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  1. So the roads coming off the Strand and running...

    So the roads coming off the Strand and running between the Port of Liverpool and Cunard and Cunard and Royal Liver Buildings are actually bridges then?
  2. So the roads coming off the Strand and running...

    So the roads coming off the Strand and running between the Port of Liverpool and Cunard and Cunard and Royal Liver Buildings are actually bridges then?
  3. Thread: O Boats

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    Well its obviously a sign, if you combine it with...

    Well its obviously a sign, if you combine it with the report of aliens being on Earth - which doesn't come as surprise to me, you should see some of the creatures down here on the Jubilee Line in the...
  4. Thread: O Boats

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    O Boats

    Just an observation whilst having my 11am coffee and twix...

    Looking at AIS this morning shows the occupants of Seaforth Dock to be three panamax bulk carriers, all with names starting "O".
    Ogna...
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    It would take more than a squeeze to get the QE2...

    It would take more than a squeeze to get the QE2 into Princes Dock! Even the B&I car ferries of the 1960s were too wide at 18m, the QE2 is 32m beam. I don't know the original width of the Brunswick...
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    I think he did enjoy it, but it will take a while...

    I think he did enjoy it, but it will take a while for him to admit it :)

    Its my first visit since the Pier Head was fully opened, and I'm impressed. I still can't quite see the need to have a...
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    River Explorer Cruise

    Just back from a fab weekend in Liverpool. Had a mate with me who was on his first visit - he's a confirmed southerner with all the usual preconceptions of Liverpool - and he appeared to really...
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    Thats what's missing from the photo of the...

    Thats what's missing from the photo of the Princes Dock lock - a pub!

    And you could get a pint whilst waiting to get on the Isle of Man ferry.
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    Coming back to Liverpool last summer on the day...

    Coming back to Liverpool last summer on the day ferry from Dublin, a friend I was with commented on how the Anglican Cathedral dominates the skyline even when you are out in the bay. I hadn't really...
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    I'm confused by the last photo. I'd assumed that...

    I'm confused by the last photo. I'd assumed that the lock was to lower boats down from Princes Dock to go under the road/Isle of Man ferry check in area and then across the Pier Head (and then up...
  11. Thread: Hoardings

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    Hi If you follow this link Liverpool Canal...

    Hi

    If you follow this link
    Liverpool Canal Link - British Waterways
    There are some pics of what the canal will look like, there is also a live(ish) webcam. It still has the Pier Head part being...
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    I agree a TV studio wouldn't be an attraction for...

    I agree a TV studio wouldn't be an attraction for the public, but what I was trying to suggest was something that would be a core revenue earner to keep it maintained.

    Sports venue is a good...
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    I didn't like it at first but I'm changing my...

    I didn't like it at first but I'm changing my mind the more I look at it. I'm just concerned that it will be a white elephant because of its location. It could be a huge attraction but it needs to...
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    I haven't seen this in the flesh yet. Am i right...

    I haven't seen this in the flesh yet. Am i right in assuming that its only the middle section that changes. The sides have a static Liverpool 08 purple design?
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    Silver Wind is not in today. She appears on the...

    Silver Wind is not in today. She appears on the Port of Liverpool list for today, but I've just checked Silversea's website and Silver Wind is supposed to be going through the Kiel Canal today...
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    Re - Seaforth Hotel - yes thats the one, the...

    Re - Seaforth Hotel - yes thats the one, the former NatWest bank is on the other corner (now a shop). Thanks for getting the info and finding the photo, much appreciated.

    Sean
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    This might be a long shot, but I'm trying to find...

    This might be a long shot, but I'm trying to find out the name of a pub in Seaforth. Its long gone, and occupied the space opposite the station car park, in front of the scrap dealers. It was known...
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    Not sure which I'd choose really. No.1 - its...

    Not sure which I'd choose really.

    No.1 - its OK but doesn't do much for me.
    No.2 - I'm strangly drawn to this, its got that industrial, crane like, vibe to it.
    No.3 - looks like half of a...
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    umm, don't want to be picky.. oh go on then I...

    umm, don't want to be picky.. oh go on then I will... but being proudly born and bred in Seaforth, I notice that Crosby and Waterloo are trying to muscle in on this one. I think you'll find, dear...
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