The Royal Iris (1963)
The long-lived ‘Royal Iris’ plied the Mersey between Seacombe Landing in Wallasey and Liverpool Pier Head between 1950 and 1991, enjoying her peak of fame during the Merseybeat era. Salford-born artist L.S.Lowry captured her distinctive streamline profile in this 1963 painting, now on display at the Walker Art Gallery.
The MV Royal Iris is still extant, but she is at serious risk of being scrapped. In 2002, she was towed to the River Thames, but a project to convert her to a floating nightclub never came to fruition.
The Royal Iris (1963)
The long-lived ‘Royal Iris’ plied the Mersey between Seacombe Landing in Wallasey and Liverpool Pier Head between 1950 and 1991, enjoying her peak of fame during the Merseybeat era. Salford-born artist L.S.Lowry captured her distinctive streamline profile in this 1963 painting, now on display at the Walker Art Gallery.
The MV Royal Iris is still extant, but she is at serious risk of being scrapped. In 2002, she was towed to the River Thames, but a project to convert her to a floating nightclub never came to fruition.