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[B]Liverpool Landing Stage[/B] The Liverpool landing stage was the embarkation and dis-embarkation point for the thousands of passengers that travelled on the great transatlantic liners to and from America. I intend to show a series of liners at the landing stage in this thread, and invite other members to do the same, along with any information or stories they may have. [CENTER]__________oo00oo__________[/CENTER] The first landing stage was completed in 1847. It was launched from the dock it was built and towed, by seven tugs, to its permanent mooring place opposite the George’s Pier Head. The stage was 508 feet long and 82 feet wide, and each end had a bow shape. The floor was made up of five inch planks made of the same quality pitch pine as used for battleships. They were laid and caulked in a herringbone pattern to give it strength and protection from the elements. The stage was supported on 39 iron pontoons, 80 foot in length, 10 feet wide and 6 feet deep. They could be entered for inspection and maintenance via manholes in the deck surface. The stage rose and fell with the tide and was connected to the pier side by two iron bridges which were 150 feet long and 17 feet wide. One bridge for descending to the dock, and one for ascending. The area of the stage was almost an acre and could hold 40,000 people. A lighthouse was erected at either end of the stage. In 1857, another stage was added to the northern end, known as the Prince’s stage. Immediately behind the Princes stage stood the Riverside Station which opened in 1895. For the transatlantic travellers it meant that they only had a short walk to or from the liners berthed at the Princes Landing Stage. In 1876, it was extended again to become the largest landing stage in the world.[COLOR=black]The Northern area stage was used for vessels such as the Cunard Liners - Mauretania and Aquitania; the White Star vessels - Oceanic and Georgic; and the Canadian Pacific Empress ship. The Southern end of the stage was used for the passenger ferries that went from one side of the Mersey to the other. Along with the big improvements and major extensions to the landing stage, a floating road was built to allow cars to board the ferries so they could also be transported across the River Mersey. In 1890 it was further lengthened and joined to the neighbouring Georges Landing Stage. [/COLOR]In the early twentieth century, after further lengthening again, the combined structure measured 2,478 feet, almost half a mile. Both landing stages were scrapped in 1973, following the termination of trans-Atlantic services from Liverpool. Two photographs of the Liverpool Landing Stage. One taken in the 1930’s – I think the liner prbably the Cunarder [I]Scythia, [/I]but no doubt someone will put me right. The second photograph clearly shows [I]Aquitania[/I] in 1910. [I]Photographs from my personal collection.[/I]
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clive a couple of fascinating old pictures Nigel

Thanks Clive. Remember it well,whentraveling on leave to the Isle of Man.(No traveling time though) Think the trams had long gone before my days though!!! Regards Steve:)

Interesting as always Clive. Quickly looking through my postcards I have found this one of the landing stage dated 1905.
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Hi Terry, Glad you posted one of that era, because that's where I as going next. Was trying to ID the ship in your card without success. Thought it might have been the White Star [I]Germanic[/I], which was renamed [I]Ottawa[/I] in 1905 and serviced the Liverpool-Halifax route, during the Winter months, for four years. Are you?able to confirm. The only thing that puts me off is the hull colour, but that may be the card colourisation. Here are some more early ones. The only date confirmation I have though is for Pic9 and the one of [I]Baltic[/I] in Pic11. These two cards are both postmarked 1905. [I]Baltic[/I] was a White Star Liner built by Harland & Wolfe. During construction in 1903, an extra 20 feet was added to her length so she could have title of largest ship in the world. Her maiden voyage was from Liverpool to New York on June 29th 1904. On Jan 23rd she rescued 1260 survivors from the collision between [I]Republic[/I] (White Star) and Lloyd Italiano line ship [I]Florida[/I] . This was the first time wireless telegraphy was used in such circumstances. The message was picked up by Marconi radio station in Massachusetts and relayed to [I]Baltic[/I] who was 64 miles away from [I]Republic[/I]. On the afternoon of April 14th 1912, Baltic sent a message to [I]Titanic[/I] warning her of ice. Between 1915-18 Baltic served as a troop ship, and on April 26th 1917, she was attacked by German submarine UC_66 but she escaped undamaged undamaged. In May of the same year Baltic was the first ship to transport US troops to Europe, and there was a plaque in main hallway commemorate the accolade. In 1918 she resumed the Liverpool to New York service, her final voyage being on Sept 17th 1932. Baltic was sold 1933 to Osaka for breaking up. [I]Postcards and photograph (Pic5) from my personal collection[/I]
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Two more postcards of White Star Line [I]Baltic[/I], one at the Landing Stage, the other of her leaving, probably on route to New York. [I]Postcards from my personal collection[/I]
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Thanks Clive. It is hard to say which ship is featured in my card - it certainly looks a lot like Germanic. :confused:

Continuing with early shipping activities at the Landing Stage, here are a couple of shots showing [I]SS Celtic[/I] and another of [I]Baltic[/I]. [I]Celtic[/I] was also a White Star Liner built by Harland Wolfe and was first of the “Big Four” ([I]Celtic, Cedric, Baltic and Adriatic[/I]), and the last ship ordered by Thomas Ismay . She was launched 4th April 1901 and was the largest ship in the world at the time and hailed as a new concept in transatlantic travel, being of great size and great comfort. Her maiden voyage was from Liverpool New York July 26th. On August 4th 1914 [I]Celtic[/I] entered war service as an armed merchant cruiser and, fitted with eight 62 guns, she was assigned to the 10th Cruiser Squadron. On January 16th 1916 she was decommissioned and converted for troopship duties running between Liverpool and Egypt, and Liverpool New York.. On February 15th 1917, [I]Celtic[/I] was mined off the Isle of Man by a mine laid by German submarine U-80, killing 17. She was repaired at Belfast and re-commissioned under Liner Requisition Scheme, supplying oil into Liverpool. [I]Celtic[/I] was torpedoed on March 31st 1918, whilst in the Irish Sea, by UB-77. Six crew were killed. She was again repaired and once more resumed the Liverpool to New York service in 1920 On December 28th 1928 [I]Celtic[/I] was waiting to pick up a pilot ready to enter Cobh Harbour, Queenstown, Ireland, when strong gales drove her towards the shore, where she ran aground on Roches Point. Managing to go full astern and release herself, she then went aground again on Calf Rocks. Salvage attempts failed and she was eventually sold as a wreck and broken up in 1933. [I]Postcards from my personal collection. [/I]
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White Star liner [I]SS Cedric[/I] at the Landing Stage. Postcards franked 1904. Second of the “Big Four”, [I]Cedric[/I] was launched on August 21st 1902 and sailed from Liverpool to New York on her maiden voyage on February 11th 1903. [I]Cedric[/I] was in New York when[I] Titanic[/I] sunk, and her planned departure was delayed until[I] Carpathia[/I] arrived with survivors so that any who wished to, could return to England on her. In August 1914, like [I]Celti[/I]c, [I]Cedric[/I] was taken over and converted to an Armed Merchant Cruiser and was attached to the 10th Cruiser Squadron where she served with [I]Teutonic[/I] on ‘A’ Patrol. Again like Celtic, Cedric was decommissioned in 1916 and served as a troop ship, and also ended up carrying oil under the Liner Requisition Scheme. After resuming passenger service in 1920, [I]Cedric’s[/I] final Liverpool to New York trip was on September 5th 1931. She was sold in 1932 and left Liverpool for the last time on February 11th, bound for Inverkeithing where she was broken up. [I]Postcards from my personal collection[/I]
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White Star Line [I]Teutonic[/I] at the Landing Stage. A bit out of chronological order in terms of the preceding posts as [I]Teutonic[/I] was launched on January 19th 1889. Built by Harland & Wolfe under the Auxiliary Armed Cruiser Agreement, she was designed to be a record breaker to compete with Cunard’s [I]Umbria[/I] and [I]Etruria[/I], seeking to retake the Blue Riband. [I]Teutonic[/I] was the first White Star ship not have square rigged masts. At a length of 582 feet, she was the largest ship afloat. [I]Teutonic[/I] was completed on July 25th and delivered to Liverpool where she was immediately converted to an Armed Merchant Cruiser (AMC) – the first one, with the fitting of eight 4.7 inch guns. However, she was disarmed for her commercial service. In early August 1889, she attended Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee Naval Review at Spithead as the first AMC, and was inspected by the Prince of Wales (Edward VII) and Kaiser Wllhelm II. Interestingly, [I]Teutonic[/I] does not appear on the Review line up as the Review was postponed by bad weather from the Saturday to the Monday, August 7th, the Day of [I]Teutonic’s[/I] maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York via Queenstown. [I]Teutonic[/I] then enjoyed 8 years successful service from Liverpool, averaging one sailing on month to New York. For one period of twelve months, she held the westbound record for crossing the Atlantic with 5 days, 19 hrs and 5 mins, which she later reduced by nearly 3 hours, giving and average speed of 20.5 knots, giving her the coveted Blue Riband On June 26th 1897 [I]Teutonic[/I] took part in Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee Naval; Review, again as an example of an AMC. It was during this Review when Charles Parsons took the first turbine powered vessel, the Yacht [I]Turbinia[/I], through the lines of ships at the unheard of speed of 32 knots. [I]Turbinia[/I] berthed alongside[I] Tuetonic[/I] to allow Thomas Ismay to experience a run in her. In 1900[I] Teutonic[/I] served as a troopship during the Boer War, and in 1901, due to a massive earthquake, a Tsunami swamped the ship, washing two crew out of the crow’s nest onto the deck. They survived. See attached article. In 1907 her sailings were moved to Southampton, and in 1911, after a rebuild, she was transferred to the White Star Dominion Line service to Montreal. In October 1913[I] Teutonic[/I] narrowly escaped a collision with an iceberg on her return trip from Montreal. See attached article. In September 1914 she was taken over by the Admiralty for AMC duties with the 10th Cruiser Squadron, and in 1915 was fitted with 6 inch guns. In 1917 she carried out convoy duties with the 2nd Cruiser Squadron. Then, in 1918, she was used as a troopship to and from Alexandria. In 1921 [I]Teutonic[/I] was laid up at Cowes Roads and then sold for break up at Emden. [I]Postcards from my personal collection. Articles from contemporary editions of the New York Times.[/I] [I]The two postcards are of the same view. The black and white one is postmarked 1903 and some work seems to have been done in the bottom right foreground to obliterate something. In the coloured version, postmarked 1908, it is interesting to note how some of the dresses of the women and children have been coloured white. After the death of Queen Victoria most women, and girls, dressed in black to mourn her death. I think this is clear in the 1903 card. Perhaps the coloured card shows some artisitic licence to show the changing trend? This is particularly noticeable in the dresses, and bonnets, of the two children in the lower left part of the card, and the woman behind them walking in the opposite direction. An additional figure (female?) has also been added next to the woman with the parasol - which now sports an orange band that has not been applied very well (as noticeable when magnified).[/I]
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Anyone got any recent shots of what is there now (2012)?

Thanks for these posts Clive, and the posts that follow. Real English sea-faring history wrapped up in the photos and cards. The view of Aquitania -- not a man without a hat, not a lady's ankle showing anywhere. And the post-card of the Batlic with all the horse-drawn wagons awaiting unloading -- not a road apple in sight! Those are some well-disciplined horses there! :rolleyes: Really interesting photos to take a close look at.

[QUOTE=ap1;10042752]Anyone got any recent shots of what is there now (2012)?[/QUOTE] Andy, If the Liverpool Landing Stage which is the subject of this thread was also known as the St. Georges landing stage, then I am afraid at this point I am unsure what is there now (2012). But.... might I suggest that if at any time the Liverpool or St. Georges Landing Stage became known as, or was replaced with the Princes Landing Stage; then I have an inclination that the Dragon D35 was tied up at the structure which replaced it, see:- Caption for the 1st attachment:- [B]Princes Landing Stage - circa 1936[/B]. Princes Landing Stage was connected to the Baggage Hall by a bridge. It was the point of arrival and departure for the large number of Liners that then used the Port. Transatlantic, West Africa, India, South America and assorted troopships and assisted passage emigration ships. These large ships came alongside the Landing Stage which was a floating berth in the river itself. After landing the passengers, the ships then docked on their various berths to discharge cargo and load before returning to the Landing Stage to embark outgoing passengers. For the source of the photo and the caption see this link which also includes other photographs of the Liverpool Landing Stage (scroll half way down the page)see:- [URL="http://www.hm-waterguard.org.uk/Offices%20&%20Buildings-England.htm"]HM Waterguard [/URL]website Link to photo of[URL="http://www.worldnavalships.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=115205&d=1335650454"] Dragon D35 [/URL]during visit to Liverpool, as posted on the HMS Dragon Type 45 thread. My apologies if my presumptions are found to be incorrect. Little h
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Notice on all the old photographs, the old Overhead railway lines;) [url]http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=liverpool+overhead+railway&hl=en&client=safari&tbo=u&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ei=8bNBUICWIYak0QXLuoDACA&ved=0CEoQsAQ&biw=1024&bih=672#[/url]

[QUOTE=harry.gibbon;10042836]Andy, If the Liverpool Landing Stage which is the subject of this thread was also known as the St. Georges landing stage, then I am afraid at this point I am unsure what is there now (2012). But.... might I suggest that if at any time the Liverpool or St. Georges Landing Stage became known as, or was replaced with the Princes Landing Stage; then I have an inclination that the Dragon D35 was tied up at the structure which replaced it, see:- Caption for the 1st attachment:- [B]Princes Landing Stage - circa 1936[/B]. [/QUOTE] Yes, Harry... you're correct. Your link to Dragon shows the new Landing Stage. The way I understand it, 'landing stage' used to be in 2 sections, the one in front of Prince's Dock was known as 'Prince's Landing stage' and the one in front of the old St Georges Dock was known as 'St Georges Landing stage'. As time has gone on, the 2 stages grew and were joined, this big stage was known as Princes Landing Stage and since I've grew up, I've only ever known it thus... but I quick look around shows that in 1972 a new stage replaced the century old previous version and was positioned in front of the Pier Head, thus it was known as St Georges Landing Stage. Clear? :-) The attached image shows this previous St Georges landing stage. I read the report on the initial sinking: It was a metal pontoon hheld to the river wall with bridges and steel work. Over time there was a build up of mud/sand next to the stage and the constant ups & downs of the tides has acted like sandpaper and eroded the skin away. Thus it sank. From what I gather, they refloated and restored it to operation only for a combination of a 'freak storm and low tides' to destroy it properly. We then had a temporary stage until this present concrete example.
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[QUOTE=harry.gibbon;10042836]Andy, If the Liverpool Landing Stage which is the subject of this thread was also known as the St. Georges landing stage, then I am afraid at this point I am unsure what is there now (2012). But.... might I suggest that if at any time the Liverpool or St. Georges Landing Stage became known as, or was replaced with the Princes Landing Stage; then I have an inclination that the Dragon D35 was tied up at the structure which replaced it, see:- Caption for the 1st attachment:- [B]Princes Landing Stage - circa 1936[/B]. Princes Landing Stage was connected to the Baggage Hall by a bridge. It was the point of arrival and departure for the large number of Liners that then used the Port. Transatlantic, West Africa, India, South America and assorted troopships and assisted passage emigration ships. These large ships came alongside the Landing Stage which was a floating berth in the river itself. After landing the passengers, the ships then docked on their various berths to discharge cargo and load before returning to the Landing Stage to embark outgoing passengers. For the source of the photo and the caption see this link which also includes other photographs of the Liverpool Landing Stage (scroll half way down the page)see:- [URL="http://www.hm-waterguard.org.uk/Offices%20&%20Buildings-England.htm"]HM Waterguard [/URL]website Link to photo of[URL="http://www.worldnavalships.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=115205&d=1335650454"] Dragon D35 [/URL]during visit to Liverpool, as posted on the HMS Dragon Type 45 thread. My apologies if my presumptions are found to be incorrect. Little h[/QUOTE] Thanks, Harry for this information, it is much appreciated. I am sure they were totally separate landing stages in conception. The one I remember in my childhood in the 1940's and 50's was St Georges; this was used for departure to take us to New Brighton, on the Royal Iris and/or Royal Daffodil. I think the Isle of Man boats might have left from The Princes landing stage, which was north of St Georges, but we were'nt posh enough to afford that! Although they may have been physically joined at that time, they were separated by a sturdy metal barrier fence, if my fading memory serves me correctly.

[QUOTE=scouse;10042908]Notice on all the old photographs, the old Overhead railway lines;) [url]http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=liverpool+overhead+railway&hl=en&client=safari&tbo=u&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ei=8bNBUICWIYak0QXLuoDACA&ved=0CEoQsAQ&biw=1024&bih=672#[/url][/QUOTE] Thanks for the link Scouse. Great photos. I see in the news some of the residents above the tunnelled section are paying the price of subsidence, all these years later!

[QUOTE=ap1;10043143]Thanks for the link Scouse. Great photos. I see in the news some of the residents above the tunnelled section are paying the price of subsidence, all these years later![/QUOTE] Iris and daffodil were on the Mersey on Sunday for the Tall ships departure pps there is a carriage in prime condition, from the overhead railway. In the new museum, at the Pool;)

[QUOTE=ap1;10042752]Anyone got any recent shots of what is there now (2012)?[/QUOTE] I was in town today, so I nipped down to the Pier Head and took these photos. The landing stage these days is in three sections. The south section is the Mersey Ferry terminal, this replaced the one that sank in 2007 (1st picture) The centre section is the Isle of Man Steam Packet terminal (2nd picture) The north section and the larger section is called the Liverpool Cruise terminal (3rd & 4th picture) There is a link between the centre section and the north section (5th picture) To the north of the Cruise Terminal there is still part of the of the old landing stage shoreside support structure (6th picture) John
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It all looks so different to how it was in 51. I caught a ferry to New Brighton from the pier. The dockside overhead railway went long ago.

[QUOTE=BelliniTosi;10043491]I was in town today, so I nipped down to the Pier Head and took these photos. The landing stage these days is in three sections. The south section is the Mersey Ferry terminal, this replaced the one that sank in 2007 (1st picture) The centre section is the Isle of Man Steam Packet terminal (2nd picture) The north section and the larger section is called the Liverpool Cruise terminal (3rd & 4th picture) There is a link between the centre section and the north section (5th picture) To the north of the Cruise Terminal there is still part of the of the old landing stage shoreside support structure (6th picture) John[/QUOTE] Thanks, John, these pictures are quite enthralling to me! I can't thank you enough for taking your time to produce them for us. Can I still discern a typical barrier fence between two of the stages? (5th picture) These bring back such vivid memories, although the fabric has changed somewhat. The last desolate view (6th) should be remedied within the next few years (one hopes); and therefore the LIVERPOOL landing stages will be back to thier days of glory. Thanks again, and please keep us all in touch with future developments at the Pier Head.

Yes, big thanks John for taking the time to take those photos. [FONT=Verdana]Post #1 briefly ouitlines some of the chronology of the Landing Stage. To recap, and extend the history to the present …[/FONT] [B][FONT=Verdana]1847[/FONT][/B] [FONT=Verdana]First floating landing stage built at what was to become the Pier Head opposite St. Geoges Pierhead, at hence known as St.Georges.[/FONT] [B][FONT=Verdana]1857[/FONT][/B] [FONT=Verdana]New stage built to the north for local ferry trade. This was St. Princes Stage.[/FONT] [B][FONT=Verdana]1876[/FONT][/B] [FONT=Verdana]All joined together by a third middle stage (known as the Ferry Goods Satge) to become known as the Liverpool Landing Stage, the longest in the world at the time. A floating roadway is built. This allows road vehicles on to the landing stage, so they can be carried by ferry to [/FONT][FONT=Verdana]Birkenhead[/FONT][FONT=Verdana] or Seacombe on the Wirral side of the river. These vehicle ferries are known as luggage boats.[/FONT] [B][FONT=Verdana]1890’s[/FONT][/B] [FONT=Verdana]Dredging programme begins around the Pier Head (St. Georges end) to allow the large liners alongside the Stage, and avoiding passengers having to ferried in by boat.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]So we have Princes Landing Stage at the northern end, being used by the Cunard and White Star Liners as shown in most of the postcards, and at the southern end of the stage is the Pier Head or St, Georges section, which is for local ferries, carrying office workers to and from the growing commuter towns on the Wirral side of the river.[/FONT] [B][FONT=Verdana]1950s[/FONT][/B] [FONT=Verdana]Fewer passengers and boats are using the Pier Head landing stage. Much of the huge length is no longer needed.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Photo1956 shows Reina del Mar and Aureol[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]1951 phot (showing princes on roof)[/FONT] [B][FONT=Verdana]1975-76[/FONT][/B] [FONT=Verdana]The Pier Head's landing stage is very rusty. It is replaced by a smaller stage, serving only the Mersey Ferries and the [/FONT][FONT=Verdana]Isle of Man[/FONT][FONT=Verdana] boats. It sinks on its opening weekend (an inspection port had been left open) but is successfully raised and there are no further problems.[/FONT] [B][FONT=Verdana]2006[/FONT][/B] [FONT=Verdana]On the 2nd of March what’s left of the original landing stage sinks. It appears that the landing stage grounded, breakig its’s back, reportedly due to a build up of silt.[/FONT] Some photographs over the more recent decades. [FONT=Verdana]LiverpoolLanding_25: Aerial view 1928, clearly showing the Three Graces (from left to right, [/FONT][FONT=Verdana]Royal[/FONT][FONT=Verdana]Liver[/FONT][FONT=Verdana]Building[/FONT][FONT=Verdana], [/FONT][FONT=Verdana]Cunard[/FONT][FONT=Verdana]Building[/FONT][FONT=Verdana] and the Port of Liverpool Building). Built between 1914 to 1917 it was the headquarters of Cunard until the 1960’s. [I]Photogrpah from the [/I][/FONT][I][FONT=Verdana]Britain[/FONT][/I][I][FONT=Verdana] from Above collection.[/FONT][/I] [FONT=Verdana]LiverpoolLanding_26: Similar view from the river, prpobably around the same time. [I]Postcard of unknown origin.[/I][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]LiverpoolLanding_27: The Princes Landing Stage end in 1951. [I]Origininal source of photogrpah not determined. No copyright restrictions evident.[/I][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]LiverpoolLanding_28: In 1972. The ferry Royal Daffodil shown Interesting to see that the bell tower is still evident. [I]Photograph by Bernard Rose. [/I][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]LiverpoolLanding_29: The sunken landing stage in 2006. [I]Origininal source of photogrpah not determined. No copyright restrictions evident.[/I][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]LiverpoolLanding_30: Remains of the far end of the Princes Landing Stage 2010. [I]Origininal source of photogrpah not determined. No copyright restrictions evident.[/I][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]LiverpoolLanding_32: 2012. Now devoid of any charater or magic in my opinion. [I]Photograph by Peter Knego, Martin Cox’s Maritime Matters.[/I][/FONT] [I][COLOR=white].[/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=white].[/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=white].[/COLOR][/I]
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Thanks, Clive. Great post and lovely pictures.

Hi all I came across this postcard which I think is Liverpool Landing Stage. I thought the building on the right was the Post Office. I have no idea about the liner/date etc. Can anyone help? There is no information given on the postcard and sorry its somewhat overexposed. Thanks in advance. Ken
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Hi Ken, This is Liverpool landing Stage, and whilst the beuty of these old postcards is in the original, I have very quickly enhanced it - shame that the emulsion is shot. Looks to me like SS [I]Majestic I[/I]. She looks to have the taller funnels that were fitted after her 1902/03 refit, and so this photo would lilkely be between 1903 and 1907 when she was on the Liverpool to New York run. After this time this run was moved to Southampton. [COLOR=white].[/COLOR] [COLOR=white].[/COLOR] [COLOR=white].[/COLOR]
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[QUOTE=KennyP;10082747]Hi all I came across this postcard which I think is Liverpool Landing Stage. I thought the building on the right was the Post Office. I have no idea about the liner/date etc. Can anyone help? There is no information given on the postcard and sorry its somewhat overexposed. Thanks in advance. Ken[/QUOTE] Thanks for posting it Kenny. Clive has done a great job on it too! Well done both of you.

I can't remember where this photo came from; possibly the Library of Congress collection. I wonder what the four laughing ladies are discussing. A Great Uncle of mine after serving in the Royal Navy joined the White Star Line in the 1920s but unfortunately he was lost at sea in a transatlantic voyage in 1926. I think he was a crew member of the Cedric. Peter
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Hi Peter, One of the great things about these cards is how they are so often beautifully animated. Here are a couple of colourized views (not brilliant) near the point where the photo for your card was taken. The photo for the card showing the Wallasey ferry [I]Daisy[/I] must have been taken before 1910 as she was taken out of service then [I]Postcards from my personal collection.[/I] [I][COLOR=white].[/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=white].[/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=white].[/COLOR][/I]
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[QUOTE]One of the great things about these cards is how they are so often beautifully animated.[/QUOTE] Quite so, Clive. I love old photos where people are just going about their everyday business. Two excellent postcards you have there. Peter





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