Liverpool, The Mersey (Queensway) Tunnel c.1950

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Photo ref: L60002

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We are looking straight into the Mersey Tunnel main entrance. Known as the Queensway Tunnel, it was at the time the only road tunnel under the River Mersey; it had opened in 1934. It soon replaced the car ferries and luggage boats. The tower of the Municipal Buildings on Dale Street dominates the sky-line to the left. At the time of our photograph, it cost 1s 6d for a car to go through the tunnel. It was a tanner (6d) for a motor bike and 9d for a motor bike and sidecar.

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