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Friday Photo: Man on wire

September 8, 2017 By John 3 Comments

Friday Photo: Man on wire

I just happened to be nearing the end of a run during my lunch hour a couple of weeks ago when I ran past this young man practising his high wire skills. Well okay, the wire wasn't so high but the … [Read more...]

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Friday Photo: Firshaw Road air raid shelter

August 4, 2017 By John 1 Comment

Friday Photo: Firshaw Road air raid shelter

So that's what it was! Many thanks to Vaughan Williams for sending me a photo along with an explanation of why there's a grassed mound in a garden in Firshaw Road, Meols. I've often walked past … [Read more...]

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Friday Photo: 3 of the street

July 28, 2017 By John 4 Comments

Friday Photo: 3 of the street

Many thanks to Arthur Daws for sending me the three above photos of Market Street, dated from around 100 years ago. The top one is the view from the junction at Chapel Road and on the right … [Read more...]

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Friday Photo: Hope she said Yes!

July 21, 2017 By John Leave a Comment

Friday Photo: Hope she said Yes!

As a little personal project, I've been slowly building up a library of photos of things that people write in the sand on Hoylake beach. I came across the above question the other day by King's … [Read more...]

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Friday Photo: Parade Gardens squash court plans

June 30, 2017 By John 2 Comments

Friday Photo: Parade Gardens squash court plans

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...]

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Friday Photo: Roman Road greens

June 2, 2017 By John Leave a Comment

Friday Photo: Roman Road greens

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...]

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Friday Photo: A consonant, a vowel, another vowel

May 12, 2017 By John 1 Comment

Friday Photo: A consonant, a vowel, another vowel

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...]

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Friday Photo: Boating and paddling pools

May 5, 2017 By John 19 Comments

Friday Photo: Boating and paddling pools

*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...]

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Friday Photo: University challenge Hoylake

April 21, 2017 By John 1 Comment

Friday Photo: University challenge Hoylake

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...]

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Friday Photo: Royal Liverpool 1925

April 7, 2017 By John 1 Comment

Friday Photo: Royal Liverpool 1925

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...]

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