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John Martyn in concert, St Ives, Cornwall
John Martyn (1948-2009), singer, songwriter and guitarist, in concert at the St Ives September Festival, Cornwall. Date: 1980

An art nouveau doorway in central Paris, France, Europe

A Woman Reading, after Pieter Janssens Elinga, 1846-47. Creator: Francois Bonvin
A Woman Reading, after Pieter Janssens Elinga, 1846-47

WW2 Memorabilia - Damaged Cafe informing suppliers
WW2 Home Front Memorabilia - Damaged Cafe Colette of Swallow Street, London sending information on a printed card to inform suppliers that (likely due to Bomb damage)

Bedwas Navigation Colliery, Monmouthshire, South Wales
View of Lewis Merthyr Pit, Bedwas Navigation Colliery, Monmouthshire, South Wales. The colliery opened in 1913 and closed in the mid-1980s, after the Miners Strike

Connel Ferry Bridge
The Connel Ferry Bridge, the worlds 2nd largest steel cantilever bridge, Argyllshire, Scotland, opened in 1903. The Ballachulish railway line closed in 1966

Tower Bridge jams in summer heat
Tower Bridge, London, jams when the metal expands in the summer heat on 2 July 1968. The bridge is closed for two hours while firefighters cool it down with their hoses

New Tredegar Colliery, Rhymney Valley, South Wales
An engine house damaged by subsidence at New Tredegar Colliery, Rhymney Valley, South Wales. This colliery suffered from many landslips and other geological problems, and eventually closed in 1930

Liverpool Slum 1912
Liverpool : a sunless court, finally closed in 1912 by the Health Committee of Liverpool City Council

Goodwick Railway Station, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
A long line of passengers and staff waiting on the platform at Goodwick Railway Station on the Great Western Railway, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. They are all looking across at the camera

Penrhiwceibr Colliery, Glamorgan, South Wales
View of Penrhiwceibr (Penrhiwceiber) Colliery, Glamorgan, South Wales. The colliery closed in 1985

Bestwood Colliery, near Bestwood Village, Nottinghamshire
View of Bestwood Colliery, near Bestwood Village, Nottinghamshire. The colliery closed in 1967, but the surviving headstock and winding house, and vertical steam engine of 1873

Tower Bridge jams in summer heat
Tower Bridge, London, jams when the metal expands in the summer heat on 2 July 1968. The bridge is closed for two hours while firefighters cool it down with their hoses

Georgian door, Dublin, County Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Indian Point nuclear power station at night, seen from across the Hudson River. This is the Indian Point Energy Centre (IPEC), a 3-unit pressurised water reactor nuclear power station

Louis Braille / Thiriat
LOUIS BRAILLE French inventor of system of raised-point writing for the blind

Calder Hall Power Stn
Calder Hall Nuclear Power Station, Cumbria, England, Britains first, it opened in 1956. The first in the world to produce electricity on a commercial scale. Closed 2003

The A591 road blocked at Thirlmere by a landslide caused by extreme weather
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Princess and the Pea
I have scarcely closed my eyes all night, complains the princess, proving that she is a REAL princess, so sensitive that single a pea beneath her mattress keeps her awake

Queen Alexandra - Downey Photograph on a postcard
Alexandra of Denmark (Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia - 18441925) - Queen consort of the United Kingdom and Empress of India as the wife of King-Emperor Edward VII

TEIGN VALLEY STEAM TRAIN
One of the last trains to run on the Teign Valley Line, from Chepstow to Exeter, Devon, England. The line was closed completely in June 1958. Here a train goes over Ide bridge. Date: 1958

Douglas C-124 Globemaster O-265406 in the museum at Kelly Air Force Base. This aircraft was scrapped when the airbase closed

Crowd outside the closed East India Dock Gates, Poplar, London, 1897. Men wait, locked out of the East India Docks, probably during a strike in which the dock workers demanded fair pay

Chislet Colliery 1930S
Chislet Colliery was located next to the Canterbury-Margate road, Kent. Two shafts were first sunk in 1914. Despite surviving nationalisation in 1947, the mine closed in 1969. Date: 1930s

The Asylum, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
The Joint Counties Lunatic Asylum, Abergavenny, opened in 1851, becoming the Monmouthshire Lunatic Asylum in 1897. It was known as the Monmouthshire Mental Hospital from 1916 to 1923

Oman / Muscat
The white palaces of Muscat, Oman, are closed in on three sides by the black mountains. Their jagged cliffs hold in the warmth of the sun, making Muscat unbearably hot. Date: 1930s

Oscillating universe theory, artwork. Also called cyclic models, these theories of the origin and nature of the universe postulate that following the Big Bang there is enough mass to reverse

Ocean Colliery, Nant Y Moel, Glamorgan, South Wales
View of the Ocean Colliery (also known as Western Colliery), Nant Y Moel (Nantymoel), Ogmore Vale, Glamorgan, South Wales, with a mixture of sleet and smoke on a day of bad weather

Derelict Tirpentwys Colliery, Pontypool, South Wales
View of the derelict Tirpentwys Colliery near Pontypool in South Wales. The foreground is littered with pieces of wood, including an empty coffin which has broken apart. The colliery closed in 1969

Llest Colliery explosion, Glamorgan, South Wales
A group of men and boys waiting for news of miners trapped underground following an explosion at Llest (Lluest) Colliery, Pontyrhyl, near Bridgend, Glamorgan, South Wales

Severn Tunnel Diver
The brave diver Alexander Lambert descending the shaft into the flooded tunnel. In Fleuss diving gear, he closed the headwall door and prevented further flooding

A helmet hanging with welders goggles amongst the empty cranes after the closure of Govan Shipbuilders shipyard in Scotland August 1979

Water Street, Lavenham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Entrance to palace
Green door entrance of city palace

Shaikh Isas House, Muharraq, Bahrain, Middle East

Etruria Factories
General industrial view of Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent, England. It was here that Josiah Wedgwood opened his famous pottery factory in 1769, which closed in 1950 Date: 1960s

Clarinet, 19th Century
CLARINET - showing open & closed holes and keys, with cross-section of the mouthpiece Date: late 19th century

A Fish Auction in Columbia Market
In 1869 Baroness Burdett-Coutts paid for the building of the great Columbia Market (for fish) between Hackney and Bethnal Green Roads on the site of Nova Scotia Gardens

Shadow Caravan (closed) - harnessed to a Clyno Car
Ready for the Road: A Shadow Trailer Caravan (closed and ready to move off), harnessed to a Clyno Car. 1927

Middlesex Hospital
A view of the Middlesex Hospital in 1840. Middlesex Hospital was a teaching hospital located in the Fitzrovia area of London, England

Blisworth Hotel, Blisworth, Northamptonshire
Built in 1850 as a result of railway traffic, the Blisworth Hotel is seen here in 1906. While the station it served closed in 1960, the Hotel continues to thrive

Digital illustration of dilated pupil of human eye with contraction of outer radial muscle fibres

Torquay Regatta Fair along Victoria Parade in the early 1950s

Belsize Fire Station Date: 2009

Yin and yang sign on a door, fortress of Suwon, UNESCO World Heritage Site, South Korea, Asia

Gate to Royal Palace, Meknes, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Great Britain, England, Wiltshire, Devizes, Kennet and Avon Canal, Caen Hill Locks

Daisy bud, SEM
Daisy. Coloured scanning electron micrograph of a daisy bud (family Asteraceae, formerly Compositae). The protective bracts (green) cover clusters of tiny flowers, or florets

Cat sleeping under a bench in front of a house in Roussillon, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-CA'te d Azur, France

Pull push door sign.Open door board vector

Woman removing article of clothing Vertical

West Cramlington Colliery, Northumberland. 11th December 1958

Derelict Buildings
Derelict building. The old Tooth and Co maltings building at Mittagong NSW Australia which have been abandoned since 1981

Door, near Iglesia de Nuestra Senora de la Natividad, Chinchero, Sacred Valley, Urubamba Province, Cusco Region, Peru

Door, near Iglesia de Nuestra Senora de la Natividad, Chinchero, Sacred Valley, Urubamba Province, Cusco Region, Peru

Blue door of house, Mustafapasa, Urgup District, Nevsehir Province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia Region, Turkey

Blue door of house, Mustafapasa, Urgup District, Nevsehir Province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia Region, Turkey

Much Park Street Coventry, 1941 a42_00362
8 - 10 Much Park Street, Coventry. Exterior view showing a policeman walking past the front elevation of 8-10 Much Park Street, premises of C. G. Hewitt

Blue wooden shutters and red wall in Larnaca, Cyprus

A parrot is seen inside a cage near a house in Colombo, Sri Lanka June 13, 2017. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Old faAzade of hardware store with pained sign for Quincaillerie, Sault, Vaucluse
Old facade of hardware store with pained sign for Quincaillerie, Sault, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Cote d Azur. France

Boeing B-52D Stratofortress 55-0063
United States Air Force - Boeing B-52D-15-BW Stratofortress 55-0063 (MSN 464015) at the Southwest Aerospace Museum, near Carswell AFB. (scrapped ca1992 after the museum closed). Date: circa 1980

- Closed Shutters -
Wim Schuurmans

Korean Gama used by the privileged classes, a form of closed chair similar to a Palanquin, Litter or Sedan chair
528249 Korean Gama used by the privileged classes, a form of closed chair similar to a Palanquin, Litter or Sedan chair, carried by porters. Watercolour, c1890

Hydrotheraphy treatments, c.1902 (engraving)
540822 Hydrotheraphy treatments, c.1902 (engraving); (add.info.: Steam pack with hot water bottles shown open and closed (top ). Stimulating the larynx with cold water (middle)

French illustration of a woman disappointed as she finds the bank cashier has closed and a queue has formed 1900
5617163 French illustration of a woman disappointed as she finds the bank cashier has closed and a queue has formed 1900 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Marco Polo, returned from the Orient, is denied entrance to the Ca Polo, 1903 (engraving)
BAL34688 Marco Polo, returned from the Orient, is denied entrance to the Ca Polo, 1903 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mexican Bar
Raisa Zwart

CAT. sleepy tabby kitten laying on its back with paws up, one eye open Date: 18-03-2019

Subdued
Jan Slotboom

Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher campaigning at British Hovercraft. 8th June 1983

Control Room, Cambridge Police Feature, 28th July 1986

Public Toilets in Flatts Lane, in the Teeside area of England. The toilets are closed due to vandalism Picture taken 10th May 1992

Man monitoring traffic, Liverpool, 10th January 1964

A car is left in a deep snow drift on the road from Culverhouse Cross to St Lythans near Wenvoe, Vale of Glamorgan, southeast Wales, 20th February 1978

The former pool, set amongst the rocks, at Porthcawl front. Circa 1995

Cleveland Park Stadium in Middlesbrough. 12th June 1989

Staff at Wallaw Cinema, Ashington, Northumberland, after the final credits rolled on film Annie, after the final house, before closure, 30th July 1982

Anger and frustration at Cardowan Colliery after Bert Wheeler of the Scottish Coal Board, officially announces that the loss making pit - 10 million per year - is to close, 13th May 1983

A saddened Father Christmas at David Morgans store in Cardiff, where Government power restrictions prevented him showing children round the Toy land Grotto, 13th December 1973

Small wooden fence and a lamppost in a snowy park
america, barrier, brooklyn, building, closed, cold, dawn, division, dreary, dusk, evening, fence, frigid, isolate, lamp post, light, new york, nobody, outdoor, prospect park, protect, snow

The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins, ca. 1560-63. Creator: Philip Galle
The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins, ca. 1560-63

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"Exploring the Closed Chapters: From John Martyn in Concert to Liverpool Slums and Collieries" Captivated by the soulful melodies of John Martyn in concert, St Ives, Cornwall takes a momentary pause. Connel Ferry Bridge stands silently, its closed path leaving travelers longing for connection across the waters. Peering into history's lens, we witness the hardships of Liverpool Slum dwellers in 1912 - their stories forever closed but not forgotten. A Woman Reading, after Pieter Janssens Elinga, captures a serene moment frozen in time; an intimate narrative sealed within brushstrokes. Tower Bridge jams amidst scorching summer heat as bustling city life momentarily halts - a reminder that even grand structures can be closed off from progress. WW2 Memorabilia at a damaged café serves as an eerie message to suppliers about closure during times of war - remnants of resilience etched on fragile artifacts. Goodwick Railway Station once echoed with laughter and farewells; now its platforms stand empty and silent, memories locked away behind closed doors. Bestwood Colliery near Bestwood Village whispers tales of laborious miners whose sweat and sacrifice remain hidden beneath layers of earth - their underground world now sealed shut forevermore. New Tredegar Colliery nestled in Rhymney Valley bears witness to generations who toiled tirelessly below ground until economic forces forced its gates permanently shut. Tower Bridge battles congestion under sweltering summer rays yet again; traffic grinds to a halt as Londoners yearn for open roads and cool breezes amid stifling conditions. Penrhiwceibr Colliery guards secrets deep within Glamorgan's heartland; dark tunnels hold untold stories waiting patiently behind impenetrable walls.