Still air and a calm incoming sea at Crosby beach this afternoon. The lowering sun diffused by thin high cloud softening the colour and brightness. #IronMenCrosby
January 10, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Still air and a calm incoming sea at Crosby beach this afternoon. The lowering sun diffused by thin high cloud softening the colour and brightness. #IronMenCrosby
A last flicker of light at sunset on a mostly grey afternoon, the iron men the only static objects on an afternoon with a strong wind, a restless outgoing sea and fast moving clouds. #IronMenCrosby
January 8, 2026 at 9:06 AM
A last flicker of light at sunset on a mostly grey afternoon, the iron men the only static objects on an afternoon with a strong wind, a restless outgoing sea and fast moving clouds. #IronMenCrosby
A pewter grey afternoon tinted by pale watercolour shades of yellow and blue at a windswept Crosby beach, cold but exhilarating, the roar of the waves and the cries of gulls a soundtrack to the ever changing light as evening approaches. #IronMenCrosby
January 7, 2026 at 6:13 PM
A pewter grey afternoon tinted by pale watercolour shades of yellow and blue at a windswept Crosby beach, cold but exhilarating, the roar of the waves and the cries of gulls a soundtrack to the ever changing light as evening approaches. #IronMenCrosby
Clear winter skies over Crosby beach yesterday afternoon, the temperature barely making it above 0°. A bracing walk to clear the mind with #IronMenCrosby.
January 6, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Clear winter skies over Crosby beach yesterday afternoon, the temperature barely making it above 0°. A bracing walk to clear the mind with #IronMenCrosby.
Thanks to #TonySnell and #bbcradiomerseyside for making me feel welcome today for the chat about the #IronMenCrosby exhibition at The Atkinson Southport.
Lovely to catch up with Tony after many years.
Lovely to catch up with Tony after many years.
January 5, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Thanks to #TonySnell and #bbcradiomerseyside for making me feel welcome today for the chat about the #IronMenCrosby exhibition at The Atkinson Southport.
Lovely to catch up with Tony after many years.
Lovely to catch up with Tony after many years.
A stunning, bracing winter afternoon at Crosby beach. Today the distant snow coated mountains of Eryri, Snowdonia, glistened in the sunlight on this icy afternoon as the rough seas receded from around the feet of the iron men. #IronMenCrosby
January 5, 2026 at 2:51 PM
A stunning, bracing winter afternoon at Crosby beach. Today the distant snow coated mountains of Eryri, Snowdonia, glistened in the sunlight on this icy afternoon as the rough seas receded from around the feet of the iron men. #IronMenCrosby
Rising over the dunes behind Crosby beach, yesterday’s super moon, at first gold then silver as it rose higher above the shoulders of an iron man and a cold clear evening. #IronMenCrosby
January 4, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Rising over the dunes behind Crosby beach, yesterday’s super moon, at first gold then silver as it rose higher above the shoulders of an iron man and a cold clear evening. #IronMenCrosby
Tonight’s super moon, the Wolf Moon rising behind Crosby beach this evening. A beautiful glowing orb of light slowly rising out of evening’s shadow. #IronMenCrosby
January 3, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Tonight’s super moon, the Wolf Moon rising behind Crosby beach this evening. A beautiful glowing orb of light slowly rising out of evening’s shadow. #IronMenCrosby
A flock of oystercatchers skim the rough waters of the incoming tide this morning as the sun rose on a very cold Crosby beach and the distant snow covered mountains of Eryri, Snowdonia, brushing the hills with golden light. #IronMenCrosby
January 2, 2026 at 7:34 PM
A flock of oystercatchers skim the rough waters of the incoming tide this morning as the sun rose on a very cold Crosby beach and the distant snow covered mountains of Eryri, Snowdonia, brushing the hills with golden light. #IronMenCrosby
Just after dawn this morning, the distant mountains of Eryri, Snowdonia, were revealed wearing a coat of freshly fallen overnight snow; the warm light of the rising sun glowing on their slopes. Here at Crosby no snow, just a very cold NW wind driving spume capped waves onto the beach. #IronMenCrosby
January 2, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Just after dawn this morning, the distant mountains of Eryri, Snowdonia, were revealed wearing a coat of freshly fallen overnight snow; the warm light of the rising sun glowing on their slopes. Here at Crosby no snow, just a very cold NW wind driving spume capped waves onto the beach. #IronMenCrosby
This morning’s wintery sunrise over Crosby beach as a strong NW wind whips the waves of the incoming tide and the loose sand on the beach. The temperature was 2°C but was more like -4°C with the wind chill. #IronMenCrosby
January 2, 2026 at 11:28 AM
This morning’s wintery sunrise over Crosby beach as a strong NW wind whips the waves of the incoming tide and the loose sand on the beach. The temperature was 2°C but was more like -4°C with the wind chill. #IronMenCrosby
New Year morning on Crosby beach and plenty of people out enjoying the air despite the bitter NW wind chilling the air and blowing loose sand along the beach. Lowry like matchstick figures against the watery sunlight. #IronMenCrosby
January 1, 2026 at 12:37 PM
New Year morning on Crosby beach and plenty of people out enjoying the air despite the bitter NW wind chilling the air and blowing loose sand along the beach. Lowry like matchstick figures against the watery sunlight. #IronMenCrosby
And so the year fades. The last glimmer of light as the sun sets on another year. A very cold afternoon at Crosby beach with #IronMenCrosby to mark the end of 2025.
Wishing everyone a very Happy New Year!
Wishing everyone a very Happy New Year!
December 31, 2025 at 5:48 PM
And so the year fades. The last glimmer of light as the sun sets on another year. A very cold afternoon at Crosby beach with #IronMenCrosby to mark the end of 2025.
Wishing everyone a very Happy New Year!
Wishing everyone a very Happy New Year!
The gulls seem unimpressed by the wonderful display of golden light that nature has provided to mark the end of 2025 on this bitingly cold afternoon at Crosby beach.
#IronMenCrosby
#IronMenCrosby
December 31, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The gulls seem unimpressed by the wonderful display of golden light that nature has provided to mark the end of 2025 on this bitingly cold afternoon at Crosby beach.
#IronMenCrosby
#IronMenCrosby
Today. The light, the land and the sea conspire with nature to produce this glorious display of crepuscular light. An inspiring radiant golden glow over Crosby beach to mark the end of 2025. #IronMenCrosby A Happy New Year to all.
December 31, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Today. The light, the land and the sea conspire with nature to produce this glorious display of crepuscular light. An inspiring radiant golden glow over Crosby beach to mark the end of 2025. #IronMenCrosby A Happy New Year to all.
❄️ #IronMenCrosby Day 25
Nature’s best, last night’s stunning Christmas Eve sunset, the skies above Crosby beach full of glowing colour. A fitting end to this run of advent day pictures. Christmas Greetings to all from myself and #IronMenCrosby
Nature’s best, last night’s stunning Christmas Eve sunset, the skies above Crosby beach full of glowing colour. A fitting end to this run of advent day pictures. Christmas Greetings to all from myself and #IronMenCrosby
December 25, 2025 at 8:08 AM
❄️ #IronMenCrosby Day 25
Nature’s best, last night’s stunning Christmas Eve sunset, the skies above Crosby beach full of glowing colour. A fitting end to this run of advent day pictures. Christmas Greetings to all from myself and #IronMenCrosby
Nature’s best, last night’s stunning Christmas Eve sunset, the skies above Crosby beach full of glowing colour. A fitting end to this run of advent day pictures. Christmas Greetings to all from myself and #IronMenCrosby
Christmas Eve sunset. A glorious end to a beautiful crisp day at Crosby beach; an inspiring breath of nature at its best, with the open sea and sky and the rich shades of gold and orange against the cool blues bringing calm at the end of a busy day. #IronMenCrosby
December 24, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Christmas Eve sunset. A glorious end to a beautiful crisp day at Crosby beach; an inspiring breath of nature at its best, with the open sea and sky and the rich shades of gold and orange against the cool blues bringing calm at the end of a busy day. #IronMenCrosby
❄️ #IronMenCrosby Advent Day 24
Gentle muted skies at sunset tonight on Crosby beach. A band of high cloud dimmed the setting sun but it still managed to paint the higher clouds with shades of peach and apricot. A beautiful calm end of summer evening.
Gentle muted skies at sunset tonight on Crosby beach. A band of high cloud dimmed the setting sun but it still managed to paint the higher clouds with shades of peach and apricot. A beautiful calm end of summer evening.
December 24, 2025 at 8:36 AM
❄️ #IronMenCrosby Advent Day 24
Gentle muted skies at sunset tonight on Crosby beach. A band of high cloud dimmed the setting sun but it still managed to paint the higher clouds with shades of peach and apricot. A beautiful calm end of summer evening.
Gentle muted skies at sunset tonight on Crosby beach. A band of high cloud dimmed the setting sun but it still managed to paint the higher clouds with shades of peach and apricot. A beautiful calm end of summer evening.
❄️ @IronMenCrosby Advent Day 23
Out to the west of Crosby beach, over Wales, the sky is ever changing with rays of crepuscular light painting streaks of gold across the gathering clouds. Towards sunset the clouds build, shimmering at their edges but blocking the last of the light.
Out to the west of Crosby beach, over Wales, the sky is ever changing with rays of crepuscular light painting streaks of gold across the gathering clouds. Towards sunset the clouds build, shimmering at their edges but blocking the last of the light.
December 23, 2025 at 8:14 AM
❄️ @IronMenCrosby Advent Day 23
Out to the west of Crosby beach, over Wales, the sky is ever changing with rays of crepuscular light painting streaks of gold across the gathering clouds. Towards sunset the clouds build, shimmering at their edges but blocking the last of the light.
Out to the west of Crosby beach, over Wales, the sky is ever changing with rays of crepuscular light painting streaks of gold across the gathering clouds. Towards sunset the clouds build, shimmering at their edges but blocking the last of the light.
❄️ #IronMenCrosby Advent Day 22
A gentle evening. The light fading quietly with no great show of colour, no blaze of light, no fanfare to mark the last day of 19 years of the Iron Men on Crosby beach. Tomorrow is a landmark day, the 1st July is the 20th Anniversary of their presence on the beach.
A gentle evening. The light fading quietly with no great show of colour, no blaze of light, no fanfare to mark the last day of 19 years of the Iron Men on Crosby beach. Tomorrow is a landmark day, the 1st July is the 20th Anniversary of their presence on the beach.
December 22, 2025 at 8:18 AM
❄️ #IronMenCrosby Advent Day 22
A gentle evening. The light fading quietly with no great show of colour, no blaze of light, no fanfare to mark the last day of 19 years of the Iron Men on Crosby beach. Tomorrow is a landmark day, the 1st July is the 20th Anniversary of their presence on the beach.
A gentle evening. The light fading quietly with no great show of colour, no blaze of light, no fanfare to mark the last day of 19 years of the Iron Men on Crosby beach. Tomorrow is a landmark day, the 1st July is the 20th Anniversary of their presence on the beach.
Tonight, just after solstice sunset. The clouds swiftly filled an earlier gap leaving just a patch of pale orange glowing in the greying sky. The surface of the sea briefly shone with light before the gap closed and the light was extinguished at the end of the day. #IronMenCrosby
December 21, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Tonight, just after solstice sunset. The clouds swiftly filled an earlier gap leaving just a patch of pale orange glowing in the greying sky. The surface of the sea briefly shone with light before the gap closed and the light was extinguished at the end of the day. #IronMenCrosby
Solstice evening. A pewter grey sky over the Irish Sea suddenly cleared from the south east at sunset, revealing a small patch of clear sky with a touch of colour, perfectly mirrored in a calm tidal pool at the end of this shortest winter day at Crosby beach. #IronMenCrosby
December 21, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Solstice evening. A pewter grey sky over the Irish Sea suddenly cleared from the south east at sunset, revealing a small patch of clear sky with a touch of colour, perfectly mirrored in a calm tidal pool at the end of this shortest winter day at Crosby beach. #IronMenCrosby
❄️ #IronMenCrosby Advent Day 21
The mountains of Eryri, Snowdonia, outlined against a vivid sky just after sunset. Thin high clouds diffused the golden glow into streaks of amber and orange across the evening sky. A perfect end to a fine winter’s day for the iron men on Crosby beach.
The mountains of Eryri, Snowdonia, outlined against a vivid sky just after sunset. Thin high clouds diffused the golden glow into streaks of amber and orange across the evening sky. A perfect end to a fine winter’s day for the iron men on Crosby beach.
December 21, 2025 at 8:37 AM
❄️ #IronMenCrosby Advent Day 21
The mountains of Eryri, Snowdonia, outlined against a vivid sky just after sunset. Thin high clouds diffused the golden glow into streaks of amber and orange across the evening sky. A perfect end to a fine winter’s day for the iron men on Crosby beach.
The mountains of Eryri, Snowdonia, outlined against a vivid sky just after sunset. Thin high clouds diffused the golden glow into streaks of amber and orange across the evening sky. A perfect end to a fine winter’s day for the iron men on Crosby beach.
❄️ @IronMenCrosby Advent Day 20
The iron men watch many cruise ships sail past. This is the MSC Preziosa on her way out of Liverpool as the late summer sun lowers into a clear horizon at an almost deserted Crosby beach.
The iron men watch many cruise ships sail past. This is the MSC Preziosa on her way out of Liverpool as the late summer sun lowers into a clear horizon at an almost deserted Crosby beach.
December 20, 2025 at 8:27 AM
❄️ @IronMenCrosby Advent Day 20
The iron men watch many cruise ships sail past. This is the MSC Preziosa on her way out of Liverpool as the late summer sun lowers into a clear horizon at an almost deserted Crosby beach.
The iron men watch many cruise ships sail past. This is the MSC Preziosa on her way out of Liverpool as the late summer sun lowers into a clear horizon at an almost deserted Crosby beach.
Tonight. Time for reflection on a calm quiet evening at Crosby beach. The last of the sunlight spreads rays of radiant glowing orange light across the cold blue of the sky. #IronMenCrosby
December 19, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Tonight. Time for reflection on a calm quiet evening at Crosby beach. The last of the sunlight spreads rays of radiant glowing orange light across the cold blue of the sky. #IronMenCrosby