Summer bathers, having fun, at Granary Square, Kings Cross, coal drops Yard, Camden, North London, England, UK, N1C 4BH

Summer bathers, having fun, at Granary Square, Kings Cross, coal drops Yard, Camden, North London, England, UK, N1C 4BH Stock Photo
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Contributor:

Tony Smith

Image ID:

2JKC2DM

File size:

51.7 MB (3.5 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

5244 x 3444 px | 44.4 x 29.2 cm | 17.5 x 11.5 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

24 July 2022

Location:

Granary Square, Kings Cross, coal drops Yard, Camden, North London, England, UK, N1C 4BH

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. This scene at Granary Square, Kings Cross, coal drops Yard, Camden, North London, England, UK, N1C 4BH in 2022 forms part of the visual history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. The scene records Summer bathers, having fun, at Granary Square, Kings Cross, coal drops Yard, Camden, North London, England, UK, N1C 4BH. A broader reading of the photograph includes city-centre public space, local character, family recreation, before-and-after reference, contemporary social history, changing streetscape, public-realm design, visual archive, historical comparison, land-use transformation, place identity, pedestrian square, local history, and summer city life. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with maintenance, inclusive design and the growing need for shade, water and cooling during hotter summers. The modern context includes continuing discussion of mixed-use development, visitor economy and the balance between preserving industrial character and creating high-value urban destinations. The archival value lies partly in recording public access and movement around Granary Square, Kings Cross, coal drops Yard, Camden, North London, England, UK, N1C 4BH before altered transport patterns alters the character of the place. The wider setting retains connections with open-air leisure, community identity, contemporary cityscape, regional identity, post-industrial redevelopment, informal play space, public-realm activation, and documentary photography. The combination of drops, Kings, Granary, Summer, and Cross anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The period setting at Granary Square, Kings Cross, coal drops Yard, Camden, North London, England, UK, N1C 4BH helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object.