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Toxteth Dock

Former dock on the River Mersey, England

Field	Value
name	Toxteth Dock
image	Former transit shed, Toxteth Dock, Liverpool (geograph 5063718).jpg
caption	Former transit shed, Toxteth Dock
location	Toxteth, Liverpool, United Kingdom
coordinates
grid_ref_UK	SJ348879
opened	1888
closed	1972
type	Wet dock
area	1 acre, 469 sqyd (in 1858)
width_entrance	40 ft (in 1858)
quay_length	393 yd (in 1858)

British Empire Dockyards and Ports, 1909: docks to the north

Toxteth Dock was a dock on the River Mersey that was part of the Port of Liverpool. Part of the southern dock system, it was connected to Brunswick Dock to the north and Harrington Dock to the south.

History

The dock was originally opened in 1841, enlarged between 1882-8 by George Fosbery Lyster and reopening in 1888.Toxteth Dock railway station was opened in 1893 as part of the Liverpool Overhead Railway. It closed in 1956 and was demolished in 1957. For many years, the dock was home to the Harrison Line. The dock closed in 1972 and has since been filled in.

Present use

Most of the dock buildings still exist and are split up into small business units as part of Brunswick Business Park. The Hydraulic Station is Grade II listed, and in modern day in use as a training facility for the British Red Cross. They have drawings and historical documents on display detailing the buildings former use. These list Edmund Kirby as being involved in the refurbishment in 1983.

References

Sources

References

{{harvnb. Baines. 1859
{{harvnb. Baines. 1859
"Toxteth Dock". Liverpool History Online.
"Trading Places - a history of Liverpool Docks". Liverpool Museums.
{{harvnb. Pollard. Pevsner. 2006
"Station Name: Toxteth Dock". Disused Stations.
"Toxteth Dock, Liverpool - Graces Guide".
"Hydraulic Station at Toxteth Dock, Liverpool". British Listed Buildings.

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