MEMORIES will this week look at a souvenir brochure from 1951 courtesy of Crosby resident and former auctioneer Billy McMahon.
The pamphlet was produced for the borough of Crosby Festival of Britain Shipping Exhibition, held in August of that year, at Crosby Road North school, Waterloo.
It includes a message from the chairman at the time, Percy Furness.
He details what will be on show at the event, which included models of naval, cargo and well-known sailing ships, as well as tankers, paddle streamers and cargo and passenger liners.
The exhibition also had oil paintings, photographs and plans of liners which sailed from the Mersey.
This is as well as an amateur section which featured models and a number of paintings and illustrations.
Honorary organiser, JT Warburton, also gives a message.
He said: “You who visit the exhibition will see models of ships from the days of Queen Anne; you will see models of sailing ships from the time of Christopher Columbus’ Santa Maria up to the last half century of beautiful sailing ships; then paddle and steam ships up to the present day large liners.
“You will also see beautiful models loaned to us by the Admiralty – here again you will see Queen Anne’s Navy up to our present time Navy.�
He also adds that the aim was to pass on funds from the exhibition to the Liverpool Seamen’s Welfare Society, Summerlands near Kendal, other seamen’s charities and Sea Cadet Corps.
The shipping exhibition officials are listed, including Percy Johnston who was the honorary treasurer, and a picture of the then Mayor and Mayoress of Crosby, JS Duckels and Mrs Duckels.
Apologies are published from people who are unable to attend the event, including singer Bing Crosby.
Also unable to attend were the Earl of Derby, Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope, Air Chief Marshal Sir Frederick Bowhill and Captain Malcolm Bullock.
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