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Liverpool (1) The Albert Docks, Salthouse Dock, Canning Dock and Wapping Dock Area North West England Index * Liverpool Index
The Albert Dock was built between 1841 and 1846 and has been developed into a major tourist attraction in the great City of Liverpool. *
Right: The gateposts to the entrance of the Albert Dock Complex, Liverpool The Blue Clipper (Once white and named Spirit of Hennessey’) is a three masted sailing ship moored in the Canning half tide dock, this 'tall ship' built in 1991 in Sweden.
The Pumphouse (now a pub) was once the Albert Hydraulic Power Centre, built in 1878 to provide high pressure water for hydraulic dock gates, bridges, lifts and cranes. Hydraulic systems were introduced to the Liverpool dock system by Jesse Hartley, inspired by the William Armstrong's hydraulic crane at Newcastle upon Tyne in 1847.
On the left is the Canning Half Tide Dock (built by Hartley 1842-4) with the entrance to the Albert Dock on the right, the Pump House in the middle, now refurbished as a pub.
One of many 'refreshment places' in Albert Dock museum complex. The Quayside Cafe near the entrance to the Maritime Museum and there is a lovely picnic area outside under the colonnades that looks out on the fine buildings and boats of the Albert Dock.
The Maritime Dining Rooms in the Maritime Museum of Albert Dock.
The massive warehouses of the Albert Dock.
The Albert Dock and the 'Three Graces' in the distance.
Albert Dock - the block on the left houses several museums
The fine rows, pillars and arches of the Albert Dock
The Royal Albert Dock near the entrance to the Tate Modern art gallery
'The Three Graces' from the Albert Dock.
The might pillars of the colonnades of the quayside of Albert Dock.
The Albert Dock with the entrance to the Tate Modern on the right.
The old tug boat called BROCKLEBANK, I remember this tugboat working on the River Mersey in the 1960s
The old tugboat M.T BROCKLE BANK moored up in Liverpool's Canning Dock, built in 1964, owned by the Alexandra Towing Company
The entrance to the Tate Modern Art Gallery
Some older boats in Albert Dock.
The sailing ship Kathleen & May tied up in Canning Dock, with the old pumphouse chimney in the background
Canning Quaysides
The Canning Graving Docks
The GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY warehouse by Canning Graving Docks
The carter horse sculpture, 'WAITING' by the sculptor Judy Boyt. These horses hauled all the merchandise between the docks and warehouses throughout the city streets of.
The De Wadden in Canning graving dry dock, she was built in 1917 as a trading ship carrying coal, timber, stone and grain between the Port of Liverpool and ports in Ireland from 1922 and 1961. She was Dutch built, with both sails and engine in 1917 by Gebr van Diepen of Waterhuizen in the Netherlands and was the last ship working on the Mersey using sails and a fine piece of Liverpool's marine heritage.
A broad view of Canning Half Tide Dock with modern residential and office developments in the distance.
The Mann Island Development of Liverpool's 'premier' apartments rising above Canning Docks
Canning Dock and the buildings of the Mann Island development properties.
Above & below: The 'retired' BAR Mersey Bar Lightship Planet and Channel Light Vessel No 23 in Canning Dock. She was built in 1960 at Dartmouth. Beyond stands some very 'modern' apartments-flats and a gym!
Canning Dock, on the right the retired BAR lightship and beyond the pumphouse and chimney.. On the left is the Dock Traffic Office, with its Greek temple-like frontage, was built in 1848 by Philip Hardwick. The portico is actually made of cast iron, the pillars being in two sections each and the architrave above a single casting.
Some modern flats housing a gym on the apex of the lower floors by Canning Dock
Barges moored in Salthouse Dock, with the Pier Head and man Island buildings beyond. The Salthouse Dock gets its name from a nearby salt refinery that processed rock salt from Cheshire. It was Liverpool's second dock, completed in 1753, and is the oldest still in existence.
Salthouse Dock
Salthouse Dock and the pillars of the grand entrance portico of Albert Dock.
Warehouses at Wapping Dock
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