Birkenhead, Docks c.1965
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B399091
More about this scene
By 1965 the docks at Birkenhead were in severe decline, as we can see from the sparse shipping in these views. The flour mills (B399087, left background) are a reminder of the port's heyday when the trading vessels of the world would have queued to unload. Substantial government and private funding has since been invested here, and the port has been redeveloped as the terminal for cargo and passenger services between Merseyside and Ireland. A floating stage can work with two roll-on/roll-off ferries at the same time. Many of the fine buildings have been converted to accommodate offices, museums and apartments.
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