Robert Keith – Part 1
Robert was kind enough to share some of his memories including his ambition of a young age to go to sea, joining his first ship in Liverpool in 1965.
Videos
Captain Roy Kerr of Tall Ship La Malouine
We were lucky enough to be able to do a short interview with Capatin Roy Kerr who was in Liverpool as part of the Three Festivals Tall Ships Regatta over the weekend. Roy is certainly living the dream as Captain of La Malouine and particularly enjoys working with the different crew that join him along the way. La Malouine was…
Seaforth Dock Time-Lapse
Two 3rd Generation ACL (Atlantic Container Line) vessels passing in Seaforth Dock. These vessels have been superseded by the 4th Generation vessels which are slightly longer (296m v 292m), rather fatter (38.4m beam v 32.3m) and can carry 3,800 teu vs 2900 teu. The new vessels began servicing Liverpool in 2016 and all five vessels are now in operation. Atlantic…
The Labrador Sea Map
Stan McNally tells the story of the Labrador Sea Map.
Knots, Books and Line
Brian answers some of your Youtube questions.
Armed Forces Day – Liverpool 2017
Footage from Armed Forces Day in Liverpool, filmed on 24th June 2017.
Construction of India Buildings (Holt Building), Liverpool in 1926
This was before you’d get a certificate for learning how to climb a ladder. it was bombed in WW2 in 1941 and later restored to its original condition.
How to make a Turk’s Head with a Board
Brian and Russell demonstrate a simple way to make a large Turk’s Head knot using a home made board.
Tugboat Cathy
Cathy loves her life in the Albert Dock.
Pat Moran – Memories of Liverpool 1 – Archive 2010
Here’s Pat Moran, interviewed by in 2010 for our Mapping & Memory project. We only used a small part of this interview in the film so it’s nice to be able to share the full interview here.
Interviews at the Albert Dock – 2011
Here’s some footage from 2011 filmed in the Albert Dock for the Mapping & Memory project we were working on at the time. This is footage that wasn’t used in the project, but worth sharing. Sadly, Bill and Dave are no longer with us.
Radio Officers Reunion
Thursday 28th Jan was the day for the reunion of ex Radio Officers, which is held annually on the Bar Light Ship with a lovely spread put together by the Light Ship crew. Lot’s of memories and stories were shared, not all in morse code.