BRITAIN’S last steam tug tender, being restored on Merseyside, will be the only ship taking part in the UK Heritage Open Days next month.
The event has been made possible by a £1,000 donation from Peel Ports Mersey.
The 1903-built Daniel Adamson, which is being restored in Sandon Dock, Liverpool, will be at the heart of a mini-heritage extravaganza, on September 11.
Guests of honour will be Paul Atterbury, of BBC TV’s Antiques Roadshow, who is patron of the Daniel Adamson Preservation Trust (DAPS).
He will be joined by Gary Hodgson, Peel Ports Mersey’s managing director, his wife Patricia, and other Peel Ports managers. There will be two performances by the Adamson Military Band, formed by Daniel Adamson, a leading Victorian engineer who was the driving force behind building the Manchester Ship Canal.
There will be a free vintage bus service from Liverpool Pier Head to Sandon Dock for visitors. The buses will also give a guided tour of the dock estate, with a commentary by Stuart Wood, DAPS operations manager and ex-chief Liverpool pilot.
