The rivers of Great Britain, descriptive, historical, pictorical; rivers of the south and west coasts . n length makes astretch of over 2,400 feet. The landing-stage, which is connected with the quay wallby a succession of girder bridges, adapted for both passengers and vehicles, is atany ^Jeriod of the day a scene of unusual activity and bustle; but the officialarrangements are admirable, and seldom is there any difficulty in dealing with thegreat crowds that gather and disperse here, either for lands across sea or on theirway to inland towns. Here, if anywhere, the cosmopolitan character of
The rivers of Great Britain, descriptive, historical, pictorical; rivers of the south and west coasts . n length makes astretch of over 2,400 feet. The landing-stage, which is connected with the quay wallby a succession of girder bridges, adapted for both passengers and vehicles, is atany ^Jeriod of the day a scene of unusual activity and bustle; but the officialarrangements are admirable, and seldom is there any difficulty in dealing with thegreat crowds that gather and disperse here, either for lands across sea or on theirway to inland towns. Here, if anywhere, the cosmopolitan character of the passengertraffic of Liverpool is seen in its fulness and variety. The landing-stage is, infact, the temporary meeting-place of people of all nations, and belonging to allgrades and conditions of life, from wretched stowaways to ambassadors with princelyretinues. Although called a stage, this landing-place is really a magnificent pro-menade, with ranges of official buildings and waiting and refreshment rooms. Untilrecently the passengers by the deep-sea liners were taken to and from the steamers. LIVEEPOOL, FKOM MKKEXHEAD (p. 266). 266 RIVERS OF GREAT BHITAIX. :The Mersey. in tenders. Tliis aiTanpenieiit often gave rise to serious ineouvonience. and entailedalso much loss of time. The latest addition to the stage was therefore contrivedspeeiallv with the object of overcoming these drawbacks. Passengers may now passdirect from the stage to the largest vesseLs; and more than tliis lias l)een done forthem. Thev are now brought close to the stage itself by railway, so tliat they maybook themselves and their luggage from London or from any of our large towns toanv part of the w<irld, and have no more trouble on arriving on the banks of theMersev than is usually involved in a change of conveyance. To facilitate passengertraffic to and frt)m the docks, an electric overhead railway running along thewhole stietch of the six or seven miles comprising the city front, and into thedis
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