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
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Some more images of the interior of the Matou Restaurant…
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Letterpool is a project undertaken by several photographers based in the Merseyside area together with Switchmedia who produced the book which is based on typography used throughout the city of Liverpool over the ages.
The book won a Gold Award in the Fresh Creative Awards 2009 for best use of Typography
A sample of my images used in the book…
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A corrugated tin Chapel in rural Cheshire becoming overgrown.
Colour & Monochrome version
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