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- The docks at the mouth of the Mersey River, including Stanley Dock, pioneered modern dock technology, transport and port management. Meanwhile Liverpool hummed with emigrants from all over Europe preparing to depart for a life in the New World.
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Stanley Dock sits at the heart of Liverpool’s docks – the largest and most complete system of historic docks anywhere in the world. Designed by the renowned Jesse Hartley, Stanley Dock opened on 4th August 1848. The north and south warehouses were built to a similar design to those at Albert Dock.
The Stanley Dock Tobacco Warehouse is a grade II listed building and is the world’s largest brick warehouse, standing 125 feet high. It is a city landmark by virtue of its massive scale. Today, much of the Stanley Dock conservation area is owned privately and used commercially.
Stanley Dock is a dock on the River Mersey, England, and part of the Port of Liverpool. It is situated in the Vauxhall area of Liverpool and is part of the northern dock system. The dock is connected to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal to the east and Collingwood Dock to the west.
- A world first. The Old Dock was the world’s first enclosed commercial wet dock. Before it opened there were only limited times when it was safe to load or unload ships in Liverpool, due to the huge tidal range of the river Mersey.
- An expensive gamble. The construction of the Old Dock cost £12,000 - which is the equivalent of £3,000,000 today! The undertaking was a high risk commission for Liverpool as it would have led to bankruptcy for the city if the dock was not successful.
- A major engineering project. Designed by Thomas Steers, the Old Dock took five years to construct. The finished dock was about 660 feet long by 330 feet wide and could accommodate 100 ships within its 3.5 acres.
- A famous admirer. Daniel Defoe, the author of Robinson Crusoe, was extremely impressed by the Old Dock - which would have been the very new dock when he saw it in 1715!
Feb 8, 2010 · Bookmark. STANLEY Dock houses the tobacco warehouse which is a grade II listed building and is the world's largest brick warehouse. Standing 125 foot (38 m) high, the building was at the time...
Feb 6, 2018 · In 1848 Victorian engineer Jesse Hartley built the Stanley Flight, a series of four locks connecting the Leeds & Liverpool canal to the city’s thriving dock system, allowing the rapid transportation of cotton and coal flowed to and from the Lancashire mill towns.
