A shunting engine makes its across the Duke Street bridge. There used to be a number of small shunting firms employed around the Birkenhead Docks Joseph Perrin & Sons Ltd. Started 1891 shunting with the Birkenhead, an 0-4-0 saddle tank locomotive The engine shed was close to the Egerton Bridge
A ship takes on coal at the Duke Street wharf. Bunkering coal was a dirty and noisy task for those employed at the wharf and those living in the nearby streets Coal was brought into the Duke Street Wharf by rail from the mines in North & South Wales
This view shows the original swing bridges that spanned the passages between the East Float and Alfred Dock. To the right stands the central hydraulically tower with its ornate brickwork The central hydraulically tower was built in 1863 G. F. Lyster was the Dock Engineer from 1861 to 1897
The Birkenhead central Hydraulic Tower and the buildings with its castellations are very similar to buildings, that the dock engineer Jesse Hartley had designed in Liverpool for the Dock Board The central Hydraulic Tower was damaged during a air-raid on the Port of Liverpool in the early 1940's Catalogue Number: Birkenhead Docks 34
The Leicestershire alongside Mortar Quay in the East Float. The wharf takes its name from the production of mortar on the site during the construction of the East Float opened in 1860 The Leicestershire Built 1909. Harland & Wolff, Ltd. Belfast Sold 1930
Most interesting! I wonder if they are draining it prior to infilling? That would enable Peel-Vomit Holdings to make MORE money ! I hope they remember to take the tug out first.
Might just be inspecting, there are quite a few blocks popped out the wall around the spoil area. Its been like this for a few days, there are some ships further up the dock system which presumably can't get out. I'm curious about the tug unless they are using its pumps to empty further - I don't know how far a low tide would empty the dock.
The Wirral Waters scheme doesn't show any infilling of the Alfred Dock, ridiculously it will be our only proper general sea-going dock left on the Wirral which at one time had one of the largest docks in Europe.
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ALFRED RIVER ENTRANCE – TEMPORARY CLOSURE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, owing to essential engineering work, Alfred River Entrance shall be closed to outward and inward bound vessel movements on the 1436 HW on Monday 20th July 2015.
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