The Three Queens arrive at Crosby Beach
Filmed on 25th May, as the three Cunard Liners meet in the Mersey. Part of the city celebrations for the 175 Cunard anniversary spectacular. Find out more here.
Posts by: Tim Brunsden
Ships of The Mersey – Part 1
Side one of a recording made in the 1970’s of various whistles and sirens from ships that sailed in the River Mersey.
How to make a Crown or Back Splice.
Brian demonstrates how to make a back splice.
Armistice Day Service
Held today on the Pier Head by the M.N. memorial, with Bob Evans.
Bootle Bull Ringtone
I found this on the Ships Nostalgia website today. The Bootle Lighthouse on the Mersey was first built in 1877 to serve the Port of Liverpool and the fog siren was situated – on the north wall of Gladstone Dock in Liverpool. The fog siren was called the Bootle Bull because the sound could be heard for miles around, it…
How to do Rope Splicing
Brian demonstrates how to do an effective rope splice that has a number of different uses.
Arctic Star Presentations
Filmed in London last year on 8th September 2013. You might recognise Tony Snelling who featured in our BOA70 film that we recently posted.
BOA70
Battle of the Atlantic Memories is a specially commissioned film to document the 70th anniversary commemorations in Liverpool, with surviving Royal Navy and Merchant Navy veterans of the Battle of the Atlantic campaign. The film is a unique project documenting the reunions, the ceremonial and the personal. Liverpool plays host to an emotional, poignant and timely record of a historic…
Liverpool Waterfront Film – 1950
1950, Film starring Robert Newton, Richard Burton and Kathleen Harrison,in which there are street scenes of both Liverpool and Bootle, shots of the LOHR, St Martins Cottages, G.H.Lee’s and Owen Owen’sand Brown Brothers, plus dock locations and the Pier Head. No scouse accents though.
Liverpool Merchant Navy Day 2014
Sunday 7th September saw the Merchant Navy day service at St Nicholas Church and the Pier Head. It was a beautiful sunny day with a great turnout.
The Alex Owens Interviews – Part 5
In the 1990’s Alex Owens and his friend Dave made a serious of video recordings documenting the memories and stories of their friends and local ex seamen. Here is part 5 from the series.
The Alex Owens interviews – Part 4
In the 1990’s Alex Owens and his friend Dave made a serious of video recordings documenting the memories and stories of their friends and local ex seamen. Here is part 4 from the series.