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The Royal Albert Dock is a complex of dock buildings and warehouses in Liverpool, England. Designed by Jesse Hartley and Philip Hardwick , it was opened in 1846, and was the first structure in Britain to be built from cast iron, brick and stone, with no structural wood.
The Beatles Story is a museum in Liverpool about the Beatles and their history. It is located on the historical Royal Albert Dock, and is owned by Mersey Ferries, part of Merseytravel.
The Royal Albert Dock is a complex of dock buildings and warehouses in Liverpool, England. Designed by Jesse Hartley and Philip Hardwick, it was opened in 1846, and was the first structure in Britain to be built from cast iron, brick and stone, with no structural wood.
May 27, 2024 · Rising up from the River Mersey in stately grandeur, Liverpool‘s Royal Albert Dock is a marvel of 19th-century maritime architecture and engineering. But beneath its impressive colonnades and sturdy warehouses lies a complex web of history – one that weaves together the heights of human innovation and the depths of human cruelty.
Awarded the accolade as a mercantile maritime city, it remains an example of one of the world’s major trading centres in the 18th and 19th centuries. Albert Dock was central to Liverpool’s role in the growth of the British Empire, migration to America, and a pioneer of dock technology, transport and port management.
It is characterised by monumental dockside warehouses grouped around a system of historic docks. Granted a royal title in 2018 to mark its role in the City’s maritime history, Royal Albert Dock is one of the largest groups of Grade I listed buildings in England.
The Royal Albert Dock Liverpool, home of the Maritime Museum, celebrated its 175th anniversary in 2021. Discover its rich history - from construction, heyday and decline, to the regeneration in the 1980s, in this online feature.
