Port of Garston
Coordinates: 53°21′04″N 2°54′25″W / 53.351°N 2.907°W
The Port of Garston, also known as Garston Docks is a group of docks on the River Mersey at Garston, Liverpool, England. It is operated by Associated British Ports.
History[]
Garston Dock was originally set up by the St. Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway Company in June 1853. It contains Old Dock, North Dock and Stalbridge Dock.
By 1936 the 3 docks had 28.5 acres (11.5 ha) of water, 70 miles (110 km) of sidings, 80 acres (32 ha) of storage and dealt with about two million tons of goods a year.[1]
Present day[]
The present facility covers 65 acres and handles over 500,000 tonnes of freight each year. The port has facilities for handling scrap metal, cement, steel, dry bulks and general cargo.[2] Between 2016 & 2017, ABP spent several million pounds upgrading the port, investing £3 million on new lock gates, £2.2 million on sheds and buildings and £1.8 million on a new crane.[3] The crane purchased will be relocated internally within ABP mid 2022
References[]
- ^ Railway Magazine December 1936 LMS advert
- ^ "Garston - Associated British Ports". www.abports.co.uk. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ Houghton, Alistair (2 April 2017). "What is the Port of Garston and what does it do?". liverpoolecho. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
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External links[]
- "Port of Garston map" (PDF). Associated British Ports. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20051119104917/http://www.mersey-gateway.org/server.php?show=ConNarrative.37&chapterId=189
- MultiMap photo
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