This should be brought back to Liverpool and Cammel Lairds should restore it by having the apprentices serve their time on it learning valuable hands on tradditional ship building skills
I sailed on this as part of the Garden Festival ferry service from the Pier Head to the landing stage at Otterspool promenade. Very sad to see her in this condition but she is beyond economic repair. Only a millionaire with more money than sense would attempt to save this iconic vessel, but that's never going to happen. Especially as the current owner won't sell her for some reason.
Very sad sight. We used to see her in the Sixties crossing between the Pier Head and Seacombe and cruises on the Mersey. The current owners should be made to do something with her.
Thank's Paul for all your hard work bringing all your vieos for us all to see, great memories of the ship, it looks in quite qood shape considering how long it's been laid up, a shot blast back to the bere metal and a good paint job would proberbly save her.
One of the old Solent paddle steamers has been rotting away up the Medina on the Isle of Wight for years now. It is so rusty that it would have little scrap value but would cost a fortune to get rid of.
I remember ferryboat trips to New Brighton on bank holidays in the 1960s, and we must have sailed on her. It's so sad. I can only assume that the cost of moving or scrapping her is far greater than the mooring fees. But you would think the local council there or whoever is responsible for that part of the river would take action!
You would think that Paul McCartney would help to restore her with all his money, but he cannot take it with him when he goes and it would be a fitting memorial to him and his fellow bandmates,
What would we do with it? Put it next to the Bronington in Birkenhead or sell it for scrap like Onyx, Plymouth etc? Come on.. if you want it saved then Merseyside is the LAST place you want it - were too thick up here to do anything like that. We let the WW2 landing craft sink, it's on display at Portsmouth now taking in millions. Wirral could have done that but they would rather build cycle lanes that nobody uses.
We had many great nights out on board The Royal Iris in the late 1980's Student "Booze Cruises" up and down The Mersey. We thought we'd arrived... Happy times !
It’s really interesting to me that on the panels that are positioned in the insert box areas - where you’d board the boat at the sides - the grey paintwork on the panels is virtually untouched and Looks almost new. Just goes to show if it had been treated with a little bit more respect and care it would still be worth having today as either a floating venue or a private hire ferry. It was a beautiful boat with a significant place in history and this is a sad needless waste.
The Royal Iris needs to be floated and towed up to Liverpool, restore her, and moor her in Canning or Salthouse Dock as a function space or restaurant.
How was this allowed to happen? Of all the Mersey ferries, The Royal Iris was the most iconic. I suppose its too late for the old girl, but we live in a time where anything is possible.
Sold 33 years ago. Wonder who owns it now and if it has been abandoned. Is anyone paying the mooring fees. Agree she is a complete wreck that would probably cost a small fortune just to make water tight to float off to a scrap yard. Nice effort and documentation of an ex legend.
@@veryhighguy Going off who that guy is, he probably had the intention of turning it in to a nightclub but he has been the director of a good few dissolved companies. More than likely paid over the odds for the ferry then the market collapsed and he was left with a vessel that needed hundreds of thousands spending on it but was actually worth peanuts so abandoned it, waiting for the price of scrap metal to pick up. Something which scrap metal never has done. It is now beyond economic repair and the cost to remove it would far outweigh its scrap market value, so she will sit there until the day she rots away.
@@mrlister2000 yeah your probably right or it becomes a real danger. I think the plan was to do something with her, it became some sort of leisure place for a short time, paint ball I think.
OMG PLEASE PLEASE SAVE IT SOMEBODY!!! TOO MUCH IS LOST AND PULLED DOWN IN THE UK!!!! Sir Paul, Sir Ringo, Buy it Get it restored same some Liverpool and Beatles History!!! What do you say guys!!!!?
There are other videos of this vessel here on youtube, although there is a fair interest in it l think that there is not enough to generate money to restore. Turning it into a floating disco as an example would only mean that it is 'floating disco', the users would not be interested in the history. I have no idea what kind of money is required but to restore it and park it for people to view it would never generate enough revenue to pay maintenance and wages for staff. It was famous to many people in a specific area of the UK and most that actually travelled on it have passed on. It is also surprising that PLA have allowed it to stay there so long because it has been an eyesore for a number of years.
yeah i know what you mean, it should of come back years ago but its to late now. i only went to see her because i grew up with her on the Merey and wanted to see with my own eyes.
Absolutely disgusting that Liverpool’s most famous of ferries has been left to rot. It seems to be the norm for the Merseyside councils, they don’t keep any of the attractions. It seems the Tramway at Woodside has closed and now been mothballed and it looks the same with the U534 story. I mean the first inter-city railway in the world started in Liverpool, but you wouldn’t think so, as we only have a small section in the Museum of Liverpool dedicated to it 🙄
Hey Everyone I appeal to you, your Heart your Love for The Beatles & their Special magic they created and still do. Here's an idea & i don' t mind helping out where i can. How about if all the Beatles fans throughout the world all donated just a £1, i'm sure enough could be raised to get her bought transported restored and working on the sea again. Call it a crazy idea but hey crazy things get done and achieved too! What does everyone think? Anyone willing to get on board and try and make this happen? Best Dave aged 60 Huge Beatles Fan Uk.
i agree with you but its failed many times in the past to be rescued. i think the person that owns it just will not let it go. there are some reasons iv heard why but not going in to it on here
The vessel looks Too far gone ,especially in this current economic environment. Will cost far too much money , even if money was available to save her.
I was working on the River when she came They had big plans for her and she looked lovely. Then she sank and left to Rot Shame Liverpool doesn’t Want it back it’s part of their City’s history 😢
This should be brought back to Liverpool and Cammel Lairds should restore it by having the apprentices serve their time on it learning valuable hands on tradditional ship building skills
How exactly would you tow her?
I sailed on this as part of the Garden Festival ferry service from the Pier Head to the landing stage at Otterspool promenade.
Very sad to see her in this condition but she is beyond economic repair.
Only a millionaire with more money than sense would attempt to save this iconic vessel, but that's never going to happen. Especially as the current owner won't sell her for some reason.
Very sad sight. We used to see her in the Sixties crossing between the Pier Head and Seacombe and cruises on the Mersey. The current owners should be made to do something with her.
I remember that boat in its pomp in the 60’s/70’s it can’t be allowed to rot 300 miles from home
It’s too late now, time and tide have taken their toll.
Thank's Paul for all your hard work bringing all your vieos for us all to see, great memories of the ship, it looks in quite qood shape considering how long it's been laid up, a shot blast back to the bere metal and a good paint job would proberbly save her.
Am afraid its past that now, everytime the tide comes in it covers half her bottom with a big hole in the hull
It's a Sad Sight. But, as you say, Time and Tide wait for no man (or Vessel)...@@rhowell1978
My eyes fill seeing her like this,it’s so wrong. Who owned her now Paul ?
One of the old Solent paddle steamers has been rotting away up the Medina on the Isle of Wight for years now. It is so rusty that it would have little scrap value but would cost a fortune to get rid of.
I remember ferryboat trips to New Brighton on bank holidays in the 1960s, and we must have sailed on her. It's so sad.
I can only assume that the cost of moving or scrapping her is far greater than the mooring fees. But you would think the local council there or whoever is responsible for that part of the river would take action!
You would think that Paul McCartney would help to restore her with all his money, but he cannot take it with him when he goes and it would be a fitting memorial to him and his fellow bandmates,
The trouble is that would cost millions, and with all the poverty on Merseyside there would be much better ways to spend that money.
How very very sad.
Restore it or scrap it, but don't let it sit there and rust away until there is nothing left.
restoration is long gone now sad to say
@@veryhighguy I'm probably naïve, but I feel like something could be done to save it.
Why can't we bring it back to the Mersey, surely someone must see a good investment
its past saving now i recon. shame
What would we do with it? Put it next to the Bronington in Birkenhead or sell it for scrap like Onyx, Plymouth etc? Come on.. if you want it saved then Merseyside is the LAST place you want it - were too thick up here to do anything like that. We let the WW2 landing craft sink, it's on display at Portsmouth now taking in millions. Wirral could have done that but they would rather build cycle lanes that nobody uses.
We had many great nights out on board The Royal Iris in the late 1980's
Student "Booze Cruises" up and down The Mersey.
We thought we'd arrived...
Happy times !
So sad!! Met my wife at an after Mersey River Swim party on the Iris, 29th June 1990.
It’s really interesting to me that on the panels that are positioned in the insert box areas - where you’d board the boat at the sides - the grey paintwork on the panels is virtually untouched and Looks almost new. Just goes to show if it had been treated with a little bit more respect and care it would still be worth having today as either a floating venue or a private hire ferry. It was a beautiful boat with a significant place in history and this is a sad needless waste.
The Royal Iris needs to be floated and towed up to Liverpool, restore her, and moor her in Canning or Salthouse Dock as a function space or restaurant.
How was this allowed to happen?
Of all the Mersey ferries, The Royal Iris was the most iconic.
I suppose its too late for the old girl, but we live in a time where anything is possible.
I danced on iris we need to brig her home,what can we do😩
Sold 33 years ago. Wonder who owns it now and if it has been abandoned. Is anyone paying the mooring fees. Agree she is a complete wreck that would probably cost a small fortune just to make water tight to float off to a scrap yard. Nice effort and documentation of an ex legend.
owner is a James Jegede, he refuses to let it go for some crazy reason
@@veryhighguy Going off who that guy is, he probably had the intention of turning it in to a nightclub but he has been the director of a good few dissolved companies. More than likely paid over the odds for the ferry then the market collapsed and he was left with a vessel that needed hundreds of thousands spending on it but was actually worth peanuts so abandoned it, waiting for the price of scrap metal to pick up. Something which scrap metal never has done.
It is now beyond economic repair and the cost to remove it would far outweigh its scrap market value, so she will sit there until the day she rots away.
@@mrlister2000 yeah your probably right or it becomes a real danger. I think the plan was to do something with her, it became some sort of leisure place for a short time, paint ball I think.
OMG PLEASE PLEASE SAVE IT SOMEBODY!!! TOO MUCH IS LOST AND PULLED DOWN IN THE UK!!!! Sir Paul, Sir Ringo, Buy it Get it restored same some Liverpool and Beatles History!!! What do you say guys!!!!?
There are other videos of this vessel here on youtube, although there is a fair interest in it l think that there is not enough to generate money to restore. Turning it into a floating disco as an example would only mean that it is 'floating disco', the users would not be interested in the history. I have no idea what kind of money is required but to restore it and park it for people to view it would never generate enough revenue to pay maintenance and wages for staff. It was famous to many people in a specific area of the UK and most that actually travelled on it have passed on. It is also surprising that PLA have allowed it to stay there so long because it has been an eyesore for a number of years.
yeah i know what you mean, it should of come back years ago but its to late now. i only went to see her because i grew up with her on the Merey and wanted to see with my own eyes.
Absolutely disgusting that Liverpool’s most famous of ferries has been left to rot. It seems to be the norm for the Merseyside councils, they don’t keep any of the attractions. It seems the Tramway at Woodside has closed and now been mothballed and it looks the same with the U534 story. I mean the first inter-city railway in the world started in Liverpool, but you wouldn’t think so, as we only have a small section in the Museum of Liverpool dedicated to it 🙄
i totally agree. You would not think we were a maritime city, there isn't much to show for it. we have absolutely nothing linked to railway.
It's shameful it should look like this.
Hey Everyone I appeal to you, your Heart your Love for The Beatles & their Special magic they created and still do. Here's an idea & i don' t mind helping out where i can.
How about if all the Beatles fans throughout the world all donated just a £1, i'm sure enough could be raised to get her bought transported restored and working on the sea again. Call it a crazy idea but hey crazy things get done and achieved too! What does everyone think? Anyone willing to get on board and try and make this happen? Best Dave aged 60 Huge Beatles Fan Uk.
i agree with you but its failed many times in the past to be rescued. i think the person that owns it just will not let it go. there are some reasons iv heard why but not going in to it on here
Shamefull to leave such an iconic boat languishing like this
Completely agree specially when so many want her back sailing
There are enough rich liverpudlian celebs GET HER HOME!!!
Great times on the Iris ..discos in the 80s .girlfriend upstairs and a girlfriend on the lower deck lol 😆 🤣 🙃 😂
The vessel looks Too far gone ,especially in this current economic environment. Will cost far too much money , even if money was available to save her.
Yeah it is to far gone now bar a full re built with every deep pockets
Putin needs sinkable ferries to protect the Kerch bridge...
Bring home to Liverpool boring
think is to late now
I was working on the River when she came They had big plans for her and she looked lovely. Then she sank and left to Rot Shame Liverpool doesn’t Want it back it’s part of their City’s history 😢
We have wanted her back on the Mersey for years but the owner refuses to let her go