Swing bridge alongside the channel into Alexandra Dock from Hornby Dock at Liverpool. The dock was built by George Fosbery Lyster between 1874 and 1882. During its construction, the dock was known as Atlantic Dock for about a year. Opened in 1881 and named in honour of Queen Alexandra, the dock has three branch docks, of which the southernmost has been filed-in, and is connected to Hornby Dock to the north and Langton Dock to the south. Initially, access was through Langton Dock and the Canada Basin. The main trade of the dock was once grain and frozen meat but is now recycled scrap metal.