Presentations for 2023 – 2024 Season
Prospective members and visitors are always welcome
Merseyside Branch 75th Year, 1948 – 2023
Venue: Liverpool Seafarers’ Centre, 20 Crosby Road South, Liverpool L22 1RQ
Presentations for 2023‐2024 Season
Merseyside Branch 75th Year, 1948‐2023
The Liverpool Seafarers Centre
20 Crosby Road South, Liverpool, L22 1RQ
Second Tuesday of the month except January.
Meetings start : 19.00 hours.
Admittance : Members £2, Visitors £3
12th September 2023 What a Difference a Funnel Makes Malcolm McRonald, WSS and Vice ‐ Chairman Friends of the Ferries .
10th October 2023 DUKWs to Water The iconic US amphibious vehicle, in and after WWII – Peter Dyer, author, Southport
14th November 2023 From the River Mersey to far flung Pacific Islands – Alan Freeman, Wallasey . Andy recounts his experiences and cruising around the world
12th December 2023 British Transport DVD Films – John Luxton, Merseyside Branch
9th January 2024 No meeting – Winter Break
13th February 2024 Steamer Nostalgia of the 1970’s including the Isle of Man – Iain Quinn, CCA
12th March 2024 The Dockers Umbrella – Keith Hick followed by
Railways on the Mersey Docks (after the Overhead) – Philip Parker, Merseyside
9th April 2024 From the Western Isles to the East Coast – John Hooley, Macclesfield
14th May 2024 Liverpool Shipping Lines – David Hearn, Wallasey
11th June 2024 Maritime Infrastructure: Looe and St Ives – John Luxton, Merseyside
9th July 2024 Branch AGM followed by a members slides or digital images
13th August 2024 More Cammell Laird Shipbuilders Archives – Phillip Welsh, Merseyside Following on from Philip’s September 2021 presentation
10th September 2024 Cornish Shipping – Krispen Atkinson, WSS Council member – An evening of great Shipping Nostalgia
8th October 2024 Liverpool Shipping 1979 to 1984 – Adrian Sweeney, Merseyside Branch – The slides of the late Tom Hesketh
12th November 2024 Scandinavian Shipping 2015 to 2024 – David Shore, Merseyside Branch Ships owned and operated from Norway,
Finland and Sweden, together with shipping at the ports on the Island of .Gotland
10th December 2024 The Port of Hayle John Luxton, Merseyside Branch a detailed look at the history of the port of Hayle, its ships, industries and associated transport links along with an unusual connection to Merseyside.
14th January 2025 – No meeting – Winter Break
Our 2025 Season commences on Tuesday 11th February when we welcome back Iain Quinn of Coastal Cruising and Waverley.
Full details of this talk and those for the remainder of the 2025 season will be posted the branch web site in early in the new year.