Carriers' Dock

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.

Carriers' Dock
British Empire Dockyards and Ports map of 1909, showing North Carriers' Dock as Carrier Dock. By 1909, South Carriers' Dock had been replaced by Brocklebank Graving Dock.
Location
LocationBootle, Merseyside, United Kingdom
Coordinates53.4412°N 3.0031°W / 53.4412; -3.0031
OS gridSJ333943
Details
Opened1862[1]
ClosedAfter September 1972[2]
TypeWet dock
JoinsBrocklebank 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]

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][6] 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.

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References
  1. Wilson c. 1866, p. 72
  2. Collard 2012
  3. Office of Naval Intelligence 1900, p. 294
  4. McCarron & Jarvis 1992, p. 15
  5. "Harbours and Inland Waterways in 1903" (PDF). The Engineer. XCVII. 1 January 1904. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  6. Collard 2015
  7. Collard 2001, p. 109
  8. "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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Collard, Ian (2012). Liverpool Docks Through Time. Amberley Publishing Ltd. ISBN 9781445604145. OCLC 866867097.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Collard, Ian (2015). Coast Lines: Fleet List and History. Amberley Publishing Ltd. ISBN 9781445646749. OCLC 951099407.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • McCarron, Ken; Jarvis, Adrian (1992). Give a Dock a Good Name?. Birkenhead: Merseyside Port Folios. ISBN 9780951612941. OCLC 27770301.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Office of Naval Intelligence (1900). Coaling, docking, and repairing facilities of the ports of the world (4th ed.). Washington: Government Printing Office. OCLC 951099407.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Wilson, John Marius (c. 1866). The Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. Vol. IV. Leescourt—Mounton. Edinburgh: A. Fullarton & Co. OCLC 70391215.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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