Thanks, i really enjoyed this video. My Dad was from the Dingle and I remember being taken to Grafton Street as a kid (70 now) and standing behind the railings looking into the dock. Wow, it seemed so high, thinking now was probably the first time I realised I wasn't keen on heights. He told me a story of a horse drawn fire engine going out of control down one of the streets and through the fence into the Dock. Not sure how true it was but he wasn't in the habit of lying. It may have just been a local fable.

Thanks for this video which brought back many memories for me. 68 years ago, I used to walk along Grafton street on the way to my school (Matthew Arnold). The views then through those railings where of ships being unloaded. Most of the other docks nearby were hidden behind high walls, so this was a great place to see the dock activities and all sorts of goods being brought from around the world. I wasn't aware then that beneath my feet then there were those casemates in your video built into the sandstone cliff or of the history of those docks being so key for fuel imports.

Thank you 😊 for your video on Liverpool . It makes me sad when I think about the thousands upon thousands of Irish people who managed to get away from the Great Famine and suffered so much , I can imagine families living hand to mouth in those damp cold caves . This Anglo Irish grandma still thinks about how my own grandparents quietly telling me about those times . I'm 73ish now and glad to have the chance to record those memories for the future generations .🍀🙃

Brought some memories back with this one George 👍

@g2emedia1977

7 ай бұрын

glad you enjoyed it mate cheers for watching

That brought back some memories. As Kids, we used to play all along there in the late 60s and 70s. I grew up in Caryl Gardens. We used to have some real adventures all along there and The Cast Iron Shore, making swings out of old Ropes and such like. Happy Happy Days 😊

Thanks for this George, I used to walk/drive past on the bottom and always wondered about it. If those storage sheds were in London or another city they would be restored and be small shops, or single person accommodation or small cafes. Really trendy little places, at the least storage or garages for the apartment owners. I hope they are not left to rot and another piece of Liverpool Heritage destroyed. The plants were Giant oriental Poppies. Usually Huge Red Papery Flowers with black faces. The leaves look like prickle leaves, or that’s what my Dad thought when he dug my poppies up and destroyed them after I’d taken years to grow them 😢

@g2emedia1977

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it bernadette thanks for watching Those poppies are lovely think i may get some for my garden It would also be nice to see those casemates restored id deffo live in one ha ha

So very interesting. Thank you for sharing. Loved it.

@g2emedia1977

Жыл бұрын

thanks for watching

When you were going along the Dockers stepswalk Can you imagine the noise of the dockers Hob Nail boots on the cobbles...wow,,,it must have been the local alarm clock!!

cheers, quality work. sight of the mersey is a gift from our creator

Wow, some changes since I was in that neck of the woods... The Mid-1960s! Thanks 👍

@g2emedia1977

Жыл бұрын

thanks for watching del boy i remeber it early 80s wish i could go bk and explore it then also

I don't know how you keep finding these places but you have produced another gem of a video full of interesting facts / history, i love them, more please, I think you are literally going places here in more way than one!!!

@g2emedia1977

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks simon glad you liked it got loads more to come on this channel i was in here about 10 years ago but wasn't on youtube at the time so thought it was time i filmed it Thanks for your comment much appreciated

Really enjoyed your film George, brought back loads of memories from the 50's, we lived in the Beloe St tennies, and used to walk up to look out over the docks and all the ships coming in an out.

@g2emedia1977

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks joe glad you liked it thanks for watching

I remember in the 1960s watching the activities in the dock from Cockburn St. above as Dad had stopped the car. A chap was moving small goods waggons with a rope attached to a motorised capstan. The casements would be difficult to repurpose as sandstone is porous so will always be wet. The residents have the place to themselves so is very quiet and wouldn't want them opened up to access by the general public.

That swing gate at around 24.30 was removed for a while as my son was injured by it when he was little. He hurt his head but it didn’t knock any sense into him 😂 great video x

@g2emedia1977

2 жыл бұрын

Oh dear hope he wasn't to badly injured

Love the pic of the different eras of Liverpool I’ve screenshotted it

Enjoyable video, thank you.

@g2emedia1977

2 жыл бұрын

Pleasure glad you liked it and thanks for watching

Great video

Cool apartments, love those fountains ⛲ Glad you didn't get locked in ... those drone shots are awesome ✈️

@g2emedia1977

Жыл бұрын

id love to live there its lovely isnt it id be climbing that fence if we got locked in there thanks for watching helen glad you liked it

@yamyam_1978

Жыл бұрын

@@g2emedia1977 I'm probably stuck here, think moving again might be impractical - just brought a sander to try to sort my doors out. Wanted grey walls, but Dulux paint came out kind of lavender. Gonna make sure it's grey this time !

@yamyam_1978

Жыл бұрын

@@g2emedia1977 Link on your Brookside video to a future national scandal 🤧🤧🤧🤧🤧 Found it earlier & it's got all the characters in I recognise

@g2emedia1977

Жыл бұрын

really could you not just pack up and move somewhere else if you are happy where you are then id stay but if not deffo move

@g2emedia1977

Жыл бұрын

ahh cool ill take a look now

"Wowser!" Proper scouse that! Another great video

@g2emedia1977

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers glad you liked it guinea girl

Brilliant video, got really engrossed, Thanks for sharing 👍

@g2emedia1977

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching joyce glad you like it

Great video, thanks

@g2emedia1977

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers glad you likes it

Those drone shots are stunning matey, combined with the music and slo motion, its like something from a film, didn't know about the engineers names being etched in to the sandstone too, thanks for the info on that!

@g2emedia1977

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate i tried to get as close as possible but was getting circled by seagulls thinking it was a predator for the babies you seen earlier in the vid ha ha

Blown me away again wirh this vlog great camera work bud don't think I've ever seen drone footage of that tunnel close up

@g2emedia1977

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers bill it wasn't a bad mooch this cheers for watching

i worked on the tunnel from sefton dock to garston we build a massive holding and settlment works underground bz the pub on ottispool prom. there is a 4 ft pipe goes up to aigburth vale to stop the fooding

@g2emedia1977

2 жыл бұрын

Great stuff mate is that the pipe that collapsed years ago near the old festival gardens

I live in City Quay. Some history here!

@g2emedia1977

Жыл бұрын

id love to love there seems a nice place

Mad to think that was a dock isn't it. I used to go to school in the Dingle. I remember going down the steps and those lock ups. I didn't realise that it was a sandstone cliff before, makes sense though. The Dingle over head train station would be good to visit, its a garage now but you can still get down to it bottom of Park Road.

@g2emedia1977

Жыл бұрын

its mad isnt it mate i remeber it being a closes dock but never an open one those steps are a killer ha ha i wanted to.go school in the dingle but ended up in st john almond lol

Love the Muriel by the way I didn't even know that exited , its brilliant!

@g2emedia1977

2 жыл бұрын

Its a bit strange it is where it is id have thought it would have been better so everyone can see it ...its great isnt it

Great video boys, it brings back memories of the garden festival when I was younger. Keep up the good work boys, have you done the Williamson tunnels yet?

@g2emedia1977

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers ron glad you liked it I have been im the williamson tunnels a few years back along with the part they are currently digging out only ever got photos though as i wasn't on youtube at the time

It seems a shame that there is so much space that's lying empty. I'm pretty sure there's potential to create some really unique spaces.

Those wooden sleepers used to be used on building sites to mark walkways.

@g2emedia1977

Жыл бұрын

Ahh cool cheers for the info

I grew up there boss video mate,I used to sit on the rocks by peg legs then wen older peg legs was my local

@g2emedia1977

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers glad you liked it great memories of peglegs playing snooker in the back good times

That Lovely Garden in Grafton Street , is done by a man opposite, you can tell his house , plants outside. All at his own expense and time . Do a Drone over please .

@g2emedia1977

Жыл бұрын

cool cheers thanks for the info i may take a look with the drone next time im down that way thanks for watching

Great vid fellas. A good question would be; What did they do with all the sandstone blocks dug out? Build the cathedral perhaps?

@g2emedia1977

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers steve that is a good question although i think it was woolton quarry that supplied most of the sandstone for the cathedral Cheers for watching

There's a video on old Georges dock (Liverpool One - Old Dock Tours) that says all of Liverpool is built on Sandstone if I remember rightly?

@g2emedia1977

2 жыл бұрын

Thats another place i plan to see never been to it....cheers simon

Them casemates would make good workshops if they are not too damp.

Hi great video, some terms PAN left or right, Tilt up or down, zoom in or out🙂

@g2emedia1977

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers for watching

Hi George,there used to be an iron bridge running from grafton street down to the dock,does anyone remember it?

@g2emedia1977

2 жыл бұрын

Hello john is that Herculaneum bridge?

@stephensmith4480

2 жыл бұрын

I remember the Iron Bridge. I think it used to be an access to the old Brunswick Railway Depot but not 100% certain.

and the arches were cart hourses were kept that were used on the docks

@g2emedia1977

Жыл бұрын

great info mate im doing a video on horses around the docks coming soon cheers

Garden Festival next, I have been since it re-opened partially - I've got some footage from 2012 if that helps?

@g2emedia1977

2 жыл бұрын

The garden festival is currently getting all flattened for houses i do plan to go the gardens and film that as i havent been for ages always nice to drop in

@simonsays335

2 жыл бұрын

@@g2emedia1977 I went past the Southern part that Langtree opened last week and it was still there if that helps?

@g2emedia1977

2 жыл бұрын

@@simonsays335 cool mate cheers ill check that out

@simonsays335

2 жыл бұрын

@@g2emedia1977 Look forward to seeing the results matey :)

my family owened several of the shops on mill street Dolly Jones sweetshop, jones footware,wool shop,e;ectrical shop do you now them? near to David street?

@g2emedia1977

2 жыл бұрын

Only shop i remember from when i was a kid was pats newsagents Johnsons there was a chippy near corn street to

Have you done Dingle tunnel yet?

@g2emedia1977

2 жыл бұрын

Years ago mate the last time was about 2012 before the collapse I'd love to go bk in and film it

@simonsays335

2 жыл бұрын

@@g2emedia1977 I videoed it about 20 years ago, went right to the very end of the tunnel and you can look out into Herc docks area, lots of old cars and rope in that tunnel and is also haunted, the guy who owned the garage was fantastic let us go wherever we wanted, sadly lost the video, don't know who owns the garage now though if even if its still there?

@g2emedia1977

2 жыл бұрын

The garage is now long gone mate the shutters are down and locked i have seen some recent pictures from inside all electric still on etc and a huge repair where it collapsed I had some footage to but cant seem to find it

Spare a thought for the men who cut into the sandstone n did the quarrying.

@g2emedia1977

2 жыл бұрын

I always do must have been hard graft

me dad ust to bild boats in them archways wen the coal depo was over the road

Now den lar.