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.
| Nelson Dock | |
|---|---|
 Sign on the dock wall | |
| Location | |
| Location | Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 53°25′24″N 3°00′12″W / 53.4233°N 3.0032°W |
| 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 |
History edit
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 edit
- ^ 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 edit
- 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. ISBN 9780300109108. OCLC 63396571.
Further reading edit
- McCarron, Ken; Jarvis, Adrian (1992). Give a Dock a Good Name?. Birkenhead: Merseyside Port Folios. pp. 67–68. ISBN 9780951612941. OCLC 27770301.
External links edit
- "Liverpool North Docks diagram". Archived from the original on 6 January 2009.
- Nelson Dock aerial photo