Glad this has come to the top again Derek in "Random photo of the day", great memories. Just uploaded a couple of mine from 1974, maybe the same day. Can anyone name the ship spotters gathered on the usual pile of wooden planks just behind the cars?

Bob

The Michelangelo and Raffaello are probably my most favourite ships of all time. Such as shame I never saw them. Thanks for posting this shot.
BR,
Douglas.

Also a beautiful liner. MICHELANGELO and her sister RAFAELLO, the Italian twins. I liked the funnel design. Thanks for sharing this nostalgic picture.
Regards,
Michael

Landing Stage magic, oh yes I have some snaps of that. I have several with Phil's Mk II Escort and Steve Treadwell's Hillman Hunter in the foreground :-D
And those oil drums... I seem to remember they were the fuel for the Tilbury-Gravesend ferry, just standing there. My how times have changed!!!
Regards
John J.

Pure nostalgia Derek. I was down on the landing stage the other day and how times have changed :-(

Phil

Thanks for sharing this rare view. I hadn't realized that either of these Italian beauties even visited the UK!

I never got to see this beauty Derek. What an incredible sight at the Landing Stage, pure nostalgia.
Regards
John J.