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The Floating Roadway

Posted by Jean <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/litherland-ford/info/user=Jean' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 12/8/2025, 13:42:19

Was interested to see this pic today. Took me back! I can remember being fascinated at low tide seeing inside the walls, that were usually under water. What an amazing solution to the problem of getting vehicles onto the landing stage.

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Posted by Eileen <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/litherland-ford/info/user=Eileen' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 15/8/2025, 12:04:47, in reply to "The Floating Roadway"

I remember it too Jean but we never usewed our car on it. Was there till 1970s. A new floating landing stage for boarding ferries was opened at the Pier Head in 1975. Eventually, the old Floating Road was dismantled and scrapped. The once vital connecting road to the landing stage has now gone forever, but it remains a vivid memory for many day-trippers who once used it as part of their journey across the River Mersey.The end of the Floating Road after nearly 120 years I don't think it sank in all that time but the new landing stage did after a few weeks. After demolition the scrap was sold to China. Another sad loss.

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Posted by Norma <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/litherland-ford/info/user=Norma' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 15/8/2025, 15:55:33, in reply to "Re: The Floating Roadway"

As children we would have are annual day out in New Brighten,1964 i had started work so it was the younger kits from Sefton rd ,they got the wrong ferry and ended up in Wallasey,panic all the parent, they walked up the road looking sorry for themselves,my brother had coming down the waterslide at the friend promised to catch him The didnt

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Posted by Norma <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/litherland-ford/info/user=Norma' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 12/8/2025, 15:52:52, in reply to "The Floating Roadway"

Before my time, It would hurt my feet running down to get the ferry,reading what kids get up to in today world,what gone wrong,I had to look after my brother,Gxd help me if anything had ever happened to him,

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Posted by Bob Ball <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/litherland-ford/info/user=Bob+Ball' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 13/8/2025, 8:05:04, in reply to "Re: The Floating Roadway"

It was well used before and after the tunnel was opened, it was used by Carters taking loads to the other side not, as well as motorised transportfoot passengers, they used the pedestrian loading part of the stage.

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Posted by Jean <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/litherland-ford/info/user=Jean' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 12/8/2025, 16:59:04, in reply to "Re: The Floating Roadway"

It was there 1800's to early 1970's Norma.

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Posted by John R <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/litherland-ford/info/user=John+R' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 13/8/2025, 7:10:14, in reply to "Re: The Floating Roadway"

Remember it well. Had to drive down it to get a car to Isle of Man Ferry.

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