- Victoria Dock, Liverpool
Victoria Dock was a dock on the
River Mersey and part of thePort of Liverpool . Situated in the northern dock system, it was connected toTrafalgar Dock to the north andWest Waterloo Dock to the south. It was designed byJesse Hartley and opened in 1836.The
Ordnance Datum for the British Isles was taken from the level of the Victoria Dock between 1844 and 1921. [citeweb|url=http://benchmarks.ordnancesurveyite.co.uk/pls/htmldb/f?p=111:7:1061530619354143535::NO:7::|title=Datum height differences|work=Ordnance Survey|accessdate=7 April|accessyear=2008]In 1972, the body of the dock was filled in as part of the construction of a ferry terminal for the British & Irish Steam Packet Company. [citeweb|url=http://www.irishseashipping.com/heritage/england/liverpool_biterminal/liverpool_bitermina.htm|title=Liverpool's Lost Sea Terminal|work=irishseashipping.com|accessdate=7 April|accessyear=2008]
References
External links
* [http://www.liverpool2007.org.uk/docks/docks2.htm Liverpool North Docks map]
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