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Royal Iris.

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 1/4/2026, 16:16:22

The latest Royal Iris has been retired after 60 odd years service. Originally called Mount Wood.
Replacement is Royal Daffodil built at Cammel Lairds.
Royal Iris floating chip shop is somewhere on the Thames I think, in a very sad state.

Re: Royal Iris.

Posted by Ronnie <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/litherland-ford/info/user=Ronnie' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 3/4/2026, 12:04:55, in reply to "Royal Iris."
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I went on a few Saturday cruises/dances in the 1960s.

She sailed as far as Formby Light, if my memory serves me right.

You had to pay a deposit on your pint glass

My best mate was chucked off at Seacombe on the way back for causing a disturbance; someone had stolen his pint glass

He spent the night over there until the first ferry the next day

He moved to Texas and served in Vietnam, he died many years ago.

Re: Royal Iris.

Posted by Norma <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/litherland-ford/info/user=Norma' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 4/4/2026, 9:31:09, in reply to "Re: Royal Iris."

met many us men in hong kong on R n R from Vietman,i had a young baby sad that there wife were back in the usa with babies that hadnt seen,

Re: Royal Iris.

Posted by Norma <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/litherland-ford/info/user=Norma' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 2/4/2026, 7:32:22, in reply to "Royal Iris."

what was the name of the canal boot that took trips along the canal sure we had one with the school EM school
ps you could book a seat on the barge to wtach the big race G N
pS was it The bootle bell

Re: Royal Iris.

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 2/4/2026, 9:11:14, in reply to "Re: Royal Iris."

For a tanner you could cross the cut on a barge across the cut, so I am told.

Re: Royal Iris.

Posted by Norma <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/litherland-ford/info/user=Norma' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 1/4/2026, 16:37:19, in reply to "Royal Iris."

When we arrived in hong kong there was a strike ferries not running ,we had to get to the Ireland in a police boat,not muchfun getting into one of those when you are pregnant home sick and wanted to go home

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