The Beehive, Liverpool

The Beehive pub in Liverpool, or one of them at least.

Upgrading the towpath

The canal towpath in Erdington is being upgraded. Hopefully the new tarmac will be more pleasant to walk on after heavy rain than the old track!

Waterbus

The waterbus runs a circuit in Birmingham at the heart of the canal network.

Wilmcote

Wilmcote is a lovely spot near Stratford-upon-Avon.

Bilingual

Bilingual sign on the beach at Aberystwyth (though the English version could do with replacing).

White Star, Liverpool

The Friday pub photo.

End of the line

The end of the railway line in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Monty's Humber Super Snipe

Seen in the Coventry Transport Museum this Humber Super Snipe was Montgomery's "victory car" which the Field Marshal used from D-Day onwards to the end of the war.

Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral

Liverpool's catholic cathedral, the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral (or Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King) built in the 1960s.

Dockyard cranes

Dockyard cranes in the East End of London. Quite a few cranes survive in the old dockland area though most seem purely decorative these days.

George IV

The Friday pub photo, the George IV pub in Central London.

Electric Wharf Footbridge

Electric Wharf Footbridge in Coventry.

Liverpool

I'm half Scouse though i don't go up North that much, yesterday though i went up to my Dad's home town. Liverpool has changed a lot from when i used to see my Nan back in the 80s and early 90s, it seems very hip and gentrified in the city centre now with the Albert Dock development and so on, of course the suburbs could be a different story as it is with Birmingham. It was so nice to visit and it bought back plenty of memories, i took quite a few photos too of course.

Aberystwyth harbour

A lovely collection of boats in Aberystwyth harbour.

Bridgnorth

Bridgnorth is a lovely town in Shropshire, not only the HQ of the Severn Valley Railway but also home to a funicular railway that links the low and high parts of the town. Neither can be seen in this photograph however!

Upgrading the towpath

The canal near my house is having its towpath upgraded (which is a good thing as it becomes a quagmire after a bit of rain).

The Railway Inn, Droitwich

The Friday pub photo.

0-6-0

The Pacifics got the glory but the railways were kept going in the steam age by hard working 0-6-0s like this 4F seen here at the Severn Valley Railway.

York city wall

You can walk along the old battlements along part of the surviving city wall of York.

Coventry ring road

Like Birmingham Coventry is notorious for its road system especially its ring road which some call a concrete strait jacket on the city... but then again people need some means of getting to places don't they?!

Autumn is coming

After a late burst of Summer Autumn seems to be firmly with us now, here is a scene from 2012.

SVR Diesel Gala

While my interest in railways dates from my school days i've never been to a gala often held by preserved lines, until this weekend when i attended the Severn Valley Railway's Diesel Gala. And a great day it was indeed, i was able to travel behind 2 locomotives i've never really been much of a fan  of... though i am warming to them (a class 52 Western and a class 55 Deltic) and two i've always loved (a class 40 Whistler and a class 20 Chopper!) It was great travelling along with my head out of the window listening to the diesel roar (and no doubt inhaling enough fumes to shorten my life by a few years). The best part was returning to Kidderminster behind the class 20, the engine roar in the tunnel was sheer poetry. Here you can see the photos i took.

The Priory, York

The Friday pub photo.

Paddington

Paddington station in West London, still bearing the signs of its former owners the GWR.

Bridge over Charles

The bridge over Great Charles Street in Birmingham.