algy Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 1860's (late)Robinson's Mersey Glasswork's Bank Quay, the barrels may have been landed for Crosfields. 1870 Bank Quay wharf on the River Mersey. 1870's Pottery Wharf, Bank Quay on the River Mersey. 1890,BankQuay, far right would have been Pottery Wharf. 1890's, Green Street, BankQuay. c1900's, (early), Bank Quay, the first Transporter up and running. 1904. 13th March, Monks Hall Steel works. 1904. The first Crosfields Transporter repaced in 1914. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
middlec Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Amazing photos. A totally different world to how it is today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry hayes Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Good work Algy. Very interesting. Happy days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted March 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Good work Algy. Very interesting. Happy days Plenty more to come Harry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy51 Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Nostalgic these photos. I spent the early part of my life in one of the terraced houses opposite Thewlis St. & adjoining Quay Fold that led to a level crossing which led to Fairclough's flour mill & Crosfield's. A walk along the river brought you to Monks Hall.On the corner of Quay Fold was the Ship Inn. My Dad worked on the transporter bridge for about 20 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy51 Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Algy photo 6 looks like the concrete jetty has been pulled away from the bank ,do you have any info on that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted March 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Algy photo 6 looks like the concrete jetty has been pulled away from the bank ,do you have any info on that? Sorry WD no info on the wharf wall, it looks to me as if it originally joined up with the other wall on the other side of the gap, only a guess but it looks as if it was caused by subsidence or landslip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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