4308 x 2988 px | 36,5 x 25,3 cm | 14,4 x 10 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
29 dicembre 2022
Ubicazione:
Oxford Road, Manchester, UK
Altre informazioni:
. Recorded at the recorded location in 2022, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The image documents NPR, Northern Powerhouse Rail departure boards from Manchester Oxford Road - next fastest train. The broader subject matter reaches into period building, historic townscape, architectural detailing, historical comparison, period architecture, changing streetscape, social history, conservation interest, archival record, public realm, heritage asset, place identity, local character, and visual archive. The modern context includes continuing discussion of energy retrofit, embodied carbon and the value of architectural landmarks to local identity. The archival value lies partly in recording public access and movement around the recorded location before changing commercial priorities alters the character of the place. The wider setting retains connections with heritage landmark, local history, historic streetscape, contemporary social history, regional identity, built heritage, traditional materials, and documentary photography. The recorded references to train, departure, Northern, Oxford, and boards preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. Around the recorded location, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The location additionally provides evidence of energy retrofit and the value of architectural landmarks to local identity in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location. A further contemporary connection is embodied carbon and the value of architectural landmarks to local identity within the real-world context of the recorded location. The photograph keeps evidence of earlier appearance as a date-specific reference.
