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Regent Road, LIVERPOOL, L5 9SR

Arched windows and brickwork in the docks area of Liverpool. The lower left window appears to have been converted to a doorway, with its upper area now bricked up. It is interesting to see brick used in construction of this kind, when so many modern buildings utilise breeze block.

The city of Liverpool is a photographer's paradise, with so much to see, including buildings old and new, a modern city centre contrasting with the docks area, much of which I understand is to be developed. This interesting and colourful building frontage was passed walking along Regent Road from the Pier Head to Goodison Park.

Named after and opened by John Bramley Moore, Chairman of the dock committee, on 4 August 1848, Bramley Moore was the most northerly of the original docks and home to the larger steamers. Later used primarily to export coal, it closed in 1988.

The biggest building behind is the former tobacco warehouse which is reputedly the largest brick-built building in the UK. In the centre is the Titanic Hotel, which will assist in the forthcoming Labour Party Conference: http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/labour-mp-jokes-staying-titanic-11759896. The various tower dock gates continue a prevalent local style.

Unusually with a big round-arched front. Dated 1875. Occupied at the time by AWD Ltd and Associated Haulage Ltd.

Under construction on the former Bramley-Moore Dock

A collection of early-to-mid Victorian buildings in varying states of repair. Occupied at the time by DMR Engineering Services, Frank Manning (Engineers) and Metro Tyres.

As its name implies this line ran at a high level into Bramley-Moore and Wellington Docks, providing a bunkering facility for coal fired ships. It was built by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and opened in the 1860s. This is one of the tippling points. Wagons would be turned through 90 degrees on the small turntable and run onto the tippler, which would then be raised by the crane to tip the coal into the vessel below. There were several parallel sidings on which wagons could be stored and moved around. Although wagons would be brought down by small steam locomotives, on the staithe they were moved around by ropes driven by capstans like the one in the foreground. The capstans and cranes were driven by high pressure hydraulic mains.

A very derelict building that is seen across Wellington Dock. This latter dock was filled in during 2012 and the waste water treatment works extended over it. This view no longer exists.

The foreground water is Wellington Dock and the tall building diagonally opposite is the Bramley More Dock hydraulic accumulator tower. In 2012 United Utilities was given permission to extend its waste water treatment works over Wellington Dock and it was filled in although the entrance is still visible from Sandon Half Tide Dock.