Liverpool's Dock Road
19th July 2008

To reach the Albert Dock I walked along the old dock road - Regent Road/Waterloo Road for the very first time and recorded a few images for posterity.

Big efforts are being made to regenerate this run down area of Liverpool following the demise of traditional cargo handling and warehousing in favour of containerisation.

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The masts of one of the tall ships appears over the 1848 built Bramley Moore dock wall. A scene from 100 years ago perhaps?
The masts of one of the tall ships appears over the 1848 built Bramley Moore dock wall. A scene from 100 years ago perhaps?
 The substantial wall along Regent Road dates back to 1848
The substantial wall along Regent Road dates back to 1848
 The Stanley Dock Conservation area. Closed in the 1980's there are exciting redevelopment plans for the area that includes the extension of the Leeds-Liverpool canal from its terminus here through to the Albert Dock across the front of the Liver Buildings.
The Stanley Dock Conservation area. Closed in the 1980's there are exciting redevelopment plans for the area that includes the extension of the Leeds-Liverpool canal from its terminus here through to the Albert Dock across the front of the Liver Buildings.
 The original Stanley Dock warehouse designed by Jesse Hartley was built in 1848 to a similar design to his Albert Dock. It is a Grade II listed building.
The original Stanley Dock warehouse designed by Jesse Hartley was built in 1848 to a similar design to his Albert Dock. It is a Grade II listed building.
The Stanley Dock Tobacco warehouse is a grade II listed building and is the world's largest brick built warehouse. Designed by A.G.Lyster the dock engineer and was built in 1901. With the decline of trade going through Liverpool, the warehouse fell into disuse in the 1980s and gradually into disrepair. More recently the building has featured in the Stop the Rot conservation campaign by the Liverpool Echo newspaper. Part of the ground floor of the warehouse is used for the Sunday Heritage Market. As of March 2007, plans have been unveiled for the Tobacco Warehouse to be redeveloped into 650 duplex apartments as part of a larger development of the whole Stanley Dock site. The plans involve digging out the centre of the warehouse to create a garden-filled courtyard
The Stanley Dock Tobacco warehouse is a grade II listed building and is the world's largest brick built warehouse. Designed by A.G.Lyster the dock engineer and was built in 1901. With the decline of trade going through Liverpool, the warehouse fell into disuse in the 1980s and gradually into disrepair. More recently the building has featured in the Stop the Rot conservation campaign by the Liverpool Echo newspaper. Part of the ground floor of the warehouse is used for the Sunday Heritage Market. As of March 2007, plans have been unveiled for the Tobacco Warehouse to be redeveloped into 650 duplex apartments as part of a larger development of the whole Stanley Dock site. The plans involve digging out the centre of the warehouse to create a garden-filled courtyard
 I doubt whether this lift bridge will ever work again...
I doubt whether this lift bridge will ever work again...
 Grammatically incorrect apostrophe?
Grammatically incorrect apostrophe?
 The far side of the Stanley Dock Tobacco warehouse.
The far side of the Stanley Dock Tobacco warehouse.
Closer towards the city the wall is of brick construction. A plaque recognises that 1.3million Irish took the boat to Liverpool as a result of the potato famine between 1845 and 1852
Closer towards the city the wall is of brick construction. A plaque recognises that 1.3million Irish took the boat to Liverpool as a result of the potato famine between 1845 and 1852
 A wall embedded drinking fountain
A wall embedded drinking fountain
 I suspect this building will collapse in the not too distant future with cracks like that..
I suspect this building will collapse in the not too distant future with cracks like that..
 Whoops! Even graffitti painters get it wrong sometimes.
Whoops! Even graffitti painters get it wrong sometimes.
Lascar House on Waterloo Road. A Lascar was apparently an East-Indian sailor or an Anglo-Indian artilleryman. A search of Companies House records revealed that the Beldam Asbestos Company Ltd changed its name in 1988 to Beldam Lascar Seals Ltd and is now based at Goswell Road London EC1. We now know where they got their name from..
Lascar House on Waterloo Road. A Lascar was apparently an East-Indian sailor or an Anglo-Indian artilleryman. A search of Companies House records revealed that the Beldam Asbestos Company Ltd changed its name in 1988 to Beldam Lascar Seals Ltd and is now based at Goswell Road London EC1. We now know where they got their name from..
 The changing scene at Princes Dock. This will be part of the new extension to allow barges and craft through to the Albert Dock
The changing scene at Princes Dock. This will be part of the new extension to allow barges and craft through to the Albert Dock
 This was the strengthened dock bridge entrance on the approach towards Riverside station. It allowed heavier locomotives to bring passenger trains direct to the Atlantic liners on the landing stage. Rail tracks were still in evidence here during my visit. They appear to be leaving the bridge in place and putting a road over it.
This was the strengthened dock bridge entrance on the approach towards Riverside station. It allowed heavier locomotives to bring passenger trains direct to the Atlantic liners on the landing stage. Rail tracks were still in evidence here during my visit. They appear to be leaving the bridge in place and putting a road over it.
 The site of Liverpool's Riverside station to see what it used to look like go to http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/l/liverpool_riverside/index4.shtml
The site of Liverpool's Riverside station to see what it used to look like go to http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/l/liverpool_riverside/index4.shtml
Atlambtic Companion
Atlambtic Companion
 What a disgrace... Is razor wire really necessary?
What a disgrace... Is razor wire really necessary?
 The Liver Building stands on the site of the Georges Dock.
The Liver Building stands on the site of the Georges Dock.
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