Interior of the St Stephens Tavern Grill Room, opposite Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, 10 Bridge St, Westminster, London, England, UK, SW1A 2JJ

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Contributor:
Tony SmithImage ID:
2M0MB9GFile size:
57.1 MB (2 MB Compressed download)Releases:
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5472 x 3648 px | 46.3 x 30.9 cm | 18.2 x 12.2 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
23 July 2022Location:
10 Bridge St, Westminster, London, England, UK, SW1A 2JJMore information:
. Recorded at 10 Bridge St, Westminster, London, England, UK, SW1A 2JJ in 2022, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The main point of reference is Interior of the St Stephens Tavern Grill Room, opposite Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, 10 Bridge St, Westminster, London, England, UK, SW1A 2JJ. The locality and subject together evoke local character, capital-city heritage, local history, London visitor economy, heritage tourism, city branding, public realm, capital landmark imagery, historic London streetscape, iconic London transport, London cityscape, before-and-after reference, visual archive, and contemporary social history. The wider contemporary story combines public transport, urban mobility and the mix of working city infrastructure with heritage tourism. For later comparison, the photograph preserves local activity and public use at 10 Bridge St, Westminster, London, England, UK, SW1A 2JJ, details that may look very different after replacement signage. Further associations within the scene are changing land use, metropolitan identity, everyday life, Westminster landmark, place identity, regional identity, archival record, and changing streetscape. Elements such as Tavern, Westminster, Grill, Houses, and Stephens add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The wider setting at 10 Bridge St, Westminster, London, England, UK, SW1A 2JJ matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Another useful connection is public transport and the mix of working city infrastructure with heritage tourism as part of the longer story of 10 Bridge St, Westminster, London, England, UK, SW1A 2JJ. The image fixes a trace of local identity for later comparison.