Category: Arts and Culture
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The Priory Birkenhead: 870 Years of History on the Banks of the River Mersey
Birkenhead Priory, founded in 1150, is the oldest standing building in Merseyside and a hidden historic gem on the banks of the River Mersey. From medieval monks and early ferry crossings to panoramic views across Wirral and Liverpool, this 870-year-old site offers a powerful glimpse into the region’s past—quietly enduring amid the modern docks that…
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Port Sunlight Looks to the Future with a New Village Identity
Port Sunlight is getting a fresh look! While the Lady Lever-inspired branding didn’t make the final cut, the village is exploring a modern refresh that celebrates its heritage, architecture, and unique community spirit. Locals have had their say, helping shape a design that’s accessible, contemporary, and unmistakably Port Sunlight.
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Between the Pages
Between the Pages by Alison Little is a piece of historical fiction set in the Rawdon Reading Rooms on Breck Road, Anfield—later to become a public library. Through the gentle rhythms of a winter’s day, the story captures a moment of calm amid social change, touching on working-class life, women’s quiet resilience, and the power…
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Tittle-Tattle: A Feminist Conceptual Artwork by Alison Little
Tittle-Tattle is a feminist conceptual artwork by Alison Little that uses a domestic rolling pin carved with gossip-like statements to expose how women judge one another through cleanliness, homemaking, appearance, and social status, challenging internalised misogyny within the home.
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A City of Imagination: Could Liverpool Create a Yellow Submarine Art Park?
Liverpool has always been a city powered by imagination—from Lewis Carroll’s Cheshire roots to The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine. This article explores whether Liverpool could create a world-class art play park inspired by global examples such as Gulliver Park in Valencia, Kyiv’s Landscape Alley, and sustainable scrap-tyre playgrounds across Africa. Blending public art, play, music, and…
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A Year in Sketches: Reflections on My 2025 Daily Sketch Diary Project
In 2025, I completed a daily sketch diary as a year-long arts project, creating one drawing every day in response to work, news, culture, and changing mental wellbeing. From intense visual metaphors and political moments to texture studies and brighter post-burnout imagery, this sketch diary became a deeply personal record of a transformative year —…
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🎄 December Newsletter
December was filled with winter warmth, creativity, humour, and reflection on alisonlittle.blog. From winter running essentials and mindful hobbies to festive flash fiction, community celebrations, recovery at Christmas, scenic walks, and darkly comic seasonal stories, this month looked back on the many ways we moved, paused, laughed, and connected as the year came to a…
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The Chirk Walk via Two Aqueducts: Canal Paths, Tunnels, and Industrial Heritage
A scenic walk starting from Chirk railway station, taking in Chirk Aqueduct, the dark canal tunnel, and the breathtaking Pontcysyllte Aqueduct. This dog-friendly canal walk blends industrial heritage, Welsh valley views, and practical tips for tackling one of the most memorable aqueduct walks on the England–Wales border.
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Iron Men, not Snow Men
Set on Crosby Beach, this flash fiction gives voice to one of Antony Gormley’s Iron Men, blending humour and reflection on public art, tourism, and cultural legacy.
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An Engagement: at the Museum
A woman arrives alone at a historic museum on the opening day of a literature festival, her thoughts drifting through solitude, past relationships, and the comfort of chosen quiet. As coffee cools and anticipation builds, a familiar figure enters, carrying more than expected. A moment of connection unfolds beneath stained glass and gold-faced clocks, where…
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