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==Central Hydraulic Tower and Engine House==
[[File:Central Hydraulic Tower 119.jpg|thumb|right|Central Hydraulic Tower]]
[[Jesse Hartley]], who was responsible for many of Liverpool's maritime structures – including the [[Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool|Albert Dock]], designed the [[Central Hydraulic Tower]] and Engine House (the tower is an [[accumulator tower]]). Providing power for the movement of [[lock (water transport)|lock]] gates and bridges at Birkenhead Docks, it was completed in 1863. The design of the building was based on the [[Palazzo Vecchio]] in the Piazza Della Signoria, [[Florence]], Italy.<ref name="Birkenhead: An Illustrated History" /> In March 2021, it was announced that the building would be brought back in to use as a Maritime Knowledge Hub and will be a national base for marine engineering research and development and survival training as well as providing business accelerator space for the maritime sector. The project will cost £23m.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.birkenhead.news/ambitious-plans-agreed-for-wirral-landmark/ |title=Ambitious plans agreed for Wirral landmark |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=5 March 2021 |website= |publisher=Birkenhead News |access-date=26 May 2021 |quote=}}</ref>