Commemorative Plaque on Gateway to Manchester Docks
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Commemorative Plaque on Gateway to Manchester Docks
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 19 Apr 2019
This plaque is fixed to the right-hand side of the former entrance gateway to Manchester Docks (Image]). It looks old and has the inscription: "Opened 21 May 1894 by Queen Victoria" However, further down we can see that it is in fact much more recent; it was attached in 1994 (ie 12 years after the docks had closed) to mark the centenary of the opening of the canal and docks.
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