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Queen's Dock, Port of Liverpool

Dock on the River Mersey in Liverpool, England

Field	Value
name	Queen's Dock
image	Liverpool Queens Dock Feb 2014.JPG
caption	The view across Queen's Dock towards the Pier Head in 2014
location	Liverpool, United Kingdom
coordinates
grid_ref_UK	SJ345890
owner	Canal & River Trust
opened	1785
type	Wet dock
joins
area	10 acre, 1568 sqyd (in 1859)
width_entrance	60 ft (in 1859)
quay_length	1214 yd (in 1859)

British Empire Dockyards and Ports, 1909

Queen's Dock is a dock on the River Mersey and part of the Port of Liverpool. It is situated in the southern dock system, connected to Wapping Dock to the north and Coburg Dock to the south.

History

The dock was designed by Henry Berry and opened in 1785. The dock was named in honour of Queen Charlotte, the consort of George III, and it was later expanded by John Foster, Sr. At its largest, the dock consisted of a main basin and two branch docks, which were separated by a graving dock. Branch Dock Number 2 (to the north) has since been filled in and is used as a car park. The graving dock is now straddled by an apartment block, The Keel, which was formerly the HM Revenue and Customs building.

This and the other docks in the southern system were owned by British Waterways, transferred to the Canal & River Trust in 2012. The Keel from Mariners Wharf bridge.jpg|The Keel viewed over Queens Branch Dock No. 1 Courtyard of The Keel.jpg|Central section of The Keel, over Queens Graving Dock North along Queens Dock from Mariners Wharf.jpg|Looking north over Queens Dock

References

Sources

References

(August 2015). "Liverpool Canal Link Skipper’s Guide". Canal & River Trust.
{{harvnb. Baines. 1859
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"Queen's Dock". Liverpool History Online.
(August 2025). "Liverpool waterfront scheme".

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