New photographs have been released highlighting the transformation of homes in the Welsh Streets.

Developer PlaceFirst commissioned award-winning photographer Simon Buckley to document the renovation of the Toxteth houses as part of his ‘Not Quite Light’ series on the changing face of towns and cities.

Simon first started working with PlaceFirst in January as renovations began on the first properties. He captured the transition from derelict houses to new homes using the half-light of dawn and dusk, which he sees as a metaphor for transition.

Simon says: “Not Quite Light is a series of photographs taken at dawn and dusk. This has allowed me to spend a lot of time examining heritage and regeneration, capturing the changing environment in which we exist.

“I was delighted to be commissioned to capture the reinvention of the Welsh Streets. My grandparents lived all their lives in a ‘two-up two-down’ property, and I remember, as a small boy, being part of their world, where neighbours would chat and look out for each other, and where there was a feeling of pride in where they lived

“Working on the Welsh Streets project has been fascinating, seeing what can be done when terraced houses, once the foundation of a tight knit community, are re-imagined and brought into the 21^st century.”

A selection of the photos have been printed in large format and are now on public display through an outdoor photo gallery on High Park Street between Kelvin Grove.

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