Royal Albert Dock investing for 'new chapter'

Summary

It has been 180 years since the Royal Albert Dock came into existence and now the owners of the site are investing in the estate and into new events to create a "new chapter".

In the early 1980s the dock was derelict and unloved and demolition seemed inevitable. Then it was brought back to life by the Merseyside Development Corporation, first as a retail destination and then later it transformed into a leisure attraction.

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