Ok - Where is it & when?

[Searush]

Not many will have sailed round here, either then or now!

Just thought it offered an interesting twist to the "controversial" where is it thread. And you can blame the photo-tutor for telling me how to do it!

 

[Deleted member 478]

Don't know where it is, but it's probably at high tide.

 

[Sgeir]

No idea, but good photograph.

 

[Aja]

Re: Ok - Where is it & when?

Somewhere near Warrington.

Donald

 

[Richard10002]

Just a gut feel that it might be West Kirkby?

When? No idea!

 

[Searush]

Re: Ok - Where is it & when?

Right area, wrong river. You've been reading the brewery signs haven't you!

Dogwatch got it as a PM, but I'll keep the secret a little longer as at least some of us like these games!

 

[Searush]

Re: Ok - Where is it & when?

Close Richard,
Head upstream a little.

 

[duncanmack]

Ness/Neston

Early fifties.

 

[Searush]

Ok that's close enough! It is Parkgate Quay on the River Dee, looking towards Clwyd hills.
Yes around late 50's. Picture came from
http://www.20thcenturyimages.co.uk/index.html
well worth a look if you know Wirral/ Merseyside of that era (no commercial links, just something I found & liked myself)

Usually all you see from this charming old port is salt marshes as far as the eye can see. But, just now & again with a good spring tide, low pressure & strong NW winds you will see the sea. Wonderfull place for a bracing walk along the "sea" wall.
King Billy embarked here for his famous battle of the Boyne in the 1600's

 

[Richard10002]

Bu**er! I recalled the location from visiting a rich friend on the Wirral about 15 years ago. I though he lived at West Kirkby, but I now remember it was Parkgate!

 

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Slightly less exciting weather and still bottomed with 3 inch draft earlier this year.

 

[Searush]

Ahh, but you're not quite in the channel there. Move 2 foot West and you'll get at least 6" depth. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif