OS grid SJ345890 Width at entrance 60 ft (18 m) (in 1859) Opened 1785 | Type Wet dock Owner Canal & River Trust | |
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Location Liverpool, United Kingdom Joins Coburg Dock
Wapping Dock Area 10 acres (4.0 ha), 1,568 sq yd (1,311 m) (in 1859) Similar Coburg Dock, Brunswick Dock, Toxteth Dock, King's Dock - Port of Liverpo, Prince's Dock - Liverpool | ||
Queen's Dock is a dock on the River Mersey and part of the Port of Liverpool. It is situated in the southern dock system, connected to Wapping Dock to the north and Coburg Dock to the south.
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Map of Queens Dock, Norfolk St, Liverpool L1 0BE, UK
History
The dock was designed by Henry Berry and opened in 1785. The dock was named in honour of Queen Charlotte, the consort of George III, and it was later expanded by John Foster, Sr.. At its largest, the dock consisted of a main basin and two branch docks, which were separated by a graving dock. Branch Dock Number 2 (to the north) has since been filled in and is used as a car park. The graving dock is now straddled by an HM Revenue and Customs building.
This and the other docks in the southern system were owned by British Waterways, transferred to the Canal & River Trust in 2012.