LIVERPOOL 2023 – III

Albert-Salthouse Bridge, Salthouse Quay, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK

The Salthouse Bridge is located on Salthouse Quay at the entrance to Salthouse Dock in Liverpool.

The Salthouse Bridge was formerly a set of dock gates and a swing bridge.
The original bridge was a double carriageway balancing cast iron swing bridge built in 1842 over the passage between Salthouse and Canning Docks in Liverpool.

Big Red Things, Atlantic Pavilion, Salthouse Quay, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK

Exhibition Hall. Merseyside Maritime Museum, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK

Fire Escape, International Slavery Museum, Royal Albert Dock, Hartley’s Quay, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK

Gower Street Facade, Britannia Pavilion, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK

Historical Marker Plate (Jesse Hartley), Britannia Pavilion, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK

Madre Mexican Restaurant, Anchor Courtyard, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK

Musicians, Revolution Bar & Restaurant, Atlantic Pavilion, Salthouse Quay, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK

Newspaper Exhibit, Merseyside Maritime Museum, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK

Night at Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK

Planter Barrel, Smuggler’s Cove, Britannia Pavilion, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK

Rat on a Rope, Merseyside Maritime Museum, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK

Royal Albert Dock at Night, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK

Ship’s Bell, Britannic III, Merseyside Maritime Museum, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK

The Long Shot, Britannia Pavilion, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK

The Wheel of Liverpoool, Keel Wharf, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK

Turncoat Bar & Distillery, Edward Pavilion, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK

Window View, Merseyside Maritime Museum, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK

 

LIVERPOOL 2023 – II

Continuing in Liverpool and making use of the tourist buses.


Window of Our Room, Premier Inn, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK


The Fab 4 Store, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK


Old Bollard, Salthouse Dock, Gower Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK


Tour Buses, Salthouse Dock, Gower Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK


Salthouse Dock, Gower Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK


Old Building, Jcn Paradise, Price, Liver Streets & Cleveland Square, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK


“Liverpool Resurgent”, 40 Ranelagh Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK

Liverpool Resurgent is an artwork by Jacob Epstein, mounted above the main entrance to the former Lewis’s department store building in Ranelagh Street, Liverpool. It comprises a large bronze statue and three relief panels.

The current Lewis’s Building was constructed for Lewis’s in 1947 to replace  the building that had been destroyed by bombing in the Second World War.

The main 18 feet (5.5 m) high bronze statue stands on the portico above the entrance. It depicts a naked man standing on a plinth shaped like the prow of a ship projecting from the façade of the building, with left arm stretched out and right arm raised as if calling or signalling. It symbolises Liverpool’s resurgence following the war, but it is nicknamed locally as either “Nobby Lewis” or “Dickie Lewis”.

The work was unveiled on 20 November 1956 to celebrate the centenary of Lewis’s and the completion of its reconstruction works. The statue became known as a meeting place.


Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Oxford Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK

Catholic Cathedral


Anglican Cathedral, Cathedral Gate, St James Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK


Residences, Upper Parliament Street, Toxteth, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK


Princes Road Synagogue, Princes Road, Toxteth, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK

Princes Road Synagogue came into existence when the Jewish community in Liverpool in the late 1860s decided to build a new synagogue, reflecting the status and wealth of the community. The Toxteth area was rapidly expanding as Liverpool’s magnates built opulent mansions. The synagogue stands in a cluster of houses of worship designed to advertise the wealth and status of the local captains of industry, a group that was remarkably ethnically diverse by the standards of Victorian England; immediately adjacent to the synagogue on Princes Road are the Greek Orthodox Church of St Nicholas, the Church of England’s parish of St Margaret of Antioch, and the Welsh Presbyterian Church.

Construction on the synagogue was completed in 1874.


Merseyside Deaf Centre and Social Club, Park Way, Toxteth, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK

Merseyside Centre for the Deaf, was initially built as a chapel for the Merseyside deaf community, this once grand gothic structure is in a terrible state.


Street Sign, Penny Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK

Beatles Graffiti, Penny Lane, Mossley Hill, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK

Penny Lane, Mossley Hill, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK

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Penny Lane by The Beatles – Video Clip


Spire Hospital, Penny Lane, Mossley Hill, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK


Dovedale Towers, Penny Lane, Mossley Hill, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK

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John Lennon & Paul MacCartney played here as The Quarrymen in 1957. Freddie Mercury, (prior to Queen) lived upstairs for a while.


The Penny Lane Wine Bar, Penny Lane, Mossley Hill, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK


Church of St Barnabas, Cnr Penny Lane & Allerton Road, Mossley Hill, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK


The Penny Lane Hotel, Jcn Penny Lane & Smithdown Place, Mossley Hill, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK


Gates, “Strawberry Field”, Beaconsfield Road, Woolton, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK

Strawberry Fields by The Beatles – Video Clip


John Lennon’s Childhood Home, Menlove Avenue, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK

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Forthlin Road, Allerton, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK

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Dingle Tunnel, Grafton Street, Riverside, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK

Opened 1896 closed 1956

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Canning Dock, Salthouse Quay, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK


Royal Liver Building, The Strand, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK

Royal Liver Building, Canada Boulevarde, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK

Opened in 1911, the building was the purpose-built home of the Royal Liver Assurance group, which had been set up in the city in 1850 to provide locals with assistance related to losing a wage-earning relative. One of the first buildings in the world to be built using reinforced concrete, the Royal Liver Building stands at 98.2 m (322 ft) tall to the top of the spires, 103.7 m (340 ft) to the top of the birds and 50.9 m (167 ft) to the main roof.

The Royal Liver Building is one of the most recognisable landmarks in the city of Liverpool with its two fabled Liver Birds, which watch over the city and the sea. Legend has it that if the two birds were to fly away, the city would cease to exist.


George’s Dock Building, Brunswick Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK

Art Deco style Grade II Listed Building from the 1930s and is the most ambitious of the six buildings built to provide ventilation for the 2.1 mile long road tunnel under the River Mersey.


Liverpool Parish Church (Our Lady and Saint Nicholas), Cnr George’s Dock Gates & Chapel Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK

Dates from 1811 but a known place of worship back to 1250.

Over the years, as new churches were built, the “Old Church” continued to serve a congregation. Members repeatedly warned officials that the spire was unsafe. On Sunday 11 February 1810, as the bells rang and people were gathering for the morning service, the spire crashed into the nave below, killing 25 people. Twenty-one were under 15 years old, and most were girls from Moorfields Charity School. The original ring of six bells, dating from 1636 to 1724, was destroyed in the disaster.

During World War II, the bells were removed for safety, but they were never rehung. Following a German air raid on 21 December 1940, the main body of the church was destroyed by fire, leaving only the parish rooms, vestries and the 19th century tower. Rebuilding did not begin until March 1949, and the completed church, dedicated to ‘Our Lady and St Nicholas’, was consecrated on 18 October 1952


Century Buildings, Cnr North John & Cook Streets, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK


Queen Victoria Monument, Derby Square, Lord Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK

The foundation stone was laid on 11 October 1902 by Field Marshal Lord Roberts, Commander-in-Chief of the Forces. The monument was unveiled on 27 September 1906. It is a Grade II Listed structure,


Temple Court, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK


Wellington’s Column, William Brown Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK

The foundation stone was laid on 1 May 1861 by the Mayor of Liverpool. There were further delays during construction of the monument due to subsidence. Although it was inaugurated on 16 May 1863 in a ceremony attended by the Mayor and Sir William Brown, it was still not complete. Reliefs depicting Wellington’s victories and the charge at the Battle of Waterloo were still to be added and it was finally completed towards the end of 1865. These delays resulted in its being “a very late example of a column-monument for Britain”


Ornate Lamp, St George’s Hall, William Brown Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK


Doorway, Victoria Gallery & Museum, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK


The Bombed Out Church, St Luke’s, Leece Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK

Bombed during the Liverpool Blitz of 1941 it has never been rebuilt and stands today as a memorial to those who died in the war.


Red Door (Cocktail Bar), Berry Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK


The Wedding House, Great George Street, Toxteth, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK


Wall Mural, The Wedding House, Great George Street, Toxteth, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK


Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK


Night View, Britannia Vaults, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK


Outside Premier Inn, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK


Historical Information Plate, Britannia Pavillion, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK



LIVERPOOL 2023 – I

We’re leaving Wales and driving to our next stopover, Liverpool in Merseyside and will spend a few days there.


Conwy Bay, Llys Helig Drive, Gogarth, Denbighshire, Wales UK


Wapping Dock, Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Keel Wharf, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK


Hydraulic Tower, Wapping Dock, Queen’s Wharf, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK


Wheel of Liverpool, Keel Wharf, Dukes Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK


Views From Wheel of Liverpool, Duke’s Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK

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Kings Parade Bridge, Keel Wharf, Duke’s Dock, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK


Duke’s Dock, Kings Parade, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK

Opening in 1773, Duke’s Dock was built privately for the Duke of Bridgewater as a Liverpool-based facility for traffic using the Bridgewater Canal from Manchester.


Holiday Inn, Gower Street, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK


Pan Am Restaurant & Bar, Britannia Pavilion Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK


The Smuggler’s Cove, Britannia Pavilion, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK


Narrow Boat Moored at Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK


Old Barge Moored in Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool. Merseyside, England UK


Smugglers Cove Bar, Britannia Pavilion, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK


Old Warehouse Machinery, Courtyard Britannia Vaults, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK


Ruben’s, The Colonnades, Britannia Pavilion, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK


Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK

The Royal Albert Dock is a complex of dock buildings and warehouses in Liverpool, England. Designed by Jesse Hartley and Philip Hardwick, it was officially opened on 30 July 1846 by Prince Albert., and was the first structure in Britain to be built from cast iron, brick and stone, with no structural wood. As a result, it was the first non-combustible warehouse system in the world.

Today the Royal Albert Dock is a major tourist attraction in the city and the most visited multi-use attraction in the United Kingdom, outside London. The docking complex and warehouses also comprise the largest single collection of Grade I listed buildings anywhere in the UK.

The Premier Inn was the last undeveloped space on the dock opening in 2003.


The One O’Clock Gun, Britannia Pavilion, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK


The Beatles Story Exhibition, Britannia Vaults, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK


Old Anchor, Courtyard Brittania Vaults, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK


Colonnade to The Tate, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK


Sculpture, The Tate, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK


Hartley Quay Bridge, The Pier Head, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK


‘Liverpool Mountain’, Mermaid’s Corner, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool. Merseyside, England UK


Piermaster’s House, Albert Dock, Kings Parade, Pier Head – Seacombe, Hartley’s Quay, Liverpool. Merseyside, England UK

A Grade II Listed Building constructed for the Piermaster & his family in 1852


Canning Half Tide Dock, Hartley’s Bridge, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK


Rail Buffers, Hartley’s Quay, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK


Merseyside Maritime Museum, Hartley’s Quay, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK


Catering Vehicles, Hartley’s Quay, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK

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The Pump House, Hartley’s Quay, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK

A Grade II Listed building dates from 1870s. Now an upmarket pub.


HMS Conway Anchor, Hartley’s Quay, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK

Conway Anchor at Caernarfon, Wales

First launched as the HMS Nile in 1839, it was renamed HMS Conway in 1875. The ship was brought to Bangor in 1941 and then to Plas Newydd, just north of Caernarfon, in 1949. The ship was wrecked in the Menai Strait in 1953, and this, one of 2 anchors, with the other to be seen at the above link at Victoria Dock in Caernarfon.


Internal Passageway, Premier Inn, Britannia Pavilion, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK


Our Room, Premier Inn, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK

The view from the window is directly down into the dock.