Wellington Dock
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Wellington 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 Kirkdale, connected to the Sandon Half Tide Dock to the west.
It was designed by Jesse Hartley and opened in 1851.
Between 18 and 21 July 2008, larger vessels participating in the 2008 Tall Ships' Race were berthed here and at neighbouring Sandon Half Tide Dock.[1]
In January 2012, Liverpool City Council gave United Utilities permission to expand its sewage treatment plant from the adjacent site of the former Sandon Dock into the site of Wellington Dock. Architectural features will be retained where possible but the dock itself will cease to exist.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ 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
- ^ "Wellington Dock waste plant £200 million extension approved". BBC. 2012-01-11. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-16497008. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
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