TRAVELLER'S BLESSING

The famous Liver Building in Liverpool, can you spot the Liver bird?

May the road rise to meet you

May the wind be always at your back

May the sun shine warm upon your face.

May the rains fall softly upon your fields.

Until we meet again

May God hold you in the hollow of his hand.

(Traditional Gaelic blessing)

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The Royal Liver Building is a Grade 1 listed building located in Liverpool. It is sited at the Pier Head alongside its neighbour the Cunard Building. Today the Royal Liver Building is one of the most recognisable landmarks in the city of Liverpool and is home to two fabled Liver Birds that watch over the city and the sea. Legend has it that were these two birds to fly away, then the city would cease to exist.

We were lucky enough to be able to visit the rooftop of the Cunard Building during a Queen Mary Celebration weekend.

The Cunard Building is a Grade II Iisted building. It is sited at the Pier Head and along with the neighbouring Liver Building and Port of Liverpool Building is one of Liverpool's Three Graces, which line the city's waterfront. It was designed by William Edward Willink and Philip Coldwell Thickness and was constructed between 1914 and 1917. 

This is a photograph of the Tug Brocklebank in the Albert Dock in her original Alexandra Towing Company colours. Built in 1964 the tug was based at Liverpool for all her working life before being retired to make way for more powerful tugs as the size of ships visiting the port increased. She is the only 1960's diesel ship handling tug to survive in preservation depicting an important development in the towage story which saw the final dmeise of steam.