Chris Iles

  • River Jordan, Aigburth

    River Jordan, Aigburth

    In Liverpool’s historic past, there were ancient rivers, which strangely do not seem to exist anymore. However, many of these rivers still flow down to the Mersey. There existance largely hidden from view, flowing through a network of underground brick…

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  • Inside the Otterspool café

    Inside the Otterspool café

    ‘Otterspool House’, the once grand home of “John Moss” stood in what is now Otterspool park, South Liverpool. When the Liverpool & Manchester Railway was proposed in the 1820s, John Moss took great interest in the proposed new passenger Railway,…

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  • The old Bank Vault

    The old Bank Vault

    An intereresting discovery was made back in March 2019 whilst ground works were taking place at the site of the former Midland Bank, on Upper Parliament Street by Smithdown Lane and Tunnel Road. The foundations of the former bank’ were…

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  • Beneath Renshaw Street, Liverpool

    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…

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  • Demolition of the Former ‘Garston Hotel’

    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…

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  • Culvert of the Ancient Garston River unearthed

    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…

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  • Drakelow Tunnels

    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…

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  • Abstract

    Abstract

    A selection of subjects and items, all photographed in abstract form. The images in this gallery were photographed using mainly digital, though some were shot on 35mm media. Photographs taken at various locations throughout the UK, Germany, Andorra and Las…

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  • Liverpool’s “Royal Iris” on the Thames

    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…

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  • 360° VR – General Subjects

    360° VR – General Subjects

    General Subjects A mix of 360° VR subjects. The Art Exhibition General Please note: To view this 360° content, click on the image. It is possible that these 360° images may not work in all Web browsers, such as Chrome on Android.…

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