5310 x 5179 px | 45 x 43,8 cm | 17,7 x 17,3 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
16 janvier 2023
Informations supplémentaires:
. A grounded documentary photograph made at the recorded location in 2023, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. At the centre of the view is The Liverpool Playhouse Theatre with Radio City tower, at dusk, Williamson Square, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1EL. The surrounding context encompasses changing land use, local character, retail property, specialist retailer, public realm, social history, street-level business, local enterprise, independent retail, local history, historical comparison, regional identity, visual archive, and archival record. Current relevance extends to town-centre regeneration and independent business, particularly through the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets. Small period details of public access and movement at the recorded location may become more significant with time, particularly following changing commercial priorities. The wider setting retains connections with small business, customer footfall, bricks-and-mortar retail, changing streetscape, place identity, commercial frontage, specialist shop, and before-and-after reference. The recorded references to Playhouse, Square, Theatre, Merseyside, and Williamson preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The period setting at the recorded location helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Its period value extends to town-centre regeneration and the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets within the real-world context of the recorded location. The location additionally provides evidence of business rates and the resilience of specialist shops in an online retail economy within the specific setting of the recorded location. The frame retains period character within the wider story of the recorded location.
