Shutters were put down in St Helens town centre to mark Queen Elizabeth's funeral.
Businesses across the town closed on Monday to workers to pay their respects. A walk through the deserted streets illustrated the extent of occasion as the people up and down the nation celebrated the life of our late monarch.
A scattering of pubs across the town centre made up the only businesses open in St Helens as regulars trickled in to watch the funeral on the screens. The ECHO pitched up in Brasserie Chalon on Barrow Street to capture the mood ahead of the historic moment.
