Network Rail offices, George Stephenson House, Roman Quarter, 9 Rougier St, York, North Yorkshire, England, UK, YO1 6HZ

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Contributor:
Tony SmithImage ID:
2KF6TGDFile size:
57.1 MB (2.4 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 | 300dpiDate taken:
16 October 2022Location:
George Stephenson House, 9 Rougier St, York, North Yorkshire, England, UK, YO1 6HZMore information:
. This dated editorial view of George Stephenson House, 9 Rougier St, York, North Yorkshire, England, UK, YO1 6HZ in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The subject captured here is Network Rail offices, George Stephenson House, Roman Quarter, 9 Rougier St, York, North Yorkshire, England, UK, YO1 6HZ. The subject also carries associations with urban rail transport, changing land use, transport interchange, public transport network, community identity, visual archive, everyday life, rail infrastructure, railway branding, commuter travel, public realm, regional identity, place identity, and local history. The wider contemporary story combines reliability, accessibility and how rail stations anchor city-centre mobility and regeneration. The archival value lies partly in recording street furniture and boundaries around George Stephenson House, 9 Rougier St, York, North Yorkshire, England, UK, YO1 6HZ before conservation work alters the character of the place. The wider setting retains connections with archival record, passenger railway, historical comparison, changing streetscape, rail corridor, before-and-after reference, period detail, and mass transit. References to Rougier, House, offices, George, and Stephenson give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. A later view of George Stephenson House, 9 Rougier St, York, North Yorkshire, England, UK, YO1 6HZ may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. A further contemporary connection is reliability and how rail stations anchor city-centre mobility and regeneration in a form that can be compared with future views of George Stephenson House, 9 Rougier St, York, North Yorkshire, England, UK, YO1 6HZ. The image fixes part of the area's social history before later change alters the scene.