IN MEMORY OF CAPTAIN F J WALKER

Please click the image to read about Captain´s Walker tribute, photo taken earlier in the month

"SATURN" A UNIQUE CANAL NARROWBOAT

The canal boat SATURN is the last horse-drawn Shropshire Union Canal Fly-Boat in the world, she was present yesterday at the Middlewich Boat and Folk Festival, she´s really great take look at the photo and for further information please visit http://www.saturnflyboat.org.uk/

MIDDLEWICH BOAT AND FOLK FESTIVAL

This last week end the Canal Boat Festival took place in Middlewich Cheshire, I was there, here´s a few pics of the event taken on the 19th June 2011

LIVERPOOL MARITIME CITY: LIST OF CRUISE SHIPS IN LIVERPOOL

LIVERPOOL MARITIME CITY: LIST OF CRUISE SHIPS IN LIVERPOOL: "This is the official list of passenger cruise ships visiting the port of Liverpool this year"

PILOT BOATS AT THE LIVERPOOL CRUISE TERMINAL

Photos taken yesterday very early morning when I was waiting for the VISION OF THE SEAS, pilot boats at the CRUISE TERMINAL, last photo the MERSEY SEAWAYS can be seen getting ready for her 10am trip to Belfast

KATHLEEN & MAY STILL IN THE CITY

Two images of the tall ship KATHLEEN & MAY still in Liverpool, June the 16th

VISION OF THE SEAS DOCKING AT LIVERPOOL

Few images taken today with the VISION OF THE SEAS docking at Liverpool

THE OLD PIER HEAD AT LIVERPOOL

There is a lot of controversy about the future of the historic PIER HEAD at Liverpool, the pier is facing an uncertain future and is a miserable sight to watch at the moment, the city wants to increase the number of cruise ships visiting this beautiful city but the conditions on offer are far from good, even the present so called CRUISE TERMINAL is nothing but a platform where the ships dock. Photos included show the old PIER almost connected with the new platform, the ferry MERSEY SEAWAYS can be seen on the second and the cruise ship VISION OF THE SEAS manouevring towards her berth, 16.06.2011

CRUISE SHIP VISION OF THE SEAS AT LIVERPOOL

I was back in Liverpool today to photograph the VISION OF THE SEAS, she is a beautiful cruise ship operated by ROYAL CARIBBEAN, she was built in 1998 by CHANTIERS DE L´ATLANTIQUE in France, the vessel is 78.491 GT and has a cruising speed of 22 knots, unfortunately the weather was not very good, cold for June and no sunny spells at all

TALL SHIP "KATHLEEN & MAY" IN LIVERPOOL

Built in 1900 the schooner KATHLEEN & MAY visited Liverpool, she is the last remaining wooden hull three-masted top sailing schooner in existance, photos taken on the 7th of June 2011

LIVERPOOL MIXTURE OF THE OLD AND THE NEW

I love the contrast of these two photos, first image takes us back to the 18th century, well almost, second modern day city life with cars and tall buildings, but you can also find a ship mixed with the cars, somehow a cozy ambiance, photos taken on the 7th June 2011

24th of JULY 1990 A MEMORABLE DAY FOR LIVERPOOL

Back in July 1990 a page of Liverpool´s maritime history was written with the visit of CUNARD flagship QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the CUNARD LINE, it was also the first visit of the QE2 to the city

MEMORIAL DEDICATED TO THE PEOPLE OF LIVERPOOL

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TALL SHIPS VISITED LIVERPOOL IN 2008

July 2008, the beautiful tall ships visited Liverpool, here are some photos of the event

BILL FURY ONE OF LIVERPOOL´S PRODIGY SONS

Praise for a Liverpool Legend, Billy Fury, please click the first photo for an update on Billy´s live, photos taken May 2011

QUEEN ELIZABETH AND QUEEN MARY 2 WILL VISIT LIVERPOOL IN SEPTEMBER

CUNARD QUEENS, ELIZABETH and MARY 2 are visiting Liverpool this September, respectively the 8th and the 15th, it will be the first visit of QE with the QM2 making the second appearance in the city, the ship visited Liverpool in October 2009, photos of the QE in Lisbon and QM2 in Liverpool

TUG BROCKLEBANK A PERMANENT LIVERPOOL RESIDENT

The tug BROCKLEBANK is the only sea-going vessel owned by a UK national museum, in this particular case the Merseyside Maritime Museum, she was built in 1965, the vessel retired from service in 1989, she still sails around britain as an ambassador for the museum, she can be seen at Albert Dock, photos of the ship taken during the SPRING ON THE WATERFRONT event last month

GLACIERE OF LIVERPOOL

Few photos taken yesterday of the rather beautiful sailing vessel GLACIERE, originally built in 1899, today a sail training vessel, please visit www.liverpoolmarina.com/glaciere-sailing to find out about the GLACIERE SAILING AND DIVING SCHOOL

PUBLIC EXHIBITION OF MERSEY FERRIES PHOTOS LATER THIS MONTH IN LIVERPOOL

If you follow the MERSEY FERRIES and have a general interest in the maritime live of the river Mersey don´t miss this exhibition

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TWO EXHIBITIONS TAKEN PLACE ON THE MERSEYSIDE MARITIME MUSEUM NOT TO BE MISSED

Please click on images below to view full details of two exhibitions taken place currently at the Merseyside Maritime Museum, take your family to the museum for a great day out