PRESTON DOCK LIGHTHOUSE, PRESTON DOCK, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND.

            PRESTON DOCK LIGHTHOUSE  IS NOW PART OF MORRISON’S SUPERMARKET WHICH IS SITUATED NEAR THE QUAYSIDE.THE LIGHTHOUSE AT ONE TIME MUST HAVE BEEN USED TO GUIDE SHIPS SAFELY INTO ALBERT EDWARD DOCK (PRESTON DOCK) TO OFFLOAD THERE CARGO. THERE IS VERY LITTLE INFORMATION ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE PRESTON MARINA LIGHTHOUSE.
ALBERT EDWARD DOCK (PRESTON DOCK) OPENED IN 1892 - AT THAT TIME IT WAS THE LARGEST SINGLE DOCK IN THE COUNTRY. IN 1948 THE DOCK WAS THE FIRST TO INTRODUCE ROLL ON ROLL OFF TRAFFIC. BY THE 1960S THE PORT HELD THE RECORD FOR THE HANDLING THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF CONTAINER AND FERRY TRAFFIC. TRAFFIC REACHED A PEAK IN 1968, WHEN 500 DOCKERS WERE EMPLOYED AND 1,437,000 TONS OF UNIT LOAD TRADE PASSED THROUGH THE PORT (16% OF THE UK TOTAL).
COTTON AND WOOD PULP WERE THE MOST IMPORTANT CARGOES LANDED HERE. AS THE SIZE OF SHIPS INCREASED, FEWER COULD USE THE DOCK. AT THE SAME TIME, THE IMPORT OF TRADITIONAL CARGOES DECREASED, AND THE COST OF DREDGING SILT FROM THE CHANNEL INCREASED. THE EARLY POST-WAR ADVANTAGE OF BEING THE PIONEER IN ROLL ON ROLL OFF OPERATIONS WAS LOST TO COMPETING PORTS WHICH COULD OFFER FASTER TURN ROUND TIME.
TODAY PRESTON DOCK IS USED MAINLY FOR A MARINA, AND NOW KNOWN AS PRESTON MARINA.

   

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Taken on: September 21, 2014

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Camera: NIKON D800, f/20.0, 1/25 sec, 62mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	NIKON D800
Aperture:	f/20.0
Exposure Time:	0.04 sec (1/25)
Focal Length:	62mm
ISO:	100
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS5 Windows
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