Peter Doyle
@profpeterdoyle.bsky.social
Military Historian (and geologist)
Trench warfare, terrain and material culture
FRHistS
Trench warfare, terrain and material culture
FRHistS
Missed that! I know St Caths well, as I had a spell there when I was really young. Amazing
November 24, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Missed that! I know St Caths well, as I had a spell there when I was really young. Amazing
Not my town, I think :-)
November 24, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Not my town, I think :-)
It’s a wonderful thing
November 23, 2025 at 5:28 PM
It’s a wonderful thing
Brilliant, thanks for your care over such an amazing memorial
November 23, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Brilliant, thanks for your care over such an amazing memorial
My grandmothers fiancée was killed in action with the Liverpool Scottish at Bellewaerde in June 1915. Pre William Black is remembered on the Birkenhead cenotaph and the Menin Gate
November 23, 2025 at 11:19 AM
My grandmothers fiancée was killed in action with the Liverpool Scottish at Bellewaerde in June 1915. Pre William Black is remembered on the Birkenhead cenotaph and the Menin Gate
Reposted by Peter Doyle
Liverpool Cenotaph two weeks ago today.
November 23, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Liverpool Cenotaph two weeks ago today.
Yep, as mentioned in the good old alt-text
November 23, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Yep, as mentioned in the good old alt-text
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
Absolutely Mike
November 23, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Absolutely Mike
Interesting point; Liverpool’s incredible memorial is massively understated but hugely moving
November 23, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Interesting point; Liverpool’s incredible memorial is massively understated but hugely moving
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
I’ve discussed it with my students; they felt it was an incredibly dynamic piece encompassing the drive to the colours in 1914. To them it summoned up the scale of impending sacrifice, much as you suggest.
November 23, 2025 at 10:02 AM
I’ve discussed it with my students; they felt it was an incredibly dynamic piece encompassing the drive to the colours in 1914. To them it summoned up the scale of impending sacrifice, much as you suggest.
Yes, it took me by surprise in terms of scale and context when I saw it some years ago, another breathtaking piece of public commemoration
November 23, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Yes, it took me by surprise in terms of scale and context when I saw it some years ago, another breathtaking piece of public commemoration