Photographs of the Wirral Peninsula in North West England.
Threatening clouds over the breakwaters on the beach at New Brighton, Wirral Merseyside.
Threatening dark skies over the breakwaters on the beach at New Brighton, Wirral, Merseyside.
'The Pierrot' statue on New Brighton Promenade, Wirral, Merseyside with a backdrop of the huge cranes at The Royal Seaford Dock across the Crosby Channel.
'The Pierrot' statue on New Brighton Promenade, Wirral, Merseyside.
The plaque at the base of the sculpture reads:
'The Pierrot
In 2001 a public competition was held to design Gateway features for New Brighton. The winning idea for this site came from Joan Ellis. The pierrot was a was a popular figure at the turn of the 20th Century and performed regularly on the Pier and Promenade. The Pierrot is 7 metres tall and is constructed of 8mm marine quality stainless steel. It weighs approximately 2 tonnes.'
Fort Perch Rock and Perch Rock Lighthouse, New Brighton, Wirral, Merseyside.
Promenade shelter at New Brighton, Wirral, Merseyside.
One of three late 19th century cast iron shelters on the promenade.
Perch Rock Lighthouse designed by John Foster, New Brighton, Wirral, Merseyside.
Situated at the confluence of the River Mersey and Liverpool Bay, this lighthouse was first lit in 1830 and was decommissioned in 1973.
Burbo Bank Wind Farm in Liverpool Bay.
These are the largest turbines in the world, each spin covering an area as large as the London Eye.
The photo was taken from New Brighton, Wirral Merseyside.
Perch Rock Lighthouse designed by John Foster at New Brighton, Wirral, Merseyside.
Fort Perch Rock, New Brighton, Wirral, Merseyside.
A defense installation, built in the 1820s to defend the Port of Liverpool. The initial idea was put forward In 1803 by Liverpool merchants who were concerned about a possible French invasion during the Napoleonic wars, but work didn't get started until 1826. The fort was completed in 1829.
It is now a tourist attraction and museum.
Snowdrop, the Mersey Ferry in dazzle livery arriving at the landing stage of the Woodside Ferry Terminal in Birkenhead on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside.
The Old Light at Woodside Ferry Terminal, Birkenhead on the Wirral, Merseyside.
The bottom stone part of this small lighthouse dates from the 1840s when a pier was first built here. The top metal part containing the light was originally positioned on top of the wooden bell tower, but was moved onto the old stone base in the 1980s when the terminal was rebuilt. The light has never been lit in its new position.
The Liverpool skyline including the Royal Liver Building can be seen across the Mersey.
Woodside Ferry Terminal in Birkenhead, the Wirral, Merseyside, England.
This wooden tower that houses a fog warning bell was once the base of the old Woodside Light. When the ferry terminal was rebuilt in 1985, the light unit was moved to the top of a nearby stone base from an 1840s lighthouse.
Old Lifeboat Station on Hilbre Island, West Kirby, Wirral, Merseyside..
The station was operational from 1839 until 1939.
Red sandstone cliffs on Hilbre Island, West Kirkby, Wirral, Merseyside.
The rocks are of Lower Triassic age and form part of the Sherwood Sandstone Group.
Natural sandstone and mudstone arch on Middle Eye, Hilbre Island, West Kirkby on the Wirral, Merseyside.
Middle Eye and Hilbre Island, West Kirkby on the Wirral, Merseyside.
The small group of islands, Little Eye, Middle Eye and Hilbre Island lie at the mouth of the estuary of the River Dee.
Little Eye, Hilbre Island, West Kirkby on the Wirral, Merseyside.
The small group of islands, Little Eye, Middle Eye and Hilbre Island lie at the mouth of the estuary of the River Dee.