Grid with Grappenhall embossed on cast iron, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2PL

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Contributor:
Tony SmithImage ID:
2JTWGP4File size:
35.8 MB (1.9 MB Compressed download)Releases:
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4368 x 2868 px | 37 x 24.3 cm | 14.6 x 9.6 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
1 September 2022More information:
. An on-location photograph from the recorded location in 2022, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. At the centre of the view is Grid with Grappenhall embossed on cast iron, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2PL. The setting additionally reflects town-centre renewal, civic architecture, mixed-use redevelopment, public-transport wayfinding, public transport stop, historical comparison, local bus network, place-making, period architecture, adaptive reuse, archival record, changing streetscape, passenger information, and period detail. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into housing pressure and town-centre regeneration, not least because of how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres. Today's relevance is strengthened by accessibility, passenger information and the continuing question of how local bus services affect access to work, education and healthcare. As a dated visual record of the recorded location, the frame retains period objects and surrounding context, making it especially useful if altered transport patterns subsequently changes the scene. Other useful contextual ideas include surface public transport, local history, street-side transport, urban regeneration, bus route infrastructure, passenger transport, local character, and public-realm investment. Elements such as embossed and Grappenhall add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. A later view of the recorded location may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. Another useful connection is housing pressure and how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location.