Title

George's Landing Stage and the Three Graces, Liverpool, Merseyside, 1920

Caption

George's Landing Stage and the Three Graces, Liverpool, Merseyside, 1920. A number of vessels plying their trade on the River Mersey. The 'Three Graces' are the Royal Liver Building (completed in 1911 with two clock towers crowned by mythical Liver Birds), the Cunard Building (completed in 1916) and the Port of Liverpool Building (completed in 1907). The landing stage at Pier Head served the transatlantic liner service.

Date

1920

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England Archive

Reference

HRM19B35_382

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

54,2Mb (3,8Mb) / 16,6in x 12,7in / 4969 x 3810 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation city river water coast building buildings England architecture country harbour trade port ship ships British geography English county waterfront wharf docks dock ferry quay quayside location century lancashire Britain three graces twenties B&W Liverpool Merseyside steamboat aerial view MONOCHROME steamship bird's eye view aerial photography water transport black & white black and white B W 1920s 20th century Port of Liverpool Building Royal Liver Building River Mersey English Heritage geographical feature Mersey Pierhead TGN Pier Head photograph Cunard Building Aerofilms quai George's Landing Stage photograph