Pier Head Area

**snappel** · 03-27-2007

Thanks. Have they filled it in yet?

**Kev** · 03-27-2007

Originally Posted by snappel

Thanks. Have they filled it in yet?

I'm not sure, sorry

**Kev** · 04-01-2007

1st April 2007

Manchester Dock is a no go

**A.D.W** · 04-01-2007

What a mess!!

**Kev** · 04-02-2007

DURING an archeological dig in and around Mann Island, a number of fantastic dis- coveries were made. Unearthed for the first time in living memory were the old sandstone walls of the lock that gave access to one of the dock systems from the Mersey. Even the old wooden lock gates were there for all to see.

It was a hidden gem, dating back to the 1700s when Liverpool was growing in size and importance from a small village to a formid- able world port. They built a view- ing platform so an inquisitive pub- lic could gaze at the wonders of an 18th-century feat of civil engineer- ing. It was filled in during the 1920s with rubble from the first Mersey tunnel.

Slap bang in the middle of a Unesco World Heritage Site, this maritime gem was revealed.

Someones having a go.......

In any other place, they would be leaping for joy, wondering how to dig deeper to uncover more of the old dock system, and then working out ways of turning into a tourist attraction. After all, World Heritage Status was granted because of Liverpool’s maritime history.

Soon the remains of this marvellous dock system will again be buried, this time forever. Small bits of it may be retained as a keepsake, or rather an apology for an act of civic stupidness. Most will be buried beneath what will be the new Museum of Liverpool.

Other places – Oh, and, yes, that includes Manchester – would celebrate the rediscovery and toast it as a star attraction. Plans would be revised to ensure it became a new addition to the Maritime Museum.

source.....

**The Teardrop Explodes** · 04-02-2007

Originally Posted by Kev

In any other place, they would be leaping for joy, wondering how to dig deeper to uncover more of the old dock system, and then working out ways of turning into a tourist attraction. After all, World Heritage Status was granted because of Liverpool’s maritime history.

Soon the remains of this marvellous dock system will again be buried, this time forever. Small bits of it may be retained as a keepsake, or rather an apology for an act of civic stupidness. Most will be buried beneath what will be the new Museum of Liverpool.

Other places – Oh, and, yes, that includes Manchester – would celebrate the rediscovery and toast it as a star attraction. Plans would be revised to ensure it became a new addition to the Maritime Museum.

source.....

He's right about the dock. (I don't know what the situation with the mature trees and setting at the Sudley is exactly, but on the surface, as presented by the writer, it would seem like a regrettable direction...)

Back to the dock, it would be a perverse decision, in many ways, to now obliterate what's been uncovered in the name of building the very museum which is to meant to celebrate stuff like this...

Maybe it would be a money issue, maybe a time issue, maybe incorporation of the dock network would drastically compromise the design of the museum....whatever, we should be told at least...

**snappel** · 04-02-2007

So has it been filled in?!

**marky** · 04-03-2007

The Museum of Liverpool Life (the white building part) was being demolished this morning.

**iain** · 04-17-2007

Apr 17 2007
by Nick Coligan, Liverpool Echo

AN eight-tonne weight is to be dropped on to Liverpool’s collapsed ferry landing stage.

The landing stage collapsed more than a year ago after it was shattered by freak tides and has lain semi-submerged at the Pier Head ever since.

But work has started for a second time to remove the sunken structure, after a previous salvage operation was delayed because it was too complicated.

Owner Peel Ports has brought in a specialist firm to tidy up the written-off structure, which is still clearly visible from Liverpool’s World Heritage Site.

A spokesman said: “A variety of methods are being used to break up the sunken pontoon and recover the pieces to shore.

“A large crane will be used to drop an eight-tonne weight onto the stage structure to break it up.

“Other equipment, including a grab, will be used to pick up the pieces.”

Recovery work has been under way for just over three weeks, and is expected to take several weeks more to complete.

But the good news for long-suffering ferry passengers is that a new, temporary landing stage sould be in place before the end of the month.

Commuters will then be able to start boarding ferries to Wirral from the Pier Head again, although a date has not yet been set.

At the moment, they have to use the Isle of Man landing stage at Princes Dock.

The Peel Ports spokesman said: “Work has started at the north end of the sunken structure to create room for a skyline barge, which will act as a landing stage for Mersey Ferries.

“The barge is due to be positioned, along with a bridge linking the land with the barge, next week.

“Once the barge is in place, Mersey Ferries can start using it.”

Peel Ports, formerly Mersey Docks and Harbour Company, has come under fire from politicians and tourists for the state of the old landing stage, which still displays a sign saying “ticket holders only beyond this point”.

A spokesman for Mersey Ferries said: “We welcome the return to the Pier Head and will operate the ferries as soon as it has been certified safe to do so by Peel Ports.”

It was supposed to be removed by the end of August last year, but was still on view when record crowds converged on the Pier Head for last summer’s Mathew Street festival.

Source: icLiverpool

That'll make a helluva splash