Originally Posted by
wsteve55
I was amazed at the size of it,much bigger than anything this side of the river, I think?
Ta Steve.
I like Birkenhead docks. As a kid I could walk in them while Liverpool docks were walled off. I lived near Brunswick Dock but rarely went in, only seeing the funnels of the ships above the sheds. the sounds of horns and the smells of the Brunswick silo.
Ships in Birkenhead always appeared biggest than Liverpool as the height from water to quay was about half that of Liverpool. The shape of them is superb - they follow the shape of the old Wallasey pool. They go inland unlike Liverpool which hugs the river. The attraction of Birkenhead was that they were deeper than the south end and central docks, and near to Liverpool centre as well. GWR rail terminated at Birkenhead. They owned Manchester Dock at the Pier Head and could easily transfer cargoes across to Liverpool. As a kid seeing tugs pulling a string of barges to and from Liverpool was a common sight.
East Float is "big" and as a kid I recall Blue Funnel ships turning completely in the dock. Wirral Waters will look superb around East Float
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Bigger than Liverpool? Go to Seaforth and Gladstone.
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