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Street Entertainer, Albert Dock entrance, Liverpool. This cross between Moses and Old Father Time was giving out lollypops to children as they entered the Albert Dock with their families on Sunday 2nd November. It was a warm sunny day and I just had to aim my Nikon his way. This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D300 |
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George's Dock Gate, Liverpool. This passageway and the entrance behind from where I stood to take the image is now more or less all that remains of the Gates to George’s Dock. My image Image ID: 1174598, shows the passageway viewed from the other end. This was one of the earliest Docks in Liverpool. A little bit of trivia is that a section of the dock wall is still there in the basement of the Cunard Building on the other side of the Strand which stands between the Liver and Port Of Liverpool Buildings.This is not perhaps the most beautiful place, but every time I walk through it just oozes atmosphere. I've always loved the "hidden places" in a city. This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D300 |
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India Buildings, Liverpool. The India Buildings was built between 1924 and 1932. Like many buildings in Liverpool, it was bombed in the 1941 Blitz, but happily it was later restored. The style is apparently in the Italian Renaissance mixed with more than a hint of American Beaux Arts style. It used to be the home of the Passport Office and I have fond memories of going there and other offices. One of my bosses would send me there to buy first day covers from the post office. He would also send me to the chemist almost next door to collect his holiday pictures. Oh the joys of being a junior clerk! Well worth strolling through when in the city. I took this on the morning of 3rd September 2014, converting to mono to add a little impact. This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D300 |
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Bixteth Street, Liverpool. I was walking around the area where, years ago stood the Liverpool Stadium, famous for boxing. Now the old place is gone without trace, replaced by modern office blocks. In Bixteth Street my attention was caught by one striking new (to me) building and I took a few pictures including this slightly abstact taken, converted to mono. Best seen at the biggest possible here. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D300 |
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Sun rising over Cuckoo Lane, Liverpool. Took this at 05.23 on 8th July right after collecting the milk from the step. The rapidly changing hues in the sky over towards Winter Hill caught my eye and I it made my early day start well just looking at it, the start of another day. This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D300 |
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The Cenotaph detail, Lime Street, Liverpool I took this a few minutes after the close up of Wellington on top of his column on 5th August 2014. This shot gives some perspective to the column and is very much a stock shot, one of a set I took of this rather special cenotaph. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D300 |
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Wellington Column, William Brown Street, Liverpool. I have long admired this column, which stands 132 foot in William Brown Street. The statue is 25 feet high and made of bronze, melted down from cannon captured at the Battle Of Waterloo. To get the picture, I went to the roof of Lime Street Railway Station car park and used my 70-300 zoom. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D300 |
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William Mackenzie Pyramid Tomb, Liverpool. Imagine the scene, it’s late on a cold dark misty night, as you walk alone along Rodney Street, Liverpool, a street flanked by Georgian buildings, where once Gladstone lived, Brian Epstein was born and many doctors now have their practices. It also has links with grave robbers. As you pass by the churchyard of St. Andrews, a strange light shines from what normally is the sealed entrance to the pyramid shaped tomb of William Mackenzie. Inside, sits a smartly dressed man at a table holding a hand of cards. Are you dreaming? Maybe! Local legend has it that Mackenzie wanted to be placed in the tomb, seated as if enjoying a game of cards, hoping to cheat the devil claiming his soul if buried under the earth. Thus, his story was added over the years to many ghost tales which involve Rodney Street.Probably, William is buried beneath rather than inside the pyramid. He lived from 1794 to 1851. Sharing his eternal rest there are both his wives, Mary and Sarah. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D300 |
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MS Queen Victoria leaving Liverpool 31-05-2014. The MS Queen Victoria arrived in Liverpool on 30th. May, to celebrate the centenary of RMS Aquitania sailing on her maiden voyage to New York. The Queen Victoria looks every bit as big as her 90,000 tonnes gross weight, when seen berthed at Liverpool’s landing stage. She was here overnight which allowed the 2,000 passengers more time than usual to see the city and the surrounding areas of interest. This picture was taken on 31st May 2014 from Wallasey. This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D300 |
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Looking for fresh blood. Shiverpool tour guide. The Shiverpool Guide looking for fresh blood for a tour of "haunted Liverpool". I caught her enjoying some banter with a traffic policeman. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D300 |
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Metal Man. Liverpool. Street theatre can be most photogenic. I saw this silver man in Hope Street Liverpool, very close to the Philharmonic Hall and my shutter finger started to itch! He looked very strange and sounded even more so. Wonderful! Lens set at 35mm, F4 to soften the background. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D300 |
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Meditation. Liverpool. This was taken on a Sunday on the steps of Liverpool's Metropolitan Cathedral. The bells, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John were ringing and very loudly. This man was, despite the crowds and bells, sitting in a total state of calm. I took a couple of shots and retreated, my ears ringing, just like the bells. This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D300 1 person has added this picture to their favourites |
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Waiting. Lime Street, Liverpool. I took this whilst having a quick cup of coffee in Lime Street Station, looking out onto the concourse of the Station. Like the young woman, I was also waiting, me for a couple of chums, off for a “lads day out” in Yorkshire, she I suspect had arrived on a train and was waiting for someone. I reached for the camera and hopefully captured the mood of the moment feeling that monochrome would suit the image. I’d like to think that she didn’t have to wait too long. I had taken my old Nikon D70 out for the day and “upped” the ISO to 400. This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D70 |
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Eros, Sefton Park, Liverpool. Eros, the god of love, son of Aphrodite had the power to make anyone fall in love by shooting off an arrow from his magic bow. This statue of him stands in Sefton Park, Liverpool and, according to some has magic powers. Couples who go to see this fine work of art on Valentine’s day, and also before noon on the day after the last day of March have been known to see an arrow fly and they fall instantly in love. The Eros in Sefton Park is taken from the same mould as the more famous one in Piccadilly Circus, but, to my knowledge nobody has seen an arrow fly from his bow there! This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D300 |
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Atlantic Tower, Liverpool. The Atlantic Tower stands over the dock exit of the Queensway Mersey Tunnel. It stands out in stark contrast to all the buildings around it, or did until many new high buildings sprouted up,causing much comment. It still looks very striking but splits opinion. Picture taken 9th March 2014. This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D300 |
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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. This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D300 |
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Museum Of Liverpool The dramatic lines of this new building against an intense blue sky attracted my eye. I used a wide angle lens to add to the effect. The museum is very large and a magnet for those interested in the city, “then and now”. A model of John Lennon’s childhood home and an original car from the Liverpool Overhead Railway plus many other fascinating things to do with the city are housed here to view. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D300 |
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Mersey Ferry Terminal, Liverpool. Like the nearby new Museum of Liverpool, this building has a "Marmite" appeal, standing as it does in between the Liver, Cunard and Port Of Liverpool Buildings and the river. I really disliked it initially, but now I'm getting used to it. New buildings will always cause comment, but maybe we should remember that things move on, regardless of how we love our classic structures, many of which were also hated when first erected. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D300 |
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Near Hale, Liverpool. Hale Village is a very pretty place near to the National Trust owned Speke Hall. Taken on the road out of the Village. The scene looked okay in full colour but I like the mono version much better. This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D300 |
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Museum Of Liverpool. This building splits the views of the local people, probably because it is in the shadow of the three iconic buildings at the Pier Head. The Royal Liver Building, one of the three (now called) Three Graces was thought of as being vulgar when it was built, but now is a symbol of the city. I chose a low viewpoint using a wide angle lens to make the most of the shape of this structure. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D300 |
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