Liverpool - Day 3

We packed up and left the hotel in the morning, and walked up Dale Street to the Central Library. Part of this is a modern building, but it also incorporates the amazing Picton Reading Room.

There is also the Hornby Library.

The modern part is also impressive, with a glass dome on top and a roof terrace.

We then went across the road to St George's Hall, regarded as one of the finest neo-classical buildings in the world.

It combined the High Court with a music concert hall. First we could walk round the old holding cells and a display of punishment equipment.

Then upstairs to the Crown Court itself.

Along a corridor was the Liverpool Tapestry, made when Liverpool was European Capital of Culture in 2008.

Then the viewing gallery of the main hall with a fantastically elaborate organ.

We next went for some brunch at Leaf in Bold Street. Shirley had a full English breakfast, Scott had scrambled eggs with chorizo and sausage. It was very good.

While we were eating we worked out that the funeral of Ken Dodd, who died not long before, was about to take place at the Anglican Cathedral. We decided to take a walk up and have a look.

There was quite a crowd, and there was a big screen TV showing what was going on inside.

Shortly after it started we had to head for the station, where we caught the train home about 1.30pm, going via Wigan and Haymarket again. We got home about 6.15pm.