the river mersey!!!

southport lakeside miniature railway...vintage signs

the metropolitan cathedral has 2 nice outdoor stained-glass thingys

there's a very cute miniature railway at southport...

...opened in 1911

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the driver and train

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on the train
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the sidings

unfortunately i broke my clarice cliff sugar shaker!!!

oh dear...broken-down bus...catherine street

afternoon tea at cc's...she collects cornish blue!!!

wedding car waiting for the happy couple...just why do we attach tin cans???

we were lucky with the weather on saturday...

...it didn't rain for the boote cats' home open day...the day made over £1,000 for the home which looks after abandoned cats

bric-a-brac stalls selling donated goods

scamp is waiting for a home

in the meantime he gets loving care in the home!!!

minnie

nice italian cafe...southport...tho i am not sure it is famous!!!

funland...southport pier

part of my childhood...sooty and sweep...found on southport pier

vintage slot machines...southport pier

there is a very nice collection of slot machines in the pavilion at the end of the pier...the forerunner of japanese pachinko?

you need old pennies to use them!!!

southport has a very long pier...

...the second-longest in england (southend is the longest)...so why not take one of the the trains to the end!!!

the end of the pier...time for a rest for some!!!

more...the cleveland cafe southport...

the cleveland cafe...southport