Picture of the Day September

[Gerry]

1st September 2008

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[Gerry]

This is in the bar at the Cains Brewery which alas I hear is soon to close.

[naked lilac]

Very Prestine it is.. lovely... I like the Liverpool sign in the middle.. classic..

[lindylou]

Yer doin' well Gerry :) good picture.

[robbo176]

nice photo Gerry :PDT_Aliboronz_24:

[Maggie May]

Lovely:handclap:

[sweetcheeks]

1st September 2008

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Nice photo Gerry, sorry to hear it's closing does anybody know why?

[ChrisGeorge]

Nice photo Gerry, sorry to hear it's closing does anybody know why?

Cain's brewery has gone into administration. I hear that Marston's might buy it.

Chris

[Gerry]

From what I learned on our tour of the brewery it has changed hands numerous times since it was first established and hopefully a buyer can be found that will keep the much needed jobs safe in Liverpool.

[PhilipG]

The Olympia.

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[Ged]

The walkover across Hunter Street which goes under the Flyovers.


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[PhilipG]

The walkover across Hunter Street which goes under the Flyovers.


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Arty pic, Ged.
My vertigo won't allow me to walk over that.
I tried once, and I just couldn't.
Mind you, I did pick the worst time of day.
5 pm.

[marky]

That's a good vantage point for La Machine/Tunnel...if the Police don't close it off.

[Ged]

Thanks Philip.

I took a whole host of these pics from different angles as, as kids, we used to ride our bikes over that and the swirly slopes at both ends made for dizzy evil kineval stunts :)

I never realised it dipped so much in the middle.

Next time we're in town i'll accompany you as there are some good photo opportunities up Hunter St and Scottie.

Greg's dad captured my mate and I watching LFC's homecoming in 1977 from it.

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[Ged]

That's a good vantage point for La Machine/Tunnel...if the Police don't close it off.


That's right Marky.

I went up there to photograph the Man utd supporters getting escorted down scottie and a policeman who was up there to obviously stop anyone getting up there and throwing things down at them told me to stand at the end and take it which was fair enough.

[Mark R]

Was that the homecoming where Emlyn Hughes claimed Liverpool were magic and Everton were tragic? Did you throw a few stones at him Ged? :unibrow:

[Ged]

Yes, he had to apologise for that as there were loads of blues there to see the first European cup homecoming. It's a wonder i'm not a red because when Lfc came back with the Uefa cup - I think 73 or 76 - one of them. The civic reception was in the Walker Art Gallery in the evening and with my dad working there I got to lift the big vase and meet Shankly and Keegan and all.

I was at the 74 homecoming that Greg's dad captured too, along with my blue mates.

Those tenements behind on the pic were where we lived so it was a lcoal event and if anything, the bloody crowds in William Brown st meant we couldn't play by the fountain or in St. John's gardens that evening, so it was natural to get in there and see what was going on.

[PhilipG]

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[taffy]

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Superb photo Phil !!

[lindylou]

Ditto.

Everything about it is good (even if I don't like spiders !) :) :)

a good pic and the colours are lovely.

[PhilipG]

Thanks LL and Taffy.
The colours come from the big screen.
It acts a bit like a torch.
The colours change depending on which of the same boring 3 adverts are on.
Anyway, it makes for more interesting night photos!
(Not bad for a 'hand-held' shot).

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[seasidenan]

Superb photo Phil :handclap: There are some really good photographers on this forum, and I for one appreciate the pics you all post. I can take photos, (who can't with a digital camera!) but nothing as good as those posted here. Well done all of you :handclap:

[Gerry]

Friday 5th September 2008.

Albert Dock style

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[gregs dad]

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Port of Liverpool building looking good after it`s recent cleaning. Just a few bits of scaffolding to move from the top

[seasidenan]

Great photos fellas :handclap::handclap:
I remember when I was a child in Liverpool, all the streets had those 'setts, and they were murder to walk on. My mum had Infantile paralysis as a child (Now known as Polio) and always had a limp as a result. She took many a tumble on the setts, especially after heavy rain or in snow and frost. Lethal they were! I realise the ones at Albert Dock are new, but they still bring back memories.
The Port of Liverpool building looks great...positively sparkling in the sunlight :)

[PhilipG]

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[Anita]

We've all gone spider mad, I have loved photographing La Princess over the weekend, so many pictures and a wonderful atmosphere around town. Here is a small file from last night.

[PhilipG]

Anita, that's excellent.
I love the way you've got "Empire Theatre".
Practically all my results were very disappointing,
and I couldn't manage to find a decent 'Spec'.
But I was there, and it was wonderful. :handclap:

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[lindylou]

Thanks Anita. Good view of the spider ( shudder ! ) :D

[Klaatu]

Nice pic...I was there too!

[Anita]

Thanks PhilipG, LL and Klaatu.
You're right Philip it was a tricky one to shoot with either poor light or brilliant flashes. I climbed up on a wall to get over peoples heads. Noticed Phil Redmond opposite me had his own fenced off corner by St Georges Hall to watch the proceedings. I really enjoyed it, but thought that Saturday was breathtaking, because La Princess stepped over me in Lord Street. (LL sorry, it'll be over soon) :)

[Klaatu]

I was there too!

[Gerry]

Tuesday 9 September

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[quincyg]

every time I pass these I always feel disappointed that they don't have music coming out.
:PDT_Aliboronz_11:

[seasidenan]

They're very hypnotic aren't they :)

[Gerry]

When I first seen them my imagination ran riot and I was waiting to see them turn around like some musical periscope from the yellow submarine below the concrete.

[Gerry]

Wednesday 10 September 2008

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[lindylou]

Two smashing pictures Gerry :)

[quincyg]

When I first seen them my imagination ran riot and I was waiting to see them turn around like some musical periscope from the yellow submarine below the concrete.

reassuring to know it's not just me then lol.

[quincyg]

currently residing at St Georges Hall - perhaps she should be renamed Little Miss Muffet after La Princess's visit!
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[Gerry]

That statue looks to be a descendant of that ventriloquists dummy Lord Charles I think was his name:)

[Gerry]

http://http://blogs.news.com.au/images/uploads/Lord_charles.jpg

[lindylou]

That statue looks to be a descendant of that ventriloquists dummy Lord Charles I think was his name:)

ha,ha, yes, it does :) :)

[Gerry]

Friday 12 September 2008

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[PhilipG]

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[naked lilac]

That lighting sure reflects the architectures ornate pillars .. Great shot PhilipG.

[Gerry]

Those pillars remind me of our wedding cake. It looks good enough to eat.

[lindylou]

great picture Philip :handclap:

[PhilipG]

Thanks, folks.
I took the photo to contrast with this,
taken earlier the same day (Sunday).

And thought of all the historic occasions St George's Hall has been part of. :PDT11

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[gregs dad]

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Roll on and off ferries at Birkenhead

[Atany]

A miracle has happened. It works again. :)

[carole1000]

brilliant pic, I love it, it looks so inviting:handclap:

[taffy]

Runcorn Bridge from Victoria Promenade, West Bank, Widnes

[Norm NZ]

Runcorn Bridge from Victoria Promenade, West Bank, Widnes

Nice Pic Taffy, I remember the old 'Transporter Bridge' view from that ver site, (Many years ago of course) Cheers, keep the pics coming!!:PDT_Aliboronz_24:

[M6AJJ]

Taffy, great picture, I too am young enough to remember the old transporter bridge.

[taffy]

Taffy, great picture, I too am young enough to remember the old transporter bridge.

Thanks for the comments, Norm too.

Here's a web site with lots of old photos, including the transporter bridge, of the once industrially important West bank area of Widnes.

West Bank Heritage Project - Image Gallery (http://www.westbankheritage.org.uk/image_gallery/)

[M6AJJ]

Thanks Taffy, great pictures and memories.

[gregs dad]

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The Customs and Excise building in Queens Dock, known locally as the VATican
or Bouncy Castle

[Klaatu]

I used to live in Mariners Wharf...and that was the exact view from my window!:handclap:

[taffy]

Catch up time to fill in the missing few weeks. This one's the old Liverpool Maternity Hospital. It now bears a plaque saying John Lennon was born here I'm sure many others were too !!

[taffy]

Ferry arriving from Dublin. Viewed from Crosby Beach