The beach structures of ...New Brighton

New Brighton is a seaside resort located at the northeastern tip of  

the Wirral Peninsular in Merseyside.

The Sea Wall looking towards Liverpool

Groynes

Peeping ...

A way through...

A perfect day for looking at Beach Structures....

There's a famous seaside place called ...Blackpool

"There’s a famous seaside place called Blackpool,

That’s noted for fresh air and fun...."

Marriot Edgar

The Beautiful Blues in Blackpool

On a recent day visit to Blackpool there were lots of interesting things to photograph and this amazing blue sky made everything look quite special.

Looking out....

Another Place has been in place since 1997

and Antony Gormley's figures tell their own story as they look out to sea

On the Seashore....

Sometimes you have to look to see what's happening down below

Santa Baby....

Sometimes Santa pops up in the most unexpected places 

Here he is on Crosby Beach - relaxing after a busy Christmas

well ......even Santa needs a holiday ...

Fairground Attraction...

The vibrancy of life above St Annes Pier with all its colour and vibrancy

is in direct contrast to peering underneath its Victorian underbelly.

Tears of a clown

Send in the clowns

Where are the clowns?

Here we go round and round...

Stop right there....

Peering at the Pier....

A trip to St Annes-on-Sea on the beautiful Fylde coast allowed a glimpse into life at the seaside


St Annes is much more sedate than its naughty neighbour, Blackpool and echoes of St Annes Victorian past still resonates within its small town charm.


The Victorian Pier was completed in 1885.

The glory of its architecture is still to be seen in the shape of its wooden slats and iron crossbars.

A little rusty now but no less dramatic for the erosion of time and tide

And the perfectly precise alignment 

 

really is

 

a Victorian work of art.

 A little bit of flotsam  catches the light.

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