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The Voyage That Never Ends

31 October 2009

A day-long journey by ferry, coach and foot tracing Malcolm Lowry’s early Merseyside years, as part of the Bluecoat's 2009 Malcolm Lowry Centenary.

The idea for this psychogeographical day to find - or get lost - in the Wirral of Malcolm Lowry's youth came from writer and academic Mark Goodall. The day comprised a ferry and bus tour and walk led by Wirral Lowry expert Colin Dilnot, visiting resonant sites in his biography and writing, including Lowry's birthplace in New Brighton. The second half of the day, at the Bluecoat, featured films, a talk and live music.

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The psychogeographical walking tour of resonant Malcolm Lowry sites on the Wirral was led by Colin Dilnot and included a stop at this church in New Brighton to sing (badly) the Manx Fishermen's hymn, Hear Us, O Lord, From Heaven Thy Dwelling Place, which was used as the title of a book of Lowry's short stories, published posthumously.
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The psychogeographical walking tour of resonant Malcolm Lowry sites on the Wirral was led by Colin Dilnot, seen here (centre) talking to the group on the Royal Liverpool golf course. Lowry was a keen golfer.
The psychogeographical walking tour of resonant Malcolm Lowry sites on the Wirral was led by Colin Dilnot and included stopping outside the Clarence Hotel in New Brighton. The writer was christened Clarence Malcolm Lowry.