6720 x 4192 px | 56,9 x 35,5 cm | 22,4 x 14 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
16. Juni 2019
Ort:
Greengate Brewery, Middleton Junction, Greater Manchester, M24 2AX, England, UK
Weitere Informationen:
J W Lees Greengate Brewery historic brewery buildings, Middleton Junction, Greater Manchester, England, UK. The photograph is a contemporary editorial record of the subject and its surroundings at Greengate Brewery, Middleton Junction, Greater Manchester, M24 2AX, England, UK. Visible signage, lettering, architecture, street furniture, transport infrastructure, public art, commercial branding or landscape details are retained where present, giving the image value both as a description of the immediate scene and as a reference for how the place looked at the time of photography. J W Lees is a family-owned Manchester brewery founded in 1828 by John Lees and still based at Greengate Brewery in Middleton Junction. The photograph records the traditional brewery architecture and prominent Greengate Brewery lettering, providing a useful visual reference for British brewing, independent family business, real ale and Greater Manchester industrial heritage. The image has wider editorial relevance for local history, heritage, tourism, transport, retail, planning, regeneration, business and social change where those themes apply to the subject. It can support news and feature coverage as well as retrospective comparison if the building, business, artwork, service, route or streetscape is altered, redeveloped, rebranded, closed or otherwise changes in future. The composition also preserves small visual details that are easily lost over time, including materials, signs, logos, road or rail features, shopfront treatment, public-realm design and the relationship of the subject to neighbouring buildings or open space. This makes the photograph useful not only as a straightforward location image but also as a documentary record of everyday urban and cultural life.
