I'd never noticed until the other day just how many chimney pots there are on the roof of the Plasterers Arms! I took that photo yesterday morning ...I didn't pick a very bright morning morning did … [Read more...]

The topic of this weeks Friday Photo is the Burbo Bank Offshore Windfarm. The photo isn't one I've managed to take myself - it's from the library of the company that manages the wind farm, Dong … [Read more...]

As I've not had chance to take a photo of a royal wedding street party in Hoylake today, I've tried to keep vaguely on the topic of royalty for this weeks Friday photo. The above photo shows a … [Read more...]

On October 28th, 1940 a luxury liner called Empress of Britain sank off Ireland having been hit by a torpedo from a German U-boat. She was the largest liner lost during the Second World War and the … [Read more...]

Many thanks to Charles Morris for sending in this photo showing the old donkey and carriage service that took people over to Hilbre Island. Charles says the photo "was definitely taken after August … [Read more...]

Many thanks to Graham Price for this great photo of a Spitfire WW2 airplane at an old garage on Market Street. Apparently the business was called Bunnies Garage. You might recognise the place today as … [Read more...]

Many thanks to Gary Bird for sending me this 1922 photo of the Hoylake Grove Athletic football team who were playing in the Robson Cup at the time. Gary's grandfather Francis (Frank) Bird is pictured … [Read more...]

click for larger version. Many thanks to Chris Hankin who kindly sent me a batch of photos, the first of which I'm publishing as the subject of this weeks Friday Photo. Chris writes: In 1939, … [Read more...]

A topical subject for the Friday Photo this week - petrol prices! The photo above is of the petrol station on Birkenhead Road, next to Sandringham Avenue. I snapped the photo after this weeks … [Read more...]

Another old photo of the promenade courtesy of the fantastic Syd Bird archives. Presumed to be part of the same set that we've seen in recent weeks. Note that there aren't any railings and that the … [Read more...]