HMP Risley Bus stop, category C men's prison, Warrington Rd, Risley, Croft, Warrington WA3 6BP, operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service

HMP Risley Bus stop, category C men's prison, Warrington Rd, Risley, Croft, Warrington WA3 6BP, operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service Stock Photo
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Contributor:

Tony Smith

Image ID:

2JRR083

File size:

37.3 MB (1.3 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

3744 x 3480 px | 31.7 x 29.5 cm | 12.5 x 11.6 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

25 August 2022

Location:

HMP Risley, Warrington Rd, Risley, Croft, Warrington WA3 6BP

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. An on-location photograph from HMP Risley, Warrington Rd, Risley, Croft, Warrington WA3 6BP in 2022, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The principal subject is HMP Risley Bus stop, category C men's prison, Warrington Rd, Risley, Croft, Warrington WA3 6BP, operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service. The broader subject matter reaches into passenger information, bus route infrastructure, adaptive reuse, public-realm investment, period architecture, urban regeneration, historical comparison, regional identity, local bus network, town-centre renewal, mixed-use redevelopment, public-transport wayfinding, street-side transport, and architectural character. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into service frequency and decarbonisation, not least because of the importance of bus stops as the physical interface with public transport. Today's relevance is strengthened by commercial viability, planning and the continuing question of the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space. The archival value lies partly in recording building condition and alterations around HMP Risley, Warrington Rd, Risley, Croft, Warrington WA3 6BP before later reinterpretation alters the character of the place. The location also brings in before-and-after reference, community identity, archival record, local history, social history, everyday life, changing land use, and changing streetscape. The combination of operated, category, Service, men's, and Majesty's anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. By fixing the subject within HMP Risley, Warrington Rd, Risley, Croft, Warrington WA3 6BP, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The scene captures a point of historical comparison as a date-specific reference.