Frank Walker – Part One
A MARINERS` PARK RESIDENT RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT WAS A EUROPEAN CONFLICT DEVELOPING INTO A WORLD WAR!! A talk by Captain Peter Thomson
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Mysteries & Memories
This talk is to the memory of 2 young men, Robert Prescot & Maxwell Biggam who died at sea in what could be described as incompletely explained circumstances aboard the Liverpool Bridge.
Johnny Walker Memorial – Liverpool 2022
Armistice Day 2021
Footage from the Pier Head today.
Johnny Walker Memorial 2021
Footage from the service at the Pier Head held on Friday 9th July 2021.
Merchant Navy Memorial, Act of Remembrance, Liverpool 2020
A small gathering took place at the Merchant Navy Memorial, in Liverpool’s Pier Head for an Act of Remembrance. Due to current COVID-19 restrictions only a small party was able to attend. The service was led by the Rector of Liverpool Parish Church, Rev Crispin Pailing, also in attendance was Rev Fergus Butler-Gallie, Capt Feltham (MN), 2 standard bearers and…
Merchant Navy Day 2019
Footage from today’s service at the Pier Head – the weather held out for us.
Grace – Captain of Blue Clipper
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
German submarine U-995
Bob Bunker visits the U-995 in Laboe in Germany. http://www.warmuseums.nl/gal/061gal.htm
Tall Ships Liverpool 2008 – Archive Footage
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.
Armistice Day 2018
Filmed at the Pier Head, Liverpool on Sunday 11th November 2018.
MV Derbyshire
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…