Albert Dock / Canning Dock Entrance - January 1989

Camera: Contax RTSII + Carl Zeiss 50mm f1.7 Planar lens. Agfa CT200

Canning Dock & Rennie Bridge - January 29, 1989

Camera: Contax RTS + Carl Zeiss 50mm f1.7 Planar lens. Agfa CT200 film

Canning Half Tide Dock - January 29, 1989

Notice the preserved vessels Weaver Packet "WINCHAM" now scrapped and the Mersey Flat OAKDALE recorded as now being based at Millom. Camera: Contax RTSII + Carl Zeiss 50mm f1.7 Planar lens. Agfa CT200 film

Canning Dock: Merseyside Maritime Museum - July 07, 1981

The first phase of the Merseyside Maritime Museum based around the Pilotage Building and Canning Graving Docks. These quaysides have been closed off for years now. Didn't the whole area look so much better and more interesting back then with emphasis on visitor exploration of an historical dock side rather than visitor management? The area is now dominated by the Museum of Liverpool which occupies the area to the right of the pilotage building which can be seen flying a flag. Camera: Contax 139 + Carl Zeiss 50mm f1.7 Planar lens. Agfa CT18 film

Canning Dock: Merseyside Maritime Museum - July 07, 1981

Steam Crane which was once displayed on the quays at Canning Dock during the first years of the Merseyside Maritime Museum.

Canning Dock: Merseyside Maritime Museum - July 07, 1981

The first phase of the Merseyside Maritime Museum based around the Pilotage Building and Canning Graving Docks. These quaysides have been closed off for years now with block & mesh fencing. Sir Alec Rose's yacht "LIVELY LADY" see nearest the camera. Camera: Contax 139 + Carl Zeiss 50mm f1.7 Planar lens. Agfa CT18 film

Canning Dock Half Tide Basin - July 07, 1981

View from the Merseyside Maritime Museum across the still silted Canning Half Tide Dock to the unrestored Albert Dock.

Merseyside Maritime Museum, July 14, 1984

View of the handling cargo exhibit at the Merseyside Maritime Museum. Camera: Contax 137 + Carl Zeiss 50mm f1.7 Planar lens. Peruchrome film.

Albert Dock - Stothert & Pitt Electric Crane - July 14, 1984

The photograph was taken around the time the Britannia Warehouse Pavilion was opened to the public. The first stage of the redevelopment of the Albert Dock. Camera: Contax 137 + Carl Zeiss 28mm f2.8 Distagon lens. Peruchrome Film

Pilot Cutter EDMUND GARDNER - Albert Dock - July 14, 1984

The Merseyside Maritime Museum and Britannia Warehouse buildings had been restored at this time. Pilot Vessel EDMUND GARDNER was still afloat prior to its move to Canning Graving Dock. Camera: Contax 137 + Carl Zeiss 50mm f1.7 Planar lens. Peruchrome film

Albert Dock - July 14, 1984

Restoration work on the majority of the dock buildings can be seen underway in this summer evening view. Camera: Contax 137 + Carl Zeiss 50mm f1.7 Planar lens. Peruchrome film

Canning Half Tide Dock and new river entrance flap gate. July 14, 1984

Restoration work on the quayside was continuing at this time, view taken from the original retractable pedestrian bridge. Camera: Contax 137 + Carl Zeiss 50mm f1.7 Planar lens. Peruchrome film

Canning Dock River Entrance - July 14, 1984

Work on the quayside was continuing when this photograph of my late father (right) with Mr. G. Tufnell was taken. We had been invited to the opening of the Frank Greene Print Shop in the Britannia Warehouse hence it was possible to wander around this area which wasn't as yet open to the public.

The One O'Clock Gun - Albert Dock, Liverpool - March 22, 1987.

Before it was relocated to its original position near Twelve Quays Birkenhead the "One O'Clock Gun" was displayed outside of the Merseyside Maritime Museum. Camera: Contax 137 + Carl Zeiss 50mm f1.7 Planar lens. Peruchrome Film.

Albert Dock - March 22, 1987

Camera: Contax 137 + Carl Zeiss 50mm f1.7 Planar lens. Peruchrome film.

Canning Half Tide Dock, Liverpool. March 22, 1987

Camera: Contax 137 + Carl Zeiss 50mm f1.7 Planar lens. Peruchrome film.

Canning River Entrance - March 22, 1987

Camera: Contax 137 + Carl Zeiss 50mm f1.7 Planar lens. Peruchrome Film

Canning River Entrance - March 22, 1987.

The original retracting footbridge can be seen in use in this view, later replaced by the much larger bridge which remains in use today. Camera: Contax 137 + Carl Zeiss 50mm f1.7 Planar lens. Peruchrome Film.

Canning River Entrance, Liverpool - March 27, 1987

Camera: Contax 137 + Carl Zeiss 50mm f1.7 Planar lens. Peruchrome film - converted to monochrome in Photoshop.

Canning River Entrance, Liverpool. March 22, 1987

Camera: Contax 137 + Carl Zeiss 50mm f1.7 Planar lens. Peruchrome Film

Canning River Entrance, Liverpool. March 22, 1987

Notice behind the EDMUND GARDNER the Great Western Railway goods depot was still unrestored. Camera: Contax 137 + Carl Zeiss 50mm f1.7 Planar lens. Peruchrome film

Canning River Entrance, Liverpool. March 22, 1987.

Camera: Contax 137 + Carl Zeiss 50mm f1.7 Planar lens. Peruchrome film

River Wall behind the Albert Dock - March 22, 1987

The River Mersey wall behind the Albert Dock complex. Work to restore the upper floors of the warehouses into residential accommodation was still in progress in 1987.

Salisbury Dock, Victoria Clock Tower, June 13, 1998

Salisbury Dock, viewed from Nelson Dock. Note that the Scherzer Lifting Bridge was still in position. It was to be removed a few years later. At this time some of the dockland was being used to store new and used vehicles prior to delivery to dealers.