Newton and Ridley ales van and logo, from Coronation Streets Rovers Return

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Contributor:
Tony SmithImage ID:
2K0WRJPFile size:
57.1 MB (1.7 MB Compressed download)Releases:
Model - no | Property - noDo I need a release?Dimensions:
3648 x 5472 px | 30.9 x 46.3 cm | 12.2 x 18.2 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
13 July 2022Location:
Bolton, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK, BL1More information:
. Made at Bolton, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK, BL1 in 2022, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The scene records Newton and Ridley ales van and logo, from Coronation Streets Rovers Return. The image also relates to public realm, community pub, place identity, food-and-drink business, traditional hostelry, visual archive, changing land use, community identity, street-level dining, licensed hospitality, licensed trade, pub heritage, social history, and neighbourhood drinking venue. Current relevance extends to commercial rents and staffing pressure, particularly through how familiar pubs and restaurants shape neighbourhood identity. As a dated visual record of Bolton, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK, BL1, the frame retains equipment and working practice, making it especially useful if new ownership subsequently changes the scene. The photograph additionally reflects everyday life, hospitality economy, archival record, customer-facing leisure, before-and-after reference, hospitality trade, night-time economy, and changing streetscape. Elements such as Newton, Ridley, Return, Rovers, and Streets add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. A later view of Bolton, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK, BL1 may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. Another strand within the photograph is commercial rents and the pressure on customer-facing businesses in a high-cost economy as part of the longer story of Bolton, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK, BL1. The setting also helps illustrate pub closures and how familiar pubs and restaurants shape neighbourhood identity when considered against later change at Bolton, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK, BL1.