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William Jessop Way, LIVERPOOL, L3 1AX

The waterfront skyline looks ever more like New York than Liverpool as a rash of tower blocks dwarfs the established landmarks. Taken from the Liverpool-Douglas ferry.

The north end of the dock, with modern apartment blocks. Further development is in progress on the right.

New apartments lining Princes Dock

The building on the left is 1 Princes Dock, a 22-storey, 73 m (240 ft) residential complex. On the far right is the West Tower, at 40 floors and 140 m (459 ft), it is the tallest building in Liverpool.

Princes Dock is part of the Port of Liverpool. It is the most southerly of the docks situated in the northern part of the Liverpool dock system, connected to Princes Half Tide Dock to the north. The dock is now in the buffer zone to one of Liverpool's World Heritage Sites. Princes Dock was named after the Prince Regent. It opened on the day of the Prince Regent's coronation as George IV in 1821. Access to the southern half of the dock system was via George's Basin, George's Dock and into Canning Dock. In 1899, both George's Basin and George's Dock were filled in to create what is now the Pier Head. Ferry services from Princes Dock finally ended in November 1981 when P&O Ferries closed their Liverpool - Belfast overnight service. The dock subsequently closed to shipping. Much of Princes Dock's wharfage and warehouse space has been replaced by three blocks of office accommodation along the river front, the 128-room Malmaison hotel and three apartment blocks. The dock was partially filled in to inland canal boat depths precluding deep water vessels and has been divided into two sections spanned by a pedestrian bridge.

Looking towards the Pier Head, seen from the viewing platform at the northern corner of the dock.

Princes Dock is part of the Port of Liverpool. It is the most southerly of the docks situated in the northern part of the Liverpool dock system, connected to Princes Half Tide Dock to the north. The dock is now in the buffer zone to one of Liverpool's World Heritage Sites. Princes Dock was named after the Prince Regent. It opened on the day of the Prince Regent's coronation as George IV in 1821. Access to the southern half of the dock system was via George's Basin, George's Dock and into Canning Dock. In 1899, both George's Basin and George's Dock were filled in to create what is now the Pier Head. Ferry services from Princes Dock finally ended in November 1981 when P&O Ferries closed their Liverpool - Belfast overnight service. The dock subsequently closed to shipping. Much of Princes Dock's wharfage and warehouse space has been replaced by three blocks of office accommodation along the river front, the 128-room Malmaison hotel and three apartment blocks. The dock was partially filled in to inland canal boat depths precluding deep water vessels and has been divided into two sections spanned by a pedestrian bridge (from where this photo was taken).

Princes Dock is part of the Port of Liverpool. It is the most southerly of the docks situated in the northern part of the Liverpool dock system, connected to Princes Half Tide Dock to the north. The dock is now in the buffer zone to one of Liverpool's World Heritage Sites. Princes Dock was named after the Prince Regent. It opened on the day of the Prince Regent's coronation as George IV in 1821. Access to the southern half of the dock system was via George's Basin, George's Dock and into Canning Dock. In 1899, both George's Basin and George's Dock were filled in to create what is now the Pier Head. Ferry services from Princes Dock finally ended in November 1981 when P&O Ferries closed their Liverpool - Belfast overnight service. The dock subsequently closed to shipping. Much of Princes Dock's wharfage and warehouse space has been replaced by three blocks of office accommodation along the river front, the 128-room Malmaison hotel and three apartment blocks. The dock was partially filled in to inland canal boat depths precluding deep water vessels and has been divided into two sections spanned by a pedestrian bridge.

Whilst construction of the locks for the new canal link takes place at either end of Princes Dock, water has been retained in a large part of the dock by the use of temporary dams. At the northern end the dam provides a road link between Princes Parade and Tom Jessop Way, and in the centre (by the white footbridge) a dam and ramp allows vehicular access to the dock floor beyond. The dams were removed and the new link opened on the 20th April 2009.