Description

SJ 39 SW WALLASEY ALFRED PIER DOCK
(south side)
Wallasey

3/38 Accumulator
tower on south
side of river
entrance to
- Alfred Dock

- II

Accumulator tower. Dock dates from 1860. Possibly by J.B.
Hartley. Brick with rock-faced stone dressings. Square 2-
stage tower. Stone base string course, corbelled cornice
and coping to parapet; quoins to clasping buttresses.
Windows to 1st stage have rock-faced jambs and ashlar
pointed arches with round soffits; paired lights to west and
east, single to north. South facade has entrance with
similar arch and original timber doors. Top stage has
round-headed lights with rock faced jambs and keys to ashlar
lintels, paired to north and south, triple to east and west.
Tower is of only 2 stages because most of shaft is below
ground.

Listing NGR: SJ3257090226

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26550954

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Recommended Books

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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy