| Old Dock | |
|---|---|
 Old Dock wall in 2012 | |
| Location | |
| Location | Liverpool, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 53°24′09″N 2°59′19″W / 53.4025°N 2.9886°W |
| OS grid | SJ342900 |
| Details | |
| Owner | Grosvenor Group (site)[1] |
| Opened | 31 August 1715 |
| Closed | 31 August 1826 |
| Type | Wet dock |
| Area | 3+1⁄2 acres (1.4 ha) |
The Old Dock, originally known as Thomas Steers' dock, was the world's first commercial wet dock.[2] The 3+1⁄2 acres (1.4 ha) dock was built on the River Mersey in Liverpool, England, starting in 1710 and completed in 1716.[3][4] A natural tidal pool off the River Mersey, which probably gave its name to Liverpool centuries earlier, was partially filled and locked in from the river with quay walls erected.
- ^ "Info". National Museums Liverpool. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- ^ "Trading Places: Old Dock History". Liverpool Museums. Archived from the original on 24 March 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
- ^ "Liverpool's Old Dock and the maritime trade of the North-West". Oxford Archaeology. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ Pollard, Pevsner & Sharples 2006, p. 260