Covent Garden Market building, Regal House, 14 James St, London , England, UK, WC2E 8BU

Covent Garden Market building, Regal House, 14 James St, London , England, UK, WC2E 8BU Stock Photo
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Contributor:

Tony Smith

Image ID:

2JHB6TH

File size:

57.1 MB (3 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:

26 June 2018

Location:

14 James St, London , England, UK, WC2E 8BU

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. Recorded at 14 James St, London , England, UK, WC2E 8BU in 2018, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The scene records Covent Garden Market building, Regal House, 14 James St, London , England, UK, WC2E 8BU. The frame also records themes of architectural detailing, heritage asset, townscape record, period streetscape, place identity, historic streetscape, period detail, contemporary city life, architectural character, historical comparison, visual archive, urban change, changing land use, and local identity. Current relevance extends to maintenance and planning control, particularly through keeping older structures useful without erasing their character. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into footfall and street safety, not least because of how ordinary street scenes become valuable records as businesses and infrastructure change. The archival value lies partly in recording transport arrangements and footfall around 14 James St, London , England, UK, WC2E 8BU before new construction alters the character of the place. Other useful contextual ideas include community identity, historic frontage, community life, social history, everyday street life, conservation architecture, contemporary social history, and archival record. The combination of James, Covent, building, Regal, and Market anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. Around 14 James St, London , England, UK, WC2E 8BU, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The scene further reflects maintenance and keeping older structures useful without erasing their character when considered against later change at 14 James St, London , England, UK, WC2E 8BU. The frame retains a local visual benchmark before later change alters the scene.