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A Day With Stephen |
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Getting the train to meet Stephen at Hamilton Square, Birkenhead |
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Smile for the camera Stephen
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Birkenhead Town Hall Inside the town hall is the Wirral Museum. Displays include models of ships built at Cammel Laird's both warships and passenger ships including the Mauritania, life in Wirral during the blitz of the second world war and pictures from around Wirral from over the years showing the changes that have taken place. Birkenhead was the first place in Europe to have a Tram Street Car service. London and Manchester had both refused plans by George Francis Train who had built tramways in Chicago and other American cities. |
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Going to Liverpool |
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One of Birkenhead's Trams on
display at Woodside Ferry Terminal. Below Left: The walkway to the Ferry. This walkway leading to the floating landing stage moves up and down with the tide. Below Right: Leaving Woodside Ferry Terminal |
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Stephen giving us the guided tour of the journey across the River Mersey on board the Royal Daffodil |
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The Liverpool - Belfast (Ireland)
Ferry Below Left: Inside the Royal Daffodil Below Right: We arrive at Liverpool to the sound of Gerry And The Pacemakers singing Ferry Cross The Mersey |
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In Liverpool |
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Stephen telling us about his skateboarding exploits |
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This is where I did my first Ollie and 360 flip |
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This is REALLY impressive.... Skateboarding WITHOUT a Skateboard |
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Telling how he lost his skateboard
in the lake in Central Park.....
Central Park New York?? I asked, noooooo Liscard. Did you go in after it?? Yeah I did. AND???? I got wet |
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Looking Across The River to Wirral |
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Pier Head |
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Albert Dock |
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This fella (I never did get his name) is always at this place. We threw some money in his hat (actually, into his Banjo case) and he played a tune for us. Thanks mate
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We all live in a Yellow Submarine |
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More Skateboarding.... |
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I'd slide down this rail, do a 360 at the bottom before landing |
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This is outside the Queen Elizabeth
II Crown Courts in Liverpool. See the security guy?? This is where Stephen lost another skateboard. Security called the police and they took his board. |
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Quiggins |
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This is a pub inside Quiggins Quiggins is a rabbits warren of shops of all kinds of things weird. Well maybe not weird but off beat like everything for punk, skateboarders and.... just different, fascinating really. There is even an antiques shop with stuff like old movie cameras, record players and gargoyles from old architecture. Liverpool City council want to shut it down for some reason. I think Quiggins promotes freedom of Expression and creativity and I see nothing wrong with that. Go to... Quiggins to find out more. |
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HMV |
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In Liverpool City Centre: We decided
to go into HMV, a huge Music/Video/Game store. (one of my fav stores) I
only got this far when a big security guy came and TOLD me
to stop filming. Hands were held in front of the camera with things said
like..... NO COMMENT and bleep sounds were made as a huge
fight broke out, Police arrived in riot gear and on horses firing tear
gas, rubber bullets and water cannons everywhere as riots broke out
throughout the city in protest....... Well,
not really, I just said ok and put the camera away
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