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Encyclopedia > Cast Iron Shore

This is a rather grim stretch of the Mersey Banks at the south end of the City of Liverpool. It features in John Lennon's song "Glass Onion" and is also mentioned in "The Skipper's Lament" by Liverpool songwriter John Haines (nicknamed Josh Rogan).




External Links

  • John Haines (http://www.lulu.com/Josh-Rogan)
  • The Skipper's Lament (http://www.lulu.com/content/62323) - a sad song about the decline of the great port of Liverpool
  • Glass Onion lyrics (http://www.iqm.ro/beatles/lyrics/pglassoni.html) - from the White Album by the Beatles


 
 

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