Dismantled John Brinsmead baby grand piano, previously painted pink

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Contributor:
Tony SmithImage ID:
2M6YFC5File size:
57.1 MB (3.1 MB Compressed download)Releases:
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3648 x 5472 px | 30.9 x 46.3 cm | 12.2 x 18.2 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
4 October 2022Location:
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UKMore information:
. Made at Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK 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 location is represented through Dismantled John Brinsmead baby grand piano, previously painted pink. The surrounding context encompasses pub interior heritage, hospitality economy, place identity, before-and-after reference, public realm, social history, local social venue, documentary photography, licensed trade, local history, public-house heritage, community identity, local character, and night-time economy. Current relevance extends to pub closures and hospitality costs, particularly through the survival of local pubs as social meeting places. The archival value lies partly in recording local activity and public use around Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK before changed technology alters the character of the place. The wider setting retains connections with licensed hospitality, regional identity, traditional ale house, archival record, everyday life, changing streetscape, visitor hospitality, and community drinking venue. Details involving grand, previously, piano, painted, and Dismantled make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. By fixing the subject within Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. A further contemporary connection is pub closures and the survival of local pubs as social meeting places within the specific setting of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK. The wider significance includes consumer spending and pressure on hospitality margins in a high-cost economy as part of the longer story of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK. The frame retains period character for future local research.