Harrington Dock
| Harrington Dock | ||
|---|---|---|
OS grid SJ351875 | | |
| Details | ||
| Opened | 1844 | |
| Closed | 1972[1] | |
| Type | Wet dock | |
| Area | 3,740 sq yd (3,130 m2) (in 1858)[2] | |
| Width at entrance | 29 ft 9 in (9.07 m) (in 1858)[3] | |
| Quay length | 315 yd (288 m) (in 1858)[3] | |
Harrington Dock was a dock on the River Mersey and part of the Port of Liverpool. Situated in the southern dock system, it was connected to Toxteth Dock to the north and Herculaneum Dock to the south.
History
The first dock on the site was known as Egerton Dock, named after the
A tunnel from the Garston and Liverpool Railway emerged at the dock, and the second Herculaneum Dock railway station of the Liverpool Overhead Railway was adjacent to the dock from 1896.[7] The dock was further improved in 1898, by widening the entrances and deepening the dock.[1] Harrington Dock was used by the Elder Dempster Lines and its associated businesses.[1]
The dock closed in 1972 and has since been filled in.[5] Most of the dock buildings still exist and are divided into small business units as part of Brunswick Business Park.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j McCarron & Jarvis 1992, pp. 48–49
- ^ a b Baines 1859, Part II, p. 106
- ^ a b Baines 1859, Part II, p. 117
- ^ "Liverpool: The docks". British History Online. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Trading Places - a history of Liverpool Docks". Liverpool Museums. Archived from the original on 28 October 2008.
- ^ a b Pollard & Pevsner 2006, p. 274
- ^ Welbourn 2008, pp. 10, 19
Sources
- Baines, Thomas (1859). Liverpool in 1859. London: Longman & Co. OCLC 43484994.
- McCarron, Ken; Jarvis, Adrian (1992). Give a Dock a Good Name?. Birkenhead: Merseyside Port Folios. OCLC 27770301.
- Pollard, Richard; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2006). Lancashire: Liverpool and the South West. Yale University Press. OCLC 63396571.
- Welbourn, Nigel (2008). Liverpool and the Mersey. Lost lines. Ian Allan. OCLC 191753439.
External links
- "Liverpool South Docks diagram". Archived from the original on 31 May 2007.