It starts with the bar. Nope, not the type of bar you may be thinking of – that is to say a neon emporium serving ice- cold Budweiser – but instead an off-shore geographical feature of deposited sand and rock forming a ‘bar’, or obstacle to the mighty Columbia River, its westward current of six or seven knots flowing into prevailing winds from the Pacific Ocean. …
Footage from today’s service at the Pier Head – the weather held out for us.
Captain Grace was kind enough to show use around the Blue Clipper when she paid a visit to Liverpool last month as part of the River Festival. Fine out more at http://www.maybe-sailing.com
Bob Bunker visits the U-995 in Laboe in Germany. http://www.warmuseums.nl/gal/061gal.htm
From a working dock to a thriving leisure attraction, the Royal Albert Dock Liverpool has seen many people come and go. A new Heritage Lottery supported project is looking for people with memories of the Albert Dock, particularly dockers and seafarers who remember it before it’s closure in the early 1970’s. What was it like to work there? What were…
A Happy New Year to all. I was passend a copy of this footage by Pat Moran a while ago and happened to come across it recently during a New Year clear out. Interesting to see the crowds on the waterfront. If anyone knows who filmed this let me know in the comments below.
Filmed at the Pier Head, Liverpool on Sunday 11th November 2018.
I had a call recently from a man called Colin Smith, on behalf of the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation. The foundation is trying to track down the owners of original David Shepherd paintings as part of a project to establish their whereabouts. One of the difficulties DSWF have in tracking down original artwork is that David painted around 6000 pictures…
Today saw the dedication of memorial garden and sculpture at St Nick’s church. Launched in 1975, on 9 September 1980, Derbyshire was overwhelmed by a tropical storm killing all aboard. Derbyshire never issued a Mayday distress message. The wreck of the Derbyshire was discovered in 1994. Find out more from here. You can see the full unveiling ceremony filmed by…
Robert was kind enough to share some of his memories including his ambition of a young age to go to sea, joining his first ship in Liverpool in 1965.
We were lucky enough to be able to do a short interview with Capatin Roy Kerr who was in Liverpool as part of the Three Festivals Tall Ships Regatta over the weekend. Roy is certainly living the dream as Captain of La Malouine and particularly enjoys working with the different crew that join him along the way. La Malouine was…
Amazing artwork currently at the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral until Thursday 31st May. Artist Luke Jerram’s Museum of the Moon fuses lunar imaginary, moonlight and surround soundscape and has been programmed to tie in with the Three Festivals Tall Ships Regatta and the ever changing tides.