Chinese takeaway, with neon Open sign, fried food, fish, chips, pies, chicken, curry etc, 186 Knutsford Rd, Grappenhall, Warrington WA4 2QU

Chinese takeaway, with neon Open sign, fried food, fish, chips, pies, chicken, curry etc, 186 Knutsford Rd, Grappenhall, Warrington WA4 2QU Stock Photo
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Contributor:

Tony Smith

Image ID:

2M3JBE4

File size:

52.2 MB (1 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

5472 x 3336 px | 46.3 x 28.2 cm | 18.2 x 11.1 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

30 October 2022

Location:

186 Knutsford Rd, Grappenhall, Warrington WA4 2QU

More information:

. A grounded documentary photograph made at 186 Knutsford Rd, Grappenhall, Warrington WA4 2QU in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The main point of reference is Chinese takeaway, with neon Open sign, fried food, fish, chips, pies, chicken, curry etc, 186 Knutsford Rd, Grappenhall, Warrington WA4 2QU. The setting additionally reflects period detail, changing streetscape, everyday cuisine, community identity, British food tradition, local character, public-facing signage, regional food culture, commercial ephemera, period lettering, street food culture, public realm, before-and-after reference, and archival record. The modern context includes continuing discussion of commercial branding, advertising change and how signs can document commercial, social or regulatory change. For current editorial use, nutrition and changing diets provide additional context, especially through how food signs and shopfronts become part of urban cultural identity. Small period details of building condition and alterations at 186 Knutsford Rd, Grappenhall, Warrington WA4 2QU may become more significant with time, particularly following conservation work. The subject also sits alongside local dining tradition, food-and-drink heritage, historic sign, popular cuisine, visual archive, traditional takeaway, material sign design, and hospitality food service. References to Chinese, chips, takeaway, chicken, and Knutsford give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The period setting at 186 Knutsford Rd, Grappenhall, Warrington WA4 2QU helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The photograph keeps evidence of changing use within the wider story of 186 Knutsford Rd, Grappenhall, Warrington WA4 2QU.