Liverpool Dock Expansions and Port Modernization (1770–1860)

1. Salthouse Dock opens in Liverpool

   Jan 1, 1753Labels: Salthouse Dock, Liverpool

   • Salthouse Dock
   • CITiZAN

2. King's Dock opens in the southern system

   Jan 1, 1785Labels: King's Dock, Liverpool

   • King s Dock

3. Queen's Dock opens beside King's Dock

   Jan 1, 1785Labels: Queen's Dock, King's Dock

   • Queen s Dock

4. Liverpool Dock Trustees established by 1811 act

   Jan 1, 1811Labels: Liverpool Dock, 1811 Act

   • MDHC

5. Jesse Hartley becomes dock engineer (1824)

   Jan 1, 1824Labels: Jesse Hartley, Dock Engineer

   • Hartley

6. Clarence Dock opens for steamship traffic

   Sep 16, 1830Labels: Clarence Dock, Steamships

   • Clarence Dock

7. Brunswick Dock opens for timber imports

   Jan 1, 1832Labels: Brunswick Dock, Timber Trade

   • Brunswick Dock

8. Waterloo Dock opens in the northern system

   Jan 1, 1834Labels: Waterloo Dock, Northern System

   • Waterloo Dock

9. Victoria and Trafalgar Docks open

   Jan 1, 1836Labels: Victoria Dock, Trafalgar Dock

   • Victoria Dock
   • Trafalgar Dock

10. Canning Half Tide Dock opens to river

    Jan 1, 1844Labels: Canning Half, Mersey

    • Canning Half Tide

11. Albert Dock formally opened by Prince Albert

    Jul 30, 1846Labels: Albert Dock, Prince Albert

    • WirralHistory

12. Salisbury and Nelson Docks open (half-tide complex)

    Jan 1, 1848Labels: Salisbury Dock, Nelson Dock

    • Salisbury Dock
    • Nelson Dock

13. Wapping Dock opens to strengthen dock connectivity

    Jan 1, 1852Labels: Wapping Dock, Dock Connectivity

    • Wapping Dock
    • Victorian Web

14. Mersey Docks and Harbour Act creates MDHB

    Jan 1, 1857Labels: Mersey Docks, MDHB

    • MDHC

15. MDHB established and assumes port authority role

    Jan 1, 1858Labels: Mersey Docks, Port Authority

    • NatMuseums
    • MDHC

16. Jesse Hartley’s dock-engineering tenure ends

    Aug 24, 1860Labels: Jesse Hartley, Tenure End

    • Hartley