Scheduled Maintenance
Please be advised that this website will undergo scheduled maintenance on the following dates: •
Tuesday 3rd December 11:00-15:00
During these times, some services may be temporarily unavailable. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Treasured Places
Date 17 August 2007
Event ID 546447
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Treasured Places
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/546447
Queen's Dock, originally known as Stobcross Dock, was built from 1872 and opened by Queen Victoria in 1877. It provided two basins, a hydraulic swing bridge, coaling cranes and brick transit sheds. A decline in river traffic from the 1950s resulted in closure of the dock in 1969.
Information from RCAHMS (SC) 17 August 2007
Hume, J 1974
