Crowded and busy Bakerloo tube platform, at Piccadilly Circus tube station, London, England, UK

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Contributor:
Tony SmithImage ID:
2JKCBD5File size:
57.1 MB (2.3 MB Compressed download)Releases:
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5472 x 3648 px | 46.3 x 30.9 cm | 18.2 x 12.2 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
23 July 2022Location:
Piccadilly Circus, London, England, UKMore information:
. Recorded at Piccadilly Circus, London, England, UK in 2022, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The photograph centres on Crowded and busy Bakerloo tube platform, at Piccadilly Circus tube station, London, England, UK. The setting additionally reflects public transport information, local character, transport accessibility, passenger transport, everyday life, documentary photography, street-side transport, public transport stop, local history, bus infrastructure, place identity, public realm, local mobility, and regional identity. The modern context includes continuing discussion of rural transport, passenger information and the importance of bus stops as the physical interface between passengers and public transport. Small period details of local activity and public use at Piccadilly Circus, London, England, UK may become more significant with time, particularly following closure or conversion. A second descriptive layer includes archival record, before-and-after reference, community identity, roadside transit, visual archive, contemporary social history, local bus network, and historical comparison. The combination of London, Bakerloo, Crowded, Piccadilly, and Circus anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. By fixing the subject within Piccadilly Circus, London, England, UK, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. Another useful connection is rural transport and the importance of bus stops as the physical interface between passengers and public transport in a form that can be compared with future views of Piccadilly Circus, London, England, UK. The scene further reflects reliability and the shift toward cleaner buses and integrated ticketing within the real-world context of Piccadilly Circus, London, England, UK.