Pier Head Area

[gregs dad]

It`s good that the various memorial stones have been cleaned up to fit in with the new look of the pierhead

[wsteve55]

Great pic's G.D.
I didn't realise there were so many memorial plaques around there! Is the British/American forces one still around? It was set in the wall, near where the bus stops were.

[marky]

This was the location of the USA Fleet memorial from Feb. 2007. The Northern half of the Pier Head is still fenced off.


A picture of the memorial is here:
U.S.A. Fleet War Memorial, Georges Pier Head, Liverpool on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

[wsteve55]

Glad to see it's still there! Hopefully, there'll be better access to it,when they've finished! I only found it by chance, while waiting for the 14c, in the 80's. It looked great, with a litter bin right in front of it

[gottago]

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Will those orange marks under the benches wash off eventually?

[Ged]

Seems like someone forgot to sheet underneath to prevent woodstain wash should it rain.

[Ronijayne]

The canal looks good. I will have to go there next time I am home. Thanks for pics

[Paddy]

I sometimes spent the night drinking coffee from the hatch there was always two big burly guys who run it. I would then catch the first bus. You would always meet old characters from around the town and we would jangle on the benches.

[gregs dad]

that blue thing in the middle is the ferry




You have seen the day time pics here`s the night time.
I left the house at 13OO hrs to go fishing by the "cockle hole",stopped about
1600hrs. Went in the maritime museum for a cup of tea and a scone while waiting for it to go dark then walked along to the pierhead to take some night scenes. Then I walked to Central station to get my train home.
Arrived home at 1930 hrs ,had my tea ,posted some of the pics now I`m off to bed with a couple of glasses of wine to watch the football.
So you can see it`s hard being a pensioner.

[Ronijayne]

Thanks Greg's Dad. You deserve a glass or two of wine today, great pics.

[gregs dad]

Some more from yesterday evening

[Liverpolitan]

My first view of the Pier Head. I have mixed feelings about this, as I have never liked the idea of a canal being dug through the Pier Head, and I still believe there were far better ideas they could have used. But, it's built now, and too early to start a campaign to cover it up, so might as well just put up with it. The finish is really good - far better than I hoped for - so that is good. I think now its empty its fine. I don't like the sight of those horrid barge boats though, so I won't enjoy the view if one of them is stuck there waiting for the locks or whatever it is they do.

[Liverpolitan]

It looks dignified now. But what if a narrow boat is stuck there, with their undies drying on the line? I am dreading it. I know some people like narrow boats, but I don't want to see them in the middle of the Pier Head.

I could have done without the King on a Horse returning. It's horrible. I don't mind some of the war memorials there (although there are rather a lot.....I hope they don't keep adding new ones).

[julieoapw]

"I don't mind some of the war memorials there (although there are rather a lot.....I hope they don't keep adding new ones)." Quote.

Today of all days you might like to reflect why there are so many war memorials there.

[M6AJJ]

Great Photos GD & Liverpolitan, I really have been quite aprehensive having only seen the mess last Summer, but it does appear to have turned out quite well.

I for one like the statues!