Carriers' Dock

Dock on the River Mersey in England

53°26′28″N 3°00′11″W / 53.4412°N 3.0031°W / 53.4412; -3.0031OS gridSJ333943DetailsOpened1862^[1]ClosedAfter September 1972^[2]TypeWet dockJoinsBrocklebank Dock (former)Area2 acres (0.81 ha), 3,423 sq yd (2,862 m²)^[1]Width at entrance40 ft (12 m)^[3]Quay length641 yd (586 m)^[1]

Carriers' Dock (or North Carriers' Dock) was a dock on the River Mersey, England, and part of the Port of Liverpool. The dock was situated in the northern dock system and connected to Brocklebank Dock to the west.

History

The dock was originally the northern of a pair of docks joining Brocklebank Dock, known as North Carriers' Dock and South Carriers' Dock.^[3] The docks were each 40 ft (12 m) wide at the entrance,^[3] and were intended for use by river goods carriers.^[4]

North Carriers' Dock was opened in 1862, with a basin covering 2 acres (0.81 ha), 3,423 sq yd (2,862 m²) and with a total quayside of 641 yd (586 m).^[1] South Carriers' Dock had a basin covering 1 acre (0.40 ha), 4,515 sq yd (3,775 m²) and with a total quayside of 615 yd (562 m).^[1]

The site of South Carriers' Dock was used for a graving dock in 1898.^[4]^[5]

From 15 May 1968 until 30 September 1972, the northern quayside of Carriers' Dock was used as a temporary terminal for the B&I Line, prior to the company using Trafalgar Dock,^[2]^{[page needed]}^[6]^{[page needed]} and for MD&HB cargo handling around the same time.^[7] The southern quayside of Carriers' Dock was a rough cargo berth.^[7]

North Carriers' Dock was filled in the late 20th century,^[8] and the site has been redeveloped.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Wilson c. 1866, p. 72
^ ^a ^b Collard 2012
^ ^a ^b ^c Office of Naval Intelligence 1900, p. 294
^ ^a ^b McCarron & Jarvis 1992, p. 15
^ "Harbours and Inland Waterways in 1903" (PDF). The Engineer. XCVII. 1 January 1904. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
^ Collard 2015
^ ^a ^b Collard 2001, p. 109
^ "Warehouse at 12 Effingham Street". Historic England. Retrieved 4 September 2016.

Sources

Collard, Ian (2001). Mersey Ports: Liverpool & Birkenhead. Stroud: Tempus Publishing Ltd. ISBN 9780752421100. OCLC 223276957.
Collard, Ian (2012). Liverpool Docks Through Time. Amberley Publishing Ltd. ISBN 9781445604145. OCLC 866867097.
Collard, Ian (2015). Coast Lines: Fleet List and History. Amberley Publishing Ltd. ISBN 9781445646749. OCLC 951099407.
McCarron, Ken; Jarvis, Adrian (1992). Give a Dock a Good Name?. Birkenhead: Merseyside Port Folios. ISBN 9780951612941. OCLC 27770301.
Office of Naval Intelligence (1900). Coaling, docking, and repairing facilities of the ports of the world (4th ed.). Washington: Government Printing Office. OCLC 951099407.
Wilson, John Marius (c. 1866). The Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. Vol. IV. Leescourt—Mounton. Edinburgh: A. Fullarton & Co. OCLC 70391215.