*click for larger Possibly the most unusual story I've posted on Hoylake Junction for quite some time and it's not an early April Fool! The writing in the sand does of course say … [Read more...]

I spotted this photo on twitter a while but only just remembered that I'd book-marked it. It just caught my eye and struck me as something that you don't normally see down on the prom. They're … [Read more...]

Here's another old photo from @oldpicposter capturing a busy shore at the slipway to the old lifeboat station. Presumably this was the start/end point for pony and trap rides along the beach? I've … [Read more...]

*click for larger version Just been updating and looking through my photo library. I snapped this one yesterday morning down on the beach opposite Government Road. I like the red hull on the … [Read more...]

*click for larger version This is such a good old photo, posted this week on twitter by @oldpicposter as it captures various aspects of Hoylake's domestic energy history. It's Hoylake … [Read more...]

And we're back for 2017 - a belated Happy New Year to you all! Hope the year ahead keeps you happy and healthy. Talking of shops, here's an off-licence from the past! Pictured is Threshers at … [Read more...]

*click for larger Here's an old photo that I stumbled upon some time ago... over three years ago in fact! It features members of two families, one being the Hyslop-Maxwell's and the other the … [Read more...]

I think I might have mentioned recently that I wouldn't publish any more photos of Hoylake baths for a while. Well, here's an exception... Hoylake Baths in the snow! Exceptions can often be made … [Read more...]

Many thanks to Kate Hughes for this week's Friday Photo. Captured at the Meols slipway is a fisherman attending to what looks to me like an old trawler... or more likely what's left of it! A … [Read more...]

An oldie for this week's Friday Photo. It's a view of Hoylake beach from the King's Gap slipway looking toward Meols. Spot the old lower lighthouse and some steps down to the sand. Apparently the … [Read more...]