Stalbridge Dock, Liverpool, January 2020

Stalbridge Dock is a

dock A dock (from Dutch ''dok'') is the area of water between or next to one or a group of human-made structures that are involved in the handling of boats or ships (usually on or near a shore) or such structures themselves. The exact meaning va ...

on the

River Mersey The River Mersey () is in North West England. Its name derives from Old English and means "boundary river", possibly referring to its having been a border between the ancient kingdoms of Mercia and Northumbria. For centuries it has formed par ...

at Garston,

Liverpool Liverpool is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the List of English districts by population, 10th largest English district by population and its E ...

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe ...

opened in February 1909.''Railway Magazine'', March 1959, p. 197 It has direct access to the River Mersey and provides access to

Old Dock, Garston Old Dock is a maritime dock in the Port of Garston on the River Mersey at Garston, Liverpool, England. It accessed from Stalbridge Dock and provides access to North Dock. Garston Dock was originally set up by the St Helen's Canal & Railway ...

, and thence also to

North Dock, Garston North Dock is a dock on the River Mersey at Garston, Liverpool, England. It is accessed from Old Dock, Garston, and is part of the Port of Garston. The direct curve from Allerton on the former St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway St Helens a ...

. It is part of the

Port of Garston The Port of Garston, also known as Garston Docks is an enclosed tidal dock system on the River Mersey at Garston, approx 6 miles from Liverpool City centre Liverpool, England. It is operated by Associated British Ports History Garston Dock wa ...

References

External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20051119104917/http://www.mersey-gateway.org/server.php?show=ConNarrative.37&chapterId=189
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