Victoria Dock, Liverpool

Victoria Dock
Gateway to Victoria Dock
Location
LocationLiverpool, United Kingdom
Coordinates53°24′56″N 3°00′05″W / 53.4155°N 3.0014°W / 53.4155; -3.0014
OS gridSJ334914
Details
Opened1836
Closed1988[1]
TypeWet dock
Area5 acres (2.0 ha), 3,559 sq yd (2,976 m2) (in 1859)[2]
Width at entrance40 ft (12 m) (in 1859)[2]
Quay length755 yd (690 m) (in 1859)[2]

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.

  1. ^ McCarron & Jarvis 1992, pp. 94–96
  2. ^ a b c Baines 1859, Part II, p. 116