Clarence Dock was a dock on the River Mersey and part of the Port of Liverpool. Situated in the northern dock system, it was connected to Trafalgar Dock. Designed by Jesse Hartley, the dock opened on 16 September 1830.[1] Clarence Dock was named after William, Duke of Clarence, who became William IV.[2]
It was built as a self-contained steamship dock facility. This was for safety reasons, to avoid the risk of fire to wooden-hulled sailing vessels then using the other docks.[2][3]
The dock was filled in 1929 and the site was then used for a power station. The three large chimneys of the Clarence Dock Power Station were a familiar local landmark until the site was demolished in the mid 1990s.[2]
The two Clarence Graving Docks are still extant and accessible via what remains of Trafalgar Dock.
Clarence Dock has recently been mooted as a potential site for a purpose-built football arena for Everton Football Club.
[edit] References
- ^ "The Clarence Dock". Picture of Liverpool: Strangers Guide. Old Liverpool (1834). Retrieved on 10 April, 2008.
- ^ a b c "Clarence Dock Famine Memorial". irishseashipping.co.uk. Retrieved on 10 April, 2008.
- ^ "Trading Places: A History of Liverpool Docks (Clarence Dock)". Liverpool Museums. Retrieved on 10 April, 2008.
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