King's Dock, Port of Liverpool

Last updated

King's Dock
Location
Location Liverpool, United Kingdom
Coordinates 53°23′48″N2°59′24″W / 53.3967°N 2.9900°W / 53.3967; -2.9900
OS grid SJ342893
Details
Opened1785
Closed1972
Type Wet dock
Area7 acres (2.8 ha), 3,896 sq yd (3,258 m2) (in 1859) [1]
Width at entrance42 ft (13 m) (in 1859) [2]
Quay length875 yd (800 m) (in 1859) [1]

King's Dock was a dock on the River Mersey in England and part of the Port of Liverpool. It was situated in the southern dock system, connected to Wapping Dock to the north and Queen's Dock to the south. It consisted of two branch docks.

Contents

History

The dock was designed by Henry Berry and opened in 1785. [3] Further warehouse buildings were added by John Foster Sr. The dock was closed in 1972 [3] and the branch docks have been filled in.

After closure

The open space was often used as a concert venue, when a large tent and stage was erected. The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra played their Summer Pops concert series here. Everton FC had proposed to build a new stadium here, but those plans fell through in 2003. [4] On 28 July 2004, Irish vocal pop band Westlife held a concert for their Turnaround Tour supporting their album Turnaround .

In 2008 completed regeneration of King's Waterfront, adjacent to the Albert Dock, became an exemplary case of successful brownfield land development. [5] As a result of this project, leisure, residential and conference facilities have been developed including 11,000-seat capacity Echo Arena Liverpool and convention centre officially opened in January 2008 [6] when Liverpool's year of European Capital of Culture began, 3,600 square metre multi-purpose hall, 1,350 seat conference auditorium with associated breakout rooms, 1,600 space multi-storey car park, central public plaza, 1,800 residential housing units, and two 3-star plus hotels, along with the 4-star luxury Pullman Liverpool Hotel. [5]

The John Lennon Peace Monument is located here.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Canada Dock</span> Dock on the River Mersey, Liverpool, England

Canada 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. Canada Dock consists of a main basin nearest the river wall with three branch docks and a graving dock to the east. It is connected to Brocklebank Dock to the north and Huskisson Dock to the south.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Huskisson Dock</span>

Huskisson Dock is a dock on the River Mersey, England, which forms part of the Port of Liverpool. It is situated in the northern dock system in Kirkdale. Huskisson Dock consists of a main basin nearest the river wall and two branch docks to the east. It is connected to Canada Dock to the north and Sandon Half Tide Dock to the south.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bramley-Moore Dock</span> Dock on River Mersey in Liverpool, England

Bramley-Moore Dock was a dock on the River Mersey in Liverpool, England, and part of the Port of Liverpool. The dock is located in the northern dock system in Liverpool's Vauxhall area, and was connected to Sandon Half Tide Dock to the north and Nelson Dock to the south. Jesse Hartley was the architect. The dock opened in 1848.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nelson Dock, Liverpool</span>

Nelson 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 Vauxhall, connected to Bramley-Moore Dock to the north and Salisbury Dock to the south.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Salisbury Dock</span> Dock on the River Mersey in Liverpool, England

Salisbury 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 Vauxhall and is connected to Nelson Dock to the north, Trafalgar Dock to the south and inland to Collingwood Dock.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Collingwood Dock</span> Dock on the River Mersey in Liverpool, England

Collingwood Dock is a dock on the River Mersey, in England, and part of the Port of Liverpool. It is situated in the northern dock system in Vauxhall, and is connected to Stanley Dock to the east and Salisbury Dock to the west.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stanley Dock</span> Dock on the River Mersey in Liverpool, England

Stanley Dock is a dock on the River Mersey, England, and part of the Port of Liverpool. It is situated in the Vauxhall area of Liverpool and is part of the northern dock system. The dock is connected to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal to the east and Collingwood Dock to the west.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Clarence Dock, Liverpool</span> Dock on the River Mersey, England

Clarence Dock was a dock on the River Mersey, England, and part of the Port of Liverpool. Situated in the northern dock system in Vauxhall, it was connected to Trafalgar Dock.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Trafalgar Dock</span>

Trafalgar Dock is a dock on the River Mersey, in England, and part of the Port of Liverpool. It is situated in the northern dock system in Vauxhall and connected to Salisbury Dock to the north. The sites of two former docks are located in the vicinity; Victoria Dock was located to the south and Clarence Dock to the east.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Victoria Dock, Liverpool</span> Dock in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

Victoria Dock was a dock on the River Mersey, England, and part of the Port of Liverpool. Situated in the northern dock system, it was connected to Trafalgar Dock to the north and West Waterloo Dock to the south.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Waterloo Dock, Liverpool</span>

Waterloo 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 Vauxhall and connected to Princes Half Tide Dock to the south. The site of Victoria Dock is located to the north.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Prince's Dock, Liverpool</span> Dock on the River Mersey, England

Prince's Dock is a dock on the River Mersey, England, and part of the Port of Liverpool. It is the most southerly of the docks situated in the northern part of the Liverpool dock system, connected to Prince's Half-Tide Dock to the north. The dock is now in the buffer zone to one of Liverpool's World Heritage Sites.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wapping Dock</span>

Wapping Dock is a dock on the River Mersey, England, and part of the Port of Liverpool. It is situated in the southern dock system, connected to Salthouse Dock to the north, Queen's Dock to the south. King's Dock was originally located to the west, but has since been filled in.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Queen's Dock, Port of Liverpool</span> Dock on the River Mersey in Liverpool, England

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">George's Dock</span> Former dock on the River Mersey, Liverpool, England

George's Dock was a dock, on the River Mersey, England, within the Port of Liverpool. It was connected to Canning Dock to the south and George's Basin to the north.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wellington Dock</span>

Wellington Dock was a dock on the River Mersey, England, and part of the Port of Liverpool. It was situated in the northern dock system in Kirkdale, connected to the Sandon Half Tide Dock to the west.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Liverpool Arena</span> Event location

Liverpool Arena, known for sponsorship reasons as the M&S Bank Arena and previously the Echo Arena, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the city centre of Liverpool, England. The venue hosts live music, comedy performances and sporting events, and forms part of Liverpool event campus ACC Liverpool – an interconnected arena, exhibition and convention centre. The venue serves a regional population of 2.5 million people and over 6.6 million across England's North West.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">ACC Liverpool</span> Multi-purpose event and conference facility in Liverpool, England

Arena and Convention Centre Liverpool, also known as simply ACC Liverpool, is a multi-purpose event complex on the former Kings Dock, Liverpool, England. Opened in May 2008, it is part of Liverpool's event campus, consisting of an interconnected arena, convention and exhibition centre, positioned on the banks of Liverpool's heritage waterfront.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sandon Dock</span>

Sandon Dock was a dock on the River Mersey, England, and part of the Port of Liverpool. Situated in the northern dock system, it was east of Sandon Half Tide Dock, to which it was once connected.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Liverpool city centre</span> Commercial, cultural, financial and historical heart of Liverpool, England

Liverpool city centre is the commercial, cultural, financial and historical centre of Liverpool and the Liverpool City Region, England. Different definitions of the city centre exist for urban planning and local government, however, the border of Liverpool city centre is broadly marked by the inner city districts of Vauxhall, Everton, Edge Hill, Kensington and Toxteth.

References

  1. 1 2 Baines 1859, Part II, p. 101
  2. ↑ Baines 1859, Part II, p. 117
  3. 1 2 "Trading Places - a history of Liverpool Docks". Liverpool Museums. Archived from the original on 28 October 2008.
  4. ↑ Everton fail in King's Dock bid, BBC Sport, 11 April 2003, retrieved 22 March 2008
  5. 1 2 Maliene V, Wignall L, Malys N (2012). "Brownfield Regeneration: Waterfront Site Developments in Liverpool and Cologne". Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management. 20 (1): 5–16. doi: 10.3846/16486897.2012.659030 .
  6. ↑ "Liverpool Arena and Convention Centre (King's Dock)". Liverpool City Council. Archived from the original on 26 April 2008. Retrieved 22 March 2008.

Sources

Further reading

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.