Higsons,Cains brewery, 39 Stanhope St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L8 5RE

Higsons,Cains brewery, 39 Stanhope St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK,  L8 5RE Stock Photo
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Contributor:

Tony Smith

Image ID:

2CC79N3

File size:

57.1 MB (2.8 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

5472 x 3648 px | 46.3 x 30.9 cm | 18.2 x 12.2 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

15 August 2020

Location:

39 Stanhope St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L8 5RE

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. A grounded editorial photograph of 39 Stanhope St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L8 5RE, capturing details that may acquire greater historical value as the location and its use change. The photograph centres on Higsons, Cains brewery, 39 Stanhope St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L8 5RE. Beyond the immediate subject, the image contains elements of food-and-drink business, documentary photography, beer-led venue, licensed trade, night-time economy, leisure venue, community identity, period detail, social landscape, social history, community hostelry, social meeting place, local character, and licensed premises. Today's wider story includes business rates, the night-time economy and the practical question of whether local venues can remain commercially viable. As a dated visual record of 39 Stanhope St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L8 5RE, the frame retains landscape and surrounding development, making it useful if new construction subsequently changes the scene. The surrounding context includes archival record, hospitality venue, place identity, neighbourhood pub, historical comparison, before-and-after reference, local history, and contemporary history. References to brewery, Merseyside, Cains, Higsons, and Stanhope give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to the named subject. By fixing the subject within 39 Stanhope St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L8 5RE, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The image also provides a reference for business rates and changes in food, drink and leisure spending within the specific setting of 39 Stanhope St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L8 5RE. The wider significance includes changing drinking habits and the survival of community meeting places as part of the longer story of 39 Stanhope St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L8 5RE.