Salthouse Dock

For other places with the same name, see Salthouse (disambiguation).
British Empire Dockyards and Ports, 1909
The Salthouse Dock at night, with the Albert Dock warehouses and Liverpool's Pier Head in the distance

Salthouse Dock is a dock on the River Mersey, England and part of the Port of Liverpool. It is situated in the southern dock system, connected to Canning Dock to the north, Wapping Dock to the south and Albert Dock to the west.

Designed by Thomas Steers, it was completed after his death by Henry Berry, opening in 1753.

As is indicative of its name, the dock was an important transit terminal for the salt industry. Liverpool was a base for the refining of rock salt from Cheshire and its onward transportation. The opening of the Albert Dock in 1846 allowed vessels to be unloaded there, before moving on to the Salthouse Dock for loading.[1]

At one point, John Okill had a shipyard on the south side.

Structural improvements were made to the dock basin in 1842 and 1855.[1]

A stone gable and arch entrance survives at the south east corner of the dock from a warehouse built by Jesse Hartley.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Albert Dock Conservation Area, Liverpool World Heritage, retrieved 6 July 2009

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Coordinates: 53°24′02″N 2°59′23″W / 53.4006°N 2.9898°W