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Originally Posted by scouserdave
Thats my Coffee enabled you to do that.
Boss Photies Sir :handclap:
Thanks Gerard,Quote:
Originally Posted by Gerard
ran up the side of the building after the amount of coffee you shoved down my neck mate. Don't need Purple Hearts when you're around.
Seriously though, thanks. You know how to welcome a person. I hope I can return the welcome one day:PDT11
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Great stuff, when did you get the chopper?
Just heard that a Smit barge is in place on the river, complete with an excavator and dragline crane and they are breaking up the old stage. Appreciate any photies folks.
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Originally Posted by scouserdave
I was down there this morning. I'll upload the video I made in about an hour and a half.
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Nice one Dave, thanks. Was it worth the visit? Wish I was there.
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Originally Posted by scouserdave
Yes, but the Pier Head is a right dump at the moment. You'll see it on the video. You have broadband I hope!
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I'm doing a bit of work, so I'll see it when get back home. Looking forward to it:PDT_Piratz_26:Quote:
Originally Posted by A. D. Williams
A little taster! More in a couple of hours.
http://www.liverpoolviews.co.uk/vide...ead2503071.wmv
Another one for ScouserDave. I think I'll put the rest on YouTube.
http://www.liverpoolviews.co.uk/vide...ead2503072.wmv
Brilliant videos Dave!:handclap:Quote:
Originally Posted by A. D. Williams
Judging by the sound, looks like they got a few good hits when they dropped the pointy end of the girder on to the submerged pier. Fascinating to watch, thanks.
Don't forget to post the Youtube link for the others.:PDT_Aliboronz_24:
What was that pointy girder for?
That was for breaking up the old landing stage I believe.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kev
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For breaking up the submerged pier.
Great vids Dave,How do you do that if you dont mind me asking,can you explain please how you get your vids on windows media player,I've got a few I tried to put on Utube but they wont go on as they are too long at 8 minutes and over,I'd be made up if you could tell me and I'll be able to put a few Beatles related on here then..One more thing mate..Are they safe from people uploading them and saying they made them.Thanks Dave. G .
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Originally Posted by Gerard
Hello G, these videos are put on my website and 'uploaded' from there. The limit for youtube is 100mb or less than 10 minutes long.
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Originally Posted by A. D. Williams
Cheers Dave,Do I have to have a Website then,
Can I upload and put them here without the Likes of Utube.
I don't see why they shouldn't go on youtube though. How big in mb's are they.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gerard
Not sure how safe they are from people stealing them and taking the credit. Ask young Kev as he's the man who's in the know.
You can't download them I dont think on u tube. However, if they are uploaded to your own webspace then u can nick them.Quote:
Originally Posted by A. D. Williams
Yes at last! it's about time they got rid of this,great video Dave.:PDT_Aliboronz_24:
No A.D. at least I hadn't seen either of them. Thanks for posting them.Quote:
Originally Posted by A. D. Williams
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Originally Posted by Sloyne
Ahhhh! I you have a look earlier on in this thread you will find better two better quality videos, Sloyne.
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Thanks Dave for reading my initial post and acting upon it.
Recently posted some advice on Yo about getting high tide pics a few weeks earlier and I almost laughed my nuts off at the replies. Not my loss mate!:PDT_Aliboronz_24:
Always happy to help out good people. And yourself aswell.Quote:
Originally Posted by scouserdave
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Is it no longer possible to see the Manchester Dock excavations?
The info was appreciated DaveQuote:
Originally Posted by scouserdave
National Museums still have their album hereQuote:
Originally Posted by snappel
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/153/4...2f97d3af1c.jpg
Thanks. Have they filled it in yet?
I'm not sure, sorryQuote:
Originally Posted by snappel
1st April 2007
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/168/4...9248cbae72.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/170/4...9f7c6064fb.jpg
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Manchester Dock is a no go :PDT_Xtremez_12:
What a mess!!
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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.....
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...)Quote:
Originally Posted by Kev
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...
So has it been filled in?!
The Museum of Liverpool Life (the white building part) was being demolished this morning.
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 :unibrow:
Saturday 21 april......New Rig at south end of landing stage to clear the way for Mersey Ferry temporary berth...........
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