Mersey Ferries
Historic cross-river ferry service linking the waterfront with the Wirral, with sweeping river views.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Mersey Ferries at Liverpool's Pier Head goes back to the spring of eighteen seventeen and a strange new boat on the river, built by George Lawrence French for the crossing to Tranmere. You'll hear what the newspapers of the day promised about it, and the stubborn engine trouble that came first. It also turns to the engineer William Cubitt and a problem every Mersey passenger faced at the water's edge. Best heard on the landing stage while you wait to board.
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