Alexandra Dock, Liverpool
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Alexandra Dock is a dock on the River Mersey, England, and part of the Port of Liverpool. It is situated in the northern dock system in Bootle. Alexandra Dock consists of a main basin nearest the river wall and three branch docks to the east, with the southern branch mostly filled in.
HistoryEdit
The dock was built by George Fosbery Lyster between 1874 and 1882.<ref name="Pollard2006-277" /> During its construction, the dock was known as Atlantic Dock for about a year.<ref name="McCarron1992-4">Template:Harvnb</ref> Opened in 1881 and named in honour of Queen Alexandra,<ref name="McCarron1992-4" /> the dock has three branch docks and is connected to Hornby Dock to the north and Langton Dock to the south.<ref name="McCarron1992-viii">Template:Harvnb</ref> Initially, access was through Langton Dock and the problematic Canada Basin.<ref name="McCarron1992-4" />
Prior to the construction of Seaforth Dock, Alexandra Dock was involved in the grain trade.<ref name="Woolley1989-28">Template:Harvnb</ref> The grain silos had a 110,000 ton capacity, with floor space for a further 20,000 tons.<ref name="McCarron1992-4" /> The dock also had refrigeration facilities, which were provided by Union Cold Storage,<ref name="Woolley1989-28" /> for imported frozen meat. When built, the cold store was the largest in Europe with a capacity of Template:Convert.<ref name="McCarron1992-4" /> The facility was built at the end of No. 3 Branch Dock, and allowed direct transfer to ships in No. 2 Branch Dock.<ref name="McCarron1992-4" />
The dock was served by LNWR Alexandra Dock railway station and the Liverpool Overhead Railway's Alexandra Dock (LOR) railway station.
Latterly, its main export is recycled scrap metal.<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
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External linksEdit
- Port of Liverpool Official Website
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