During this time there is the Liverpool Horse Parade. In 1933 summer in Sefton Park is followed by winter scenes of skating on the frozen lake. Work goes on in the docks of a busy port. In 1933 the Philharmonic Hall is destroyed by fire. Liverpool Airport opens and work progresses o the Mersey Tunnel.
Workmen dig holes in various parts of the city to provide electricity to homes and tramways.
Liverpool people enjoy their days off at Blundellsands and New Brighton. In 1939 the new Mauretania, built in Birkenhead, departs on her maiden voyage. Just before the outbreak of war gas masks are assembled in Linacre Lane Power Station. These scenes, and many more, make up this unique video production. An unprecedented collection of archive footage, which will take you through the struggles of a war-torn, yet defiant, Liverpool and into the optimism of the 50s.