Record Details
| NHER Number: | 63571 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Bentinck Dock |
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Summary
This large inner dock was opened in 1883 as an extension to the adjacent Alexandra Dock (NHER 63570).
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 6176 2093 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF62SW |
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| Parish: | KING’S LYNN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Following the success of the Alexandra Dock (NHER 63570), opened in 1869, permission was sought by the King's Lynn Dock Company for an extension dock. Royal Assent was granted in 1877 but there were considerable delays in its construction. According to (S1) it was constructed by Messrs. S Pearson and Son of Bradford at a cost of £87,646, from designs by Messrs J S and F Valentine. It is connected to the Alexandra Dock by a pair of lock gates, forming an inner dock. It measures approximately 1000 feet by 400 feet and was opened on 18 October 1883 by the sixth Duke of Portland, William Cavendish-Bentinck, from whom it takes its name.
For further detailed information see (S2).
See (S1) and (S2) for further information.
A. Cattermole (King's Lynn UAD), 17 February 2020.
Monument Types
- DOCK (19th Century to 21st Century - 1883 AD to 2050 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Monograph: Hillen, H. J. 1907. History of the Borough of King's Lynn. p 608. |
| <S2> | Monograph: Fell, M.. 2012. An Illustrated History of the Port of King's Lynn and its Railways. pp 51-65. |
Related records
| 63570 | Related to: Alexandra Dock (Monument) |
| 13592 | Related to: King's Lynn Dock Railway (Monument) |