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:)You have an eye for detail Snappel, It makes me sad looking at your pictures.I sailed out of most of Liverpool docks,i can remember the Dockers canteens inside the docks,full life,in the mornings and the way of life outside on the road,pubs etc.We will never see the likes of it again.Great photo"s.
Ernie.
Thanks Ernie! I find the docks absolutely fascinating. I can only wonder what it must have been like to work down there in it's heyday. There are so many interesting buildings, places like the Harland & Wolff works, the various old engine works, warehouses. I struggle to imagine the noise, the people, the traffic, the dockside railway lines and shunting yards.
It is a shame it's nearly all gone, a big shame. I'm glad that a lot of the docks remain in use, and I'm glad I'm able to capture some of what's left. One day all of the derelict stuff will be cleared, and younger generations will have less of an idea just how significant Liverpool was for our countries economic and industrial development, and just how widespread the dockside industries were.
Still, at least some of the new developments are incorporating old buildings. I'd rather places like Stanley Dock get tastefully converted than demolished, but at the same time I just wish it could all stay exactly as it was.
There's some more dock related stuff on my website, mainly from Liverpool. There's so much more I want to photograph properly and find out about. I could seriously spend days wondering around there...
:)Snappel,I remember the Cunard basement,we would get sent over from the pool,thats,shipping federation for a job. They had their own medical centre and their own files on us. There was no way you could get a job with Cunard until you had been through that basement,unless it was a pier head jump,
that is someone who never turned up.More great photo"s,made up.
Ernie.
Sounds interesting!! It's good to here stories like that, brings a bit more life to the photos. The Cunard basement was very interesting, and largely intact. A lot of the old storage rooms are now used by businesses for archives, etc, but as you can see the safes remain, as do the luggage racks. Also, quite a lot of old shipping documents remain there. I assume they're now the property of the building owners.
I always show my dad your pictures Snappel. He is interested in the docks too and always marvels at the amazing brickwork and workmanship that has gone into those buildings.
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I'm glad he likes them! There are some amazing buildings down there, but because they're tucked away they don't often get seen.
And were, first your mother then later your wife, went to pick up your allotment.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ernie
Thats why we have you to expose these hidden gems.Quote:
Originally Posted by snappel
More hidden gems should be hidden so we can have Snappel exposing them and so he can do more secret agent poses on rooftops with censored faces.:PDT_Aliboronz_24:
Ha ha, yes! But there's enough for me to try and find without more being hidden!! Unfortunately buildings sometimes get demolished without warning, so I'm trying to see as much as possible and get some last snaps before they go.
As for the rooftop ohotos... well, there'll always be more of them, and this forum is one of the first places they'll be posted. More of them soon...
Two photos of the Victoria Tower - 18th June 2007
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Where was that taken from, Kev?
The Mersey Ferry. A rough ride today I must say.
Splendid.
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Yes, great photos of a great clocktower. I love the docker's clock, just wish it wasn't in such a poor state. I look forward to seeing it tidied up.
Do you do those white borders In Photo shop?Quote:
Originally Posted by Kev
That black and white photo would be great to print out and frame. You should do It for yo wall.:PDT10
Brilliant pics Snappel:handclap:
Regarding safety in the North Docks, you could write something about being attacked by Mommy/Daddy Canada Geese! Bad time of the year to be getting near them in the North Docks while they're protecting their chicks.
If I was a Bernard Manning Loving Bigot living in the 70s, I'd joke that the Canada Geese were more dangerous than an Upper Parly Pimp!:034:
Rode down to where that clock In and could not find an entrance where I could get a decent angle to take a picture of the clock.:Smiliz_Kingz_PDT_13
Took me ages to get the bottle to try and sneak In to take a shot of the clock tower but couldn't find anymore openings to get close enough for a good shot.
Thanks Snappel anyway for your Pm.
One on SSC thought I didn't acknowledge him In a pm over getting Into places but I don't even know him and don't think he pm'ed me over anything?
Max crackin pic,
I often have a stroll around the old docks with my little digital 3OO foot zoom camera, I shall be doing it alot more this summer. The new generation of buidings are soon to take over this area, which has been barren and laid to waste for far too long. Great times ahead.
Heres a pic I took recently Attachment 24367
Did you ever find out what that chain was just in front of where we were here JB?