#hamilton square

[liverpoollomo]

Hamilton Square. Nikon F65. Ilford Delta 3200.

The construction iof Hamilton Square began in 1825. It is inspired by New Town in Edinborugh and was intended to form part of much larger development. No tweo sides of the square are identical and the gardens in the center where purchased by by the council in 1903 and opened to the public. The east side of the square was left vacant until 1883 when work began on Birkenhead Town Hall.

Whenever I visit the other side of the Mersey I like to take a walk around the square as it is incredibly beautiful. Prior to attending a gig at nearby Future Yard I snapped a few shots on Ilford Delta 3200. I really do need to go back during the day with a more conventional film stock in my camera.

[bluesman56]

Birkenhead Townhall by Tony

[meghan-the-duchess]

Harry and Meghan have arrived in Birkenhead - 14th January 2019

[royalpain16]

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry visit Hamilton Square in Birkenhead

[paintedimagining]

Hamilton Square at sunset with The Queen Victoria Memorial Monument, Birkenhead, The Wirral

[bluesman56]

Hamilton Square by Tony Via Flickr: Hamilton Square is a town square in Birkenhead, Wirral, England. This Georgian square, which was designed by Edinburgh architect James Gillespie Graham, has the most Grade I listed buildings outside of London (after Trafalgar Square). It is named after the family of the wife of Scottish shipbuilder William Laird and construction was started in 1825. The Queen Victoria Monument stands in the centre of Hamilton Square with Birkenhead Town Hall in the background.

[bluesman56]

Birkenhead Drill by Tony Via Flickr: "Women and children first" (or, the Birkenhead Drill) is a code of conduct dating from 1852, whereby the lives of women and children were to be saved first in a life-threatening situation, typically abandoning ship, when survival resources such as lifeboats were limited. However, it has no basis in maritime law. While the phrase first appeared in the 1860 novel Harrington: A Story of True Love, by William Douglas O'Connor, the first documented application of "women and children first" was in May 1840 when, after a lightning-strike, fire broke out aboard the American packet Poland en route from New York to Le Havre.

[bluesman56]

Underground stop by Tony