Posted in War Memorials at 12:00 on 25 November 2018
“Dedicated to the men and women who gave their lives willingly for the freedom of others and have no grave but the sea,” followed by,
“They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them”:-

Reverse view. “1914-1918 and all 1939-1945.”
“This memorial dedicated to the Merchant Navy was donated to the people of Liverpool by the Liverpool Retired Merchant Seafarers and handed to the city by the Rt Honourable John Prescott Deputy Prime Minister 30th October 1998”:-

Cunard Building in background.
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Posted in War Memorials at 20:00 on 21 November 2018
On the west side of the Cunard Building in Liverpool lies this Memorial dedicated to Cunard employees who died in the Great War and World War 2. A figure of Victory atop a column with a depiction of a boat extending either side of the column halfway up. “Pro Patria 1914-1918, 1939-1945”:-

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Posted in Trips at 12:00 on 19 November 2018
This was where the ITV programme This Morning used to be broadcast from. There was a weather map floating on the dock’s surface.
Weather Map photo (from Wikipedia) taken by Mike Pennington:-

Many years after its weather presenter spent his mornings leaping from Britain to Ireland and back again he was prosecuted for child abuse, found guilty and jailed. Liverpool is most likely glad ITV moved from there some time ago.
Albert Dock, Liverpool:-

The dock is now home to a variety of pleasure boats while the old warehouses on the docks are filled with shops and eateries.
Boat in Albert Dock:-

View of and from Albert Dock, Liverpool with Museum of Liverpool, Cunard Building and Royal Liver Building in the background:-

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Posted in Architecture at 20:30 on 22 October 2018
More fruits of our visit to the city of Liverpool thirteen months ago.
These buildings testify to the wealth generated by Liverpool’s status as a port.
Perhaps Liverpool’s most iconic piece of architecture, the Liver Building:-

Liver Building from tour bus:-

From below. I see from this it’s actually the Royal Liver Building:-

Another fine building in Liverpool. Photo taken through tour bus window. Castle Building:-

Cunard Building:-

Another one reflecting Liverpool’s shipping heritage. White Star Line Building:-

From the tour bus I couldn’t fit the next one in fully. Port Authority Building:-


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