cracking aerial vid paul . i have some wonderful memories of lairds where i served my time as a welder back in the late 70s and 80s . Its just a shame theres so little of what's left of a thriving industry that once was the mainstay of employment in birkenhead
Thatcher was to blame for the loss of our industry! Especially up north . I was a welder too but in the plumbers yard on the pipework so I don’t know if you worked in the dry docks too , I only worked there for a couple o years as I am a pipe welder
Wow 😳🤩👍 Paul, extremely interesting area. Imagine in the past I bet it was extremely busy and you would find it difficult to move around. Nice 1 and keep warm 🥃🥃
Cammell Laird invented most carrier technology especially on the Ark Royal ! Laird’s were first to weld a carrier instead of using rivets and first to build one with an angled deck and armoured deck
I was a crane driver in Laird's for many years between 1964 and 1980. It's sad to think that nowadays the yard doesn't have a single outside crane. They use hired mobile cranes as and when required.
cracking aerial vid paul . i have some wonderful memories of lairds where i served my time as a welder back in the late 70s and 80s . Its just a shame theres so little of what's left of a thriving industry that once was the mainstay of employment in birkenhead
thanx
Thatcher was to blame for the loss of our industry! Especially up north . I was a welder too but in the plumbers yard on the pipework so I don’t know if you worked in the dry docks too , I only worked there for a couple o years as I am a pipe welder
Hi stewpot . I was there from 1977-85 then again for 18 months when the sovereign explorer rig was being built .
@@mactheweld alright mate ! I was there later when the Lord Raglan was taken over by the Greeks and the con hall was empty
I remember that being there
Wow 😳🤩👍 Paul, extremely interesting area. Imagine in the past I bet it was extremely busy and you would find it difficult to move around. Nice 1 and keep warm 🥃🥃
Thank you Paul, a great view "over the wall". My Grandfather worked "over there". He worked on The Ark Royal. Great stuff!
Nice 1, that would of been a sight watching that launched
Cammell Laird invented most carrier technology especially on the Ark Royal ! Laird’s were first to weld a carrier instead of using rivets and first to build one with an angled deck and armoured deck
I was a crane driver in Laird's for many years between 1964 and 1980.
It's sad to think that nowadays the yard doesn't have a single outside crane. They use hired mobile cranes as and when required.
I agree. Here is the last being dismantled Dismantling 60 year old Cranes ( Extended )
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I had a little fly down there this afternoon, was only there 10 mins just for a quick nosey 😂
good view from the tower
Not a proper shipyard with no cranes