With an internationally renowned gallery, shops, bars, restaurants and, of course, the dock itself, The Albert Dock is a huge destination for visitors to our city.
But decades ago, the reality at the Albert Dock and Liverpool’s waterfront could not have been more different - from post-war life to those who worked and occupied the area. Being the birthplace of the world's first enclosed dock in 1715, the historic docklands have become synonymous with the city's prosperity, built on the backs of the labour carried out by its dockers.
Moored nearby in Salthouse Dock, one business, the Clubship Landfall nightclub was originally a converted tank landing craft LCT 7074 that started life in 1944 and took part in the D-Day landings in June that year. But by the late 1960s, the venue took on a completely new life when business partners George 'Jud' Evans and Colin Peers bought it and transformed it into a popular nightlife venue.
