Liverpool Photos

Images taken by my father in the post war years 1947 - 1953.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• liverpool
• capital
• culture
• history
• mersey
• pier
• head
• empress
• blue
• funnel
• ships
• cunard
• ferries
• Landmark

[James0022ify]

It was nice to see those old pictures of the docks, brought back memories of my days in the shipping industry when Liverpool was a booming port. Loved the old pictures of New Brighton too, one of my favourite places when I was a kid. Excellent posting, 5*****

[vipertail]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed the photos and the memories

[FurorTeutonicus1]

The first "Unknown ship" is a Harrison line ship. Sorry no more than that

[vipertail]

Thanks very much for the information

[redden1000]

Super pics. I think the ventilation shaft is for the railway tunnel not the road tunnel

[vipertail]

Thanks, glad you liked them. The ventilation shaft building does have a plaque on indicating it is for the Mersey Tunnel....

[Hereman7]

@FurorTeutonicus1 The funnels only differed in that the tugs had an additional narrow black band below the white. The second 'unknown' is Cunard's Caronia, which would have been a rare visitor to Liverpool. In the photo she is in Gladstone Dock, possibly after a drydocking. Cunard's first purpose built cruise ship, she was distinctive for her pale green hull and upperworks. Again you're correct there is another Ellerman ship pictured, one of the Ellerman Papayanni line which traded to the Med.

[Hereman7]

@FurorTeutonicus1 Hi you're correct, Harrison's funnel colours did match the medal ribbon on the Iron Cross, I've looked at the pictures again and the two 'unknown' ships are quite distinctive, as you know apart from the funnel, Harrison Line ships had black hulls with pink boot topping (like Blue Funnel) Ellerman ships had grey hulls. The story goes Ellerman (as the name suggests, a German by birth) chose the funnel colours for his ships based on the livery used by the Alexander Towing Co

[FurorTeutonicus1]

Both firms used to dock by the "goose knecks". I used to spend hours watching them instead of doing class work, as we had an excellent view from the windows of our classrooms in Somerville middle school . (1972-74).

[FurorTeutonicus1]

@Hereman7 @Hereman7 There is one of those as well. I remember Harrison well, as my Father was at sea for years with Harrison. We used to go down to the locks to see his ship coming in. The first time I was told to look for the ship with the funnel with the same coulours as the Iron Cross ribbon. (Which I knew well from my Grandfather. Who had both one of those and a Knights cross, with the same ribbon).

[Hereman7]

@FurorTeutonicus1 I think you'll find the ship pictured was an Ellerman City Liner, funnel black top, white band over buff. Harrison's known as 'Two fat, one of lean' because of their funnel colours, black funnel with two white (fat) bands with single red (lean) band between.

[thomask365]

@FurorTeutonicus1 correct. They used to billow out smoke. My dad(Mick Donnelly) use to say ,if any one smoked too much "She/he smokes like a Harrison boat"