I'd assumed the structure on the landing-stage was a timeball. It seems more likely that the ball and associated bell were used to warn users of the departure of ferries. Their positioning, obscured by the Baths, left something to be desired.

#LiverpoolHistory #GeorgesDock

Don't know if it helps but detail of the swing bridge can be seen in this image https://i.imgur.com/sRBN6iy.jpg

https://www.bootlehistory.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32475&start=315

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Inside the Shore Road and #GeorgesDock pumping stations for the Mersey Railway tunnel. Unfortunately the lighting and presentation style make it hard to get an overall view of layout and structure. #LiverpoolHeritage @edfarrell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwkP6Ffo9xM

Further to #Liverpool #GeorgesDock #LandingStage and #WilliamShawSimpson, Alamy have a photo of Simpson's restaurant. His wife Margaret, two daughters and two waitressess continued to live on the landing stage (1891 census).

For Simpson's major role in labour relations in the docks 1871 onward, see: https://archive.org/details/liverpooldockers0000unse/page/82/mode/2up?q=simpson%5C%27s+landing+stage

Simpson's once famous bowl for charitable donations is apparently in the collections of the #MaritimeMuseum.
https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-the-landing-stage-liverpool-early-1900s-112245015.html

I've been focused on #Liverpool #JamesStreet #RailwayStation as part of my recreation of the #GeorgesDock area in 1895. The builds of the platform and exterior were based on sketches by Thomas Raffles Davison which were sourced from Wiki. They're also on Alamy with two more.

Here's my #opensim reimagining of the lifts/elevators that took passengers down to the platform. Lined in teak, gaslit with mirrors above and seating, it held up to 100.

https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-mersey-railway-tunnel-passenger-lifts-137397428.html

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