Tackling homelessness in Blackpool - The Ashley Foundation office, 81 Abingdon St, Blackpool , Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 1PP

Tackling homelessness in Blackpool - The Ashley Foundation office, 81 Abingdon St, Blackpool , Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 1PP Stock Photo
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Contributor:

Tony Smith

Image ID:

2JRFFBK

File size:

52.8 MB (1.8 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

5472 x 3372 px | 46.3 x 28.5 cm | 18.2 x 11.2 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

20 August 2022

Location:

81 Abingdon St, Blackpool , Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 1PP

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. An identifiable period record of 81 Abingdon St, Blackpool , Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 1PP in 2022, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The frame specifically shows Tackling homelessness in Blackpool - The Ashley Foundation office, 81 Abingdon St, Blackpool , Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 1PP. The frame also records themes of place identity, urban fabric, architectural character, public-realm investment, public realm, local character, archival record, documentary photography, visual archive, changing land use, historical comparison, community identity, urban regeneration, and mixed-use redevelopment. The modern context includes continuing discussion of adaptive reuse, town-centre regeneration and the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition. Small period details of public access and movement at 81 Abingdon St, Blackpool , Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 1PP may become more significant with time, particularly following refurbishment. Other useful contextual ideas include historic townscape, contemporary social history, regional identity, built heritage, commercial redevelopment, town-centre renewal, before-and-after reference, and social history. References to Lancashire, Blackpool, Abingdon, Tackling, and Ashley give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. By fixing the subject within 81 Abingdon St, Blackpool , Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 1PP, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The wider significance includes adaptive reuse and how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres without losing the local specificity of 81 Abingdon St, Blackpool , Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 1PP. The photograph keeps period character for future local research.