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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,vote,poll,polling,18th June 2026,18/06/2026,constituency,publicity,banner,banners,British,politics,Kier Starmer,party,contest,town,election,MP,Josh Simons,leader,seat,ward,campaign,campaigning,sign,doorstep,slogan,street,Manchester,city,region,andy,burnham,King of The North,prime minister,number ten,social media,devolution
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EJYKNR - Documentary editorial photograph shows a red Labour Vote Andy For Us' campaign poster in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Greater Manchester, during the June 2026 Makerfield by-election campaign. The sign uses bold red, white and yellow colours associated with Labour campaign branding and asks local voters to back Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester. Burnham has often been described in media and political commentary as the King of the North', a nickname reflecting his high public profile across Greater Manchester and the wider North of England. Official Greater Manchester sources state that he was first elected mayor in 2017 and then re-elected in 2021 and 2024. The by-election became a nationally watched contest because Burnham's route back to Westminster was linked in reporting with wider speculation about Labour's future direction under Sir Keir Starmer. The Makerfield race was not simply Labour against one challenger. The Green Party selected Sarah Wakefield, raising questions in coverage about whether the progressive or left-leaning vote could be split, while Reform UK selected Robert Kenyon, reported as a local plumber and army reservist, whose campaign attracted scrutiny over past social media posts. Current polling and reporting should be treated cautiously, as by-election campaigns can move quickly, but Survation placed Burnham and Kenyon close at the start of the campaign, with smaller parties also competing for attention. This photograph can illustrate Labour campaigning, Green Party pressure, Reform UK challenge, tactical voting, red wall politics, northern identity, candidate branding, local democracy, parliamentary by-elections and Westminster leadership speculation. For stock buyers, the value is the readable slogan and clear local political context: an ordinary Ashton-in-Makerfield street carrying a high-profile election message at the point where local voter concerns, national party tensions and mayoral politics all meet.
2 Walter St, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan WN4 8TP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EFHRFY - Photograph showing vineyard rows in the Giardini Naxos area of Sicily, Italy, with cultivated vines across brown soil and a large white Mediterranean building rising behind red tiled roofs and trees under a clear blue sky. The supplied title identifies the scene as Nerello Mascalese vineyards, although individual grape varieties cannot be confirmed from the photograph alone without vineyard records or a close view of leaves and bunches. In this part of eastern Sicily, close to Mount Etna, Mascali and Taormina, Nerello Mascalese is one of the key native red grapes associated with Etna wine. It is best known for producing Etna Rosso, a pale to medium-bodied red wine prized for elegance, freshness, red cherry, wild strawberry, floral notes, spice, minerality and fine tannins. Etna Rosso may be made entirely from Nerello Mascalese, or blended with Nerello Cappuccio under Etna DOC tradition, and the wines often reflect volcanic soils, altitude, sea breezes and microclimates around Europe's most active volcano. Giardini Naxos, on the Ionian coast below Taormina, sits within a wider landscape of coastal agriculture, citrus, olives, vineyards, tourism and historic settlement. The image is useful for editorial and commercial searches around Sicilian wine, Etna DOC, Nerello Mascalese, Italian viticulture, vineyard tourism, Mediterranean agriculture, wine production, rural Sicily, wine holidays, food and drink, sustainable farming, volcanic terroir, Taormina excursions and the link between tourism and agriculture in eastern Sicily. The neat vine training, dry soil, bright summer light, palms, low vegetation and clear blue sky suggest a warm growing season landscape, possibly late spring or summer before harvest. Strong stock-photo concepts include Sicily vineyard, Giardini Naxos, Etna wine region, Nerello Mascalese grapes, Etna Rosso, Italian red wine, wine tourism, Mediterranean countryside, volcanic wine, rural economy, agriculture, travel and Sicilian identity.
vineyards in or near Giardini Naxos, Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily, Italy, close to the Etna
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3ECEEH1 - The Manchester Store at Manchester Airport is shown selling city-branded souvenirs, travel essentials, soft toys, keyrings, magnets and V&A merchandise, with a prominent illuminated Manchester sign and bee logo above the retail stock-photo/gotonysmith-Display.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>display. The image is a useful editorial view of airport shopping, destination branding and the way Manchester presents itself to visitors, tourists and returning passengers. The worker bee has become one of Manchester's best-known civic symbols, linked to the city's industrial past, local identity, hard work, resilience and Mancunian pride. Its use on souvenirs, signs and merchandise has grown strongly in recent years, making the bee logo instantly recognisable as shorthand for the city. The airport setting adds commercial value for stories about travel retail, visitor spending, UK tourism, airport passenger experience, city-break souvenirs, local independent brands, regional identity and the wider Manchester visitor economy. Visible categories including soft toys, travel accessories, keyrings and magnets show the practical mix of last-minute shopping and souvenir buying common in departures areas. The photograph also works for features about how airports increasingly promote local culture rather than only selling generic duty-free products, using regional design, museum partnerships, football culture, music heritage, industrial history and civic symbols to create a stronger sense of place. Manchester Airport has highlighted its aim to showcase local and up-and-coming brands to global audiences, which fits the scene's mix of local pride and international passenger flow. The black, blue and yellow signage, packed retail racks and bee motif create a clear, modern stock image for articles on Manchester branding, northern identity, retail display, airport redevelopment, tourism marketing, travel convenience, gifts, consumer behaviour and the commercial role of place-based souvenirs. It is especially useful where a recognisable Manchester image
The Manchester Store at Manchester Airport, selling bee-logo souvenirs, keyrings, magnets, soft toys
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3DCX6CF - A life-sized bronze memorial statue outside Avon Fire & Rescue Service at Temple Back East, Bristol BS1 6EU, depicting a bare-headed firefighter holding his helmet and standing on a stone plinth. The sculpture serves as a poignant tribute to firefighters who have lost their lives while serving their communities.
Positioned in front of the Avon Fire & Rescue Service building near Temple, the memorial presents the firefighter not in action but in a moment of reflection, emphasising humanity, vulnerability and sacrifice rather than heroics alone. The figure's detailed uniform and equipment symbolise the everyday risks faced by firefighters in the course of their duties.
Fire service memorials such as this play an important role in preserving institutional memory and acknowledging the dangers inherent in emergency response work. They are also spaces for public reflection, remembrance and respect, recognising both historic and contemporary loss. The memorial is understood to honour firefighters who died in service, including those lost during periods of national conflict such as the World Wars, when fire brigades faced additional dangers from bombing and civil defence duties.
Located within a modern urban setting close to Bristol's transport and civic infrastructure, the statue connects past and present service, reminding passers-by of the enduring role of emergency workers in public safety. Photographed in daylight with the Avon Fire & Rescue Service signage visible, the image offers strong editorial value for themes including remembrance, emergency services history, public service sacrifice, civic memorials and urban commemoration in the UK.
Bronze memorial statue outside Avon Fire & Rescue Service at Temple, Temple Back East, Bristol BS1 6
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RXHHBH - The Scottish and UK governments are going to court in a row over reforms that would make to make it easier for people in Scotland to change their legally recognised gender.
MSPs voted in December last year to pass the controversial Gender Recognition (Reform) Bill by 86 votes to 39.
But in an equally contentious move, Scottish Secretary Alister Jack then used UK government powers to veto the bill, saying it could interfere with equalities law across the whole country.
The legal arguments over Scotland's gender reforms
Scottish ministers have lodged a legal challenge at the Court of Session in a bid to overturn that decision and to have the reforms come in to law.
Presentational grey line
What is the current system?
The Scottish government wants to simplify and speed up the existing process by which people can obtain a gender recognition certificate - the legal recognition of a trans person's acquired gender.
At present, people apply to a UK gender recognition panel and typically must present a diagnosis of gender dysphoria.
This is defined by the NHS as being caused by a mismatch between their biological sex (whether they were born physically male or female) and their gender identity (the way in which they see and describe themselves).
Applicants need to provide two medical reports, one from a specialist detailing their diagnosis and another listing any treatment or surgery they may have had to change their sexual characteristics.
They must also prove they have lived full-time in their acquired gender for at least two years - for example showing they have used a different name in official documents, or changed their gender on their driving licence or passport - and swear an oath that they intend to continue for the rest of their lives.
Canongate, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH8 8DX
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RXHHBR - . The Sheffield city CAZ Clean Air Zone - in words, Scrabble letters on a map. Photographed on 22 September 2023. The recorded location is Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK, S1 1AA. A Clean Air Zone (CAZ) is an area in the United Kingdom where targeted action is taken to improve air quality. A CAZ can be non-charging or charging. Whether a vehicle is charged when entering or moving through a CAZ depends on the type of vehicle and the Euro standard of the vehicle. The amount charged is up to the local authority responsible for the CAZ. Ultra-low-emission vehicles are not charged when entering or moving through a Clean Air Zone. The historical setting for emissions policy is that urban air-quality controls developed from earlier smoke-control legislation towards vehicle-emission policies aimed at nitrogen dioxide and particulate pollution
Clean Air Zones use road signs, vehicle standards and charging systems rather than physical barriers. Seen through NHS, the earlier context is that healthcare imagery can document both institutions and public-health messaging
Vaccination posters, diagnostic equipment and emergency vehicles show how prevention, treatment and communication operate alongside one another. For demonstration, the historical context is that political photographs gain meaning over time as candidates, parties and constitutional debates change
A routine campaign scene can later become evidence of a turning point, an unsuccessful candidacy or a movement that developed further. In the 2026 discussion of emissions policy, clean-air policy remains politically sensitive because authorities must balance health benefits, vehicle costs and public acceptance
Greater Manchester's proposed charging Clean Air Zone was not introduced as originally planned, making earlier signs particularly useful evidence of a policy approach that changed. The wider story encompasses district, congestion charge, Tory, Conservative, council, and politics.
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK, S1 1AA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RXHHC8 - . Bristol and Bath cities, CAZ Clean Air Zone - in words, Scrabble letters on a map. Photographed on 22 September 2023. The recorded location is Bristol and Bath, Avon, England, UK. A Clean Air Zone (CAZ) is an area in the United Kingdom where targeted action is taken to improve air quality. A CAZ can be non-charging or charging. Whether a vehicle is charged when entering or moving through a CAZ depends on the type of vehicle and the Euro standard of the vehicle. The amount charged is up to the local authority responsible for the CAZ. Ultra-low-emission vehicles are not charged when entering or moving through a Clean Air Zone. For the story of traffic regulation, it is useful to note that road transport became a major focus of air-quality policy as diesel emissions and urban pollution gained attention
Zone signage is therefore part of a broader history linking public health with traffic regulation. The historical setting for emergency medicine is that the National Health Service, founded in 1948, created a universal healthcare system whose hospitals, ambulances, clinics and public-information campaigns became familiar features of British life
Medical technology has continually changed the appearance of those services. Seen through protest, the earlier context is that public campaigning forms part of democratic culture, documenting how people express support, opposition and identity outside formal institutions
Temporary signs and banners are especially useful historical evidence because they often disappear immediately after an election or referendum. For present-day traffic regulation, 2026 is significant because air quality remains a significant public-health issue even where charging-zone proposals have been revised or replaced by other measures. In the 2026 discussion of emergency medicine, the NHS continues to be under sustained pressure from waiting lists, workforce shortages, ageing buildings and demand for diagnostics
Images of hospitals, MRI.
Bristol and Bath, Avon, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RXHHCA - Clean Air Zone
Birmingham introduced a Clean Air Zone on 1 June 2021, which charges polluting vehicles to travel into the city centre (all roads within the A4540 ring road). Poor air quality kills around 900 people a year in Birmingham and the government has ordered the city to reduce pollution. The daily charge is £8 for petrol cars built before 2006 and diesel cars built before 2015, and £50 for lorries and coaches. The money is used to improve public transport. The plan was backed by the British Heart Foundation, which said In order to protect everyone living in Birmingham, it is vital that bold action is taken on air quality. A Clean Air Zone in the city will be a crucial step forward, as this is the most cost-effective way to tackle polluted air and minimise the damaging effect that it has on people's heart health.
In the following month after the introduction of the charge, the number of the most polluting vehicles entering the zone each day dropped from 18,787 to just over 11,000, and compliance rose from 73.8% to 80.4%. Nitrogen dioxide levels fell by 13% in the first six months of the scheme.
Birmingham, England, UK, B5 4BU
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RXHHCG - Bradford Clean Air Zone is a road traffic low-emission programme in the City of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. Plans were advanced for many cities in England to have Clean Air Zones (CAZ), but of the ones put forward in Yorkshire, only Bradford's CAZ has been taken to an operational stage. The scheme commenced on 26 September 2022, and all vehicles, barring private cars and motorbikes, must be compliant with the scheme or face a charge for entering into the zone. The programme aims to help the district comply with legal limits for air quality.
The UK Government has set out the definitions of four schemes (labelled as A, B, C, and D. Bradford opted for a C-scheme (meaning it is referred to as a C-CAZ), which would see charges for all vehicles except for private cars and motorbikes. ANPR cameras have been installed around the city centre, and along the Shipley/Bradford corridor, to monitor vehicles entering the zone. At the launch in September 2022, drivers of buses and HGVs which did not conform to the approved ratings would be fined £50, vans and minibuses £9, and taxis £7. For each fine doled out, the UK Government would be paid £2. The charging time is to be classified as a day from midnight to midnight, not 24 hours from when a vehicle enters the zone. However, vehicles can leave and re-enter the zone several times between the midnight to midnight period, and only be charged once
Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK, BD1 1TU
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RXHHCJ - Newcastle and Gateshead Clean Air Zone
A clean air zone (CAZ) is now in place for parts of Newcastle and Gateshead to:
help improve air quality
reduce the number of high polluting vehicles using our roads
For full details about the CAZ visit our Breathe Clean Air website.
In Newcastle the clean air zone covers:
the city centre
routes over the River Tyne, including the Swing, High Level and Redheugh bridges
Not all vehicles are affected. You will not be charged if you are driving a:
private car
motorbike
vehicle that meets minimum emissions standards
If you drive an older taxi, van, bus, coach or heavy goods vehicle (HGV) visit our Breathe Clean Air website to get information and advice on:
checking your vehicle and whether your route is within the CAZ
applying for a vehicle upgrade grant towards the cost of a cleaner vehicle
local exemptions and how to apply
how to pay a CAZ charge and when you need to make a payment
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 5PG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RXHHD4 - Scotland's Low Emission Zones
Protecting public health by improving air quality while helping to meet our climate change emission reduction targets
Low Emission Zones (LEZs) are a moving traffic contravention, preventing the most polluting vehicles driving within an area, which improves air quality and helps to protect public health.
LEZs operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, all year round (including all Public Holidays such as Christmas Day and Boxing Day).
Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras are linked to local and national vehicle licencing databases, to monitor all vehicles driving in a LEZ. They will detect vehicles which do not comply with the emission standards. Stationary vehicles are not subject to LEZ restrictions.
Scottish LEZs will be enforced by Penalty Charge Notice (PCN), there is no facility for pre-payment. When a non-compliant vehicle is detected driving within a LEZ a PCN is issued to the registered keeper of that vehicle.
Emission Standards
A vehicle may only drive within a LEZ if it meets the specified emission standards.
Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland EH2 2AA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RXHHEH - Scotland's Low Emission Zones
Protecting public health by improving air quality while helping to meet our climate change emission reduction targets
Low Emission Zones (LEZs) are a moving traffic contravention, preventing the most polluting vehicles driving within an area, which improves air quality and helps to protect public health.
LEZs operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, all year round (including all Public Holidays such as Christmas Day and Boxing Day).
Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras are linked to local and national vehicle licencing databases, to monitor all vehicles driving in a LEZ. They will detect vehicles which do not comply with the emission standards. Stationary vehicles are not subject to LEZ restrictions.
Scottish LEZs will be enforced by Penalty Charge Notice (PCN), there is no facility for pre-payment. When a non-compliant vehicle is detected driving within a LEZ a PCN is issued to the registered keeper of that vehicle.
Emission Standards
A vehicle may only drive within a LEZ if it meets the specified emission standards.
Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, AB11 6LX
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RXHHER - Scotland's Low Emission Zones
Protecting public health by improving air quality while helping to meet our climate change emission reduction targets
Low Emission Zones (LEZs) are a moving traffic contravention, preventing the most polluting vehicles driving within an area, which improves air quality and helps to protect public health.
LEZs operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, all year round (including all Public Holidays such as Christmas Day and Boxing Day).
Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras are linked to local and national vehicle licencing databases, to monitor all vehicles driving in a LEZ. They will detect vehicles which do not comply with the emission standards. Stationary vehicles are not subject to LEZ restrictions.
Scottish LEZs will be enforced by Penalty Charge Notice (PCN), there is no facility for pre-payment. When a non-compliant vehicle is detected driving within a LEZ a PCN is issued to the registered keeper of that vehicle.
Emission Standards
A vehicle may only drive within a LEZ if it meets the specified emission standards.
Inverness, Scotland, UK, IV1 1JN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RXHHF4 - Like many areas across the country, Greater Manchester has illegal levels of air pollution on some local roads. Poor air quality affects everyone's health, particularly the most vulnerable people in society. That includes deprived communities, children, elderly people and those with chronic conditions like asthma, heart disease, stroke and some cancers. It contributes to nearly 1,200 premature deaths in Greater Manchester every year.
We're committed to cleaning up the air our residents breathe. We plan to do this in a way that encourages a change to cleaner vehicles without putting jobs, livelihoods and businesses at risk.
Why no Clean Air Zone?
You might have seen signs for a Clean Air Zone on our roads. That's because our first Clean Air Plan included plans for a Greater Manchester-wide category C charging Clean Air Zone.
But following the pandemic, government agreed that this charging Clean Air Zone would NOT be introduced on 30 May 2022.
That's because the pandemic resulted in significant vehicle supply chain issues, rising vehicle prices, and a cost-of-living crisis. The original Clean Air Plan was no longer the right solution and could have caused significant financial hardship.
At the same time, it would not have met the government's legal direction (issued before the pandemic) to tackle harmful nitrogen dioxide on local roads by 2024.
Our new investment-led plan does not include a charging-Clean Air Zone.
Manchester, England, UK, M1
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RJ3YPM - . Symbols of the city, Visit Liverpool banners, St Johns Beacon and cityscape, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1LJ. Photographed on 19 August 2023. The recorded location is Williamson Square, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1EL. Welcome to VisitLiverpool.com!. 2023 is a massive year for Liverpool, the Eurovision Song Contest and the 151st Open are two major highlights in the City Region calendar. Explore top attractions from the iconic Royal Liver Building and Royal Albert Dock to green spaces and coastline. Be part of world-class events all year round. Exhibitions, festivals and light trails are just some of the experiences to enjoy in Liverpool. Don't just visit for a day, extend your stay with us by choosing from a perfect mix of hotels, apartments and aparthotels. Seen through civic identity, the earlier context is that civic spaces often accumulate layers of architecture from different periods while retaining a stable role as meeting places and pedestrian routes. For travel photography, the historical context is that travel imagery becomes historical evidence when transport, signage or the visitor economy changes
A familiar destination photographed years earlier can reveal redevelopment, altered businesses and changing patterns of access. The 2026 relevance of civic identity comes from the fact that well-used squares remain important to tourism and local identity, while redesign projects often focus on accessibility, shade, planting and flexible event use. For travel photography, the 2026 context is that tourism businesses continue to balance visitor demand with staffing, transport, environmental impact and pressure on popular places
Images of gateways, attractions and town centres can illustrate both destination appeal and the infrastructure required to support it. Additional subject vocabulary includes public square, public realm, urban design, city centre, courtyard, pedestrian space, public life, and urban heritage.
Williamson Square, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1EL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RAP3AM - St Helens is a large town in Merseyside, England. It is the administrative centre of the wider Metropolitan Borough of St Helens which covers a larger area around the town.
The town had a population of 102,629 at the 2011 Census, the wider borough around 183,200 at the 2021 Census.
It is 6 miles (10 kilometres) north of the River Mersey, in the south-west part of historic Lancashire. The town was formerly within the historic county's ancient hundred of West Derby as a small settlement in the township of Windle. By the mid 1700s, it had become larger than Windle and (by 1838) it was formally made responsible for the administration of Windle and the three other townships of Eccleston, Parr and Sutton. In 1868, it was incorporated as a town with a municipal borough. The borough later became a county borough in 1887 and replaced by a metropolitan borough with an expanded administrative responsibility for nearby towns and villages in 1974.
Coal mining and glassmaking were the significant sectors that caused growth into a town during the Industrial Revolution of the 18th and 19th centuries. Glass producer Pilkington is the town's only remaining large industrial employer
previously, it was home to Beechams, the Gamble Alkali Works, Ravenhead glass. United Glass Bottles, Triplex, Daglish Foundry They were also other sectors: sail making and other cotton and linen work which lasted until the mid-19th century
brewing (Greenall's brewery)
copper smelting as well as pits for salt, lime and alkali extraction
Bickerstaffe Street, St Helens, Merseyside, England, UK, WA10 1DH
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RAP3AW - St Helens is a large town in Merseyside, England. It is the administrative centre of the wider Metropolitan Borough of St Helens which covers a larger area around the town.
The town had a population of 102,629 at the 2011 Census, the wider borough around 183,200 at the 2021 Census.
It is 6 miles (10 kilometres) north of the River Mersey, in the south-west part of historic Lancashire. The town was formerly within the historic county's ancient hundred of West Derby as a small settlement in the township of Windle. By the mid 1700s, it had become larger than Windle and (by 1838) it was formally made responsible for the administration of Windle and the three other townships of Eccleston, Parr and Sutton. In 1868, it was incorporated as a town with a municipal borough. The borough later became a county borough in 1887 and replaced by a metropolitan borough with an expanded administrative responsibility for nearby towns and villages in 1974.
Coal mining and glassmaking were the significant sectors that caused growth into a town during the Industrial Revolution of the 18th and 19th centuries. Glass producer Pilkington is the town's only remaining large industrial employer
previously, it was home to Beechams, the Gamble Alkali Works, Ravenhead glass. United Glass Bottles, Triplex, Daglish Foundry They were also other sectors: sail making and other cotton and linen work which lasted until the mid-19th century
brewing (Greenall's brewery)
copper smelting as well as pits for salt, lime and alkali extraction
Bickerstaffe Street, St Helens, Merseyside, England, UK, WA10 1DH
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R55JHK - Unite the Union, commonly known as Unite, is a British and Irish trade union which was formed on 1 May 2007 by the merger of Amicus and the Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU). Unite is the second largest trade union in the UK (after Unison), with over 1.2 million members in construction, manufacturing, transport, logistics and other sectors. The general secretary of Unite is Sharon Graham, who was elected on 25 August 2021 with 46,696 votes (approx 3% of Unite's claimed membership) on a turnout of 124,127 (approx 9% of claimed membership), with her term beginning on 26 August 2021.
History
Merger and early years (20072010)
Unite the Union was formed on 1 May 2007 by the merger of Amicus, a general private sector union, and the Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU). The general secretaries of the previous unions, Derek Simpson and Tony Woodley respectively, served as joint general secretaries of the new union. The executive councils of the predecessor unions became a joint executive council which served until elections could be held for an executive council of Unite. The new council took office on 1 May 2008. They put a new rulebook for the union to a postal ballot of members during July 2008, which was accepted.
In 2008, there was a rooftop hunger strike at Unite's Transport House building in Belfast. The participants were formerly shop stewards of the Transport and General Workers Union, now a section of Unite. The dispute was over legal fees and compensation for an unfair dismissal action against the workers' employer, arising from a 2002 strike at Belfast International Airport, and the related actions of a full-time union official employee
2 Churchill Way, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK , L3 8EF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R55JHR - Unite the Union, commonly known as Unite, is a British and Irish trade union which was formed on 1 May 2007 by the merger of Amicus and the Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU). Unite is the second largest trade union in the UK (after Unison), with over 1.2 million members in construction, manufacturing, transport, logistics and other sectors. The general secretary of Unite is Sharon Graham, who was elected on 25 August 2021 with 46,696 votes (approx 3% of Unite's claimed membership) on a turnout of 124,127 (approx 9% of claimed membership), with her term beginning on 26 August 2021.
History
Merger and early years (20072010)
Unite the Union was formed on 1 May 2007 by the merger of Amicus, a general private sector union, and the Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU). The general secretaries of the previous unions, Derek Simpson and Tony Woodley respectively, served as joint general secretaries of the new union. The executive councils of the predecessor unions became a joint executive council which served until elections could be held for an executive council of Unite. The new council took office on 1 May 2008. They put a new rulebook for the union to a postal ballot of members during July 2008, which was accepted.
In 2008, there was a rooftop hunger strike at Unite's Transport House building in Belfast. The participants were formerly shop stewards of the Transport and General Workers Union, now a section of Unite. The dispute was over legal fees and compensation for an unfair dismissal action against the workers' employer, arising from a 2002 strike at Belfast International Airport, and the related actions of a full-time union official employee
2 Churchill Way, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK , L3 8EF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R64MP8 - This image shows platform signage and passenger information displays at Hamilton Square station, part of the Merseyrail underground network serving the Wirral and Liverpool City Region. The distinctive yellow wall panels, station name sign, and clearly presented travel information boards reflect the consistent visual identity used across the Merseyrail system.
Hamilton Square is one of the busiest stations on the Wirral Line and plays a key role in commuter travel between Birkenhead, Liverpool city centre, and surrounding areas. As an underground station, it forms part of a network that combines deep-level sections with surface rail, providing frequent, high-capacity services for daily travel.
The image highlights practical elements of rail infrastructure, including wayfinding, timetables, and platform guidance, all essential to the smooth operation of a high-frequency suburban rail system. The signage also illustrates how passenger information is prioritised in busy urban stations to support accessibility and efficient movement.
Photographed in even interior lighting with no passengers visible, the image provides a neutral, documentary view of modern UK suburban rail infrastructure. It is well suited for editorial use covering public transport, urban mobility, commuter rail systems, and the everyday operation of the Merseyrail network.
Hamilton Square railway station Birkenhead, Wirral, England, UK Postcode: CH41 6JW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RAJ318 - . Merseyside police station Birkenhead HQ, Mortimer St, Birkenhead, Wirral, England, UK, CH41 5EU. Photographed on 27 May 2023, this spring image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is Mortimer St, Birkenhead, Wirral, England, UK, CH41 5EU, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Mortimer Street, Wirral, CH41 5EU, CH41, signage, flag, union, union jack, region, area, regional, policing, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. Transport context makes the photograph useful for stories about rail travel, passenger journeys, stations and interchanges, public transport investment, regional connectivity and the everyday experience of moving through the UK rail network. Railway architecture, passenger facilities, route identity, signage and operational infrastructure are important documentary themes, particularly as stations and services are modernised or altered over time. The transport setting gives the image wider relevance to mobility, infrastructure, roads and public transport, travel behaviour, local connectivity, logistics and the relationship between vehicles and the built environment. It can illustrate planning, transport policy, accessibility, congestion, public investment and the changing technologies and services used to move people or goods. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison.
Mortimer St, Birkenhead, Wirral, England, UK, CH41 5EU
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PHNGM2 - Bacharach (also known as Bacharach am Rhein) is a town in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Rhein-Nahe, whose seat is in Bingen am Rhein, although that town is not within its bounds.
The original name Baccaracus suggests a Celtic origin. Above the town stands Stahleck Castle (Burg Stahleck), now a youth hostel
The town lies in the Rhine Gorge, 48 km south of Koblenz.
Bacharach is divided into several Ortsteile. The outlying centre of Steeg lies in the Steeg Valley (Steeger Tal) off to the side, away from the Rhine. This glen lies between Medenscheid and Neurath to the south and Henschhausen to the north on the heights
In the early 11th century, Bacharach had its first documentary mention. It may have been that as early as the 7th century, the kingly domain passed into Archbishop of Cologne Kunibert's ownership
pointing to this is a Kunibertskapelle (chapel) on the spot where now stands the Wernerkapelle.
Today Bacharach thrives on tourism and wine from Bacharach is still enjoying international popularity. Not to be overlooked, however, are problems arising from a shrinking population, itself brought about by a lack of prospects.
Bacharach, Bacharach am Rhein, Mainz-Bingen region, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 55422
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PHNGMD - Bacharach (also known as Bacharach am Rhein) is a town in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Rhein-Nahe, whose seat is in Bingen am Rhein, although that town is not within its bounds.
The original name Baccaracus suggests a Celtic origin. Above the town stands Stahleck Castle (Burg Stahleck), now a youth hostel
The town lies in the Rhine Gorge, 48 km south of Koblenz.
Bacharach is divided into several Ortsteile. The outlying centre of Steeg lies in the Steeg Valley (Steeger Tal) off to the side, away from the Rhine. This glen lies between Medenscheid and Neurath to the south and Henschhausen to the north on the heights
In the early 11th century, Bacharach had its first documentary mention. It may have been that as early as the 7th century, the kingly domain passed into Archbishop of Cologne Kunibert's ownership
pointing to this is a Kunibertskapelle (chapel) on the spot where now stands the Wernerkapelle.
Today Bacharach thrives on tourism and wine from Bacharach is still enjoying international popularity. Not to be overlooked, however, are problems arising from a shrinking population, itself brought about by a lack of prospects.
Bacharach, Bacharach am Rhein, Mainz-Bingen region, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 55422
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PJ2A3J - Bacharach (pronunciation (help·info), also known as Bacharach am Rhein) is a town in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Rhein-Nahe, whose seat is in Bingen am Rhein, although that town is not within its bounds.
The original name Baccaracus suggests a Celtic origin. Above the town stands Stahleck Castle (Burg Stahleck), now a youth hostel.
Geography
Location
The town lies in the Rhine Gorge, 48 km south of Koblenz.
Constituent communities
Bacharach is divided into several Ortsteile. The outlying centre of Steeg lies in the Steeg Valley (Steeger Tal) off to the side, away from the Rhine. This glen lies between Medenscheid and Neurath to the south and Henschhausen to the north on the heights.
History
In the early 11th century, Bacharach had its first documentary mention. It may have been that as early as the 7th century, the kingly domain passed into Archbishop of Cologne Kunibert's ownership
pointing to this is a Kunibertskapelle (chapel) on the spot where now stands the Wernerkapelle. The Vögte of the Cologne estate were the Elector of the Palatinate, who over time pushed back Cologne's influence.
Caring for and maintaining Bacharach's building monuments, spurred on in the early 20th century by the Rhenish Association for Monument Care and Landscape Preservation (Rheinischer Verein für Denkmalpflege und Landschaftsschutz) which took on the then highly endangered town wall and Stahleck Castle ruin jobs, and the great dedication of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate to the Wernerkapelle have seen to it that Bacharach is still a jewel of the Rheinromantik and a multifaceted documentary site of mediaeval architecture on the Middle Rhine. The Wernerkapelle ruin is under monumental protection and before it a plaque has been placed recalling the inhuman crimes against Jewish residents and also containing a quotation from a prayer by Pope John XXIII for a change in Christians' thinking in their relationship
Bacharach, Bacharach am Rhein,, Mainz-Bingen district, Germany
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RH9XEF - Taken on 27 Jan 2023, this photograph shows Wigan bus station, Market St, Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK, WN1 1HX. The location is Market St, Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK, WN1 1HX. The picture is not just a record shot: it contains platform, concourse or service signage details that place the railway scene in a real working transport environment. It would suit editorial use on shopping, retail change, independent traders, high-street survival, tourism, local economies, consumer habits and the visual identity of British town and city centres. For image buyers, the value is in the combination of recognisable subject, readable wording, location evidence and a plain documentary style that can be dropped into news, magazine, web, council, housing, transport, heritage or commercial commentary without looking over-produced. Searchable related phrases include Wigan, town, centre, Wigan bus station, Market Street, Market St, WN1, stands, stand, Bee Network, Lancs, Lancashire, plus wider ideas such as local identity, public realm, urban detail, social history, commercial change, everyday Britain, documentary photography and place-based storytelling. The composition gives designers scope for captions, page furniture, social media crops, report covers and article thumbnails, while the detailed captioning makes it more discoverable for searches using both specific place names and broader themes. It has value for both local and national stories, especially where writers need to connect a named place or object with wider economic, social, environmental or cultural change. Further SEO-friendly usage could include local services, town-centre change, heritage branding, British social history, public infrastructure, consumer behaviour, community identity and documentary evidence for newsletters, blogs, policy papers and web features.
Market St, Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK, WN1 1HX
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K5470W - . An on-location photograph from Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, UK in 2022, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The image documents Wolverhampton bus station and transport interchange, West Midlands, England, UK, WV1 1LD. The broader subject matter reaches into bus infrastructure, mass transit, public-transport wayfinding, historical comparison, changing land use, street-side transport, transport accessibility, regional rail, place identity, before-and-after reference, changing streetscape, archival record, public transport stop, and local history. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into decarbonisation and rail reform, not least because of the reshaping of Britain's passenger railway in the mid-2020s. Today's relevance is strengthened by passenger information, integrated transport and the continuing question of the role of bus stops as the physical interface between passengers and the network. Small period details of street furniture and boundaries at Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, UK may become more significant with time, particularly following changed technology. Further associations within the scene are everyday life, local mobility, station environment, bus route infrastructure, local character, roadside transit, contemporary social history, and local bus network. Elements such as Midlands, transport, interchange, Wolverhampton, and station add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. For Wolverhampton, West Midlands, 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 image also provides a reference for decarbonisation and the reshaping of Britain's passenger railway in the mid-2020s within the specific setting of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, UK.
Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,region,regional,county,shops,stores,retail,retailer,YO21,22,North Yorkshire,YO21 1BW,where values born & bred,Eeh Bar gum,thrift,yorkshiretrading,YTC,brand,chain,chainstore,chainstores,green,front,frontage,outside,door,doors,entrance,Rydale,clothing,business,businesses,counties,own,Driffield
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RCDXGR - The Yorkshire Trading Company is a chain of variety and discount stores founded and based in Northern England, it is a family-run business dating back to 1954 and is now into the third and fourth generations. It operates 33 Yorkshire Trading Company stores from as far north as Alnwick in Northumberland to Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire.
In 1964, John Nichols opened his first shop in Kingston upon Hull, by 1985 the Nichols family (John, his wife Molly and his two sons Paul and Robert) had eight stores in towns such as Whitby and Bridlington, and in 1995 the store count had increased to 12 with locations in Richmond and Ripon. With the demise of high street giant Woolworths in 2008, 11 more shops were also added to the portfolio.
The business had several speciality stores under different names
James Piper was the name given to a glassware store in Driffield operated by Tom Nichols, John's youngest son. Other store names such as JC Nichols and Barmy Bob's were phased out in 2000 as the company rebranded all of their locations under the Yorkshire Trading Company banner and became a limited company.
In 2015, work was completed on the construction of a new purpose built distribution centre and head office, costing £7 million, located at Kellythorpe Industrial Estate, Driffield.
Rydale
A range of outdoor, equestrian and country fashion that is designed in-house and manufactured mostly in the United Kingdom. The first Rydale products were imported in 2001 (then known as Snow Drop) and since then it has become the largest clothing operation on trade show circuits around the UK, with over 140 shows attended
22 Baxtergate ,Whitby, North Yorkshire, England, UK, YO21 1BW
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,Rochdale,Newcastle,Southport,Wigan North Western,Blackburn,Chester,Redcar Central,Manchester,indicator,board,Clitheroe,train,Northern,on time,on-time,all,all on time,Victoria Station Approach,UK,M3 1WY,M3,destination,destinations,interchange,connections,Northern Powerhouse,rail,NPR,region,regional,service,services
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JY55ME - . This dated editorial view of Victoria Station Approach, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The subject captured here is Manchester Victoria Mainline station departures board, Clitheroe, Rochdale, Newcastle, Southport, Wigan North Western,Blackburn,Chester,Redcar Central. The subject also carries associations with visual archive, historic rolling stock, bus infrastructure, local history, rail operations, rail transport history, community identity, changing land use, public-transport wayfinding, passenger information, local character, social history, trackside history, and public transport stop. The modern context includes continuing discussion of regional connectivity, heritage conservation and how Crewe's identity remains tied to railway engineering and operations. For current editorial use, passenger information and accessibility provide additional context, especially through how local bus services affect access to work, education and healthcare. As a dated visual record of Victoria Station Approach, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY, the frame retains commercial use and occupation, making it especially useful if changing commercial priorities subsequently changes the scene. The location also brings in local mobility, surface public transport, railway heritage, industrial railway, street-side transport, public realm, bus route infrastructure, and passenger transport. Details involving Victoria, Rochdale, board, Southport, and Clitheroe make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The wider setting at Victoria Station Approach, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The photograph keeps a local visual benchmark for future local research.
Victoria Station Approach, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,England,Welcome,To,NHS,WA4,Grappenhall,Warrington,Cheshire,WA4 2NW,Springfield,Ave,medical,clinic,surgery,Foundation Trust,reproductive,health,family,planning,WHH,Warrington & Halton Hospitals,Gropenhale,clinics,clinc,region,regional,signage,this,way,contraception,facility,unit,centre
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJGB4H - . Photographed at Springfield Avenue,Grappenhall,Warrington,Cheshire,WA4 2NW 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 defining feature is Sign to Welcome To Grappenhall Clinic,Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Trust, Springfield Avenue, Grappenhall,Warrington,Cheshire,WA4 2NW. The wider scene also brings together changing streetscape, public-facing notice, visual archive, local information board, contemporary social history, local character, navigation aid, healthcare provision, place identity, healthcare workforce, public information signage, clinical services, patient access, and public realm. From a 2025-onward perspective, hospital capacity and waiting lists are closely linked to this subject, alongside how physical estates and clear wayfinding affect patient experience. The wider contemporary story combines local identity, inclusive design and the way signage becomes part of local visual identity. For later comparison, the photograph preserves building condition and alterations at Springfield Avenue,Grappenhall,Warrington,Cheshire,WA4 2NW, details that may look very different after replacement signage. A second descriptive layer includes documentary photography, instructional sign, everyday life, hospital estate, directional marker, archival record, visitor guidance, and community noticeboard. The recorded references to Community, Grappenhall, Springfield, Trust, and Welcome preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The wider setting at Springfield Avenue,Grappenhall,Warrington,Cheshire,WA4 2NW matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The view records part of the area's social history as part of Springfield Avenue,Grappenhall,Warrington,Cheshire,WA4 2NW's history.
Springfield Avenue,Grappenhall,Warrington,Cheshire,WA4 2NW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JH06Y1 - . This location-specific image from Leigh Bus Station, King Street, Leigh, Greater Manchester, England, UK, WN7 4LP in 2022 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The frame specifically shows Stands at Leigh Bus Station, King Street, Leigh, Greater Manchester, England, UK, WN7 4LP. Other connected aspects include rail corridor, public realm, contemporary city life, community identity, public transport network, community life, industrial railway heritage, street-level documentary, period detail, rolling stock, rail transport, pedestrian environment, local identity, and contemporary social history. For current editorial use, public ownership and fares provide additional context, especially through the continuing importance of rail to regional connectivity. Current relevance extends to public-realm change and street safety, particularly through the relationship between public space and local social life. Future viewers can use this scene from Leigh Bus Station, King Street, Leigh, Greater Manchester, England, UK, WN7 4LP to compare signage and branding with whatever follows after closure or conversion. Further associations within the scene are local history, townscape record, passenger railway, rail infrastructure, freight wagon, before-and-after reference, visual archive, and regional identity. The combination of Station, Stands, Greater, Manchester, and Leigh anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The wider setting at Leigh Bus Station, King Street, Leigh, Greater Manchester, England, UK, WN7 4LP matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The record includes a trace of local identity as a date-specific reference. The frame retains a local visual benchmark for later comparison.
Leigh Bus Station, King Street, Leigh, Greater Manchester, England, UK, WN7 4LP
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Merseyrail train carriage,yellow livery,Southport underground line,Liverpool South Parkway,Merseyside,England,UK,Liverpool,train,Mersey,rail,railway,carriage,Southport,line,city,region,centre,750V,DC,third rail,electrified,lines,EMU,stations,joint venture,JV,Serco,Abellio,TOC,Train operating company,privatised,fleet,of,trains,British Rail,PR8
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JHPYF0 - Merseyrail is a commuter rail network serving the Liverpool City Region and adjacent areas of Cheshire and Lancashire. Merseyrail operates 68 railway stations across two lines the Northern Line and Wirral Line, which are dedicated 750 V DC third rail electrified lines that serve underground stations in the centres of Liverpool and Birkenhead. Merseyrail branding is also applied to stations and 'shared' services on the City Line, which are within the Liverpool City Region but operated by other train operating companies. The City Line services operate on the Liverpool to Manchester Lines and the Liverpool to Wigan Line using a mix of AC electric and diesel trains.
The Merseyrail third rail network has 68 stations and 75 miles (121 km) of track, of which 6.5 miles (10.5 km) are underground. It carries approximately 110,000 passengers each weekday, or 34 million passengers per year
The first part of the urban network was opened in 1977 by merging separate rail lines by constructing new tunnels under Liverpool city centre and Birkenhead. The full 1970s plans for the network were not realised, but the network has been extended on its peripheries with additional extensions proposed. The extensions were created by electrifying existing lines and then transferring the electrified sections into Merseyrail.
Merseyrail is operated for Merseytravel by 50:50 joint venture Serco-Abellio, who superseded Arriva Trains Merseyside in 2003. The 25-year contract expires in 2028.As of 2015, Serco-Abellio operates a fleet of 59 trains and employs 1,200 people
Services on the electrified Merseyrail network are operated by British Rail Class 507 and Class 508 electric multiple unit trains (EMUs). These replaced pre-war Class 502 (originally constructed by the LMS) and similar Class 503 EMUs. There are 57 trains in service on the network.
Liverpool South Parkway interchange, Holly Farm Rd, Garston, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFMJTE - . Photographed at the recorded location in 2019, this is a specific real-world record of the subject, its setting and the period details surrounding it. The location is represented through Bridgwater Food & Drink Festival 2019,taste of the west,foods,drink,Town hall. The surrounding context brings together seasonal celebration, heritage dish, visual archive, drinks hospitality, real-ale culture, beer tourism, beer judging, changing land use, changing streetscape, archival record, festive eating, regional food culture, social history, and beer festival scene. For contemporary context, staffing pressure and consumer spending are closely related themes, especially where the issue becomes the economics of beer festivals and licensed venues. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject sits within continuing debate about changing diets, regional tourism and the tourism and cultural value of distinctive local cuisine. For later comparison, the view leaves evidence of the visual character of the locality at the time at the recorded location. The photograph additionally reflects licensed hospitality, ceremonial meal, regional identity, festival bar service, pub trade, place identity, cultural gastronomy, and local history. Elements such as Bridgwater, taste, Drink, foods, and Festival add documentary specificity and may become more useful when compared with later records. The surrounding context at the recorded location matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. A further contemporary connection is staffing pressure and the cultural role of real ale and regional brewing when considered against later change at the recorded location. The wider significance includes local sourcing and how food traditions survive alongside changing diets and lifestyles without losing the local specificity of the recorded location.
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Somerset,SDC,Sedgemoor,South West England,England,UK,South West,town,TA6,Food and Drink,festival,cider,food stalls,stalls,drink stalls,tastings,organic,Bridgwater town hall,townhall,venue,Bridgwater Town Team,Bridgwater Town Hall,food,foods,drinks,local,products,produce,event,events,ground floor,stall,retail,independent,regional,region,producers
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFMJTH - . Photographed at the recorded location in 2019, this is a specific real-world record of the subject, its setting and the period details surrounding it. At the centre of the frame is Bridgwater Food & Drink Festival 2019,taste of the west,foods,drink,Town hall. The locality and subject together evoke brewing heritage, traditional recipe, festive eating, changing streetscape, public realm, beer judging, community identity, licensed hospitality, national food identity, regional speciality, food-and-drink tradition, beer festival scene, pub trade, and food heritage. For contemporary context, changing drinking habits and independent brewing are closely related themes, especially where the issue becomes the economics of beer festivals and licensed venues. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject sits within continuing debate about changing diets, hospitality costs and how food traditions survive alongside changing diets and lifestyles. With the passage of time, the photograph anchors a particular stage in the life of the location around the recorded location. The subject sits alongside archival record, local character, social drinking culture, licensed trade, local history, festival bar service, cultural gastronomy, and everyday life. References to taste, Drink, Bridgwater, Festival, and foods help fix the photograph to its own subject and period rather than reducing it to a generic view. A later view of the recorded location may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. A further contemporary connection is changing drinking habits and the economics of beer festivals and licensed venues as part of the longer story of the recorded location. The wider significance includes food prices and the role of ceremonial food in annual celebrations when considered against later change at the recorded location. The image fixes a local visual benchmark for future local research.
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Somerset,SDC,Sedgemoor,South West England,England,UK,South West,town,TA6,Food and Drink,festival,cider,food stalls,stalls,drink stalls,tastings,organic,Bridgwater town hall,townhall,venue,Bridgwater Town Team,Bridgwater Town Hall,food,foods,drinks,local,products,produce,event,events,ground floor,stall,retail,independent,regional,region,producers
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFMJTJ - . An on-location image from the recorded location in 2019, useful both for the specific subject shown and for the evidence it retains about local identity, design, use and everyday life. The defining feature is Bridgwater Food & Drink Festival 2019,taste of the west,foods,drink,Town hall. The surrounding context brings together national food identity, period detail, place identity, culinary tradition, beer appreciation, real-ale culture, public realm, changing land use, ceremonial meal, social history, local character, archival record, historic context, and heritage dish. The present-day relevance extends to hospitality costs and pub closures, while a wider concern is the economics of beer festivals and licensed venues. Current discussion around this subject increasingly includes consumer spending alongside hospitality costs, with particular attention to how food traditions survive alongside changing diets and lifestyles. From an archival perspective, the image captures the combination of built form, activity and local identity around the recorded location. The setting also brings in traditional recipe, contemporary social history, social drinking culture, changing streetscape, cask-beer tradition, beer tourism, community drinking venue, and local history. The combination of Bridgwater, Festival, Drink, foods, and taste anchors the image to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The period setting at the recorded location helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Its period value extends to hospitality costs and the economics of beer festivals and licensed venues in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location. The location additionally provides evidence of hospitality costs and the tourism and cultural value of distinctive local cuisine within the real-world context of the recorded location.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,Hotpixuk,@Hotpixuk,England,UK,inside,wine,wine and corkscrew,indoors,corkscrew,Spain,Rioja wine region,wine region,wines,drinking,cork,corks,Spanish,screw,Rioja,region,vineyard,vineyards,green,bottle,bottles,glass,traditional,producer,producers,surplus,margins,wine lake,EU,EC,Europe,difficulties
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2DDW6EJ - Rioja is a wine region in Spain, with denominación de origen calificada (D.O.Ca., Qualified Designation of Origin, the highest category in Spanish wine regulation). Rioja wine is made from grapes grown in the autonomous communities of La Rioja and Navarre, and the Basque province of Álava. Rioja is further subdivided into three zones: Rioja Alta, Rioja Oriental and Rioja Alavesa. Many wines have traditionally blended fruit from all three regions, though there is a slow growth in single-zone wines.
La Rioja automatous region , Spain
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Germany,German,Mainz,Rhine,City Centre,Deutschland,city,ancient Mogontiacum,ancient,Mogontiacum,mogontiacum,ministry,of the,interior,local government,administration,government,local,Palatinate,region,building,sport,und für Sport,pink,white,exterior,Roger Lewentz,Bassenheimer Hof,state government,state,State of Rhineland-Palatinate,Sport and Infrastructure,Infrastructure,SPD,Authority
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RGGE6K - The Ministry of the Interior and Sports Rhineland-Palatinate is a supreme Land authority based in the Bassenheimer Hof in the state capital Mainz . It is next to the State Chancellery of one of the nine ministries of the state government of Rhineland-Palatinate . Since May 18, 2011 Roger Lewentz (SPD) Minister of Interior and Sport of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate. State Secretaries are Günter Kern and Randolf Stich (both SPD).
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,City Centre,inside,passengers,passenger,pushchair,push chair,Interior of a Merseyrail Wirral Line Train,Merseyside,North West England,UK,Interior,Wirral,Transport,Train,City,Region,North West,England,regional,railway,TOC,Train Operating Company,BR,subway,Liverpool underground,Serco,Abellio,Class 508,EMU,Class508,Class507,Class 507,Wirral Peninsula,Peninsula,Merseyrail Electrics 2002 Ltd,Merseyrail Electrics,seats,seat
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PCTA01 - The Wirral line is one of two commuter railway lines operated by Merseyrail and centred on Merseyside, England, the other being the Northern line. A third line of the Merseyrail network, the City Line, is not operated by the Merseyrail train operating company, though it also receives funding from Merseytravel, the passenger transport executive for Merseyside.
The Wirral line connects Liverpool to the Wirral Peninsula via the Mersey Railway Tunnel, with branches to New Brighton, West Kirby, Chester and Ellesmere Port. Beneath Liverpool, the line follows a clockwise circular route in a single-track tunnel called the Loop, built in the early 1970s.
The line was created by the amalgamation of several historic railways, and has carried its present name since the opening of the Merseyrail network by Queen Elizabeth II on 25 October 1978 during the British Rail period. The Wirral line is fully electrified with a DC third rail, and has existed in its current form since May 1994 with the start of electric services to Ellesmere Port. A total of 34 stations are served, with connections available to mainline services at Liverpool Lime Street and Chester. The line also connects with the Northern Line of the Merseyrail network at Liverpool Central and Moorfields.
Liverpool Central Station, Merseyside, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tram,ticket,ticketsTram tickets,being punched,Merseyside,North West England,UK,hands,clip,clipping,clipping ticket,clipping tickets,orange ticket,Green ticket,Cream ticket,Creme Ticket,Liverpool,region,Adult,Concession,tramway,museum,historic,history,Mersey,drivers cab,conductor,trams,transport,transportation,Liverpool Region,Heritage Tramway,heritage,vintage vehicle,vintage,vehicle
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PCTA6B - Wirral Transport Museum & Heritage Tramway has been preserving Merseysides transport past since the opening of the tramway in 1994 - you can see at our museum our full collection of fully restored working heritage trams - restored vintage buses, classic cars, vintage motorcycles, a huge working model railway and lots lots more
Birkenhead, England
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tram,ticket,ticketsTram tickets,being punched,Merseyside,North West England,UK,hands,clip,clipping,clipping ticket,clipping tickets,orange ticket,Green ticket,Cream ticket,Creme Ticket,Liverpool,region,Adult,Concession,tramway,museum,historic,history,Mersey,drivers cab,conductor,trams,transport,transportation,Liverpool Region,Heritage Tramway,heritage,vintage vehicle,vintage,vehicle,Selective colour,monochrome
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PCTA6C - Wirral Transport Museum & Heritage Tramway has been preserving Merseysides transport past since the opening of the tramway in 1994 - you can see at our museum our full collection of fully restored working heritage trams - restored vintage buses, classic cars, vintage motorcycles, a huge working model railway and lots lots more
Birkenhead, England
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tram,ticket,ticketsTram tickets,being punched,Merseyside,North West England,UK,hands,clip,clipping,clipping ticket,clipping tickets,orange ticket,Green ticket,Cream ticket,Creme Ticket,Liverpool,region,Adult,Concession,tramway,museum,historic,history,Mersey,drivers cab,conductor,trams,transport,transportation,Liverpool Region,Heritage Tramway,heritage,vintage vehicle,vintage,vehicle,CH41
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PCTA6D - Wirral Transport Museum & Heritage Tramway has been preserving Merseysides transport past since the opening of the tramway in 1994 - you can see at our museum our full collection of fully restored working heritage trams - restored vintage buses, classic cars, vintage motorcycles, a huge working model railway and lots lots more
Birkenhead, England
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Moriara,Spain,wine,region,Moraira Spain,springtime,spring time,Moraira Wine Tasting,Teulada,production,vineyard,viniculture,history,historic,heritage,Spanish,vine,vines,plant,field,established,Moraira,close to,Alicanti wine region,EU,European,wines,variety,varieties,dry,spring,farm,farming,landscape,fields
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2DA91GY - . A detailed documentary view from Moraira,close to,Alicanti wine region, Spain, preserving the appearance and character of the subject at a particular point in time. The photograph centres on Vineyard, Moraira,close to,Alicanti wine region, Spain,Espana, Viticulture. The photograph also carries associations with social landscape, community identity, architectural character, built heritage, regional identity, social story.htm Target=_Blank>history, historic townscape, architectural contrast, historic streetscape, historical comparison, documentary photography, heritage landmark, before-and-after reference, and visual archive. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject sits within continuing debate about heritage conservation, energy retrofit and preserving local identity during urban change. Small period details of materials and construction at Moraira,close to,Alicanti wine region, Spain may become more significant with time, especially following refurbishment. The surrounding context includes changing streetscape, public realm, heritage asset, local history, local character, period building, conservation architecture, and contemporary history. Details involving Vineyard, Spain, region, Espana, and Alicanti make the image more specific than a generic illustration and strengthen its local or historical value. The period setting at Moraira,close to,Alicanti wine region, Spain helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. That also gives the frame relevance to heritage conservation and using existing buildings rather than demolishing them as part of the longer story of Moraira,close to,Alicanti wine region, Spain. Another useful connection is energy retrofit and preserving local identity during urban change when considered against later change at Moraira,close to,Alicanti wine region, Spain. The image adds a further period reference to the visual history of Moraira,close to,Alicanti wine region, Spain.
Moraira,close to,Alicanti wine region, Spain
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Moriara,Spain,wine,region,Moraira Spain,springtime,spring time,Moraira Wine Tasting,Teulada,production,vineyard,viniculture,history,historic,heritage,Spanish,vine,vines,plant,field,established,Moraira,close to,Alicanti wine region,EU,European,wines,variety,varieties,dry,spring,farm,farming,landscape,fields,HotpixUK.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2DA91H1 - . A detailed documentary view from Moraira,close to,Alicanti wine region, Spain, preserving the appearance and character of the subject at a particular point in time. The location is represented through Vineyard, Moraira,close to,Alicanti wine region, Spain,Espana, Viticulture. The scene can also be read in terms of heritage landmark, everyday life, historic townscape, public realm, local history, heritage asset, contemporary history, before-and-after reference, cityscape history, traditional masonry, community identity, architectural contrast, built heritage, and conservation interest. Today's wider story includes embodied carbon, maintenance and the practical question of using existing buildings rather than demolishing them. Small period details of building condition and alterations at Moraira,close to,Alicanti wine region, Spain may become more significant with time, especially following later redevelopment. The setting also brings in visual archive, period building, urban fabric, documentary photography, archival record, architectural character, social landscape, and regional identity. The combination of Vineyard, Viticulture, Espana, close, and Alicanti helps anchor the frame to a recognisable activity, place or period. The period setting at Moraira,close to,Alicanti wine region, Spain helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. That also gives the frame relevance to embodied carbon and using existing buildings rather than demolishing them in a form that can be compared with future views of Moraira,close to,Alicanti wine region, Spain. Another useful connection is historic townscape and the contrast between historic fabric and modern development within the real-world context of Moraira,close to,Alicanti wine region, Spain. The frame therefore remains a dated reference for Moraira,close to,Alicanti wine region, Spain and the changing story of the subject shown.
Moraira,close to,Alicanti wine region, Spain
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Keywords: history,historic,architecture,city,of,central,centre,commerce,banks,cash,fund,funding,maritime,HQ,HeadQuarters,office,offices,Martins,Ltd,Barclays,stock,share,shareholder,City Centre,Bank of Liverpool and Martins Ltd,Bank Of Liverpool,Martins Bank Ltd,Barclays Bank Ltd,stock banks,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,prudential,save,saving,savings,credit,region,regional,banks,cash,account,accounts,imposing,listed,grade,I,II,cafe,restaurant,café,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,Regional Bank,Grade I,Grade II
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H4HN7C - The Bank of Liverpool was a financial institution founded in 1831 in Liverpool, England.
In 1918, it acquired Martins Bank, and the name of the merged bank became the Bank of Liverpool and Martins Ltd. However, the name was shortened to Martins Bank Ltd in 1928.
The successor bank was bought by Barclays Bank Ltd in 1969, when all of its seven hundred branches became branches of Barclays.
Dale St, Liverpool , England, UK
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Keywords: history,historic,architecture,city,of,central,centre,commerce,banks,cash,fund,funding,maritime,HQ,HeadQuarters,office,offices,Martins,Ltd,Barclays,stock,share,shareholder,City Centre,Bank of Liverpool and Martins Ltd,Bank Of Liverpool,Martins Bank Ltd,Barclays Bank Ltd,stock banks,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,prudential,save,saving,savings,credit,region,regional,banks,cash,account,accounts,imposing,listed,grade,I,II,sign,stone,carved,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,Regional Bank,Grade I,Grade II
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H4HNAA - The Bank of Liverpool was a financial institution founded in 1831 in Liverpool, England.
In 1918, it acquired Martins Bank, and the name of the merged bank became the Bank of Liverpool and Martins Ltd. However, the name was shortened to Martins Bank Ltd in 1928.
The successor bank was bought by Barclays Bank Ltd in 1969, when all of its seven hundred branches became branches of Barclays.
Dale St, Liverpool , England, UK
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Keywords: history,historic,architecture,city,of,central,centre,commerce,banks,cash,fund,funding,maritime,HQ,HeadQuarters,office,offices,Martins,Ltd,Barclays,stock,share,shareholder,City Centre,Bank of Liverpool and Martins Ltd,Bank Of Liverpool,Martins Bank Ltd,Barclays Bank Ltd,stock banks,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,prudential,save,saving,savings,credit,region,regional,banks,cash,account,accounts,imposing,listed,grade,I,II,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,Regional Bank,Grade I,Grade II
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H4HNCH - The Bank of Liverpool was a financial institution founded in 1831 in Liverpool, England.
In 1918, it acquired Martins Bank, and the name of the merged bank became the Bank of Liverpool and Martins Ltd. However, the name was shortened to Martins Bank Ltd in 1928.
The successor bank was bought by Barclays Bank Ltd in 1969, when all of its seven hundred branches became branches of Barclays.
Dale St, Liverpool , England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H8FHA1 - . This authentic period view of the recorded location in 2016 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The image documents Port Warrington, Manchester Ship Canal, Cheshire, England UK. Further facets of the scene include historic streetscape, architectural detail, historical comparison, community identity, everyday life, period building, place identity, historic townscape, heritage landmark, public realm, visual archive, before-and-after reference, archival record, and heritage asset. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into energy retrofit and maintenance, not least because of how historic buildings acquire new uses as cities change. Small period details of street furniture and boundaries at the recorded location may become more significant with time, particularly following changing commercial priorities. The surrounding story also includes changing streetscape, architectural character, regional identity, built heritage, local character, conservation architecture, social history, and documentary photography. Elements such as Manchester and Canal add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. Around the recorded location, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The wider significance includes energy retrofit and how historic buildings acquire new uses as cities change without losing the local specificity of the recorded location. Another strand within the photograph is tourism and the balance between conservation, retrofit and modern accessibility in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location. The setting also helps illustrate planning control and how historic buildings acquire new uses as cities change within the real-world context of the recorded location.
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Keywords: British,beer,drip,mats,from,smaller,regional,region,local,breweries,English,England,Wales,welsh,coaster,coasters,adverts,PR,advertising,advertising,CAMRA,brewery,brewing,alcohol,bier,biers,Drip mats,Beer mats,Beer mat,Drip mat,Drip Mat,GoTonySmith,Barley,Wine,bier,biers,drinking,driving,Drivers,please,dont,have,one,for,the,road,risk,your,licence,license,breath,test,limit,or,breathalyser,beverage,coaster,beermat,public,house,houses,bar,branded,brand,abuse,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,breathe test,Public House
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F7DCWC - A coaster, drink coaster, beverage coaster, or beermat is an article used to rest beverages upon.
The purpose is to protect the surface of a table or any other surface where the user might place their beverage.
Public houses usually will have beermats spread out across the tables. They are used not just to protect the surface of the table, but, as they are usually made of paper, they can also be used to absorb condensation dripping along the glass or serve as an ad-hoc notepad. Beermats are often branded with trademarks or alcohol advertising. Beermats are not to be confused with bar mats, rectangular pieces of rubber or absorbent material used to protect the counter top and soak up spilled drinks in a bar or pub.
Great Britain
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Keywords: British,beer,drip,mats,from,small,smaller,regional,region,local,breweries,English,England,Wales,welsh,coaster,coasters,adverts,PR,advertising,advertising,CAMRA,brewery,brewing,alcohol,bier,biers,Drip mats,Beer mat,Drip mat,Drip Mat,GoTonySmith,driver,drivers,drinking,and,driving,bier,biers,drinking,driving,have,one,for,the,road,risk,your,licence,license,breath,test,limit,breathalyzer,or,breathalyser,beverage,coaster,beermat,public,house,houses,pub,bar,branded,brand,abuse,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Drinking and driving,breathe test,Public House
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F7DCWF - A coaster, drink coaster, beverage coaster, or beermat is an article used to rest beverages upon.
The purpose is to protect the surface of a table or any other surface where the user might place their beverage.
Public houses usually will have beermats spread out across the tables. They are used not just to protect the surface of the table, but, as they are usually made of paper, they can also be used to absorb condensation dripping along the glass or serve as an ad-hoc notepad. Beermats are often branded with trademarks or alcohol advertising. Beermats are not to be confused with bar mats, rectangular pieces of rubber or absorbent material used to protect the counter top and soak up spilled drinks in a bar or pub.
Great Britain
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Keywords: Note,Eire,republic,of,Sterling,legal tender,from the,bank,of,Ireland,region,regional,economy,economic,money,UK,United Kingdom,housekeeping,good,bad,currency,wealth,capital,worth,rich,wealthy,fund,funds,ready money,hard cash,ten,five,fiver,GoTonySmith,legal,tender,small,smallest,Europe,european,GB,EC,EU,EEC,hard,cash,ready,Derry,Londonderry,Sinn Fein,politics,political,twentypence,twenty,pence,banknote,billetes,bureau,business,buy,buying,caja,change,commerce,commercialism,capitalism,austerity,global,crash,global crash,cuenta,debt,dinero,dollar,enterprise,euro,exchange,export,exporting,global,globalization,historical,history,negocio,number,paper,paper money,folding,power,saving,spending,profit,prosperity,prosperous,queen,rate,spend,spending,system,trade,viajar,vintage,wealth,world,bailout,bail out,bail,out,six counties,6,six,county,counties,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EWAR4A - . Northern Irish £5, £10 notes and pound coins, legal tender from the Bank Of Ireland , Belfast. Photographed on 21 June 2015. The recorded location is Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. Northern Ireland has a distinctive banknote system in which several commercial banks issue sterling notes under statutory arrangements, alongside Bank of England currency. Bank of Ireland is one of the authorised issuers. The notes are denominated in pounds sterling and are legal currency, but they are not technically 'legal tender' in Northern Ireland or elsewhere in the UK, a distinction often misunderstood by the public. Images of older paper issues also document changing security features and the transition to polymer notes. The historical context is that banking imagery can range from grand Victorian branch architecture to the small physical objects of personal finance
Together, notes, coins, cards, cheques and cashpoints chart a shift from cash and branch-based services towards electronic and online banking. In the longer view, historic objects and places gain meaning through survival
Materials, craftsmanship, inscriptions and later alterations can reveal how a property, machine or everyday item was made, used and valued, while preservation decisions show which parts of the past communities choose to retain. The subject remains topical in 2026 because cash is used less often than in previous decades but remains important, particularly for vulnerable consumers and some small businesses
FCA access-to-cash rules require designated banks and building societies to assess local provision and address significant gaps, making images of ATMs, notes and former branches relevant to financial inclusion. Current 2026 relevance comes from the fact that heritage remains economically and culturally significant through tourism, education and place-making, while the cost of maintaining historic fabric creates continuing debate about conservation and reuse.
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Keywords: Note,Eire,republic,of,Sterling,legal tender,from the,bank,of,Ireland,region,regional,economy,economic,money,UK,United Kingdom,housekeeping,good,bad,currency,wealth,capital,worth,rich,wealthy,fund,funds,ready money,hard cash,ten,five,fiver,GoTonySmith,legal,tender,small,smallest,Europe,european,GB,EC,EU,EEC,hard,cash,ready,Derry,Londonderry,Sinn Fein,politics,political,twentypence,twenty,pence,banknote,billetes,bureau,business,buy,buying,caja,change,commerce,commercialism,capitalism,austerity,global,crash,global crash,cuenta,debt,dinero,dollar,enterprise,euro,exchange,export,exporting,global,globalization,historical,history,negocio,number,paper,paper money,folding,power,saving,spending,profit,prosperity,prosperous,queen,rate,spend,spending,system,trade,viajar,vintage,wealth,world,bailout,bail out,bail,out,six counties,6,six,county,counties,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EWAR4M - . Northern Irish £5, £10 notes and pound coins, legal tender from the Bank Of Ireland , Belfast. Photographed on 21 June 2015. The recorded location is Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. Northern Ireland has a distinctive banknote system in which several commercial banks issue sterling notes under statutory arrangements, alongside Bank of England currency. Bank of Ireland is one of the authorised issuers. The notes are denominated in pounds sterling and are legal currency, but they are not technically 'legal tender' in Northern Ireland or elsewhere in the UK, a distinction often misunderstood by the public. Images of older paper issues also document changing security features and the transition to polymer notes. Looking at the subject's development, financial objects and premises connect economic history with daily life
Banknotes, coins, savings products, cheques, branch structures and ATMs show how people stored and accessed money before digital banking reduced the visibility of many traditional banking services. The historical context is that older buildings and artefacts provide tangible evidence that written records cannot fully replace
Their wear, construction, signage and setting help researchers understand local history, design, industry and social life across different periods. For the 2026 context, access to cash remains a live issue despite the growth of cards and mobile payments
FCA rules now require major banks and property societies to protect reasonable community access to cash, so photographs of cashpoints, banknotes and closed branches can illustrate the tension between digital banking and physical financial services. The subject remains topical in 2026 because conservation is increasingly considered alongside regeneration, climate resilience and adaptive reuse
The value of a historic subject therefore lies not only in nostalgia but in the evidence it provides about materials, local identity and how places change.
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EWARHD - . Northern Irish £5, £10 notes and pound coins, legal tender from the Bank Of Ireland , Belfast. Photographed on 21 June 2015. The recorded location is Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. Northern Ireland has a distinctive banknote system in which several commercial banks issue sterling notes under statutory arrangements, alongside Bank of England currency. Bank of Ireland is one of the authorised issuers. The notes are denominated in pounds sterling and are legal currency, but they are not technically 'legal tender' in Northern Ireland or elsewhere in the UK, a distinction often misunderstood by the public. Images of older paper issues also document changing security features and the transition to polymer notes. The wider historical story is that cash, banknotes and banking equipment document the everyday financial system before contactless cards and mobile payments became dominant
Bank buildings, notes, coins, cheques and cash machines also trace the history of regional banking, savings institutions and the changing design of money. Historically, heritage photography is particularly useful where buildings or objects have changed function
A former workplace, shop, transport structure or piece of equipment can become a museum object or landmark, linking everyday history with conservation and interpretation. In the present 2026 context, access to cash remains a live issue despite the growth of cards and mobile payments
FCA rules now require major banks and building societies to protect reasonable local access to cash, so photographs of cashpoints, banknotes and closed branches can help illustrate the tension between digital banking and physical financial services. In 2026, conservation is increasingly considered alongside regeneration, climate resilience and adaptive reuse
The value of a historic subject therefore lies not only in nostalgia but in the evidence it provides about materials, local identity and how places change.
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EWARJG - . Northern Irish £5, £10 notes and pound coins, legal tender from the Bank Of Ireland , Belfast. Photographed on 21 June 2015. The recorded location is Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. Northern Ireland has a distinctive banknote system in which several commercial banks issue sterling notes under statutory arrangements, alongside Bank of England currency. Bank of Ireland is one of the authorised issuers. The notes are denominated in pounds sterling and are legal currency, but they are not technically 'legal tender' in Northern Ireland or elsewhere in the UK, a distinction often misunderstood by the public. Images of older paper issues also document changing security features and the transition to polymer notes. The historical context is that cash, banknotes and banking equipment document the everyday financial system before contactless cards and mobile payments became dominant
Bank buildings, notes, coins, cheques and cash machines also trace the history of regional banking, savings institutions and the changing design of money. In the longer view, heritage photography is particularly useful where structures or objects have changed function
A former workplace, shop, transport structure or piece of equipment can become a museum object or landmark, linking everyday history with conservation and interpretation. The subject remains topical in 2026 because cash is used less often than in previous decades but remains important, particularly for vulnerable consumers and some small businesses
FCA access-to-cash rules require designated banks and building societies to assess local provision and address significant gaps, making images of ATMs, notes and former branches relevant to financial inclusion. Current 2026 relevance comes from the fact that heritage remains economically and culturally significant through tourism, education and place-making, while the cost of maintaining historic fabric creates continuing debate about conservation and reuse.
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RGKET6 - Whitby is a seaside town, port and civil parish in the Scarborough borough of North Yorkshire, England. Situated on the east coast of Yorkshire at the mouth of the River Esk, Whitby has a maritime, mineral and tourist heritage. Its East Cliff is home to the ruins of Whitby Abbey, where Cædmon, the earliest recognised English poet, lived. The fishing port emerged during the Middle Ages, supporting important herring and whaling fleets, and was where Captain Cook learned seamanship. Tourism started in Whitby during the Georgian period and developed with the arrival of the railway in 1839. Its attraction as a tourist destination is enhanced by the proximity of the high ground of the North York Moors national park and the heritage coastline and by association with the horror novel Dracula. Jet and alum were mined locally, and Whitby Jet, which was mined by the Romans and Victorians, became fashionable during the 19th century.
Arguments Yard, Whitby, North Yorkshire, England, UK, YO22 4DJ
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Keywords: Manchester,gothic,town,hall,Albert,Square,Manchester,England,taken,with,an,IR,adapted,Canon,5D,DSLR,camera,infra-red,infra,red,720nm,720,nm,victorian,building,buildings,bright,foliage,wide,angle,M2,5DB,M25DB,revival,architecture,Alfred,Waterhouse,Neo-gothic,municipal,building,neogothic,gotonysmith,Manchester,city,council,corporation,HQ,headquarters,local,government,region,regional,gotonysmith,Mancester,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HF7X - Manchester gothic town hall , Albert Square, Manchester, England taken with an IR adapted Canon 5D DSLR camera
Manchester Town Hall is a Victorian, Neo-gothic municipal building in Manchester, England. It is the ceremonial headquarters of Manchester City Council and houses a number of local government departments.
Designed by architect Alfred Waterhouse the town hall was completed in 1877. The building occupies a triangular site facing Albert Square and contains offices and grand ceremonial rooms such as the Great Hall which is decorated with the imposing Manchester Murals by Ford Madox Brown illustrating the history of the city. The entrance and Sculpture Hall contain busts and statues of influential figures including Dalton, Joule and Barbirolli. The exterior is dominated by the clock tower which rises to 87 metres (285 feet) and houses Great Abel, the clock bell.
In 1938, a detached Town Hall Extension was completed and is connected by two covered bridges over Lloyd Street. The town hall, which was granted Grade I listed building status on 25 February 1952, is regarded as one of the finest interpretations of Gothic revival architecture in the world
Manchester gothic town hall , Albert Square, Manchester, England UK M2 5DB
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Keywords: Monarch,Aircraft,taxi-ing,into,Manchester,terminal,2,Lancashire,UK,taxiing,terminals,ringway,gotonysmith,airport,runway,MAN,MAG,Manchester,Airports,Group,successful,landing,taxi,Manchester Airports Group,Manchester Airport,is an international airport in Ringway,Manchester,England.,In,2012,it,was,third,busiest,airport,in,the,United,Kingdom,in,terms,of,passenger,numbers,and,the,21st,busiest,airport,in,Europe,busy,Manchester,Airport,(IATA,MAN,ICAO,EGCC),is an international airport in Ringway,Manchester,England.,In,2012,it,was,third,busiest,airport,in,the,United,Kingdom,in,terms,of,passenger,numbers,and,the,21st,busiest,airport,in,Europe.,Manchester,Airport,is,the,largest,outside,the,London,region,with,over,double,the,passengers,of,its,nearest,non-London,rival,Edinburgh Airport. A Category 10 airport,Manchester,Airport,provides,flights,to,over,200,destinations,"",more,than,any,other,airport,in,the,United,Kingdom.,The airport comprises three terminals,a,goods,terminal,and,is,the,only,British,airport,other,than,London,Heathrow,2,3,4
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEY947 - Monarch Aircraft taxi-ing into Manchester terminal 2 , Lancashire, UK
Manchester Airport, is an international airport in Ringway, Manchester, England. In 2012 it was third busiest airport in the United Kingdom in terms of passenger numbers, and the 21st busiest airport in Europe.
Manchester Airport (IATA: MAN, ICAO: EGCC), is an international airport in Ringway, Manchester, England. In 2012 it was third busiest airport in the United Kingdom in terms of passenger numbers, and the 21st busiest airport in Europe.
Manchester Airport is the largest outside the London region with over double the passengers of its nearest non-London rival, Edinburgh Airport. A Category 10 airport, Manchester Airport provides flights to over 200 destinations more than any other airport in the United Kingdom.
The airport comprises three terminals, a goods terminal and is the only British airport other than London Heathrow to operate two runways over 3,000 m (9,843 ft) in length. The airport covers an area of 6 square kilometres (1,500 acres).
Ringway , Manchester Airport , Manchester, Lancashire, UK M90 1QX
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E3P7EX - A yellow Bee Network electric double decker bus passes the glass frontage of the National Football Museum on the approach to Manchester Victoria station in Manchester city centre. The bus carries Bee Network branding, placing everyday public transport in a recognisable civic setting beside one of the city's visitor attractions. The scene is useful for editorial coverage of Andy Burnham's mayoral transport programme, Greater Manchester bus franchising, public control of buses, clean air policy, zero emission vehicles and the wider attempt to build a more integrated public transport network across the city region. The National Football Museum is based in the Urbis Building at Cathedral Gardens, close to Victoria station, Shudehill and the medieval quarter, so the photograph also works for stories about tourism, football culture, city centre mobility and rail, tram and bus interchange. The Bee Network's yellow and black identity echoes Manchester's worker bee symbol, a long-established emblem of industry, collective effort and Mancunian pride. In modern use it has become part of the public language of the city, appearing in transport branding, souvenirs, civic campaigns and local identity. This image connects that symbolism with practical transport change: a branded electric bus serving streets used by commuters, shoppers, football fans and museum visitors. The overcast daylight, road markings, glass architecture and passengers inside the bus give the picture a strong documentary feel. It can illustrate sustainable transport, bus electrification, mayoral devolution, local government, levelling up, active travel connections, public investment, city branding, air quality, public realm and the politics of northern transport. It is also relevant to features on Manchester tourism, the National Football Museum, Victoria station, TfGM, GMCA, bus operations, public service reform and the visible change from deregulated bus liveries to a unified regional network.
Bee Network electric double decker bus outside the National Football Museum near Manchester Victoria
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RXHHDC - Scotland's Low Emission Zones
Protecting public health by improving air quality while helping to meet our climate change emission reduction targets
Low Emission Zones (LEZs) are a moving traffic contravention, preventing the most polluting vehicles driving within an area, which improves air quality and helps to protect public health.
LEZs operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, all year round (including all Public Holidays such as Christmas Day and Boxing Day).
Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras are linked to local and national vehicle licencing databases, to monitor all vehicles driving in a LEZ. They will detect vehicles which do not comply with the emission standards. Stationary vehicles are not subject to LEZ restrictions.
Scottish LEZs will be enforced by Penalty Charge Notice (PCN), there is no facility for pre-payment. When a non-compliant vehicle is detected driving within a LEZ a PCN is issued to the registered keeper of that vehicle.
Emission Standards
A vehicle may only drive within a LEZ if it meets the specified emission standards.
Dundee, Scotland, DD1 1DD
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Keywords: Saddam,Hussein,playing,cards,Ace,gotonysmith,Saddam,Hussein,Abd,al-Majid,al-Tikriti,(Arabic,28,April,1937,"",30,December,2006),was the fifth President of Iraq,serving,in,this,capacity,from,16,July,1979,until,9,April,2003,1,2,3,صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي Ṣaddām Ḥusayn ʿAbd al-Maǧīd al-Tikrītī,28,April,1937,"",30,December,2006),was the fifth President of Iraq,serving,in,this,capacity,from,16,July,1979,until,9,April,2003.,and later,the,Baghdad-based,Baath,Party,and,its,regional,organisation,"",Iraq,Region,which espoused baathism,a mix of Arab nationalism and Arab socialism,Saddam played a key role in the 1968 coup,later referred to as the 17 July Revolution,that,brought,the,party,to,long-term,power,of,Iraq.,As,vice,president,under,the,ailing,General,Ahmed,Hassan,al-Bakr,playing cards government,Saddam created security forces ace of spades,gotonysmith,1,2,3,4,5,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF1355 - Saddam Hussein playing cards where Saddam is the Ace of spades - Most-wanted Iraqi playing cards
During the 2003 invasion of Iraq by a United States-led coalition, the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency developed a set of playing cards to help troops identify the most-wanted members of President Saddam Hussein's government, mostly high-ranking members of the Iraqi Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party or members of the Revolutionary Command Council
among them were some of Hussein's family members. The cards were officially named the personality identification playing cards. As of 2021, all but 4 of the 52 most wanted have been either killed or captured, eleven of whom have been released.
Each card contains the wanted person's address and, if available, the job performed by that individual. The highest-ranking cards, starting with the aces and kings, were used for the people at the top of the most-wanted list. The ace of spades is Saddam Hussein, the aces of clubs and hearts are his sons Qusay and Uday respectively, and the ace of diamonds is Saddam's presidential secretary Abid Hamid Mahmud al-Tikriti. This strict correspondence to the order of the most-wanted list was not carried through the entire deck, but sometime later in 2003, the list itself was renumbered to conform (almost) to the deck of cards. The card backs feature camouflage reminiscent of that seen on the Desert Camouflage Uniform.
According to US Navy Lieutenant commander Jim Brooks, a spokesman for the Defense Intelligence Agency, such playing cards have been used as far back as the American Civil War and again in World War IIArmy Air Corps decks printed with the silhouettes of German and Japanese fighter aircraft fetch hundreds of dollars todayand in the Korean War. Troops often play cards to pass the time, and seeing the names, faces and titles of the wanted Iraqis during their games will help soldiers and Marines in case they run into the wanted individuals in the field.
Bagdad , Iraq
