Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Albert Dock Traffic Office is a 19th-century Grade I listed building located in Liverpool, England. As part of a series of other buildings it makes up part of the Albert Dock . Formally the former home of Granada Television the building is now owned by National Museums Liverpool .
The Royal Albert Dock [1] is a complex of dock buildings and warehouses in Liverpool, England.Designed by Jesse Hartley and Philip Hardwick, it was opened in 1846, and was the first structure in Britain to be built from cast iron, brick and stone, with no structural wood.
Table of docks (past and present) in the Port of Liverpool, Liverpool, England. The table can be sorted on each of its columns by clicking the small box in the header. The sequence runs from North (N01) to South (S19).
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Pages for logged out editors learn more
A narrower footpath and cycling lane continue north along the riverbank to the city centre, ending at the Albert Dock. The promenade adjoins the former private parkland estates of Cressington Park, Fulwood Park and Grassendale Park. It is notable for the excellent views it gives of shipping in the Mersey and over the river to the Wirral.
Duke's Dock [3] [4] is a dock on the River Mersey, England, and part of the Port of Liverpool. It is in the southern dock system, connected to Salthouse Dock and Wapping Dock to the east. The Albert Dock is located immediately north, although not directly accessible by water.
The dock was originally known as South Dock, the name changing because it was nearby to John Blackburne's saltworks. [6] [7] As is indicative of its name, the dock was an important transit terminal for the salt industry. [8] Liverpool was a base for the refining of rock salt from Cheshire and its onward transportation.
Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City is a former UNESCO designated World Heritage Site in Liverpool, England, that comprised six locations in the city centre including the Pier Head, Albert Dock and William Brown Street, [1] and many of the city's most famous landmarks.