North Dock is a
dock
The word dock () in American English refers to one or a group of human-made structures that are involved in the handling of boats or ships (usually on or near a shore). In British English, the term is not used the same way as in American Engl ...
on the
River Mersey
The River Mersey () is a major river in North West England. Its name derives from Old English and means "boundary river", possibly referring to its having been a border between the ancient kingdoms of Mercia and Northumbria. For centuries it h ...
at
Garston,
Liverpool
Liverpool is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the eastern side of the River Mersey, Mersey Estuary, near the Irish Sea, north-west of London. With a population ...
,
England
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. It is accessed from
Old Dock, Garston, and is part of the
Port of Garston. The direct curve from
Allerton on the former
St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway
The St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway was an early railway line owned by a company of the same name in Lancashire, England, which opened in 1833. It was later known as St Helens Railway. It ran originally from the town of St Helens to the area ...
opened on 1 January 1873 and the dock was completed in June 1875.
[Railway Magazine March 1959 p. 197]
References
External links
www.mersey-gateway.org1926 photoMultiMap photo
Garston docks
Mersey docks
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