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Liverpool, Published and sold both by the composer and the lyric writer, one of Liverpool and one of Birkenhead. 1860's. Ornate lettered cover. The object of their admiration is Eastham on the Mersey. Since the Middle Ages, a ferry service operated across the river Mersey between Eastham and Liverpool In 1846, the owner of the ferry, Thomas Stanley, built the Eastham Ferry Hotel and shortly after, the Pleasure Gardens were added to attract more visitors. The gardens were landscaped with Rhododendrons, Azaleas, ornamental trees and fountains. Attractions included a zoo, with bears, lions, monkeys and antelope, an open air stage, tea rooms, bandstand, ballroom, boating lake, water chute and a loop-the loop roller coaster. Entertainers performed in the gardens during summer, and included Blondin, the famous tight-rope walker who once wheeled a local boy across a high wire in a wheelbarrow. Its popularity declined during the 1920's and the last paddle steamer crossing took place in 1929. The Pleasure Gardens fell into disrepair during the 1930's. Sadly both Thomas Dowson and Samuel Thomas Morrish remain obscure but this rare song remains a local and charming item. Folio with music. Condition VG .