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| has gloss | eng: The Old Dock, originally known as Thomas Steers dock, was the worlds first commercial wet dock. It was built on the River Mersey in Liverpool, England, starting in 1709 and completed in 1715, by enlarging a previous natural tidal creek which was the "Pool" that Liverpool was named after. Thomas Steers was the engineer responsible; additional advice was obtained from George Sorocold. |
| lexicalization | eng: Old Dock |
| instance of | c/Liverpool docks |
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| geo loc | geographic location 53.4025 -2.9886 |
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