A huge crowd gathered on the Woodchurch Estate, Wirral on bonfire night this evening(Image: Liverpool Echo)

17 brilliant photos of bonfire displays across Merseyside

by · Liverpool Echo

Thousands of people have enjoyed impressive bonfire and firework displays tonight

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Thousands of people across Merseyside have enjoyed impressive bonfire and firework displays this evening. Bonfire Night, or Guy Fawkes Night, has a long history and marks the anniversary of the failure of the Gunpowder Plot in 1605.

In more recent years, huge bonfire displays have become incredibly popular. Tonight, Tuesday November 5, thousands witnessed beautiful displays across the region, including Woodchurch, Birkenhead north end, Toxteth and Seaforth.

Some bonfires took over a month to build. In Woodchurch, organisers Kirk from Kirk Superior Paving, Lee Mathie and "all the lads from the community" came together to build the "biggest and best" bonfire the area has seen.

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Elsewhere, in Seaforth, a month was spent assembling a “bigger than ever” bonfire in the heart of the community. The event was accompanied by burgers, hot dogs, fireworks and music for people to enjoy.

Below are 17 brilliant photos of firework displays across Merseyside.

  1. A huge crowd gathers to watch the bonfire on the Woodchurch Estate, Wirral on bonfire night this evening
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  2. Amelia-Jayne celebrating her 9th birthday by watching the fireworks over the city of Liverpool from Seacombe
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  3. The bonfire alight on the Woodchurch Estate, Wirral on bonfire night this evening
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  4. Thousands gathered to watch the bonfire in Birkenhead's Ilchester Park this evening
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  5. A huge crowd gathers to watch the bonfire in Birkenhead's Ilchester Park this evening
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  1. Cade, 6, and Lochlan, 9, watch the bonfire on the Woodchurch Estate, Wirral on bonfire night this evening
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  2. The bonfire on the Woodchurch Estate, Wirral on bonfire night this evening
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  3. An ice-cream truck at the bonfire display this evening in Birkenhead's Ilchester Park
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  4. People of all ages attended the bonfire displays this evening
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  1. The firework display in Toxteth this evening, November 5
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  2. The firework display in Toxteth this evening, November 5
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  3. Crowds gathered to watch the bonfire display on the field next to Verdi Street in Seaforth
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  4. A huge bonfire was lit in Birkenhead's Ilchester Park this evening
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  1. The huge bonfire was accompanied by a beautiful firework display in Birkenhead's Ilchester Park this evening
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  2. The massive bonfire in Ilchester Park, Birkenhead
    15 of 17(Image: Jana Silgale)
  3. Huge crowds went to watch the impressive bonfire in Ilchester Park
    16 of 17(Image: Jana Silgale)
  4. The flames take hold of the massive bonfire in Ilchester Park, Birkenhead
    17 of 17(Image: Jana Silgale)