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250,000 PEOPLE

250,000 People (1934)

Masses of people gather to see, and walk through, the world's greatest tunnel.

FIRST TRAM TO RUN IN BRITAIN

First Tram To Run In Britain (1927)

Trams through the years at Jubilee celebrations.

MAURETANIA NEARS COMPLETION AT BIRKENHEAD

Mauretania Nears Completion At Birkenhead (1938)

Men work on the final stages of the building of...

NEW MACHINERY FOR MAURETANIA

New Machinery For Mauretania (1938)

Two 65 ton condensers are hoisted onto the ship 'Mauretania' at...

WONDERFUL NEW BRIDGE

Wonderful New Bridge (1931)

A new bridge is opened in Birkenhead - steam engines cross over.

MERSEY'S RECORD   aka LAUNCHING OF 'SAMARA'

Mersey's Record AKA Launching Of 'samara' (1920)

The vast new Curnarder, the S.S. Samaria, is...

GIGANTIC RUNNER GOES BY ROAD TO BIRKENHEAD aka CROSS COUNTRY

Gigantic Runner Goes By Road To Birkenhead AKA Cross Country (1939)

Footage of large rudder...

 

 

BIRKENHEAD TUNNEL SHAFT

Birkenhead Tunnel Shaft (1926)

Sir Archibald Salvidge cuts first sod of the Birkenhead tunnel.

BRITISH SHIPBUILDING IS BUCKING UP & CUTS

British Shipbuilding Is Bucking Up & Cuts (1926)

Launching of Blue Star Line ship, S. S, Andulasia...

A LUCKY ESCAPE

A Lucky Escape (1928)

Tugs pull the steamer ship 'Jennie' from the damaged Woodside Ferry stage after a...

THE

The "Lady Drake" (1928)

The liner "Lady Drake" is launched at Cammell Laird's Yard in Birkenhead. It is...

LORD BIRKENHEAD

Lord Birkenhead (1922)

The Lord Chancellor, Lord Birkenhead, entertains guests on his yacht in Genoa...

A SHIP LOAD OF RAILWAY ENGINES!

A Ship Load Of Railway Engines! (1924)

Brand new steam engines are loaded onto ships to be taken to...

THE NAVY'S

The Navy's "Youngest" (1933)

The HMS Achilles, the new British cruiser, in dock in Birkenhead.

THE NEW 'BEN-MY-CHREE'

The New 'ben-My-Chree' (1927)

Launch of a ship, a miniature liner, the 'Ben My Chree'.

H.M.S. RODNEY

HMS Rodney (1927)

Smokey scenes as H.M.S. Rodney steams away from the Liverpool docks.

S. S. ALMEDA

S. S. Almeda (1926)

Lady Vestey christens S. S. Almeda, the new 14,000 ton South American Liner.

QUEEN MOTHER NAMES LINER

Queen Mother Names Liner (1959)

Queen Mother launches new liner "Windsor Castle" at Birkenhead...

QUEEN LAUNCHES THE NEW

Queen Launches The New "Ark Royal" (1950)

Queen Elizabeth launches the new Royal Navy aircraft...

THIS IN OUR TIME - reel 2

This In Our Time - Reel 2 (1896-1929)

Wonderful documentary about the history of Liverpool.