Reflections of Liverpool by night and by day

You didn’t imagine that you were going to get away with just one blog on Liverpool. In addition to the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral there was much more to see.

We managed to stay in a hotel which was part of and overlooked the Royal Albert Dock. Liverpool’s docks dominated global trade by the early 19th century.

When the dock opened in 1846, Albert Dock changed the way the docks worked here forever. Its warehouses were fireproof, waterproof and secure; traders could do deals before their import taxes were due; hydraulic cranes hauled heavy cargoes across the flagstones. The speed with which ships unloaded and turned around was cut in half. The water of the dock is about the size of three football pitches, and construction cost the equivalent of £41 million today.

Today the dock has numerous bars, restaurants and novelty shops. It is a clear part of the night life of Liverpool.

Just around the corner from the dock there are numerous magnificent buildings which boarder the Mersey waterfront. These are best seen during the daylight hours and the effect is even better if the sun is shining.

Sometimes it is difficult to distinguish between what is reflected and what is real.

The Museum of Liverpool and the Royal Institute of British Architects stand alongside majestic statements of late Victorian architecture such as the Cunard building and the Liver Building.

I’ll leave you to sort out which is which.  

I think I’ve at last managed it.

Good luck.