Elder Dempster Lines was one of the UK’s largest shipping companies. As part of the Homeward Bound project, we’ve spoken to a number of Elder Dempster’s former employees and passengers, recording their ‘real’ stories and experiences. You can listen to their Elder Dempster stories here.
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As a Printer for Elder Dempster Lines, Graham Austin sometimes worked 18-hours a day and was responsible for printing the menus, programme of events and stationery for the ship’s various departments. Listen to Graham's interview.
Funded by the Paul Mellon Centre, this project unites LJMU History and Liverpool Records Office to create an online archive of 19th-century exhibitions.
Ancestral faces Canary Islands
Read the full oration for Janet Dugdale on the Award of their Honorary Fellowship from Liverpool John Moores University.
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Read more about new finds for the Elder Dempster Lines - the largest UK shipping group between Western Europe and West Africa from the late-nineteenth century to the 1980s.
Derek Bailey joined Elder Dempster Lines in 1957. In his interview, Derek recalls what it was like living on a ship with a wife and children at home. Derek also speaks about Elder Dempster Lines’ latter years.
Harry Madden was a Junior Engineer for Elder Dempster Lines. Listen to Harry Madden's interview.