20s plenty, Where People Are, slow down, sign, on postbox, Eastcombe village, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL6 7EB

20s plenty, Where People Are, slow down, sign, on postbox, Eastcombe village, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL6 7EB Stock Photo
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Contributor:

Tony Smith

Image ID:

2JM9P2W

File size:

42.5 MB (1.7 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

4500 x 3300 px | 38.1 x 27.9 cm | 15 x 11 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

4 August 2022

Location:

Eastcombe village, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL6 7EB

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. This dated editorial view of Eastcombe village, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL6 7EB in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The scene records 20s plenty, Where People Are, slow down, sign, on postbox, Eastcombe village, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL6 7EB. The frame also records themes of contemporary social history, archival record, local character, place identity, visitor guidance, visual archive, roadside information, transport stop marker, route marker, changing streetscape, orientation signage, documentary photography, local history, and historical comparison. Today's relevance is strengthened by local identity, maintenance and the continuing question of the importance of clear wayfinding in public and transport environments. For later comparison, the photograph preserves period objects and surrounding context at Eastcombe village, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL6 7EB, details that may look very different after redevelopment. Other useful contextual ideas include before-and-after reference, period detail, regional identity, street furniture, directional sign, local information board, instructional sign, and public-facing notice. References to Gloucestershire, postbox, People, Stroud, and village give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. By fixing the subject within Eastcombe village, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL6 7EB, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The wider significance includes local identity and the importance of clear wayfinding in public and transport environments within the specific setting of Eastcombe village, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL6 7EB. The period view preserves evidence of changing use as part of Eastcombe village, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL6 7EB's history.