Stanley Locks and Liverpool Docks

Monday, 06 July 2009 20:52

There is so much to say about this next bit of our cruising that I am going to have to limit myself! There are also lots and lots of photos and I will put a selection on the blog!

Eldonian Basin

We set off from Eldonian Basin and waited at the top of Stanley Locks for the BW guys to arrive.

Stanley Locks

We were going down the locks with another boat - “Noah's Barge. They were travelling the Leeds and Liverpool  for charity, raising awareness of ecological issues. It was an hire boat re-named for the trip and it was sponsored by the Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool.

The crew from Noah's barge helped us through the four locks which descended through a bit of housing and by the largest brick building in the world, now bought for apartments.

The Tobacco Warehouse

From now on there is so much history that it would take an hundred blogs to complete the trip! I shall try to provide you with appropriate links so you can read it all up as appropriate! It is fascinating.

We began to see the Liverpool Docks through the bridges over the locks and arriving at the bottom we led the way through Great Howard Street Road Bridge.

The air draught is low, we had to duck as we entered Stanley Dock

This is a WOW moment!


At the end is Regent Road Bascule Bridge leading to Collingwood Dock

Victoria Clock Tower at the end of Collingwood Dock

In Salisbury Dock we turned left (south) into Trafalgar Dock Passage and into Trafalgar Dock

On the port side are two Graving Docks. These are dry docks that used to be used for ship repair. They are still in service and are the oldest docks.

Clarence Graving Dock with the Tobacco Warehouse in the background

Second Graving Dock

There is a straight channel, with the old docks on our left, and a new bit leads to Bridge CC into West Waterloo Dock.

Approaching Bridge CC

The high tower blocks hide the more famous of the Liverpool buildings but as we drew closer through West Waterloo Dock to the passage into Prince's Half Tide Dock we could see the famous Royal Liver Bird Building in the distance.

West Waterloo Dock

Prince's Half Tide Dock, Bridge DD in distance

Prince's Causeway Bridge DD is the entrance to Princes' Dock (designed by John Rennie!).

Prince's Dock

From here on the Liverpool Link becomes “brand new” canal. This seems like a good place to take natural break so I shall continue later!

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