- Seaforth Dock
Seaforth Dock (also known as the Royal Seaforth Dock) is a purpose built dock and
container terminal , on theRiver Mersey ,England , atSeaforth , to the north ofLiverpool . As part of thePort of Liverpool and Liverpool Freeport, it is operated by theMersey Docks and Harbour Company . Situated at the northern end of the dock system, it is connected toGladstone Dock to the south, which via its lock entrance provides maritime access to Seaforth Dock from the river.Despite planning permission having been obtained almost sixty years previously, work commenced during the 1960s on Liverpool's largest dock facility. Opened in 1972, the site consists of about 500 acres and deals mainly in oils,
timber ,grain and animal feed. The dock became afree port in 1984.citeweb|url=http://www.diduknow.info/docks/access/dock_history1.html|title=Trading Places: Royal Seaforth Dock|work=Liverpool Museums|accessdate=21 July|accessyear=2008]In 1999, six
wind turbine s were installed along the river wall.References
External links
* [http://www.merseydocks.co.uk/ Port of Liverpool]
* [http://www.liverpool2007.org.uk/docks/docks2.htm Liverpool North Docks map]
* [http://www.multimap.com/map/photo.cgi?client=public&X=332000&Y=396500&width=700&height=400&gride=332000&gridn=396500&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=pc&pc=&zm=0&scale=5000&out.x=8&out.y=8 Seaforth Dock aerial photo]
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