HMS Birkenhead Memorial
Today, a memorial was unveiled to commemorate 400 men who drowned when the HMS Birkenhead sank off the coast of South Africa 162 years ago.
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The Blue Funnel Association – Revisited. Part Two
Here’s the second video from my visit to the Blue Funnel Association last month. Apologies, for some reason I failed to get the name of the first man featured, the second I know is Tommy Owens. If anyone knows his name, please let me know and I’ll add it to the credits. There’s the final video from this night to…
The Blue Funnel Association – Revisited. Part 1
The Blue Funnel Association meet up in Liverpool on the last Saturday of every month. I paid a visit last Saturday and talked to a few people about their time with the Blue Funnel and I’ll post them in a series of short videos. This is the first one. There’s an interesting video here from Michael Harrison featuring some of…
A new mosaic to commemorate the Merchant Navy
Thursday saw the unveiling of a new mosaic at the Eldonian Village Hall to commemorate the Merchant Navy. It was designed by Alan Murray and shows the links between the three cities, Liverpool, New York and Montreal.
The Chinese Seamen’s Plaque
A blue plaque was installed today on the premises of the New Capital restaurant in China Town that used to be Blue Funnel offices.
The Jug Sling Knot
Brian demonstrates a quick way to tie a useful jug sling knot.
Merchant Navy Day 2013
Footage from today’s memorial service at the Pier Head.
How to tie a Turk’s Head Knot
Brian and Russell return to the Turk’s Head to demonstrate the variety of things that can be made from this simple knot.
St Nicholas / Bernie Davis & Pat Moran
Here is part 2 from the Mythophone project from Dan Fox. This one also features Bernie Davis in good song.
Train Journey through the Liverpool Docks in the 1950’s
I found this on youtube the other day, it’s a scene from the 1950’s Ealing film ‘The Magnet’ and features a train journey on the overhead railway with Liverpool Docks in the background. I haven’t seen the full film, but I’ve just ordered it – looks interesting, particularly as it was filmed in Liverpool.
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…
Stranded – Photographs in Williamson Square
Walking through Williamson Square this week, you can’t help but notice the amazing photographs under the banner ‘Stranded’ which explore the poignant stories and lives of retired Merchant and Royal Navy seamen and Wrens who served in the Battle of the Atlantic operations during the second world war. The photographs are really striking and I recognised a few faces passing…