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In August John and I enjoyed a holiday in the North West of England. We stayed
in Manchester and visited Southport and
Crosby Beach as well as seeing various
friends and family.
Manchester Palace Hotel
This historic red brick grade II listed building used to be the Refuge
Assurance building and is situated on Oxford Road.
It has recently been refurbished into a very attractive hotel.
Richly glazed decorative tiles enhance the interiors and give the rooms lots
of character.
Crosby Beach
British sculptor, Antony Gormley's exhibition, Another
Place is a massive installation consisting of 100 life size cast-iron
figures dotted along three kilometres of the shore.
The figures all stare out to sea, face in the same direction
and are in the same pose, although some stand nearer the shoreline whilst others
are nearer the sea.
We saw some other works by Antony Gormley when we visited the
Yorkshire Sculpture Park earlier in
the summer.
Southport
The pier at Southport is the second longest pier in the UK.
As usual the tide was out and we could only just see the sea!
Wayfarers Arcade is a magnificent Victorian shopping arcade on Lord Street.
Inside is a statue of the famous racehorse, Red Rum.
He was locally trained and stabled and won the Grand
National Steeple Chase 3 times (1973, 1974 and 1977).
See more photos of my holidays.
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