Ferry Cross the Mersey - Razzle Boat Snowdrop
by Venetia Featherstone-Witty
Title
Ferry Cross the Mersey - Razzle Boat Snowdrop
Artist
Venetia Featherstone-Witty
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
The Mersey Ferry is a ferry service operating on the River Mersey in northwest England, between Liverpool and Birkenhead/Wallasey on the Wirral Peninsula. Ferries have been used on this route since at least the 12th century, and continue to be popular for both local people and visitors.
The current fleet consists of two active vessels, with a third currently laid up for cost-saving reasons. They originally came into service in the 1960s and were named Mountwood, Woodchurch and Overchurch. All three ferries have been extensively refurbished and renamed Royal Iris of the Mersey, Snowdrop and Royal Daffodil respectively, the latter of which is not currently in service.
The ferries share the workload of cross-river ferrying, charter cruises and the Manchester Ship Canal cruise. The service is operated by Merseytravel."Ferry Cross the Mersey" (sometimes written Ferry 'Cross the Mersey) is a song written by Gerry Marsden. It was first recorded by his band Gerry and the Pacemakers and released in late 1964 in the UK and in 1965 in the United States. It was a hit on both sides of the Atlantic, reaching number six in the United States and number eight in the UK.The song is from the film of the same name and was released on its soundtrack album. In the mid-1990s a musical theatre production also titled Ferry Cross the Mersey related Gerry Marsden's Merseybeat days; it premiered in Liverpool and played in the UK, Australia, and Canada.
FEATURED 10/11/16 in "The ABC Group"
FEATURED 11/14/16 in "Ships, Boats and Dinghies"
FEATURED 2/8/17 in "Photographers From Around The World"
FEATURED 2/10/17 in "Lady Photographers"
FEATURED 3/3/17 in '"New FAA Uploads"
FEATURED 9/2/20 in "500 Views Share Group"
FEATURED 9/3/20 in "Images That Excite You"
FEATURED 9/7/20 in "Art District"
FEATURED 9/8/20 in "Your Very Best Photography"
FEATURED 10/31/20 in "500 Views on One Image"
Uploaded
September 25th, 2016
Embed
Share
Similar Images
Comments (23)
Michaela Perryman
Congratulations, featured in Best of British Group 9th October 2021. You can post this image in the October Feature Discussion page is you wish.
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Robyn King
Congratulations your beautiful artwork is being featured in 500 Views Share Group & Shared:-)
Ralph Klein
Congratulations. Your beautiful work has been featured on the HP of PHOTOGRAPHERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. Thank you very much for sharing. Beautiful work and great capture. I like it.
Chuck Hicks
nice
Venetia Featherstone-Witty replied:
Thank you Chuck, and thank you for the feature in "Ships, Boats and Dinghies" - I thought you might like this one!
Recently Viewed
