This article is about the dock in Liverpool. For the dock in London, see Royal Albert Dock.

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Albert dock

The Albert Dock in Liverpool, England, was opened in 1846 by its namesake, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Based on plans submitted in 1839 by the architecht Jesse Hartley for a combined dock and warehouse system, shipping entered the dock from either Canning Half Tide Dock to the North or Salthouse Dock to the east. The Royal Albert Dock is one of three docks in the Royal Docks of east London, now part of the redeveloped Docklands. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (17964x2550, 10261 KB) Summary Liverpools Albert Dock. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (17964x2550, 10261 KB) Summary Liverpools Albert Dock. ... Download high resolution version (1000x710, 217 KB)Albert Dock in Liverpool. ... Download high resolution version (1000x710, 217 KB)Albert Dock in Liverpool. ... Liverpool waterfront by night, as seen from the Wirral. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (in full Francis Charles Augustus Albert Emmanuel) (26 August 1819 – 14 December 1861) was the husband and consort of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Jesse Hartley 1780-1860 Architect, designed The Albert Dock at Liverpool, England. ... A dock is an area of water between two piers or alongside a pier, forming a chamber used for building or repairing one ship. ... Inside Green Logistics Co. ... The Canning Half Tide Dock on the River Mersey is part of the Port of Liverpool it is situated in the southern dock system, connected to Canning Dock to the east, Albert Dock to the south and the Mersey to the east. ... The Salthouse Dock is a dock, on the River Mersey and part of the Port of Liverpool it is situated in the southern dock system, connected to Canning Dock to the north, Wapping Dock to the south and Albert Dock to the west. ...

Built entirely of cast iron, brick and stone, the Albert Dock was the first building in the UK to be constructed in such a manner. It was also the first non-combustible warehousing system in the world. In 1848 it was upgraded to feature the world's first hydraulic warehouse hoist system. The five Grade I buildings make the Albert Dock complex the largest set of Grade 1 Listed Buildings in the UK. 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hydraulics is a branch of science and engineering concerned with the use of liquids to perform mechanical tasks. ... Builders hoist, with small petrol engine Hoist or hoist can mean:- A verb meaning to lift. In flag terminology, the half of a flag nearest to the flagpole. ... Buckingham Palace, a Grade I listed building. ...

The dock closed to shipping in 1972 and suffered from dereliction for a period until it was re-developed in the early 1980s by the Merseyside Development Corporation. The buildings now contain a variety of bars, restaurants and museums as well as office space. 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

Trivia

The floating weather map of the British Isles

For many years the ITV television show This Morning, hosted by Richard and Judy, was broadcast from studios in the dockside buildings. The dock itself was used as the location for the weather forecast. Presenter Fred Talbot used a floating map of the British Isles to describe the outlook. Image File history File links Weather_docks. ... Image File history File links Weather_docks. ... Current ITV logo. ... This Morning logo This Morning is a British, ITV daytime television programme that was started on 3 October 1988 and includes celebrity guests, entertainment, advice, competitions and features. ... This article is about the television presenters. ... Fred Talbot (born December 17, 1949 in Edinburgh) was the weatherman on the British television show This Morning. ...

The Albert Dock also is home to the Telewest National Service Centre, taking hundreds of thousands of calls from Telewest Customers reporting faults. Telewest (formerly Telewest Broadband and Telewest Communications) is a trading name of NTL Incorporated. ...

See also

• Tate Liverpool
• Pier Head

The Tate Liverpool is located in Albert Dock, Liverpool. ... Liverpool Pier Head, with the Royal Liver Building, Port of Liverpool Building and Cunard Building, as well as the Anglican cathedral in the background The Pier Head is a site in Liverpool, England that features three striking buildings known as the Three Graces: The Royal Liver Building; The Cunard Building...

External links

• Liverpool World Heritage: The Albert Dock Conservation Area
• Multimap: Aerial Photograph
• Albert Dock: Homepage
• Merseyworld: The Albert Dock
• Liverpool Museums: Albert Dock History
• Mersey Gateway: Albert Dock
• BBC: Webcam
• Old Map