Imagine walking down Merton Road towards the sea in 1850. Bootle is still a village, the docks have only just begun edging northwards, and somewhere along the shoreline, stands a castle. Yes, a castle. Bootle Castle, also known as Miller’s Castle, was built in 1824 by William Miller, a wealthy businessman and solicitor who decided […]
There is a particular moment towards the end of summer when a garden seems to pause between two seasons. The bright colours of August begin to soften, seed heads start appearing where flowers once bloomed, and the first fallen leaves collect beneath the trees. For many of us, this is when the garden begins to […]
If there is one thing the Sefton coastline does particularly well, it is giving dogs plenty of space to enjoy themselves. From the iron men at Crosby beach to the pinewoods of Formby and the huge stretches of sand around Ainsdale and Southport beach, there are countless places where you can enjoy a walk with […]
There’s something easy to overlook about Litherland Town Hall. Sitting on Hatton Hill Road, now operating as a health centre, it doesn’t immediately suggest anything remarkable. It’s practical, local, part of the everyday. But on 27 December 1960, it held something that would ripple far beyond Litherland, beyond Liverpool, and eventually far beyond Britain. The […]
Formby is usually talked about for its dunes. The shifting sand, the pinewoods, the feeling that you’ve stepped slightly outside of everything else for a while. It’s the kind of place people think they already understand before they get there. But there’s another layer to it that’s much easier to miss, and once you notice […]
