Work has commenced on the redevelopment of The Kings Gap Hotel. The function suite to the rear of the building is now being demolished and hoardings are currently being put up around the rear of the … [Read more...]
Friday Photo: Rear of the Quadrant
Not a view taken in by that many ...the rear of The Quadrant buildings. I know that some of the buildings now contain flats, but years ago what is just office space? There is some construction work on … [Read more...]
Friday Photo: The Camera Loves You
Many thanks to Carl Watson for today's Friday Photo. Something a little different too but still very relevant to Hoylake. Carl says: I wondered if anyone recognised any of these once young ladies? … [Read more...]
Friday Photo: Coastguard Cottages
Another great old photo from the Syd Bird archives! I've not seen these cottages mentioned before ...they were the coastguard cottages situated where the boatyard/Government Road flats are now behind … [Read more...]
Friday Photo: A Big Lunch
Hoylake residents seem to have taken to the Big Lunch (official site) event and several lunches were held last Sunday despite the not-brilliant weather ...though thankfully the really heavy rain held … [Read more...]
Friday Photo: Hoylake Sorting Office
Here's a view of the Royal Mail sorting office at The Quadrant, directly opposite Hoylake station. I reckon it's quite a nice building really, rather 1930's looking - how about you, what do you think? … [Read more...]
Friday Photo: Parish Church & The Great Storm
Many thanks to Dorothy Curtis for not only sending in the above image of the old Hoylake Parish Church (demolished in the 1970's and discussed in this post) but for also sending me copies of … [Read more...]
Friday Photo: Alleyway
There are numerous alleyways in Hoylake and I reckon the one pictured is one of the longest. It's the cobbled alleyway that runs between the houses on Meols Drive and Drummond Road. I took the photo … [Read more...]
Friday Photo: Town Hall Gardens
Here we have an old image of the Town Hall Gardens kindly sent in by Syd Bird. These public gardens were in Albert Road, behind the Town Hall and were probably on the site of the old fire station … [Read more...]
Friday Photo: Hoylake Fishing Family
Many to Margot Triggs-Page for contributing a hat-trick (well I had to get a football reference in!) of old photographs for today's Friday Photo. Hoylake of course was once a fishing village and some … [Read more...]