Preston, Dock, East Side c.1955
Photo ref:
P113045

More about this scene
In this photograph we can see wood stacked for seasoning within the dock area. Frequent visitors here were the Russian ships bringing in hardwoods. In October 1964 the Russian MV 'Igarkales' caught fire while it was still half unloaded. Firefighting was hampered by the fact that the crew spoke no English, and could not be understood when they raised the alarm. Owing to the Cold War, the Russian captain was under orders not to let anyone British on board, which made matters even worse. Union troubles did not help the port, which in all honesty was never a great success - at best it broke even. In the 1960s weekly freight services to Ireland were launched, sailing to Londonderry, Portrush, Dublin and Waterford, and the port was amongst the first to offer a roll-on, roll-off service for taking vehicles over to Ireland.
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