This photo is from the Albert Dock in Liverpool. These days the Albert Dock has restaurants, shops a hotel and museums and is part of Liverpool’s UNESCO designated World Heritage Maritime Mercantile City. Both a Maritime Museum and the International Slavery Museum can be found in the area. The Beatles Story is also located here, but we will talk more about the Beatles in the next couple of days.

Historically the Albert Dock was the first warehouse built of cast iron, brick and stone instead wood. That meant it was much less likely to go up in flames which is handy in a warehouse. It also featured the world’s first hydraulic cranes so when you are looking at the Docks be aware that at one time this was all cutting edge technology.

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