Wellington Dock is a dock on the River Mersey, England and part of the Port of Liverpool. It is situated in the northern dock system in Kirkdale, connected to the Sandon Half Tide Dock to the west.
It was designed by Jesse Hartley and opened in 1851.
Between 18 and 21 July 2008, larger vessels participating in the 2008 Tall Ships' Race were berthed here and at neighbouring Sandon Half Tide Dock.
In January 2012, Liverpool City Council gave United Utilities permission to expand its sewage treatment plant from the adjacent site of the former Sandon Dock into the site of Wellington Dock. Architectural features will be retained where possible but the dock itself will cease to exist.
Famous quotes containing the words wellington and/or dock:
“When Wellington thrashed Bonaparte,
As every child can tell,
The House of Peers, throughout the war,
Did nothing in particular,
And did it very well:”
—Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)
“I’m mooring my rowboat
at the dock of the island called God.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)