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Tidal basin in Liverpool, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chester Basin was a tidal basin on the River Mersey, in Liverpool, England. The basin was situated between the Pier Head and Manchester Dock.

History
The basin was built between 1785 and 1795,[1] opening in 1795 as the Chester and Ellesmere Basin, and was 2,568 sq yd (2,147 m2) in area.[2] The basin was used by canal boats which had entered the river at Ellesmere Port, as well as other small craft on the Mersey,[2] and was owned by the Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company.[3] The basin was filled in between 1928 and 1936, with some of the spoil excavated during the construction of the Queensway Tunnel.[2]
In 2007, during the construction of the Liverpool Canal Link, the site was excavated. The excavation revealed various carved stones, which were identified as being from the Liverpool Town Hall of 1673.[4]
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