Salthouse Dock

Salthouse Dock
The Salthouse Dock, with the Albert Dock warehouses and Liverpool's Pier Head in the distance
Location
LocationLiverpool, United Kingdom
Coordinates53°24′02″N 2°59′23″W / 53.4006°N 2.9898°W / 53.4006; -2.9898
OS gridSJ342897
Details
OwnerCanal & River Trust[1]
Opened1753
TypeWet dock
Joins
Area6 acres (2.4 ha), 2,019 sq yd (1,688 m2)[2]
Width at entrance45 ft (14 m)[3]
Quay length784 yd (717 m)[3]

Salthouse 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 Canning Dock to the north, Wapping Dock via Wapping Basin to the south and Albert Dock to the west.

  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. 99
  3. ^ a b Baines 1859, Part II, p. 117