Salthouse Dock | |
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![]() The Salthouse Dock, with the Albert Dock warehouses and Liverpool's Pier Head in the distance | |
Location | |
Location | Liverpool, United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 53°24′02″N 2°59′23″W / 53.4006°N 2.9898°W |
OS grid | SJ342897 |
Details | |
Owner | Canal & River Trust[1] |
Opened | 1753 |
Type | Wet dock |
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Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha), 2,019 sq yd (1,688 m2)[2] |
Width at entrance | 45 ft (14 m)[3] |
Quay length | 784 yd (717 m)[3] |
Salthouse Dock is a dock on the River Mersey, England, and part of the Port of Liverpool. It is situated in the southern dock system, connected to Canning Dock to the north, Wapping Dock via Wapping Basin to the south and Albert Dock to the west.