The Old Castle Inn, Traditional Ales, Stained Glass,1980,in a bar/pub,Nottingham,city centre,Nottinghamshire, England,UK

Image details
Contributor:
Tony SmithImage ID:
2D8NX5HFile size:
57.1 MB (3.2 MB Compressed download)Releases:
Model - no | Property - noDo I need a release?Dimensions:
5472 x 3648 px | 46.3 x 30.9 cm | 18.2 x 12.2 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
19 July 2018Location:
1 Castle Rd, Nottingham, England, UK, NG1 6AAMore information:
. An authentic period record of 1 Castle Rd, Nottingham, England, UK, NG1 6AA, retaining the practical visual detail that later redevelopment, rebranding or altered use can remove. At the heart of the image is The Old Castle Inn, Traditional Ales, Stained Glass, 1980, in a bar/pub, Nottingham, city centre, Nottinghamshire, England, UK. Beyond the immediate subject, the image contains elements of licensed trade, before-and-after reference, period detail, place identity, community hostelry, neighbourhood pub, everyday Britain, regional identity, local drinking place, archival record, hospitality venue, customer-facing hospitality, urban change, and social history. Today's wider story includes independent hospitality, staffing pressures and the practical question of whether local venues can remain commercially viable. For later comparison, the photograph preserves landscape and surrounding development at 1 Castle Rd, Nottingham, England, UK, NG1 6AA, details that may look very different after refurbishment. The setting also brings in town-centre leisure, food-and-drink business, licensed premises, local character, social meeting place, beer-led venue, documentary photography, and community social space. References to Traditional, Nottingham, Stained, Nottinghamshire, and Castle give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to the named subject. Around 1 Castle Rd, Nottingham, England, UK, NG1 6AA, apparently routine features can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar street details disappear. Another strand within the photograph is independent hospitality and the loss or conversion of familiar licensed premises within the specific setting of 1 Castle Rd, Nottingham, England, UK, NG1 6AA. The scene retains a connection with pub closures and whether local venues can remain commercially viable as part of the longer story of 1 Castle Rd, Nottingham, England, UK, NG1 6AA.