I love your photos Kebabman. Thanks for sharing. The Marine Lake in West Kirby looks magnificent.Quote:
Originally Posted by drone_pilot
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I love your photos Kebabman. Thanks for sharing. The Marine Lake in West Kirby looks magnificent.Quote:
Originally Posted by drone_pilot
A few shots from around Wirral...
nb.These are yet to appear on Flikr, so this is a sneek preview of whats to come you lucky things!
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Birkenhead Park Looking over one of the greens toward houses which line Ashville Road
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Lake, Birkenhead Park There are infact two lakes in Birkenhead Park, this is the one in the lower park which is the segment between Ashville Road and Park Road East.
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Birkenhead Park All footpaths running through the park have been repaired and now have a gravel surface. I took this one fine evening when walking from Liscard over to Tranmere. It was such a wonderful evening!
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Sandfield Road, New Brighton This rather pleasant road rises up from Seabank Road to meet Rake Lane. It may look like an ordinary side road, but it also has small terraces running off it...
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Cypress Terrace, New Brighton One of the aforementioned terraces. Its so easy not to notice these as they are rather concealed.
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Off Sandfield Road, New Brighton This was rather quirky I thought so it got captured!
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Sandfield Road, New Brighton Looking down toward Seabank Road with Bootle and the Lancs hills in the distance.
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Poulton Road, Somerville, Wallasey I just had to show this to finish off. It was causght this afternoon and shows a great contrast in buildings. The foreground shows whats left of the Edwardian/Victorian suburb of Seacombe/Somerville with the new Beetham West Tower now dominating the suburban scene. If you like your contrasting scenes, this part of Wallasey is a great place to be!
Hate to bump the thread, but its been over a week so hopefully this is ok.
A few shots from around Bebington/Poulton Lancelyn area...
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The Village, Bebington The Rose and Crown pub can be seen in the background is one of Bebington's local landmarks as is Mayer Hall which was home to Joseph Mayer who was a prominent Liverpool Businessman. It is unfortunate the drinking fountain in the roundabout is obscured somewhat by street furniture but never mind ay!
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The Village, Bebington Looking back into Bebington itself, one a thatched cottage predating all modern developments can be seen off to the left. Bebington was once one of those quaint, rural, Wirral Villages. That was before the Mersey Railway and the Ferry service operating from New Ferry opened up this part of Wirral to suburban development.
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The Village, Bebington Some rather elegant townhouses possibly dating back from the early 1800's or earlier can be seen here. It is likely that these were occupied by local merchants or were built to show off the agricultural wealth this area was once renowned for. Now, they make desirable properties to both live and work in.
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Oaklands Drive, Bebington Away from the village core, Bebington is primarily built up of neat, suburban houses which sit beside tree-lined roads. It was during the 1930's as with most places, when Bebington really started to expand.
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The Three Stags, Spital The pub you see here sits beside a very busy crossroads which locally bears the same name.
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Spital Crossroads, Spital The Three Stags Pub is just off to the right. This is a suprisingly busy junction (not that this image shows it well!) where routes from Bromborough, Bebington and Poulton Lancelyn meet with Brimstage Road which takes you out to the M53 as well as Clatterbridge Hospital.
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Poulton Road, Poulton Lancelyn Just below Spital Crossroads is the Poulton Lancelyn estate. This is a rather upmarket suburb of South Wirral which is made all the more desirable by good access to the M53 as well as Raby Mere which is reached by driving a short distance down Poulton Road.
Hopefully this gave some of you an insight into what a possibly unfamiliar part of South Wirral looks like. I will be making a visit to Bromborough at some point in time so thats something for you to look forward to!
Another of exacta2a's wonderful photos.
Everybody now. Aaaaaaaaaah!
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Beautiful photos, Wallasey.
Don't know how I missed them before.
Nice photo. I have post a pic of mine with a couple of kids with bucket and spade at New Brighton but it is a slide I need to have scanned. Stay tuned!Quote:
Originally Posted by PhilipG
Chris
Some very nice photos on this thread. Very tranquil indeed. Well done everyone:PDT_Aliboronz_11:
The cars look very posh at the Three Stags.. and I particularly like the pic of Sandfield Road, New Brighton.. Nice looking places... ta
Thank you for your kind comments everyone; very much appreciated!
The image of those kids in New Brighton was particually interesting as the old ferry landing stage is visable in the background which was nice to see.
Superb Mate,
It brings back memories of the gang of us going from King Gardens to New Brighton. With a bottle of water each, then getting our Conny Yonny Butties full of sand.
Cheers mate:handclap:
I was so keen to put exacta2a's photo on that I forgot to give it its title, which is "Having a break" and the caption was:Quote:
Originally Posted by PhilipG
"New Brighton prom by the old pier and paddling pool
sadly no longer with us, taken in the early 60`s"
Great photographs, Wallasey. That street sign you photographed "Passage No. 2" looks to be a very old sign.
Chris
Yes, it is quite quirky isn't it? Never come across anything like that before, so was rather chuffed to find such a feature!Quote:
Originally Posted by ChrisGeorge
Many Thanks
Hi Rob
I think those enamel signs were in use around the turn of the twentieth century, so it may have been up there that long at least. Possibly PhilipG might know more about the dates of such street signs.
Chris
Can't help really.Quote:
Originally Posted by ChrisGeorge
I've learned that the oldest street signs in Liverpool have serifs on the letters, but don't know when enamelled ones were used (or even why they were used).
The streets off Lark Lane had blue enamelled street signs - there are only 2 left.
I think I've seen one in Garston, but don't know of any others.
Thanks, Philip, for this information. What also makes me think it is old, apart from the enamel and the rust, is the raised "oh" in "No." which looks to be an old style of presentation.Quote:
Originally Posted by PhilipG
Chris
Northumberland (well Tynedale) still have a few lying around. They look rather good in places.
A few images from an evening in Parkgate...
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Is the horizon level on the last image? I seem to be getting off straight images at the moment!
Nice photos of Parkgate which bring back memories of my visits there. Thanks, Rob. :handclap:
Chris
Birkenhead park
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After playing a little bit with Adobe lightroom ,the result is below
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That last one looks like an old postcard. :PDT11
Seen at Eastham Ferry.
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Wirral Kite festival held at New Brighton last weekend...
The wheather wasn't good for kite flying,it was mainly rainy.
I build a kite and joined festival aswell..My kite is on very left side..
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Kebabman well done mate, smashing kites, yours looked great.:handclap:
Surreal and great fun. Is the 2nd photograph a picture of your kite?
There were loads of people kite flying on the beach in Talacre a couple of weeks ago, maybe they were practising for this festival.
Yes,it is.....Bamboo sticks from B&Q....Body cover nylon plactic from burger box packaging,blue plactic from beefburger packaging,tails from black binbag.:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Jericho
I have noticed festival last minute when I was reading local newspaper at shop,then decided to build a kite myself very quickly...
Building a kite and flying was a big part of my childhood days.....
About 12 years ago,my son was only 4 years old then I built a kite for him as well .But when he grew up he has preffered to play guitar and make PUNK music which I don't know anything about:D
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Nice photo and nice kite too kebabman. You,ll have to watch your son doesn,y get taken up up and away with that monster mate:cool:
Fine photographs, kebabman, as usual. Thanks for sharing them with us.
Chris
Pictures from/around 4 Bridges ..Taken between 9.30-10.00 pm last night..
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Twelwe quarry terminal.....
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2006/07 Green Flag Awarded Vale Park of New Brighton and around of Park
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if you ever come this far please do visit me on Rake Lane:)
Only 5 minutes to Vale Park by walk.
I am in Big Chef almost every night
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YOuv,e got some smashing photos there mate, well done.:hug:
This time photos are from central Park/Liscard...
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Hi kebabman
Great pictures once again. My aunt and uncle used to live on Rake Lane so when I am on Merseyside next I will look you up at the Big Chef if I may (you may realise I am in the U.S. and was just on Merseyside in May). You might want to post the photos of the couple of war memorials you have photographed on the [Go and take a picture of] anything to do with War thread. I very much like the photo of the Boer War memorial in Central Park, Liscard, with Britannia on it. Most interesting.
Chris
Darn it!!!! There it is!!! Thank you very much for posting this particular photograph, kebabman. I bought a postcard a few months ago on ebay that shows this church. The postcard seller though was not sure if the view was of "Egremont" in the Lake District but since the postmark from 1900-1910 says "Liscard" I was pretty sure it had to be Wallasey. Thank you so much for confirming that I was correct! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by kebabman
Chris
Well Chris ,
I better take another picture of this church than...A better picture...Under right time of sun,shade with better lens etc..
It is no trouble to me because this church is only 30 seconds away from my house by walk..
It is a great building,excellent landmark...I reckon the setreet I live on is named after this church...
To me this church is part of Central Park even wall has been built all around to seperate...
Bad news is this church is not serving public almost more than 2 years now ..Empty..Locked doors..No service at all..It is shame really...About 4 years ago when my Armanian friends came to visit me from Istanbul they attended this church for Christmas carol..Whenever we talk on the phone they do ask about this Church..I am not a good lier so telling them truth and they are getting upset .
Unless it get protected properly today youths will destroy this building as well..:disgust:
By the way thanks for all nice comments about photos..If anyone want to use it more than welcome...If anyone need original size pls do not hesitate to ask.
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Birkenhead Park 2006
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Birkenhead Park 2006
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Birkenhead Park 2006
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Birkenhead Park 2006
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Birkenhead Park 2006
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Birkenhead Park 2006
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Birkenhead Park 2006
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kAt
Brill Kat and thanks for sharing. My first Art School was called the Laird and it was opposite to the Park.
OMG ! What changes for the better have been made there. It makes me want to get over there with my camera.
Cheers:PDT11 And Welcome to the forum.
*awe* thanku, not as nice as some of the lovely Liverpool parks. I am hoping and waiting for the "wirral waters developments", to start if they ever do. Just walking around Liverpool everyone seems so upbeat about things.
I will post up some more Wirral Pictures soon.
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Wirral
Woodside
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Hamilton Sq Station
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A tram and a ship in the same picture *lol* say it isnt so*!!
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Wirral Metro college Campus woodside
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Great photos, kat. Thanks! :PDT11
Chris
thanku, *smile*