Volume 2 — APPENDIX No. 7. Vol. ii. p. 433.
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MERSEY DOCKS AND HARBOUR BOARD.
Tabular Statement, showing the Water Area, Quay Space, Width of Entrance, and Depth of Sill for each of the Liverpool and Birkenhead Docks, with particulars of the Graving Docks, Open Basins, Landing Stages, and Gridirons.
January, 1872.
The Old Dock Sill is the Datum to which all Levels refer, and is preserved on a Tide Gauge at the West side of the Centre Pier of the Entrances to the Canning Half-Tide Dock.
The Old Dock contained an Area of 3 acres 1890 yards, and 557 lineal yards of Quay Space.
Its Passage contained an Area of 3 acres 675 yards, and 90 lineal yards of Quay Space.
LIVERPOOL DOCKS.
Liverpool Docks. Position and Width of Entrance or Passage. Sill below Datum. Coping at Hollow Quoins above Dtm. Water Area. Lineal Quayage.
Ft. In. Ft. In. Ft. In. Ac. Yds. Miles Yds.
North Carrier’s Dock West 40 0 6 0 27 0 2 3423 0 641
South Carrier’s Dock West 40 0 6 0 27 0 1 4515 0 615
Canada Half-Tide Dock West 60 0 7 9 28 0 11 1010 0 1002
Canada Half-Tide Dock South 80 0 7 9 28 0 .. ..
Canada Half-Tide Dock (Lock 110 feet long) N. West 32 0 6 0 28 0 .. ..
Canada Half-Tide Dock S. West 20 0 6 0 28 0 .. ..
Canada Lock (498 ft. long) 100 0 7 9 28 0 1 3479 0 487
Canada Dock S. East 50 0 6 6 29 0 17 4043 0 1272
Canada Dock S. West 80 0 6 6 29 0 .. ..
Huskisson Dock .. .. .. .. 14 3451 0 1039
Huskisson Branch Dock. .. .. .. .. 7 592 0 910
Huskisson Lock (338 ft. long) East 80 0 6 6 38 0 0 4682 0 342
Huskisson Lock (338 ft. long) West 45 0 6 0 26 0 0 3650 0 330
Sandon Dock West 70 0 6 6 30 11 10 100 0 867
Wellington Half-Tide Dock. East 70 0 6 9 30 9 3 813 0 400
Wellington Half-Tide Dock. West 50 0 6 6 28 0 .. ..
Wellington Dock West 70 0 6 6 31 0 7 4120 0 820
Bramley-Moore Dock North 60 0 6 0 26 0 9 3106 0 935
Bramley-Moore Dock South 60 0 6 0 26 0 .. ..
Nelson Dock South 60 0 6 6 26 0 7 4786 0 803
Stanley Dock West 51 0 5 8 29 0 7 120 0 753
Stanley Dock Canal 18 0 2 6 29 0 .. ..
Canal Basin, let to Bridgewater Trust West 18 0 O.D.S. 26 0 0 920 0 110
Collingwood Dock West 60 0 6 9 26 0 5 244 0 553
Collingwood Dock Canal 18 0 2 6 26 0 .. ..
Salisbury Dock West North 60 0 6 11 26 0 3 2146 0 406
Salisbury Dock West South 50 0 6 11 26 6 .. ..
Salisbury Dock West Lock 18 0 2 6 26 0 .. ..
Clarence Graving Dock Basin North 45 0 4 9 26 0 1 1056 0 291
Clarence Graving Dock Basin South 45 0 4 6 26 6 .. ..
Clarence Half-Tide Dock West 50 0 5 0 26 8 4 1794 0 635
Clarence Dock West 47 0 3 2 26 0 6 273 0 914
Trafalgar Lock North 45 0 6 7 23 10 0 2937 0 256
Trafalgar Dock North 45 0 6 7 21 11 5 4546 0 764
Victoria Dock North 45 0 4 11 21 11 5 3559 0 755
Victoria Dock South 50 0 6 6 26 0 .. ..
Waterloo Dock South 60 0 8 0 22 1 3 2146 0 533
Corn Warehouse Dock South 60 0 8 0 22 1 2 3375 0 506
Half-Tide Dock to Corn Warehouse Dock West North 65 0 8 0 31 0 4 3250 0 429
Half-Tide Lock (110 ft. long) West Middle 32 0 8 0 31 0 .. ..
Half-Tide Lock West South 65 0 8 0 31 0 .. ..
Prince’s Dock North 45 0 5 11 27 5 11 1490 0 1178
George’s Dock .. .. .. .. 5 154 0 645
George’s Dock Passage South 40 3 4 6 24 5 0 2439 0 356
Sill above Datum
Manchester Dock { West 32 10 0 3 23 3 1 595 0 339
{ Sill below Datum
Manchester Lock (86 ft. long) West 33 8 3 9 24 3 0 315 0 57
Canning Dock West 45 0 6 1 26 2 4 376 0 585
Canning Half-Tide Dock West North 45 0 6 3 28 3 2 2688 0 429
Canning Half-Tide Dock West South 45 0 6 3 28 3 .. ..
Albert Dock North 45 0 6 4 26 0 7 3542 0 885
Albert Dock East 45 0 6 0 26 0 .. ..
Salthouse Dock North 45 0 6 0 26 0 6 2019 0 784
Wapping Basin North 50 0 6 0 26 0 1 3151 0 454
Wapping Basin South 50 0 6 0 26 0 .. ..
Wapping Basin West 40 0 6 0 25 0 .. ..
Wapping Dock West 50 0 6 0 26 0 5 499 0 815
Wapping Dock South 50 0 6 0 26 0 .. ..
King’s Dock South 42 0 5 0 26 1 7 3896 0 875
Queen’s Half-Tide Dock West North 70 0 6 9 31 0 3 3542 0 445
Queen’s Half-Tide Dock West South 50 0 6 9 31 0 .. ..
Queen’s Dock West 50 0 6 0 26 0 10 1564 0 1214
Queen’s Dock South 60 0 6 6 28 9 .. ..
Coburg Dock West 70 0 6 0 30 6 8 26 0 1053
Brunswick Dock North 60 0 6 6 27 0 12 3010 0 1086
Brunswick Dock. West 42 0 5 6 26 0 .. ..
Brunswick Half-Tide Dock West 45 0 6 0 26 6 1 3388 0 491
Toxteth Dock West 40 0 5 0 26 0 1 469 0 393
Harrington Dock West 29 9 1 2 23 1 0 3740 0 315
Herculaneum Half-Tide Dock North 80 0 8 0 31 0 3 3000 0 416
Herculaneum Half-Tide Dock South 60 0 8 0 31 0 .. ..
Total Water Area and Quay Space of the Liverpool Docks 243 1559 17 263
LIVERPOOL BASINS.
Liverpool Basins. Width of Entrance. Height of Piers above Datum. Water Area. Lineal Quayage.
Ft. In. Ft. In. Acres Yds. Miles Yds.
Canada Basin 250 0 32 0 6 4528 0 546
Sandon Basin 200 0 31 0 6 904 0 702
George’s Ferry Basin 67 0 23 8 0 1344 0 160
Chester Basin 36 0 22 2 0 2568 0 288
South Ferry Basin 60 0 30 6 0 2927 0 205
Harrington Basin 40 0 23 3 0 3917 0 308
Herculaneum Basin 40 0 26 0 0 2200 0 204
Total Water Area and Quay Space of the Liverpool Basins 15 3868 1 653
Total Water Area and Quay Space of the Liverpool Docks 243 1559 17 263
Total 259 587 18 916
AREA OF THE DOCK ESTATE.
Liverpool 1,032 Acres.
Birkenhead 506 Acres.
Total 1,538 Acres.
BIRKENHEAD DOCKS.
Birkenhead Docks. Position and Width of Entrance or Passage. Sill below Datum. Coping at Hollow Quoins abv. Dtm. Water Area. Lineal Quayage.
Ft. In. Ft. In. Ft. In. Ac. Yds. Miles Yds.
WEST FLOAT .. .. .. .. 52 19 2 210
Basin near Canada Works West 50 0 .. .. 1 2554 0 543
Basin near Canada Works East 50 0 .. .. 1 84 0 390
Duke Street Passage 100 0 7 6 26 6 .. ..
EAST FLOAT .. .. .. .. 59 3786 1 1506
Corn Warehouse Dock 30 0 O.D.S. 26 0 1 453 0 555
Railway Companies’ Basin .. .. .. .. 0 606 0 113
Lock from Low-Water Basin 238 feet long 50 0 .. 26 0 0 1333 0 234
Inner Sill .. .. 9 0 .. .. ..
Outer Sills .. .. 12 0 .. .. ..
Inner Northern Entrances North 100 0 9 0 26 0 .. 0 242
Lock 198 feet long Middle 30 0 .. 26 0 0 667 0 264
Inner Sill .. .. 9 0 .. .. ..
Outer Sills .. .. 12 0 .. .. ..
Lock 274 feet long South 50 0 .. 26 0 0 522 0 300
Inner Sill .. .. 9 0 .. .. ..
Outer Sills .. .. 12 0 .. .. ..
Alfred Dock .. .. .. .. 8 2922 0 482
Outer Northern Entrances
Lock 348 feet long North 100 012 0 31 0 0 3888 0 352
Lock 198 feet long Middle 30 012 0 26 0 0 667 0 377
Lock 398 feet long South 50 012 0 26 0 0 2222 0 391
Egerton Dock West 70 07 4 25 0 3 4011 0 754
Morpeth Dock West 70 05 5 25 0 11 2404 0 1299
Railway Companies’ Basin South 25 0 O.D.S. 26 0 0 3144 0 319
Morpeth Branch Dock West 85 0 .. 26 0 4 243 0 637
Morpeth Lock 398 feet long River 85 012 0 26 0 0 3777 0 441
Total Water Area and Quay Space of the Birkenhead Docks 147 722 8 609
BIRKENHEAD BASINS.
Birkenhead Basins. Width of Entrance. Height of Piers above Datum. Water Area. Lineal Quayage.
Ft. In. Ft. In. Acres Yds. Miles Yds.
Low-Water Basin 300 0 26 0 14 0 0 1360
North Basin 500 0 31 0 4 2843 689
Total Water Area and Quay Space of the Birkenhead Basins 18 2843 1 269
Total Water Area and Quay Space of the Birkenhead Docks 147 722 8 609
Total 165 3565 9 878
TOTAL AREA OF THE LIVERPOOL AND BIRKENHEAD DOCKS AND BASINS.
Acres Yds. Miles Yds.
Total Water Area and Quay Space of the Liverpool Docks and Basins 259 587 18 916
Total Water Area and Quay Space of the Birkenhead Docks and Basins 165 3565 9 878
Total 424 4152 28 34
LEVELS OF TIDES AT LIVERPOOL. Derived from the Record of the Self-Registering Gauge at George’s Pier deduced from Ten Years’ Observations, 1854 to 1863. Datum Old Dock Sill.
Ft. In.
An extraordinary High Tide, as marked on the Leasowe Lighthouse 25 0 Above Datum.
An extraordinary High Tide, 20 January, 1863 23 9 ”
Average High-Water Mark of Equinoctial Spring Tides. 21 1 ”
Average High Water of Spring Tides, including Equinoctial Tides 19 0½ ”
Average High-Water Mark of Ordinary Spring Tides, excluding the Equinoctial Tides 18 10 ”
Mean High-Water Level 15 6 ”
Highest High-Water Mark of Neap Tides 14 8 ”
Average High-Water Mark of Ordinary Neap Tides 11 7 ”
Lowest High-Water Mark of Neap Tides 8 7 ”
Mean Tide Level (Ordnance Datum) 5 0 ”
Highest Low-Water Mark of Neap Tides 4 1 ”
Average Low-Water Mark of Ordinary Neap Tides 1 5 Below Datum.
Lowest Low-Water Mark of Neap Tides 3 10 ”
Mean Low-Water Level 5 6 ”
Average Low-Water Mark of Ordinary Spring Tides, exclusive of Equinoctial Tides 8 8 ”
Average Low-Water Mark of Spring Tides, inclusive of Equinoctial Tides 8 10 ”
Lowest Low-Water Mark of Equinoctial Spring Tides 10 4 ”
LIVERPOOL GRAVING DOCKS.
Liverpool Graving Docks. Position and Width of Entrance. Sill below Datum. Coping at Hollow Quoins abv. Dtm. Length of Floor. Total Length of Floor.
Ft. In. Ft. In. Ft. In. Ft. In. Ft. In.
Canada Lock as a Graving Dock 100 0 7 9 28 0 .. 588 0
Huskisson Lock as a Graving Dock 80 0 6 6 38 0.. 395 0
Sandon Graving Docks, No. 1 East 60 0 3 6 26 0 565 0
No. 2 East 70 0 3 6 26 0 565 0
No. 3 East 60 0 3 6 26 0 565 0
No. 4 East 70 0 3 6 26 0 565 0
No. 5 East 45 0 3 6 26 0 565 0
No. 6 West 45 0 3 6 26 0 565 0
3390 0
Clarence Graving Docks, No. 1 N. Outer 45 0 3 0 26 6 451 0
N. Inner 45 0 0 6 18 0 289 0
No. 2 S. Outer 45 0 3 0 26 6 454 0
S. Inner 32 00 6 18 0 286 0
Sill above Datum. 1480 0
Canning Graving Docks, No. 1 North 35 9 1 8½ 23 3 436 0
Sill below Datum.
No. 2 South 35 9 0 0½ 23 3½ 482 0
918 0
Queen’s Graving Docks, No. 1 East 42 0 1 8¼ 27 7¾ 465 0
No. 2 West 70 0 3 6 27 5 467 0
932 0
Brunswick Graving Dks. No. 1 East 41 0 2 6 26 6 460 0
No. 2 West 41 6 2 6 26 6 462 0
922 0
Herculaneum Grvg. Dks. No. 1 West 60 0 4 0 26 0 758 6
No. 2 East 60 0 4 0 26 0 753 0
1511 6
Total Length of Floor of the Liverpool Graving Docks 10136 6
BIRKENHEAD GRAVING DOCKS.
Birkenhead Graving Docks. Position and Width of Entrance. Sill under Datum. Coping at Hollow Quoins abv. Dtm. Length of Floor. Total Length of Floor.
Ft. In. Ft. In. Ft. In. Ft. In. Ft. In.
Morpeth Lock as a Graving Dock 85 0 12 0 26 0 .. 468 0
West Float No. 2 East 50 0 7 9 25 0 750 0 ..
No. 3 West 85 0 7 9 25 0 750 0 1500 0
Total Length of Floor of the Birkenhead Graving Docks 1968 0
Total Length of Floor of the Liverpool Graving Docks 10136 6
Total 12104 6
LIVERPOOL GRIDIRONS.
Gridirons. Breadth of Gridiron. Length.
Ft. In. Ft. In.
Clarence Graving Dock Basin—The Blocks are laid 2 feet 2 inches below the Datum at the South end of the Gridiron, and 3 inches below at the North end 25 6 313 6
King’s Pier—The Blocks are laid at the level of the Datum 26 0 509 0
Total Length of the Liverpool Gridirons 822 6
LANDING STAGES.
Liverpool.— Prince’s Stage 1002 6 long; 80 wide, 4 Bridges from the shore.
George’s Stage 505 0 long; 80 wide, 2 Bridges from the shore.
Birkenhead.— Low Water } 1040 0 long; 50 & 35 wide, 2 Bridges from the shore.
Basin Stage }
Woodside Stage 800 0 long; 80 wide, 2 Bridges from the shore.
Note.—The South end of the Woodside Stage, for a length of 300 feet, including one of the Bridges, is appropriated to the use of the Birkenhead Commissioners. The 500 feet Northwards, and the other Bridge, is under the superintendence of the Dock Board. In connection with this stage there is a Floating Bridge, 678 feet in length by 30 feet in width, by means of which an easy incline for Carriage Traffic is maintained at all times of the Tide.
Docks belonging to the Corporation of Liverpool and Others. Width of Entrance. Level of Sill. Level of Coping above Datum. Water Area.
Above Datum. Below Datum.
Ft. In. Ft. In. Ft. In. Ft. In. Ac. Yds.
The Corporation of Liverpool.
The River Craft Dock Outer 30 0 0 3 .. 25 4 1 3416
Lock, and Eagle Basin Inner 30 0 1 3 .. 25 10 ..
Ditto Anderton Basin .. 40 0 .. .. .. 0 1198
The Trustees of the late Duke of Bridgewater.
Duke’s Dock Outer 40 0 .. 4 6 25 6 2 1336
Middle 28 10 0 6 ..22 9 ..
Inner 40 0 .. 6 0 25 0 ..
Ditto Egerton Dock .. 20 00 6 .. 23 0 0 2700
The London & North-Western Railway Company.
Garston Dock North 20 0 .. 6 0 26 0 6 1200
South 50 0 .. .. .. ..
11 170
The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is in communication with Stanley Dock through Four Locks and Five intermediate Basins. The Locks are each 81 feet long by 16 feet 6 inches wide, and the Total Rise is 46 feet 6 inches. The Level of the Water in the Canal is 58 feet above the Datum.