Merseyside Maritime Museum, Liverpool Photos

The Merseyside Maritime Museum traces the history of the very important port of Liverpool and its shipping. Of interest are displays on early emigration to British colonies and Victorian ships that carried settlers, decorative objects from later passenger liners including the Titanic, convoys of WWII, & how British Customs catches smugglers.

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Merseyside Maritime Museum at Liverpool Port. Liverpool, England.Sculpted figures representing Victorian emigrants departing from Liverpool at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.Liverpool Landing Stage painting by WF Preston shows world's largest floating pier so boats can land at any tidal level at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.PS Scotia Cunard's last paddle steamer painting by Samuel Walters at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.
Merseyside Maritime Museum at Liverpool Port. Liverpool, England.Sculpted figures representing Victorian emigrants departing from Liverpool at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.Liverpool Landing Stage painting (1893) by WF Preston shows world's largest floating pier so boats can land at any tidal level at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.PS Scotia Cunard's last paddle steamer painting (1863) by Samuel Walters at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.
SS Great Britain at time it was carrying emigrants to Australia painting by Joseph Walter at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.SS Great Britain picture model at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.Great Eastern silver model at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.Ceramic bowl by John Stonier of Liverpool perhaps commemorating building of Great Eastern at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.
SS Great Britain at time it was carrying emigrants to Australia painting (1846) by Joseph Walter at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.SS Great Britain picture model (c1857) at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.Great Eastern silver model (1937) at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.Ceramic bowl (c1858) by John Stonier of Liverpool perhaps commemorating building of Great Eastern at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.
A Race to the Gold Diggings of Australia board game at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.SS Great Britain meat dish by Gibbs Bright & Co at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.Dominion Line 1st/2nd class dinner plate at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.White Star Line kosher plate at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.
A Race to the Gold Diggings of Australia board game (19thC) at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.SS Great Britain meat dish (c1850) by Gibbs Bright & Co at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.Dominion Line 1st/2nd class dinner plate (c1900) at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.White Star Line kosher plate (c1928) at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.
White Star Line embossed teapot by E.M. Dickinson & Co of Sheffield at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.Empress of Britain II vegetable dish by Spode for Canadian Pacific Line at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.White Star Line demitasse cup by Stoniers of Liverpool at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.Allan Line grape scissors at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.
White Star Line embossed teapot by E.M. Dickinson & Co of Sheffield at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.Empress of Britain II vegetable dish (c1931) by Spode for Canadian Pacific Line at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.White Star Line demitasse cup (c1900-10) by Stoniers of Liverpool at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.Allan Line grape scissors (c1900) at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.
White Star Line serving tongs by Elkington & Co of Sheffield at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.Collection of dining & serving pieces from various shipping lines sailing out of Liverpool at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.Cunard RMS Lusitania paper fan presented to lady passengers at Captain's Gala Night at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.Lusitania / Mauretania soup plate by Mintons at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.
White Star Line serving tongs by Elkington & Co of Sheffield at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.Collection of dining & serving pieces from various shipping lines sailing out of Liverpool at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.Cunard RMS Lusitania paper fan presented to lady passengers at Captain's Gala Night at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.Lusitania / Mauretania soup plate (1906) by Mintons at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.
Mauretania II first class dining room glass panel shows constellation Leo at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.Mauretania II first class dining room glass panel shows constellation Virgo at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.Mauretania II first class dining room glass panel shows constellation Pegasus at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.Mauretania II first class dining room glass panel shows constellation Sagittarius at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.
Mauretania II first class dining room glass panel (1930s) shows constellation Leo at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.Mauretania II first class dining room glass panel (1930s) shows constellation Virgo at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.Mauretania II first class dining room glass panel (1930s) shows constellation Pegasus at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.Mauretania II first class dining room glass panel (1930s) shows constellation Sagittarius at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.
Mauretania II first class dining room glass panel shows constellation Cancer at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.Mauretania II Art Deco glass table lamp & ashtray with drinking glasses from RMS Queen Mary at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.Seaborne travelling accoutrement from early 20thC at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.Ellerman's City Line poster of SS City of Naples to India at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.
Mauretania II first class dining room glass panel (1930s) shows constellation Cancer at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.Mauretania II Art Deco glass table lamp & ashtray (1930s) with drinking glasses (1940-50s) from RMS Queen Mary at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.Seaborne travelling accoutrement from early 20thC at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.Ellerman's City Line poster (c1920) of SS City of Naples to India at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.
Pacific Steam Navigation Co poster around South America at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England."Freedom of the Seas from the Hun Point of View" British propaganda poster mocks Germany for U-boats violating international law thereby urging Americans to join war at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England."Don't waste bread! Defeat the U-Boat" British poster at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.WWI Britain at War with Germany display at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.
Pacific Steam Navigation Co poster (1940) around South America at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England."Freedom of the Seas from the Hun Point of View" British propaganda poster (WWI) mocks Germany for U-boats violating international law thereby urging Americans to join war at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England."Don't waste bread! Defeat the U-Boat" British poster (1916) at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.WWI Britain at War with Germany display at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.
Dazzle Painted Ships in Mersey River, off Liverpool Waterfront painting by Leonard Campbell Taylor at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.WWII Convoy Arrives in Liverpool painting by David Cobb part of total wartime Mersey arrivals of 1285 convoys comprising 76,000 ships or average of 4 convoys & 280 ships per week at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.Mackworth fog buoy as pulled by convoy ships to push up visible rooster tail water fountains making ship visible to following ships to prevent collisions in fogs at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.WWII depth charge launcher to fire explosives away from destroyers to create larger U-boat kill pattern at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.
Dazzle Painted Ships in Mersey River, off Liverpool Waterfront painting (c1918) by Leonard Campbell Taylor at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.WWII Convoy Arrives in Liverpool painting by David Cobb part of total wartime Mersey arrivals of 1285 convoys comprising 76,000 ships or average of 4 convoys & 280 ships per week at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.Mackworth fog buoy (1939-45) as pulled by convoy ships to push up visible rooster tail water fountains making ship visible to following ships to prevent collisions in fogs at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.WWII depth charge launcher to fire explosives away from destroyers to create larger U-boat kill pattern at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.
Cut away model of WWII depth charge with depth trigger within cylinder of explosives at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.Spot the smuggler display Customs & Excise gallery at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.Early Customs & Excise tools used to measure & record imported goods at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.Brocklebank motor tug museum ship docked at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.
Cut away model of WWII depth charge with depth trigger within cylinder of explosives at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.Spot the smuggler display Customs & Excise gallery at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.Early Customs & Excise tools (17thC on) used to measure & record imported goods at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.Brocklebank motor tug (1964) museum ship docked at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool, England.
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