GRAVING DOCK - Barrow-in-Furness - List Entry

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Graving dock. Opened 1.8.1872 (Barnes). Red sandstone. Round-ended inlet measuring 500x60 feet (approx 150x18m) with entrance from Walney Channel at north-west end. Entrance has battered walls and limestone slot for caisson. The remainder has tiered sides with steps near the entrance and with intermediate buttresses. Rounded end has steps formed over inlet hole and Roman numerals marking water depth. Now forms part of Maritime Museum site; the south-east end of the dock now within museum building....
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Link: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1197847
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