Tunnels Under Liverpool

[Waterways]

Here they are. It looks like arches were built to allow small boats around Georges Dock. The passage from Canning Dock, behind the Dock Office, can still be seen. That whole space was one dock water space. Georges Dock had a boat passage to Princes Dock and Canning Docks. Both of these can still be seen in these docks.

Me thinks: then they decided that the other road extension would be solid, as the dock was too big for small boats. The near side of Georges Dock is being filled in, as the two photos show.

Then...events overtook and the usage changes as planning permission came in for large water front buildings, so the dock was to be filled in fully - well the dock forms the basements of the three buildings.





Pics 20th century images.

The waterfront baths are demolished between the two photos taken.