Trafalgar Dock

Trafalgar Dock
Trafalgar Dock apartments seen from across the River Mersey
Location
LocationVauxhall, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
Coordinates53°25′06″N 3°00′14″W / 53.4183°N 3.0039°W / 53.4183; -3.0039
OS gridSJ333919
Details
OwnerThe Peel Group[1]
OperatorMersey Docks and Harbour Company
Opened1836
TypeWet dock
Joins
Area5 acres (2.0 ha), 4,546 sq yd (3,801 m2) (in 1859)[2]
Width at entrance45 ft (14 m) (in 1859)[3]
Quay length764 yd (699 m) (in 1859)[3]
Former entrance to the old Trafalgar Dock from the Mersey.

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.

  1. ^ "Liverpool Canal Link Skipper's Guide 2016" (PDF). Canal & River Trust. p. 3. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  2. ^ Baines 1859, Part II, p. 93
  3. ^ a b Baines 1859, Part II, p. 116