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#463580 19th Jan 2011 3:30pm
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I hope this loads up, not sure if this image has been posted already, it was sitting on my laptops hard drive along with some other images of the interior of an old cinema in Liverpool.K

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Fab pic! more info if poss and more pics please.. great job!!

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Think the image came from an exhibition held as part of Capital of Culture 2008, The other images I have somewhere, are of a cinema in Wavertree and a few of the Liverpool waterfront taken from on board a vessel, I can post them up if anyone is interested, just didn't want to overpopulate with Liverpool. Will have a fiddle in the hard drive.

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Think the image came from an exhibition held as part of Capital of Culture 2008, The other images I have somewhere, are of a cinema in Wavertree and a few of the Liverpool waterfront taken from on board a vessel, I can post them up if anyone is interested, just didn't want to overpopulate with Liverpool. Will have a fiddle in the hard drive.

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Waterfront pic

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One of the classic Mersey Tunnel construction pictures. Gives an idea of the overall size of the "tube". The more pictures we have the better kamikazi9. Thanks for posting. We will overlook the Liverpool related stuff. They can't help being on the wrong side of the river after all !!!! ha.ha.

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Was just able to make out the caption; I believe it says:

"The Mersey Tunnel 22nd Feb. 1931
44' Dia. Tunnel looking towards Liverpool from Birkenhead"

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Fantastic pic, thanks KK9!

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Originally Posted by CVCVCV
Was just able to make out the caption; I believe it says:

"The Mersey Tunnel 22nd Feb. 1931
44' Dia. Tunnel looking towards Liverpool from Birkenhead"


Glad you could make that out.I have tried a few times and failed, must get that macro setting on my eyes sorted.

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Great pic!

Easier to read if you invert the colours

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These are the other images I had, yes I know they are of L***rp**l but thought they may be of interest. If the new cinema foyer in New Brighton looks like this then I'm definitely getting a season ticket. Hope I'm not infringing anyone's copyright.

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is that a squirrel waving in the foreground of the first pic?!!!

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Originally Posted by delta6
is that a squirrel waving in the foreground of the first pic?!!!
Yes, apparently Squirrels have an uncanny knack of running away from leaks before they occur so they were used in subaqua tunnels like canaries were used in coal mines wink


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Well spotted Delta6 if you check out the waterfront pic bottom dead centre there is the unmistakeable shape of a robin wearing a hoody looking directly into the lens (I think)

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Originally Posted by diggingdeeper
Originally Posted by delta6
is that a squirrel waving in the foreground of the first pic?!!!
Yes, apparently Squirrels have an uncanny knack of running away from leaks before they occur so they were used in subaqua tunnels like canaries were used in coal mines wink
Wow, well i never knew that!! Theres my 'learn something new...' for today.

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