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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

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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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 Virtual Reality Equirectangular Panorama Images

View a selection of 360 Virtual Reality Equirectangular Panorama Images. This small gallery contains a mix General 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…
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ISS and the Moon

It is always nice to see a big bright full moon in the night sky and fascinating to see the International Space Station (ISS) on it’s orbital journey. The ISS is quite often clearly visible with the naked eye, speeding…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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360° Virtual Reality Equirectangular Panoramas – Williamson’s Tunnels – Part 2

Gallery No.2 Return to 360° Williamson’s Tunnels, Gallery No.1 Joseph Williamson’s house site, Mason Street continued New Chamber, along side the Banqueting Hall This view is taken from the bottom of the trench, and within the small Rock Cut Tunnel…
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360° Virtual Reality Equirectangular Panoramas – Williamson’s Tunnels

Gallery No.1 Continue to 360° Williamson’s Tunnels, Gallery No.2 I become fascinated with 360°, Virtual Reality Equirectangular Images. So started to dabble with the process of creating 360° VR Panoramas myself. 360° images are created using multiple Hi-Res images from…
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