West Bank Dock
West Bank Dock was situated on the River Mersey at Widnes.
It was built in 1864 to cater for the growing chemical industry.
It took over some of the traffic of the Widnes Dock.
The dock closed in the 1970s.
In 2008, the Stobart Group had received a contract for "the demolition of an unused industrial estate and the cleanup of acres of contaminated land at the West Bank Dock Estate in Widnes." from the Northwest Regional Development Agency. The new Mersey Multimodal Gateway will be built on the old West Bank Dock Estate.
References
- ^ "Sankey Canal Restoration Society". Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ "Disused Stations: Widnes Dock and Marsh Sidings". Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ "Stobart's giant Mersey project begins". Cumberland News. 27 November 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ "3MG Mersey Multimodal Gateway – The connected logistics park". 20 April 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
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