Take Five for a Monumental View
The Hoylake and West Kirby War Memorial on The Wirral. It’s a place many people have vaguely heard about. Some people will say it’s somewhere in Liverpool. Better knowing people might say that it...
The Hoylake and West Kirby War Memorial on The Wirral. It’s a place many people have vaguely heard about. Some people will say it’s somewhere in Liverpool. Better knowing people might say that it...
When we think of The Changing of the Guard ceremony, we usually think of London and Buckingham Palace. Britain isn’t the only country which has a regular Changing of the Guard. I was in...
Usually, there is not much to be found underneath the dozens of railway arches which are dotted around Manchester. There’s the occasional greasy spoon cafe, motor repair business or long abandoned, dank & musty...
Heswall is a pleasant residential town of The Wirral. It lies on the banks of the River Dee Estuary where it commands impressive views across the river to North Wales. The river has altered...
Prestatyn on the North Wales coast is a quiet retirement town, a breath of fresh air compared with it’s brash neighbour Rhyl. Prestatyn saw much growth in the early 1900s as a seaside resort....
Anyone who listened to music in the 1980s’ will have heard of the band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. The name was often shortened to OMD. Their hit single, Enola Gay, lead to them...
At first sight, the lighthouse at Leasowe appears plain and insignificant. This is partly due to the fact that the balcony and lantern housing which used to sit on top of the existing tower,...
Maen Achwyfan is an Early Medieval carved stone which stands in an agricultural field. It stands between the Flintshire villages of Whitford and Trelogan. It is believed to date from the late tenth century....
Drybridge Lodge is an unusual house as it is built entirely on an arched bridge over a public road. The bridge carries a private estate road which in turn passes through an archway in...
One of the jewels in the crown of King Edward I was without doubt Harlech Castle. Sitting comfortably on the top of a mound of rock, Harlech Castle dominates. A place to keep a...