Tuesday 31 December 2013

Southport & Crosby

Back on our recent UK travels we visited Clare, Raye & Lucy in Ormskirk and decided to do a bit of sightseeing on our journey back to Sheffield. Don't be fooled by the blue skies, it was bitterly cold!

Southport pier is 1 km in length, the second longest in the UK. People who know the town will remember the tide is nearly always out!
The tram does a good business in summer months...
...but we had to manage the blustery walk...
...to be rewarded by old-fashioned slot machines, still using pre-decimal pennies.
Memories of happy times when we were children!
Just north of Liverpool is Crosby with its famous Antony Gormley statues, which we've wanted to see for years.


La Tranche has its own version, of course. Now who was the model, you may ask!

More on Antony Gormley's 'Another Place' on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Another_Place

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I remember seeing these when Mike lived near them some years ago. Amazing! Your French guy looks pretty fit too!! xx

BENARD Jean said...

I have a guess ;-)