Thursday Doors – 26 March 2026

Doors 348 – Doors of Liverpool (I) – March 2025

A year ago, my wife ran in the Liverpool half-marathon. My daughter and I went to accompany and support her, taking in a mini-break staying in the city for two nights. Although I have been to Liverpool before, I have not been able to sight-see or wander around, so although this trip was brief, and largely centred around the running event, I did get to see a little bit of the character of the place.

This week’s selection of doors and buildings are from the dockland area around the start and finish line for the event, I hope you enjoy them:

This is an iconic building in Liverpool and indeed England. The birds at the top are known as the Liver Birds, and appear on the badge for the Liverpool football team.

This bus is the same model that I used to get to and from school when I was a kid. The bus was the number 43 that went from Muswell Hill to Highgate Tube Station, and I would hop on and off with all the skill of the Artful Dodger, with my cap and satchel, even if the bus was moving slowly. Of course, I would sit on the upper deck and try to avoid paying for my ticket, smiling angelically at the conductor when he came round. If successful, I would spend the 2 pence on sweets in the local tobacconist on my way home.

That’s it for this week, and there will be more from Liverpool next time. See you then.

If you have made it this far, you probably like doors, and you really ought to take a look at the No Facilities blog by Dan Anton who has taken over the hosting of Thursday Doors from Norm 2.0 blog. Links to more doorscursions can be found in the comments section of Dan Anton’s weekly Thursday Doors post and his Sunday recap.