In 1868, Waterloo Dock was split in two separate basins; East Waterloo Dock and West Waterloo Dock.[4]
Initially planned eleven years earlier, the lock entrance from the Mersey was finally opened in 1949. Construction was delayed due to the Second World War.[4]
The dock closed to shipping in 1988. The entrance channel from the river and part of the dock has since been filled.
In 2007, work began on a £20 million extension of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, providing a further 1.4 mi (2.3 km) of navigable waterway and encompassing Princes Half Tide Dock.[5] A new 6.5 m (21 ft)-wide channel from Trafalgar Dock to the northern end of West Waterloo Dock will be excavated as part of the canal route.[6]
The extensive Waterloo Warehouse has since been converted into residential apartments.
^. Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory. Archived from the original on 21 June 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
^ ab. Liverpool Museums. Archived from the original on 27 June 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
^. British Waterways. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
^. British Waterways. Archived from the original on 14 September 2007. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
Sourcesedit
Baines, Thomas (1859). Liverpool in 1859. London: Longman & Co. OCLC 43484994.
Further readingedit
McCarron, Ken; Jarvis, Adrian (1992). Give a Dock a Good Name?. Birkenhead: Merseyside Port Folios. pp. 103–105. ISBN9780951612941. OCLC 27770301.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Waterloo Dock.
. Archived from the original on 6 January 2009.
East & West Waterloo Docks aerial photo
Waterloo Dock
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waterloo, dock, liverpool, waterloo, dock, dock, river, mersey, england, part, port, liverpool, situated, northern, dock, system, vauxhall, connected, princes, half, tide, dock, south, site, victoria, dock, located, north, waterloo, dockwest, waterloo, dock, w. Waterloo 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 and connected to Princes Half Tide Dock to the south The site of Victoria Dock is located to the north Waterloo DockWest Waterloo dock and warehouseLocationLocationVauxhall Liverpool Merseyside United KingdomCoordinates53 24 50 N 3 00 08 W 53 4140 N 3 0022 W 53 4140 3 0022OS gridSJ335912DetailsOwnerThe Peel GroupOperatorMersey Docks and Harbour CompanyOpened1834TypeWet dockJoinsTrafalgar DockPrince s Half Tide DockArea5 acres 2 0 ha 3 056 sq yd 2 555 m2 1 Width at entrance45 ft 14 m 1 Quay length737 yd 674 m 1 Contents 1 History 2 References 2 1 Sources 3 Further reading 4 External linksHistory editThe dock was designed by Jesse Hartley and opened in 1834 as Waterloo Dock named after the Battle of Waterloo In 1843 an observatory was built here for astronomical and meteorological observations and to provide accurate time for ships chronometers 2 In 1866 when the dock was redeveloped the observatory was relocated to Bidston Hill on the Wirral Peninsula 3 In 1868 Waterloo Dock was split in two separate basins East Waterloo Dock and West Waterloo Dock 4 Initially planned eleven years earlier the lock entrance from the Mersey was finally opened in 1949 Construction was delayed due to the Second World War 4 The dock closed to shipping in 1988 The entrance channel from the river and part of the dock has since been filled In 2007 work began on a 20 million extension of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal providing a further 1 4 mi 2 3 km of navigable waterway and encompassing Princes Half Tide Dock 5 A new 6 5 m 21 ft wide channel from Trafalgar Dock to the northern end of West Waterloo Dock will be excavated as part of the canal route 6 The extensive Waterloo Warehouse has since been converted into residential apartments References edit a b c Baines 1859 Part II p 116 Schmidt Richard E Dearden Paul 2018 The Liverpool Observatory at Waterloo Dock Part 1 Origins and Controversy The Antiquarian Astronomer 13 Society for the History of Astronomy 2 22 Bibcode 2019AntAs 13 2S John Hartnup Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory Archived from the original on 21 June 2008 Retrieved 6 April 2008 a b Trading Places Waterloo Dock History Liverpool Museums Archived from the original on 27 June 2009 Retrieved 6 April 2008 Liverpool Canal Link The Scheme British Waterways Archived from the original on 25 July 2008 Retrieved 6 April 2008 Liverpool Canal Link Section 2 Central Docks Channel British Waterways Archived from the original on 14 September 2007 Retrieved 6 April 2008 Sources edit Baines Thomas 1859 Liverpool in 1859 London Longman amp Co OCLC 43484994 Further reading editMcCarron Ken Jarvis Adrian 1992 Give a Dock a Good Name Birkenhead Merseyside Port Folios pp 103 105 ISBN 9780951612941 OCLC 27770301 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Waterloo Dock Liverpool North Docks diagram Archived from the original on 6 January 2009 East amp West Waterloo Docks aerial photo Waterloo Dock Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Waterloo Dock Liverpool amp oldid 1123629614, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
