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==History== |
==History== |
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The first dock on the site was known as Egerton Dock, named after the [[Duke of Bridgewater|Dukes of Bridgewater]], built between 1837-9.<ref name="McCarron1992-48" /> The first dock was small, with a {{convert|20|ft|m|abbr=on}}-wide entrance, and intended for river and canal boats moving [[timber]].<ref name="McCarron1992-48" /> In 1839, [[Jesse Hartley]] and [[J. B. Hartley|his son]] were employed by a separate private company to design two further small basins on the site, known as Harrington Dock and Harrington Dry Basin.<ref name="McCarron1992-48" /> The name of the dock can be traced to the district of Harrington, intended for a planned overflow town for Liverpool which never came to fruition.<ref name="McCarron1992-48" /> The district of Harrington, itself, was named in honour of Lady Isabella Stanhope, daughter of [[William Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Harrington]] and wife of [[Charles Molyneux, 1st Earl of Sefton]] who owned the former [[Royal Forest]] of [[Toxteth|Toxteth Park]].<ref name="McCarron1992-48" /> The dock was bought and opened in 1844,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/lancs/vol4/pp41-43|title=Liverpool: The docks|work=British History Online| |
The first dock on the site was known as Egerton Dock, named after the [[Duke of Bridgewater|Dukes of Bridgewater]], built between 1837-9.<ref name="McCarron1992-48" /> The first dock was small, with a {{convert|20|ft|m|abbr=on}}-wide entrance, and intended for river and canal boats moving [[timber]].<ref name="McCarron1992-48" /> In 1839, [[Jesse Hartley]] and [[J. B. Hartley|his son]] were employed by a separate private company to design two further small basins on the site, known as Harrington Dock and Harrington Dry Basin.<ref name="McCarron1992-48" /> The name of the dock can be traced to the district of Harrington, intended for a planned overflow town for Liverpool which never came to fruition.<ref name="McCarron1992-48" /> The district of Harrington, itself, was named in honour of [[Isabella Molyneux, Countess of Sefton|Lady Isabella Stanhope]], daughter of [[William Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Harrington]] and wife of [[Charles Molyneux, 1st Earl of Sefton]] who owned the former [[Royal Forest]] of [[Toxteth|Toxteth Park]].<ref name="McCarron1992-48" /> The dock was bought and opened in 1844,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/lancs/vol4/pp41-43|title=Liverpool: The docks|work=British History Online|access-date=1 September 2016}}</ref> although not commercially successful.<ref name="McCarron1992-48" /> By 1858, the dock primarily traded with the west coast of [[South America]].<ref name="Baines1859-2-106" /> The land was eventually acquired by the Liverpool Dock Trust.<ref name="McCarron1992-48" /> Harrington Dock was enlarged by [[George Fosbery Lyster]] between 1875-83 and the new Harrington Dock was opened in 1882.<ref name="LM-TP">{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/nof/docks/access/theme10.html#har|title=Trading Places - a history of Liverpool Docks|work=Liverpool Museums|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081028185038/http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/nof/docks/access/theme10.html#har|archive-date=28 October 2008}}</ref><ref name="Pollard2006-274">{{harvnb|Pollard|Pevsner|2006|p=274}}</ref> |
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A tunnel from the [[Garston and Liverpool Railway]] emerged at the dock, and the second [[Herculaneum Dock railway station]] of the [[Liverpool Overhead Railway]] was adjacent to the dock from 1896.<ref>{{harvnb|Welbourn|2008|pp=10, 19}}</ref> The dock was further improved in 1898, by widening the entrances and deepening the dock.<ref name="McCarron1992-48" /> Harrington Dock was used by the [[Elder Dempster Lines]] and its associated businesses.<ref name="McCarron1992-48" /> |
A tunnel from the [[Garston and Liverpool Railway]] emerged at the dock, and the second [[Herculaneum Dock railway station]] of the [[Liverpool Overhead Railway]] was adjacent to the dock from 1896.<ref>{{harvnb|Welbourn|2008|pp=10, 19}}</ref> The dock was further improved in 1898, by widening the entrances and deepening the dock.<ref name="McCarron1992-48" /> Harrington Dock was used by the [[Elder Dempster Lines]] and its associated businesses.<ref name="McCarron1992-48" /> |
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===Sources=== |
===Sources=== |
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*{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/stream/liverpoolin185900bain|title=Liverpool in 1859|first=Thomas|last=Baines|year=1859|publisher=Longman & Co.|location=London|oclc=43484994 |
*{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/stream/liverpoolin185900bain|title=Liverpool in 1859|first=Thomas|last=Baines|year=1859|publisher=Longman & Co.|location=London|oclc=43484994}} |
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*{{cite book|title=Give a Dock a Good Name?|first1=Ken|last1=McCarron|first2=Adrian|last2=Jarvis|publisher=Merseyside Port Folios|location=Birkenhead|year=1992|isbn=9780951612941|oclc=27770301 |
*{{cite book|title=Give a Dock a Good Name?|first1=Ken|last1=McCarron|first2=Adrian|last2=Jarvis|publisher=Merseyside Port Folios|location=Birkenhead|year=1992|isbn=9780951612941|oclc=27770301}} |
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*{{cite book|first1=Richard|last1=Pollard|first2=Nikolaus|last2=Pevsner|title=Lancashire: Liverpool and the South West|publisher=Yale University Press|year=2006|isbn=9780300109108|oclc=63396571 |
*{{cite book|first1=Richard|last1=Pollard|first2=Nikolaus|last2=Pevsner|title=Lancashire: Liverpool and the South West|publisher=Yale University Press|year=2006|isbn=9780300109108|oclc=63396571}} |
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*{{cite book|first=Nigel|last=Welbourn|title=Liverpool and the Mersey|series=Lost lines|publisher=Ian Allan|year=2008|isbn=9780711031906|oclc=191753439 |
*{{cite book|first=Nigel|last=Welbourn|title=Liverpool and the Mersey|series=Lost lines|publisher=Ian Allan|year=2008|isbn=9780711031906|oclc=191753439}} |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* {{cite web|url=http://www.liverpool2007.org.uk/docks/docks2a.htm|title=Liverpool South Docks diagram| |
* {{cite web|url=http://www.liverpool2007.org.uk/docks/docks2a.htm|title=Liverpool South Docks diagram|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070531061623/http://www.liverpool2007.org.uk/docks/docks2a.htm|archive-date=31 May 2007}} |
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Latest revision as of 05:11, 9 April 2021
| Harrington Dock | |
|---|---|
 British Empire Dockyards and Ports, 1909 | |
| Location | |
| Location | Dingle, Merseyside, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 53°22′51″N 2°58′31″W / 53.3808°N 2.9753°W |
| OS grid | SJ351875 |
| Details | |
| Opened | 1844 |
| Closed | 1972[1] |
| Type | Wet dock |
| Area | 3,740 sq yd (3,130 m2) (in 1858)[2] |
| Width at entrance | 29 ft 9 in (9.07 m) (in 1858)[3] |
| Quay length | 315 yd (288 m) (in 1858)[3] |
Harrington Dock was a dock on the River Mersey and part of the Port of Liverpool. Situated in the southern dock system, it was connected to Toxteth Dock to the north and Herculaneum Dock to the south.
History
[edit]The first dock on the site was known as Egerton Dock, named after the Dukes of Bridgewater, built between 1837-9.[1] The first dock was small, with a 20 ft (6.1 m)-wide entrance, and intended for river and canal boats moving timber.[1] In 1839, Jesse Hartley and his son were employed by a separate private company to design two further small basins on the site, known as Harrington Dock and Harrington Dry Basin.[1] The name of the dock can be traced to the district of Harrington, intended for a planned overflow town for Liverpool which never came to fruition.[1] The district of Harrington, itself, was named in honour of Lady Isabella Stanhope, daughter of William Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Harrington and wife of Charles Molyneux, 1st Earl of Sefton who owned the former Royal Forest of Toxteth Park.[1] The dock was bought and opened in 1844,[4] although not commercially successful.[1] By 1858, the dock primarily traded with the west coast of South America.[2] The land was eventually acquired by the Liverpool Dock Trust.[1] Harrington Dock was enlarged by George Fosbery Lyster between 1875-83 and the new Harrington Dock was opened in 1882.[5][6]
A tunnel from the Garston and Liverpool Railway emerged at the dock, and the second Herculaneum Dock railway station of the Liverpool Overhead Railway was adjacent to the dock from 1896.[7] The dock was further improved in 1898, by widening the entrances and deepening the dock.[1] Harrington Dock was used by the Elder Dempster Lines and its associated businesses.[1]
The dock closed in 1972 and has since been filled in.[5] Most of the dock buildings still exist and are divided into small business units as part of Brunswick Business Park.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j McCarron & Jarvis 1992, pp. 48–49
- ^ a b Baines 1859, Part II, p. 106
- ^ a b Baines 1859, Part II, p. 117
- ^ "Liverpool: The docks". British History Online. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Trading Places - a history of Liverpool Docks". Liverpool Museums. Archived from the original on 28 October 2008.
- ^ a b Pollard & Pevsner 2006, p. 274
- ^ Welbourn 2008, pp. 10, 19
Sources
[edit]- Baines, Thomas (1859). Liverpool in 1859. London: Longman & Co. OCLC 43484994.
- McCarron, Ken; Jarvis, Adrian (1992). Give a Dock a Good Name?. Birkenhead: Merseyside Port Folios. ISBN 9780951612941. OCLC 27770301.
- Pollard, Richard; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2006). Lancashire: Liverpool and the South West. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300109108. OCLC 63396571.
- Welbourn, Nigel (2008). Liverpool and the Mersey. Lost lines. Ian Allan. ISBN 9780711031906. OCLC 191753439.
External links
[edit]- "Liverpool South Docks diagram". Archived from the original on 31 May 2007.