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Britannia Pavilion

Albert Dock. Warehouse B, Britannia Pavilion. "Former warehouses to south of dock. 1841-5. J Hartley. Iron frame and brick with stone dressings, iron clad roof. 5 storeys, L-plan building, 47 bays to Gower Street with 1st 4 bays recessed. 2 recesses of 9 x 6 bays; 55 bays to west facade with 3 recesses of 9 x 5 bays. Facade to dock has recessed ground floor with Doric colonnade of iron columns (2 granite columns to angle) above granite rubble dock wall. Quoins and top parapet. Segmental-headed windows. 2 entrances to Gower Street have granite gate piers. Albert Dock is one of the earliest enclosed docks in the world and is a complete example of the type". Grade I listed building. List entry Number: 1068409. Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City UNESCO World Heritage site. DSC_1058p1
Liverpool

August 9th 2017
After our sojourn in Ireland, Caribbean Princess returned to the UK where our next port of call was Liverpool. Liverpool was a city I very much wanted to visit. My great-grandparents had sailed from here for America. Several of my ancestors lived or were married here. Caribbean Princess docked at the Liverpool Cruise Terminal, the latest iteration of the Liverpool Landing Stage. The locatio ... read more
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British Flag Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more
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