AnglOrony

Our Place in Space Quite remarkable 8.1 km scale model of the solar system animated Liverpool City Centre from 14 October to 6 November 2022.  With distance comes perspective... It started from miniature of our Sun and Earth on Church Street, running down along it to the iconic waterfront, Albert Dock and then on a solitary path through the Trans Pennine Trail along the left north bank of the Rover Mersey. It ended with tiny Pluto at the Otterspool Promenade. A very intriguing walk. Quite peculiar indeed. Walking through the streets of Liverpool, first through a lot of dense crowd, similar to the solar system where the first planets a gather closer.  Being able to not only imagine the the scales and distances, but to experience it physically was a incredible eye-opener for many. What a tiny-tiny cosmic seed the planet Earth we live on really is. Just figure this out - the scale on that journey was 591 million to 1! At this scale the Sun is  2.35 m in diameter, the Earth i...

Peter Kavanagh,  situated in the outskirts of Liverpool city centre, among the Georgian Quarter. We have heard about the pub for some time and read it has been praised as the best one.  Originally the Liver Inn, it is now named after the licensee who ran it for an incredible fifty three years from 1897 to 1950.  53 years service in running pub makes Peter Kavanagh one of the longest serving licensees in the country.  He was also a successful businessman, designer and alderman.  The pub features murals by Edinburgh born artist  Eric Robertson  (1887-1941), which were painted in 1929 when Peter Kavanagh was altering the pub, one based on scenes from Dickens for the front room and another based on the work of Hogarth for the rear room.  The landlady,  Rita Smith  has taken over the running of Peter Kavanagh's 30 years ago, transforming it into a quirky local place to be.  The huge range of curiosities on the walls and ceilings have bee...

Lets continue our walk...check where you are ;-) Finally, you got to the most iconic Liverpool Landmarks. Three Graces - Royal Liver Building, Cunard Building and the Port of Liverpool Building. They have defined Liverpool waterfront for the last hundred years and the lives of many people around the world. They are on the list of the UNSESCO global heritage - as they truly served to change the lives of so many families.  Royal Liver Building  - the most recognisable and loved landmark of Liverpool. Its grand clock towers are crowned with the Liver Birds. They are named Bella and Bertie .  Bella looks out to the sea, to welcome handsome sailors and ships bringing wealth to the city. Bertie looks inland to protects Liverpool people or/and to see if the pubs are still open for the sailors. This is according to the local legend from the start of 20th century. The port is here no more, the sailors are gone, the pubs are closing down. Times are changing. As they have always bee...

Continuing our walk just check where you are on the map...  We are passing  St John Gardens , landscaped from a former cemetery with  grand  memorial statues. You may want to peep towards  Queensway Tunnel , regarded as one of the great engineering feats. At the time of its opening in 1934, it was the  longest underwater tunnel in the world.  Just notice two statues overlooking the tunnel entrance, one is to Queen Mary and the other is to King George V . There were massive crowds at the opening, you me see the photos in many Liverpool pubs and other places.  A scene from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 was filmed in the tunnel, with Hagrid and Harry on a flying motorbike or something.  Also the chase scene for Fast & Furious 6   was shot here. Locals say it is haunted - many have seen a woman's ghost on a motorbike, or an old fashioned 1960's police car has been seen driving in the tunnel. Perhaps it a...