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Once upon a time Cammel Laird built ships and Grayson and Rollo where ship repairers. Both separate company's doing their own thing.
Then as I recall, the government of the day decided to change...

Yes Bernie I have heard of Google and I use it.
You mention that there are lots of articles on this, if there are, then Google or any other web site I have tried does not show themselves with the...

In 1946 the Irish vessel Stormont was in collision with the Empire Brent in the Mersey.
Brent suffered damage to her bow and the Canadians service personnel and their families had to taken off the...

The expression "blowing for tugs" is one in common use with ex sailors.
In general it has come to mean that "I am out of breath," that's the way my doctor uses it.
But when used on the water by...

Did I imagine this or did it really happen?
I seem to recall that a boat, carrying cattle from Ireland to Birkenhead sank in the River Mersey.
Many of the cattle drowned but some swam ashore. The...

Hi.
I have been looking at pics of the North End.
But can't find any pictures or mention of Sir Thomas White Gardens. My wife lived there from 1937 until 1958. That's when we got married and moved...

Hi Phredd.

Thanks for the the link to the ariel photo of Graysons Yard Birkenhead.
I am not sure where I should post this threrad but here goes.
I have now decided to try and recapture my...

I am trying to gather any information, stories/pictures/memories from anyone who remembers Grayson Rollo & Clover Docks in Birkenhead.

I was an apprentice in the yard from 1953 (I am now aged 72)....

Hi.
In 1953 I started my apprenticeship training as a marine electrician in the Birkenhead repair yard of Grayson Rollo & Clover Docks. In that time I travelled every day from Neitherfield road,...