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Mersey crossings - bridge or tunnel? #1077456 20th May 2020 1:28pm 20th May 2020 1:28pm
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 567 Cheshire Y yoller OP Smartchild
yoller OP Smartchild Y Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 567 Cheshire	There's an interesting article on the Alan Godfrey Maps website about the various schemes for Mersey crossings ... http://www.alangodfreymaps.co.uk/Parrott1.htm

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Re: Mersey crossings - bridge or tunnel? [Re: yoller] #1077574 24th May 2020 10:25am 24th May 2020 10:25am
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Rodneypeters1 Beginner R Joined: May 2020 Posts: 4 Wirral	Just a thought - the first Mersey tunnel was probable built using 'pick axe and shovels' hard work back then!

Re: Mersey crossings - bridge or tunnel? [Re: Rodneypeters1] #1077587 24th May 2020 12:32pm 24th May 2020 12:32pm
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 13,864 Birkenhead diggingdeeper Wiki Master
diggingdeeper Wiki Master Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 13,864 Birkenhead	Originally Posted by Rodneypeters1 Just a thought - the first Mersey tunnel was probable built using 'pick axe and shovels' hard work back then! Funnily enough the first tunnel, the railway tunnel in the 1880s, used a boring machine whereas the Queensway tunnel in the 1920s didn't. I've never understood this anomaly. The further you are down the pay scale, the more 'essential' you are when the s--- hits the fan... Sue Farbysmith 2020 Insults are engendered from vulgar minds, like toadstools from a dunghill - Charles Caleb Colton We don't do charity in Germany, We pay taxes. Charity is a failure of governments' responsibilities - Henning Wehn

Re: Mersey crossings - bridge or tunnel? [Re: yoller] #1077595 24th May 2020 6:01pm 24th May 2020 6:01pm
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jimbob Forum Addict J Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,634 Birkenhead	1920s lots of unemployment, so lots of men got work on the tunnel, still been worked on in early 30s. Possible reason by the city fathers to help with the unemployment at the time Ships that pass in the night, seldom seen and soon forgoten

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