In views of Liverpool we explore Liverpool and see how it’s maritime past helped shape the vibrant city that it is today!
These views of Liverpool are taken from a recent short trip to that port city in the north west of England.
Liverpool is a city located in the North West of England.
It’s a city with a rich cultural and industrial past situated on the Mersey Estuary.
It was once home of the RMS Titanic and many other such famous liners.
Views Of Liverpool
Keeping active and especially travelling is one of the most rewarding experiences ever.
They alleviate stress and open the mind to new experiences and environments. They also make us much more appreciative of the world we live in.
So a couple of weeks ago Lady Lynne and I went on a short low cost 3 day sightseeing trip to Liverpool.
We’d decided that this year all our annual holidays would be staycations. This is so we can save up for our mega trip to Hawaii and San Francisco next year!
So far this year we’ve had short breaks to London, walked from Carlisle to Bowness on Solway and visited Oban. Plus, we’ve still got a holiday to Cornwall to come in September!
Anyway, without further ado, let’s get on to these stunning views of Liverpool!
Firstly and just a short walk from our hotel we found the vibrant and completely redeveloped Albert Dock .
It’s now a leisure complex housing pleasure craft, museums, bars and shops.
A far cry from it’s original heavy industrial use!
The warehouses above were built in 1846.
They were used to store all sorts of things from incoming cargo ships.
In particular brandy, cotton, tea, silk, tobacco, ivory and sugar.
It can be thirsty work sightseeing!
So we shared this excellent bottle of Chateaneuf du Pape at one of Liverpool’s excellent French restaurants, Bistro Pierre.
That choice of wine was exactly the right one to compliment a fantastic dinner of mussels and beef bourguignon!
Views of Liverpool from the River Mersey
After our lunchtime “refreshments” we took a trip on one of the iconic Mersey Ferries.
You get a 50 minutes cruise around the estuary to see some of the best views of Liverpool.
One of the many stunning views of Liverpool above is the Port of Liverpool building.
Again this building itself is no longer used for it’s original purpose as the port’s headquarters. However what’s good to see is that it has been fully restored back to it’s original condition.
I certainly wouldn’t mind living in one of it’s luxury apartments wouldn’t you?
One of the most iconic buildings in Liverpool is the Royal Liver Building, above.
Opened in 1911 as the home of the Royal Liver Assurance group it now houses 15 different companies.
You can see the two Liver Birds on the front and back towers.
One watches over the city and the other over the sea. Legend has it that if these birds ever fly away, then Liverpool will be no more.
Today Liverpool is a bustling vibrant city. A port of call for Luxury Liners.
The decline in it’s docks hit it particularly hard after the 2nd World War. It caused years of Industrial unrest and social problems.
Like Glasgow, Liverpool had to re-invent itself.
Although I will argue with Liverpool laying claim to once being “the second city of the empire” as was stated on a wall inside the museum of Liverpool. That was actually Glasgow!
As you’ve seen so far there’s many stunning views of Liverpool to be had and the one above is particularly special.
The Stanley Dock Tobacco Warehouse is the world’s largest brick warehouse.
It’s been largely disused since the 1980’s although there are plans afoot to develop it into apartments and businesses.
Wallasey Town Hall is on the opposite side of the estuary from the buildings above.
The town hall first saw it’s use as a military hospital in 1914.
It was only after the war it became used for its original intended municipal purposes from 1920 onward.
As can be seen that’s quite a colourful painted boat above!
It’s actually the ferry that took us on this views of Liverpool cruise.
It’s been decorated as a “dazzle ferry” as part of the First World War commemorations.
Jumping back ashore from the cruise Lady Lynne and I thought that the sign on the lightship in the background was particularly apt.
It gives you a clue as to our next destination!
Well folks, I hope you enjoyed this selection of some of the best views of Liverpool from our recent trip.
Of course there’s so much more to Liverpool than just the above. I haven’t even mentioned but I expect you know it’s also the home of The Beatles?
O wow! The building are all so stunning!
Before I started solely shooting for food photography, architecture was my favorite to shoot! (It still is….I just haven’t gotten out to any new places in quite some time!) I’m always so in awe of the beauty of old buildings (hate modern structures!) Haha!
I’d absolutely love to see some of you architecture and building photographs Rebecca. 🙂
I love shooting food, but like you, my first photographs were buildings and architecture and also lots of mountains, being from Scotland! 😀
I had no idea that Liverpool was so beautiful! Here in America, we only every really hear about it as a working class city, and so I guess I thought that it wouldn’t have quite as much polish to it. And yes, I love that you took a fer-rey, across the Mer-sey. And um yes to musselss, beef bourginon and Chateauneuf du Pape. #winning
It’s stunning isn’t it? We saw the city first time a couple of years ago when we went there with Lynne’s parents to celebrate Lynne’s mum’s retiring. She’s a huge Beatles fan you see. 🙂
We were bowled over by the beauty of the city then, and decided we wanted to visit as soon as possible.
I can hear you singing “Ferry cross the Mersey” now. You’re great! 😆