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The dock closed to shipping in 1988. The entrance channel from the river and part of the dock has since been filled.
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In 1868, Waterloo Dock was split in two separate basins; East Waterloo Dock and West Waterloo Dock.
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to the northern end of West Waterloo Dock will be excavated as part of the canal route.
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entrance from the Mersey was finally opened in 1949. Construction was delayed due to the
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In 1866, when the dock was redeveloped, the observatory was relocated to
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5 acres (2.0 ha), 3,056 sq yd (2,555 m)
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has since been converted into residential apartments.
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In 2007, work began on a £20 million extension of the
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observations and to provide accurate time for ships'
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West Waterloo Dock

Vauxhall
Liverpool
Merseyside
United Kingdom
53°24′50″N 3°00′08″W / 53.4140°N 3.0022°W / 53.4140; -3.0022
OS grid
SJ335912
The Peel Group
Mersey Docks and Harbour Company
Wet dock
Trafalgar Dock
Prince's Half-Tide Dock
River Mersey
England
Port of Liverpool
Vauxhall
Princes Half Tide Dock
Victoria Dock
Jesse Hartley
Battle of Waterloo
observatory
astronomical
meteorological
chronometers

Bidston Hill
Wirral Peninsula
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