2-320-885 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Canning Dock, Liverpool, 1924-1926. Canning Dock opened in 1737. Liverpool grew rapidly in importance as a port in the 18th century with the growth of trade, including the transport of slaves, with America and the West Indies. The Liver Building and the Port of Liverpool Building are in the background. A print from Hutchinson's Britain Beautiful, edited by Walter Hutchinson, volume III, 1924-1926.