Wapping Basin
Wapping Basin, Wapping, Liverpool L1, United Kingdom

Wapping Basin
is a minor waterways place
on the Liverpool South Docks between
Salthouse Dock (End of Liverpool Link. Moorings for visiting Liverpool) (¾ furlongs
to the northwest) and
Mersey - South Docks Junction (Junction of the River Mersey and the Liverpool South Docks) (7½ furlongs
and 1 lock
to the south).
The nearest place in the direction of Salthouse Dock is Gower Street Bridge;
¼ furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Mersey - South Docks Junction is Wapping Dock;
¾ furlongs
away.
Mooring here is unrated.
| Salthouse Dock | ¾ furlongs | |
| Gower Street Bridge | ¼ furlongs | |
| Wapping Basin | ||
| Wapping Dock | ¾ furlongs | |
| Queens Wharf Bridge | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Queens Dock | 2 furlongs | |
| Mariners Wharf Bridge | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Coburg Dock | 3 furlongs | |
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Mersey - South Docks Junction
Ellesmere Port Visitor Moorings — 5 miles, 7½ furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Mersey - South Docks Junction, then on the River Mersey (Tidal Section) to Mersey - Ship Canal Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Ellesmere Port Junction, then on the Shropshire Union Canal (Wirral Line - Main Line) to Ellesmere Port Visitor Moorings
Sutton Weaver Swing Bridge — 14 miles, 5½ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Mersey - South Docks Junction, then on the River Mersey (Tidal Section) to Mersey - Ship Canal Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Weaver Mouth, then on the River Weaver (Weston Marsh Lock Line) to Weston Marsh Lock Entrance, then on the River Weaver (Main Line) to Sutton Weaver Swing Bridge
Taylor's Boatyard Drydock — 14 miles, ¾ furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Mersey - South Docks Junction, then on the River Mersey (Tidal Section) to Mersey - Ship Canal Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Ellesmere Port Junction, then on the Shropshire Union Canal (Wirral Line - Main Line) to River Dee Branch Junction, then on the Shropshire Union Canal (Chester Canal - Bunbury to Chester) to Taylor's Boatyard Drydock
Dutton Locks No 4 — 19 miles, 2½ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Mersey - South Docks Junction, then on the River Mersey (Tidal Section) to Mersey - Ship Canal Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Weaver Mouth, then on the River Weaver (Weston Marsh Lock Line) to Weston Marsh Lock Entrance, then on the River Weaver (Main Line) to Dutton Locks No 4
C&RT Water Point (Chester) — 15 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Mersey - South Docks Junction, then on the River Mersey (Tidal Section) to Mersey - Ship Canal Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Ellesmere Port Junction, then on the Shropshire Union Canal (Wirral Line - Main Line) to River Dee Branch Junction, then on the Shropshire Union Canal (Chester Canal - Bunbury to Chester) to C&RT Water Point (Chester)
Water Point (Christleton) — 16 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 13 locks away
Travel to Mersey - South Docks Junction, then on the River Mersey (Tidal Section) to Mersey - Ship Canal Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Ellesmere Port Junction, then on the Shropshire Union Canal (Wirral Line - Main Line) to River Dee Branch Junction, then on the Shropshire Union Canal (Chester Canal - Bunbury to Chester) to Water Point (Christleton)
In the direction of Salthouse Dock
Salthouse Dock — ¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Salthouse Dock
Litherland Visitor Moorings — 5 miles, 3 furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Salthouse Dock, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Liverpool Link) to Stanley Dock, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Stanley Dock Branch) to Stanley Dock Cut Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Litherland Visitor Moorings
Dicconson's Bridge No 17 — 14 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Salthouse Dock, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Liverpool Link) to Stanley Dock, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Stanley Dock Branch) to Stanley Dock Cut Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Dicconson's Bridge No 17Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Mersey - South Docks Junction
Sutton Weaver Swing Bridge — 14 miles, 5½ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Mersey - South Docks Junction, then on the River Mersey (Tidal Section) to Mersey - Ship Canal Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Weaver Mouth, then on the River Weaver (Weston Marsh Lock Line) to Weston Marsh Lock Entrance, then on the River Weaver (Main Line) to Sutton Weaver Swing Bridge
St Martin's Way Bridge No 123J — 14 miles, 2½ furlongs and 8 locks away
Travel to Mersey - South Docks Junction, then on the River Mersey (Tidal Section) to Mersey - Ship Canal Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Ellesmere Port Junction, then on the Shropshire Union Canal (Wirral Line - Main Line) to River Dee Branch Junction, then on the Shropshire Union Canal (Chester Canal - Bunbury to Chester) to St Martin's Way Bridge No 123J
In the direction of Salthouse Dock
Salthouse Dock — ¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Salthouse Dock
Litherland Visitor Moorings — 5 miles, 3 furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Salthouse Dock, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Liverpool Link) to Stanley Dock, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Stanley Dock Branch) to Stanley Dock Cut Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Litherland Visitor MooringsNearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Mersey - South Docks Junction
Sutton Weaver Swing Bridge — 14 miles, 5½ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Mersey - South Docks Junction, then on the River Mersey (Tidal Section) to Mersey - Ship Canal Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Weaver Mouth, then on the River Weaver (Weston Marsh Lock Line) to Weston Marsh Lock Entrance, then on the River Weaver (Main Line) to Sutton Weaver Swing Bridge
Dee Branch Top Lock Footbridge — 14 miles, ¾ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Mersey - South Docks Junction, then on the River Mersey (Tidal Section) to Mersey - Ship Canal Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Ellesmere Port Junction, then on the Shropshire Union Canal (Wirral Line - Main Line) to River Dee Branch Junction, then on the Shropshire Union Canal (Dee Branch) to Dee Branch Top Lock Footbridge
In the direction of Salthouse Dock
Litherland Visitor Moorings — 5 miles, 3 furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Salthouse Dock, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Liverpool Link) to Stanley Dock, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Stanley Dock Branch) to Stanley Dock Cut Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Litherland Visitor MooringsNearest place to turn
In the direction of Mersey - South Docks Junction
Ellesmere Port Junction — 5 miles, 4½ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Mersey - South Docks Junction, then on the River Mersey (Tidal Section) to Mersey - Ship Canal Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Ellesmere Port Junction
Ellesmere Port Lower Basin — 5 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Mersey - South Docks Junction, then on the River Mersey (Tidal Section) to Mersey - Ship Canal Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Ellesmere Port Junction, then on the Shropshire Union Canal (Wirral Line - Main Line) to Ellesmere Port Lower Basin
Ellesmere Port Upper Basin — 5 miles, 5½ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Mersey - South Docks Junction, then on the River Mersey (Tidal Section) to Mersey - Ship Canal Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Ellesmere Port Junction, then on the Shropshire Union Canal (Wirral Line - Main Line) to Ellesmere Port Upper Basin
Winding Hole above Ellesmere Port Locks — 5 miles, 6½ furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Mersey - South Docks Junction, then on the River Mersey (Tidal Section) to Mersey - Ship Canal Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Ellesmere Port Junction, then on the Shropshire Union Canal (Wirral Line - Main Line) to Winding Hole above Ellesmere Port Locks
Stanlow Winding Hole — 6 miles, 2½ furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Mersey - South Docks Junction, then on the River Mersey (Tidal Section) to Mersey - Ship Canal Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Ellesmere Port Junction, then on the Shropshire Union Canal (Wirral Line - Main Line) to Stanlow Winding Hole
Stanney Mill Bridge Winding Hole — 7 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Mersey - South Docks Junction, then on the River Mersey (Tidal Section) to Mersey - Ship Canal Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Ellesmere Port Junction, then on the Shropshire Union Canal (Wirral Line - Main Line) to Stanney Mill Bridge Winding Hole
Backford Bridge Winding Hole — 11 miles, ¼ furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Mersey - South Docks Junction, then on the River Mersey (Tidal Section) to Mersey - Ship Canal Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Ellesmere Port Junction, then on the Shropshire Union Canal (Wirral Line - Main Line) to Backford Bridge Winding Hole
Sutton Weir Exit — 15 miles, 5 furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Mersey - South Docks Junction, then on the River Mersey (Tidal Section) to Mersey - Ship Canal Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Weaver Mouth, then on the River Weaver (Old River) to Sutton Weir Exit
River Dee Branch Junction — 14 miles, ½ furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Mersey - South Docks Junction, then on the River Mersey (Tidal Section) to Mersey - Ship Canal Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Ellesmere Port Junction, then on the Shropshire Union Canal (Wirral Line - Main Line) to River Dee Branch Junction
Tower Wharf Visitor Moorings — 14 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Mersey - South Docks Junction, then on the River Mersey (Tidal Section) to Mersey - Ship Canal Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Ellesmere Port Junction, then on the Shropshire Union Canal (Wirral Line - Main Line) to River Dee Branch Junction, then on the Shropshire Union Canal (Chester Canal - Bunbury to Chester) to Tower Wharf Visitor Moorings
In the direction of Salthouse Dock
Salthouse Dock — ¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Salthouse Dock
Stanley Dock — 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Salthouse Dock, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Liverpool Link) to Stanley Dock
Stanley Dock Cut Junction — 1 mile, 6 furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Salthouse Dock, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Liverpool Link) to Stanley Dock, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Stanley Dock Branch) to Stanley Dock Cut Junction
Eldonian Village — 2 miles, 2 furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Salthouse Dock, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Liverpool Link) to Stanley Dock, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Stanley Dock Branch) to Stanley Dock Cut Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Eldonian Village
Bank Hall Winding Hole — 2 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Salthouse Dock, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Liverpool Link) to Stanley Dock, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Stanley Dock Branch) to Stanley Dock Cut Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Bank Hall Winding Hole
Bootle Winding Hole — 4 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Salthouse Dock, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Liverpool Link) to Stanley Dock, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Stanley Dock Branch) to Stanley Dock Cut Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Bootle Winding Hole
Litherland Winding Hole — 6 miles, ½ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Salthouse Dock, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Liverpool Link) to Stanley Dock, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Stanley Dock Branch) to Stanley Dock Cut Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Litherland Winding Hole
Ford Winding Hole — 6 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Salthouse Dock, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Liverpool Link) to Stanley Dock, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Stanley Dock Branch) to Stanley Dock Cut Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Ford Winding Hole
Aintree Winding Hole — 10 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Salthouse Dock, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Liverpool Link) to Stanley Dock, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Stanley Dock Branch) to Stanley Dock Cut Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Aintree Winding Hole
Melling Winding Hole — 11 miles, 7½ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Salthouse Dock, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Liverpool Link) to Stanley Dock, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Stanley Dock Branch) to Stanley Dock Cut Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Melling Winding HoleNearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Mersey - South Docks Junction
Dee Branch Top Lock Footbridge — 14 miles, ¾ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Mersey - South Docks Junction, then on the River Mersey (Tidal Section) to Mersey - Ship Canal Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Ellesmere Port Junction, then on the Shropshire Union Canal (Wirral Line - Main Line) to River Dee Branch Junction, then on the Shropshire Union Canal (Dee Branch) to Dee Branch Top Lock Footbridge
In the direction of Salthouse Dock
Litherland Visitor Moorings — 5 miles, 3 furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Salthouse Dock, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Liverpool Link) to Stanley Dock, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Stanley Dock Branch) to Stanley Dock Cut Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Litherland Visitor MooringsNo information
CanalPlan has no information on any of the following facilities within range:boatyard pump-out
Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
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Wikipedia pages that might relate to Wapping Basin
[Wapping]
into Wapping in 1986, resulting in a trade union dispute that became known as the "Battle of Wapping". Formerly it was believed that the name Wapping recorded
[Shadwell Basin]
Shadwell Basin is a housing and leisure complex built around a disused dock in Wapping, London. The old dock was formerly part of the London Docks, a
[Wapping Wall]
Wapping Wall is a street located in the East End of London at Wapping. It runs parallel to the northern bank of the River Thames, with many converted
[London Docks]
Thames by Hermitage Basin to the south west and Wapping Basin to the south. The Eastern Dock connected to the Thames via the Shadwell Basin to the east. The
[Wapping Dock]
Wapping Dock is a dock on the River Mersey, England, and part of the Port of Liverpool. It is situated in the southern dock system, connected to Salthouse
[Salthouse Dock]
southern dock system, connected to Canning Dock to the north, Wapping Dock via Wapping Basin to the south and Albert Dock to the west. Designed by Thomas
[Duke's Dock]
between Duke's Dock and the river and, at the opposite end of the dock, Wapping Basin was added in 1855. The dock was purchased by the MD&HB in 1900, and
[Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool]
Foster, Richard (ed.). Liverpool's South Docks. Part 1. Mann Island — Wapping Basin. Merseyside County Museums. pp. 49–57. ISBN 9780906367087. OCLC 9918913
[Shadwell]
areas south of the Highway including Shadwell Basin and King Edward Memorial Park, now part of Wapping. In the 13th century, the area was a low lying
[Trinity House]
origin in the London Dock Act 1800 which authorised the making of the Wapping basin of the London Docks and specified its minimum depth i.e. over the sill
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Helena Markson, pioneering printmaker in post-war Britain.








![Inscription on granite water fountain. This worn inscription is on the bowl of the water fountain [[1154141]]. Macdonald SculpAberdeen. Alexander Macdonald (1837-1884) was a granite quarrymaster in Aberdeen and he invented the first granite polishing machine. It seems likely that this water fountain came from his workshop. by John S Turner – 10 June 2008](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/15/41/1154199_75b2892c_120x120.jpg)
![Carved granite water fountain. This carved granite water fountain is located on the east side of the free-standing gable end near the entrance to the Albert Dock - see [[1153963]]. The worn inscription on the front of the bowl seems to be:Macdonald SculpAberdeen. See also [[1154199]]It seems likely that this inscription refers to Alexander Macdonald (1837-1884), an Aberdeen granite merchant and sculptor who invented the first granite polishing machine. by John S Turner – 10 June 2008](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/15/41/1154141_2fcd30d2_120x120.jpg)
![Plaque on Salthouse Dock warehouse gable. At the entrance to the Albert Dock complex, next to the Salthouse Dock, there is a free-standing warehouse gable, which is all that is left of the original 1855 building - [[1153963]]. The plaque, which is on the north side of the structure, explains that the gable was rebuilt in 1980 using original stone. by John S Turner – 10 June 2008](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/15/44/1154494_e39a37b4_120x120.jpg)



![Benchmark by Salthouse Dock. The south east corner of the granite base of the warehouse gable [[1153963]] has a finely cut benchmark. I was surprised to see that the horizontal line had been highlighted with chalk and the letters BM had been written on the tarmac. The red brick building in the distance is Jurys Inn adjacent to the Albert Dock. by John S Turner – 10 June 2008](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/15/45/1154532_ce0a4f27_120x120.jpg)











![The last manned lightship, Liverpool docks. For more details, please see [[2305738]]. by Jim Barton – 09 March 2011](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/30/57/2305741_f26a9d0f_120x120.jpg)



