Port of Garston

The Port of Garston, also known as Garston Docks is an enclosed tidal dock system on the River Mersey at Garston, approx 6 miles from Liverpool City centre Liverpool, England. It is operated by Associated British Ports

Garston Docks, Liverpool, 1962

History

Garston Dock was originally set up by the St. Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway Company in June 1853. It contains Old Dock, North Dock and Stalbridge Dock.

By 1936 the 3 docks had 28.5 acres (11.5 ha) of water, 70 miles (110 km) of sidings, 80 acres (32 ha) of storage and dealt with about two million tons of goods a year.[1]

Present day
Stalbridge Dock, January 2020

The present site covers 65 acres. Approximately 425k of imported freight is handled per annum. Cargo is no longer exported from Garston. The port handles fertiliser, cement, stone, constructional materials, general cargo and agribulks. Wheat, steel and salt imports alongwith scrap exports have relocated to other port facilities both locally and elsewhere within UK in recent years. Between 2012 & 2017, ABP spent several million pounds in essential investment, replacing lock gates, additional storage facilities and the purchase of new crane capacity.[2] The crane purchased will be transferred within ABP (South Wales) mid 2022. Land ABP deemed non essential to port operations has been sold for a housing development which now borders a section of the port estate.

References
  1. Railway Magazine December 1936 LMS advert
  2. Houghton, Alistair (2 April 2017). "What is the port of Garston and what does it do?". liverpoolecho. Retrieved 19 May 2018.


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