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Last updated 11th October 2009
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Issue 2009/2 (11th October 2009)
allertonOak
Quite a major update, this one. I'm part-way through bringing everything up-to-date, but it's a big job! I was recently very chuffed to find that allertonOak has been widely referenced in the Leisure and Culture section of Liverpool City Council's website. Once again, thanks to all those appreciative folk who have emailed me.

merseySights
Lots of new material here. The new Liverpool waterfront and Liverpool One get an airing, along with new stuff on the south docks. Birkenhead centre gets extended and long overdue coverage along with updates on its suburbs. Woodchurch, Landican and Moreton appear for the first time and Ince Blundell, the Crosby shore, Gateacre, Garston, Hale, Halewood, Speke, Thurstaston and Irby are all updated. An attractive new feature, I hope, is the provision of extracts from The Beauties of England and Wales, Vol II, Edward Wedlake Brayley and John Britton (1809) in the following sections: Runcorn to Daresbury, Helsby to Frodsham and Sutton Weaver, Port Sunlight to Ellesmere Port, Wallasey and Parkgate to Shotwick. Finally, all merseySights sections now include a place locator map for those unfamiliar with the region.

 merseyWalks
Three new walks: West Kirby to Hilbre Island (at last!), Around Old Birkenhead and Birkenhead Park. Also, I have rewritten Liverpool Waterfront and Downtown and The Pier Head to Otterspool to take into account new developments on the waterfront and in Liverpool One. Finally I have redone the maps with clearer text and other improvements.

merseyThemess
There is a new theme: Beatles Places.

merseyEngravings
I am very pleased with this whole new section in allertonOak presenting late 18th and early 19th century engravings of Liverpool and the surrounding area with contemporary supporting text. It will be of exceptional interest to anyone at all keen on local history.

merseyPlaceNames
A few updates here.
Issue 2009/1 (22nd July 2009)
allertonOak
Back in action after a year off following other interests! Some cosmetic improvement ti the site in general.

I'd like to express my thanks to those who sent emails expressing interest and support - they help my motivation! The site has been getting a record number of hits recently - very gratifying.

 merseySights
I've reorganised the regional subdivisions in a more logical way better to cope with future expansion. To help, there's a new alphabetical place name search. The main new material includes shots of the waterfront from the Panoramic Restaurant in the newly opened West Tower, a last year's Tall Ships selection, new parts of the South Docks and Museum Area (especially St. George's Hall) and views from the top of the Anglican Cathedral.		 merseyWalks
No new walks yet

merseyPubs
I've dropped merseyPubs because it wasn't getting many hits and was difficult to keep up to date. I've merged the best of it with merseySights and removed drink/food information which tends to be ephemeral.