100 Ton Steam Crane At Alexandra Dock

The 100 ton steam crane at Alexandra Dock in Kingston upon Hull was built in 1886 and has been disused since around 1980. It was designed by James Taylor & Co., Engineers, of Birkenhead. The crane features a square ashlar base with stone steps on the east side, complemented by a wrought-iron handrail and balustrade. A triangular steel cabin is mounted on roller track and includes two doorways with wooden sliding doors and a glazed front cab. The jib consists of double tubular booms with strutted stays, connected to the triangular main frame. At the rear, there is a square boiler enclosure with a rounded end, a segmental roof, and a tubular flue. Inside, the crane has a cast-iron structure that houses a horizontal twin cylinder hoist engine and a similar vertical luffing engine with a worm drive, along with a vertical boiler at the rear. This crane was built to serve ships using the Alexandra Dock.