Summer in Moore village, Moore Bridge over the Bridgewater Canal, Halton, Cheshire, England with moored canal barges

Summer in Moore village, Moore Bridge over the Bridgewater Canal, Halton, Cheshire, England with moored canal barges Stock Photo
Preview

Image details

Contributor:

Tony Smith

Image ID:

2JWB54A

File size:

57.1 MB (3.8 MB Compressed download)

Releases:

Model - no | Property - noDo I need a release?

Dimensions:

5472 x 3648 px | 46.3 x 30.9 cm | 18.2 x 12.2 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

19 August 2022

Location:

Runcorn Rd, Moore, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 6UD, WA4

More information:

. This dated editorial view of Runcorn Rd, Moore, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 6UD, WA4 in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The defining feature is Summer in Moore village, Moore Bridge over the Bridgewater Canal, Halton, Cheshire, England with moored canal barges. The surrounding context encompasses waterway conservation, rural economy, inland transport history, cereal crop, canal transport, local history, waterborne freight, navigation engineering, food supply chain, inland navigation, local character, place identity, before-and-after reference, and visual archive. Current relevance extends to flood resilience and heritage conservation, particularly through the value of canals as both historic infrastructure and blue-green corridors. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into climate change and farm costs, not least because of the pressure on farmers from energy, fertiliser and machinery costs. As a dated visual record of Runcorn Rd, Moore, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 6UD, WA4, the frame retains local activity and public use, making it especially useful if refurbishment subsequently changes the scene. Further associations within the scene are industrial waterway history, historical comparison, farm produce, boat museum collection, industrial navigation, changing land use, barley cultivation, and working waterway. References to Canal, Bridgewater, Moore, Summer, and moored give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The wider setting at Runcorn Rd, Moore, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 6UD, WA4 matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The frame retains details of everyday use as a date-specific reference. The scene captures evidence of changing use for later comparison.