siandara
_MG_4177 hull vintage quays
The old Thelson Marine Oils pier near Alexander Dock in Hull. Once used as a berthing spot for tankers to discharge straight onto trains, now in serious disrepair. the concrete walkway has subsided into the river in only the last year or so, angling the train lines like this. It probably will be entirely inaccessible in a short while. A rusting, rotting, dilapidated beauty. Thelson oils also distributed road maps in the thirties..
[edit] Alexandra Dock
Map of 1914 showing the Alexandra Dock, extended Victoria dock, town and west docks, and the rail systems of the H&BR and the NER
See also: Hull Barnsley & West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company
The Alexandra Dock was built in 1885 as part of the construction of the Hull and Barnsley Railway; a railway and dock company proposed for the purpose of increasing the rail transportation and dock facilities in Hull. The dock was built to the east of Victoria Dock with an outlet to the Humber. Water to fill the dock came from drains to the north of the dock, which was intended to minimise the silting up of the dock that would be caused by ingress of water from the Humber; it had an area of 46.5 acres (188,000 m2).[63]
The entrance lock was 550 ft (170 m) long at 85 ft (26 m) wide. Two graving docks, one 500 ft (150 m) long and 60 ft (18 m) wide, the other a little bigger were also built at the northeast corner of the dock. Its primary purpose was the export of coal.[63]
In 1899/1900 the dock was expanded by 7 acres (28,000 m2).[63][64] A pier onto the Humber estuary was added in 1911,[65] the pier was 1,350 ft (410 m) with a 18 ft (5.5 m) minimum depth of water at spring tides, and was equipped with electric conveyors for the transportation of coal.[56] The area of the wharf, west of the dock entrance was proposed for a riverside container terminal in the 2000s, the project Quay 2005 gained approved in December 2005.[66]
Alexandra Dock closed in 1982[67] at which time the connection to the rail network was removed,[68] in 1991 the dock re-opened[67] but without a rail connection.[69] As of 2010 the dock handles cargoes including aggregates, bulk agricultural products and bulk chemicals, and wood. The dock also has a Ro-Ro terminal.[59]
In January 2011 Siemens and Associated British Ports signed a memorandum of understanding concerning the construction of wind energy machine manufacturing plant at Alexander Dock. The plan would require some modification of the dock to allow the ships, used for transporting the wind turbines, to dock and be loaded,[70][71][72] and would make use of the Quay 2005 riverside facilities, which had already gained planning consent.[73][74]
[edit] King George Dock and Queen Elizabeth Dock
_MG_4177 hull vintage quays
The old Thelson Marine Oils pier near Alexander Dock in Hull. Once used as a berthing spot for tankers to discharge straight onto trains, now in serious disrepair. the concrete walkway has subsided into the river in only the last year or so, angling the train lines like this. It probably will be entirely inaccessible in a short while. A rusting, rotting, dilapidated beauty. Thelson oils also distributed road maps in the thirties..
[edit] Alexandra Dock
Map of 1914 showing the Alexandra Dock, extended Victoria dock, town and west docks, and the rail systems of the H&BR and the NER
See also: Hull Barnsley & West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company
The Alexandra Dock was built in 1885 as part of the construction of the Hull and Barnsley Railway; a railway and dock company proposed for the purpose of increasing the rail transportation and dock facilities in Hull. The dock was built to the east of Victoria Dock with an outlet to the Humber. Water to fill the dock came from drains to the north of the dock, which was intended to minimise the silting up of the dock that would be caused by ingress of water from the Humber; it had an area of 46.5 acres (188,000 m2).[63]
The entrance lock was 550 ft (170 m) long at 85 ft (26 m) wide. Two graving docks, one 500 ft (150 m) long and 60 ft (18 m) wide, the other a little bigger were also built at the northeast corner of the dock. Its primary purpose was the export of coal.[63]
In 1899/1900 the dock was expanded by 7 acres (28,000 m2).[63][64] A pier onto the Humber estuary was added in 1911,[65] the pier was 1,350 ft (410 m) with a 18 ft (5.5 m) minimum depth of water at spring tides, and was equipped with electric conveyors for the transportation of coal.[56] The area of the wharf, west of the dock entrance was proposed for a riverside container terminal in the 2000s, the project Quay 2005 gained approved in December 2005.[66]
Alexandra Dock closed in 1982[67] at which time the connection to the rail network was removed,[68] in 1991 the dock re-opened[67] but without a rail connection.[69] As of 2010 the dock handles cargoes including aggregates, bulk agricultural products and bulk chemicals, and wood. The dock also has a Ro-Ro terminal.[59]
In January 2011 Siemens and Associated British Ports signed a memorandum of understanding concerning the construction of wind energy machine manufacturing plant at Alexander Dock. The plan would require some modification of the dock to allow the ships, used for transporting the wind turbines, to dock and be loaded,[70][71][72] and would make use of the Quay 2005 riverside facilities, which had already gained planning consent.[73][74]
[edit] King George Dock and Queen Elizabeth Dock