I've just come back from friends on the Wirral. As we were walking back to
the station, there was a plant on the embankment that I didn't recognise. It
was between 8" and 10" in height and I don't recall seeing any leaves. It
had a thin stem and was crowned with a spire of between 15 and 20 smallish
(about ½") white flowers with deep purple spots. The 'eye' was dark. The
wife asked me was it an orchid as the flowers were certainly orchid-like,
but I don't know of any member of the orchidae family with more than one
flower to a stem.

Sorry for the poor description but can anyone identify it?

Thanks

Sarah