Many thanks to Ian Powers for sending in a press cutting dating back to 1960 and featuring a crash at Elm Grove crossing that must have been a major incident. As you can see from the image above a … [Read more...]

*click for larger Another good, rare image  from the Syd Bird archives - so thanks to him. Here's St Hildeburgh's Church being constructed at the top of Stanley Road with both The Green Lodge … [Read more...]

Hoylake has been hosting the 2011 European Land Yachting Championships this week and there's been quite a bit of activity down on North Parade and out on the sands of course. I think today was the … [Read more...]

Many thanks to Graham Thwaite for this week's Friday Photo. Pictured are the kite buggies out on the sand bank off Hoylake competing last week in the 2011 European Championships. The event … [Read more...]

Here's a good old photo for you all this week, kindly sent in from Syd Bird. The scene is Trinity Road and Syd tells me on the back of the photo there is handwriting that reads 'Harry Bird, … [Read more...]

Can you guess from inside which Hoylake property the above photo was taken? Well, in case you can't, it's the spiral staircase inside The Lighthouse at the bottom of Stanley Road. The property … [Read more...]

Having received consent for plans for a housing development on 9th August, Wirral Methodist Housing Association has already commenced works on the former Heap & Partners site behind Manor Road … [Read more...]

A few weeks ago I mentioned that it'd be great to see some photos of Hoylake from the 60's and 70's. So many thanks to John Piatt for sending in the above photo taken outside Hoylake Library in 1975. … [Read more...]

And we're back! Here's a photo kindly sent in by Syd Bird of the original Punch Bowl pub on Market Street (click for larger). Apparently the original building was demolished in the 1930's in order … [Read more...]

I took this photo on a lovely Wednesday morning as I walked past the rear (or is the front?) of the Royal Liverpool Golf Club clubhouse. I suspect a lot of locals don't know that you can walk … [Read more...]