2018

SJ3389 : Canning Half Tide Dock

taken 6 years ago, near to Seacombe, Wirral, England

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Canning Half Tide Dock
Canning Half Tide Dock
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The dock was originally the site of the Gut, the entrance to the Dry Dock which was later to become Canning Dock. Canning Half Tide Dock was built by Jesse Hartley between 1842 and 1844, also opening in 1844.

Originally having two 45 ft (14 m) lock entrances to the Mersey, the north gates were sealed with a concrete dam in 1937.[citation needed] The south gates are modified to accommodate a valve to admit river water. To the outside of the river entrances are two granite octagonal gatemen's shelters, also designed by Hartley. An island built of masonry, which has its own lighthouse, separates the river entrances.


Canning Half Tide Dock.
Adjacent to the dock is the Pilotage Building, which opened in 1883 to manage the river's pilot boats. The building was converted in 1980 by the Building Design Partnership for use as a museum. Both this building and the dock itself are now part of Merseyside Maritime Museum.

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Geographical Context: City, Town centre Docks, Harbours
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · River Mersey [66] · Canning Dock [54] · Adjacent [7] · Dry Dock [5] Title Clusters: · Canning Half Tide Dock [3] ·
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SJ3389, 348 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Philip Cornwall   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 5 May, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 12 August, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 3395 8990 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:24.1063N 2:59.6938W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 33959 89877
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