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Downtown Sketchers 2025 A collection of works created by members of the Downtown Sketchers community throughout the year 2025 Acknowledgments Thank you to every member of Downtown Sketchers for your creativity, generosity and Monday-morning spirit. Thank you to Amorous Cat Gallery, 47 Lark Lane, L17 8UW for their support with our exhibitions. Thank you to Custom Print, 13-23 Naylor Street, L3 6DR for their help and support in producing this book. A special thanks to the people and businesses of Liverpool - your welcome, warmth, and good humour keep us going (and occasionally let us steal a table for two hours). Connect With Us Follow us for updates, events, and weekly sketch locations. Website: downtown.sketchers.ink Instagram: @downtownsketchers Copyright Notice All rights reserved. Each artist retains full copyright to their own work featured in this book. Reproduction, distribution, or any unauthorised use of these images is prohibited without the express permission of the respective artist. Front cover image of Hope Street and The Metropolitan Cathedral by Mike Gundry and back cover of the the garden in the Bluecoat Chambers by Evie Ward.
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- Downtown Sketchers 2025 A collection of works created by members of the Downtown Sketchers community throughout the year 2025 Acknowledgments Thank you to every member of Downtown Sketchers for your creativity, generosity and Monday-morning spirit. Thank you to Amorous Cat Gallery, 47 Lark Lane, L17 8UW for their support with our exhibitions. Thank you to Custom Print, 13-23 Naylor Street, L3 6DR for their help and support in producing this book. A special thanks to the people and businesses of Liverpool - your welcome, warmth, and good humour keep us going (and occasionally let us steal a table for two hours). Connect With Us Follow us for updates, events, and weekly sketch locations. Website: downtown.sketchers.ink Instagram: @downtownsketchers Copyright Notice All rights reserved. Each artist retains full copyright to their own work featured in this book. Reproduction, distribution, or any unauthorised use of these images is prohibited without the express permission of the respective artist. Front cover image of Hope Street and The Metropolitan Cathedral by Mike Gundry and back cover of the the garden in the Bluecoat Chambers by Evie Ward. — page 1
- Welcome to Downtown Sketchers 2025 This book brings together a year of sketching, exploring, laughing, learning, and getting rained on in the most Liverpool way possible. Since our first meetup at the Bombed Out Church in 2022, the group has grown into a proper creative family. Every Monday at 11 a.m you’ll find us scattered around the city - pencils out, coffee in hand - capturing Liverpool as it moves, shifts, and surprises us. From hidden corners and back-street treasures to the big landmarks everyone thinks they already know, we draw it all as it unfolds. 2025 marks another year of new faces, returning regulars, and a real mix of styles. What ties it all together is the shared joy of sketching on location and telling the story of the city, one page at a time. This edition also includes our "On Tour" sketches - those days when members ventured further afield and brought the spirit of urban sketching with them, wherever they happened to land. Each piece in here is its own viewpoint, its own voice. Together, they form a lively snapshot of Liverpool in 2025: its humour, its character, its grit, and its undeniable charm. Thanks for being part of our journey - whether you sketch with us, support us, or simply enjoy flipping through these pages. Here’s to another year of drawing the city as it truly feels. And looking ahead, keep an eye out for our April 2026 exhibition at the Amorous Cat Gallery - we’d love to see you there. — page 2
- The Quarter, Falkner Street Mark Grant — page 3
- Liverpool Parish Church (St Nick’s) Frances Dawson — page 4
- London Carriage Works, Hope Street Emma Jane Robinson — page 5
- The Palm House, Sefton Park Mike Gundry — page 6
- Unity Theatre, Hope Place Chris Doran — page 7
- The Garden in the Bluecoat Chambers Sandra Hiett — page 8
- The Arts Bar, Hope Street John Owen — page 9
- Queen Victoria Monument, Derby Square Katy Dixon — page 10
- The Brunch and Cocktail Club, Duke Street Cleide Ellis — page 11
- Mann Island Ron Stevenson — page 12
- Liverpool Parish Church (Our Lady and Saint Nicholas) John Newberry — page 13
- Adelphi Hotel Dean Clayton — page 14
- The Amorous Cat Gallery, Lark Lane Gary North — page 15
- Artefact, Roscoe Street John Owen — page 16
- Abercromby Square Elisabeth Halls — page 17
- Hardware Coffee, Renshaw Street John Daly — page 18
- FACT, Wood Street Paul Hunt — page 19
- Granby Winter Garden, Cairns Street Tracey Dunn — page 20
- Williamson Square Evie Ward — page 21
- Central Library, William Brown Street Louise Madden — page 22
- TTimeless Municipal Hotel, Dale Street Susan Massey — page 23
- Birkenhead from the Pier Head Elisabeth Halls — page 24
- The Oxfam Shop Pat Rodriguez — page 25
- The Arts Bar, Hope Street Paul Gundry — page 26
- The Municiplal Hotel, Dale Street Emma Jane Robinson — page 27
- The White Hart, Hope Street Evie Ward — page 28
- Hope Street and The Metropolitan Cathedral Mike Gundry — page 29
- Aldham Robarts Library, Maryland Street Mark Grant — page 30
- Megalosaurus in The World Museum John Newberry — page 31
- The Playhouse, Williamson Square Sandra Hiett — page 32
- The Bridewell, Campbell Square Gary North — page 33
- The Ivy, Castle Street Philip Thomas (Molyneux) — page 34
- The Old Bank, James Street Chris Doran — page 35
- The Liver Building Paul Hunt — page 36
- The Vines, Lime Street Ron Stevenson — page 37
- The Bluecoat, School Lane Emma Jane Robinson — page 38
- Faces in the Adelphi Hotel Paul Gundry — page 39
- Moorfields and Exchange Station Mike Gundry — page 40
- Artefact, Roscoe Street Cleide Ellis — page 41
- Queen Square Sue Breen Canning Dock Sue Breen — page 42
- The Metropolitan Cathedral Susan Massey — page 43
- The Vines, Lime Street Sue Breen — page 44
- Granby Winter Garden, Cairns Street Tracey Dunn — page 45
- Cains Brewery Frances Dawson — page 46
- Projector in FACT, Wood Street Dean Clayton — page 47
- Musicians in town John Daly — page 48
- Upstairs in Leaf, Bold Street Pat Rodriguez — page 49
- Glow Tempest on Tithebarn Street Susan Massey — page 50
- The garden in the Bluecoat Chambers Evie Ward — page 51
- Galeón Andalucía at Albert Dock Mike Gundry — page 52
- St James Gardens, Upper Duke Street Paul Hunt — page 53
- Falkner Street Katy Dixon — page 54
- William Brown Street Mark Grant — page 55
- The Botanist, Chavasse Park Philip Thomas (Molyneux) — page 56
- The Palm house, Sefton Park Elisabeth Halls — page 57
- The Galeon Andalucía in the Albert Dock John Newberry — page 58
- Canning Dock and Mann Island Ron Stevenson — page 59
- Cains Brewery Village, Stanhope Street John Owen — page 60
- Pattersons, Gradwell Street Paul Gundry — page 61
- The Bluecoat Garden Dean Clayton The Cotton Exchange Dean Clayton — page 62
- The Municipal Hotel, Dale Street Gary North — page 63
- Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral and Hope Street Chris Doran — page 64
- Exchange Station Frances Dawson — page 65
- The Royal Liver Building Emma Jane Robinson — page 66
- Albert's Schloss, Bold Street Sandra Hiett — page 67
- St Johns Beacon (Radio City Tower) Pat Rodriguez — page 68
- Shenanigans, Tithebarn Street John Daly — page 69
- Relish in The Capital Building, Old Hall Street Paul Gundry — page 70
- Lime Street Station Paul Hunt — page 71
- Keith’s Wine Bar, Lark Lane Evie Ward — page 72
- Granby Winter Garden, Cairns Street Tracey Dunn — page 73
- Barrel in Shenanigans, Tithebarn Street Dean Clayton — page 74
- The Metropolitan Cathedral Philip Thomas (Molyneux) — page 75
- Tea at The Quarter, Falkner Street Susan Massey — page 76
- Shenanigans, Tithebarn Street Sue Breen — page 77
- Exchange Station John Owen — page 78
- Garden near Lark Lane Philip Thomas (Molyneux) — page 79
- Pier Head Chris Doran — page 80
- The Lion Tavern, Moorfields John Newberry — page 81
- The Ivy, Castle Street Gary North — page 82
- Artefact, Roscoe Street Elisabeth Halls — page 83
- Granby Winter Garden, Cairns Street Tracey Dunn — page 84
- Downtown Sketchers on Tour — page 85
- View from Castropignano, Molise, italy Gaetano Sassano — page 86
- Alberobello, Apulia, Italy Gaetano Sassano — page 87
- Vanished Rome, Italy Gaetano Sassano — page 88
- Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer statue) Rio de Janeiro Cleide Ellis — page 89
- Banaba Tree, The University of the Philippines, Quezon City Albert Balbutin — page 90
- The University of the Philippines Oblation statue and avenue Albert Balbutin — page 91
- Flat in London John Daly — page 92
- Old Dee Bridge, Chester Katy Dixon — page 93
- River Dee in Chester Mark Grant — page 94
- Old Dee Bridge, Chester Wayne Watson — page 95
- Chester ruins Katy Dixon — page 96
Artwork © the individual artists. Credits and copyright notices are preserved from the original book.