special notices poster showing Herefordshire, travel by rail, 1950s using British railways, England, UK

special notices poster showing Herefordshire, travel by rail, 1950s using British railways, England, UK Stock Photo
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Contributor:

Tony Smith

Image ID:

2JR5WAR

File size:

48.4 MB (2.1 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

3210 x 5272 px | 27.2 x 44.6 cm | 10.7 x 17.6 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

21 August 2022

Location:

England, United Kingdom

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. Made at England, United Kingdom in 2022, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The defining feature is special notices poster showing Herefordshire, travel by rail, 1950s using British railways, England, UK. The subject also carries associations with contemporary social history, transport accessibility, before-and-after reference, railway heritage, archival record, historic rolling stock, rail operations, local mobility, place identity, community identity, changing land use, mechanical signalling, working railway heritage, and period detail. The wider contemporary story combines heritage conservation, decarbonisation and the role of rail in lower-carbon regional transport. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with local connectivity, passenger information and how local bus services affect access to work, education and healthcare. The archival value lies partly in recording landscape treatment and surrounding development around England, United Kingdom before closure or conversion alters the character of the place. Further associations within the scene are bus route infrastructure, local history, industrial railway, public realm, bus infrastructure, trackside history, rail corridor, and street-side transport. Details involving 1950s, showing, travel, British, and poster make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. By fixing the subject within England, United Kingdom, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The image also provides a reference for heritage conservation and the role of rail in lower-carbon regional transport when considered against later change at England, United Kingdom. The image fixes evidence of changing use as part of England, United Kingdom's history.