This article was originally published on Hubpages in September 2009.
Hidden doorway in the heart of Liverpool's business centre.
The photographs here are all from Richard Cosgrove-Bray's portfolio of early work, when he was a student taking a City & Guilds course in photography in 1989/81.
These photos depict a Liverpool which is fast disapearing beneath of wave of much-needed modernisation. The picture quality of some of the original prints has deteriorated a little, unfortunately.
Homelessness: an age-old problem.
This traditional tobacconist shop was on School Lane, opposite the Bluecoat Chambers.
Many barges and narrowboats once travelled from the various Liverpool docks along the Manchester Ship Canal, carrying cargo. This became a way of life for numerous Romany families, forced off the roads by a changing society.
A City of Many Cultures
An elaborate synagogue.
In a city with two cathedrals, there are many religion-inspired monuments.
Police in action! Liverpool is reputed to be one of Europe's safest cities.
Sefton Park
A view of one of the smaller water features in Sefton Park in the popular suburb in Aigburth.
Captain Hook's famous pirate ship in Sefton Park - now lost forever, much to the chagrin of many a displaced duck.
Old Liverpool Docks
The old ferry terminal, circa 1989.
Stone steps leading to the Mersey waters.
Decaying dockside loading bay. Many of similar things have been demolished to make way for modern developments.
A structural dockside skeleton laid bare to the elements, now demolished.
The Albert Dock Village, which houses the Liverpool Tate, shops, restaurants, offices, luxury apartments, bars and several museums, is popularly considered one of the city's success stories.
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