Ships

Harland & Wolff, Liverpool

Harland & Wolff, Head Quarters | Harland & Wolff, Engineering & Foundry It was around 1913 when Harland & Wolff Ltd, expanded their existing shipbuilding business into Liverpool. Opening a further engineering Works and foundry on Strand Road, along with…
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The ‘Star of Hope’ and ‘Atlantic’ Shipwrecks

Star of Hope | Atlantic In addition to the Ancient Footprints on the beach near Formby, more history can occasionally be found a little further along the coast near Ainsdale. Two of the many shipwrecks that have foundered on the…
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Endeavour

The German built passenger ferry, Endeavour, whose last reported name is listed as, ‘Trinity’ – (IMO 5264663). She was originally built & launched in 1959 as the ‘Alte Liebe’. However since her launch, she has had several name changes: The…
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Warrington Transporter Bridge

The historic Warrington Transporter Bridge crosses the River Mersey close to Warrington Bank Quay Station. It is one of only 8 bridges of this type still surviving worldwide, having Grade II listing and Scheduled Monument protection. The current transporter was…
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Liverpool’s “Royal Iris” on the Thames

MV Royal Iris (IMO 5301332), arguably Liverpool’s most famous and best loved River Mersey ferry. She was a diesel electric vessel with a passenger capacity of close to 2,300 people, launched in December 1950. In June 1977, the Royal Iris…
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Arctic Adventure

A series of images documenting a most amazing voyage of discovery, heading North, on route to the Svalbard Islands in the Arctic Circle. Svalbard, the Norwegian archipelago also known as Spitsbergen or the ‘Land of the Midnight sun’, is located…
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