Nelson Dock, Liverpool

Nelson Dock
Sign on the dock wall
Location
LocationLiverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Coordinates53°25′24″N 3°00′12″W / 53.4233°N 3.0032°W / 53.4233; -3.0032
OS gridSJ334923
Details
OwnerThe Peel Group
OperatorMersey Docks and Harbour Company
Opened1848
TypeWet dock
Joins
Area7 acres (2.8 ha), 4,786 sq yd (4,002 m2)[1]
Width at entrance60 ft (18 m)[2]
Quay length803 yd (734 m)[3]
Nelson Dock
Nelson Dock is located in Merseyside
Nelson Dock
Nelson Dock
Location within Merseyside
British Empire Dockyards and Ports, 1909

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

  1. ^ Baines 1859, Part II, p. 86
  2. ^ Baines 1859, Part II, p. 87
  3. ^ Baines 1859, Part II, p. 116
  4. ^ Pollard & Pevsner 2006, p. 277
  5. ^ "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

Further reading

  • McCarron, Ken; Jarvis, Adrian (1992). Give a Dock a Good Name?. Birkenhead: Merseyside Port Folios. pp. 67–68. ISBN 9780951612941. OCLC 27770301.