I took this photo back in January on a particularly cold Friday afternoon from what I remember - though there were plenty to choose from last winter! You'll find this plaque set in to a little … [Read more...]

Following on from a recent Friday Photo of an old Hoylake shop called Cumpsty and Miller I've received this related photo. David Cumpsty, a relation to the Cumpsty family in the original photo … [Read more...]

Another old view of Market Street courtesy of the Syd Bird archives. Things to spot: the grand street lamps a sign for a bank where Vanilla Lounge is today looks like those young lads are … [Read more...]

Last Friday I featured a present day image of a shop on Market Street. Well, as you can we've gone back in time this week (courtesy of Syd Bird) and can see the very same shop. I haven't got a date … [Read more...]

A bit of a different image for you all this week for the Friday Photo. I was walking along Market Street this morning as this chap was up his ladder repainting the sign above the door of Braggs … [Read more...]

Ian Powers kindly sends in some old photos of Uncle Stan's Sand Service. Ian writes: My Aunt Jennet was a mission nurse in India during WWII, she married the mission Chaplain, Stanley Royal and in … [Read more...]

Another great old photo from Syd Bird archives - thanks Syd. As you can see it's The Green Lodge Hotel, taken possibly around 1880. The building has changed a bit over the years with an extension … [Read more...]