LLangollen International Musical Eisteddfod 1963, cheap holiday runabout rail tickets in a 80 mile radius, British Railways BR poster

LLangollen International Musical Eisteddfod 1963, cheap holiday runabout rail tickets in a 80 mile radius, British Railways BR poster Stock Photo
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Contributor:

Tony Smith

Image ID:

2JRA4HY

File size:

37.3 MB (3.7 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

2832 x 4608 px | 24 x 39 cm | 9.4 x 15.4 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

21 August 2022

Location:

Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain

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. This scene at Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain 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 photograph centres on LLangollen International Musical Eisteddfod 1963, cheap holiday runabout rail tickets in a 80 mile radius, British Railways BR poster. The broader subject matter reaches into changing streetscape, regional identity, built heritage, commercial redevelopment, archival record, historical comparison, place-making, place identity, period detail, historic townscape, town-centre renewal, mixed-use redevelopment, contemporary social history, and architectural character. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with town-centre regeneration, housing pressure and how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity. As a dated visual record of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain, the frame retains lettering, decoration and surface detail, making it especially useful if changed technology subsequently changes the scene. Further associations within the scene are everyday life, changing land use, period architecture, public realm, urban fabric, adaptive reuse, before-and-after reference, and local history. The combination of poster, International, Musical, runabout, and Eisteddfod anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. A later view of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. Another useful connection is town-centre regeneration and how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity as part of the longer story of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain. The scene further reflects planning and how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity when considered against later change at Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain.