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Liverpool Life Museum

This small museum is often been overlooked for the bigger museums like the Maritime and the Tate but its well worth a look and doesn't take up too much time if its sunny outside. The culture and life of Liverpool is displayed from how they used to live and work, the football fever of the city to cult scouseTV programmes like Brookside.

Located just before the Albert Dock and overlooks the Canning Dock where several boat exhibits are open in the summer.

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Off The Beaten Path: Liverpool Life Sculpture

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Written by sandysmith

on May 13, 2003

liverpool life sculpture

Just behind the Liverpool Life Museum is this endearing sculpture looking out to the Mmersey on the Riverside Walk.
It depicts the leaving of Liverpol - so many emigrants left here for a brave new world.

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Off The Beaten Path: Great Western Railway

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Written by sandysmith

on May 13, 2003

take a look inside....

Just by the side of the Canning dock (where the boats are on display) is the old Great Western Railway terminus. If its open have a peep, inside for a surprise....

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Off The Beaten Path: Steam Fire Pump

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on Jun 12, 2004

steam fire pump 1901

Inside the Great Western Railway building are several old wonderfully preserved fire pumps and engines.

This one was a Shand Mason Steam Fire Pump from 1901. The North Lancashire Fire Force used this pump in the Second World War. It delivered about 350 gallons (1,600 litres) of water per minute. It needed two powerful horses to haul it to the fire!

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Off The Beaten Path: Liverpool Fire Engine

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on Jul 27, 2003

off to a blaze no more

This is a Liverpool fire engine - also housed in the Great Western Railway terminus, situated close to the Albert Dock complex.
Again this was in service in the second world war and up to the 1950's.

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Off The Beaten Path: A pyramid in Liverpool??

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Updated by sandysmith

on Sep 18, 2007

Little pyramid

Yes Liverpool has a little pyramid too.
An addicted gambler by the name of Mckenzie wished to be buried standing up with his winning card hand still in situ - hence this strange memorial!
Address: Rodney Street - St Andrews church grounds
Directions: not far from the Roman Catholic cathedral

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Off The Beaten Path: George's Dock Tower

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Written by sandysmith

on May 13, 2003

ventilation tower

People often wonder what this building is - found just behind the Liver buildings on Mann Island. Well this stately tower hides one of the two main ventilation shafts for the Mersey Tunnels (the other being on the river bank opposite in Birkenhead).

It was designed by Herbert J Rowse and along with the tunnel mouths, the tower was badly damaged in the war and was largely rebuilt by Rowse in 1951-2.

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Off The Beaten Path: West Kirby

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Updated by sandysmith

on May 13, 2003

West Kirby Marina

Just 30 mins by train from Liverpool is my home town of West Kirby. West Kirby has a beach and marina to enjoy.
This is the view half way across the marine lake looking towards the promenade. Boating and windsurfing are very popular activities. Those houses over there are where we live.

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Off The Beaten Path: Hilbre Island

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on Dec 21, 2002

West Kirby

The other side of the lake has the beach. Here Hilbre Island can be seen. You can walk out to the island when the tide is out but you must check the tide times for returning - people have been stranded! PLEASE SEE TRAVELOGUE on my West Kirby page.

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Off The Beaten Path: Ness Gardens - the Laburnum...

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Written by sandysmith

on Dec 6, 2002