2015
SJ3388 : River Mersey, Monks Ferry Slipway
taken 9 years ago, near to Birkenhead, Wirral, England
River Mersey, Monks Ferry Slipway
The area is named for the Monks of Birkenhead Priory who ran a ferry across to Liverpool in the twelfth century, This slipway dates from the nineteenth century, when it was used by the Monks Ferry Company who ran a service from 1838 until 1878. It was also used by tugs as a coaling berth
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