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.
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China Town 1981
Spotted this on the BFI Player this week – it’s a lovely piece on China Town in Liverpool made by the ‘Here and Now’ tv programme in 1981. Wishing you the very best for Christmas and the New Year.
How to make a 4 bight, 5 lead Turks Head knot
Here’s another useful knot demonstration from Brian which can be used to make a handy keyring.
Canon Bob Evans – Part One
Well-known to tens of thousands of Liverpool Seafarers over a period of almost fifty-five years, Canon Bob Evans is the most iconic figure in the Liverpool Shipping commiunity. Find out more about Bob here You can buy Bob’s book ‘A Dog-collar on the docks’ here.
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.
Ships of the Mersey
Read the full article…‘; A short sample from some audio recordings we think were made in the late 1960’s, early 70’s. I’m trying to find out about the man who made them. Does anyone know?
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.
A Tour of the Liverpool Docks
We filmed this a little while ago with the intention of doing some experimental animation, but actually it works quite well on it’s own. It’s slightly longer than our normal films but Pat, as usual is a fountain of knowledge on the area, so just sit back and enjoy the ride. This video is also dedicated to Tony Rainford who…
A tour around Liverpool’s South Docks
Pat and Norman take a tour of the Liverpool South Dock area, including the Cast Iron Shore and Herculaneum Dock. Herculaneum Dock was part of the Port of Liverpool in Liverpool, England. It was situated at the southern end of the Liverpool dock system, on the River Mersey. To the north it was connected to Harrington Dock. The dock was…