Canning Half Tide Dock
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Canning Half Tide Dock on the River Mersey, in Liverpool, England, is a half tide dock and is part of the Port of Liverpool. It is situated in the southern dock system, connected to Canning Dock to the east and Albert Dock to the south.
History
The dock was originally the site of the Gut, the entrance to the Dry Dock which was later to become Canning Dock.<ref name="Pollard2006-271">Template:Harvnb</ref> Canning Half Tide Dock was built by Jesse Hartley between 1842 and 1844, also opening in 1844.<ref name="Pollard2006-271" /><ref>Template:Harvnb</ref>
Originally having two Template:Convert lock entrances to the Mersey,<ref name="Pollard2006-271" /> the north gates were sealed with a concrete dam in 1937.Template:Citation needed The south gates are modified to accommodate a valve to admit river water. To the outside of the river entrances are two granite octagonal gatemen's shelters, also designed by Hartley.<ref name="Pollard2006-271" /> An island built of masonry, which has its own lighthouse, separates the river entrances.<ref name="Pollard2006-271" />
Adjacent to the dock is the Pilotage Building, which opened in 1883<ref name="Pollard2006-271" /> to manage the river's pilot boats. The building was converted in 1980 by the Building Design Partnership for use as a museum.<ref name="Pollard2006-271" /> Both this building and the dock itself are now part of Merseyside Maritime Museum.