Trafalgar Dock

** Victoria Tower is a Grade II listed Gothic Revival clock tower located alongside Salisbury Dock in Liverpool, England. Positioned among the two river entrance gates to the Salisbury Dock itself, the tower acted as an aid to ships by providing both an accurate time and also warning of impending meteorological changes. Victoria Tower was designed by Jesse Hartley and was constructed between 1847 and 1848, to commemorate the opening of Salisbury Dock. Its design was based upon an earlier drawing by Philip Hardwick in 1846. ** Courtesy Wikipedia

No longer in business. Interesting old building. Apparently proposals exist to build a sixteen story apartment block on the site.

Stanier 'Black 5' 4-6-0 45212 at the head of a through train to Glasgow. Exchange Station was the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway's Liverpool terminus but succumbed to rationalisation after the Beeching Report and closed in 1977. 45212 has survived into preservation; currently (2021) based on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, it is also available for main line operation.

Exchange Flags Square with the Trumpet of Flowers being prepared for the River of Light Trail with Liverpool Town Hall as the backdrop

Chadwick Street heading under the railway bridge

Pall Mall approaching Leeds Street crossroads

From Eldonian Way Bridge looking to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal

Great Homer Street heading up past Sainsbury's

Path from Great Homer Street to Roscommon Street

From the River Mersey looking to Seacombe Ferry Terminal

A view from a tour bus.

The bus station opened in 1965 to replace the windswept area formerly occupied by the tramway terminal loops. It featured a promenade on the roof of the circulation/shelter area which gave excellent views across the river. From the 1970s onwards, the number of passengers using the bus station dwindled steadily with the dwindling number of passengers using the Mersey ferries – not unrelated to the opening of the second road tunnel – with final closure in the early 1990s. The area is now open space with the new Liverpool Canal Link passing through. The bus is one of the first batch of Leyland Atlantean double-deck buses with MCW bodywork purchased by Liverpool City Transport in 1963 to their own design. Originally crew operated they were later adapted for one-person-operation. Bus L589 is seen here following the absorption of LCT into the Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive with its logo but still in Liverpool's green livery. This is one of a series of views featuring buses in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. Link

The Mersey Tunnel ventilator towers are a magnificent set of structures - functional, visually stunning and emblematic of the different eras in which they were built. The largest one is this 1930s effort by Herbert Rowse who rebuilt it in the early 1950s after war damage. It contains "offices and huge fans that extract foul air and force clean air in". Grade II listed.

Listed buildings and structures are officially designated as being of special architectural, historical or cultural significance. There are over half a million listed structures in the United Kingdom, covered by around 375,000 listings. Listed status is more commonly associated with buildings or groups of buildings, however it can cover many other structures, including bridges, headstones, steps, ponds, monuments, walls, phone boxes, wrecks, parks, and heritage sites, and in more recent times a road crossing (Abbey Road) and graffiti art (Banksy 'Spy-booth') have been included. In England and Wales there are three main listing designations; Grade I (2.5%) - exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important. Grade II* (5.5%) - particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Grade II (92%) - nationally important and of special interest. There are also locally listed structures (at the discretion of local authorities) using A, B and C designations. In Scotland three classifications are also used but the criteria are different. There are around 47,500 Listed buildings. Category A (8%)- generally equivalent to Grade I and II* in England and Wales Category B (51%)- this appears generally to cover the ground of Grade II, recognising national importance. Category C (41%)- buildings of local importance, probably with some overlap with English Grade II. In Northern Ireland the criteria are similar to Scotland, but the classifications are: Grade A (2.3%) Grade B+ (4.7%) Grade B (93%) Read more at Wikipedia Link

An exhibition of 125 "superlambanana"s placed in and around Liverpool to mark the European Capital of Culture 2008 celebrations

Listed buildings and structures are officially designated as being of special architectural, historical or cultural significance. There are over half a million listed structures in the United Kingdom, covered by around 375,000 listings. Listed status is more commonly associated with buildings or groups of buildings, however it can cover many other structures, including bridges, headstones, steps, ponds, monuments, walls, phone boxes, wrecks, parks, and heritage sites, and in more recent times a road crossing (Abbey Road) and graffiti art (Banksy 'Spy-booth') have been included. In England and Wales there are three main listing designations; Grade I (2.5%) - exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important. Grade II* (5.5%) - particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Grade II (92%) - nationally important and of special interest. There are also locally listed structures (at the discretion of local authorities) using A, B and C designations. In Scotland three classifications are also used but the criteria are different. There are around 47,500 Listed buildings. Category A (8%)- generally equivalent to Grade I and II* in England and Wales Category B (51%)- this appears generally to cover the ground of Grade II, recognising national importance. Category C (41%)- buildings of local importance, probably with some overlap with English Grade II. In Northern Ireland the criteria are similar to Scotland, but the classifications are: Grade A (2.3%) Grade B+ (4.7%) Grade B (93%) Read more at Wikipedia Link

The "Manx Maid" was operated by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company. It was built for them in 1962 by Cammell Laird at Birkenhead. It was the first vessel to be built for the company which was designed as a car ferry. It was side loading and cost just over one million pounds. The ferries arrived and departed via the River Mersey and docked near Pier Head, with its famous Royal Liver Building. The primary route was at the time between here and Douglas on the Isle of Man. There had been a previous boat with the same name operated by the company. The one in this photograph was withdrawn in 1984, and scrapped in 1986. I recently discovered this photograph, which was taken by my father who died many years ago. He was in the habit of throwing away most of his negatives, so this has had to be scanned from the surviving small print.