Albert Dock
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{{otheruses4|the dock in Liverpool|the dock in London|Royal Albert Dock}}
[[Image:Albert_dock_at_night.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Albert Dock at night]]
[[Image:Albert Docks Liverpool.jpg|thumb|250px|Albert Dock.]]
The '''Albert Dock''' in [[Liverpool]], [[England]], was opened in 1846 by its namesake, [[Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]]. Based on plans submitted in 1839 by the civil engineers [[Jesse Hartley]] and Philip Hardwick, for a combined [[Dock (maritime)|dock]] and [[warehouse]] system, shipping entered the dock from either [[Canning Half Tide Dock]] to the North or [[Salthouse Dock]] to the east.
The Albert Dock was built entirely of cast iron, brick, and stone, with no structural wood; it was the first building in the UK to be built in such a manner. It was also the first fire-proof warehousing system in the world. In 1848 it was upgraded to feature the world's first [[hydraulic]] warehouse [[Hoist (device)|hoist]] system. The five Grade I buildings, covering 1.25 million [[square foot|sq ft]], make the Albert Dock complex the largest set of Grade 1 [[Listed Building]]s in the UK.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://arts.guardian.co.uk/cityofculture2008/story/0,,950372,00.html |title=Glory of Greece, grandeur of Rome ... and docks of Liverpool |publisher=Guardian Unlimited |date=2003-03-07 |author=Helen Carter |accessdate=2007-03-27}}</ref>
The dock closed to shipping in 1972 and suffered from dereliction for a period until it was redeveloped in the early 1980s by Arrowcroft Group plc with funding from the [[Merseyside Development Corporation]]; this work, which was carried out by [[Tarmac Construction]]<ref>Berry Ritchie, ''The Story of Tarmac'' Page 99, Published by James & James (Publishers) Ltd, 1999</ref>, involved a total structural refurbishment of all five buildings and included rebuilding a top corner of a warehouse which had been knocked off by a [[World War II]] [[bomb]]. The buildings now contain a variety of bars, restaurants and museums, as well as hotels and office space.
[[Image:Albert Dock Panorama2.jpg|thumb|600px|center|A panoramic view.]]
The [[Merseyside Maritime Museum]] occupies most of the north side of the dock. Albert Dock is also home to [[Tate Liverpool]], the northern branch of the [[Tate|Tate Gallery]]. It is also home to the [[Virgin Media]] National Service Centre (formerly Telewest).
It is used as a ship dock once a year for the Liverpool [[Tall Ships]] festival.
[[Image:Weather docks.jpg|thumb|100px|The floating weather map of the British Isles]]
For many years from 1988 to 1996 the [[ITV]] television show ''[[This Morning (television)|This Morning]]'', hosted by [[Richard and Judy]], was broadcast from studios in the dockside buildings. Weather presenter [[Fred Talbot]] used a floating map of the British Isles to describe the outlook. The map was eventually removed in 2003.
The Albert Dock inspired the remodelling of [[Buenos Aires]]'s own dock, [[Puerto Madero]].
==See also==
*[[Tate Liverpool]]
*[[Pier Head]]
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.liverpoolworldheritage.com/albertdock.asp Liverpool World Heritage: The Albert Dock Conservation Area]
*[http://www.multimap.com/map/photo.cgi?client=public&X=333958&Y=389545&width=700&height=410&gride=&gridn=&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=pc&pc=&zm=0&scale=5000&up.x=288&up.y=8 Multimap: Aerial Photograph]
*[http://www.albertdock.com Albert Dock: Homepage]
*[http://www.merseyworld.com/albert/ Merseyworld: The Albert Dock]
*[http://www.shaw-hardwick.co.uk Website about Hardwick]
*[http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/albertdock/index.asp Liverpool Museums: Albert Dock History]
*[http://www.mersey-gateway.org/server.php?show=ConNarrative.18&chapterId=84 Mersey Gateway: Albert Dock]
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/content/webcams/albert_dock_webcam.shtml BBC: Webcam]
*[http://www.gwpda.org/naval/dkbkpl28.jpg Old Map]
*[http://www.visitliverpool.com Official Tourist Board Website for Liverpool]
*[http://www.photopanorama.co.uk/pages/view_hd_tour.php?tour_id=109&room_id=283&plugin_id=3 Virtual Tour Image of Albert Dock]
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