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Liverpool Docks
Royal Albert Dock
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Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool Waterfront
The Royal Albert Dock Liverpool is located in LiverpoolThe Royal Albert Dock Liverpool
Location of Royal Albert Dock within Liverpool
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General information
Location Liverpool
Coordinates 53°24′1.08″N 2°59′33.72″W
Current tenants The Beatles Story, Merseyside Maritime Museum, Tate Liverpool
Construction started 1841
Completed 1846 (official opening), 1847 (structural completion)
Cost £782,265
Owner Albert Dock Company Ltd
Technical details
Floor area 1.29m sq ft (warehouse space), 7.75 acres (dock basin area)
Design and construction
Architect Jesse Hartley, Philip Hardwick
The Royal Albert Dock[1] is a complex of dock buildings and warehouses in Liverpool, England. Designed by Jesse Hartley and Philip Hardwick, it was opened in 1846, and was the first structure in Britain to be built from cast iron, brick and stone, with no structural wood. As a result, it was the first non-combustible warehouse system in the world.[2]
At the time of its construction the Albert Dock (as it was formerly known before receiving its Royal status in 2018) was considered a revolutionary docking system because ships were loaded and unloaded directly from/to the warehouses. Two years after it opened it was modified to feature the world's first hydraulic cranes. Due to its open yet secure design, the Albert Dock became a popular store for valuable cargoes such as brandy, cotton, tea, silk, tobacco, ivory and sugar. However, despite the Albert Dock's advanced design, the rapid development of shipping technology meant that within 50 years, larger, more open docks were required, although it remained a valuable store for cargo.
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Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D100
Exposure Program: Program, Focal length: 28 mm, Exposure time: 1/350 sec, Metering Mode: Center Weighted Average, Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Date/Time Creation: February 12, 2005, 11:29 am
ImageID:1207709, Image size: 3008 x 2000 pixels