The first dock of Liverpool was designed by Thomas Steers and covered an area of 1.4 hectares was designed to harbour 100 ships. Construction started in 1710 and it was opened in 1715, but it not completed until 1716. It was rectangular in plan, accessed via gates from a tidal basin. The dock was the world's first commerical enclosed dock, designed for loading and unloading at any state of tide. The dock was infilled during the 1820s and the site, now known as Canning Place, was used for John Foster Junior's Greek Revival Custom House which was built in 1828-39. The building was destroyed following bomb damage during World War II. The site was used for office development during the late 1960s, this is now demolished.

Period

Post-Medieval (1540 - 1901), Modern (1901 and later)

Period comments

Infilled by 1828|Constructed 1710-1716

The earliest date of the feature, as a year, if known

1828|1710

The latest date of the feature, as a year, if known

1828|1716

Monument Type - Broad

DOCK

Monument Type - Narrow

Monument Description

Evidence Type - Broad

Evidence Type - Narrow

Evidence Description

Object Type - Broad

Object Type - Narrow

Object Description

Other records:

NRHE Number

1440248

NT HBSMR Number

Unknown

HER Event Number

Unknown

External Link

None

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