Originally Posted by
HollyBlack
... One reason I ask is that since Egerton and Morpeth docks are not shown in the "Wirral Waters" plans then perhaps they are not owned by Peel? Obviously the former Morpeth Branch Dock (now the waste water plant) is not owned by Peel so who knows? ...
As best I can determine, Egerton and Morpeth Docks are presently owned by British Waterways.
http://www.irishseashipping.com/arch..._07/072003.htm
Obviously British Waterways is presently way busy with other plans and since there seem to be major problems with reopening either Tower Road or the old lairage River entrance then I guess BW would be amenable to just about any plan anyone has.
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If there were some way of getting historic vessels in there, (even if they could not come and go) the possibility of one day restoring the docks would be good. Obviously BW has no plans of putting canal boats in there and the only thing stopping them from filling the docks and selling them off (in either order) would be public outcry. Right now they are just a liability to BW lying used and needing at least some minimal form of maintenance (toxic algae, salinity etc).
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