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    Quote Originally Posted by bobbymac
    I know this isn't really the place for this, but I thought you's like it.
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    How those days are long gone .. that's when the areas like Tuebrook, Anfield, Walton, etc, were 'normal' - normal clean pavements, normal environment, normal busses with no slashed seats and weed smoking deadheads ; no filth and litter, no vandalism, shops didn't have to batten down the hatches after closing time every evening - no steel shutters and mesh grills.

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    Those of us from the 50's & 60's became fairly affluent, and the 'havenots' multiplied. It seems that way.

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    New ferries landing stage is towed into the Mersey
    May 9 2006
    By Larry Neild, Daily Post



    A NEW landing stage has arrived on Merseyside to replace the sunken Mersey Ferries terminal at the Pier Head.

    The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company has hired the 200ft long pontoon as a temporary landing stage until a permanent replacement is built.

    The pontoon, named Skyline Barge 15, left Rotterdam a week ago and was towed by tugs to the Mersey, arriving at the weekend. The pontoon sits on ducks-feet shaped four legs, known as spuds with the stage rising and falling with the tide.

    It is now undergoing preparation work in Liverpool's West Alexandra Docks, and is expected to be taken to the Pier Head later this week.

    For the time being it will be attached to the northern edge of the Isle of Man Steam Packet stage, and is expected to be brought into use next week.

    Marine engineers will then start work on removing the remainder of the sunken landing stage that went down earlier this year during freak weather conditions. When the debris is removed, the new pontoon will be moved to the southern end of the IoM stage, where it will remain until a permanent landing stage is completed, probably in 18 months time.

    The arrival of Skyline will be a welcome relief for Mersey Ferries who until now are having to share the IoM landing stage.

    It has meant that on occasions ferry journeys have had to be cancelled because Irish Sea ferries are tied up at the stage.

    The old landing stage, in use for around 40 years, sank two months ago when one of the lowest tides of the year then one of the highest, occurring with hours, strained the booms

    holding the stage to the river wall. That led to the whole structure sinking beneath the waves.

    The temporary resting place for the new replacement stage, closer to Princes Dock, will eventually be needed for the new cruise liner terminal which is currently being built in Birkenhead.

    That extension is about 1,000 ft long and will attract between 40 and 50 cruise liners to the Liverpool waterfront every year.

    larryneild@dailypost.co.uk

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    Quote Originally Posted by kev
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    11th May 2006.

    Last picture - might go back sunday to see how they are getting on.

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    Quote Originally Posted by A.D.Williams
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