merseySights
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Last updated 26th February 2012
Photos, Facts, History and Links for Liverpool, Merseyside, Wirral and North-West Cheshire
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What is merseySights?
This site contains hundreds of original photographs of Merseyside and surrounding areas, together with points of interest, local history and geography, links to more comprehensive sites and last, but also least, my own incidental ruminations as a certified (or certifiable) merseyphile. Incorporation of original historical writings allows a fascinating glimpse into the past. The material is organised by geographical region. See also the special features 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 and don't miss the aerial photography in merseyFlights.
All of the information is correct as far as I am able tell. 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) or use the alphabetical place name search below.
Place Name Search
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Acknowledgements
Major Internet sources have been referenced through the links in merseySights. I am particulary indebted to British History Online, Google Books and Open Library as sources 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
Cheshire (The Buildings of England, Pevsner Architectural Guides), Nikolaus Pevsner & Edward Hubbard, Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2003
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
Viking Mersey, Stephen Harding, Countyvise Ltd., Birkenhead, 2002
The History of the Royal and Ancient Park of Toxteth, Robert Griffiths, Griffiths, Aigburth, Liverpool, 1907
St. Michael in the Hamlet with St. Andrew Liverpool, Alan Matthews (booklet obtainable from St. Michael's church)
The Iron Church, R.F. Mould (booklet obtainable from St. George's church)
Some Historical Notes on Childwall Parish Church, David Street (leaflet obtainable from All Saints church)
Info
All photographs at merseySights were taken by the author unless otherwise acknowledged. You may use the author's photographs for non-commercial purposes as long as allertonOak is accredited. If possible, please place a link to allertonOak on your website.
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Central Liverpool
The Waterfront (22nd November 2010)
The South Docks (18th October 2010)
The Commercial Quarter (26th February 2012)
The Museum Area (3rd October 2009)
The Town Centre (8th August 2011)
The Cathedrals (18th July 2009)
The Georgian Quarter, University Area and Chinatown (22nd November 2010)

North Liverpool
Vauxhall to Seaforth and the North Docks (8th November 2011)
Waterloo, Great Crosby and Thornton (8th November 2011)
Everton (29th September 2011)
Anfield to Aintree (8th November 2011)
Edge Hill to Old Swan (30th November 2011)
Knotty Ash, West Derby and Croxteth (30th November 2011)

South Liverpool
Calderstones Park (26th February 2012)
Allerton (26th February 2012)
Mossley Hill (8th November 2011)
Sefton Park and Princes Park (14th October 2010)
Childwall and Gateacre (24th September 2011)
Woolton (16th August 2010)
Toxteth (8th November 2011)
Halewood to Speke (30th November 2011)
Aigburth and Garston (8th November 2011)
Wavertree (30th October 2011)

Wirral
Wallasey and the Surrounding Area (22nd November 2010)
Meols, Hoylake, West Kirby and Caldy (26th February 2012)
Parkgate and Neston (29th September 2011)
Port Sunlight to Ellesmere Port (8th August 2011)
Birkenhead Suburbs (8th November 2011)
Hilbre Islands (29th September 2011)
Birkenhead Centre (8th August 2011)
Thurstaston, Irby and Frankby (26th February 2012)
Heswall to Storeton and Thornton Hough (3rd October 2009)
Willaston, Burton and Shotwick (29th September 2011)

Outlying Areas
Hightown to Ainsdale (22nd November 2010)
Sefton to Little Crosby and Ince Blundell (2nd September 2009)
Maghull to Halsall (24th July 2009)
Huyton to Kirby (24th July 2009)
Hale to Cronton (16th August 2010)
Widnes to Penketh (24th July 2009)
Runcorn (29th September 2011)
Halton to Daresbury (29th September 2011)
Helsby to Frodsham (24th July 2009)
Kelsall to Plemstall (26th February 2012)
Little Barrow to Ince (29th September 2011)
Saughall to Capenhurst and Backford (24th July 2009)