Johnny Walker Memorial 2023
Here’s some photographs from the memorial today held at the Pier Head. Photographs Here
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RMS Lancastria Photographs
Following our last article by James Hart, John Richardson sent in some fantastic photos of The RMS Lancastria which I’ve posted below. Thanks John, a fantastic archive.
Global Art Hunt for David Shepherd Originals
I had a call recently from a man called Colin Smith, on behalf of the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation. The foundation is trying to track down the owners of original David Shepherd paintings as part of a project to establish their whereabouts. One of the difficulties DSWF have in tracking down original artwork is that David painted around 6000 pictures…
Tall Ships Festival & Cunard Exhibition
The past weekend has seen the return of the tall ships to Liverpool and, as was the case 10 years ago, these unique vessels have attracted thousands of visitors and made for a really unique bank holiday weekend. It was a real carnival atmosphere down at the docks and it was a great testament to the strong maritime culture of…
The Sailors’ Home
Most visitors to the Liverpool One Shopping area will no doubt have come across an odd but striking feature. At the southern end of Paradise Street stands an elaborate structure made of wrought iron and vividly painted in green and gold. As many by now know, these are in fact the original gates to what was once a grand and…
Merchant Navy Day 2016
Some photos we took at the Pier Head today at the Merchant Navy Day Memorial Service.
The Queen on the Liverpool Duck Bus
Filmed by Russell a couple of years ago, here is the Queen on the Yellow Duck bus, before it sank.
Albion House – White Star and Blue Star Line HQ
Today, I popped down to Albion House, or the White Star Building, which was open 10am – 1pm to the public, to allow people to have a look around the before refurbishment place takes place as it transforms into a new apartment hotel. You can read about that here. Access was limited to one room, and there were plenty of…
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…