Shell Service Station, Keele services M6, West Midlands, England, UK at dusk - panorama

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Contributor:
Tony SmithImage ID:
H4HKTKFile size:
47.7 MB (1.8 MB Compressed download)Releases:
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5135 x 3247 px | 43.5 x 27.5 cm | 17.1 x 10.8 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
13 October 2016Location:
Keele Services, M6, Staffs, England, UKMore information:
. This authentic period view of Keele Services, M6, Staffs, England, UK in 2016 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The location is represented through Shell Service Station, Keele services M6, West Midlands, England, UK at dusk - panorama. A broader reading of the photograph includes changing streetscape, archival record, place identity, public transport stop, transport accessibility, regional identity, roadside transit, local mobility, visual archive, street-side transport, public transport information, bus infrastructure, contemporary social history, and community identity. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into reliability and accessibility, not least because of the shift toward cleaner buses and integrated ticketing. The archival value lies partly in recording lettering, decoration and surface detail around Keele Services, M6, Staffs, England, UK before later reinterpretation alters the character of the place. Other useful contextual ideas include local character, roadside stop, public realm, before-and-after reference, bus route infrastructure, historical comparison, passenger transport, and period detail. Details involving panorama, services, Shell, Midlands, and Service make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. By fixing the subject within Keele Services, M6, Staffs, England, UK, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The setting also helps illustrate reliability and how local bus services affect access to work, education and healthcare when considered against later change at Keele Services, M6, Staffs, England, UK. The scene captures a trace of local identity as a date-specific reference. The period view preserves a local visual benchmark for later comparison.