Pier Head Area

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

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.

This was the location of the USA Fleet memorial from Feb. 2007. The Northern half of the Pier Head is still fenced off.
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A picture of the memorial is here:
U.S.A. Fleet War Memorial, Georges Pier Head, Liverpool on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

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:rolleyes:

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Will those orange marks under the benches wash off eventually?

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

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

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.

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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.

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

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Some more from yesterday evening

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.


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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).


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"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.

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!