Buildings… Alan’s Spot : My Liverpool Videos 23 Sep 201717 Sep 2017 For what it’s worth the content of this blog is a written narrative of two films I did about 6 months ago and put on You Tube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiOHm9TW3sE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y_uakt3w38&t=3s…
World War 2 Operation Starfish. 22 Sep 201717 Sep 2017 During World War 2 a strategy was developed, code named "Starfish," the intention of which was to lure enemy bombers away from strategic locations in the United Kingdom. Liverpool, and…
Buildings… Earl of Derby’s Tomb, Anglican Cathedral, Liverpool 21 Sep 201717 Sep 2017 Built between 1904 and 1978, the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral on Upper Duke Street, Liverpool is adorned with numerous carvings, statues and iconography. To do this building justice it would need…
Liverpool… Eleanor Rigby, Stanley Street, Liverpool 20 Sep 201717 Sep 2017 If you're not careful you can easily miss this statue dedicated "to all the lonely people" in Stanley Street, Liverpool. Sculpted by Tommy Steele, the statue is based on The…
Liverpool… The Sanctuary Stone, Castle St, Liverpool 19 Sep 201717 Sep 2017 Fixed onto the wall of the National Westminster Bank in Castle Street, Liverpool is a plaque about a sanctuary stone set in the pavement just in front. (I have no…
Liverpool… Ken Dodd & Bessie Braddock:”Chance Meeting” 18 Sep 201717 Sep 2017 On the concourse of Lime Street Railway Station, Liverpool is a piece entitled "Chance Meeting" by Tom Murphy. The statues are of Ken Dodd OBE, and Bessie Braddock MP. Ken…
Liverpool… Ferry Across The Mersey 10 Sep 201714 Aug 2017 There has been various forms of ferry plying its trade back and forth across the Mersey since the 12th Century. The first is thought to be one run by monks…
Buildings… School of Engineering, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool 29 Aug 2017 The Harrison Hughes Building is part of the School of Engineering, Liverpool University and can be found through a passageway from Brownlow Hill. The building is adorned by all sorts…
Buildings… Georges Dock, Liverpool. One Of The Tunnel’s Chimneys. 21 Aug 201714 Aug 2017 One of the things, or should I say three, that Liverpool is known for are the three graces at the Pier Head. However not many people take notice of the…
Liverpool… Hillsborough Memorial, Old Haymarket, Liverpool 11 Aug 201730 Jul 2017 The tragic events on the 15th April 1989 at Hillsborough Football Stadium, Sheffield are permanently etched upon the hearts and lives of Liverpool. This memorial to the 96 people who…
Sculpture Jeremiah And The Transit Of Venus. 4 Aug 201730 Jul 2017 When I first saw this I thought "what a stupid place to put a telescope." The Pier Head in Liverpool is illuminated by a gazillion lights. You'll never see any…
Liverpool… The symbolism integrated into Admiral Lord Nelson’s statue in Liverpool. 28 Jul 201727 Jul 2017 This sculpture is not your run of the mill tribute to Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805.) Located at the rear of the Town Hall in Castle Street, Liverpool is a large…
Buildings… Cafe Nero’s Friendly Doors 21 Jul 201721 Jul 2017 The Cafe Nero in Castle Street, Liverpool used to be the home of the Adelphi Bank. Founded in 1862 and named after the Greek word for brothers or siblings. They have…
Buildings… “Justice” Frieze-St Georges Hall, Liverpool-History Fact Sheet 1 14 Jul 201721 Jul 2017 There is so much architecture, art and history in St Georges Hall, Liverpool I have decided to break it down into a series of fact sheets. Designers and Architects would…
Buildings… “Liverpool” Frieze-St Georges Hall, Liverpool-History Fact Sheet 2 14 Jul 201721 Jul 2017 Designers and Architects would often use the human form to help visualise an idea, concept or thought. In this post "Liverpool" is now the subject matter and is again symbolised by a…
Liverpool… The Liver Bird – What’s it got in its mouth ? 8 Jul 201717 Jul 2017 What does the Liver Bird have in its beak ? That was the innocent question of the seven year old girl stood in front of me at the local history…
Liverpool… When is art like a gorilla ? 8 Jul 201717 Jul 2017 When David Blackhouse, the architect for Cavern Walks in Liverpool, thought to decorate the buildings, one very astute critic declared "art is to architecture like lipstick is to a gorilla."…
Buildings… Fading Fable Facade – Ashcroft Building, Liverpool 8 Jul 201721 Jul 2017 No one ever notices the mysterious sequence of panels on the Ashcroft Building. The building, in Victoria Street/ Cumberland Street, Liverpool used to be the headquarters of J Ashcroft &…
Liverpool… Phenomenal History – Sure. Hidden Symbols on the Beatle Statue. 2 Jul 201721 Jul 2017 Unveiled at the Pier Head, on Liverpool's famous waterfront in 2015 is a new Beatles statue created by Andrew Edwards. The statue has very quickly become a landmark and one…
Challenges… Structure : Weekly Challenge – Alan’s History Spot 4 Sep 20172 Sep 2017 Part of Daily Post's Weekly Challenge on Structure. Wings of a Dragon Fly. So fine that you can see the structure of the plank beneath. Cobwebs in the Dew.
Challenges… Dutch goes the Photo!:Tuesday Photo Challenge – Blue 3 Sep 20174 Sep 2017 For more posts relating to this challenge go to - Dutch goes the Photo! : Tuesday Photo Challenge – Blue Jumping on the Bandwagon. Totally agree with "Dutch goes the Photo…
Challenges… Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge: August 27, 2017 1 Sep 2017 Other entries can be found on Cee’s Photography Blog Castles tend not to be very decorative on the outside. You're usually confronted by very high stone grey walls interspersed by the…
