Southport: Lord Street: Part 1 of 2

Lord Street in Southport is well known for its long row of shops with their Victorian glass canopies, which are located on one side of the road. The view above shows the north end of Lord Street. The shops are on the other side of the street.

There are a mixture of small, individual shops, and well established High Street names. 

The Waterstones book shop was originally a bank. 

A closer look over the entrance to Waterstones, gives a date of 1833. 

This grand looking building was formerly the Preston Bank, dating from 1889. It then became the Midland Bank, and then the HSBC Bank. 

The Tourist Information Centre was empty. A note on the door stated that it had moved to the nearby Library.

Town Hall Gardens, with Lord Street to the left. 

A fountain in the Town Hall Gardens. 

There are some fine looking buildings on Lord Street, this one now having  Ernest Jones the Jewellers on the ground floor. 

The Scarisbrook Hotel.

Locals, with their shopping, waiting for the next bus.