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A brief Beatles Based whistle stop tour of Liverpool recently. Only took my phone so please don't zoom in on the pictures as you won't like what you find!
btw, if you ever find yourself there with 90mins on your hands, do the Blue Route Beatles bus tour. Voted 10th best tour attraction in the World on Trip Advisor for a reason. We toured, we laughed, we learned and we sang! Best bus trip ever!!
One of Liverpools most colourful attractions is the stunning Dazzle Ferry, created by Sir Peter Blake, as part of the First World War commemorations.
The eye-catching dazzle design is in honour of the patterns that were first used on vessels in World War One. They worked by ‘baffling the eye’ and making the ships difficult to target. Each ship’s pattern used unique colour and monochrome designs – to avoid making classes of vessels recognisable to enemy U-boats and aircraft.
The Dazzle Ferry called ‘Everybody Razzle Dazzle’ is the only operating dazzle ship in the UK and the design has been commissioned by Liverpool Biennial, 14–18 NOW the First World War Centenary Art Commissions, and Tate Liverpool in partnership with Merseytravel and National Museums Liverpool. Supported by Arts Council England, National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund and Department for Culture Media and Sport. In operation until 20th Feb 2020.
Heritage tug Brocklebank, berthed in Canning Dock on Armed Forces Day. The green space in the background, of which only a small part is shown here, is Chavasse park...named after the double Victoria Cross winner, and son of the Bishop of Liverpool, Noel Chavasse.
This welcome green space in the city is surrounded by new buildings...but still retains it's relaxed ambience.
To the right of the frame is the Liverpool Hilton...to the left is apartment block One Park West, which has super views over the Albert Dock area and waterfront.
Looking across Albert Dock as the light faded....this is where we switched to doing a mix of Our Place in Space and the River of Light that were running concurrently.
Up and out at 4.30am. Took this around 15 minutes before sunrise which is my favourite time to shoot due to the pink tones you get.
took the drone for a little trip across the city yesterday this is the famous albert dock
sorry for just uploading and not getting back my charger on the laptop has blown so have a new one on the way i will catch up with your work when i can change it up
have a lovely weekend all
thanks for looking paul
Outside Anchor Quay, Albert Dock. Notice the "Liverpool Special Postbox" with a crown on top. Victorian, recently celebrated 150 years.....
Very diverse bunch, aboard sailing ship Zebu. A beady eye being kept on them by the Border Force rib pilot.
Photographed in the Albert Dock in Liverpool Snowbird (ex HLD 6807 ex D25) is a wooden hulled ex Royal Navy Harbour Launch once used to ferry officers and crew around the Navy dockyards. Originally this particular vessel was based in Portsmouth.
HLD denotes Harbour Launch Diesel and the numbering scheme 6807 indicates that she was the seventh launch ordered in 1968. Quite a number of this type of vessel were built and constructed to a design originating in the 1890's, apart from small profile changes and the introduction of diesel engines instead of steam the design remained largey unchanged. Most were built close to their intended homeport as the Admiralty sent out the plans to the RN naval bases who had them built locally. They were operated by the Port Auxiliary Service which in 1976 was merged with the RMAS.).
Exploration research schooner TARA berthed in Canning Half Tide Dock. The vessel was constructed in 1989 and is based at Lorient, Brittany. It undertakes research voyages. The ship's visit being sponsored by the University of Liverpool.
"Theatre of the sea " players/enacters on the prow of an old wooden tall ship in Albert Dock, Liverpool.
The Arch has basically remained the same since I last took a shot here in the early 90's. It is the view through the Arch that has changed, albeit with a shorter focal length, and a slightly different POV
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"Liverpool mountain"...painted stone and steel, by Ugo Rondinone : outside the Tate of the North, Albert Dock,Liverpool.
My personal feeling is that it is a huge rip off...like so much "Modern art".
My friend Phyllis Stein agrees completely.
This is just a shot to test to see if I can upload from my phone from the iCloud as I can't log in to my yahoo and Flickr from my laptop dew to security issues raised from yahoo my old phone number was used as a security buffer no need to comment on this
The Albert Dock is a complex of dock buildings and warehouses in Liverpool, England. Designed by Jesse Hartley and Philip Hardwick, it was opened in 1846, and was the first structure in Britain to be built from cast iron, brick and stone, with no structural wood. As a result, it was the first non-combustible warehouse system in the world.
At the time of its construction the Albert Dock was considered a revolutionary docking system because ships were loaded and unloaded directly from/to the warehouses. Two years after it opened it was modified to feature the world's first hydraulic cranes. Due to its open yet secure design, the Albert Dock became a popular store for valuable cargoes such as brandy, cotton, tea, silk, tobacco, ivory and sugar. However, despite the Albert Dock's advanced design, the rapid development of shipping technology meant that within 50 years, larger, more open docks were required, although it remained a valuable store for cargo.
During the Second World War, the Albert Dock was requisitioned by the Admiralty serving as a base for boats of the British Atlantic Fleet. The complex was damaged during air raids on Liverpool, notably during the May Blitz of 1941. In the aftermath of the war, the financial problems of the owners and the general decline of docking in the city meant that the future of the Albert Dock was uncertain. Numerous plans were developed for the re-use of the buildings but none came to fruition and in 1972 the dock was finally closed. Having lain derelict for nearly ten years, the redevelopment of the dock began in 1981, when the Merseyside Development Corporation was set up, with the Albert Dock being officially re-opened in 1984.
Today the Albert Dock is a major tourist attraction in the city and the most visited multi-use attraction in the United Kingdom, outside London. It is a vital component of Liverpool's UNESCO designated World Heritage Maritime Mercantile City and the docking complex and warehouses also comprise the largest single collection of Grade I listed buildings anywhere in the UK.
The River Mersey seen to be quite choppy on a bright and breezy spring morning just after high tide.
The photograph clearly shows the jarring contrast between the 19th Century Pilotage Building, once the home to the Port of Liverpool Pilot Service and the adjacent 21st Century Museum of Liverpool.
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