Stacks of beer barrels, 30 litre craft kegs, Cheshire, England, UK

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Contributor:
Tony SmithImage ID:
2M3JBDWFile size:
57.1 MB (2.7 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:
30 October 2022Location:
Appleton Thorn , village, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 4SNMore information:
. A grounded documentary photograph made at Appleton Thorn , village, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 4SN in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The image documents Stacks of beer barrels, 30 litre craft kegs, Cheshire, England, UK. The broader subject matter reaches into community identity, changing land use, everyday life, traditional pub, traditional ale house, visitor hospitality, visual archive, pub heritage, before-and-after reference, licensed trade, night-time economy, historic hostelry, public realm, and social history. Today's relevance is strengthened by pub closures, staffing pressure and the continuing question of the survival of pubs as both businesses and informal community spaces. As a dated visual record of Appleton Thorn , village, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 4SN, the frame retains street furniture and boundaries, making it especially useful if different community use subsequently changes the scene. The photograph additionally reflects beer-led hospitality, historical comparison, documentary photography, community drinking venue, contemporary social history, archival record, local social venue, and changing streetscape. Elements such as litre, craft, Stacks, and barrels add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The wider setting at Appleton Thorn , village, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 4SN matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Another strand within the photograph is pub closures and the continuing appeal of real ale and regional brewing as part of the longer story of Appleton Thorn , village, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 4SN. The period view preserves a local visual benchmark before later change alters the scene.