I do agree with you to a certain extent. Some policies are rediculous and don't take into account individual areas, but others are hugely beneficial. We need more common sense in everything in our political system, and less red tape.Originally Posted by FKoE
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Last edited by PhilipG; 01-14-2007 at 01:13 AM.
Glad to help.
Interesting pics.
Are they filling it in?
It appears that way Philip..We must need more New Flash apartments Eh !!
It's to do with the canal they are putting in. It will cut right across the Pier Head through to the Albertino Dock.
Splendid pictures by the way old bean.
Thanks for the info, & thanks to Kev for directing me to this thread which I'd missed before.
This photo was taken by Richard Cooper in 1974 and appears in "Liverpool - Old and New" by Thomas Lloyd-Jones (1975).
Last edited by PhilipG; 01-14-2007 at 12:10 PM.
Yeah, walked down that many a time. The tunnels that run parallel with it, you could see all the yuck getting flushed down it and the stone was caked in greeny brown mud.
What was that then? A way down to the landing stage or something?
As for the tunnel exposed in this picture, on the right...
...that's a storm drain running parallel to the inlet, from an overflow weir by the Liver Building. At the weir, a 2.5m diameter concrete combined (foul and surface water) sewer runs past in a chamber.
The idea is that if there was a lot of flooding and the sewer filled up, the waste would overflow into the brick built (Victorian I assume) storm drain and go into the river rather than backing up in the streets/houses. Smaller surface water drains are also connected to the storm drain.
Good info. Yeah it was a way down to the lanney for cars but you could also walk it too.
City museum gets £11m grant boost
The new Museum of Liverpool has been given a £11.4m boost from the Heritage Lottery Fund - a year after having its initial bid turned down.
The money will be spent fitting out the £65m futuristic museum, which is being built on Liverpool's waterfront.
National Museums Liverpool say the new attraction, due to open in 2010, will reflect the city's unique geography, 800-year history and culture.
Its initial funding bid was rejected because plans were not detailed enough.
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) announced on Thursday it was supporting the re-submitted stage one bid, which means cash has been earmarked for the project.
A further fully developed application - stage two of the bid - will be submitted at a later date to secure the money.
Funds are already in place for the building of the X-shaped museum, which is being sited on Mann Island at Pier Head.
David Fleming, Director of National Museums Liverpool, said: "The Heritage Lottery Fund earmarked grant means this new museum will be produced to the highest quality enabling an incredible array of objects and exhibits to go on display for the first time."
He said the museum would be a "brilliant learning and recreational resource" for the local community and an estimated 750,000 visitors a year.
Carole Souter, Director of the HLF, said: "We're delighted to be able to support this ambitious project which will bring the city's complex story to life, particularly as this year Liverpool is celebrating the 800 anniversary of its founding charter."
Planned exhibits will cover social history and popular culture, and will look at Britain and the world through the eyes of Liverpool.
Pier Head canal link work gets under way
Feb 1 2007
By Caroline Innes, Liverpool Daily Post Staff
THREE new sets of lockgates have been installed on the historic Stanley Lock Flight ahead of the opening of the Pier Head's canal link next year.
Last night, British Waterways officials confirmed yesterday's work, costing £210,000, was part of the overall improvements to the canal corridor ready for the link which will allow boats to travel past the world-famous Three Graces and into the Albert Dock.
Planning permission to re-align part of the Liverpool Canal Link route through Central Docks was approved in November, and work is now scheduled to begin at the Pier Head in the next two weeks.
The new £17m link will re-connect the 127-mile Leeds and Liverpool Canal to Liverpool's docks via Stanley Dock.
Last October, fears were raised that plans maybe shelved after a bid to re-route the canal was rejected by city planners.
British Waterways already had permission to build the extension but wanted to change the scheme by filling in West Waterloo dock with the rubble excavated from the Pier Head, which residents feared would create potential new building sites.
However, a spokeswoman for British Waterways, which manages the canal, said revised plans had now been finalised and work would start by mid-February.
She said: "British Waterways submitted a planning application to re-align part of the Liverpool Canal Link route through Central Docks
"British Waterways previously had permission for the canal link to pass in a 10m wide channel along the easternside of Trafalgar Dock, including a 'dogleg' around an obstruction between Trafalgar and West Waterloo Docks.
"The new route will reduce the width of the channel from 10m to 6.5m and take a more direct route. This amended route will be easier to navigate because it removes the dog-leg and it will also minimise the land utilised by the canal link."
The Grade II listed locks date back to the 1840s and were designed by Jesse Hartley, who was civil engineer and superintendent of the Liverpool Dock estate between 1824 and 1860.
The locks are designed and constructed in a similar form to the docks and are the only all-granite canal locks in the country.
Andrew Tegg, British Waterways heritage adviser said: "The design of the replacement gates has been developed following analysis of the existing arrangements along with historical photographs of the lock flight.
"This has allowed us to ensure that the gate designs are based upon historic precedents, maintaining the character of the lock flight, whilst ensuring that the gates are user-friendly for boaters."
carolineinnes@dailypost.co.uk
Source: icLiverpool
^^Thanks Howie^^
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^^What a brilliant pic^^ Uncovering heritage before our very eyes! Exciting times for us all.....
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Canal Tunnel
Hi all (1st post)
These are some pics I took last week of the new canal tunnel they've built for the link up of Princes Dock and Pier Head.
Noticed last week that they've started to board up the Pier Head ready for them to start digging it up. Lets hope it'll all be worth it in the end!
Phil.
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