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When the tides in the River Mersey are low, sandbanks are revealed mid-river. Legend has it that it is possible to walk from Eastham to Speke at low tide, but the Drone lets us get this unique perspective of the wide vastness of the Mersey Estuary without getting our feet wet!

The unique overhead perspective that the drone gives can be invaluable for aerial survey and mapping purposes. In this image, the ruins of abandoned slate miners cottages at Llyn Cwmorthin in North wales can be seen.

Built in 1956, the Silver Jubilee Bridge (known locally as the Runcorn Bridge) quickly became a vital link between Lancashire and Cheshire. Its success led to frequent congestion, so in 2017 a replacement bridge, The Mersey Gateway was opened. The Runcorn Bridge is currently undergoing refurbishment work, and will soon reopen for local traffic.

The Dream is a public sculpture by Juame Plensa, situated on the site of an old  spoil tip of Sutton Manor Colliery which closed in 1991 which overlooks the M62 motorway. Jaume Plensa stated “When I first came to the site I immediately thought something coming out of the earth was needed. I decided to do a head of a nine-year-old girl which is representing this idea of the future. It’s unique.”