Discover the Hartley Hut

The three Watchmen Huts were designed by Jesse Hartley as part of the Albert Dock construction. They were built in 1844 as shelters for the workers operating the gates into the river, providing a place to keep warm and dry away from the unforgiving waterfront weather.

National Museums Liverpool cares for one of these huts, known as the Hartley Hut, which is going to be redeveloped as part of the broader Waterfront Transformation Project. The wider project will link storytelling, heritage, community and hospitality on the historic waterfront.

Before the Hartley Hut is redeveloped we are opening up the hut to help share its story and gather feedback to inform our redevelopment. We will be bringing the hut to life with our own costumed dock gatemen and sharing objects of the dockside's past through archaeological finds discovered during recent excavations.

Timings & Tours

Sunday 15 September:

1100-1500

Location & directions

Hartley Hut - Museum of Liverpool, Mann Island, Liverpool, Merseyside, L3 1DG

Directions:

The Hartley Hut is located behind the red brick pilotage building, next to the Museum of Liverpool.

Contact on day:

Elsa Price

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking not required

Accessibility details

Our cafe, accessible toilets, a changing places toilets and changing facilities are just round the corner at the Museum of Liverpool. Please see our website for more information about access and facilities: https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/museum-of-liverpool/access-and-facilities-museum-of-liverpool

Additional information

This is a drop in event.

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