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The Royal 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.
Granted a royal title in 2018 to mark its role in the City’s maritime history, Royal Albert Dock is one of the largest groups of Grade I listed buildings in England. Detail from Panoramic map of Liverpool, 1865, Jackson and Sulman, showing the Albert Dock.
The Royal Albert Dock Liverpool, home of the Maritime Museum, celebrated its 175th anniversary in 2021. Discover its rich history - from construction, heyday and decline, to the regeneration in the 1980s, in this online feature.
- It was the first warehouse in Britain to be fireproof. Its warehouses were fireproof and secure; being built entirely from cast iron, brick and stone with no structural wood it became non-combustible.
- Considered as a revolutionary architectural feat. Providing a 120,000 m2of warehouse space, it is supported by large load bearing walls that are 3 feet thick at the base and 19 inches by the fourth level.
- Modified to feature the world’s first hydraulic cranes. About 20 years after its construction, Albert Dock had offered great prosperity in the city, but now it was struggling.
- It served as a base. The start of the Second World War in 1939, made the Albert Dock requisitioned by the Admiralty and used as a base for the British Atlantic fleet.
The Royal Albert Dock in Liverpool is one of the largest groups of Grade I listed buildings in England, characterised by monumental dockside warehouses.
The Royal 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.
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Liverpool City Council decrees the Albert Dock a Conservation Area, in order to preserve its unique architectural and historic interest. In both 1960 and 1966 the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board had considered demolishing it; its new status assures its future.
