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HAIGH FOUNDRY

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Capstan
Capstan
Photo: RON HUNT
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Item #: 33074
A capstan at Albert Dock Liverpool marked HAIGH FOUNDRY

Comment by: Barrie. on 15th April 2022 at 16:55

Ron, Whilst going round the Albert Dock area this week (2022) I passed this structure and noticed the date 1843. The one on the far side of the bridge was cast in 1983 by Bruce & Hyslop at their foundry in Liverpool.
During 1982-84, the company I was employed with at the time (McTay Constuction) was involved in constructing the lock entrance to the Canning Dock adjacent to this Capstan. At the time I was involved with the early stages of the Liverpool Festival Garden reclamation scheme and so popped over to the Albert Dock area as a nosey. In 1984 the "Cutty Sark" Tall ships race started from here with most of the vessels moored either in the Albert Dock area or over in the Birkenhead Docks facility.

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