Here's a photo that I took last week of The Old Smithy - a building that you can see down the little alley way next to the bike shop on Market Street. Until fairly recently there was a sign on this … [Read more...]

And we're back! I like these pastel-coloured houses that can be found in Lake Road ...possibly the most colourful row of properties in Hoylake? Though the range of soft colours is something … [Read more...]

Here's a super view of a car-free Ferndale Road that was also published and discussed over on this facebook page. Care to put a date to this photo? I reckon that's the view facing toward Hoyle Road … [Read more...]

In my entirely unscientific way of monitoring the Hoylake climate with one of my favourite gadgets, I'd like to suggest that today was the hottest day of the year so far. At least in my back … [Read more...]

Not to be outdone by New Brighton, Hoylake now has its own pirate ship too! The above "pirate boat" is located on the corner of the grass square next to the lifeboat station and although … [Read more...]

Here's a super old photo that I spotted in a facebook feed the other day. It's Church Road or rather it was because we now all know it today as Trinity Road. Obviously named because there used to … [Read more...]

*click for larger Here's an old photo kindly sent to me by Arthur Dawes (left on middle row) of a Gt Meols School football team from 1938. The rumour at the time was that you shouldn't take your … [Read more...]

Many thanks to local film maker Frank Baker for sending me the above photo of actor Mark Strong on location at Red Rocks. Strong is one of the stars in the new film entitled Blood that is being shown … [Read more...]

*click for larger A topical photo for you today courtesy of Mike Foster, (Chair, Friends of Hoylake and Meols in Bloom) showing the many plants that are ready and waiting to be planted around … [Read more...]

*click for larger Here's a photo from Jo Fleet that's been sat in my inbox for some time so apologies for that. Jo comments: "This photo is of the Hoylake team 1921 - 1922. My grandfather is … [Read more...]