Do any of my fellow Mancs remember hearing the sound of the horns on New Years eve? No matter where you lived in the city you could hear them - we lived in Moss Side (and Fallowfield later) and we could always hear them. Good memories.
In answer to GhibliFan1 I certainly do remember back in 1972/3 my dad at New Years Eve night opening the front and back door to let in the old and new year directly followed by the distant roar of the ships horns from the Manchester ship canal. I lived on Cranswick St Moss Side 5 mins from Manchester City football ground. Happy days!
@GhibliFan1 As an aside (and a scouser), I lived in Walton Liverpool, and every new years eve we could hear the ships on the Mersey sounding thier horns at midnight, awesome, wonderful sound, and to us it meant everything, who we were, what we did. Nice to know you mancs have shared this unique experience. This footage is great stuff, with great characters, "Robert STOKER Manchester Liners" lol excellent.
not sure if anyone gives a shit but if you are stoned like me atm then you can stream all the new movies and series on InstaFlixxer. I've been streaming with my girlfriend for the last days =)
my grandad had the 'boat inn' in trafford on the banks of ship cannal. he used put up a flag of every big ships country on the flag pole in the garden. if he didnt have the right flag he flew the scull n x bones.
If we had this industry today perhaps unemployment wouldn't be so high? So many labeled as being lazy but there isn't anywhere near enough work provided. I'm proud of Salfords history watching this. We can have that pride today!
Tis a truly fascinating thing. All the work that must have gone into it to connect Manchester to the sea. Sadly I did not have the chance to see it when I was in England last year.
@L36Bruno Yeah, we'd wait desperately for the sound and loved it very much. We used it as the prompt to let the new year in... i.e. go out of the back door and come in the front, with some coins and a piece of bread... so you wouldn't go hungry or fall on hard times. Superstitious nonsense, no doubt, but we loved doing it. :)
+cheshirehomebrew I remember doing a school trip down the ship canal.....take a packed lunch, go to Liverpool on a coach then ship to Salford...............Seeing all the Manchester Liners was fantastic they were huge. 1960's this was. For a kid from Gorton it was like going to a foreign country.
+MCFC You are a bit before me,great story tho,I've also got a video up on city's expansion, come and have a look and subscribe if you feel like, Cheers man,
Dockers arguing I ❤ it those greedy bastards ruined the Docks. The demise of the British Merchant Navy was a big part of their fault. Arguing and striking all the time 🤬
From times when industry was highly regarded by successive governments,unfortunately a certain Margaret Thatcher started the demise, now we have to rely on others to make goods,
Do any of my fellow Mancs remember hearing the sound of the horns on New Years eve? No matter where you lived in the city you could hear them - we lived in Moss Side (and Fallowfield later) and we could always hear them. Good memories.
No. No such story exists.
In answer to GhibliFan1 I certainly do remember back in 1972/3 my dad at New Years Eve night opening the front and back door to let in the old and new year directly followed by the distant roar of the ships horns from the Manchester ship canal. I lived on Cranswick St Moss Side 5 mins from Manchester City football ground. Happy days!
@GhibliFan1 As an aside (and a scouser), I lived in Walton Liverpool, and every new years eve we could hear the ships on the Mersey sounding thier horns at midnight, awesome, wonderful sound, and to us it meant everything, who we were, what we did. Nice to know you mancs have shared this unique experience. This footage is great stuff, with great characters, "Robert STOKER Manchester Liners" lol excellent.
Still a bit of traffic nowadays, but years ago you couldn’t believe how such big ships got through, interesting, thanks.Salford
Lovely to see the Manchester docks sign on the 'gate'. I broke down by it years ago, and have always wondered what it looked like in its pomp
Those boatmen couldn't half drink. I loved going up the canal on the Shell tanker Halia..
Recently discovered 2 of my great uncles laboured on the Ship Canal. They lived in Runcorn.
I spent ten happy years in the sixties up and down this "cut" working for Manchester Liners sailing to Canada as an Engineer, sad to see it all gone.
We're you stationed on the ship in the video?
Fantastic Piece of History documented here. My dads got this on VHS recorded from the television :D I always remember watching this as a child
Travelled this canal on the tanker Esso Fulham in 1964.
not sure if anyone gives a shit but if you are stoned like me atm then you can stream all the new movies and series on InstaFlixxer. I've been streaming with my girlfriend for the last days =)
@Joel Gunner Definitely, I have been watching on instaflixxer for months myself :D
my grandad had the 'boat inn' in trafford on the banks of ship cannal. he used put up a flag of every big ships country on the flag pole in the garden. if he didnt have the right flag he flew the scull n x bones.
If we had this industry today perhaps unemployment wouldn't be so high? So many labeled as being lazy but there isn't anywhere near enough work provided.
I'm proud of Salfords history watching this. We can have that pride today!
Tis a truly fascinating thing. All the work that must have gone into it to connect Manchester to the sea. Sadly I did not have the chance to see it when I was in England last year.
Salford docks not Manchester. It in Salford
@L36Bruno
Yeah, we'd wait desperately for the sound and loved it very much. We used it as the prompt to let the new year in... i.e. go out of the back door and come in the front, with some coins and a piece of bread... so you wouldn't go hungry or fall on hard times. Superstitious nonsense, no doubt, but we loved doing it. :)
Great video
1971
@ianupton I hope you know some part of the trade then...
has a kidd l would spend hours at latchford locks
Argue over anything the old fellars
now we make fuck all and work in poundland
Well said,
+cheshirehomebrew I remember doing a school trip down the ship canal.....take a packed lunch, go to Liverpool on a coach then ship to Salford...............Seeing all the Manchester Liners was fantastic they were huge. 1960's this was. For a kid from Gorton it was like going to a foreign country.
+MCFC You are a bit before me,great story tho,I've also got a video up on city's expansion, come and have a look and subscribe if you feel like,
Cheers man,
I was Capt on that Dredger when I was 14......................
Dockers arguing I ❤ it those greedy bastards ruined the Docks. The demise of the British Merchant Navy was a big part of their fault. Arguing and striking all the time 🤬
From times when industry was highly regarded by successive governments,unfortunately a certain Margaret Thatcher started the demise, now we have to rely on others to make goods,
Il think you’ll find the labour government started all that trying to control inflation that what started it all the strikes and the demise 👍🏼