Cammel Lairds from Birkenhead Priory

[gregs dad]

Climbed St Mary`s Tower in the Birkenhead priory yesterday, still getting my breath back.
The red ship, the Nexans Skagerrak looks like its some sort of gas carrier,

[pablo42]

Nice one Joe. Great shots,

[Norm NZ]

Thanks for the pics, Joe. The Dockyards look as busy as ever!

[scouse smurf]

Excellent pics, GD. I worked right by there and never went up

[pablo42]

Excellent pics, GD. I worked right by there and never went up

Fruit...

[Samsette]

Nice to see the activity there. That huge circular thingy looks like it might be for undersea cable storage.

Thanks for climbing all the way up there to bring us such pictures.

[scouse smurf]

Fruit...

It wasn't a height issue, I just don't do things like that by myself and I wouldn't have asked anyone in work to come with me

[pablo42]

It wasn't a height issue, I just don't do things like that by myself and I wouldn't have asked anyone in work to come with me

I know me too. I used to go past there every day and never went. Funny that you never take the time to visit theses places.

[gregs dad]

Nice to see the activity there. That huge circular thingy looks like it might be for undersea cable storage.

Thanks for climbing all the way up there to bring us such pictures.

Judging by the amount of gas bottles lying around I think it`s an L P G carrier

[Ron Ham]

Great to see some activity there & retaining skilled workers . That vessel looks like pipe/cable laying vessel , ugly looking though ! Ron

[gregs dad]

The bell on the tower of the priory

The automatic bell ringing gear made in 1835 by the liverpool firm of James Gondilff

Fairly new staircase to the tower

Alongside the staircase runs a wooden rail containing the names of all the crew of the ill fated submarine H M S Thetis

This plaque is at the bottom of the staircase

[wsteve55]

Good pic's Gd,I always feel infuriated by the "Thetis" disaster! But for the bungling by the authorities,many of the crew might have been saved! Nice to see the names commemorated.

[gregs dad]

cammel lairds

Small graving dock

Stairs out of the graving dock

[dazza]

Excellent Joe, thanks!

[scouse smurf]

as always, brilliant work GD