It
was a very wet start to the day, with heavy showers and I intended going on the
Mersey ferry, but not in this, so I dodged the showers and did some essential
shopping. I did not have an electrical connector for a hook-up and offered my
free10kw card to my neighbour, but he said that a lot of the connections were
free and offered his connector for me to use. Sure enough, I had £6 worth on
the meter and it remained at that for the rest of my stay here, so I had
battery charging, which kept the fridge going and hot water as well – luxury!
The
rain eased off at lunchtime, so I decided to take a walk up to the Metropolitan
Catholic Cathedral. It was further than I thought, well only one mile, but it
was mostly uphill and hot by now. It was well worth the effort, as you will
see. I was astounded at the amount of repair work required after completion,
which alone cost £7 million; so much for modern materials and new methods of
construction. I’ll bet the Anglican Cathedral nearby never had those problems.
Views of the stained glass in the lantern.
Views across the circular nave. The blue lighting is through glass.
After
a short recovery time, I ventured out to the Baltic Fleet, which has quite a history.http://www.balticfleetpubliverpool.com/
It is a very old dockside boozer,
surrounded by modern developments. Plain floorboards, chairs and tables and a
few Cunard posters on the walls, but they brewed their own beer and very good
it was too – well worth a visit and I nearly missed it!
No comments:
Post a Comment