Widnes Dock
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Widnes Dock was the first rail-to-ship facility in the world. It was built in 1833 between the end of the Sankey Canal and the St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway in Widnes.
Widnes Dock with filled-in lock chamber (2007)
Spike Island, Widnes
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Spike Island is a park in Widnes, Halton, North West England. It is an artificial island between the Sankey Canal and the estuary of the River Mersey containing parkland, woodland, wetlands and footpa
Widnes Dock
…was built in 1833 between the end of the Sankey Canal and the St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway in Widnes. The remains of the dock are to be found on Spike Island. The island was at the centre of the chemical industry in the 19th century and became heavily polluted. In operation the dock was topped up by its own…
Spike Island viewed from the Catalyst Science Discovery Centre
Drawing of the island in 1875
View of the Sankey Canal from Spike island, circa 1900
The Catalyst Science Discovery Centre at Spike Island