Harland & Wolff, Head Quarters | Harland & Wolff, Engineering & Foundry It was around 1913 when Harland & Wolff Ltd, expanded their existing shipbuilding business into Liverpool. Opening a further engineering Works and foundry on Strand Road, along with…
On Tuesday 28 February 2017, there was, without warning, a catastrophic collapse of a section of the original sandstone wall that ran along the top edge of the Lime Street to Edge Hill Cutting. The old Sandstone wall, was over…
Main Queensway Tunnel | The Old Dock The Queensway Tunnel, was the first of two road tunnels to be built under the River Mersey, connecting Liverpool to the Wirral. The second being the newer Kingsway Tunnel, which opened in 1971.…
The historic Warrington Transporter Bridge crosses the River Mersey close to Warrington Bank Quay Station. It is one of only 8 bridges of this type still surviving worldwide, having Grade II listing and Scheduled Monument protection. The current transporter was…
I had heard about ancient footprints of our ancestors being discovered on Formby beach back in the 1950’s. I was fascinated by this discovery and wanted to learn more. So I booked on a ‘National Trust‘ guided tour to see…
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…
‘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,…
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…
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.…
Whilst on the Isle of Anglesea, North Wales, I came across this fascinating disused Victorian Brickworks. Located on the coast in the spectacular scenery of Porth Wen (White Bay) near Cemaes Bay. Geologists discovered that the North Anglesey coastline had…
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