Nelson Dock, Liverpool
| Nelson Dock | ||
|---|---|---|
OS grid SJ334923 | | |
| Details | ||
| Owner | The Peel Group | |
| Operator | Mersey Docks and Harbour Company | |
| Opened | 1848 | |
| Type | Wet dock | |
| Joins | ||
| Area | 7 acres (2.8 ha), 4,786 sq yd (4,002 m2)[1] | |
| Width at entrance | 60 ft (18 m)[2] | |
| Quay length | 803 yd (734 m)[3] | |
  Nelson Dock Location within Merseyside |
Nelson Dock is a dock on the River Mersey, England, and part of the Port of Liverpool. It is situated in the northern dock system in Vauxhall, connected to Bramley-Moore Dock to the north and Salisbury Dock to the south.
History
The dock was designed by Jesse Hartley and opened in 1848.[4]
In 2007, the
Peel Group, owners of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company, unveiled the £5.5 billion 'Liverpool Waters' regeneration programme. Nelson Dock is encompassed in the 150-acre (61 ha) site.[5]
References
- ^ Baines 1859, Part II, p. 86
- ^ Baines 1859, Part II, p. 87
- ^ Baines 1859, Part II, p. 116
- ^ Pollard & Pevsner 2006, p. 277
- ^ "Peel unveil £5.5 billion investment plans". Peel Group. 6 March 2007. Archived from the original on 9 October 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2008.
Sources
- Baines, Thomas (1859). Liverpool in 1859. London: Longman & Co. OCLC 43484994.
- Pollard, Richard; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2006). Lancashire: Liverpool and the South West. Yale University Press. OCLC 63396571.
Further reading
- McCarron, Ken; Jarvis, Adrian (1992). Give a Dock a Good Name?. Birkenhead: Merseyside Port Folios. pp. 67–68. OCLC 27770301.
External links
- "Liverpool North Docks diagram". Archived from the original on 6 January 2009.
- Nelson Dock aerial photo