History
-
Beneath Renshaw Street, Liverpool
The discovery and exploration of a long lost, little known subterranean passage and tunnel under Renshaw Street, Liverpool City Centre. Located beneath what was once a former tyre fitting garage, next door to the Dispensary Pub. This small but interesting…
-
Demolition of the Former ‘Garston Hotel’
The Garston Hotel was built in 1853, at the junction of St Mary’s Road, Seddon Road and Dock Road. Built alongside the former Garston Dock Station on the Cheshire Lines Committee Railway (CLC). Customers of the Garston Hotel would have…
-
Culvert of the Ancient Garston River unearthed
During construction of the new Garston Way bypass (A561) back in the early 1980’s. An old culvert was discovered on ‘Church Road’. The discovery was made where the new Garston Way bypass bridge was being built. The culvert is thought…
-
Drakelow Tunnels
An organised trip for members of FoWT, to the historic Drakelow Tunnels, the former Top Secret subterranean complex near Kidderminster. The Drakelow complex was built in 1941/1942 as a Shadow Factory for the Rover car Company. Rover manufactured engines and…
-
Liverpool’s “Royal Iris” on the Thames
MV Royal Iris (IMO 5301332), arguably Liverpool’s most famous and best loved River Mersey ferry. She was a diesel electric vessel with a passenger capacity of close to 2,300 people, launched in December 1950. In June 1977, the Royal Iris…
-
Porth Wen Brickworks, Anglesea
Whilst on the Isle of Anglesea, North Wales, I came across this fascinating disused Victorian Brickworks. Located on the coast in the spectacular scenery of Porth Wen (White Bay) near Cemaes Bay. Geologists discovered that the North Anglesey coastline had…
-
British Institute of Professional Photography, ‘First Merit’ award winning image from 1985
Whilst studying photography, I was given an assignment to photograph the interior of a chapel within a convent in Mossley Hill, Liverpool. For this shoot, I used a 5×4 inch monorail camera, which was simply wonderful to use given that…
-
Aerial view of the Pillar of Hercules and the Wapping Cutting
A short video, shot with the kind permission of St Anne’s school, Edge Hill, for the Liverpool and Manchester Railway Trust. The aim of which was to record and document the remains of the original ‘Pillar of Hercules’, a remnant…
-
Wapping Tunnel Vent, from above
Aerial view of the Wapping Tunnel vent, in Crown Street park, where the original Crown Street Station was located. This is the first of a series of ventilation shafts, built throughout the length of the tunnel. The grass bank in…
-
Standedge Canal Tunnel
The Standedge Tunnel is the longest and deepest canal tunnel in Britain, at 5,189m long, 194m below ground at its deepest point and 196m above sea level. The canal Tunnel took 17 years to construct, before finally opening in 1811.…
Most Popular Image Galleries
Most viewed Galleries, based on visitor statistics.
Subscribe
Chris Iles – Photography | chrisiles.co.uk
Search
Random Image Galleries
Random Galleries, updated on each page refresh.
View T&C’s, Cookies, Privacy and Copyright statements.
Social Media
Home | Gallery | Sitemap | Top of Page
chrisiles.co.uk | © Chris Iles, 2015-2026
136,279 – Site Views
13,910 – Site Visitors
Chris Iles - Photography | chrisiles.co.uk 