Old Fire station, auction house and garage, 8 Queen St, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1BD

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Contributor:
Tony SmithImage ID:
2PGAYH5File size:
43.4 MB (2 MB Compressed download)Releases:
Model - no | Property - noDo I need a release?Dimensions:
5472 x 2772 px | 46.3 x 23.5 cm | 18.2 x 9.2 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
15 March 2023Location:
8 Queen St, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1BDMore information:
. An identifiable period record of 8 Queen St, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1BD in 2023, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The photograph centres on Old Fire station, auction house and garage, 8 Queen St, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1BD. Further facets of the scene include historical comparison, archival record, urban rail transport, integrated transport, social history, station environment, rail infrastructure, commuter travel, railway branding, passenger railway, mass transit, public realm, trackside heritage, and everyday life. Today's relevance is strengthened by fares, public ownership and the continuing question of how rail stations anchor city-centre mobility and regeneration. Future viewers can use this scene from 8 Queen St, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1BD to compare building condition and alterations with whatever follows after closure or conversion. Other useful contextual ideas include changing streetscape, rail corridor, local character, before-and-after reference, place identity, rail mobility, regional rail, and period detail. The recorded references to house, Waverley, garage, Queen, and station preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. For 8 Queen St, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1BD, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. Its period value extends to fares and how rail stations anchor city-centre mobility and regeneration in a form that can be compared with future views of 8 Queen St, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1BD. The period view preserves part of the area's social history for future local research. The view records details of everyday use before later change alters the scene.