| Nelson Dock | |
|---|---|
 Sign on the dock wall | |
| Location | |
| Location | Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 53°25′24″N 3°00′12″W / 53.4233°N 3.0032°W / 53.4233; -3.0032 |
| OS grid | SJ334923 |
| Details | |
| Owner | The Peel Group |
| Operator | Mersey Docks and Harbour Company |
| Opened | 1848 |
| Type | Wet dock |
| Joins | |
| Area | 7 acres (2.8 ha), 4,786 sq yd (4,002 m) |
| Width at entrance | 60 ft (18 m) |
| Quay length | 803 yd (734 m) |
  Nelson DockLocation within Merseyside |
Nelson 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 Vauxhall, connected to Bramley-Moore Dock to the north and Salisbury Dock to the south.
History
The dock was designed by Jesse Hartley and opened in 1848.
In 2007, the Peel Group, owners of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company, unveiled the £5.5 billion 'Liverpool Waters' regeneration programme. Nelson Dock is encompassed in the 150-acre (61 ha) site.
References
- Baines 1859, Part II, p. 86
- Baines 1859, Part II, p. 87
- Baines 1859, Part II, p. 116
- Pollard & Pevsner 2006, p. 277
- "Peel unveil £5.5 billion investment plans". Peel Group. 6 March 2007. Archived from the original on 9 October 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2008.
Sources
- Baines, Thomas (1859). Liverpool in 1859. London: Longman & Co. OCLC 43484994.
- Pollard, Richard; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2006). Lancashire: Liverpool and the South West. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300109108. OCLC 63396571.
Further reading
- McCarron, Ken; Jarvis, Adrian (1992). Give a Dock a Good Name?. Birkenhead: Merseyside Port Folios. pp. 67–68. ISBN 9780951612941. OCLC 27770301.
External links
- "Liverpool North Docks diagram". Archived from the original on 6 January 2009.
- Nelson Dock aerial photo