ALBERT DOCKS
ALBERT DOCKS (25566)
- Easting
- 334051
- Northing
- 389785
A closed dock and warehouse complex built in 1843-7 by Jesse Hartley. The dock covers an area of 3.1 hectares and has 12.2 metre retaining walls constructed in Hartley's 'cyclopean' granite. The granite was quarried from the Dock Board's own quarry in Kirkmabreck, Scotland. There are two entrances, one on the east side, the other in the northwest corner. Grouped around the dock are five 18.3 metre high warehouse stacks, covering 92,900 square metres of floor space. The dock specialised in the Far East trade, and was successful, the southern warehouse stack was extended in 1853-55, however, by the 1870s the dock entrance was too small for the latest ocean going ships. The warehouses made rebuilding impractical, so by 1914 very few ships unloaded here. The warehouse were still used until the 1950s, storing bonded tobacco, wines and spirits. The dock was closed in 1972. The dock was named after Prince Albert, the consort of Queen Victoria, who officially opened the dock in July 1845. The dock now houses shops, art galleries and museums.
- Period
- Post-Medieval (1540 - 1901)
- Period comments
Closed in 1972|Built 1843-47
- The earliest date of the feature, as a year, if known
- 1972|1843
- The latest date of the feature, as a year, if known
- 1972|1847
- Monument Type - Broad
- DOCK|WAREHOUSE
- Monument Type - Narrow
- Monument Description
- Evidence Type - Broad
- Evidence Type - Narrow
- Evidence Description
- Object Type - Broad
- Object Type - Narrow
- Object Description
- Height OD (m)
- How accessible is the feature?
- Easily accessible - no restrictions
- Accessibility comments
Other records:
- NRHE Number
- 1438933
- NT HBSMR Number
- Unknown
- HER Event Number
- Unknown
- External Link
- None
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- Date of survey
- 28th May, 2019
- Feature located?
- Yes
- State of the tide
- Mid
- Proximity to coast edge
- 11-50m inland
- Coastal processes
- Not eroding
- Is there a coastal defence?
- Yes
- Other threats?
- None
- If other, please specify
- How visible are the remains? ABOVE GROUND
- Highly visible (substantial remains)
- How visible are the remains in the face of the cliff, ridge or dune? IN SECTION
- Not applicable
- Do you know if the feature is?
- Is well known, Is well visited, Has local associations/history
- What actions (if any) would you recommend for this feature?
- Do you have any other comments?
Photos
Albert Dock with the three graces in background by ASherman
