Chris Iles
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Littlewoods, Edge Lane, Air Raid Shelter
Along side the famous Littlewoods building on Edge Lane, Liverpool, hidden beneath Wavertree Botanic Park, is a secret, long lost WWII Air Raid Shelter… During WWII, Liverpool suffered greatly from bombing raids, with Liverpool being one of the most heavily…
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Miscellaneous Underground
One of my favourite subject’s has to be the challenge of underground photography. Lighting the intense darkness of our Subterranean worlds, whether natural caves or man-made tunnels and mines. Here is a small selection of images, taken in a variety…
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Wildlife
This gallery contains a collection of images of wildlife. The varied animals and birds, range from Parakeets in my local Sefton Park, to the family dog. Through to wild arctic sea birds and the most incredible sight to behold was…
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Waterloo & Victoria Tunnels
Victoria Tunnel | Byrum Street Cutting | Waterloo Tunnel | Riverside Station | Maps Alongside Edge Hill Station is the former Waterloo Branch line. The line ran through the “Victoria Tunnel” (1mile 947yd) with it’s Grade II Listed portal, the…
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ABC Cinema, Lime Street
On the day of my visit into the Futurist Cinema, we were also treated to a visit into the second rather special building on Lime Street, the Grade II Listed, former ABC Cinema. The cinema opened in 1931 as the…
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Dingle Overhead Railway Tunnel
The Cars | Tunnel, Pre Collapse | Tunnel, Days after the Collapse | Tunnel, after Completed Repairs | Maps One of my favourite tunnels in Liverpool, has to be the only underground section of the historic Liverpool Overhead Railway (LOR),…
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Great Howard Street Bridge & Grand Arch
Once a train had passed over the Waterloo branch line, via the Victoria and Waterloo Tunnels, enroute to the former Riverside Station, trains would pass beneath the Grand Arch and Great Howard Street Bridge. A view from the Historic Edge Hill…
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Wapping Cutting, Wapping Tunnel & the 1829 Crown Street Tunnel, Edge Hill, Liverpool
Wapping Cutting | Wapping Tunnel | 1829 Crown Street Tunnel | 1846 Crown Street Tunnel | Crown Street Station/Park | Wapping Crows Foot | Maps I have been lucky to have visited this astonishing place many times over the years.…
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Red Star Tunnel, Liverpool Lime Street
The Red Star express parcel delivery service was launched by British Rail in April 1963. Red Star utilised the many Inter City, passenger train services that served the major cities throughout the UK. However in May 2001, Red Star ceased…
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Walton CLC Railway Tunnels
A fascinating look at the long abandoned Cheshire Lines Railway Tunnels between the former Walton-on-the-Hill station and Kirkdale. The (CLC) Cheshire Lines Committee, commenced the building of Walton-on-the-Hill tunnels in September 1875. Built by contractors, Messrs Kirk and Parry, architectural…
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