Here's a photo of the cottages in Lake Place, taken earlier today. A few years ago some of these cottages were in quite a sorry state of repair but now they look like cared-for homes. I think that … [Read more...]
Friday Photo: Promenade Plaque
Well, well ! I thought this promenade wall plaque was buried under sand but as you can see it isn't! I was out walking on the beach yesterday morning with our dog when I spotted this commemorative … [Read more...]
Friday Photo: Hoylake Parish Church
Another fab photo from the Syd Bird image library (thanks Syd) ! This old image shows the Hoylake Parish Church that was in Trinity Road (formerly Church Road). This photo ties-in with this weeks … [Read more...]
Friday Photo: Grass On The Beach
I'm bang up-to-date with this weeks Friday Photo! This is what the beach looks like this week by the new lifeboat station at the bottom of Hoyle Road. The spartina grass (I believe its called) is … [Read more...]
Friday Photo: Hoylake Lighthouse
The old Hoylake lighthouse is Valentia Road (opposite Kings Gap Hotel) is a private residence and quite possibly one of the most photographed buildings in Hoylake. I took this snap back in May and … [Read more...]
Friday Photo: Cottages Then and Now
Thanks to Syd Bird for the above early 1960's photo of the row of cottages on Market Street. For a comparison here's the same view of the cottages taken this morning (not the most pleasant of … [Read more...]
Friday Photo: Busy Day At Hoylake Baths
Another gem of an image courtesy of Peter Wilson - a busy Hoylake Outdoor Pool. Whenever I hear people talk or write on local forums about the Hoylake Outdoor Pool there seems to be a varied … [Read more...]
Friday Photo: Hoyle Road Slipway
Many thanks to Peter Wilson for sending me some scanned images of 1960s postcards of Hoylake. This one pictured shows the Hoyle Road slipway and I've never seen it so busy! I don't suppose you … [Read more...]
Hoylake Outdoor Pool
Here is a scanned image of the long gone Hoylake outdoor swimming baths. I can only presume that photo was taken on a nice summer afternoon - as I type this, it's cool, breezy, grey and raining and … [Read more...]
Parade Centenary Photos: Exhibition & Reunion
Here is the next set of photos covering the Parade Centenary celebrations. This set is from the exhibition and the school reunion. You can see previous sets here and here. … [Read more...]