Shankill Historical Society and band shop, 224 Shankill Rd, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, Ireland, BT13 2BJ

Shankill Historical Society and band shop, 224 Shankill Rd, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, Ireland, BT13 2BJ Stock Photo
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Contributor:

Tony Smith

Image ID:

HDWT4D

File size:

41.6 MB (1.7 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

2808 x 5184 px | 23.8 x 43.9 cm | 9.4 x 17.3 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

20 October 2016

Location:

224 Shankill Rd, Belfast, County Antrim, BT13 2BJ

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. This location-specific image from 224 Shankill Rd, Belfast, County Antrim, BT13 2BJ in 2016 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The main point of reference is Shankill Historical Society and band shop, 224 Shankill Rd, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, Ireland, BT13 2BJ. Another layer of the photograph includes performance venue, regional arts scene, retail property, street-level business, local cultural identity, documentary photography, creative culture, creative industries, regional identity, commercial streetscape, local trading, arts destination, customer footfall, and community identity. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into business rates and independent business, not least because of the role of small retailers in maintaining active town centres. Today's relevance is strengthened by venue survival, cultural tourism and the continuing question of the financial pressure faced by many galleries and performance venues. Future viewers can use this scene from 224 Shankill Rd, Belfast, County Antrim, BT13 2BJ to compare equipment and working practice with whatever follows after different community use. The surrounding story also includes place identity, high-street commerce, gallery space, visual archive, specialist retailer, contemporary social history, town-centre economy, and public realm. Details involving Antrim, Society, Ireland, Shankill, and Belfast make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. For 224 Shankill Rd, Belfast, County Antrim, BT13 2BJ, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The scene captures part of the area's social history as a date-specific reference. The period view preserves details of everyday use for later comparison.