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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND, third largest of England ' s ports of call had as its main attraction a gigantic floating pier. It was large enough to accommodate both ourselves and our sister ship, the USS Wakefield , at the same time. Like an elevator, it rose and fell v ith the thirty foot change of tide, allowing ships moored alongside to set their lines taut, and not shift with the tide changes. There is a story the British tell. If Liverpool does not have rain in the morning, she ' ll have it in the afternoon. If the city has rain in the morn- ing she ' ll possibly have it in the afternoon, anyway. The continual fog, rain, or dampness hovers over the city, adding d eeper silence to the blackened ruins and the gutted churches. This was the ship ' s first close- up of buildings without roofs, and spaces without buildings. The air raid shelters and emergency water tanks were spotted in the rubble, oases which proved their worth. Four years of war were showing in the faces and clothing of the people. The lights came on during one of the ship ' s stays in port. Names such as Princess Street, Lime Street, and The Tatler Theater helped cloak the city with the All English feeling. Double-decked trams and narrow guage trains, tiny autos and funny money were new exper- iences, soon to become as familiar as their American counterparts. Liverpool might be well remembered as a depot for trips to Chester and Southport. CHESTER had been an ancient camp of the Romans. Walls built by them still surround the Tudor style city and shelter it from the modern day world. From a tower atop this wall, Charles II saw the defeat of his armies on the plains of Chester. In one of the wall ' s towers, Turner, one of England ' s great arHsts had a studio.
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The buildings were timber-fronted stucco, of the Shakespeare era. The cathedral, however, was natural red sandstone, mellowed by the driving, dampened wind, interred with local aristocracy Is the local pub-owner. Chester fronts on the River Dee, marker of the division between Eng- land and Wales. Punts and motor craft furnished a busman ' s holiday to those so inclined to ride. The trip gave the travelers the opportunity of viewing Eaton Hall, seat of the Earl of Derby, promoter of the horse race bearing his name. SOUTHPORT had been modified from her peacetime bathing resort career into a barbed wire barrier against the invader. Her hotels had been converted into hospi tals and rest centers.
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