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Never get tired of taking pictures of the Albert dock. There are so many angles of view that show its beauty..
Liverpool Town Hall stands in High Street at its junction with Dale Street, Castle Street, and Water Street in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and described in the list as "one of the finest surviving 18th-century town halls". The authors of the Buildings of England series refer to its "magnificent scale", and consider it to be "probably the grandest ...suite of civic rooms in the country", and "an outstanding and complete example of late Georgian decoration"
It is not an administrative building but a civic suite, Lord Mayor's parlour and Council chamber; local government administration is centred at the nearby Municipal Buildings. The town hall was built between 1749 and 1754 to a design by John Wood the Elder replacing an earlier town hall nearby. An extension to the north designed by James Wyatt was added in 1785. Following a fire in 1795 the hall was largely rebuilt and a dome designed by Wyatt was built. Minor alterations have subsequently been made. The streets surrounding its site have altered since its initiation, notably when viewed from Castle Street, the south-side, it appears as off-centre. This is because Water Street which ran to the junction with Dale Street, the west-east axis, was continuous and built up across the junction so that the Town Hall was not visible originally from that aspect. The structures were removed 150 years after this to expose the building from this position.
Liverpool City Hall 2015
Salthouse Dock is a dock on the River Mersey,Liverpool, England, and part of the Port of Liverpool. It is situated in the southern dock system, connected to Canning Dock to the north, Wapping Dock via Wapping Basin to the south and Albert Dock to the west.
Designed by Thomas Steers and being built from 1734.Structural improvements were made to the dock basin in 1842 and 1855.The Salthouse Dock is the oldest existing dock in Liverpool.
Liverpool Docks. 340/365
Mann Island Buildings.
Formerly rundown warehouses and dock buildings, the site directly between two of Liverpool's most historic buildings was heavily investigated before numerous proposals for new builds were submitted as part of a competition to create a 'Fourth Grace'. Three proposals were submitted, all of which received criticism for their appearance and contrast to the city's famed historic skyline.
Liverpool Pier Head. 238/365
A super show of lightning from mother nature seen over Liverpool`s Albert dock following 3 nights of storms.
Phoenix from Portsmouth berthed at the Albert dock in Liverpool, ready to do battle during Pirates weekend.
Canning Dock on the River Mersey is part of the Port of Liverpool was opened in 1737 as the Dry Dock, a protected tidal basin providing an entrance to Old Dock. Adjoining the dock basin are two dry graving docks built by Henry Berry. Canning Dock was restored from 1983 providing access to the Canning Graving Docks, which are part of the Merseyside Maritime Museum.
Canning Dock Liverpool.
Looking towards Salthouse Dock, Liverpool; Albert Dock warehouses left and the Pier Head buildings far.
A normal day in any city centre during a pandemic, not too many people around, making the best of the stillness in the city parades.
Albert Dock Liverpool City Centre.
The walkway behind the Albert dock in Liverpool. The cobblestone path could almost send you back in time..
Young Boy Posing with the pirate for a photo by his parent.
At the Pirate Day at the Albert Dock Liverpool
Kings Dock is located on the Liverpool Waterfront immediately south of Albert Dock and opposite Liverpool One.The dock was designed by Henry Berry and opened in 1785. Further warehouse buildings were added by John Foster, Sr.
King's Dock, Port of Liverpool. 304/365
The Kathleen and May is the last remaining British built wooden hull three masted top sail schooner. photographed in Liverpool`s Albert dock
Canning Dock is a dock, on the River Mersey, England, and part of the Port of Liverpool. It is situated in the southern dock system, connected to Salthouse Dock to the south and Canning Half Tide Dock to the west. The Canning Graving Docks are accessed from the dock.
The dock was opened in 1737 as a protected tidal basin providing an entrance to Old Dock. Having been subsequently enclosed as a wet dock three years earlier, in 1832 it was officially named after the Liverpool MP George Canning. To the east is the site of Old Dock, built in 1709, which was the world first enclosed commercial dock. Canning Dock would have initially served ships involved in the trans Atlantic slave trade.
Access to the northern half of the dock system was via Georges Dock, George's Basin and into Princes Dock. In 1899, both Georges Basin and George's Dock were filled in and the site is now the Pier Head.
Along with the Albert Dock and others in the immediate vicinity, Canning Dock was abandoned as a commercial shipping facility in 1972 due to the rising cost of dredging and falling numbers in traffic. It was restored in the 1980s and provides access to the Canning Graving Docks, which are part of the Merseyside Maritime Museum.
Liverpool City Centre 2015
The Museum of Liverpool England, tells the story of Liverpool and its people, was designed by architects 3XN and engineers Buro Happold and built by Galliford Try at a cost of £72 million. The museum displays are divided into four main themes: The Great Port, Global City, People's Republic, and Wondrous Place, located in four large gallery spaces. On the ground floor, displays look at the city's urban and technological evolution, both local and national, including the Industrial Revolution and the changes in the British Empire.
Liverpool City Centre Merseyside UK.
The 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. As a result, it was the first non-combustible warehouse system in the world.At the time of its construction the Albert Dock was considered a revolutionary docking system because ships were loaded and unloaded directly from/to the warehouses. Two years after it opened it was modified to feature the world's first hydraulic cranes. Due to its open yet secure design, the Albert Dock became a popular store for valuable cargoes such as brandy, cotton, tea, silk, tobacco, ivory and sugar. However, despite the Albert Dock's advanced design, the rapid development of shipping technology meant that within 50 years, larger, more open docks were required, although it remained a valuable store for cargo.
During the Second World War, the Albert Dock was requisitioned by the Admiralty serving as a base for boats of the British Atlantic Fleet. The complex was damaged during air raids on Liverpool, notably during the May Blitz of 1941. In the aftermath of the war, the financial problems of the owners and the general decline of docking in the city meant that the future of the Albert Dock was uncertain. Numerous plans were developed for the re-use of the buildings but none came to fruition and in 1972 the dock was finally closed. Having lain derelict for nearly ten years, the redevelopment of the dock began in 1981, when the Merseyside Development Corporation was set up, with the Albert Dock being officially re-opened in 1988.
Today the Albert Dock is a major tourist attraction in the city and the most visited multi-use attraction in the United Kingdom, outside of London. It is a vital component of Liverpool's UNESCO designated World Heritage Maritime Mercantile City and the docking complex and warehouses also comprise the largest single collection of Grade I listed buildings anywhere in the UK.
LIVERPOOL CITY CENTRE DECEMBER 2012
An example of the Christmas magic at The Albert Dock Liverpool this festive season.
Each evening throughout December, visitors can enjoy a wonderfully festive magical light display. The Dr Martin Luther King Jr building; situated near the entrance of Albert Dock, has become the canvas for an intricate light projection centred around the theme of “Unwrapping Christmas on Albert Dock”. Incorporating origami and hand-crafted paper designs in the style of a beautiful pop-up book.- to captivate the imagination and whisk visitors away on a fantastical journey of storytelling and imagination.
Magical Light Display
5pm – 10pm
1st December 2017 – 1st January 2018#UnwrapAlbertDock
Liverpool's Albert Dock, and the Big Wheel shot at night time.
Night photography is quite hard work, notwithstanding the glare of all the light, and trying to control it, you get an endless stream of people asking you what the heck are you doing!
I have had this shot in mind for a while, it's really hard controlling the colour (and the light!), but I have been as subtle as I can with it :)
f8/1/10 Seconds/iso100/Nikon D5100/Sigma 17-70mm lens @ 50mm
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