merseySights

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Last updated 22nd July 2008
Photos, Facts, History and Links for Liverpool, Merseyside and the Wirral
What is merseySights?
This site contains hundreds of original photographs of Merseyside and adjacent areas, together with points of interest, local history, links to more comprehensive sites and last, but also least, my own incidental ruminations as a certified (or certifiable) merseyphile. Brand new is the inclusion of original historical writings that allow a fascinating glimpse into the past. The material is organised by geographical region. If you prefer, some of the material can be accessed by subject matter at merseyThemes.
If you want to see the sights for yourself, try merseyWalks for the best walks in the area or click a bootprint icon in merseySights to find a walk that goes with a picture. For the origins of place names, see merseyPlaceNames. For more on pubs, see merseyPubs and don't miss the aerial photography in merseyFlights.
All of the information is correct as far as I can tell, though I suppose some factoids are inevitable. If you have spotted any errors, can contribute fresh information or just want to share your thoughts or memories, please let me know; anything used will be acknowledged. For contact details, see the allertonOak home page.
Regions
I have divided up the material geographically based upon the map below. Please follow the links on the right (the date of the latest update is given).
Acknowledgements
Major Internet sources have been referenced through the links in merseySights. I am particulary indebted to British History Online as a source of historical writings. I have made use of the following books:
Seaport, Quentin Hughes, Bluecoat Press, Liverpool, 1964, repr. 1993
Liverpool City of Archtecture, Quentin Hughes, Bluecoat Press, Liverpool, 1999
Liverpool (Pevsner Architectural Guides), Joseph Sharples, Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2004
Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (The Buildings of England, Pevsner Architectural Guides), Richard Pollard & Nikolaus Pevsner, Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2006
A Guide to Port Sunlight Village , Edward Hubbard and Michael Shippobottom, Liverpool University Press, 2005
Liverpool Street Names , Thomas Lloyd-Jones, T.L. Duncan Ltd., Liverpool, 1981
The Streets of Liverpool, James Stonehouse, 1869, repr. Cedric Chivers Ltd., Bristol, 2002
Info
All photographs at merseySights were taken by the author unless otherwise acknowledged. You may use the photographs for non-commercial purposes as long as allertonOak is accredited. If possible, please place a link to allertonOak on your website.
The site is best viewed at a minimum of 1024x768 pixels resolution.

Central Liverpool
The Waterfront (21st December 2007)
The South Docks (21st December 2007)
The Commercial Quarter (31st March 2008)
The Museum Area (22nd July 2008)
The Town Centre (21st December 2007)
The Cathedrals (22nd July 2008)
The Georgian Quarter, University Area and Chinatown (12th February 2007)

North Liverpool
The North Docks, Kirkdale, Bootle and Seaforth (26th March 2008)
Waterloo, Crosby and Litherland (18th March 2008)
Everton, Tuebrook, Walton, Fazakerley and Aintree (26th November 2007)
West Derby, Huyton, Knowsley and Kirby (26th March 2008)

South Liverpool
Calderstones Park (22nd July 2008)
Allerton (22nd July 2008)
Mossley Hill (12th February 2007)
Sefton Park (13th November 2007)
Childwall and Gateacre (26th November 2007)
Woolton (20th November 2007)
Toxteth, Wavertree, Aigburth and Garston (10th March 2008)

The Wirral
Wallasey, New Brighton and Leasowe (21st December 2007)
West Kirby, Hoylake and Caldy (22nd July 2008)
Thurstaston and Irby (22nd November 2007)
Heswall, Brimstage and Thornton Hough (13th February 2008)
Parkgate, Neston, Willaston and Burton (26th March 2008)
Bebington to Ellesmere Port (13th February 2008)
Birkenhead and Bidston (22nd November 2007)

Outlying Areas
Hightown, Formby and Ainsdale (24th April 2008)
Little Crosby, Thornton, Ince Blundell and Sefton (20th April 2008)
Maghull to Halsall (26th March 2008)
Speke, Hale, Halewood and Cronton (8th December 2007)
Widnes to Warrington (29th November 2007)
Daresbury to Runcorn (7th March 2008)
Frodsham to Ellesmere Port (26th March 2008)