Ferry Cross the Mersey two weeks. Ferry Cross the Mersey "Ferry Cross the Mersey" (sometimes written Ferry 'Cross the Mersey) is a song written by Gerry Marsden. It was first recorded by his band Gerry and the Pacemakers and released in late 1964 in the UK and in 1965 in the United States. It was a hit on both sides of the Atlantic, reaching number six in the United States and number eight in the UK. The song is from the film of the same name and was released on its soundtrack album. In the mid-1990s a musical theatre production also titled "Ferry Cross
Eddie Marsden secretary of the union's new Construction section. This gave Marsden increased prominence in the trade union movement, and he was a prominent figure at meetings of the Trades Union Congress. Marsden died in 1975, still in office. Eddie Marsden Edwin Marsden (26 April 1913 – 30 August 1975) was a British trade unionist and communist activist. Born in the Openshaw area of Manchester, Marsden trained as a draughtsman but instead became a steel erector. In 1935, Marsden joined the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB), radicalised in opposition to the Italian invasion of Abyssinia. He also joined the Constructional Engineering