Clydesdale Bank Chambers at Night,Glasgow,near George Square, Scotland, UK

Image details
Contributor:
Tony SmithImage ID:
HEJ5WTFile size:
31 MB (1.5 MB Compressed download)Releases:
Model - no | Property - noDo I need a release?Dimensions:
3804 x 2844 px | 32.2 x 24.1 cm | 12.7 x 9.5 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
16 December 2016Location:
30 St Vincent Pl, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland G1 2HLMore information:
. An identifiable period record of 30 St Vincent Pl, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland G1 2HL in 2016, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The photograph centres on Clydesdale Bank Chambers at Night, Glasgow, near George Square, Scotland, UK. The frame also records themes of public transport stop, archival record, local mobility, contemporary social history, changing streetscape, community identity, roadside stop, visual archive, social history, everyday life, public realm, roadside transit, street-side transport, and public transport information. The wider contemporary story combines reliability, bus service funding and the importance of bus stops as the physical interface between passengers and public transport. The archival value lies partly in recording signage and branding around 30 St Vincent Pl, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland G1 2HL before later reinterpretation alters the character of the place. The wider setting retains connections with documentary photography, changing land use, surface public transport, regional identity, local character, period detail, transport accessibility, and local bus network. Elements such as George, Chambers, Square, Night, and Glasgow add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. A later view of 30 St Vincent Pl, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland G1 2HL may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The setting also helps illustrate reliability and the importance of bus stops as the physical interface between passengers and public transport when considered against later change at 30 St Vincent Pl, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland G1 2HL. The image fixes details of everyday use as a date-specific reference. It also preserves evidence of changing use for later comparison.