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Birkenhead, Docks c.1965
Photo ref: B399091
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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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Memories of Birkenhead, Docks c1965

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Birkenhead, Docks c.1965

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My dad, Billy Sinnett, worked on the docks for years when we were small. They all had a nickname, dad's was Crazy Horse or Chief. I remember him coming home from work carrying a dockers hook as they called it and he hung it up in the cupboard under the stairs.