tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104159472128891542.post2904258795417153275..comments2024-01-08T11:50:17.357+00:00Comments on Liverpool Preservation Trust: The Henry Pooley Gates Return-Can We Have The Sailors Home Back Too?Liverpool Preservation Trusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11647181330351880690noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104159472128891542.post-57265438367421138672011-08-22T11:32:27.391+01:002011-08-22T11:32:27.391+01:00I took the picture of the unvieling on the above p...I took the picture of the unvieling on the above post, I think I said its better to have them, even if they are a sad reminder.....but can we have the sailors home back too.Liverpool Preservation Trusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647181330351880690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104159472128891542.post-5587493301402687802011-08-19T16:28:05.062+01:002011-08-19T16:28:05.062+01:00These Gates are better here than in landlocked Sme...These Gates are better here than in landlocked Smethwick, hidden away from all except the explorers amongst us.<br /><br />I attended the opening ceremony yesterday, and without getting too deep into the historical significance of Liverpool's irreverence to its past, this event was simply a pleasure, and the operation of getting this grade 2 listed 10 tonne masterpiece back to where it once belonged must have been as intricate as the original casting process, it probably lasted longer.<br /><br />I'll hazard a guess that the paper work generated in completing this feat weighed almost as much as the Gates themselves.<br /><br />May I suggest you go view these artefacts dating from a time we can only imagine, no cars, world wars, tv, football teams etc.<br /><br />19 August 2011 16:13Griffojackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11855217965541209951noreply@blogger.com