Wooden statue figure, Grappenhall woods, Broad Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4

Image details
Contributor:
Tony SmithImage ID:
2MAF2KPFile size:
57.1 MB (1.7 MB Compressed download)Releases:
Model - no | Property - noDo I need a release?Dimensions:
3648 x 5472 px | 30.9 x 46.3 cm | 12.2 x 18.2 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
19 January 2023Location:
Grappenhall woods, Broad Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4More information:
. A grounded documentary photograph made at Grappenhall woods, Broad Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 in 2023, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The photograph centres on Wooden statue figure, Grappenhall woods, Broad Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4. The broader subject matter reaches into shop display, changing land use, period advertising, promotional board, historical comparison, street-level design, changing streetscape, before-and-after reference, visual merchandising, social history, commercial signage, public-facing notice, public realm, and archival record. The wider contemporary story combines tourism, public art and the role of murals in giving neighbourhoods a distinctive identity. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with heritage, retail change and how public-facing messages shape behaviour and purchasing. As a dated visual record of Grappenhall woods, Broad Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4, the frame retains materials and architectural details, making it especially useful if refurbishment subsequently changes the scene. The wider setting retains connections with urban artwork, street creativity, visual street culture, visual archive, contemporary social history, urban graphics, period detail, and retail graphics. Details involving Wooden, figure, statue, Broad, and Grappenhall make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. A later view of Grappenhall woods, Broad Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. Its period value extends to tourism and the role of murals in giving neighbourhoods a distinctive identity when considered against later change at Grappenhall woods, Broad Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4.