Piermaster’s House

Pier Masters house is a small little museum which is not open to the public at all times but which is good for a view of a world war two house when it is. Again this is a place which has a lot of history and really shows it off well just like the city of Liverpool as a whole.
This place is a must see as it is right by the edge of the docks and you can’t miss it on a pleasant stroll around as it is surrounded by some fantastic scenery as well as the obvious bars and restaurants.
This place is great for children to learn some maritime history and is well worth a visit if you are in the area.

The Pier Masters House has stood in the Albert Dock since about 1903. It was used as the house for the Pier Master who lived there with his family. His job was to oversee the workings of the locks giving access to the Albert, Canning and Salthouse Docks. It is now a feature of the Albert Dock, were tourists have the opportunity to take a «step back in time».
The building is an excellent little museum and set up as a house in World War II. For the younger visitors, it provides a good insight to life then and also good for the older generation who remember their house looking like this.
Entrance is free and is open daily. Well worth a visit in my books and one of the best attractions in the Albert Dock.

The Piermasters’ house is a free exhibit on the Albert dock near to the Pumphouse pub. It is supposed to show how the house looked during the war, with an authentic kitchen garden and resident air Marshall.
However the Piermasters’ house is a severe let down. There is little information available to read and the one member of staff on hand to help, whilst friendly and happy to help, will come up with no information unless prompted. If you don’t know what to ask you probably will not learn anything at all! Overall I was glad to be out of the Piermasters house when I was. Thankfully it was a short journey through the house and I will not be heading there again.

The Pier Masters House has stood in the Albert Dock since about 1903. It was used as the house for the Pier Master who lived there with his family. His job was to oversee the workings of the locks giving access to the Albert, Canning and Salthouse Docks.
It is now decked out as it was back in WW2 with anti-​blast tape on the windows, «head-​to-​toe» beds, wartime rations in the kitchen and the garden planted with vegetables.
There is no television! I think I could quite happily live in this house. I would just sit and read loads of books because there was no tele. I took some cool pictures as I went around.

If asked to name any structure that makes up Liverpool’s famous waterfront, the Piermaster’s House would be one that escaped not just your mind, but that of the person who questioned you. A curious brick building standing just away from the Maritime Museum and round the corner from the Billy Fury statue, the house provides a fascinating glimpse into life during wartime Britain. The original shabby furniture still stands in sparse bedrooms and aging 1940s magazines lie across bedclothes, but there’s not a whole lot else one can grasp from the walk around.
A puzzling, intriguing nugget of Liverpool’s history, the Piermaster’s House is somewhere to stroll through in order to fill an idle afternoon, but don’t go booking any coach trips to visit it on its own just yet.