Victoria "6 face" Tower Clock,Liverpool -2-10

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Victoria Tower is a Gothic style clock tower located alongside Salisbury Dock in Liverpool, England. Positioned between the two river entrance gates to the Salisbury Dock itself, the tower acted as an aid to ships.
Victoria Tower was designed by Jesse Hartley and was constructed between 1847 and 1848, to commemorate the opening of Salisbury Dock. It is often referred to as the "Dockers clock".
This spectacular piece of showmanship is primarily a handsome clock and bell tower not only giving time to neighbouring docks and arriving and departing ships but also rang out high tide and warning notes.
It is constructed of granite of irregular shaped blocks in the form of a hexagon with a high tapered circular base, and a tower crowned by a projecting castellated parapet carried on corbels.

Visited today it was a good little explore, apart from my torch packing in.
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looking out on to a misty mersey
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The old harbour master's cottage
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This is great, just the kind of stuff I like to see. Good shots, nice little place and not seen any photos of it before.
 
Hope this place is listed as it would be a travesty to let this go.Must go and bone up on it more.Great shots Kevsy
 
Thanks all for the nice comments.
it was a great explore and i will visit again.
a few more pics.

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I took a walk along the old docks road (Waterloo Road??) coming from the Liver Building in the early hours last week. Very Cold!! But absolutely amazing. Mile after mile of decaying sights from yesteryear - when the UK wasn't just a shopping centre - only a few lorries about, and an all night burger van.
Prior to visiting Liverpool I tried to find stuff out about these docks on t'internet, but there's like a virtual blackout as to their existence. Plenty about the Beatles, Liverpool One, Albert Dock, where they want you to go and pay, etc. The History here is priceless.
I love these photos. Would like to see more of the area.
 
I took a walk along the old docks road (Waterloo Road??) coming from the Liver Building in the early hours last week. Very Cold!! But absolutely amazing. Mile after mile of decaying sights from yesteryear - when the UK wasn't just a shopping centre - only a few lorries about, and an all night burger van.
Prior to visiting Liverpool I tried to find stuff out about these docks on t'internet, but there's like a virtual blackout as to their existence. Plenty about the Beatles, Liverpool One, Albert Dock, where they want you to go and pay, etc. The History here is priceless.
I love these photos. Would like to see more of the area.

Here a few pics of the dock road area

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Nelson dock
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Control room for brige by stanley docks
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Excellent pics mate. :) Funnily enough, we were there last week too lol. It's a lovely building isn't it. Did you go in the castellated building near it? There were some little scrotes stealing bits and pieces from another building further inland when we went. :icon_evil
 
Excellent pics mate. :) Funnily enough, we were there last week too lol. It's a lovely building isn't it. Did you go in the castellated building near it? There were some little scrotes stealing bits and pieces from another building further inland when we went. :icon_evil

Yes i did,went round all the buildings,its a great place to wander around.
Did you go in the clock tower and get pics?
 

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