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Liverpool Hydraulic Power Company
Liverpool's Hydraulic Power Company were the operators of a public hydraulic power network supplying energy across the city of Liverpool, England, via a system of high-pressure water pipes from two pumping stations. The system was the third public system to be built in England, opening in 1888. It expanded rapidly, but gradually declined as electric power become more readily available. The pumping station was converted to electric operation in 1960, but the system was turned off in 1971. One of the pump sets was salvaged and presented to the Liverpool Museum.
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Huskisson railway station
Huskisson railway station was located on the North Liverpool Extension Line near Huskisson Dock in Liverpool, England.
The station opened in 1880 and closed to passenger traffic as early as July 1885. The site was within Huskisson Goods Yards and continued in use as a freight depot until 1975. It was the terminus of the branch.
An enthusiasts' railtour visited the station on 13 June 1964.
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St Sylvester's Church, Vauxhall
St Sylvester's Church, Vauxhall is a Roman Catholic church in Liverpool, England. It is in Silvester Street in the Vauxhall area of the city. It is no longer in use.
It is a Gothic revival church designed by Pugin & Pugin. It was built in 1888–89 using red brick from Ruabon, Wales.
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Scotland Road
Scotland Road, known locally as Scottie Road, is the section of the A59 road situated near the docks in the Vauxhall district of north Liverpool, England.
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North Docks Goods railway station
North Docks good railway station was a goods station in Liverpool owned and operated by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR), it was initially situated between Blackstone Street and Walter Street but gradually expanded beyond these boundaries.
The station was the terminus of the North Docks branch, which ran from a junction just north of Liverpool North Docks station (which later became Sandhills), both opened on 26 March 1855.
The station had connections onto the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board (MDHB) rail network. Associated with the station were two High-level coal branches in Bramley-Moore and Wellington docks, maintaining a higher level of line so that coal could be delivered directly into ships using shutes.
There were two goods sheds on the site, before 1864 one was constructed to the south, adjacent to and accessed from Great Howard Street, between 1864 and 1893 another, similar sized, shed was constructed adjacent to Blackstone Street.
By 1894 the station was reported to have a 20-ton crane.
The goods station dealt with a significant amount of imported Irish livestock, around 250 wagonloads a day for over 50 years until an outbreak of foot and mouth disease caused livestock to be diverted to Birkenhead and quarantined.
The goods station and yard closed on 30 June 1963 and the high-level coal lines closed on 1 October 1966.