Kingsway House in Latchford, Warrington, Cheshire, improvements being carried out by Torus Housing Group, block and flat improvements in progress

Kingsway House in Latchford, Warrington, Cheshire, improvements being carried out by Torus Housing Group, block and flat improvements in progress Stock Photo
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Contributor:

Tony Smith

Image ID:

2JRR0AA

File size:

54 MB (2.1 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

5472 x 3448 px | 46.3 x 29.2 cm | 18.2 x 11.5 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

25 August 2022

More information:

. This dated editorial view of the recorded location in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The main point of reference is Kingsway House in Latchford, Warrington, Cheshire, improvements being carried out by Torus Housing Group, block and flat improvements in progress. Another layer of the photograph includes urban fabric, adaptive reuse, historical comparison, documentary photography, changing streetscape, built heritage, everyday life, architectural character, place identity, changing land use, civic architecture, commercial redevelopment, historic townscape, and mixed-use redevelopment. The modern context includes continuing discussion of commercial viability, planning and the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space. For later comparison, the photograph preserves materials and architectural details at the recorded location, details that may look very different after later reinterpretation. A second descriptive layer includes town-centre renewal, period architecture, social history, before-and-after reference, local history, archival record, period detail, and place-making. Details involving progress, Torus, being, carried, and Housing make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The period setting at the recorded location helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The scene further reflects commercial viability and the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space within the specific setting of the recorded location. Its period value extends to commercial viability and the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition as part of the longer story of the recorded location. The photograph keeps evidence of earlier appearance for later comparison.