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Former Police Booth and Gate Piers at Woodside Lairage Entrance to Birkenhead Docks

A Grade II Listed Building in Birkenhead, Wirral

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.3955 / 53°23'43"N

Longitude: -3.0119 / 3°0'42"W

OS Eastings: 332808

OS Northings: 389214

OS Grid: SJ328892

Mapcode National: GBR 7YD5.QJ

Mapcode Global: WH876.PXYB

Plus Code: 9C5R9XWQ+56

Entry Name: Former Police Booth and Gate Piers at Woodside Lairage Entrance to Birkenhead Docks

Listing Date: 9 January 1990

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1201584

English Heritage Legacy ID: 389224

ID on this website: 101201584

Location: Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, CH41

County: Wirral

Electoral Ward/Division: Birkenhead and Tranmere

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Birkenhead

Traditional County: Cheshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Merseyside

Church of England Parish: Birkenhead Christ the King

Church of England Diocese: Chester

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Description


BIRKENHEAD

SJ3289 HAMILTON STREET 789-1/9/86 Fmr. Police Booth & Gate Piers at 09/01/90 Woodside Lairage entrance to Birkenhead Docks

II

Former police booth and gate piers at entrance to Woodside lairage. Date on police booth 1868. Booth is rusticated sandstone ashlar with Welsh slate roof. Single-storeyed, single cell structure, with polygonal ends. Rear entrance. Single-light windows divided by attached shafts to outer elevation. Heavy plinth and cornice and parapet. Side wall stack. Gate piers also rusticated ashlar with heavy plinth and cornice. The booth was built to control principal road and pedestrian access to the dock, as part of the work undertaken by G.F. Lyster, engineer.

Listing NGR: SJ3280889214

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