Building record 5611 - The Gauging Dock, Dock Street, Ellesmere Port

The Gauging Dock
LL17 (Previously LL EP/2)

Address: Dock Street, Ellesmere Port
Architect: London North Western Railway
Date: c1850

Description

Originally a double bay twin pitched roof building with a single canal arm within the northern most bay, sufficient to accommodate a full length (72’ or 21.9m) narrow boat.

The construction is typical of the canal port. Formerly a slate covered (missing at present) pitched roof, blue brick piers projecting from red brick bays, with decorative dogtooth brickwork to the head of the gable end bays.

The entrance to the dock is at present bricked up. The rear wall of the double bay still exists as part of a much altered workshop.

Within the curtilage of the docks listed buildings.

Condition
Poor.

Current use
Vacant at present.

Updated April 2007

<1> Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council, 2007, Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council Local List of Historic Buildings, LL17 (Index). SCH5437.