Peter Doyle
@profpeterdoyle.bsky.social
Military Historian (and geologist)
Trench warfare, terrain and material culture
FRHistS
Trench warfare, terrain and material culture
FRHistS
Details of Tyson Smith’s bas relief panels from Liverpool Cenotaph. On one side the armed men from Liverpool in angular, tight ranks, stern faced; on the other the drawn faces and stooped figures of the families
November 23, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Details of Tyson Smith’s bas relief panels from Liverpool Cenotaph. On one side the armed men from Liverpool in angular, tight ranks, stern faced; on the other the drawn faces and stooped figures of the families
I try and visit every time I’m ’back home’, but I had another target this time - a little older
November 23, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I try and visit every time I’m ’back home’, but I had another target this time - a little older
Hoylake & West Kirby War Memorial with sculptures by Charles Sergeant Jagger, a frontline soldier wounded in action. The sculptures are dark, intense: a brooding soldier and a mourning figure with a crown of thorns. Away from the busy street, this monument, rich in detail, depicts a deep wound
November 23, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Hoylake & West Kirby War Memorial with sculptures by Charles Sergeant Jagger, a frontline soldier wounded in action. The sculptures are dark, intense: a brooding soldier and a mourning figure with a crown of thorns. Away from the busy street, this monument, rich in detail, depicts a deep wound
Here’s an example of the Great War bronze memorial plaque, each one specially cast (not engraved) for the man or woman it commemorates. A huge undertaking to mark a nation’s loss
November 23, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Here’s an example of the Great War bronze memorial plaque, each one specially cast (not engraved) for the man or woman it commemorates. A huge undertaking to mark a nation’s loss
Birkenhead War Memorial, and remembrance of my youth in my home town. At least three of the names commemorated here are from my family. The Westmorland stone bas relief figures were by Tyson Smith of Liverpool; he included a representation of the bronze memorial plaque designed by Carter Preston
November 23, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Birkenhead War Memorial, and remembrance of my youth in my home town. At least three of the names commemorated here are from my family. The Westmorland stone bas relief figures were by Tyson Smith of Liverpool; he included a representation of the bronze memorial plaque designed by Carter Preston
Port Sunlight War Memorial. Commissioned from sculptor Goscombe John by Lord Lever while the Great War was in progress. It commemorates the employees of Lever Brothers killed in the war; its bronze statues are amongst the most dynamic and detailed to be seen anywhere. Its detail is breathtaking
November 23, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Port Sunlight War Memorial. Commissioned from sculptor Goscombe John by Lord Lever while the Great War was in progress. It commemorates the employees of Lever Brothers killed in the war; its bronze statues are amongst the most dynamic and detailed to be seen anywhere. Its detail is breathtaking
Check this one out: maquette of a grieving figure by Gilbert and its bronze full-size version on the Towneley Park War Memorial, Burnley
October 26, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Check this one out: maquette of a grieving figure by Gilbert and its bronze full-size version on the Towneley Park War Memorial, Burnley
Incredible to see this maquette of Gilbert’s design for Troon War Memorial at Hartlebury Castle yesterday. It’s an unusual design, a product of the Bromsgrove Design Guild, who produced both the Liver Birds and the gates to Buckingham Palace
October 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Incredible to see this maquette of Gilbert’s design for Troon War Memorial at Hartlebury Castle yesterday. It’s an unusual design, a product of the Bromsgrove Design Guild, who produced both the Liver Birds and the gates to Buckingham Palace
Finally, a French 75
September 18, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Finally, a French 75
Trying to work out what is going on in the world can be a challenge
September 2, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Trying to work out what is going on in the world can be a challenge
Technology is often a mystery. So it is, so it has always been
September 2, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Technology is often a mystery. So it is, so it has always been
I know how he feels
September 2, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I know how he feels
Cast-iron Ypres. This incredible dish, no doubt made for the inter-war tourist market, is a cut-above the norm. Made of cast-iron, it has a dark presence that mirrors the destruction of the city, prior to its rebirth.
August 26, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Cast-iron Ypres. This incredible dish, no doubt made for the inter-war tourist market, is a cut-above the norm. Made of cast-iron, it has a dark presence that mirrors the destruction of the city, prior to its rebirth.
I’ll never forget my first trip to this incredible place of legend
August 22, 2025 at 11:42 AM
I’ll never forget my first trip to this incredible place of legend
Great to see my 2012 book reissued in paperback - as with all the books in this series, it’s an introductory guide. Pleased that readers found it of value
August 20, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Great to see my 2012 book reissued in paperback - as with all the books in this series, it’s an introductory guide. Pleased that readers found it of value
Snake stone. How wonderful is this? Nature, eh
June 4, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Snake stone. How wonderful is this? Nature, eh
At the Menin Gate. The desire to connect with those lost a century plus ago is strong, the gate such a focal point. And rightly so.
May 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
At the Menin Gate. The desire to connect with those lost a century plus ago is strong, the gate such a focal point. And rightly so.
The Menin Gate, just last week. Now divested of its shrouds, once again the Gate becomes a focal point for the curious, or for those seeking names or leaving remembrances. All this while pedestrians move through its arches, just as soldiers once passed though its rubble, to the sound of the guns
May 15, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The Menin Gate, just last week. Now divested of its shrouds, once again the Gate becomes a focal point for the curious, or for those seeking names or leaving remembrances. All this while pedestrians move through its arches, just as soldiers once passed though its rubble, to the sound of the guns
This is my favourite FWW forester image
May 8, 2025 at 11:16 AM
This is my favourite FWW forester image
