For any Old Dockers

[Gardner 180]

I had a good day out yesterday at the Leyland Society annual gathering which took place at
the Leyland Motors factory near Leyland. I was pleased to to see ADM 354, a former lorry
of Jarvis Robinson Transport from Canal Street, Bootle. It is a Leyland Beaver from 1932,
and has been recently repainted and signwritten.

Ray Smyth.

[Dan]

I had a good day out yesterday at the Leyland Society annual gathering which took place at
the Leyland Motors factory near Leyland. I was pleased to to see ADM 354, a former lorry
of Jarvis Robinson Transport from Canal Street, Bootle. It is a Leyland Beaver from 1932,
and has been recently repainted and signwritten.

Ray Smyth.

[Gardner 180]

Dan, Thank you for enlarging the JRT picture . Ray.

[Dan]

From Angies Liverpool twitter feed.

The Overhead at the tunnel entrance at the dock road.

[Dan]

Bootle Times July 21 1988.

Royal Seaforth Berth Managers' cricket team.

[Dan]

Bootle Times February 25 1982

Proposals for renovation of the dock area.

[Dan]

1965 Empire Star in dock.

Completed in December 1946, at Harland & Wolff Belfast, as Empire Star for Blue Star Line. Sold in 1950 to Lamport & Holt Line Ltd.

[Dan]

1929. Stanley Dock tobacco warehouse.




View of the tobacco warehouse from the overhead railway, before smoke-free zones.

[Dan]

1964. MV Rutha Dan on the Mersey.



Rutha Dan, 3325 gross registered tonnage. Built by Danyard Aalborg, Denmark in1955. Owned by J. Lauritzen of Denmark.

[Dan]

Loading bales of cotton from the warehouse onto wagons in 1929.



Unloading crates of apples from Tasmania.

[Dan]

1929. The floating roadway at the Pier Head. Steam, horse and petrol in a line.

[Dan]

The Shell tanker Oliva at Tranmere.

[Dan]

Sail boats on the Mersey in the 1980's.

[Dan]

1930's on the docks.

[Dan]

1930's the Gladstone dock from the overhead railway.

[Dan]

1930's. Hauling a load onto the floating roadway.

[Dan]

Red Arrows over the Mersey.

[Dan]

1887 SS America anchored on the Mersey.



This second named SS America was constructed in 1884 to sail between Liverpool and New York.
She proved to be uncompetitive and, in 1887, was sold to the Italian government and renamed ""SS Trinacria".

[Dan]

Drawing of a painting, made in 1597, of Liverpool in the 12th century, showing the Chapel of Our Lady standing on the site of St Nicholas Church and the Tower in Water Street.




"This photograph is from a batch of thirteen taken by Bedford Lemere & Co in 1916 for Cunard Steamship Co. They are described in the Bedford Lemere daybook as drawings of "Old Liverpool". The original drawing was presented by John Rankin to the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board on 15th August 1907."

[Dan]

A photographic reproduction of a drawing showing George's Dock during re-construction in 1822



"This photograph is from a batch of thirteen taken by Bedford Lemere & Co in 1916 for Cunard Steamship Co. They are described in the Bedford Lemere daybook as drawings of "Old Liverpool". The original drawing was presented by John Rankin to the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board on 15th August 1907."

[Dan]

A photographic reproduction of a drawing showing the Mariner's Church in George's Dock in 1872, a vessel moored in the dock and used as a religious meeting place.



This photograph is from a batch of thirteen taken by Bedford Lemere & Co in 1916 for Cunard Steamship Co. They are described in the Bedford Lemere daybook as drawings of "Old Liverpool". The original drawing was presented by John Rankin to the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board on 15th August 1907.

[Dan]

Date: 1916
Location: Port Of Liverpool Building, Georges Pier Head, Liverpool

Charles Dow, General Manager of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board, photographed in his office.

[Dan]

Date: 1927
Location: 129 Leadenhall Street, City And County Of The City Of London, Greater London Authority, EC3

A model of Liverpool's Gladstone Docks displayed in the window of the Port of Liverpool offices, Leadenhall Street.


The photograph was taken for the Mersey Dock and Harbour Board.

[Dan]

Date: 1888 - 1889
Location: Manchester Ship Canal, Swing Bridge, Walton, Warrington

A view of the Walton Cutting section of the Manchester Ship Canal during construction, showing the piers for the swing bridge and the entrance to Warrington Docks



"The Manchester Ship Canal was constructed between 1887 and 1894 to allow ocean going vessels direct access to the industrial hub of Manchester. The 36 mile canal extends from the Mersey Estuary to the Port of Manchester."

[Dan]

Bootle Times January 25 1935.

The opening of the dockers' canteen.

[Dan]

Isle of Man ferry, Manxman, at the Pier Head.

[Dan]

Couple of the Pier Head from the late 50's early 60's.

[Dan]

Late 1950's early 1960's. The Dock Road.

[J.F.G]

Morning Dan

Not convinced that is the Dock Road Liverpool, don't remember any Shell petrol stations, the cream and red coloured bus is not one I remember, the stationary queue of traffic would appear to be at a traffic light controlled junction, do not recall any such junction.

Regards

John

[bjones]

Not convinced that is the Dock Road Liverpool, don't remember any Shell petrol stations, the cream and red coloured bus is not one I remember,
John

I think you're right John. The Liverpool Corporation #24 was green and the route was via Stanley Rd to Lime St.
The Dock Rd route from Seaforth to Liverpool was the #23 also green.

[Gardner 180]

With me being a transport enthusiast, I like this " Busy " picture. The red and cream bus looks like
one of Oldham Corporations fleet, and the 2 red buses at the rear are Manchester Corporation buses.
The pub on the right is of Wilson Brewery of Manchester. Cheers, I will have a pint of bitter. Ray.

[Dan]

That's me taking screenshots of "The Beatles- Made on Merseyside" without the audio.

Suppose I'll have to listen to it as well now. Think I spotted Lime Street and the Pier Head though.

[efc46]

the 24 bus used to leave the bus terminus go along Knowsley Road into Stanley road then head to town as an expat its a loooong time ago the 23 bus used go via strand road

[Dan]

During June 30 - July 6 1925, four destroyers docked in Bootle.
They were HMS Violent, Valorous and Vanity (all V class) and the Whitley (W class).

HMS Violent (D57) in the foreground.


Torpedo tubes on the decks of the warships.

[Dan]

Pre-WWII photo of the north dock area. Berry Street and Canal Street houses visible, and the canopies over Oriel Road station.





Map of the area below.