Canning Dock

Canning Dock
Boats visiting in 2005, looking towards the Pier Head
Location
LocationLiverpool, United Kingdom
Coordinates53°24′09″N 2°59′30″W / 53.4026°N 2.9918°W / 53.4026; -2.9918
OS gridSJ341899
Details
OwnerCanal & River Trust[1]
Opened1737; 287 years ago (1737)
TypeWet dock
Joins
Area4 acres (1.6 ha), 376 sq yd (314 m2)[2]
Width at entrance45 ft (14 m)[3]
Quay length585 yd (535 m)[3]

Canning Dock on the River Mersey is part of the Port of Liverpool in northern England. The dock is in the southern dock system, connected to Salthouse Dock to the south and with access to the river via the Canning Half Tide Dock to the west. The Canning Graving Docks are accessed from the dock.

  1. ^ "Liverpool Canal Link Skipper's Guide" (PDF). Canal & River Trust. August 2015. p. 2. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  2. ^ Baines 1859, Part II, p. 97
  3. ^ a b Baines 1859, Part II, p. 116