- Henry Berry
Henry Berry, (1719,
England - 1812) wasLiverpool 's second dock engineer succeedingThomas Steers and being succeeded by Thomas Morris.Berry Street in Liverpool may be named after Berry who lived in a house at the Junction with Duke street where the White Horse pub stands. [ [http://www.liverpoolpictorial.co.uk/streetnames.htm Liverpool Street Names] ]He built
Salthouse Dock ,George’s Dock andKing's Dock s in Liverpool. He designed Queen's Dock for theHull Dock Company which opened Tuesday 22nd September 1778. [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/humber/content/articles/2005/06/20/coast05walks_stage1.shtml Hull Dock Company] ] In 1769 he checkedPeter P Burdett 's survey for the route of theLeeds and Liverpool Canal . [ [http://www.jim-shead.com/waterways/Engineers10.html Waterways Engineers and Surveyors from Lovibond, Henry] ] . He also designed theSankey Canal . [ [http://www.n-le-w.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=38&Itemid=27 Sankey Navigation ( The first canal )] ]References
External links
* [http://www.mersey-gateway.org/server.php?show=ConWebDoc.130 Henry Berry, dock engineer (1719-1812)]
* [http://www.amlwchhistory.co.uk/Early%20history%20of%20Liverpool%20Pilots.htm Early History of Liverpool pilot service]
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