Preston Corporation / Second Ribble Navigation Company / Central Lancashire Development Corporation / Balfour Beatty / Lovell Housing / Petrofina / Preston Marine Services / Lovell Urban Renewal / Marcus Worthington & Co. / Third Ribble Navigation Company / E.H. Booth & Co. Ltd. / English Partnerships / First Ribble Navigation Company / /
Continent
Europe / /
Country
Isle of Man / Northern Ireland / China / /
Event
Product Issues / /
Facility
Marina building / Albert Edward Dock / Dock Railway / Swing Bridge / Dock Act / Town Centre / Dock Closure Act / Marina Operator / Shed No. / RIVERSWAY DOCKLANDS PORT OF PRESTON / Port Closure / Lancaster Canal / Dock Office / PORT OF PRESTON / Preston’s Harris Museum / Dock Control Building / Dock Basin / Heritage Railway Complex / Dock Road / Shed No.3 / /
IndustryTerm
chosen site / site / large scale development site / retail / machinery / oil storage tanks / bank / cotton products / manufacturing / advertising campaign / /
NaturalFeature
river Douglas / River Ribble / River channel / /
Organization
Government Agency / Customs House on the Dock Road / Transport Ferry Service / Waste Disposal Authority / Railway Society / Dock Office on Watery Lane / Local Authority / City Council / Preston City Council / Steamport Railway Society / Water Sports Centre / House of Lords / Preston Borough Council / Town Centre / Planning Authority / /
Person
Albert / Edward Garlick / William Halcrow / /
Position
Docklands Manager / architect / Engineer / qualified surveyor / Prince / Official / /
Product
Lancaster / soils / /
PublishedMedium
the Estate Gazette / the Lancashire Evening Post / /
PORT OF PRESTON – HISTORY TO 1981 The long use of the River Ribble as a means of trade and transport is illustrated by the remains of the Bronze Age canoe and artifacts, excavated by the Dock