Tag: Lost Heritage
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Demolition of the Former ‘Garston Hotel’
The Garston Hotel was built in 1853 to serve passenger’s of the new Garston Railway Station, on the Cheshire Lines railway to Liverpool. Located on St Mary’s Road at the junction of Dock Road, alongside the railway and close to Garston Docks. Interestingly, the Garston Way bypass (A561), Speke bound carriageway was built on the […]
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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 […]
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Liverpool’s “Royal Iris” on the Thames
The sad sight of Liverpool’s famous Royal Iris, on the River Thames, by the Thames Barrier… Share this post and images on Twitter chrisiles.co.uk | © Chris Iles – 2022