Henry Berry
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Henry Berry, (1719, England - 1812) was Liverpool's second dock engineer succeeding Thomas Steers and being succeeded by Thomas Morris. Berry Street in Liverpool may be named after Berry who lived in a house at the Junction with Duke street where the White Horse pub stands. [1]
He built Salthouse Dock, George’s Dock and King's Docks in Liverpool. He designed Queen's Dock for the Hull Dock Company which opened Tuesday 22nd September 1778.[2] In 1769 he checked Peter P Burdett's survey for the route of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.[3]. He also designed the Sankey Canal.[4]
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Preceded by Thomas Steers |
Engineer to Mersey Docks and Harbour Board 1750-1788 |
Succeeded by Thomas Morris |