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Wonderous Place.
St. Nics built on the site of St. Mary del quay, a place of worship since at least the mid 13th century. Tower Building (1908) The Sandcastle and the Atlantic Tower Hotel (now the Thistle) hail from the 1970s whilst the ultra modern Beetham and Unity Towers rise behind.
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A lovely pic Ged. I was there on Saturday night getting utterly drenched!
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good pic, was this an early morning shot?
The building on the right:
I was at a wedding at St Nic's a couple of years ago and when we were having pictures taken in the grounds another guest told me the external cladding of that building on the right is white terracotta - imported from Spain. News to me - thought it was always red.
Great picture
Thanks folks. It was a late afternoon shot Shoney.
Tower Buildings was full of Shipping lines agencies in the early/mid 1980s and even had a carpet shop on the ground floor. Now they are apartments - surprise, surprise.
St. Nic's gardens is a little haven and if you look up at the back of Mersey Chambers (citywards) which is to the rear of Covent Garden, you'll see another Liver Bird perched on top.
Great pic Ged:PDT_Piratz_26:
Doesn't that modern beetham and unity towers spoil the scenery a bit though!!
Tinted glass and steel now seems to be 'in thing' with architects, there's only so much you can do with it so to be individualistic, they make all these weird and wonderful shapes like the 'Hilton?' ship shaped building on the strand, the sloping tops of Unity and Beetham and round buildings like on Hatton Gardens that seem totally out of context with the surrounding areas.
Cost is a factor too, you just won't get the great stone victoriana of the civic buildings as they were largely built by benefactors or as HQ's for organisations that wanted to show pride and wealth. They're certainly packing these new buildings in where they can, Old Hall street is like the time machine on the East side, knocked a load down and built a load up in no time.
nice pic, i've laways loved the developing contrast of the buildings as they have been built behind.
St. Nicks really stands out from the lighter buildings, great shot.
Hi Ged
Fantastic photograph, Ged! :handclap: St. Nick's has to be one of the most photogenic of Liverpool locations. Excellent work, mate! :PDT11
Chris
Can I have this considered for this thread?
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[QUOTE=Gerry;104093]Can I have this considered for this thread?
Gerry
Put today's date with it.
Great photo.
It's at the front of the Cunard Building.
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18th January 2008
20 Chapel Street aka Unity Building
I like the way it looks so flat in this pic, it's as if it could topple over if the wind blows too hard :)
Here's one I took earlier:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ged
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Nice pic cheers :PDT11Quote:
Originally Posted by ScouseLad
Many of my family are having a reunion later this year in the Thistle. (next to my favourite seamans church - St. Nics) Because many are coming from Canada, US of A and Australia, I have had to book well in advance. After travelling so far, most of my relatives/friends will be staying for at least a month.
Some will be looking up other relations in Ireland.
All in all, I have been busy and can't wait to see them.
I spent hours in this park when my kids where little. Lovely little spot.
Flash flooding after heavy rain in Alexandra Drive, Sefton Park, Liverpool L17
Taffy, u get out into such lovely places around Liverpool :PDT11
yes he,s a cat burgler lol:hug:
Cats are not that easy to steal. Beside I don't think the one I've got at home would be too pleased if I brought another home !!Quote:
Originally Posted by chippie
Just happened to have my camera with me on that occasion. Yes that part of the original Toxteth Park, now known by some as "Aigburth" really is a nice place to live. Many of the old mansions are being upgraded in this area which is good to see.Quote:
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Originally Posted by taffy
When I was a kid a lot of cats went missing and I'm sure I recognised some of them when they turned up as 'Davey Crocket Hats.' It seemed like every mother's son wanted a Davy Crocket hat.
On a lighter note, how many ears did davey Crocket have ?
Right I'll tell you he had 3.
He had a left ear, a right ear and a wild front ear.
Grafton Street (facing gas-works).
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NICE ONE :handclap:
is this pic from grafton st ? whats with the razor wire and north africa missing, ?Quote:
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I'm assuming someone nicked parts of the map for scrap. Am I right? :rolleyes:Quote:
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Chris
great picture :handclap:
perhaps it rusted and fell off or was removed.Quote:
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Marky. :handclap::handclap::handclap:
It's a mystery how long that World artwork has been erected in Grafton Street, but I only spotted it by chance, a few weeks ago. It's on the wall at the start of the grassy field, just South of Park Street.
Clayton Square. Taken on a dank, murky late Saturday afternoon with people scurrying out of the rain.
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I like that dank rainy scene Ged :)
.. as long as I'm not actually walking around in that weather ! :)
Don't talk wet ;)
Subway, Lime Street. Now closed. There are not many Subways left nowadays.
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[QUOTE=marky;105588]Subway, Lime Street. Now closed. There are not many Subways left nowadays.
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sadly too many muggings i suppose, i remember there was even shop/kiosk in that subway
When it first opened there were a couple of shops in there.
There used to be a newsagents in the subway, but it had been boarded-up. Like-wise, the toilets at the bottom of the escalators.
Looking up Richmond Street.
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Uh? Has that Radio City Tower been there long?
:)