The View From The Light Room
Bob from the Planeteers gives a tour of the light room on the Planter Light Ship.
Posts Tagged "memory"
Those in Peril, A Blue Funnel Story
Earlier this month, we were contacted by Miles Averill, whose father Ian Cook, has recently written a book about his time at sea, entitled ‘Those in Peril, a Blue Funnel Story’. Here’s what Miles had to say. “My father in New Zealand has written a book called ‘Those In Peril’ and which is now published in New Zealand by a…
Merchant Navy Day 2015
Some footage shot at St Nic’s Church today along with at the Merchant Navy Memorial at the Pier Head.
The Alex Owen’s Interviews – Part Three
Here’s part three from our series of interviews that Alex Owens did in Liverpool in the 1990’s. Again, if anyone knows any of the participants, please do let me know.
The Alex Owens Recordings – Part One
In the 1990’s Alex Owen’s made a series of VHS recordings of Liverpool Seafarers talking about their memories and seafaring stories. We’ve digitised them and will be publishing them here as part of a series of archive interviews. This is part one. Please let us know if you recognise any of the interviewees. Mike Feltham has recognised the people in…
The Blue Funnel Association – Revisited. Part Three
Here’s the final episode from our visit to the Blue Funnel Association last month, featuring Jimmy Roberts and John Fitzgerald.
The 30th Indefatigable Old Boys Annual Reunion
I was invited down to Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch last weekend to some filming at the 30th Indefatigable Old Boys Annual Reunion. The weather was amazing and it was really great to see how connected the Old Boys are by their experience at The Indefatigable. Here’s a link to a piece we did earlier with Bill Smith talking about his time at the…
BOA70 – BBC Coverage
bbc news from Tim Brunsden on Vimeo. Here is a piece the BBC passed on, a brief summary of the Battle of The Atlantic featuring some memories from Frank Holding and Jack Brotheridge.
BOA70 Merchant Navy Parade
Filmed on Saturday 25th May 2013, part of the Battle of The Atlantic 70th anniversary memorial.
Mapping Memory on the Liverpool Waterfront – 1950s – 1970s
This was the project that really initiated this site. It was a collaboration between National Museums Liverpool, Liverpool University and Re-Dock, looking at particular place and time – the south-central Liverpool waterfront from to the 1950s to the 1970s. It is also about Liverpool in the twenty-first century. The project involved a year of research and development, the results of…