Although I live in Manchester I love Liverpool and spend a lot of time in the city. Yesterday I was in both cities - Manchester in the morning, Liverpool in the afternoon. They are physically close but they are utterly different in atmosphere, light, and architecture. The people are also very different too and it's not just the accent, there seems to be a fundamental difference in attitude and approach. I find it fascinating and like photographing both places, so this is the first of my diptychs exploring the connections and differences in the two cities.
I knew the expression 'pins' referring to legs but had to Google what the Cockney rhyming slang comes from. It looks like 'pins & pegs', but there are some great alternatives like 'bacon & eggs' and 'dolly pegs'. I think I might start trying to incorporate more Cockney into my everyday speak, I do have London roots but they are more South (Saff) London than East London, where I think it originates. Anyway this is all to illustrate a new picture that sits quite neatly with an older picture. So brogues, legs and a sea view from my two main muses. This might be turning into a set... Oh by the way the top view is Morecambe Bay and the lower image is from The Wirral looking across towards Wales. The North West of England is a beautiful place, with some stylish residents.
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