The Keel Anchors - Liverpool, UK
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dtrebilc
N 53° 23.617 W 002° 59.389
30U E 500677 N 5916059
This pair of anchors is on the corner of a paved area outside the Keel apartment block.
Waymark Code: WM10JF2
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/15/2019
Views: 4
The anchors stand outside the Keel Apartment Block that straddles the former Queens Dock.
"Queen's Dock is a dock on the River Mersey and part of the Port of Liverpool. It is situated in the southern dock system, connected to Wapping Dock to the north and Coburg Dock to the south.
The dock was designed by Henry Berry and opened in 1785. The dock was named in honour of Queen Charlotte, the consort of George III, and it was later expanded by John Foster, Sr.. At its largest, the dock consisted of a main basin and two branch docks, which were separated by a graving dock. Branch Dock Number 2 (to the north) has since been filled in and is used as a car park. The graving dock is now straddled by an apartment block, The Keel, which was formerly the HM Revenue and Customs building.
This and the other docks in the southern system were owned by British Waterways, transferred to the Canal & River Trust in 2012."
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