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The "Royal Iris of the Mersey" with the iconic Liverpool waterfront in the background! This Mersey Ferry was originally the Birkenhead Ferry "Mountwood" launched in 1959, renamed and refurbished in 2001 "MV Royal Iris of the Mersey". The original Royal Iris is still registered with Lloyds and is berthed on the Thames near Woolwich. The Mountwood was used in the film "Ferry 'Cross The Mersey" and also appeared in the opening titles for the television series "The Liver Birds".

The "Royal Iris of the Mersey" with the iconic Liverpool waterfront in the background! This Mersey Ferry was originally the Birkenhead Ferry "Mountwood" launched in 1959, renamed and refurbished in 2001 "MV Royal Iris of the Mersey". The original Royal Iris is still registered with Lloyds and is berthed on the Thames near Woolwich. The Mountwood was used in the film "Ferry 'Cross The Mersey" and also appeared in the opening titles for the television series "The Liver Birds".

Not what you would usually associate with a canal This is 'Royal Iris of The Mersey' one of two Mersey Ferries making the return journey from Salford Quays, down the Manchester Ship Canal. Picture taken at the point where the canal joins the River Mersey entering in to the Mersey Estuary. Royal Iris was built in 1959 and is owned by Merseytravel and operated by Mersey Ferries.

Ferry cross the Mersey, Giz a job, Barry Grant, The Reynolds Girls, Sonia, One Summer ... the list is endless! Show your love for the red side of town

Ferry cross the Mersey, Giz a job, Barry Grant, The Reynolds Girls, Sonia, One Summer ... the list is endless! Show your love for the blue side of town