Ruth _W

@ruth-w

Family historian of many years standing, very amateur photographer, interested in local history (Wirral & Liverpool), walking, running, gardening. Happily retired 😄 with time to dabble in all sorts.

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Ruth _W@ruth-w· Jul 20

Great walk yesterday with #Wirral @ramblers.org.uk from Much Wenlock to Ironbridge and back #Shropshire #Walking

Ruth _W@ruth-w· Jul 18

Thought so!

Ruth _W@ruth-w· Jul 8

Lifeguards at #NewBrighton #RNLI #Wirral

Ruth _W@ruth-w· Apr 17

Wirral Social Run to Hilbre Island. - a splashy one! #Wirral #running #Photography

Ruth _W@ruth-w· Apr 8

Long run on the Wirral Way with a short detour to Parkgate #Wirral #Photography

Ruth _W@ruth-w· Mar 19

Walking the #WalesCoastPath from Shotton to Greenfield. Dragon Beacon and miners' memorial at the site of Bettisfield Colliery #Wales #Photography #Walking

Signal beacon in the form of a Welsh dragon

Memorial to miners 'In memory of the colliers who descended into darkness never to see the light of day again'. A large cog with a modern sundial on top.

Ruth _W@ruth-w· Mar 1

Photo a day for February #Photography

Ruth _W@ruth-w· Feb 23

Year of the Horse #Liverpool

Ruth _W@ruth-w· Feb 1

Now reopened as a community (volunteer-run) library. #Wallasey #Wirral #Library

Ruth _W@ruth-w· Jan 13

First snowdrops

Ruth _W@ruth-w· Jan 11

Oh dear …

Ruth _W@ruth-w· Dec 31

The last light(house) of 2025 - not much in the way of sunset … Happy New Year! #2025 #Cheshire #Wirral #Photography

Ruth _W@ruth-w· Dec 24

Happy Christmas. A Christmas dragon, some quirky elves or fairies (?) and a Victorian Christmas, the last 2 at Vale Park, New Brighton #Wallasey #Wirral #Christmas

Ruth _W@ruth-w· Dec 19

Earlston House, Wallasey, possibly the site of the “old Manor House” now part of Wallasey Central Library, grade II listed. #Wirral #Wallasey #Photography #HistoricEngland #Library

Ruth _W@ruth-w· Dec 6

Book tree at Wallasey Village Library & Community Centre #Wirral #Christmas #Photography #Library

Books piled in a cone shape with fairy lights to resemble a Christmas tree

Ruth _W@ruth-w· Dec 5

Mersey Tnnel Liverpool. Good to see the column restored and replaced. It will look better once the works are cleared away. #Liverpool #Photography

Entrance to the Mersey Tunnel at night. Column with light on top.

Ruth _W@ruth-w· Nov 12

#Chester cathedral on a drizzly night. Quick phone shots. #Cheshire #Photography

Cathedral doorway at night with stained glass window above

Cathedral at night with war memorial and poppies

Ruth _W@ruth-w· Nov 11

When you come up this way, the Salt Museum is well worth a visit Lion Salt Works #Cheshire

Ruth _W@ruth-w· Nov 10

Dramatic skies over the old tower of St Hilary, Wallasey, after a dull, wet afternoon. #Wirral #Photography

Sunset over a graveyard and church tower.

Ruth _W@ruth-w· Nov 9

Corwen walking.

Ruth _W@ruth-w· Oct 29

Lovely autumn day for a walk along Leasowe embankment #Wirral #Photography

Ruth _W@ruth-w· Oct 26

Long Run Sunday on the #Wirral Way

Ruth _W@ruth-w· Oct 18

Looks like I’ll be self sufficient in apples for the foreseeable future. First basket from the #Allotment #Gardening, and plenty more to come!

Ruth _W@ruth-w· Oct 15

Further to @davelifelines.bsky.social post about Ancestry's origins update, here's a map of mine, with the birth/baptism places of my known ancestors (there's a few more that should show up as "Scotland"). Hmm ... #familyhistory #ancestry

Ruth _W@ruth-w· Oct 10

A great day at Cumbria Archives Carlisle. A beautiful purpose-built record office, a cosy lounge to eat your lunch stocked with back issues of family and local history magazines! ❤️ The trains however left something to be desired … (probably better than driving M6 there & back …?)