St Mary's Tower Birkenhead
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St Mary's Tower Birkenhead
Image: © Arthur C Harris Taken: 24 Jun 2022
In 1999 the tower was dedicated as a memorial to those who died on the submarine Thetis which sank 60 years previously on sea trials in Liverpool Bay off the North Wales coast. The names of the 99 men who died are recorded as you move up and down the 101 steps to reach the parapet and the unparalleled views of the river, Liverpool and Birkenhead but, most particularly, the shipyard of Cammell Laird so many ships of importance to the country’s history, including Thetis, were built. ** Courtesy Birkenhead Priory
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Image Location
Latitude
53.389406
Longitude
-3.011599