Category: Liverpool

  • Liverpool skyline and a calm Mersey

    Liverpool skyline and a calm Mersey

    The other week I posted some photos of the Liverpool skyline at dusk. A lovely evening. These photos are from the exact same position on an incredibly calm day.

  • Museum of Liverpool – 2nd phase

    Museum of Liverpool – 2nd phase

    I visited the Museum of Liverpool on Friday to see the newly opened 1st and ground floor galleries. The Great Port, Liverpool Overhead Railway, History Detectives, and City Soldiers are officially open. Just like the rest of the museum these new galleries are simply fantastic. The show stopper really is the train carriage from the…

  • Union strikes in Liverpool against pension cuts

    Union strikes in Liverpool against pension cuts

    It is estimated that over 15,000 people came out today to rally against the cuts to their pensions. There were teachers, firemen, NHS workers, physiotherapists, and all sorts of people from all areas of the public sector. The museums were closed. The ferries did not run. The tunnels, both the Wallasey and Birkenhead, were closed…

  • The modern waterfront

    The modern waterfront

    Above, 1st Nov 2011. The modern Liverpool waterfront with the Museum of Liverpool on the left, the 3 Graces in the middle and the new black granite buildings at Mann Island on the right. Things sure have changed. 8th Dec 2006.

  • Aftermath of rioting in Liverpool

    Aftermath of rioting in Liverpool

    I’ve photographed protests and seen the damage they cause. Eggs, paint and random objects thrown at the police. Nothing compared to the rioting of last night in Toxteth. I followed the news as rioting spread around London via Twitter, Sky News and the BBC News. Watching the large furniture store burn down in real time…