23 Foundation Fundraising Event – Matou Restaurant.

Former manager of Liverpool FC, Roy Evans & supersub David Fairclough joined Swedish and Norwegian fans for Jamie Carrighans 23 Foundation fundraising event at the Matou Pan-Asian Restaurant situated at Pier Head, Liverpool on Saturday 14th. May 2011.

Independents Bienniel – Gostins, Liverpool

The exhibition rooms at Gostins in Hanover Street for the Liverpool Gallery members Independent Bienniel artwork and photography exhibits.

Room 1:

Liverpool Gallery exhibits.

Room 2:

Liverpool Gallery members exhibits.

Room 3:

Liverpool Gallery members exhibits.

The Three Graces at Pier Head – Liverpool

Now fronted by the modern architecture of the Mersey Ferries Terminal building which hosts the Beatles Museum and the Pan-Asian Matou restaurant, the Grade II listed buildings of the Liver Building, Cunard Building and Port of Liverpool Building are a UNESCO World Heritage site.

New Ferry Terminal – Pier Head, Liverpool

The new Mersey Ferries Terminal, Beatles Museum and Matou restaurant on the banks of the River Mersey at Pier Head, a UNESCO World Heritage site, in Liverpool.

Welsh Streets – Madryn Street

Madryn Street sign.

Ringo Starr ( Richard Starkey ) the Beatles drummer was born in 9 Madryn Street in the Welsh Street area of Dingle in Liverpool where he lived until at the age of five when his parents divorced and he moved around the corner to 10 Admiral Grove with his mother. After his parents divorce he still spent a lot of his time in Madryn Street at his Grandfathers house number 59, Madryn Street.

The Welsh Streets are due for demolition as from 1st. October 2010 despite protests from local residents and Beatles fans worldwide.

The Empress public house on High Park Street which is situated between Madryn Street and Admiral Grove features on his first solo album cover.

9, Madryn Street - Ringo Starr's birthplace

More images of Madryn Street can be viewed here

The reopening of the Bascule Bridge on the Dock Road.

Joe Anderson and Ian Pollit cutting the ribbon

The historic Bascule bridge on the Dock Road in Liverpool, which has been closed since 2008, was reopened on 25th August 2010 by Liverpool councilor Joe Anderson and Ian Pollitt from Peel Holdings who were responsible for refurbishing it.

The ribbon cutting ceremony took place around mid-day.

The machinery in the control room above the bridge…

The control room for the Bascule Bridge.

More images of the bridge and the Dock area can be viewed Here

The Great Escape…

Composed digitally – don’t try this at home!!

Acrobat

Jay from the Music Stall – Widnes.

Jay from the Widnes band Poseidon. Studio shot for band promotion.

Matou Pan-Asian Restaurant, Pier Head, Liverpool.

Some more images of the interior of the Matou Restaurant…

Images of the Matou Restaurant in Liverpool

Three images taken in Matou Restaurant on Thursday evening after visiting the Liverpool Gallery exhibition in Gostins, Hanover Street.

The images taken in Matou were hand held at approx. 1/10th. second.