Hull - former Princes Dock railway - old track in road (single rail), Railway St
INFO :
Princes Dock was the third dock to be built in Hull, and was sandwiched in between the older two - Queens (1778) and Humber (1809)
The dock began construction in December 1827, two decades after permission was granted, and was paid out of the pockets of Hull Dock Company.
Opening came eighteen months later and the new complex, having begun under the name 'Junction Dock' converted to its better known title in honour of Queen Victoria's husband Prince Albert .
Together with the adjoining docks, it connected the river Hull and the larger River Humber together both by boat and by train, the track being fed in from the Hull and Barnsley Railway.
The area lasted in business for almost 140 years until its closure in late 1968.
Today, Princes Dock has been primarily developed over although plenty of evidence still remains. A sizeable marina exists where the countless cobles and trawlers once presided, and is now home to yachts, power boats and a few preserved maritime relics .
Railway track segments remain set into the cobbled roads surrounding the dock although are severed by resurfacing in places. Two rotating swing bridges (still operational) and a pair of wooden wagon turntables also survive.
The innermost portion of the former dock has been occupied by Princes Quay shopping centre (opened 1991), although it does retain water alongside for ornamental purpose.
Hull - former Princes Dock railway - old track in road (single rail), Railway St
INFO :
Princes Dock was the third dock to be built in Hull, and was sandwiched in between the older two - Queens (1778) and Humber (1809)
The dock began construction in December 1827, two decades after permission was granted, and was paid out of the pockets of Hull Dock Company.
Opening came eighteen months later and the new complex, having begun under the name 'Junction Dock' converted to its better known title in honour of Queen Victoria's husband Prince Albert .
Together with the adjoining docks, it connected the river Hull and the larger River Humber together both by boat and by train, the track being fed in from the Hull and Barnsley Railway.
The area lasted in business for almost 140 years until its closure in late 1968.
Today, Princes Dock has been primarily developed over although plenty of evidence still remains. A sizeable marina exists where the countless cobles and trawlers once presided, and is now home to yachts, power boats and a few preserved maritime relics .
Railway track segments remain set into the cobbled roads surrounding the dock although are severed by resurfacing in places. Two rotating swing bridges (still operational) and a pair of wooden wagon turntables also survive.
The innermost portion of the former dock has been occupied by Princes Quay shopping centre (opened 1991), although it does retain water alongside for ornamental purpose.