April 2024
The April meeting evening was devoted to members DVD’s. We started with the Snowbow DVD Ships to Manchester. This port was once the nation’s fourth biggest port and in its heyday would have been full of ships. This was made possible by the construction of the Manchester Ship Canal which was completed in 1894 to enable ships from all over the world to sail right into the heart of industrial Briton. The DVD was a collection of films showed ship movements of the period and was a real maritime treat. The film enabled the meeting to watch ship after ship sailing to and from Manchester. But as an extra, the film also followed some of the ships on their voyages after leaving the canal. These were ships that were once operated by shipping companies such as Harrison Line, Manchester Liners, Clan Line and Furness Withy. The second DVD was the Port of London Waters of Time which was filmed in 1951 and showing shipping of the period and followed the arrival of the Highland Princess into the port and her eventual departure after being worked in the dock.