The 150ft tall gooseneck cranes at Cavendish Quay, Birkenhead Docks, in Liverpool were brought down early on Sunday morning (27th April) behind a wide safety cordon strictly imposed by Port of Liverpool Police and County Police.
Each weighing 320t, the cranes were erected in 1964 and had spent most of their working lives discharging dry bulk cargoes from ships.
Main contractor Technical Demolition Services (TDS) of Birkenhead and explosives experts Controlled Group of Wakefield, ensured that the two redundant cranes, located close to modern warehousing, safely “bit the dust”.
The demolition was undertaken for port operator, the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company—part of Peel Ports Group—to allow better use of the quayside the cranes occupied. Engineering Services Manager Ben Stafford said: “It was a textbook operation. Everything went according to plan.”
You can view a video of the demolition on Cranes Today’s video news page.
