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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RHH6G0 - Read more at https://www.business-live.co.uk/manufacturing/unilever-north-west-plant-persil-17657936
Unilever North West plant where Persil and Surf are made could close after 'irreversible decline in demand'
The household products giant said the plant is 'running at less than half its capacity'
Global household products giant Unilever is set to close an historic North West plant where Persil and Surf laundry detergents are made, after what it called an irreversible decline in demand for washing powder.
The British-Dutch firm said it was launching a strategic review into the 136-year-old factory in Warrington that employs more than 100 people but is currently running at less than half its capacity.
The statement from the firm, whose brands include Dove and Lynx, said one potential outcome would be to close the entire plant, and that it would be challenging to find a commercially sustainable alternative.
Unilever said: [We] appreciate that this is difficult and unsettling news for the 123 employees at Warrington and will support them through this review.
Jon Strachan, vice president of supply chain, added: This decision has not been taken lightly.
Whatever the outcome, the review is likely to require difficult decisions. We understand this will cause considerable concern for our Warrington employees, suppliers and the local community and that the outcome may have significant implications for them.
We are committed to treating our employees fairly throughout and providing support during this period of uncertainty.
Following the announcement, GMB, the union for Unilever workers, together with Warrington North MP Charlotte Nichols, have called on the company to save the historic factory.
2 Liverpool Rd, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RHH6G6 - Read more at https://www.business-live.co.uk/manufacturing/unilever-north-west-plant-persil-17657936
Unilever North West plant where Persil and Surf are made could close after 'irreversible decline in demand'
The household products giant said the plant is 'running at less than half its capacity'
Global household products giant Unilever is set to close an historic North West plant where Persil and Surf laundry detergents are made, after what it called an irreversible decline in demand for washing powder.
The British-Dutch firm said it was launching a strategic review into the 136-year-old factory in Warrington that employs more than 100 people but is currently running at less than half its capacity.
The statement from the firm, whose brands include Dove and Lynx, said one potential outcome would be to close the entire plant, and that it would be challenging to find a commercially sustainable alternative.
Unilever said: [We] appreciate that this is difficult and unsettling news for the 123 employees at Warrington and will support them through this review.
Jon Strachan, vice president of supply chain, added: This decision has not been taken lightly.
Whatever the outcome, the review is likely to require difficult decisions. We understand this will cause considerable concern for our Warrington employees, suppliers and the local community and that the outcome may have significant implications for them.
We are committed to treating our employees fairly throughout and providing support during this period of uncertainty.
Following the announcement, GMB, the union for Unilever workers, together with Warrington North MP Charlotte Nichols, have called on the company to save the historic factory.
2 Liverpool Rd, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R64TMR - Amazon is an American technology company that has a multinational presence with offices and facilities around the world. The company is based in Seattle, Washington and has over 1,600,000 employees globally, with 950,000 of those in the US
Amazon fulfillment centers are large facilities with hundreds of employees, sometimes thousands. Employees are responsible for five basic tasks: unpacking and inspecting incoming goods
placing goods in storage and recording their location
picking goods from their computer recorded locations to make up an individual shipment
sorting and packing orders
and shipping. A computer that records the location of goods and maps out routes for pickers plays a key role: employees carry hand-held computers which communicate with the central computer and monitor their rate of progress. A picker may walk 10 or more miles a day.
In newer fulfillment centers, items are stored on pods and brought to pickers by robots (Amazon Robotics). In the United Kingdom, initial staffing was provided by Randstad Holding and stock-photo/gotonysmith-Other.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>other temporary employment agencies. In the United States, many workers are hired as Amazon employees and granted shares of stock or sign-on bonuses, while others are offered temporary seasonal positions. When we have permanent positions available, we look to the top-performing temporary associates to fill them, said an Amazon spokesperson. Amazon acquired Kiva Systems, a warehouse automation company, in 2012.
Amazon fulfillment centers can also provide warehousing and order-fulfillment for third-party sellers, for an extra fee. Third-party sellers can use Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) to ship for other platforms as well, such as eBay or their own websites
Amazon Fulfillment centre (FC) ,MAN2, 1 Orion Blvd, Great Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK,
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,signs,living,in,a,building,site,this,is,now,please,be,courteous,green,homes,WA5,Great Sankey,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,WA5 3LQ,Willow Fields,developer,development,build,new,garden,drive,driveway,respect,your,neighbours,affordable
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R64TMT - Castle Green Homes - Unit 20, Business Park, Saint Asaph LL17 0LJ - read more at https://www.castlegreenhomes.uk/
Castle Green is a homebuilder with a 35-year heritage. The name Castle Green encapsulates the core values behind our team and our homes. ˜Castle' conveys the heritage that we have built up over the past three and a half decades
while ˜Green' underpins our aspiration to deliver homes in line with the Government's Green Revolution pledge.
They continue to design and build exceptional new build homes, as well as deliver the professional and personal service to our customers that has made us one of the most recognised and well-respected housebuilders across North Wales and now into the North West of England.
As one of a select number of homebuilders to hold a 5-star rating in the HBF's prestigious scheme, you can be assured that buying a new build home from us will be a positive experience and you will receive our support throughout your home buying journey and beyond.
Lingley Green, Whittle Hall, Great Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 3LQ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJKNF5 - Just Eat (formerly known legally as Just Eat plc) is a online food order and delivery brand of Netherlands-based Just Eat Takeaway.com,[1] and a former food delivery company. Just Eat was founded as a separate company in 2001 in Kolding, Denmark, and headquartered in London, United Kingdom from 2006 until its merger in 2020. Just Eat acts as an intermediary between independent takeaway food outlets and customers. The service operates under this brand name in seven countries. The platform enables customers to search for local takeaway restaurants, place orders and pay online, and to choose from pick-up or delivery options. The company Just Eat plc acquired SkipTheDishes in Canada and Menulog in Australia and New Zealand.
It was listed separately on the London Stock Exchange until it was acquired by Takeaway.com in February 2020
the two companies were merged to form Just Eat Takeaway.com, which replaced Just Eat's listing on the London Stock Exchange
Lovely Lane, warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,Warrington Hospital,NHS,Warrington,Hospitals,Cheshire,England,UK,dept,health,healthcare,in,department,entrance,WA5,canopy,building,time,stats,statistics,urgent care centre,performance,healthwatch,hospitals,care,Tory,Tories,cut,cuts,commitment,committed,unit,facility,public,facilities,investment,subsidy,social care
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJKNFE - . This location-specific image from Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire,England, WA5 1QG in 2022 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The image documents Accident & Emergency A&E Dept entrance,Warrington and Halton Hospitals,NHS,Foundation Trust,Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire,England, WA5 1QG. Another layer of the photograph includes local character, street-level documentary, clinical environment, social history, health-service capacity, community life, social landscape, documentary photography, urban change, period detail, healthcare workforce, contemporary city life, changing streetscape, and healthcare provision. From a 2025-onward perspective, patient access and estate condition are closely linked to this subject, alongside how physical estates and clear wayfinding affect patient experience. The wider contemporary story combines commercial change, footfall and how regeneration alters the character of familiar places. Small period details of materials and architectural details at Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire,England, WA5 1QG may become more significant with time, particularly following altered transport patterns. A second descriptive layer includes clinical services, before-and-after reference, visual archive, NHS estate, community identity, townscape record, local history, and medical wayfinding. The combination of Foundation, entrance, Emergency, Trust, and Hospitals anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. Around Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire,England, WA5 1QG, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The wider significance includes patient access and how physical estates and clear wayfinding affect patient experience within the specific setting of Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire,England, WA5 1QG.
Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire,England, WA5 1QG
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,Warrington Hospital,NHS,Warrington,Hospitals,Cheshire,England,UK,dept,health,healthcare,in,department,entrance,WA5,canopy,building,time,stats,statistics,urgent care centre,performance,healthwatch,hospitals,care,Tory,Tories,cut,cuts,commitment,committed,unit,facility,public,facilities,investment,subsidy,social care
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJKNFH - . An identifiable period record of Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire,England, WA5 1QG in 2022, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The location is represented through Accident & Emergency A&E Dept entrance,Warrington and Halton Hospitals,NHS,Foundation Trust,Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire,England, WA5 1QG. A broader reading of the photograph includes local history, period detail, city-centre activity, patient access, urban change, historical comparison, documentary photography, hospital estate, healthcare provision, contemporary city life, social landscape, changing streetscape, local character, and patient care. Today's relevance is strengthened by care demand, estate condition and the continuing question of the continuing pressure on health and social-care capacity. From a 2025-onward perspective, footfall and commercial change are closely linked to this subject, alongside how ordinary street scenes become valuable records as businesses and infrastructure change. Future viewers can use this scene from Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire,England, WA5 1QG to compare street furniture and boundaries with whatever follows after replacement signage. The subject also sits alongside local identity, street-level documentary, visual archive, health infrastructure, health-service capacity, townscape record, NHS estate, and community healthcare. The combination of entrance, Trust, Hospitals, Lovely, and Accident anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The wider setting at Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire,England, WA5 1QG matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The setting also helps illustrate care demand and the continuing pressure on health and social-care capacity within the specific setting of Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire,England, WA5 1QG.
Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire,England, WA5 1QG
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,Warrington Hospital,NHS,Warrington,Hospitals,Cheshire,England,UK,dept,health,healthcare,in,department,entrance,WA5,canopy,building,time,stats,statistics,urgent care centre,performance,healthwatch,hospitals,care,Tories,cut,cuts,commitment,committed,unit,facility,public,facilities,investment,subsidy,social care,medical centre
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJKNFP - . This authentic period view of Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire,England, WA5 1QG in 2022 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The principal subject is Accident & Emergency A&E Dept entrance,Warrington and Halton Hospitals,NHS,Foundation Trust,Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire,England, WA5 1QG. The subject also carries associations with patient access, health-service capacity, everyday street life, city-centre activity, pedestrian environment, community healthcare, community life, clinical environment, contemporary city life, regional identity, everyday life, before-and-after reference, visual archive, and NHS estate. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with social-care staffing, workforce pressure and the connection between building investment and service quality. The modern context includes continuing discussion of footfall, community use and the documentary importance of recording everyday urban environments. For later comparison, the photograph preserves landscape treatment and surrounding development at Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire,England, WA5 1QG, details that may look very different after new construction. The surrounding story also includes social landscape, hospital estate, street-level documentary, healthcare provision, historical comparison, contemporary social history, local character, and medical wayfinding. References to Trust, Halton, Emergency, Accident, and Hospitals give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. Around Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire,England, WA5 1QG, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. It also preserves a trace of local identity as part of Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire,England, WA5 1QG's history.
Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire,England, WA5 1QG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJM7B3 - More at https://www.primecareambulanceservice.co.uk/main/about-us/
PrimeCare Ambulance Service was established in 1998 in Wigan, in the North West of England. In these years of service PCAS has been meeting the diverse needs of an ever-expanding national client base. PCAS provide a high quality medical cover service and support for events, at competitive rates.
Our motivated and diligent staff are trained to the highest standard and receive continuous professional development, to ensure that our team are always up to date with the latest medical techniques and legislation information.
A key part of our training is promoting effective communication skills. Ensuring everyone (patient or otherwise) who should come in contact with our team, is treated in a calm and dignified manner, and given the utmost respect they deserve.
This is one of our main principles and we stand by our motto Offering PrimeCare to all
Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1QG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJM7B7 - Warrington Hospital is a health facility at Warrington in Cheshire, England. It is managed by Warrington & Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
History
The hospital has its origins an isolation hospital which was constructed on the site in 1893. The Warrington Union Workhouse Infirmary was built on the same site and opened in 1898. The site was occupied by the Whitecross Military Hospital during the First World War. The infirmary became the Warrington Borough General Hospital in 1930 and it joined the National Health Service in 1948. Meanwhile the isolation hospital became known as the Aiken Street Hospital.
The Aiken Street Hospital was demolished in 1973 and the site was redeveloped in stages to facilitate the creation of the Appleton Wing in 1980, the Burtonwood Wing in 1988, the Croft Wing in 1994 and the Daresbury Wing in 1998.
Management of the hospital passed to the Warrington General Hospital NHS Trust in 1993. A new £6.25 million intensive care unit opened in February 2009
Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1QG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJM7BA - Warrington Hospital is a health facility at Warrington in Cheshire, England. It is managed by Warrington & Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
History
The hospital has its origins an isolation hospital which was constructed on the site in 1893. The Warrington Union Workhouse Infirmary was built on the same site and opened in 1898. The site was occupied by the Whitecross Military Hospital during the First World War. The infirmary became the Warrington Borough General Hospital in 1930 and it joined the National Health Service in 1948. Meanwhile the isolation hospital became known as the Aiken Street Hospital.
The Aiken Street Hospital was demolished in 1973 and the site was redeveloped in stages to facilitate the creation of the Appleton Wing in 1980, the Burtonwood Wing in 1988, the Croft Wing in 1994 and the Daresbury Wing in 1998.
Management of the hospital passed to the Warrington General Hospital NHS Trust in 1993. A new £6.25 million intensive care unit opened in February 2009
Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1QG
Description
Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GotonySmith,town,Cheshire,England,UK,WA5 1QG,WA5,NHS,hospitals,Foundation,Trust,Warrington,reception,door,outside,exterior,British,national Health Service,public health,at,building,performance,stats,KPI,KPIs,outcomes,outcome,healthcare,health,care,Costa Coffee,sign,signage,patient,patients,treatment,target,targets
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJM7BC - Warrington Hospital is a health facility at Warrington in Cheshire, England. It is managed by Warrington & Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
History
The hospital has its origins an isolation hospital which was constructed on the site in 1893. The Warrington Union Workhouse Infirmary was built on the same site and opened in 1898. The site was occupied by the Whitecross Military Hospital during the First World War. The infirmary became the Warrington Borough General Hospital in 1930 and it joined the National Health Service in 1948. Meanwhile the isolation hospital became known as the Aiken Street Hospital.
The Aiken Street Hospital was demolished in 1973 and the site was redeveloped in stages to facilitate the creation of the Appleton Wing in 1980, the Burtonwood Wing in 1988, the Croft Wing in 1994 and the Daresbury Wing in 1998.
Management of the hospital passed to the Warrington General Hospital NHS Trust in 1993. A new £6.25 million intensive care unit opened in February 2009
Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1QG
Description
Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GotonySmith,town,Cheshire,England,UK,WA5 1QG,WA5,NHS,hospitals,Foundation,Trust,Warrington,sign at NHS,Lovely Lane,at,only,expensive,park,for,staff,patients,patient,and,visitors,sign,warning,instructions,instruction,car,vehicle,ANPR,registration,plate,details,camera,cameras,extortionate,medical centre
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJM7D3 - Hospitals may charge for car parking in all NHS hospitals in England and Northern Ireland. Most hospital car parking charges were abolished in Wales in 2008 and Scotland in 2009.
much more info on this at https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-8912/CBP-8912.pdf
Additional information on parking policy in England can be found in the Library briefings Blue badges and parking for disabled people in England and Parking policy in England.
Section 1 details the temporary suspension of parking charges due to the Coronavirus outbreak across the UK.
England
The Health and Medicines Act 1988 allows the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to provide, and charge for, various services for the purpose of income generation for the NHS. The Department of Health's guidance on Income generation in the NHS (2006) provides that income generation activities” of which charging for car parking is one” must be profitable and cannot use NHS funding to subsidise their costs.
NHS England has issued non-mandatory guidance on NHS patient, visitor and staff car parking management (updated October 2015). This suggests concessions for the following groups:
-disabled people
-people who attend frequent outpatient appointments
-visitors with relatives who are gravely ill
-visitors to (and carers of) people who have an extended stay in hospital
-carers of people in the above groups
-staff working shifts when no public transport is available
Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1QG
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GotonySmith,town,Cheshire,England,UK,WA5 1QG,WA5,NHS,hospitals,Foundation,Trust,Warrington,sign at NHS,Lovely Lane,at,only,expensive,park,for,staff,patients,patient,and,visitors,sign,warning,instructions,instruction,car,vehicle,ANPR,registration,plate,details,permit,holder,holders,yellow,extortionate
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJM7EC - Hospitals may charge for car parking in all NHS hospitals in England and Northern Ireland. Most hospital car parking charges were abolished in Wales in 2008 and Scotland in 2009.
much more info on this at https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-8912/CBP-8912.pdf
Additional information on parking policy in England can be found in the Library briefings Blue badges and parking for disabled people in England and Parking policy in England.
Section 1 details the temporary suspension of parking charges due to the Coronavirus outbreak across the UK.
England
The Health and Medicines Act 1988 allows the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to provide, and charge for, various services for the purpose of income generation for the NHS. The Department of Health's guidance on Income generation in the NHS (2006) provides that income generation activities” of which charging for car parking is one” must be profitable and cannot use NHS funding to subsidise their costs.
NHS England has issued non-mandatory guidance on NHS patient, visitor and staff car parking management (updated October 2015). This suggests concessions for the following groups:
-disabled people
-people who attend frequent outpatient appointments
-visitors with relatives who are gravely ill
-visitors to (and carers of) people who have an extended stay in hospital
-carers of people in the above groups
-staff working shifts when no public transport is available
Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1QG
Description
Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GotonySmith,town,Cheshire,England,UK,WA5 1QG,WA5,NHS,hospitals,Foundation,Trust,Warrington,sign at NHS,Lovely Lane,at,only,expensive,park,for,staff,patients,patient,and,visitors,sign,warning,instructions,instruction,car,vehicle,ANPR,registration,plate,details,camera,cameras,extortionate,medical centre
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJM7EH - Hospitals may charge for car parking in all NHS hospitals in England and Northern Ireland. Most hospital car parking charges were abolished in Wales in 2008 and Scotland in 2009.
much more info on this at https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-8912/CBP-8912.pdf
Additional information on parking policy in England can be found in the Library briefings Blue badges and parking for disabled people in England and Parking policy in England.
Section 1 details the temporary suspension of parking charges due to the Coronavirus outbreak across the UK.
England
The Health and Medicines Act 1988 allows the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to provide, and charge for, various services for the purpose of income generation for the NHS. The Department of Health's guidance on Income generation in the NHS (2006) provides that income generation activities” of which charging for car parking is one” must be profitable and cannot use NHS funding to subsidise their costs.
NHS England has issued non-mandatory guidance on NHS patient, visitor and staff car parking management (updated October 2015). This suggests concessions for the following groups:
-disabled people
-people who attend frequent outpatient appointments
-visitors with relatives who are gravely ill
-visitors to (and carers of) people who have an extended stay in hospital
-carers of people in the above groups
-staff working shifts when no public transport is available
Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1QG
Description
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJM7EK - Warrington Hospital is a health facility at Warrington in Cheshire, England. It is managed by Warrington & Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
History
The hospital has its origins an isolation hospital which was constructed on the site in 1893. The Warrington Union Workhouse Infirmary was built on the same site and opened in 1898. The site was occupied by the Whitecross Military Hospital during the First World War. The infirmary became the Warrington Borough General Hospital in 1930 and it joined the National Health Service in 1948. Meanwhile the isolation hospital became known as the Aiken Street Hospital.
The Aiken Street Hospital was demolished in 1973 and the site was redeveloped in stages to facilitate the creation of the Appleton Wing in 1980, the Burtonwood Wing in 1988, the Croft Wing in 1994 and the Daresbury Wing in 1998.
Management of the hospital passed to the Warrington General Hospital NHS Trust in 1993. A new £6.25 million intensive care unit opened in February 2009
Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1QG
Description
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJM7EN - . An identifiable period record of Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1QG in 2022, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The scene records Ward and department medical signs at Warrington NHS Hospital, Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1QG. The setting additionally reflects community noticeboard, regional identity, navigation aid, healthcare workforce, orientation signage, contemporary social history, clinical services, everyday life, local history, instructional sign, patient care, public-facing notice, local information board, and community healthcare. Current relevance extends to NHS funding and care demand, particularly through the continuing pressure on health and social-care capacity. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into local identity and clear communication, not least because of how small pieces of street furniture can become useful historical evidence. The archival value lies partly in recording building condition and alterations around Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1QG before redevelopment alters the character of the place. The location also brings in health infrastructure, healthcare provision, route marker, health-service capacity, documentary photography, period detail, wayfinding system, and operational signage. Details involving Hospital, department, medical, signs, and Lovely make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. A later view of Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1QG may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. Another useful connection is NHS funding and the continuing pressure on health and social-care capacity as part of the longer story of Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1QG.
Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1QG
Description
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJM7ER - Warrington Hospital is a health facility at Warrington in Cheshire, England. It is managed by Warrington & Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
History
The hospital has its origins an isolation hospital which was constructed on the site in 1893. The Warrington Union Workhouse Infirmary was built on the same site and opened in 1898. The site was occupied by the Whitecross Military Hospital during the First World War. The infirmary became the Warrington Borough General Hospital in 1930 and it joined the National Health Service in 1948. Meanwhile the isolation hospital became known as the Aiken Street Hospital.
The Aiken Street Hospital was demolished in 1973 and the site was redeveloped in stages to facilitate the creation of the Appleton Wing in 1980, the Burtonwood Wing in 1988, the Croft Wing in 1994 and the Daresbury Wing in 1998.
Management of the hospital passed to the Warrington General Hospital NHS Trust in 1993. A new £6.25 million intensive care unit opened in February 2009
Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1QG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJM7GN - . An on-location photograph from Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1QG in 2022, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The location is represented through Renal Dialysis Unit sign at Warrington hospital, Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1QG - Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Trust. The frame also records themes of regional identity, patient access, everyday life, everyday street life, local history, clinical services, clinical environment, community identity, contemporary city life, before-and-after reference, changing streetscape, contemporary social history, medical wayfinding, and care-sector development. For current editorial use, workforce pressure and patient access provide additional context, especially through how physical estates and clear wayfinding affect patient experience. Current relevance extends to public-realm change and local identity, particularly through the relationship between public space and local social life. Future viewers can use this scene from Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1QG to compare materials and architectural details with whatever follows after closure or conversion. A second descriptive layer includes hospital estate, NHS estate, community life, street-level documentary, documentary photography, place identity, historical comparison, and period detail. The combination of Halton, Trust, Dialysis, Hospitals, and hospital anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The wider setting at Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1QG matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The record includes details of everyday use as a date-specific reference. The frame retains evidence of changing use for later comparison.
Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1QG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJPKWG - . This dated documentary view of 7 Old Liverpool Rd, Warrington, Cheshire, UK, WA5 1AE in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The location is represented through Sacred Heart, Roman Catholic Church, 7 Old Liverpool Rd, Warrington, Cheshire, UK, WA5 1AE. The image also relates to conservation interest, period streetscape, local history, everyday life, architectural character, visual archive, contemporary social history, changing streetscape, period building, changing land use, everyday street life, pedestrian environment, archival record, and historic streetscape. Today's relevance is strengthened by heritage conservation, local identity and the continuing question of how historic fabric can be retained while places adapt to modern use. From a 2025-onward perspective, regeneration and footfall are closely linked to this subject, alongside the documentary importance of recording everyday urban environments. Small period details of commercial use and occupation at 7 Old Liverpool Rd, Warrington, Cheshire, UK, WA5 1AE may become more significant with time, particularly following different community use. A second descriptive layer includes documentary photography, architectural detailing, historic townscape, city-centre activity, historical comparison, public realm, local character, and heritage landmark. The combination of Catholic, Liverpool, Church, Roman, and Heart anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. A later view of 7 Old Liverpool Rd, Warrington, Cheshire, UK, WA5 1AE may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The image also provides a reference for heritage conservation and keeping older structures useful without erasing their character without losing the local specificity of 7 Old Liverpool Rd, Warrington, Cheshire, UK, WA5 1AE.
7 Old Liverpool Rd, Warrington, Cheshire, UK, WA5 1AE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDRMC9 - Royal Air Force Burtonwood (or RAF Burtonwood) is a former Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Forces base that was located in Burtonwood, 2 miles (3.2 km) Northwest of Warrington in Cheshire, England. The base was opened in 1940 in response to World War II by the RAF and in 1942 it was transferred to the United States of America for war operations. The base was home to 18,000 American servicemen at the end of the war. In 1946 the base was transferred back to the United Kingdom however United States operations continued. The base officially closed in 1991 and since then the runway and most of the associated buildings have been demolished. RAF Burtonwood Heritage Centre was opened on part of the former base
Burtonwood airfield was opened on 1 January 1940 as a servicing and storage centre for modifying British aircraft. It was operated by No. 37 Maintenance Unit RAF until June 1942
The facility was transferred to the United States Army Air Forces in June 1942 to become a servicing centre for the United States Eighth, Ninth, Twelfth and Fifteenth Air Forces aircraft. Burtonwood was also known as Base Air Depot 1 (BAD 1)
When the Cold War ended, Burtonwood Army Depot was declared excess to NATO requirements and was closed in June 1994
In the Heritage centre, planes exhibited are the B-17 Flying Fortress, P-47 Thunderbolt and the B-29 Super Fortress. There is also a selection of Pratt & Whitney Wasp series engines
RAF Burtonwood Heritage Centre, Gulliver's World, Shackleton Cl, Old Hall, Warrington, Cheshire, Eng
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDRMGP - Royal Air Force Burtonwood (or RAF Burtonwood) is a former Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Forces base that was located in Burtonwood, 2 miles (3.2 km) Northwest of Warrington in Cheshire, England. The base was opened in 1940 in response to World War II by the RAF and in 1942 it was transferred to the United States of America for war operations. The base was home to 18,000 American servicemen at the end of the war. In 1946 the base was transferred back to the United Kingdom however United States operations continued. The base officially closed in 1991 and since then the runway and most of the associated buildings have been demolished. RAF Burtonwood Heritage Centre was opened on part of the former base
Burtonwood airfield was opened on 1 January 1940 as a servicing and storage centre for modifying British aircraft. It was operated by No. 37 Maintenance Unit RAF until June 1942
The facility was transferred to the United States Army Air Forces in June 1942 to become a servicing centre for the United States Eighth, Ninth, Twelfth and Fifteenth Air Forces aircraft. Burtonwood was also known as Base Air Depot 1 (BAD 1)
When the Cold War ended, Burtonwood Army Depot was declared excess to NATO requirements and was closed in June 1994
In the Heritage centre, planes exhibited are the B-17 Flying Fortress, P-47 Thunderbolt and the B-29 Super Fortress. There is also a selection of Pratt & Whitney Wasp series engines
RAF Burtonwood Heritage Centre, Gulliver's World, Shackleton Cl, Old Hall, Warrington, Cheshire, Eng
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDRMH9 - Royal Air Force Burtonwood (or RAF Burtonwood) is a former Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Forces base that was located in Burtonwood, 2 miles (3.2 km) Northwest of Warrington in Cheshire, England. The base was opened in 1940 in response to World War II by the RAF and in 1942 it was transferred to the United States of America for war operations. The base was home to 18,000 American servicemen at the end of the war. In 1946 the base was transferred back to the United Kingdom however United States operations continued. The base officially closed in 1991 and since then the runway and most of the associated buildings have been demolished. RAF Burtonwood Heritage Centre was opened on part of the former base
Burtonwood airfield was opened on 1 January 1940 as a servicing and storage centre for modifying British aircraft. It was operated by No. 37 Maintenance Unit RAF until June 1942
The facility was transferred to the United States Army Air Forces in June 1942 to become a servicing centre for the United States Eighth, Ninth, Twelfth and Fifteenth Air Forces aircraft. Burtonwood was also known as Base Air Depot 1 (BAD 1)
When the Cold War ended, Burtonwood Army Depot was declared excess to NATO requirements and was closed in June 1994
In the Heritage centre, planes exhibited are the B-17 Flying Fortress, P-47 Thunderbolt and the B-29 Super Fortress. There is also a selection of Pratt & Whitney Wasp series engines
RAF Burtonwood Heritage Centre, Gulliver's World, Shackleton Cl, Old Hall, Warrington, Cheshire, Eng
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDRMHK - The day IKEA opened in Warrington and transformed the homes of a nation
It's been over 30 years since we got our first dose of the renowned retailer
It's been over 30 years since Manchester shoppers got their first taste of renowned furniture retailer IKEA.
Set up by Ingvar Kamprad in 1948, the Swedish brand opened its first-ever UK store in Warrington on October 1, 1987 - and for years has welcomed thousands of shoppers travelling from across Manchester, Liverpool and further afield.
The flat-pack furniture maze has, over time, become the place where couples have argued over who will assemble their new wardrobe, where kids have begged for Swedish meatballs, and where parents have kitted their teenagers out before they leave the nest for student accommodation
The retailing giant was an instant hit with his concept of stylish, affordable, ready-to-assemble furniture and homewares.
The IKEA Warrington building was completed at Gemini Retail Park in May 1987, and, in the weeks afterwards, the store began to recruit staff for the October opening
In the late eighties and early 90s, before soft play centres were everywhere, IKEA endeared itself to kids with a ball pit at the front of the store - and the chance to sit on every chair and lie on every bed before a trip to the cafe
And there's still no better way to end a hard day's shopping than with a steaming plate of Swedish meatballs, chips, peas, sauce, and lots of lingonberry jam
910 Europa Blvd, Westbrook, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 7TY
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDRMHX - The day IKEA opened in Warrington and transformed the homes of a nation
It's been over 30 years since we got our first dose of the renowned retailer
It's been over 30 years since Manchester shoppers got their first taste of renowned furniture retailer IKEA.
Set up by Ingvar Kamprad in 1948, the Swedish brand opened its first-ever UK store in Warrington on October 1, 1987 - and for years has welcomed thousands of shoppers travelling from across Manchester, Liverpool and further afield.
The flat-pack furniture maze has, over time, become the place where couples have argued over who will assemble their new wardrobe, where kids have begged for Swedish meatballs, and where parents have kitted their teenagers out before they leave the nest for student accommodation
The retailing giant was an instant hit with his concept of stylish, affordable, ready-to-assemble furniture and homewares.
The IKEA Warrington building was completed at Gemini Retail Park in May 1987, and, in the weeks afterwards, the store began to recruit staff for the October opening
In the late eighties and early 90s, before soft play centres were everywhere, IKEA endeared itself to kids with a ball pit at the front of the store - and the chance to sit on every chair and lie on every bed before a trip to the cafe
And there's still no better way to end a hard day's shopping than with a steaming plate of Swedish meatballs, chips, peas, sauce, and lots of lingonberry jam
910 Europa Blvd, Westbrook, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 7TY
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDRMJ4 - Marks and Spencer Group plc (commonly abbreviated to M&S and colloquially known as Marks's or Marks & Sparks) is a major British multinational retailer with headquarters in Paddington, London, England, that specialises in selling clothing, beauty, home products and food products. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index
On 22 May 2018, it was confirmed that over 100 stores will have closed by 2022 in a radical plan. On 18 August 2020, M&S stated that they would cut 7,000 jobs over the next three months owing to the coronavirus pandemic. In May 2021, the company announced plans to close another 30 shops over the next 10 years as part of its turnaround plan
The company was founded by a partnership between Michael Marks, a Polish Jew born in Slonim (now Belarus), who had migrated to Leeds, England in the early 1880s, and Thomas Spencer, a cashier from the English market town of Skipton in North Yorkshire
In 1901, Marks moved to the Birkenhead open market, where he amalgamated his business with Spencer. In 1903, the two men were allocated stall numbers 11 & 12 in the centre aisle, and there they opened the Penny Bazaar. The company left Birkenhead Market on 24 February 1923.
The next few years saw Michael Marks and Tom Spencer move the original Leeds Penny Bazaar to 20, Cheetham Hill Road, Manchester, and they also opened market stalls in many locations around the North West of England
Marks and Spencer, known colloquially as Marks and Sparks, or M&S, made its reputation in the early 20th century with a policy of only selling British-made goods (it started to back down from this policy in the 1990s). It entered into long-term relationships with British manufacturers, and sold clothes and food under the St Michael brand
Gemini, Europa Blvd, Westbrook, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 7WG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDRMN0 - Marks and Spencer Group plc (commonly abbreviated to M&S and colloquially known as Marks's or Marks & Sparks) is a major British multinational retailer with headquarters in Paddington, London, England, that specialises in selling clothing, beauty, home products and food products. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index
On 22 May 2018, it was confirmed that over 100 stores will have closed by 2022 in a radical plan. On 18 August 2020, M&S stated that they would cut 7,000 jobs over the next three months owing to the coronavirus pandemic. In May 2021, the company announced plans to close another 30 shops over the next 10 years as part of its turnaround plan
The company was founded by a partnership between Michael Marks, a Polish Jew born in Slonim (now Belarus), who had migrated to Leeds, England in the early 1880s, and Thomas Spencer, a cashier from the English market town of Skipton in North Yorkshire
In 1901, Marks moved to the Birkenhead open market, where he amalgamated his business with Spencer. In 1903, the two men were allocated stall numbers 11 & 12 in the centre aisle, and there they opened the Penny Bazaar. The company left Birkenhead Market on 24 February 1923.
The next few years saw Michael Marks and Tom Spencer move the original Leeds Penny Bazaar to 20, Cheetham Hill Road, Manchester, and they also opened market stalls in many locations around the North West of England
Marks and Spencer, known colloquially as Marks and Sparks, or M&S, made its reputation in the early 20th century with a policy of only selling British-made goods (it started to back down from this policy in the 1990s). It entered into long-term relationships with British manufacturers, and sold clothes and food under the St Michael brand
Gemini, Europa Blvd, Westbrook, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 7WG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDRMNW - Marks and Spencer Group plc (commonly abbreviated to M&S and colloquially known as Marks's or Marks & Sparks) is a major British multinational retailer with headquarters in Paddington, London, England, that specialises in selling clothing, beauty, home products and food products. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index
On 22 May 2018, it was confirmed that over 100 stores will have closed by 2022 in a radical plan. On 18 August 2020, M&S stated that they would cut 7,000 jobs over the next three months owing to the coronavirus pandemic. In May 2021, the company announced plans to close another 30 shops over the next 10 years as part of its turnaround plan
The company was founded by a partnership between Michael Marks, a Polish Jew born in Slonim (now Belarus), who had migrated to Leeds, England in the early 1880s, and Thomas Spencer, a cashier from the English market town of Skipton in North Yorkshire
In 1901, Marks moved to the Birkenhead open market, where he amalgamated his business with Spencer. In 1903, the two men were allocated stall numbers 11 & 12 in the centre aisle, and there they opened the Penny Bazaar. The company left Birkenhead Market on 24 February 1923.
The next few years saw Michael Marks and Tom Spencer move the original Leeds Penny Bazaar to 20, Cheetham Hill Road, Manchester, and they also opened market stalls in many locations around the North West of England
Marks and Spencer, known colloquially as Marks and Sparks, or M&S, made its reputation in the early 20th century with a policy of only selling British-made goods (it started to back down from this policy in the 1990s). It entered into long-term relationships with British manufacturers, and sold clothes and food under the St Michael brand
Gemini, Europa Blvd, Westbrook, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 7WG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDRMP3 - The day IKEA opened in Warrington and transformed the homes of a nation
It's been over 30 years since we got our first dose of the renowned retailer
It's been over 30 years since Manchester shoppers got their first taste of renowned furniture retailer IKEA.
Set up by Ingvar Kamprad in 1948, the Swedish brand opened its first-ever UK store in Warrington on October 1, 1987 - and for years has welcomed thousands of shoppers travelling from across Manchester, Liverpool and further afield.
The flat-pack furniture maze has, over time, become the place where couples have argued over who will assemble their new wardrobe, where kids have begged for Swedish meatballs, and where parents have kitted their teenagers out before they leave the nest for student accommodation
The retailing giant was an instant hit with his concept of stylish, affordable, ready-to-assemble furniture and homewares.
The IKEA Warrington building was completed at Gemini Retail Park in May 1987, and, in the weeks afterwards, the store began to recruit staff for the October opening
In the late eighties and early 90s, before soft play centres were everywhere, IKEA endeared itself to kids with a ball pit at the front of the store - and the chance to sit on every chair and lie on every bed before a trip to the cafe
And there's still no better way to end a hard day's shopping than with a steaming plate of Swedish meatballs, chips, peas, sauce, and lots of lingonberry jam
910 Europa Blvd, Westbrook, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 7TY
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDRMP7 - Arnold Clark is a car dealer based in Glasgow, Scotland. As of 2022, the company has 193 dealerships across the United Kingdom
The company was founded by Arnold Clark, who opened his first showroom in 1954 in Park Road in Glasgow. In 1963, Arnold Clark Finance was launched. In the 1960s the company began rental vehicles and in 1968 took over Grant, Melrose and Tennant giving the company an accident repair centre.
Clark took over other motor businesses such as the Glasgow dealership McHarg, Rennie and Lindsay. Clark's biggest branch was gained through the takeover of Ross of Lochrin in Edinburgh
By Sep 2012, the company was expanding through the acquisition of other dealerships. Fleet sales still accounted for a relatively small proportion of the company's business. The takeover of the Weir group in September 2012 also saw the company expand into the market of Mercedes-Benz. Acquisitions also included a site near Aberdeen, and a dealership and bodyshop in Blackpool
It has a purpose-built head office in Hillington which houses a dealership of Renault, this was completed in 2016. May 2016, the company's marketing department was named 'In-House Marketing Team of the Year' at The Drum Awards 2016. In 2022, the company won Dealer Group of the Year as well as Retailer of the Year at the Automotive Management 2022 Awards
Gemini Retail Park, 610 Europa Blvd, Westbrook, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 7TT
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDRMPH - Arnold Clark is a car dealer based in Glasgow, Scotland. As of 2022, the company has 193 dealerships across the United Kingdom
The company was founded by Arnold Clark, who opened his first showroom in 1954 in Park Road in Glasgow. In 1963, Arnold Clark Finance was launched. In the 1960s the company began rental vehicles and in 1968 took over Grant, Melrose and Tennant giving the company an accident repair centre.
Clark took over other motor businesses such as the Glasgow dealership McHarg, Rennie and Lindsay. Clark's biggest branch was gained through the takeover of Ross of Lochrin in Edinburgh
By Sep 2012, the company was expanding through the acquisition of other dealerships. Fleet sales still accounted for a relatively small proportion of the company's business. The takeover of the Weir group in September 2012 also saw the company expand into the market of Mercedes-Benz. Acquisitions also included a site near Aberdeen, and a dealership and bodyshop in Blackpool
It has a purpose-built head office in Hillington which houses a dealership of Renault, this was completed in 2016. May 2016, the company's marketing department was named 'In-House Marketing Team of the Year' at The Drum Awards 2016. In 2022, the company won Dealer Group of the Year as well as Retailer of the Year at the Automotive Management 2022 Awards
Gemini Retail Park, 610 Europa Blvd, Westbrook, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 7TT
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDRMPT - Arnold Clark is a car dealer based in Glasgow, Scotland. As of 2022, the company has 193 dealerships across the United Kingdom
The company was founded by Arnold Clark, who opened his first showroom in 1954 in Park Road in Glasgow. In 1963, Arnold Clark Finance was launched. In the 1960s the company began rental vehicles and in 1968 took over Grant, Melrose and Tennant giving the company an accident repair centre.
Clark took over other motor businesses such as the Glasgow dealership McHarg, Rennie and Lindsay. Clark's biggest branch was gained through the takeover of Ross of Lochrin in Edinburgh
By Sep 2012, the company was expanding through the acquisition of other dealerships. Fleet sales still accounted for a relatively small proportion of the company's business. The takeover of the Weir group in September 2012 also saw the company expand into the market of Mercedes-Benz. Acquisitions also included a site near Aberdeen, and a dealership and bodyshop in Blackpool
It has a purpose-built head office in Hillington which houses a dealership of Renault, this was completed in 2016. May 2016, the company's marketing department was named 'In-House Marketing Team of the Year' at The Drum Awards 2016. In 2022, the company won Dealer Group of the Year as well as Retailer of the Year at the Automotive Management 2022 Awards
Gemini Retail Park, 610 Europa Blvd, Westbrook, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 7TT
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDRMRF - IKEA is a Swedish multinational conglomerate based in the Netherlands that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture, kitchen appliances, decoration, home accessories, and various other goods and home services. Started in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad, IKEA has been the world's largest furniture retailer since 2008. The brand used by the group is derived from an acronym that consists of the founder's initials, and those of Elmtaryd, the family farm where he was born, and the nearby village Agunnaryd (his hometown in Småland, southern Sweden)
In 2000, IKEA introduced its code of conduct for suppliers that covers social, safety, and environmental questions. IKEA stores recycle waste and many run on renewable energy.
IKEA has been criticized about unsustainable sourcing of wood from protected forests, certain unsafe product lines, negative effects on communities, as well as other issues
910 Europa Blvd, Westbrook, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 7TY
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDRMY9 - More at https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/19007281.repairs-planed-listed-monks-siding-railway-signal-box/
PLANS have been submitted to carry out necessary repair work to a piece of Warrington's railway heritage.
Network Rail is seeking listed building consent to refurbish Monks Siding Signal Box in Sankey Bridges and give it the loving attention that it rightly deserves.
The Grade II-listed building sits on Quay Fold next to the railway line which connects Warrington Bank Quay and Liverpool South Parkway train stations.
It was built in 1875 and still retains its original 20-lever LNWR tumbler frame.
The signal box is a two-storey timber framed structure. The ground floor houses signalling equipment which is operated by a signaller from the first floor.
The application submitted to Warrington Borough Council proposes all external work, including the repair of timber and guttering.
The timber will then be prepared for painting, before being painted in a colour which matches the existing colour scheme.
Surrounding vegetation and debris to perimeter of signal box will be removed as required, with wrought iron repairs being carried out as required.
Documents submitted as part of the application state: The proposed development is considered necessary to improve and extend the safe operation of the station.
This in turn preserves the building's character and use.
The proposal will not be to the detriment of the building's historic character.
Monks Siding, Quay Fold, Great Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AR
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDRMYC - More at https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/19007281.repairs-planed-listed-monks-siding-railway-signal-box/
PLANS have been submitted to carry out necessary repair work to a piece of Warrington's railway heritage.
Network Rail is seeking listed building consent to refurbish Monks Siding Signal Box in Sankey Bridges and give it the loving attention that it rightly deserves.
The Grade II-listed building sits on Quay Fold next to the railway line which connects Warrington Bank Quay and Liverpool South Parkway train stations.
It was built in 1875 and still retains its original 20-lever LNWR tumbler frame.
The signal box is a two-storey timber framed structure. The ground floor houses signalling equipment which is operated by a signaller from the first floor.
The application submitted to Warrington Borough Council proposes all external work, including the repair of timber and guttering.
The timber will then be prepared for painting, before being painted in a colour which matches the existing colour scheme.
Surrounding vegetation and debris to perimeter of signal box will be removed as required, with wrought iron repairs being carried out as required.
Documents submitted as part of the application state: The proposed development is considered necessary to improve and extend the safe operation of the station.
This in turn preserves the building's character and use.
The proposal will not be to the detriment of the building's historic character.
Monks Siding, Quay Fold, Great Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AR
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@Hotpixuk,Hotpixuk,RAF,Burtonwood,Warrington,Royal Air Force,Royal,Air,Force,heritage,history war WW2,WA5,Old Hall,Cheshire,England,UK,WA5 9YZ,museum,ex-airbase,old,historic,Living History,GI Brides,USA,American Airmen,Base Air Depot,US servicemen,US,servicemen,entrance,service,men,RAF burtonwood,association,6th Aerial Port Sqn,Skyline club,war,BAD1,USAAF
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDRMYF - Royal Air Force Burtonwood (or RAF Burtonwood) is a former Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Forces base that was located in Burtonwood, 2 miles (3.2 km) Northwest of Warrington in Cheshire, England. The base was opened in 1940 in response to World War II by the RAF and in 1942 it was transferred to the United States of America for war operations. The base was home to 18,000 American servicemen at the end of the war. In 1946 the base was transferred back to the United Kingdom however United States operations continued. The base officially closed in 1991 and since then the runway and most of the associated buildings have been demolished. RAF Burtonwood Heritage Centre was opened on part of the former base
Burtonwood airfield was opened on 1 January 1940 as a servicing and storage centre for modifying British aircraft. It was operated by No. 37 Maintenance Unit RAF until June 1942
The facility was transferred to the United States Army Air Forces in June 1942 to become a servicing centre for the United States Eighth, Ninth, Twelfth and Fifteenth Air Forces aircraft. Burtonwood was also known as Base Air Depot 1 (BAD 1)
When the Cold War ended, Burtonwood Army Depot was declared excess to NATO requirements and was closed in June 1994
In the Heritage centre, planes exhibited are the B-17 Flying Fortress, P-47 Thunderbolt and the B-29 Super Fortress. There is also a selection of Pratt & Whitney Wasp series engines
RAF Burtonwood Heritage Centre, Gulliver's World, Shackleton Cl, Old Hall, Warrington, Cheshire, Eng
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDRMYP - Royal Air Force Burtonwood (or RAF Burtonwood) is a former Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Forces base that was located in Burtonwood, 2 miles (3.2 km) Northwest of Warrington in Cheshire, England. The base was opened in 1940 in response to World War II by the RAF and in 1942 it was transferred to the United States of America for war operations. The base was home to 18,000 American servicemen at the end of the war. In 1946 the base was transferred back to the United Kingdom however United States operations continued. The base officially closed in 1991 and since then the runway and most of the associated buildings have been demolished. RAF Burtonwood Heritage Centre was opened on part of the former base
Burtonwood airfield was opened on 1 January 1940 as a servicing and storage centre for modifying British aircraft. It was operated by No. 37 Maintenance Unit RAF until June 1942
The facility was transferred to the United States Army Air Forces in June 1942 to become a servicing centre for the United States Eighth, Ninth, Twelfth and Fifteenth Air Forces aircraft. Burtonwood was also known as Base Air Depot 1 (BAD 1)
When the Cold War ended, Burtonwood Army Depot was declared excess to NATO requirements and was closed in June 1994
In the Heritage centre, planes exhibited are the B-17 Flying Fortress, P-47 Thunderbolt and the B-29 Super Fortress. There is also a selection of Pratt & Whitney Wasp series engines
RAF Burtonwood Heritage Centre, Gulliver's World, Shackleton Cl, Old Hall, Warrington, Cheshire, Eng
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@Hotpixuk,Hotpixuk,RAF,Burtonwood,Warrington,Royal Air Force,Royal,Air,Force,heritage,history war WW2,WA5,Old Hall,Cheshire,England,UK,WA5 9YZ,museum,ex-airbase,old,historic,Living History,GI Brides,USA,American Airmen,Base Air Depot,US servicemen,US,servicemen,entrance,service,men,RAF burtonwood,association,6th Aerial Port Sqn,Skyline club,war,BAD1,USAAF
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDRMYT - Royal Air Force Burtonwood (or RAF Burtonwood) is a former Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Forces base that was located in Burtonwood, 2 miles (3.2 km) Northwest of Warrington in Cheshire, England. The base was opened in 1940 in response to World War II by the RAF and in 1942 it was transferred to the United States of America for war operations. The base was home to 18,000 American servicemen at the end of the war. In 1946 the base was transferred back to the United Kingdom however United States operations continued. The base officially closed in 1991 and since then the runway and most of the associated buildings have been demolished. RAF Burtonwood Heritage Centre was opened on part of the former base
Burtonwood airfield was opened on 1 January 1940 as a servicing and storage centre for modifying British aircraft. It was operated by No. 37 Maintenance Unit RAF until June 1942
The facility was transferred to the United States Army Air Forces in June 1942 to become a servicing centre for the United States Eighth, Ninth, Twelfth and Fifteenth Air Forces aircraft. Burtonwood was also known as Base Air Depot 1 (BAD 1)
When the Cold War ended, Burtonwood Army Depot was declared excess to NATO requirements and was closed in June 1994
In the Heritage centre, planes exhibited are the B-17 Flying Fortress, P-47 Thunderbolt and the B-29 Super Fortress. There is also a selection of Pratt & Whitney Wasp series engines
RAF Burtonwood Heritage Centre, Gulliver's World, Shackleton Cl, Old Hall, Warrington, Cheshire, Eng
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDRN3C - Gulliver's World is a theme park located in Warrington, England. It consists of the themed areas Land, Gully Town, and Safari Kingdom. The park's attractions were designed for children between the ages of 2 and 13. Splash Zone and Blast Arena are two indoor attractions located next to the main theme park. A hotel opened on the site in 2012.
Gulliver's World has sister parks at Matlock Bath (Gulliver's Kingdom), Milton Keynes (Gulliver's Land) and Rotherham (Gulliver's Valley).
History
Gulliver's World was opened in 1989 and is the second Gulliver's theme park to be built in the UK, with the first being Gulliver's Kingdom located in Matlock Bath. The park has expanded since then with additional attractions, bigger rides and with the opening of The Gulliver's Hotel to provide short breaks. Gulliver's have focused specifically on families with younger children across their four theme parks.
Significant rides at the park include The Antelope, Desperado drop and Apache Falls. Play areas are provided both indoors and outdoors for younger children.
On 13 July 2002, a 15-year-old girl with Down syndrome fell 30 feet (9 m) from a Ferris wheel. She was taken to hospital, and died two days later from her injuries. The park were fined a total of £80,000 for failing to ensure a person's safety, and not carrying out risk assessments.
On 15 September 2018, The Crazy Train rollercoaster broke down after 2 wheels fell off during the ride, leaving 21 people trapped on the ride 50 feet above the ground for three hours. No one was injured
Shackleton Close, Old Hall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 9YZ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDRN3J - Gulliver's World is a theme park located in Warrington, England. It consists of the themed areas Land, Gully Town, and Safari Kingdom. The park's attractions were designed for children between the ages of 2 and 13. Splash Zone and Blast Arena are two indoor attractions located next to the main theme park. A hotel opened on the site in 2012.
Gulliver's World has sister parks at Matlock Bath (Gulliver's Kingdom), Milton Keynes (Gulliver's Land) and Rotherham (Gulliver's Valley).
History
Gulliver's World was opened in 1989 and is the second Gulliver's theme park to be built in the UK, with the first being Gulliver's Kingdom located in Matlock Bath. The park has expanded since then with additional attractions, bigger rides and with the opening of The Gulliver's Hotel to provide short breaks. Gulliver's have focused specifically on families with younger children across their four theme parks.
Significant rides at the park include The Antelope, Desperado drop and Apache Falls. Play areas are provided both indoors and outdoors for younger children.
On 13 July 2002, a 15-year-old girl with Down syndrome fell 30 feet (9 m) from a Ferris wheel. She was taken to hospital, and died two days later from her injuries. The park were fined a total of £80,000 for failing to ensure a person's safety, and not carrying out risk assessments.
On 15 September 2018, The Crazy Train rollercoaster broke down after 2 wheels fell off during the ride, leaving 21 people trapped on the ride 50 feet above the ground for three hours. No one was injured
Shackleton Close, Old Hall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 9YZ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDRN40 - IKEA is a Swedish multinational conglomerate based in the Netherlands that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture, kitchen appliances, decoration, home accessories, and various other goods and home services. Started in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad, IKEA has been the world's largest furniture retailer since 2008. The brand used by the group is derived from an acronym that consists of the founder's initials, and those of Elmtaryd, the family farm where he was born, and the nearby village Agunnaryd (his hometown in Småland, southern Sweden)
In 2000, IKEA introduced its code of conduct for suppliers that covers social, safety, and environmental questions. IKEA stores recycle waste and many run on renewable energy.
IKEA has been criticized about unsustainable sourcing of wood from protected forests, certain unsafe product lines, negative effects on communities, as well as other issues
910 Europa Blvd, Westbrook, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 7TY
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@Hotpixuk,Hotpixuk,WA5,Cheshire,England,red,blue,yellow,Scandinavian,Sweden,chain,selling,ready-to-assemble,flatpack,flat,pack,out of town,blue sky,summer,shop,store,at,910,Europa Blvd,Westbrook,Warrington,WA5 7TY,Europa Boulevard,Gemini,mulitcoloured,multicolour,coloured,flagpole,flagpoles,brand,profit,loss,performance
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDRN43 - IKEA is a Swedish multinational conglomerate based in the Netherlands that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture, kitchen appliances, decoration, home accessories, and various other goods and home services. Started in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad, IKEA has been the world's largest furniture retailer since 2008. The brand used by the group is derived from an acronym that consists of the founder's initials, and those of Elmtaryd, the family farm where he was born, and the nearby village Agunnaryd (his hometown in Småland, southern Sweden)
In 2000, IKEA introduced its code of conduct for suppliers that covers social, safety, and environmental questions. IKEA stores recycle waste and many run on renewable energy.
IKEA has been criticized about unsustainable sourcing of wood from protected forests, certain unsafe product lines, negative effects on communities, as well as other issues
910 Europa Blvd, Westbrook, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 7TY
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@Hotpixuk,Hotpixuk,WA5,Cheshire,England,red,blue,yellow,Scandinavian,Sweden,chain,selling,ready-to-assemble,flatpack,flat,pack,out of town,blue sky,summer,shop,store,at,910,Europa Blvd,Westbrook,Warrington,WA5 7TY,Europa Boulevard,Gemini,mulitcoloured,multicolour,coloured,flagpole,flagpoles,brand,profit,loss,performance
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDRN44 - IKEA is a Swedish multinational conglomerate based in the Netherlands that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture, kitchen appliances, decoration, home accessories, and various other goods and home services. Started in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad, IKEA has been the world's largest furniture retailer since 2008. The brand used by the group is derived from an acronym that consists of the founder's initials, and those of Elmtaryd, the family farm where he was born, and the nearby village Agunnaryd (his hometown in Småland, southern Sweden)
In 2000, IKEA introduced its code of conduct for suppliers that covers social, safety, and environmental questions. IKEA stores recycle waste and many run on renewable energy.
IKEA has been criticized about unsustainable sourcing of wood from protected forests, certain unsafe product lines, negative effects on communities, as well as other issues
910 Europa Blvd, Westbrook, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 7TY
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,Fox Covert,graves,gravestones,grave,stones,pano,panorama,Hill Cliff Cemetery,Warrington,Hillcliffe,Hill Cliff,Appleton,Thorn,WA5,12,Victorian,memorial,memorials,burial,buried,traditional,plot,plots,Celtic,cross,crosses,style,south,sunny,blue sky,blue skies
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JAGGER - . Made at Hillcliffe Baptist Cemetery, Red Lane, Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, in 2022, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. At the centre of the view is Hill Cliffe Cemetery - Hillcliffe Baptist Cemetery, Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK,. Another layer of the photograph includes contemporary city life, contemporary social history, architectural detailing, community life, local history, everyday street life, architectural character, changing land use, local landmark, traditional structure, regional identity, city-centre activity, visual archive, and historic frontage. Current relevance extends to local identity and maintenance, particularly through the value of distinctive buildings and street furniture to local identity. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into transport and public-realm change, not least because of the relationship between public space and local social life. For later comparison, the photograph preserves transport arrangements and footfall at Hillcliffe Baptist Cemetery, Red Lane, Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK,, details that may look very different after redevelopment. The location also brings in archival record, period building, period detail, community identity, historical comparison, changing streetscape, documentary photography, and urban social history. References to Baptist, Hillcliffe, Cemetery, Cliffe, and Heath give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. For Hillcliffe Baptist Cemetery, Red Lane, Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK,, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The frame retains evidence of changing use for later comparison.
Hillcliffe Baptist Cemetery, Red Lane, Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK,
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@hotpixUK,Hotpixuk,England,UK,AD1897,red,brick,outside,WA5,141,Old Liverpool Rd,Gt Sankey,Warrington,Cheshire,WA5 1AS,shop,cafe,Food 4 Thought,Food-4-Thought,breakfast,lunch,catering,01925,656713,summer,evening,blue,sky,skies,heritage,sunny,sun,blue sky,blue skies,Great Sankey,Liverpool Rd
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDJ41T - . This authentic period view of 141 Old Liverpool Rd, Gt Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AS in 2022 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The scene records Diamond Jubilee 1897 buildings, 141 Old Liverpool Rd, Gt Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AS. The wider scene also brings together changing land use, hospitality venue, period streetscape, commercial hospitality, conservation interest, period detail, built heritage, public realm, everyday life, food-and-drink business, local character, hospitality trade, historical comparison, and local dining scene. From a 2025-onward perspective, planning control and maintenance are closely linked to this subject, alongside the tension between conservation and redevelopment. The wider contemporary story combines staffing pressure, food inflation and how food and drink help define neighbourhood identity. Small period details of transport arrangements and footfall at 141 Old Liverpool Rd, Gt Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AS may become more significant with time, particularly following changing commercial priorities. Other useful contextual ideas include contemporary social history, traditional structure, independent food retail, before-and-after reference, historic streetscape, restaurant culture, changing streetscape, and licensed hospitality. The recorded references to buildings, Liverpool, Jubilee, Diamond, and Sankey preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. A later view of 141 Old Liverpool Rd, Gt Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AS may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The view records evidence of changing use within the wider story of 141 Old Liverpool Rd, Gt Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AS.
141 Old Liverpool Rd, Gt Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AS
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@hotpixUK,Hotpixuk,England,UK,main building,Joe Soaps,Cheshire,&,name,Victorian,building,architecture,column,at,front,of,head,office,Unilever,Crossfields,Persil,factory,Bank Quay,4 Liverpool Road,Warrington,WA5 1AB,WA5,sunny,sun,blue sky,blue skies,Great Sankey,Liverpool Rd,employer,employment,closed,shut,soap,chemical manufacturing
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDJ43F - Joseph Crosfield (5 October 1792 “ 16 February 1844) was a businessman who established a soap and chemical manufacturing business in Warrington, which was in the historic county of Lancashire and is now in the ceremonial county of Cheshire. This business was to become the firm of Joseph Crosfield and Sons.
Early life
Joseph Crosfield was born in Warrington, the fourth son of George Crosfield and his wife Ann née Key. The Crosfield family had been Quakers since the time of George Fox and this tradition was maintained by George and subsequently by Joseph. George Crosfield was a wholesale grocer in Warrington who also had interests in a sugar-refining business in Liverpool. The family moved to Lancaster in 1799 for George to develop a sugar-refining business there, while still keeping an interest in his grocery business in Warrington under the care of his assistant, Joseph Fell. Nothing is known of Joseph's early life in Lancaster. From September 1807, a time close to his 15th birthday, he was apprenticed for 6 years to Anthony Clapham, a druggist and chemist in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. By 1811 Anthony Clapham was also a soap manufacturer.
In 1814, Joseph's apprenticeship having finished, at the age of 21 he decided to establish his own soap making business in Warrington. At this time soap manufacturing was growing rapidly in the Mersey bad recently developed canals and river navigations in the area which allowed for easier transport of the raw materials into the factories and for the distribution of the finished products. A number of new large soaperies had recently been established in the nearby towns of St Helens, Runcorn and Liverpool.
Joseph Crosfield's soapery was established on the north bank of a loop of the river Mersey in an area known as Bank Quay, near to urban Warrington but at that time separated from it by a stretch of fields. Other industrial premises were nearby. The premises occupied that of a failed wire mill were sourced
Bank Quay, 4 Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDJ43Y - The 1990's saw a number of major changes for Rock Oil including the move to the present purpose-built site on Priestley Street near to Warrington centre. During this time established lubricant firms were purchased and subsequently brought their business under the Rock Oil banner, these being A.E. Bennetts of Liverpool and Nickerson Lubricants of Halifax, both long standing independent lubricant blenders with their own specialised areas of business. These acquisitions and the new plant meant that Rock Oil was ready for the next phase in its history. Ted maintained a major involvement in the business until sadly he passed away in 2005.
In 2014 Charles stepped down as Managing Director after 25 years in the position and took up a new role as Chairman. Greg Hewitt became Managing Director and took over the reins with the company being the strongest it's ever been. Charles has been instrumental in driving the company to where it is today and led the company to a record turnover with sales in over 70 countries worldwide.
In 2017 saw the opening of a brand new Research & Development centre. This 10,000 square foot building houses one of the finest independent laboratories in the country and staff across technical, sales, marketing and senior management. With over a million pounds worth of technical equipment, the facility is at the cutting edge of the lubricants industry. This is the single biggest investment the business had ever made to ensure the Rock brand was able to match the ambition of its staff and support customers all over the globe.
Rock Oil is one of the few remaining blenders of lubricants still manufacturing in the UK and has worked with multiple British and World champions across various motorsport disciplines. Rock Oil is currently the official lubricant partner of the British Superbike Series which is the biggest domestic motorcycle race series in the world.
90 ,Priestley Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1ST
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@hotpixUK,Hotpixuk,England,UK,WA5,Cheshire,Warrington KFC,LIDL,Kentucky Fried Chicken,fried,food,drive,through,takeaway,car,parking,wide,pano,heritage,fast,carryout,shopping,retail,outlet,outlets,pinkeye,landmark,west Warrington,Warrington,town,centre,centres,towns,branch,branches,chicken
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDJ443 - . Made at Old Liverpool Road, Gt Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AF in 2022, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The location is represented through Warrington KFC, One Pink Eye & LIDL, Old Liverpool Road, Gt Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AF. The surrounding context encompasses licensed hospitality, documentary photography, commercial streetscape, high-street commerce, archival record, independent food retail, consumer retail, leisure spending, regional identity, retail property, hospitality trade, destination retail, place identity, and destination dining. The wider contemporary story combines business rates, brand consolidation and the speed at which branding and store formats change. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with tourism, hospitality costs and the resilience of customer-facing businesses in a high-cost economy. Small period details of street furniture and boundaries at Old Liverpool Road, Gt Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AF may become more significant with time, particularly following new construction. Further associations within the scene are changing land use, retail chain, food tourism, historical comparison, bricks-and-mortar retail, customer-facing service, night-time economy, and customer footfall. Elements such as Sankey and Liverpool add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The wider setting at Old Liverpool Road, Gt Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AF matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The image fixes evidence of earlier appearance as part of Old Liverpool Road, Gt Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AF's history.
Old Liverpool Road, Gt Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AF
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@hotpixUK,Hotpixuk,England,UK,WA5,Cheshire,Warrington KFC,LIDL,Kentucky Fried Chicken,fried,food,drive,through,takeaway,car,parking,wide,pano,heritage,fast,carryout,shopping,retail,outlet,outlets,pinkeye,landmark,west Warrington,Warrington,town,centre,centres,towns,branch,branches,chicken
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDJ44A - . This scene at Old Liverpool Road, Gt Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AF 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 principal subject is Warrington KFC, One Pink Eye & LIDL, Old Liverpool Road, Gt Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AF. A broader reading of the photograph includes visitor economy, commercial frontage, bricks-and-mortar retail, leisure spending, visual archive, food tourism, shopfront economy, brand-led retail, shopping district, independent food retail, physical store, local dining scene, archival record, and changing land use. From a 2025-onward perspective, business rates and commercial rents are closely linked to this subject, alongside the speed at which branding and store formats change. The wider contemporary story combines tourism, food inflation and how food and drink help define neighbourhood identity. For later comparison, the photograph preserves public access and movement at Old Liverpool Road, Gt Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AF, details that may look very different after altered transport patterns. The photograph additionally reflects regional identity, social history, commercial hospitality, contemporary social history, historical comparison, food-and-drink business, local character, and licensed hospitality. Details involving Sankey and Liverpool make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The period setting at Old Liverpool Road, Gt Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AF helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The view records a trace of local identity before later change alters the scene. The image fixes a local visual benchmark as a date-specific reference.
Old Liverpool Road, Gt Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AF
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Burtonwood,RAF,WA5,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,WA5 9YZ,America,US,air force,showing,rank,service,personnel,services,armed,cold war,airbase,jackets,jacket,labels,lapel,blue,true,award,awards,awarded,ranks,ranked,history,historic,heritage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3XNKN - . An on-location photograph from RAF Burtonwood, Warrington , Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 9YZ in 2019, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The defining feature is US air force uniform Jacket, showing rank stationed at RAF Burtonwood, Warrington , Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 9YZ. The surrounding context encompasses mass transit, historical comparison, social history, rail modernisation, station environment, documentary photography, public realm, everyday life, visual archive, rail mobility, local history, archival record, changing streetscape, and regional rail. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into station investment and public ownership, not least because of the role of public transport in reducing congestion and emissions. The archival value lies partly in recording local activity and public use around RAF Burtonwood, Warrington , Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 9YZ before redevelopment alters the character of the place. The wider setting retains connections with community identity, rail infrastructure, contemporary social history, place identity, integrated transport, railway branding, public transport network, and passenger railway. The combination of Burtonwood, uniform, stationed, Jacket, and force anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The wider setting at RAF Burtonwood, Warrington , Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 9YZ matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. A further contemporary connection is station investment and the role of public transport in reducing congestion and emissions within the real-world context of RAF Burtonwood, Warrington , Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 9YZ. The scene captures a local visual benchmark for future local research. The period view preserves a point of historical comparison before later change alters the scene.
RAF Burtonwood, Warrington , Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 9YZ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDRMC5 - Royal Air Force Burtonwood (or RAF Burtonwood) is a former Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Forces base that was located in Burtonwood, 2 miles (3.2 km) Northwest of Warrington in Cheshire, England. The base was opened in 1940 in response to World War II by the RAF and in 1942 it was transferred to the United States of America for war operations. The base was home to 18,000 American servicemen at the end of the war. In 1946 the base was transferred back to the United Kingdom however United States operations continued. The base officially closed in 1991 and since then the runway and most of the associated buildings have been demolished. RAF Burtonwood Heritage Centre was opened on part of the former base
Burtonwood airfield was opened on 1 January 1940 as a servicing and storage centre for modifying British aircraft. It was operated by No. 37 Maintenance Unit RAF until June 1942
The facility was transferred to the United States Army Air Forces in June 1942 to become a servicing centre for the United States Eighth, Ninth, Twelfth and Fifteenth Air Forces aircraft. Burtonwood was also known as Base Air Depot 1 (BAD 1)
When the Cold War ended, Burtonwood Army Depot was declared excess to NATO requirements and was closed in June 1994
In the Heritage centre, planes exhibited are the B-17 Flying Fortress, P-47 Thunderbolt and the B-29 Super Fortress. There is also a selection of Pratt & Whitney Wasp series engines
RAF Burtonwood Heritage Centre, Gulliver's World, Shackleton Cl, Old Hall, Warrington, Cheshire, Eng
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJM7H9 - . Photographed at Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1QG in 2022, this detailed editorial image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The principal subject is Mortuary and Parking signs at Warrington NHS hospital, Lovely Ln, Warrington, Cheshire, England,UK,WA5 1QG - Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Trust. A broader reading of the photograph includes healthcare provision, navigation aid, health infrastructure, visitor guidance, route marker, local information board, hospital estate, orientation signage, wayfinding system, changing streetscape, community healthcare, local character, visual archive, and public-facing notice. From a 2025-onward perspective, care demand and workforce pressure are closely linked to this subject, alongside the continuing pressure on health and social-care capacity. The wider contemporary story combines inclusive design, maintenance and how clear signs help people navigate complex public places. For later comparison, the photograph preserves street furniture and boundaries at Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1QG, details that may look very different after new ownership. The location also brings in clinical services, clinical environment, public realm, patient access, medical wayfinding, patient care, health-service capacity, and NHS estate. Details involving Hospitals, signs, Parking, Lovely, and Trust make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. Around Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1QG, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The setting also helps illustrate care demand and the continuing pressure on health and social-care capacity in a form that can be compared with future views of Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1QG.
Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1QG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDRN3P - Gulliver's World is a theme park located in Warrington, England. It consists of the themed areas Land, Gully Town, and Safari Kingdom. The park's attractions were designed for children between the ages of 2 and 13. Splash Zone and Blast Arena are two indoor attractions located next to the main theme park. A hotel opened on the site in 2012.
Gulliver's World has sister parks at Matlock Bath (Gulliver's Kingdom), Milton Keynes (Gulliver's Land) and Rotherham (Gulliver's Valley).
History
Gulliver's World was opened in 1989 and is the second Gulliver's theme park to be built in the UK, with the first being Gulliver's Kingdom located in Matlock Bath. The park has expanded since then with additional attractions, bigger rides and with the opening of The Gulliver's Hotel to provide short breaks. Gulliver's have focused specifically on families with younger children across their four theme parks.
Significant rides at the park include The Antelope, Desperado drop and Apache Falls. Play areas are provided both indoors and outdoors for younger children.
On 13 July 2002, a 15-year-old girl with Down syndrome fell 30 feet (9 m) from a Ferris wheel. She was taken to hospital, and died two days later from her injuries. The park were fined a total of £80,000 for failing to ensure a person's safety, and not carrying out risk assessments.
On 15 September 2018, The Crazy Train rollercoaster broke down after 2 wheels fell off during the ride, leaving 21 people trapped on the ride 50 feet above the ground for three hours. No one was injured
Shackleton Close, Old Hall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 9YZ
