Salthouse Name Supplants South Dock
The proximity of established salt works led to the former South Dock becoming known as Salthouse Dock. The change affected the handling of cargo in an impounded wet dock.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Liverpool Docks Biography and Timeline
Follow Liverpool Docks through 6 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Liverpool Docks, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1780–1830Years on this page
1780
1790
Irish Agricultural Cargoes Pass Through Dock
The wet dock handled produce arriving from Ireland as Liverpool's import trade diversified. It connected dock geometry to the commercial requirements of shipping.
1800
Mediterranean Produce Reaches Salthouse
Commercial shipping from Mediterranean ports used the basin within Liverpool's developing dock network. The development illustrates why Liverpool invested in controlled berths.
1810
Dock Connections Support Port Expansion
Salthouse functioned as one element of an increasingly interconnected complex of protected basins and quays. It linked the salt trade with new waterfront capacity.
1820
Industrial Port Traffic Pressures Old Basin
Growth in shipping volumes increased demand on Liverpool's eighteenth century dock capacity. The intervention adapted an old dock to later demands on port infrastructure.
1830
Salthouse Quays Adapt To Larger Cargoes
Continued commercial operation required handling practices to adapt to the more varied freight of the industrial era. Its significance lay in the relationship between docks and adjoining quays.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.