interest

Went around town today, snapping anything of interest. And, as you all know, what interests me very rarely interests anyone else.

But, wait a minute. Below is a pic of the only place in Liverpool you can't be arrested at. I'm serious too. That circular stone is a marker for the end of limits for an old borough market. If a person stole from the market and reached this point, the law couldn't arrest them. And apparently, this by-law still hasn't been abolished.

So if you fancy a bit of fire-bombing, shooting or any other anti-social and illegal activity, just do your business, then stand on this stone and the police can't touch you. The silly thing is, the stone is right in the centre of the carriageway on Castle Street, so you'll probably get run over first!

Further on down at the Pier Head was ex-Merseybus MCW Metrobus 815, now operating one of the open-top tours around the city centre. Sold very prematurely by Arriva......

A few yards away is part of the new canal, with one of the new buildings for the revamped Museum behind it. It all looks very pretty, but I'm not entirely convinced by this canal business.

I don't need to tell you what the below pic is......

But below is a personal favourite of mine from childhood. The water-bucket installation on Brunswick Street has been in and out of use for years. Basically the buckets fill up, then topple over into the buckets below, and they do the same, etc.... The whole fun of it was guessing which one would empty first. Sadly, today it wasn't working, but when I was a kid this was the best free entertainment in Liverpool. Mum would take me and Mick here, and she could just sit back while we watched on in wonder.