T & J Harrisons
of
Liverpool
Harrison line trips and pictures from 1973 - 1985 of Richard Hunt.
With major contributions from Harrison ship mates. & Family
1860-1865
1865-
Latest News
Site Updated 02/12/24
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02/12/24 69 Photos from Capt Denis Riley's collection curtesy of his Daughter Gina, many thanks Gina
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20/11/24 21 Photos of Robert Davies(Gwil) 1976 trip aboard MV Wanderer. Many thanks Gwil
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19/11/24 33 Photos of MV Astronomer's Eng Room 1980
from Robert Davies(Gwil) Many thanks Gwil
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18/11/24 36 Photos entitled MV City of Durban 1982 from​​ Robert Davies(Gwil) Many thanks Gwil
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17/11/24 64 Photos entitled River Mersey & Eastham Locks from​​
Robert Davies(Gwil) Many thanks Gwil
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16/11/24 92 photos entitled Liverpool & Birkenhead Shipping from
Robert Davies(Gwil) Many thanks Gwil
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15/11/24 32 photos of Mersey Chambers from Robert Davies(Gwil)
Many thanks Gwil
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15/11/24 125 Aerial photos taken by Gwilym Davies Senior of MV Author & MV Astronomer
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14/11/24 Apparently our numbers are down for the dinner this year
which is on the 6th December.
The deposit has been paid but there have been a number of apologies so far. If you are thinking of coming along you still can even though the pay by date has gone. If it has ever been on your bucket list to do at least once please get in touch with me for relevant emails if you don't have them.
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02/11/24 Wilbur Bradley has informed us on Facebook that
Peter England has crossed the Bar, RIP Peter.
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​​26/09/24 For those of you that use my site to find ship pictures I have adapted a spreadsheet I use for the ships company number.
You might find it useful to know that the last Magician for example was 314 which makes it a little easier to find in the dropdown of the ship category. I have used info from
Captain Graeme Cubbin's book and the project is ongoing, all the gaps will eventually be filled in!
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18/09/24 5 Crew List from 1965/6/7/8 added that have come to me via Frank Ashley(Posted from Aus, many thanks Frank) who was given them from Gerry Whitehead.
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Website News:
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After 16 years of developing my website into what it is today with the help of our seafaring friends and family and the totally unexpected support I have recently received from your generous donations, I am delighted to say I am going to continue the site for at least the next 3 years in it's current format whilst looking to improve it where I can.
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Thank you all for your support and please check your attics for lost picture treasures to help our archive grow!​
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​ Updated 27/8/24
​ While I was at last years reunion dinner in Liverpool I was asked if this site cost me any money to run, he was quite surprised when I told him a couple of hundred pounds a year!
He also asked if our community new that, to which I said not many if any. I decided to break down how much it actually did cost, the amount is currently £184 per year, this will rise to £257/year from September '24 providing nothing else goes up, hence my decision to put the info out there which also explains the message below. The full breakdown of my costs are on the
Help support the site:
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/harrisonline
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I have scanned 388 Negatives from Gwil Davies all ranging between 48 & 52 YEARS old with good results, they have also been through AI software which has made them all sharp, those that haven't been done gave dodgy results!
As there are so many I have classified them into People, Ships
and Other. If you click on the i top left you will see photo info.
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If you have negatives that need rescuing please give me a shout!
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​ I have installed a search feature as a trial top left, probably wont work on all searches!
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Ongoing NEW Project: Looking for FULL Crew Lists to make a collection
for us all to be able to help our memory put names to faces!
Link to example of how it might look​​​​​
All Ships in order that I sailed on
Whilst I was at school, I hadn't a clue of what I wanted to do when I left, I did know that I would like a job which entailed travelling, the chance of promotion and of course a fair wage! After leaving school I worked on a building site for nine months whilst deciding and earned £60 a week. Once I left and joined Harrison's I was on the super wage of £54 a month! How times have changed!!
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Unfortunately the company has come to an end as I knew it. In the mean time I have decided to put my trips online along with the pictures I took during those trips! It might bring back a few memories!!
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Help needed......
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If there are any ex- Harrison Line personnel or their Family out there who have film(Cine) or photos, especially of shipmates, I would love to here from you. Please get in touch. I would create individual collections and have them linked to your name, along with any details you provide, names, ships, dates, route etc.
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My email link is the purple envelope at the bottom of this page.
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