Sandon Half Tide Dock
Sandon Half Tide Dock is a half tide dock on the River Mersey, England and part of the Port of Liverpool. It is situated in the northern dock system in Kirkdale, connected to Huskisson Dock to the north, Wellington Dock to the east and Bramley-Moore Dock to the south. Sandon Dock was situated to the north of Wellington Dock and was accessible via Sandon Half Tide Dock.
Opened in 1851, the site was originally part of both Sandon Dock and Wellington Half Tide Dock, which connected directly to the Mersey via a narrow lock entrance. At the turn of the 20th century, Sandon Dock was redeveloped and an enlarged half tide dock created,[1] with two larger locks built either side of the original entrance. When these access channels were sealed in March 1977, the water quality in the dock was noted to have improved.[2]
Between 18 and 21 July 2008, larger vessels participating in the 2008 Tall Ships' Race were berthed here and at neighbouring Wellington Dock.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Liverpool: the docks, British History Online, http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=41373, retrieved 18 April 2008
- ^ Russell G., Hawkins S.J., Evans L.C., Jones H.D. & Holmes G.D (1983), Restoration of a disused dock basin as a habitat for marine benthos and fish in the Mersey Estuary, conservationevidence.com, http://www.conservationevidence.com/ViewEntry.asp?ID=867, retrieved 20 April 2008
- ^ Thousands give warm Mersey welcome to the Tall Ships, Liverpool Echo, 19 July 2008, http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/capital-of-culture/tall-ships/2008/07/19/thousands-give-warm-mersey-welcome-to-the-tall-ships-100252-21368993/, retrieved 8 July 2009
[edit] External links
- Liverpool North Docks diagram
- Sandon Half Tide Dock aerial photo
- Sandon (Half Tide) Dock river entrances photo (c1936)
Coordinates: 53°25′40″N 3°00′18″W / 53.4277°N 3.0050°W
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