Pictures of England

Search:

Historic Towns & Picturesque Villages

A picture tour of Liverpool - a Historic City in the county of Merseyside
Old and the New, Liverpool.
Old and the New, Liverpool. - by Rod Burkey ©

PicturesOfEngland.com Member Login

You are not logged in.

Username:
Password:
   

Not registered yet? Click here to join!

Close

Old and the New, Liverpool.

Like all cities, time does not stand still and it shouldn’t. Here is an image of the Parish Church of Liverpool, St Nicholas. There has been a place of worship here since 1257. A church followed called St. Nicholas in 1362 but over the years it became little more than a ruin, but in 1699 the church was enlarged and it became the Parish Church of Liverpool. Time has seen much change, the spire being rebuilt and the May Blitz of 1941 found it directly hit and virtually destroyed. It was quickly restored and stood out, higher than the buildings around it and clearly seen from the river. Many a returning seaman has been moved to tears when the spire comes into view. Now, new buildings overpower “St Nick’s” but it is still much loved locally and has a quiet gardens, where a little tranquillity can be enjoyed.
Browse all Liverpool images Add to favourites

Photographer: © Rod Burkey (Gallery)Premier Member! Click for more info..(7th January 2014)

5 stars

Comment by Dave John(7th January 2014)

Excellent juxtaposition of the contrasting styles. Great bit of reading too

pictures by this user   user profile   user contact

5 stars

Comment by Fred In't Hout(7th January 2014)

What a contrast in style. Nice picture.

pictures by this user   user profile   user contact

5 stars

Comment by Vince Hawthorn(7th January 2014)

Splendid shot and info Rod, as the others have said a great work of contrasts.

pictures by this user   user profile   user contact

5 stars

Comment by David SwannPremier Member! Click for more info..(8th January 2014)

There is a sense here of the 'old' being overwhelmed by the 'new' and the inevitable march of 'progress'. A very interesting narrative.

pictures by this user   user profile   user contact

5 stars

Comment by Zbigniew Siwik(8th January 2014)

Interesting picture.

pictures by this user   user profile   user contact

5 stars

Comment by Martin Humphreys(10th January 2014)

Couldn't get more contrasting styles Rod

pictures by this user   user profile   user contact

Please add a comment..

Please login to make a comment on this picture


Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D300
Exposure Program: Aperture Priority, Focal length: 48 mm, Aperture: f 5.6, ISO: 200, Exposure time: 1/1000 sec, Metering Mode: Multi-Segment, Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Date/Time Creation: June 4, 2013, 11:05 am
ImageID:1185615, Image size: 1790 x 2790 pixels

This image is available to purchase and is part of our Liverpool Stock Photos Collection.