The Canning Dock is a dock, on the River Mersey and part of the Port of Liverpool it is situated in the southern dock system, connected to Salthouse Dock to the south and Canning Half Tide Dock to the east. Access to the north half of the dock system was via Georges Dock, Georges Basin and into Princes Dock. Both Georges Dock and Georges Basin have now been filled in and the site is now the Pier Head. A plan to link the north and south sections of the docks via a canal link across the pier head[1]. The dock was opened in 1737 as a protected todal basin providing an entrance to Old Dock, it was gradually improved. It was named after the Liverpool MP, George Canning in 1832. To the east is the site of Old Dock, built in 1709 this was the world first enclosed dock. Canning dock would have served ships involved in the trans atlantic slave trade. The Canning Graving Docks are accessed from the dock, also in area was Manchester Dock.
