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
William Marsden (diplomat) William Marsden (diplomat) William Marsden (born 15 September 1940 ) is a former British diplomat (British Ambassador to Argentina from 1997 to 2000 and to Costa Rica and Nicaragua concurrently from 1989 to 1992). Since 2001 his work has been primarily concerned with nature conservation, currently as Chairman of the Chagos Conservation Trust. Marsden studied history and economics at Cambridge and London Universities and joined the Foreign Office in 1963. For much of the 1960s and 1970s his career was concerned with strategic "East-West" relations, in the UK Delegation to NATO, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and the British