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| Prince of Wales Dock, Port of Workington | ||
| Prince of Wales Dock | ||
| site name:- | Port of Workington | |
| civil parish:- | Workington (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | dock | |
| coordinates:- | NX99112943 (etc) | |
| 1Km square:- | NX9929 | |
| 10Km square:- | NX92 | |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 53 7) placename:- Lonsdale Dock |
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| source data:- | Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25
inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton,
Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948. "LONSDALE DOCK / Mooring Posts / ..." |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Admiralty 1933 placename:- Prince of Wales Dock item:- navigation lights; coal; cranes; railways |
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| source data:- |  goto sourcePage 393:- "... Prince of Wales dock is entered, from Turning basin, through a gateway 70 feet (21m3) wide with depths of 4 1/2 feet (1m4) over the sill. It has 2,800 feet (853m4) of quayage, with depths of 33 1/2 feet (10m2) alongside at high water springs. Depths of 22 feet (6m7) are normally maintained in the dock." "The dock gates are usually open for 3 1/2 hours before until 2 hours after high water, but the gates are closed in time to retain sufficient depths to float the vessel of the deepest draught in the dock at the time." goto sourcePage 394:- "..." "... A black ball is displayed by day, or one red light at night, on the mast at the north-western end of Prince of Wales dock (Lat. 54~ 39' N., Long. 3~ 34' W.), from 2 1/2 hours before until 2 1/2 hours after high water when there are depths of not less than 15 feet (4m6) in the entrance channel." "Two black balls by day, or two red lights at night, shown in the same position as the tidal signal, indicate that the entrance channel is blocked and that no vessel should attempt to enter." "..." "... There are extensive coal mines in the neighbourhood and supplies of coal can be put on board, either in the [Prince of Wales] dock or in the harbour. The dock is equipped with six 5-ton electric cranes, one 15-ton steam crane and two electrically operated belt conveyors, each capable of loading 800 tons of coal an hour. The tidal harbour is equipped with five 3-ton steam cranes. All the principal quays are connected with the mainline railway system." |
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| notes:- |
Constructed 1866? |
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