The corner where Granby Street meets Princes Road seems like an unlikely meeting place - but a smattering of life walks the Toxteth pavements on a Thursday evening.
A man sits on a crumbled wall smoking a cigarette, watching every car crawl past in the nearby rush hour traffic. A dad walks with his three children, carrying the youngest. A woman emerges from neighbouring Ducie Street where she's been cleaning away rubbish. All stop each other and exchange brief but warm words before carrying on with their plans.
On neighbouring Mulgrave Street it's also quiet. The Al-Rahma Mosque is near empty apart from several people busying themselves making funeral arrangements. A mum walks past with several children, keeping them close before ushering them up the pathway and into a new-build terrace.
