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Sandon Half Tide Dock

Field	Value
name	Sandon Half Tide Dock
image	Tall ships in Sandon Half-Tide Dock - geograph.org.uk - 906019.jpg
caption	Tall ships Dar Młodzieży (left) and Statsraad Lehmkuhl (right) in Sandon Half-Tide Dock during 2008
location	Kirkdale, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
coordinates
grid_ref_UK	SJ333927
owner	The Peel Group
operator	Mersey Docks and Harbour Company
opened	1851
type	Half tide dock
joins

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.

History

British Empire Dockyards and Ports, 1909

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, with two larger locks built either side of the original entrance. After these access channels were sealed in March 1977, the water quality in the dock was noted to have improved.{{cite journal |url-access=subscription

Between 18 and 21 July 2008, larger vessels participating in the 2008 Tall Ships' Race were berthed here and at neighbouring Wellington Dock.

Present

The dock is the most southerly of Liverpool's docks within Liverpool Freeport.

References

"Liverpool: the docks". British History Online.
Jones, Catherine. (19 July 2008). "Thousands give warm Mersey welcome to the Tall Ships". Liverpool Echo.
"Port of Liverpool Official Map". Peel Ports.

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