Harrington Dock
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River Mersey
The River Mersey is a river in North West England. It is around long, stretching from Stockport, Greater Manchester, and ending at Liverpool Bay, Merseyside. For centuries, it formed part of the ancient county divide between Lancashire and Cheshire....
and part of the Port of Liverpool
Port of Liverpool
The Port of Liverpool is the name for the enclosed 7.5 mile dock system that runs from Brunswick Dock in Liverpool to Seaforth Dock, Seaforth, on the east side of the River Mersey and the Birkenhead Docks between Birkenhead and Wallasey on the west side of the river...
. Situated in the southern dock system, it was connected to Toxteth Dock
Toxteth Dock
Toxteth Dock was a dock, on the River Mersey and part of the Port of Liverpool. Situated in the southern dock system, it was connected to Brunswick Dock to the north and Harrington Dock to the south. It was built by George Fosbery Lyster and opened in 1841....
to the north and Herculaneum Dock
Herculaneum Dock
Herculaneum Dock was part of the Port of Liverpool in Liverpool, England. It was situated at the southern end of the Liverpool dock system, on the River Mersey. To the north it was connected to Harrington Dock. The dock was named after the Herculaneum Pottery Company that had occupied the site...
to the south. It was built by George Fosbery Lyster
George Fosbery Lyster
George Fosbery Lyster succeeded John Hartley as Engineer in Chief to the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board. He was followed by his son, A.G. Lyster in 1897....
and opened in 1882.
A tunnel from the Garston and Liverpool Railway
Garston and Liverpool Railway
The Garston and Liverpool Railway line ran from the St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway line at Garston Docks to Brunswick railway station. It opened on 1 June 1864...
emerged at the dock.
The dock closed in 1972 and has since been filled in. Most of the dock buildings still exist and are divided into small business units as part of Brunswick Business Park.