, UK, M1 3NR
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RDAWH8 - Manchester Pride is a charity that campaigns for LGBTQ+ equality across the United Kingdom, predominantly in Greater Manchester. The Charity offers dialogue, training, research and policy analysis, advocacy and outreach activities focusing on LGBTQ+ rights.
The Manchester Pride Festival is an annual event held on the August bank holiday weekend. It takes place in the Canal Street area, the city's gay village, and fringe locations around the city, while the parade occurs through Manchester city centre. Events have included MCR Pride Live, the Superbia Weekend, the Gay Village Party, Manchester Pride Parade, Youth Pride MCR, Family Pride, The Human Rights Forum, and the Candlelit Vigil. The parade features various supporting organisations and charities and representative floats from the ten metropolitan boroughs of Greater Manchester.
Manchester Pride's headquarters are in Piccadilly, Manchester City Centre. Manchester Pride had a total income of £3,238,817 in the financial year ending 31 December 2021, had 10 employees, and used the services of 242 volunteers. Manchester Pride is regarded as one of the leading pride movement's worldwide, often trialling new innovative initiatives. Thus, it has sponsorships with some of the largest corporations worldwide, such as Virgin Atlantic, TikTok, Starbucks, Marc Jacobs and L'Oreal.
The organisation is managed by a Board of Trustees who are, in turn, Directors of the subsidiary companies Manchester Pride Limited and Manchester Pride Events Limited. The Board of Directors delegate operational functions to a paid Chief Executive Officer who is directly accountable to the board for corporate performance.
36-38 Whitworth Street, Manchester, England, UK, M1 3NR
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RDAWHR - Manchester Pride is a charity that campaigns for LGBTQ+ equality across the United Kingdom, predominantly in Greater Manchester. The Charity offers dialogue, training, research and policy analysis, advocacy and outreach activities focusing on LGBTQ+ rights.
The Manchester Pride Festival is an annual event held on the August bank holiday weekend. It takes place in the Canal Street area, the city's gay village, and fringe locations around the city, while the parade occurs through Manchester city centre. Events have included MCR Pride Live, the Superbia Weekend, the Gay Village Party, Manchester Pride Parade, Youth Pride MCR, Family Pride, The Human Rights Forum, and the Candlelit Vigil. The parade features various supporting organisations and charities and representative floats from the ten metropolitan boroughs of Greater Manchester.
Manchester Pride's headquarters are in Piccadilly, Manchester City Centre. Manchester Pride had a total income of £3,238,817 in the financial year ending 31 December 2021, had 10 employees, and used the services of 242 volunteers. Manchester Pride is regarded as one of the leading pride movement's worldwide, often trialling new innovative initiatives. Thus, it has sponsorships with some of the largest corporations worldwide, such as Virgin Atlantic, TikTok, Starbucks, Marc Jacobs and L'Oreal.
The organisation is managed by a Board of Trustees who are, in turn, Directors of the subsidiary companies Manchester Pride Limited and Manchester Pride Events Limited. The Board of Directors delegate operational functions to a paid Chief Executive Officer who is directly accountable to the board for corporate performance.
36-38 Whitworth Street, Manchester, England, UK, M1 3NR
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RDAWM2 - Manchester Pride is a charity that campaigns for LGBTQ+ equality across the United Kingdom, predominantly in Greater Manchester. The Charity offers dialogue, training, research and policy analysis, advocacy and outreach activities focusing on LGBTQ+ rights.
The Manchester Pride Festival is an annual event held on the August bank holiday weekend. It takes place in the Canal Street area, the city's gay village, and fringe locations around the city, while the parade occurs through Manchester city centre. Events have included MCR Pride Live, the Superbia Weekend, the Gay Village Party, Manchester Pride Parade, Youth Pride MCR, Family Pride, The Human Rights Forum, and the Candlelit Vigil. The parade features various supporting organisations and charities and representative floats from the ten metropolitan boroughs of Greater Manchester.
Manchester Pride's headquarters are in Piccadilly, Manchester City Centre. Manchester Pride had a total income of £3,238,817 in the financial year ending 31 December 2021, had 10 employees, and used the services of 242 volunteers. Manchester Pride is regarded as one of the leading pride movement's worldwide, often trialling new innovative initiatives. Thus, it has sponsorships with some of the largest corporations worldwide, such as Virgin Atlantic, TikTok, Starbucks, Marc Jacobs and L'Oreal.
The organisation is managed by a Board of Trustees who are, in turn, Directors of the subsidiary companies Manchester Pride Limited and Manchester Pride Events Limited. The Board of Directors delegate operational functions to a paid Chief Executive Officer who is directly accountable to the board for corporate performance.
36-38 Whitworth Street, Manchester, England, UK, M1 3NR
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RDAWMD - Manchester Pride is a charity that campaigns for LGBTQ+ equality across the United Kingdom, predominantly in Greater Manchester. The Charity offers dialogue, training, research and policy analysis, advocacy and outreach activities focusing on LGBTQ+ rights.
The Manchester Pride Festival is an annual event held on the August bank holiday weekend. It takes place in the Canal Street area, the city's gay village, and fringe locations around the city, while the parade occurs through Manchester city centre. Events have included MCR Pride Live, the Superbia Weekend, the Gay Village Party, Manchester Pride Parade, Youth Pride MCR, Family Pride, The Human Rights Forum, and the Candlelit Vigil. The parade features various supporting organisations and charities and representative floats from the ten metropolitan boroughs of Greater Manchester.
Manchester Pride's headquarters are in Piccadilly, Manchester City Centre. Manchester Pride had a total income of £3,238,817 in the financial year ending 31 December 2021, had 10 employees, and used the services of 242 volunteers. Manchester Pride is regarded as one of the leading pride movement's worldwide, often trialling new innovative initiatives. Thus, it has sponsorships with some of the largest corporations worldwide, such as Virgin Atlantic, TikTok, Starbucks, Marc Jacobs and L'Oreal.
The organisation is managed by a Board of Trustees who are, in turn, Directors of the subsidiary companies Manchester Pride Limited and Manchester Pride Events Limited. The Board of Directors delegate operational functions to a paid Chief Executive Officer who is directly accountable to the board for corporate performance.
36-38 Whitworth Street, Manchester, England, UK, M1 3NR
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RDAWPD - Manchester Pride is a charity that campaigns for LGBTQ+ equality across the United Kingdom, predominantly in Greater Manchester. The Charity offers dialogue, training, research and policy analysis, advocacy and outreach activities focusing on LGBTQ+ rights.
The Manchester Pride Festival is an annual event held on the August bank holiday weekend. It takes place in the Canal Street area, the city's gay village, and fringe locations around the city, while the parade occurs through Manchester city centre. Events have included MCR Pride Live, the Superbia Weekend, the Gay Village Party, Manchester Pride Parade, Youth Pride MCR, Family Pride, The Human Rights Forum, and the Candlelit Vigil. The parade features various supporting organisations and charities and representative floats from the ten metropolitan boroughs of Greater Manchester.
Manchester Pride's headquarters are in Piccadilly, Manchester City Centre. Manchester Pride had a total income of £3,238,817 in the financial year ending 31 December 2021, had 10 employees, and used the services of 242 volunteers. Manchester Pride is regarded as one of the leading pride movement's worldwide, often trialling new innovative initiatives. Thus, it has sponsorships with some of the largest corporations worldwide, such as Virgin Atlantic, TikTok, Starbucks, Marc Jacobs and L'Oreal.
The organisation is managed by a Board of Trustees who are, in turn, Directors of the subsidiary companies Manchester Pride Limited and Manchester Pride Events Limited. The Board of Directors delegate operational functions to a paid Chief Executive Officer who is directly accountable to the board for corporate performance.
36-38 Whitworth Street, Manchester, England, UK, M1 3NR
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEJ6EB - Camden Town often shortened to Camden (ambiguously also used for the much larger London Borough of Camden of which it is the central neighbourhood), is an inner city district of northwest London, 2.4 miles (3.9 km) north of the centre of London. It is one of the 35 major centres identified in the London Plan.
Laid out as a residential district from 1791 and originally part of the manor of Kentish Town and the parish of St Pancras, London, Camden Town became an important location during the early development of the railways, which reinforced its position on the London canal network. The area's industrial economic base has been replaced by service industries such as retail, tourism and entertainment. The area now hosts street markets and music venues which are strongly associated with alternative culture.
Camden Lock, North London, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEJ6ET - Camden Town often shortened to Camden (ambiguously also used for the much larger London Borough of Camden of which it is the central neighbourhood), is an inner city district of northwest London, 2.4 miles (3.9 km) north of the centre of London. It is one of the 35 major centres identified in the London Plan.
Laid out as a residential district from 1791 and originally part of the manor of Kentish Town and the parish of St Pancras, London, Camden Town became an important location during the early development of the railways, which reinforced its position on the London canal network. The area's industrial economic base has been replaced by service industries such as retail, tourism and entertainment. The area now hosts street markets and music venues which are strongly associated with alternative culture.
Camden Lock, North London, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY5KDW - . Riverhead Brewery Pub Marsden, West Yorkshire, stock-photo/gotonysmith-England.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>England, Uk on the CAMRA aletrain route. Photographed at Marsden,West Yorkshire,England, UK. The photograph was taken on 18 July 2015. 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. Signage, lettering, logos, numbers or other visible information form an important part of the record, helping identify the subject and capture contemporary branding or public messaging. The scene is closely associated with Riverhead, Brewery, Pub, Marsden, Yorkshire, Eng, railway, ales, transpennine and trans, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The scene has strong relevance to railway travel, public transport, passenger infrastructure and the everyday operation of Britain's rail network. It can illustrate editorial stories about stations, train journeys, commuting, regional connectivity, rail investment, rolling stock, freight, signals, platforms, accessibility and the relationship between railways and the places they serve. Visible railway furniture, signs, tracks, platforms, trains, signals or station buildings help place the photograph firmly in the practical environment experienced by passengers and railway staff. As a dated documentary image it also offers a useful record of transport infrastructure, branding and passenger facilities at the time the photograph was made. Search themes include British rail travel, railway stations, passenger journeys, tracks, platforms, signals, rolling stock, freight, regional connectivity and transport infrastructure. The scene is particularly useful for illustrating how railway facilities, signs and operational surroundings looked at a known point in time. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
Marsden,West Yorkshire,England, UK
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Keywords: transpennine,trans,pennine,train,ale,real.realale,sign,river,head,England,UK,on,the,CAMRA,aletrain,route,1995,village,town,brewer,Kirklees,Council,borough,GoTonySmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,leisure,popular,tourism,centre,traditional,history,historic,est
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY5KDX - . Riverhead Brewery Pub Marsden, West Yorkshire, stock-photo/gotonysmith-England.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>England, Uk on the CAMRA aletrain route. Photographed at Marsden,West Yorkshire,England, UK. The photograph was taken on 18 July 2015. 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. Signage, lettering, logos, numbers or other visible information form an important part of the record, helping identify the subject and capture contemporary branding or public messaging. The scene is closely associated with Riverhead, Brewery, Pub, Marsden, Yorkshire, Eng, railway, ales, transpennine and trans, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The scene has strong relevance to railway travel, public transport, passenger infrastructure and the everyday operation of Britain's rail network. It can illustrate editorial stories about stations, train journeys, commuting, regional connectivity, rail investment, rolling stock, freight, signals, platforms, accessibility and the relationship between railways and the places they serve. Visible railway furniture, signs, tracks, platforms, trains, signals or station buildings help place the photograph firmly in the practical environment experienced by passengers and railway staff. As a dated documentary image it also offers a useful record of transport infrastructure, branding and passenger facilities at the time the photograph was made. Search themes include British rail travel, railway stations, passenger journeys, tracks, platforms, signals, rolling stock, freight, regional connectivity and transport infrastructure. The scene is particularly useful for illustrating how railway facilities, signs and operational surroundings looked at a known point in time. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
Marsden,West Yorkshire,England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DE54W4 - . The Borough square, Montecute village, near Yeovil, South Somerset, England, UK, TA15 6XB. The photograph was taken on 13 June 2013. 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. Signage, lettering, logos, numbers or other visible information form an important part of the record, helping identify the subject and capture contemporary branding or public messaging. The scene is closely associated with The Borough, square, Montecute, South Somerset, Somerset, village, signs, sign, street and villages, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph gives particular emphasis to signage, lettering, public information, branding or graphic communication in a real-world setting. It can support editorial features about wayfinding, advertising, local identity, warnings, public information, business branding, typography, street design and the visual language of towns and cities. Words, symbols, colours, materials and the physical setting of the sign provide useful documentary detail for researchers interested in how information was presented at the time. Because signs and branding are frequently replaced, repainted or removed, the image also has useful archive and social-history value. Search themes include signs, lettering, typography, advertising, wayfinding, public information, warnings, branding, street graphics and local identity. Because signs are frequently replaced or repainted, a clear dated photograph of wording or graphics can acquire strong archive and social-history value. 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.
The Borough square, Montecute village, near Yeovil, South Somerset, England, UK, TA15 6XB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8DYMB - . Two Jubilee plaques in Church Lane, Grappenhall Village, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK WA4 2SJ. Photographed on 22 May 2013. An example of the record of the twin celebrations of two queen Jubilee, Victoria and Elizabeth was recorded in stone work. In historical terms, ecclesiastical buildings are both active places of worship and repositories of local history
Architectural details, memorials and churchyard monuments provide evidence for religious practice, craftsmanship, community identity, genealogy and the changing use of sacred space. The historical context is that memorials and inscriptions are primary sources for local and family history, preserving names, dates, occupations, military service and the language of remembrance
They range from private graves to civic monuments and can reveal how communities chose to commemorate loss in different periods. During 2026, historic places of worship remain important not only for faith but also for conservation, tourism, music, community use and local identity
Their maintenance illustrates the continuing challenge of caring for ageing heritage buildings while keeping them accessible and relevant. The subject remains topical in 2026 because interest in local history, genealogy and the conservation of memorials remains strong, while weathering, redevelopment and vandalism can threaten smaller monuments and inscriptions
Detailed photographs help preserve lettering, names and physical condition before further weathering or alteration. In the longer view, 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, evolving liturgy, local benefactors, war remembrance and family history. Other strongly related concepts include ecclesiastical architecture, parish church, Christian heritage, sacred art, religious symbolism, and church interior.
Church Lane, Grappenhall Village, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK WA4 2SJ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8EHP0 - . Two Jubilee plaques in Church Lane, Grappenhall Village, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK WA4 2SJ. Photographed on 22 May 2013. An example of the record of the twin celebrations of two queen Jubilee, Victoria and Elizabeth was recorded in stone work. 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. 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. As background, parish churches and cathedrals are among Britain's richest sources of architectural and social history
Medieval fabric, Victorian restoration, monuments, stained glass, organs, altars and inscriptions can coexist in a single building, reflecting generations of worship and local patronage. As of 2026, 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.
Church Lane, Grappenhall Village, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK WA4 2SJ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JB87CW - A group of directional road signs stands beside Stretton Road in the centre of Appleton Thorn, near Warrington in Cheshire, England. The traditional white fingerpost-style signs have black lettering and pointed ends directing road users towards Stretton, Runcorn and Warrington. Their weathered paintwork and simple design give them the appearance of surviving village street furniture from an earlier period of British motoring and local navigation.
The signs are mounted one above another on a dark post at the edge of a grass verge, with mature trees, hedging and summer greenery forming a leafy background. Although the destinations are now connected by a modern road network, this older signpost remains a distinctive feature of the village centre and provides a visual link with the days when directional signs were individually painted for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians approaching rural junctions.
Appleton Thorn is a Cheshire village within the borough of Warrington, situated south of the town centre and close to Stretton. The photographed location is near Appleton Thorn Village Hall on Stretton Road, whose published address uses the WA4 4RT postcode. The hall occupies a sandstone building in the heart of the village and was formerly the local primary school before becoming a community venue. The surrounding area retains a strong village character despite its proximity to Warrington, Runcorn and the wider transport network of North West England.
The image is suitable for editorial themes involving historic road signs, British street furniture, local transport history, rural navigation, changing approaches to wayfinding, Cheshire villages, roadside heritage and everyday public infrastructure. It also records place names and route relationships between Appleton Thorn, Stretton, Runcorn and Warrington, while the weathered sign panels, grass verge and green summer setting provide visual context for local history, travel, geography and community identity.
Stretton Rd, Appleton Thorn, Warrington , Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 4RT
