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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,self-service,Cx,digital,screens,kiosks,touchscreen,menus,menu,motorway,service,expensive,area,Warwickshire,England,UK,customer experience,automated ordering,cashless payment,queue management,digital exclusion,older customers,accessibility barriers,touch screen ordering,reduced staff interaction,hospitality automation,quick service restaurant,experience,roadside,dining,traveller,facilities,consumer,technology,people using kiosks,food court interior,electronic menu terminals,card payment machines
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F0793H - Customers stand beside a closely spaced bank of digital self-service ordering kiosks at the Burger King counter inside Welcome Break Warwick Services on the M40 in Warwickshire. The motorway food court scene illustrates the rapid replacement of conventional staffed tills with touchscreen terminals across fast-food restaurants, transport hubs and other hospitality venues.
The kiosks are intended to accelerate ordering, reduce queues, take card payments and allow customers to browse menus and customise meals without assistance. For the restaurant operator they can increase customer throughput, reduce demands on counter staff, collect sales data and encourage additional purchases through prominent meal upgrades, extras and promotional offers.
However, the experience can feel impersonal and user unfriendly, particularly when several customers are navigating unfamiliar menus simultaneously. Ordering may involve passing through numerous screens, locating products within categories, rejecting optional extras, checking allergen information, selecting collection options and completing a contactless payment before receiving an order number.
Older people, customers with limited digital confidence, visitors with impaired vision or dexterity, people who struggle with written English and travellers under time pressure may find the process confusing or inaccessible. Glare, small text, unclear navigation, timeouts, payment failures and printers that do not issue a receipt can add frustration. The tall fixed screens and lack of seating may also present practical barriers for some disabled users.
Although staff assistance is reportedly available at the northbound Burger King, the image conveys a system in which customers are largely left to work through the electronic ordering process themselves. A staffed counter remains important for accessibility, cash users, complex dietary questions and anyone unable or unwilling to use a touchscreen.
Warwick Services, M40 between Junctions 12 and 13, Banbury Road, Ashorne, Warwickshire, CV35 0AA, En
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,antique,watchmaker,clockmaker,horology,British,English,old,history,local,Warwickshire,heritage,jeweller,jewellery,timepiece,dial,leather,strap,analogue,collectable,named,Midlands,Ernest Parriss,clockmaking,local trades,family jeweller,independent,provincial,watchmakers,nostalgia,genealogy,craftsmanship,skilled trade,repair culture,restoration,aged,patina,CV11
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E9APAB - A close, editorial still life of a vintage E G Parriss wristwatch laid across an old town plan of Nuneaton, Warwickshire. The aged cream dial, Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds register and worn leather strap give the photograph a strong period feel, linking personal timekeeping with local history, family business, craftsmanship and the Midlands tradition of practical engineering. The map beneath shows the printed title Town Plan of Nuneaton and surrounding streets, turning the image into a compact visual story about place, memory and the skilled repair and making of watches and clocks before disposable consumer electronics. E G Parriss is a name connected with Nuneaton horology: the Science Museum Group records the Parriss rolling-ball free pendulum clock as made by E G Parriss in Nuneaton in the 1940s. Separate Parriss family jeweller history also describes a watchmaking line that began with Joseph Parriss in Rugby, with Ernest Parriss and Beatrice later opening a shop in Nuneaton before moving to Sheringham in 1947. This photograph is useful for searches around British watchmakers, local jewellers, antique watches, interwar or early twentieth century design, family firms, craft skills, horological heritage, collectable wristwatches, Warwickshire history, Nuneaton nostalgia, old maps, town planning, genealogy, local archives and the passing of time. The warm patina of the dial contrasts with the black and white printed map, making it suitable for editorial use around regional manufacturing, the survival of small specialist trades, vintage retail, repair culture, museum collections, family history research and the way everyday objects can anchor a story about a town. It could also illustrate articles on high street jewellers, inherited possessions, analogue technology, conservation, restoration, watch servicing, local studies, historic mapping and the value of named provincial makers outside London, Coventry and Birmingham.
Vintage E G Parriss watch on old Nuneaton map, linking Warwickshire watchmaking, horology, local his
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpicUK,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,IMG_4540,Baptist,Church,sign,Stratford,upon,Avon,religion,Christianity,heritage,architecture,Warwickshire
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E6T4M7 - . To Baptist Church sign Stratford-upon-Avon. Photographed on 18 January 2025. The recorded location is Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK. The photograph records the subject as encountered, including visible signage, architecture, branding, street furniture, landscape, transport, artwork or activity where present. It provides useful contemporary documentary context for editorial coverage of heritage, architecture, culture and local history. The image can support news, feature, travel, heritage and retrospective use, particularly where the place, organisation, object or streetscape changes over time. It also preserves details of the surrounding environment and appearance at the time of photography for future comparison and historical reference. Looking at notice, the longer history is that temporary and permanent notices are valuable social-history evidence because they capture the rules and assumptions of a particular moment, from parking and access to opening times, safety and public-service instructions. The background to memorial is that churches combine worship with architecture, local memory and centuries of community history
Stonework, stained glass, memorials, furnishings and churchyards often record successive periods of rebuilding, Victorian restoration, local benefactors and family history. In 2026, notice remains relevant because current public-realm design increasingly expects signs to be legible, inclusive and consistent, while bilingual and accessibility information reflects wider policy around language and equal access. Current 2026 context around memorial is that many historic churches face the practical challenge of maintaining listed fabric while remaining active community buildings, visitor attractions and venues for worship, music and local events
Conservation, heating costs and new uses are therefore part of the modern story of these ancient places.
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpicUK,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,IMG_4548,Andrew,Carnegie,library,plaque,Stratford,Warwickshire,Henley,philanthropy,heritage,education,literacy,1905,wooden,inscription,gift,upon,Avon,Street,England
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E6T4M9 - Andrew Carnegie library gift plaque at Stratford-upon-Avon Library, Henley Street, Warwickshire, England, UK. The photograph is a contemporary editorial record of the subject and its surroundings at 12 Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 6PZ, England, UK. Visible signage, lettering, architecture, street furniture, transport infrastructure, public art, commercial branding or landscape details are retained where present, giving the image value both as a description of the immediate scene and as a reference for how the place looked at the time of photography. The carved plaque records that the library was the gift of Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie in 1905. Stratford-upon-Avon Library occupies a Grade II listed building at 12 Henley Street, linking the town's literary identity with the wider Carnegie movement that funded public libraries in Britain and around the world. The image has wider editorial relevance for local history, heritage, tourism, transport, retail, planning, regeneration, business and social change where those themes apply to the subject. It can support news and feature coverage as well as retrospective comparison if the building, business, artwork, service, route or streetscape is altered, redeveloped, rebranded, closed or otherwise changes in future. The composition also preserves small visual details that are easily lost over time, including materials, signs, logos, road or rail features, shopfront treatment, public-realm design and the relationship of the subject to neighbouring buildings or open space. This makes the photograph useful not only as a straightforward location image but also as a documentary record of everyday urban and cultural life.
12 Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 6PZ, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpicUK,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,IMG_4553,Peter,Rabbit,Beatrix,Potter,specialist,shop,Henley,Stratford,Warwickshire,retail,literature,children,heritage,tourism,sign,Street,upon,Avon,England
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E6T4MA - Peter Rabbit Specialist shop sign, Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK. The photograph is a contemporary editorial record of the subject and its surroundings at 39 Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 6QW, England, UK. Visible signage, lettering, architecture, street furniture, transport infrastructure, public art, commercial branding or landscape details are retained where present, giving the image value both as a description of the immediate scene and as a reference for how the place looked at the time of photography. The specialist shop on Henley Street trades on the enduring popularity of Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit stories in one of England's best-known literary tourism towns. The image concentrates on the distinctive Peter Rabbit Specialist sign and provides a record of independent themed retail close to Shakespeare's birthplace. The image has wider editorial relevance for local history, heritage, tourism, transport, retail, planning, regeneration, business and social change where those themes apply to the subject. It can support news and feature coverage as well as retrospective comparison if the building, business, artwork, service, route or streetscape is altered, redeveloped, rebranded, closed or otherwise changes in future. The composition also preserves small visual details that are easily lost over time, including materials, signs, logos, road or rail features, shopfront treatment, public-realm design and the relationship of the subject to neighbouring buildings or open space. This makes the photograph useful not only as a straightforward location image but also as a documentary record of everyday urban and cultural life.
39 Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 6QW, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpicUK,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,IMG_4583,WHSmith,shop,frontage,Stratford,upon,Avon,town,centre,Warwickshire,WH,Smith
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E6T4MD - . WHSmith shop frontage in Stratford-upon-Avon town centre, Warwickshire, England, UK. Photographed on 18 January 2025. The recorded location is Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK. For shopfront, the historical context is that small businesses have long adapted existing premises to changing consumer demand, adding signs, windows and interiors that make each period visually distinct
Their survival is closely tied to footfall, rents, local competition and the wider fortunes of the town centre. Looking at consumer culture, the longer history is that market halls have long concentrated small traders under one roof, combining food, household goods and specialist retail with an important social role
Regenerated markets increasingly mix traditional stalls with cafés, events and independent makers. For shopfront, the 2026 context is that independent and high-street businesses continue to face pressure from costs, online competition and changing consumer habits, while councils increasingly treat local commerce, food and leisure as part of town-centre regeneration. In 2026, consumer culture remains relevant because high streets continue to change rapidly , with vacancies, redevelopment and food-led destinations altering the balance between retail and leisure
Earlier images of traders and shopfronts provide useful evidence of business turnover and changing commercial character. Further relevant search phrases include local business, commercial premises, independent business, local economy, business signage, commercial history, local services, business premises, urban commerce, community asset, retail premises, independent retailer, and commercial property. Further subject-specific language includes shopping district, retail history, market trader, @HotpicUK, and IMG_4583. The subject also connects local business, commercial premises and independent business within the same editorial theme.
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,IMG_4545,William,Shakespeare,statue,Stratford,Upon,Avon,Warwickshire
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E8E1D2 - . William Shakespeare statue Stratford-Upon-Avon. Photographed on 18 January 2025. The recorded location is Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK. For street art, the historical context is that street art and murals are especially valuable as temporary cultural evidence because they may be painted over or lost during redevelopment
Photographs preserve both the artwork and its relationship with the surrounding neighbourhood. For street art, the 2026 context is that public art is closely connected with regeneration, tourism, identity and debate about representation
Murals and sculptures can become visitor landmarks while also prompting discussion about whose history is visible in public space. Useful related concepts include urban culture, cultural identity, visual culture, community art, place-making, memorial art, creative industries, public realm, cultural landmark, and IMG_4545. Looking at artwork, the longer history is that public art turns streets and buildings into records of local culture
Murals, statues and memorial sculpture can commemorate people and events, celebrate industry, respond to politics or simply enliven public space, while materials and style often identify a particular era. The background to visual culture is that monuments and civic artworks are part of the visual history of place
Their subjects reveal whom a community chose to celebrate, while later reinterpretation or controversy can evolution the meaning of an apparently permanent object. Within the history of memorial art, street art and murals are especially valuable as temporary cultural evidence because they may be painted over or lost during redevelopment
Photographs preserve both the artwork and its relationship with the surrounding neighbourhood. The subject also connects urban culture, cultural identity and visual culture within the same editorial theme. Its wider context brings together cultural identity, visual culture and community art.
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,IMG_4549,Shakespeare,Statue,Stratford,Upon,Avon,Warwickshire
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E8E1D6 - . Shakespeare Statue Stratford-Upon-Avon. Photographed on 18 January 2025. The recorded location is Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK. Seen through mural, the earlier context is that monuments and civic artworks are part of the visual history of place
Their subjects reveal whom a community chose to celebrate, while later reinterpretation or controversy can change the meaning of an apparently permanent object. The 2026 relevance of mural comes from the fact that contemporary street art continues to blur the line between unofficial expression, commissioned mural and tourist attraction
Images are therefore relevant to urban culture, creative industries, heritage interpretation and place-making. Additional subject vocabulary includes public art, sculpture, cultural identity, visual culture, community art, memorial art, public realm, cultural landmark, and IMG_4549. For statue, the historical context is that public art turns streets and buildings into records of local culture
Murals, statues and memorial sculpture can commemorate people and events, celebrate industry, respond to politics or simply enliven public space, while materials and style often identify a particular era. Looking at cultural identity, the longer history is that monuments and civic artworks are part of the visual history of place
Their subjects reveal whom a community chose to celebrate, while later reinterpretation or controversy can change the meaning of an apparently permanent object. The background to place-making is that street art and murals are especially valuable as temporary cultural evidence because they may be painted over or lost during redevelopment
Photographs preserve both the artwork and its relationship with the surrounding neighbourhood. The image also relates directly to public art, sculpture and cultural identity. The subject also connects sculpture, cultural identity and visual culture within the same editorial theme.
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JKMPX1 - Four hundred metres east of Stone Circle, and probably predating it by over 1000 years, the Whispering Knights is a 'portal dolmen' burial chamber that consists of four upright stones and a large fallen capstone. The so-called ˜portal' facade is formed by three stones that look like a giant doorway facing down the hill and it was probably intended to be seen from that side. Originally there were two or three more uprights to support the capstone which would have been placed on top, possibly at a rakish angle, to form a table-like 'dolmen' structure. At one time it was believed to be part of a long barrow, but excavations in the 1980s suggested that it is more likely to have been free-standing and intended to impress. The very large pillar-like stone on the left of the portal is the largest of all the Rollright Stones, and with the capstone in place on top (as it was until the 18th century) the chamber would have been even more striking. It is estimated that using rollers, levers and sledges it may have taken over 60 people to move and erect the stones. It is thought that there would have been a low platform of small stones round the sides and back.
By analogy with other such monuments, the Whispering Knights was probably one the earliest funerary monuments in Britain, perhaps built around 3,800 BC and the c.2m square chamber would have contained the disarticulated bones of several individuals. Early Neolithic, Beaker and early Bronze Age pottery found in the immediate vicinity suggests that the tomb was venerated over many centuries and a piece of human bone washed out from the chamber was radiocarbon dated to c.1700BC.
The monument got its name as part of the legend about the king and his army who were outwitted by a witch and turned to stone: because of the conspiratorial way in which the portal stones lean towards each other, the stones are said to be the treacherous knights conniving against the king, though others think they are praying.
Little Rollright, Long Compton, Warwickshire, England, UK, OX7 5QB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JKMR1J - This ceremonial stone circle was erected around 2,500BC. At present there are seventy-odd stones of heavily weathered local oolitic limestone (see Geology) set in a rather irregular ring about 31m across. They were poetically described by William Stukeley as being corroded like worm eaten wood, by the harsh Jaws of Time
they were said to make a very noble, rustic, sight, and strike an odd terror upon the spectators, and admiration at the design of ˜em . More recently, Aubrey Burl called them seventy-seven stones, stumps and lumps of leprous limestone .
The number of stones has changed over the years. Legends refer to stones having been taken away (to make bridges and the like), and it is likely that this created most of the gaps now visible. The stones are famously uncountable, but originally may have numbered about 105 standing shoulder to shoulder. At the time the Stones were first protected as an ancient monument (1883) the owner was reported to have replaced all the fallen stones in their original foundation. In fact the restoration was far from exact: most of the stones that are known to have been standing in their present positions since the 17th century show that it was originally built as an accurate circle.
THE FORM OF THE STONES
Two stones immediately outside the ring (one fallen) mark the portalled entrance to the circle opposite the tallest stone. The Stones stand in a very low bank with a wide gap on the same side as the entrance, possibly resulting from the interior being levelled.
This form of design with close-set stones, a portalled entrance and levelled interior is very characteristic of stone circles in the Lake District “ such as Long Meg and her Daughters near Penrith, and, even more similar, Castlerigg near Keswick, and Swinside north of Ulverston. There are also a few in eastern Ireland. It is therefore likely that the people who built the King's Men came from one of those areas. When they felt the need to build a stone cir
Little Rollright, Long Compton, Warwickshire, England, UK, OX7 5QB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JP9HTJ - The Whispering Knights is a 'portal dolmen' burial chamber that consists of four upright stones and a large fallen capstone. The so-called ˜portal' facade is formed by three stones that look like a giant doorway facing down the hill and it was probably intended to be seen from that side. Originally there were two or three more uprights to support the capstone which would have been placed on top, possibly at a rakish angle, to form a table-like 'dolmen' structure. At one time it was believed to be part of a long barrow, but excavations in the 1980s suggested that it is more likely to have been free-standing and intended to impress. The very large pillar-like stone on the left of the portal is the largest of all the Rollright Stones, and with the capstone in place on top (as it was until the 18th century) the chamber would have been even more striking. It is estimated that using rollers, levers and sledges it may have taken over 60 people to move and erect the stones. It is thought that there would have been a low platform of small stones round the sides and back.
By analogy with other such monuments, the Whispering Knights was probably one the earliest funerary monuments in Britain, perhaps built around 3,800 BC and the c.2m square chamber would have contained the disarticulated bones of several individuals. Early Neolithic, Beaker and early Bronze Age pottery found in the immediate vicinity suggests that the tomb was venerated over many centuries and a piece of human bone washed out from the chamber was radiocarbon dated to c.1700BC.
The monument got its name as part of the legend about the king and his army who were outwitted by a witch and turned to stone: because of the conspiratorial way in which the portal stones lean towards each other, the stones are said to be the treacherous knights conniving against the king, though others think they are praying. Intriguingly, although it looks as if the central slab of the portal should be supporting the pillars
Little Rollright, Long Compton, Warwickshire, England, UK, OX7 5QB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JP9HTW - The Whispering Knights is a 'portal dolmen' burial chamber that consists of four upright stones and a large fallen capstone. The so-called ˜portal' facade is formed by three stones that look like a giant doorway facing down the hill and it was probably intended to be seen from that side. Originally there were two or three more uprights to support the capstone which would have been placed on top, possibly at a rakish angle, to form a table-like 'dolmen' structure. At one time it was believed to be part of a long barrow, but excavations in the 1980s suggested that it is more likely to have been free-standing and intended to impress. The very large pillar-like stone on the left of the portal is the largest of all the Rollright Stones, and with the capstone in place on top (as it was until the 18th century) the chamber would have been even more striking. It is estimated that using rollers, levers and sledges it may have taken over 60 people to move and erect the stones. It is thought that there would have been a low platform of small stones round the sides and back.
By analogy with other such monuments, the Whispering Knights was probably one the earliest funerary monuments in Britain, perhaps built around 3,800 BC and the c.2m square chamber would have contained the disarticulated bones of several individuals. Early Neolithic, Beaker and early Bronze Age pottery found in the immediate vicinity suggests that the tomb was venerated over many centuries and a piece of human bone washed out from the chamber was radiocarbon dated to c.1700BC.
The monument got its name as part of the legend about the king and his army who were outwitted by a witch and turned to stone: because of the conspiratorial way in which the portal stones lean towards each other, the stones are said to be the treacherous knights conniving against the king, though others think they are praying. Intriguingly, although it looks as if the central slab of the portal should be supporting the pillars
Little Rollright, Long Compton, Warwickshire, England, UK, OX7 5QB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JP9HYB - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Little Compton, Warwickshire, England, UK, OX7 5QB in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The defining feature is Ribbons tied to tree at Rollright stones, Little Compton, Warwickshire, England, UK, OX7 5QB. The broader subject matter reaches into historical comparison, architectural detail, local history, contemporary social history, local character, documentary photography, public realm, cityscape history, archival record, changing land use, changing streetscape, before-and-after reference, heritage landmark, and built heritage. Today's relevance is strengthened by embodied carbon, heritage conservation and the continuing question of the balance between conservation, retrofit and modern accessibility. Small period details of landscape treatment and surrounding development at Little Compton, Warwickshire, England, UK, OX7 5QB may become more significant with time, particularly following conservation work. The photograph additionally reflects adaptive reuse, period building, place identity, architectural character, historic townscape, period architecture, visual archive, and regional identity. The recorded references to Warwickshire, Ribbons, Rollright, stones, and Compton preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. By fixing the subject within Little Compton, Warwickshire, England, UK, OX7 5QB, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The setting also helps illustrate embodied carbon and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their distinctive character in a form that can be compared with future views of Little Compton, Warwickshire, England, UK, OX7 5QB. The period view preserves period character for future local research.
Little Compton, Warwickshire, England, UK, OX7 5QB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JP9HYJ - . Photographed at Little Rollright, Long Compton, Warwickshire, England, UK, OX7 5QB in 2022, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. At the centre of the view is Rollright stones - wicker water diviner , The Whispering Knights, Little Rollright, Long Compton, Warwickshire, England, UK, OX7 5QB. The locality and subject together evoke creative placemaking, stencil art, local history, changing streetscape, public-realm art, urban graphics, public art, documentary photography, visual archive, community art, public realm, archival record, changing land use, and regional identity. From a 2025-onward perspective, temporary works and local identity are closely linked to this subject, alongside how regeneration can both promote and displace informal urban art. Small period details of transport arrangements and footfall at Little Rollright, Long Compton, Warwickshire, England, UK, OX7 5QB may become more significant with time, particularly following conservation work. The subject also sits alongside social history, street creativity, graffiti heritage, contemporary social history, visual street culture, contemporary mural, street-level design, and community identity. Details involving Rollright, Warwickshire, Little, water, and wicker make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. Around Little Rollright, Long Compton, Warwickshire, England, UK, OX7 5QB, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The setting also helps illustrate temporary works and how regeneration can both promote and displace informal urban art when considered against later change at Little Rollright, Long Compton, Warwickshire, England, UK, OX7 5QB. The view records period character for later comparison.
Little Rollright, Long Compton, Warwickshire, England, UK, OX7 5QB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDD7EH - The Rollright Stones is a complex of three Neolithic and Bronze Age megalithic monuments near the village of Long Compton, on the borders of Oxfordshire and Warwickshire. Constructed from local oolitic limestone, the three monuments now known as the King's Men and the Whispering Knights in Oxfordshire and the King Stone in Warwickshire, are distinct in their design and purpose, and were built at different periods in late prehistory. The stretch of time during which the three monuments were erected bears witness to a continuous tradition of ritual behaviour on sacred ground, from the 4th to the 2nd millennium BCE.
The first to be constructed was the Whispering Knights, a dolmen that dates to the Early or Middle Neolithic period and which was likely to have been used as a place of burial. This was followed by the King's Men, a stone circle which was constructed in the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age
unusually, it has parallels to other circles located further north, in the Lake District, implying a trade-based or ritual connection. The third monument, the King Stone, is a single monolith, and although it is not known when it was constructed, the dominant theory amongst archaeologists is that it was a Bronze Age grave marker.
The British philologist Andrew Breeze has proposed that the name Rollright is from the Brittonic phrase *rodland rïx 'wheel enclosure groove', where *rïx 'groove' refers to a narrow valley near Great Rollright and *rodland 'wheel enclosure' refers to the King's Men circle. By the Early Modern period, folkloric stories had grown up around the Stones, telling of how they had once been a king and his knights who had been turned to stone by a witch
such stories continued to be taught amongst local people well into the 19th century. Meanwhile, antiquarians such as William Camden, John Aubrey and William Stukeley had begun to take an interest in the monuments, leading to fuller archaeological investigations in the 20th century, culminating in e
Stone Ct, Great Rollright, Chipping Norton OX7 5QB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDD7NB - The Rollright Stones is a complex of three Neolithic and Bronze Age megalithic monuments near the village of Long Compton, on the borders of Oxfordshire and Warwickshire. Constructed from local oolitic limestone, the three monuments now known as the King's Men and the Whispering Knights in Oxfordshire and the King Stone in Warwickshire, are distinct in their design and purpose, and were built at different periods in late prehistory. The stretch of time during which the three monuments were erected bears witness to a continuous tradition of ritual behaviour on sacred ground, from the 4th to the 2nd millennium BCE.
The first to be constructed was the Whispering Knights, a dolmen that dates to the Early or Middle Neolithic period and which was likely to have been used as a place of burial. This was followed by the King's Men, a stone circle which was constructed in the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age
unusually, it has parallels to other circles located further north, in the Lake District, implying a trade-based or ritual connection. The third monument, the King Stone, is a single monolith, and although it is not known when it was constructed, the dominant theory amongst archaeologists is that it was a Bronze Age grave marker.
The British philologist Andrew Breeze has proposed that the name Rollright is from the Brittonic phrase *rodland rïx 'wheel enclosure groove', where *rïx 'groove' refers to a narrow valley near Great Rollright and *rodland 'wheel enclosure' refers to the King's Men circle. By the Early Modern period, folkloric stories had grown up around the Stones, telling of how they had once been a king and his knights who had been turned to stone by a witch
such stories continued to be taught amongst local people well into the 19th century. Meanwhile, antiquarians such as William Camden, John Aubrey and William Stukeley had begun to take an interest in the monuments, leading to fuller archaeological investigations in the 20th century, culminating in e
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RGKET9 - Chesterton Windmill is a 17th-century cylindric stone tower windmill with an arched base, located outside the village of Chesterton, Warwickshire. It is a Grade I listed building and a striking landmark in south-east Warwickshire.
The windmill is one of Warwickshire's most famous landmarks. It stands on a hilltop overlooking the village of Chesterton, near the Roman Fosse Way and about five miles (8 km) south-east of Warwick. It was built around 1632-1633, probably by Sir Edward Peyto, who was Lord of the Chesterton Manor House. At this time John Stone, a pupil of Inigo Jones, was in Chesterton designing the new Manor House and he probably helped with the windmill as well. Sir Edward was a mathematician and astrologer and probably his own architect to the windmill, but although claims have been made that the tower was originally built as an observatory, the estate accounts now at Warwick Record Office show that it has always been a windmill, making it the earliest tower mill in England to retain any of its working parts.
Windmill Hill Ln, Leamington Spa, England, UK, CV33 9LB
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4521877662 - 'St Michael's Cathedral was built after the destruction of the former during world war II during extreme German Luftwaffe bombing raids on the 14th November 1940. The intensity of this city's destruction was termed 'Coventry-isation' by Hitler.
It is to the external viewer quite concrete-y, yet a fine celebration of 20th century modernist architecture. The new cathedral was designed by Basil Spence (Knighted for this work) and Arup, constructed by John Laing. It is also a Grade I listed building. Remains of the old cathedral still sit beside it. A competition was held in 1950 to find an architect for the new Cathedral, over 200 designs were submitted. The foundation stone of the new cathedral was laid by Queen Elizabeth II on 23rd March 1956. Actual consecration was over 6 years later on the 25th May 1962.
Its design provoked much discussion, much like the new modernist catholic cathedral in Liverpool. A large tapestry of Christ dominates the altar area. the baptistery consists of a ceiling high mosaic of 195 panes of stained glass. The Great West Window, which looks out on the remains of the old cathedral is known as the Screen of Saints and Angels, engraved directly onto the screen in expressionist style by the New Zealand artist John Hutton.
The ceiling is an innovative and complicated construction. There are multiple pyramids of Canadian Spruce slats. Panels above each of which is movable so if needed the acoustic properties of the cathedral can be adjusted for paticular events. Around the nave walls are tablets of stone (the 'tablets of the word') with inscriptions. These are by Ralph Beyer. Inscriptions are uneven deliberately to try to reflect early Christian inscriptions.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 5231735130 - 'Ticket To Ride - 'The Beatles' - Play this track here.
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Heres a track in celebration last week of itunes finally being able to offer the Beatles back catalog for download. On November 16th 17 official Beatles albums were made available for sale on Apple's iTunes Store. Also 13 remastered albums.
Now I must admit I was born slightly too late to appreciate totally the fab four's output. Revolver and Sgt Peppers are in my collection and a number of those singles compilations. No doubt that Lennon &
McCartney were the Morrissey &
Marr of that sixties generation. Before I get barraged with comments, that was just a bit of friendly Manc/Scouse banter!
'Ticket to Ride' is a song by The Beatles from their 1965 album, Help!. It was recorded 15th February 1965 and released two months later. The song lyrics describe a girl 'riding out of the life of the narrator', the inspiration of the title phrase is unclear.
McCartney said it was 'a British Railways ticket to the town of Ryde on the Isle of Wight', while Lennon said it described cards indicating a clean bill of health carried by Hamburg prostitutes in the 1960s. The Beatles played in Hamburg early in their musical career, and 'ride/riding' was slang for having sex.
The track has been covered by Sly and Robbie, The Bee Gees and Vanilla Fudge. Red Drawf fans will remember the episode 'Tikka to Ride', in accordance with the theme of curry on which the storyline focuses.
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Early bus operators had two problems to solve. One was that of fare dodgers and the other was the possibility of conductors who might fiddle the takings. Early machines were devised that punched tickets at appropriate stages (&
sounded a bell) then retained the coloured clipping. Hence the name 'Bell Punch' and the reference to lady bus conductors as 'Clippies' (see 'On The Buses').
The Bell Punch Company produced an automated version of their pre-printed ticket system, which they called 'Ultimate'. These used continuous ticket rolls with the values printed on them. Each ticket carried a serial number and a pre-printed value. The machines had several tracks each of which had a lever at the front that ejected a ticket, which was then roughly torn off against a serrated cutter.
The fare stage could be printed in one of three positions on the bottom of the ticket. Each new ticket roll had a piece of adhesive tape (which the conductor had to lick) to join it to the end of the old one, which was supposed to prevent the conductor having to change rolls mid-journey. The system coped better with changing fare structures, but after a while, the machines became unreliable and would jam up. It was not uncommon to see conductors tearing off tickets from the back of the machines at busy times.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4476871247 - 'A man happy in his van in a layby on the A46 between M6 junction two and Coventry.
I have been a regular customer of Ron (of Ron Snax, Outside catering available 01827-706191) for some time. The mis-spelt pricelist notwithstanding (Turkcy), he does a cracking job. \u00a32.40 buys you a bagette the size of two fists, packed with fried goodness. My only gripe is that he doesn't do black pudding, but that has never stopped me calling there. His litre of steaming tea or coffee also blows Costa away.
Rons does barms and soft bagettes. It always amazes me how short a distance you need to travel, for bread names to change so dramatically. It could be a bread-cake, teacake (obviously without fruit), a sub, barm, breadbun, cob, stotty, scone, buttery, flour cake or muffin. Using the wrong one can lead to a lot of confusion. Any more bread styles you know from across Britain, please leave a comment and let me know.
The old 'Greasy Spoon' in my opinion gets an unfair press. Wikipedia defines it as:
'Greasy spoon is a colloquial or slang term used in Britain, Ireland and North America for small, especially cheap, archetypal working class restaurants or diners. The name 'greasy spoon' is used to imply a less-than-rigorous approach to hygiene and dishwashing, and appears in use in the early 20th century'.
There have been a few stories, mainly hoaxes based on ficticious EU reports about eating habits of long distance drivers and their health. As any truck driver knows, the greatest hazard is infact 'Truck drivers testicle' caused by vibrations encountered over time from sitting over the tractor unit engine.
Thankfully, Rons position appears safe, although he did tell me that a new rating system is apparently coming in. So look out for his star rating, next time you are on the A46. Tell him HotpixUK sent you!
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AGMWGG - RAC stock-photo/gotonysmith-Limited.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>Limited (The RAC) is a British automotive services company headquartered in Walsall, West Midlands. Its principal services are roadside assistance and general insurance, and its subsidiaries include RAC Motoring Services Ltd, RAC Financial Services Ltd and RAC Insurance Limited.
The RAC emerged as the Associate Section of the Royal Automobile Club founded at the turn of the 20th century, and it was incorporated as R.A.C. Motoring Services Ltd. in 1978. It was sold by the members of the Royal Automobile Club to Lex Service in April 1999, which subsequently renamed itself RAC plc. In March 2005, RAC plc was acquired by Aviva and therefore delisted.
Aviva then sold the RAC to the Carlyle Group in June 2011. Although Carlyle had originally planned a stock market flotation for the RAC, in September 2014, Carlyle agreed to sell almost half its stake to Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC Private Limited. In December 2015, Carlyle agreed to sell its remaining stake to CVC Capital Partners in a transaction valuing the RAC at £1.4 billion
Coventry, Warwickshire, West Midlands, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8FBDM - Coventry Cathedral, also known as St Michael's Cathedral, is the seat of the Bishop of Coventry and the Diocese of Coventry, in Coventry, West Midlands, England. The current (9th) bishop is the Right Revd Christopher Cocksworth and the current Dean is The Very Revd John Witcombe .
The city has had three cathedrals. The first was St. Mary's, a monastic building, only a few ruins of which remain. The second was St Michael's, a 14th-century Gothic church later designated Cathedral, that remains a ruined shell after its bombing during the Second World War. The third is the new St Michael's Cathedral, built after the destruction of the former and a celebration of 20th-century architecture.
Coventry Cathedral, 1 Hill Top, Coventry, England, UK CV1 5AB
