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Morpeth Dock

A Grade II Listed Building in Birkenhead, Wirral

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.3992 / 53°23'57"N

Longitude: -3.0152 / 3°0'54"W

OS Eastings: 332592

OS Northings: 389633

OS Grid: SJ325896

Mapcode National: GBR 7YD4.06

Mapcode Global: WH876.NTCG

Plus Code: 9C5R9XXM+MW

Entry Name: Morpeth Dock

Listing Date: 10 August 1992

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1218312

English Heritage Legacy ID: 389256

ID on this website: 101218312

Location: Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, CH41

County: Wirral

Electoral Ward/Division: Birkenhead and Tranmere

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Birkenhead

Traditional County: Cheshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Merseyside

Church of England Parish: Birkenhead Christ the King

Church of England Diocese: Chester

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Description


BIRKENHEAD

SJ3289 MORPETH DOCK 789-1/9/107 Morpeth Dock

II

Dock and wharf walls. 1847, reconstructed and enlarged 1868. By J.M. Rendel, then J.B. Hartley, engineers. Granite-faced, with some cast-iron dock furniture. Main basin linked to Mersey by lock, also stone-lined, the stone laid to inter-lock for greater rigidity. The raised surfaces of the wharves contain cast-iron hatches which gave access to the hydraulic power system used to operate the gates etc., installed in the 1880's. Flights of steps lead down to the water. The dock formed part of the first phase of development at Birkenhead which was largely re-designed and reconstructed in the second major phase of development during the 1860's.

Listing NGR: SJ3259289633

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