Difference between revisions of "Brocklebank Dock, Liverpool"
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Known as Canada Half Tide Dock when opened in 1862, it had two branch docks to the east which were known as North and South Carriers' Docks. Timber was initially the principal cargo, with fire a consequent safety concern. The original river entrance presented navigational difficulties, with the area affected by silting. The dock was renamed in 1879 in honour of Ralph Brocklebank, Chairman of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board between 1863 and 1869. | Known as Canada Half Tide Dock when opened in 1862, it had two branch docks to the east which were known as North and South Carriers' Docks. Timber was initially the principal cargo, with fire a consequent safety concern. The original river entrance presented navigational difficulties, with the area affected by silting. The dock was renamed in 1879 in honour of Ralph Brocklebank, Chairman of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board between 1863 and 1869. | ||
By the 1920s, the dock was home to the Houlder Brothers shipping company which operated to South America, and to the Commonwealth Government Line which operated to Australia. | 1906 A graving dock was opened in January, 1906 | ||
By the 1920s, the Brocklebank dock was home to the [[Houlder Brothers and Co|Houlder Brothers]] shipping company which operated to South America, and to the [[Commonwealth Government Line]] which operated to Australia. | |||
Subsequent modifications were made to Brocklebank Dock and the surrounding basins during the twentieth century, including the new Langton River Entrance in 1958. | Subsequent modifications were made to Brocklebank Dock and the surrounding basins during the twentieth century, including the new Langton River Entrance in 1958. | ||
Latest revision as of 12:12, 17 November 2021
Part of Liverpool Docks
Known as Canada Half Tide Dock when opened in 1862, it had two branch docks to the east which were known as North and South Carriers' Docks. Timber was initially the principal cargo, with fire a consequent safety concern. The original river entrance presented navigational difficulties, with the area affected by silting. The dock was renamed in 1879 in honour of Ralph Brocklebank, Chairman of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board between 1863 and 1869.
1906 A graving dock was opened in January, 1906
By the 1920s, the Brocklebank dock was home to the Houlder Brothers shipping company which operated to South America, and to the Commonwealth Government Line which operated to Australia.
Subsequent modifications were made to Brocklebank Dock and the surrounding basins during the twentieth century, including the new Langton River Entrance in 1958.
Brocklebank Dock provided facilities for transporting passengers and freight between Liverpool and Belfast, in Northern Ireland, until it was superseded by the Twelve Quays ferry terminal at Birkenhead.