Lime Street Station

It had been a while since my last visit to Liverpool. There was a time when I used to joke that my 'local' pub was the one next to Anfield stadium, but those days are long gone. Responsibility will do that to you!

Anyway, it was with a slight degree of surprise that I exited Lime Street Station to see that the row of ugly shops and the dire towerblock that had been built in front of the old station had been demolished, replaced by a large 'plaza' of steps and ramps leading into the station. So one of the huge arches now fronts directly onto the street:



It's a great improvement, and nice to see the architectural mistakes of the past being rectified in this way.

Another Place

Another Place
Originally uploaded by petergriffin_1892.

I'd been meaning to get out to see Antony Gormley's 'Another Place' installation for some time, so on a recent trip to Liverpool I managed to get a quick trip out to Crosby beach.

It's impressive - something like 100 of these statues strung out along 5 kilometres of the shoreline. My visit was on a windy december day, but it was definitely worth making the effort.