Hidden History Landmarks ‘Horseshoe’ Stones, Wavertree September 19, 2025 by Martin Greaney | Leave a Comment A wall on the north side of Childwall Road, near its junction with Thingwall Road, contains two unusual stones. They are around 12 metres apart, and stand out from the... read more Read more »
Buildings St John’s Beacon April 14, 2023 by Martin Greaney | 3 Comments on St John’s Beacon St John’s Beacon has been a landmark of the Liverpool skyline since it opened in 1969. Originally designed as the ventilation tower for the new St John’s Market, the architects... read more Read more »
Landscapes Parkgate, Wirral October 26, 2022 by Martin Greaney | 4 Comments on Parkgate, Wirral Parkgate is a small town on the western coast of Wirral, facing across the Dee to Wales, and downstream from Chester. It’s popular with people from the region for days... read more Read more »
Buildings Hartley Huts, Albert Dock April 4, 2022 by Martin Greaney | 1 Comment on Hartley Huts, Albert Dock The Hartley huts are three squat buildings at the entrance to Canning Dock. They were built in 1844 for the ‘gatemen’, those charged with operating the gates to allow ships... read more Read more »
Landmarks Wright’s Moat, Halewood February 6, 2022 by Martin Greaney | 1 Comment on Wright’s Moat, Halewood Halewood was rather rural in character, before the landscape transformed it in the 20th century. Being on the edge of Liverpool contributed to the preservation of some interesting features. Two... read more Read more »
Hidden History Fisher Street – cobbles and cottages from the Victorian era January 23, 2022 by Martin Greaney | 4 Comments on Fisher Street – cobbles and cottages from the Victorian era In early 2020 a Twitter user by the name of PhoenixME (@Phoenix1270) got in touch to ask about the ‘Forgotten Street’ (as they put it) – Fisher Street. This led... read more Read more »
Landscapes Five postcards from Georgian Liverpool January 14, 2022 by Martin Greaney | 5 Comments on Five postcards from Georgian Liverpool A good friend of mine recently sent me a handful of postcards he’d found, showing photos of Georgian Liverpool in the first quarter of the 20th century. He’d house-sat for... read more Read more »
Landscapes Liverpool University and its Institutional Landscape September 11, 2020 by Martin Greaney | Leave a Comment The area coming to be known as Liverpool’s Knowledge Quarter (how many quarters can one city have?) has distinct landscape characteristics. The university is just one resident in a neighbourhood... read more Read more »
Buildings Liverpool Castle August 5, 2020 by Martin Greaney | 3 Comments on Liverpool Castle Liverpool Castle is one of Liverpool’s greatest lost landmarks, alongside the Customs House and the Sailors’ Home. The Liverpool corporation pulled down Liverpool Castle itself in 1715 and built St... read more Read more »
Buildings Woolton Hall June 20, 2020 by Martin Greaney | 3 Comments on Woolton Hall When William Brettagh (of Holt) died, he left a cottage that would later become Woolton Hall. It was bought by the Broughton family, who began to extend it, and bring... read more Read more »
