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Post by Historic Docks on Jul 10, 2008 12:43:42 GMT
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princes_DockPrinces Dock is a dock on the River Mersey and part of the Port of Liverpool. It is the most southerly of the docks situated in the northern part of the Liverpool dock system, connected to Princes Half Tide Dock to the north. The dock now resides in the buffer zone to Liverpool's World Heritage Site. The dock was built by John Foster, with construction starting in 1810. During the construction, Foster ordered many times more stone than was needed. Allegedly, Foster diverted it to his family's building company. He resigned when this was discovered. Princes Dock was named after the Prince Regent. It opened on the day of the Prince Regent's coronation as George IV in 1821. Access to the southern half of the dock system was via Georges Basin, Georges Dock and into Canning Dock. In 1899, both Georges Basin and Georges Dock were filled in to create what is now the Pier Head. On 12 June 1895 Liverpool Riverside railway station was opened, situated between Princes Dock and the River Mersey. An increase in containerisation in the shipping trade resulted, in 1967, in the dock becoming a passenger terminal for ferry services to Belfast with the development of a ro-ro ferry terminal at the south end of the dock. In 1981, passenger services from Princes Dock ended due to the opening of a new terminal at Victoria Dock. The dock subsequently closed to shipping and was partly filled.
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