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The monks of Birkenhead Priory operated a ferry service until the Dissolution of the Monasteries and the priory's destruction by Henry VIII's troops in 1536. Ownership reverted to the Crown, and in 1544 the ferry rights as well as the Priory properties were bought by Ralph Worsley of Lancashire for £586. 11s. 6d (current value - almost £205,000).
The ferry terminal was opened in Summer 2002 at a cost of £25m. [2] It is used for transporting passengers and freight between Merseyside and Belfast , in Northern Ireland and freight to Dublin. Until 2023, [ 3 ] it also served passengers to Dublin , in the Republic of Ireland .
However, their price was not considered competitive. Named after an overspill post- war housing development of Birkenhead , the Woodchurch was the second of the new Birkenhead diesel ferries. [ 1 ] Launched by Gwendoline M. McRonald, wife of the Birkenhead Transport Committee Chairman, Charles S. McRonald M.B.E., her hull left the Noss slipway ...
Liverpool Dublin P&O Ferries Seatruck Ferries: Birkenhead: Belfast Stena Line 2002 [6] Mostyn: Dublin P&O Irish Sea 2001 2004 Holyhead: Dublin Irish Ferries Stena Line (1995-present) 1848 [7] [better source needed] Holyhead Dún Laoghaire: Stena Line 1848 [8] 2014 Fishguard: Rosslare: Stena Line Pembroke Dock: Rosslare Irish Ferries Liverpool ...
In 1836 two schemes for a railway from Chester to Birkenhead gained support, and they went to the 1837 session of Parliament. The Chester and Birkenhead Railway would run from a junction with the Chester–Crewe line (as yet unbuilt) at Chester and would serve the several ferry terminals in Birkenhead, and it survived the parliamentary process. [2
The opening of the Birkenhead to Liverpool Queensway road tunnel on 18 July 1934 hastened the demise of Woodside's luggage boats, the service ending on 21 July 1941. [ 2 ] On 30 August 1860, Britain's first street tramway was established, running from Woodside to Birkenhead Park .
Rock Ferry is situated on the eastern side of the Wirral Peninsula, at the western side of the River Mersey. The area is approximately 8 km (5.0 mi) south-south-east of the Irish Sea at New Brighton and about 9 km (5.6 mi) east-north-east of the Dee Estuary at Heswall. Rock Ferry is at an elevation of between 0–30 m (0–98 ft) above sea level.
MV Royal Iris of the Mersey in February 2020. Royal Iris of the Mersey is a regular vessel used on both cross-river ferry services and also Manchester ship canal cruises. The ferry has a top speed of 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph).