Tag: Ancient River

• River Jordan, Aigburth

  

  In Liverpool’s historic past, there were ancient rivers that seem to no longer exist. However, they do still exist, mostly hidden from view, flowing through underground brick built culverts. A while ago, I posted a photograph showing one of Liverpool’s ancient river culverts having been rediscovered after many years in Garston. Whilst in the Aigburth […]

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  22/04/2022

  Lost Heritage

  Aigburth, Ancient River, Chris Iles, Chris Iles – Photography, Culvert, Greenbank Park, Heritage, History, Iles, Liverpool, Lower Brook, Nikon, Otterspool Park, River Jordan, Upper Brook

• Inside the Otterspool cafè…

  

  ‘Otterspool House’ the once grand home of “John Moss” stood In Otterspool park, South Liverpool. The house was demolished in 1931, leaving stone steps and the raised stone terrace that we see today as the only clues that such a house existed. The house was originally built alongside the “Otters Pool”, a tidal creek where […]

  chrisiles

  11/04/2022

  Lost Heritage

  Aigburth, Ancient River, Cafè, Chris Iles, Chris Iles – Photography, Heritage, History, Iles, Liverpool, Lower Brook, Nikon, Otterspool Cafè, Otterspool Park, River Jordan, Upper Brook, Why Don't You

• Culvert of the Ancient Garston River unearthed

  

  During construction of the new Garston Way bypass (A561) back in the 1980’s, an old culvert was exposed on ‘Church Road’ whilst building the new road bridge. The culvert, thought to have been the route of one of Liverpool’s many ancient rivers, the old Garston Brook. This photo, taken by photographing over the top of […]

  chrisiles

  11/02/2022

  Lost Heritage

  Ancient River, Chris Iles, Chris Iles – Photography, Culvert, Garston, Heritage, History, Iles, Liverpool, Lost Heritage, Nikon, Nikon FA