Scott from Round The Merseyrail We Go
Tell us about yourself.
I'm Scott, a 32 year old Council worker who lives on the Wirral (so technically not Liverpool at all!). I live with my partner of 12 years. I usually describe myself as a standard gay James Bond fan with a fondness for wine, train stations and telly...
What is your blog about?
Round The Merseyrail We Go started out as my attempt to visit every Merseyrail station - Northern and Wirral Lines. It's developed over the last two years, to the extent that now I'm trying to visit every station on the Merseyrail map, from Chester to Preston, and from West Kirby to Warrington. I'm also interested in art and architecture on the network, so I write about any new developments there.
What's the most interesting thing which has happened as a result of the blog?
Last Christmas the Echo had a full page feature on the blog, which was very flattering, but at the same time pretty embarrassing - I had my photo taken outside Lime Street by a photographer from the paper in the middle of the afternoon, as though I were famous!
Have you learnt anything?
The thing I've learnt most is that there are some beautiful, wonderful places around Merseyside that people don't know about, that are only a few minutes walk from a train station.
What do you like most about Liverpool?
I'm originally from down south, and I came up north to study in Ormskirk. One night, a couple of weeks after I started living here, I missed the last train home and I had to walk round the city centre all night. I came upon St George's Plateau, not knowing it was there; St George's Hall was lit up, and the Walker Gallery, and the Wellington Memorial, and my heart leapt and I knew I was in love with the city. There is nowhere else like it - it's astonishingly beautiful and vibrant, and the people are passionate, interesting and fun. I couldn't imagine living anywhere else.
What other Liverpool blogs do you read?
I don't read many other blogs, though I do read http://www.roberthampton.me.uk/ and http://lookuplookaround.blogspot.com/, both of which are written by friends. I'm also a regular reader of the Liverpool forum on http://www.skyscrapercity.com.
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