Isn't this picture wonderful! Taken around the turn of the 20th century near the Mersey Docks, it was the inspiration for Reckoner's Row, the fictional street in The Mersey Orphan, published by Boldwood Books. The stone steps descended from the bridge overlooking the canal to the fictional Tram Tavern and the same steps, which residents raced up, to get a glimpse of something tragic.
There have been many times when a picture has set my imagination on fire, and although this scene was recorded a good few years before the birth of The Mersey Orphan, I think it tells us that Reckoner's Row has many more stories yet to tell...
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