Many thanks to regular contributor Frank Baker for finding and sending me this old photo relating to plans for a squash court building in the Parade Gardens down on the prom. Back in 1971 the … [Read more...]

Pictured above are the greens either side of Roman Road on Meols Parade. The obvious change is that the brick building (toilets?) is no longer. Not sure of the date of this old image - 1960s … [Read more...]

Nope, Countdown isn't coming to Hoylake, but is there something strange (in the neighbourhood) going on with our local shop signage? Sign Busters! Fellow morning walkers Frank and John have … [Read more...]

*click for larger No date for this old photo I'm afraid but the image captures a busy day at the boating and paddling pools. And the beach. The boating lake (pool) as was is now of course used … [Read more...]

Nope, not Eric Monkman, a press report from a university golf match held at Hoylake in 1910. A golfing tournament between Cambridge and Oxford universities which Cambridge won by 5 matches to 3. … [Read more...]

I've just been browsing the Britain From Above site again for the first time in a while and there's a couple of new (old) photos for Hoylake, Meols and West Kirby. Pictured above is an aerial photo … [Read more...]

*click for larger Possibly the most unusual story I've posted on Hoylake Junction for quite some time and it's not an early April Fool! The writing in the sand does of course say … [Read more...]

I spotted this photo on twitter a while but only just remembered that I'd book-marked it. It just caught my eye and struck me as something that you don't normally see down on the prom. They're … [Read more...]

Here's another old photo from @oldpicposter capturing a busy shore at the slipway to the old lifeboat station. Presumably this was the start/end point for pony and trap rides along the beach? I've … [Read more...]

*click for larger version Just been updating and looking through my photo library. I snapped this one yesterday morning down on the beach opposite Government Road. I like the red hull on the … [Read more...]