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South and Test Quays
South and Test Quays
 Windsor Castle
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Once the Itchen Quays had been completed, work started on the
construction of South Quay and Test Quays. South Quay provided
space for one vessel and is at the far south-east of the docks,
where the River Test and River Itchen meet. Test Quays. The quays
were completed and opened for traffic in 1902. On 12th October
1898, a ceremony was held at the nearly-completed South Quay to
mark the 60th anniversary of the laying of the original foundation
stone of Outer Dock. Mr W Beach, a director of the dock's new
owners, the London and South Western Railway Company, laid a stone
on the quayside. During the 1930s, South Quay was mainly used by
Union-Castle Line ships leaving Souhampton for South Africa.
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Docks: Shed 41
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The Test Quays provide 2227 ft (670m) of quayside at five berths.
The southerly berths were used mainly by Union-Castle services
arriving from South Africa; their storage sheds were located
immediately behind the quays. Behind the transit sheds, Harland
& Wolff had constructed workshops for their ship repair and
engineering business and large timber storage sheds were also
provided.
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Cold Store: Docks: After Bombing
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Berth 40 was home to the International Cold Storage and Ice
Company's premesis. Providing 1.7 million cubic feet (46,000 cubic
metres) of storage space, many kinds of perishable goods were
stored here. These included meat, fruit and eggs. Their location
meant that ships could unload their goods alongside the warehouse
and have them transported into cold storage immediately. The
building was destroyed by bombing in August 1940 and replaced by a
new warehouse at Berth 108 in the Western Docks. In 1966, Queen
Elizabeth opened a new passenger and cargo terminal at Berths 38
and 39 and it was soon named after her. The building was designed
so that passengers and cargo were handled on separate levels;
passenger accommodation was on the first floor. A balcony ran the
length of the building so that people could watch ships depart and
arrive. The Queen Elizabeth II terminal was modernised in 1988 and
new Cunard's passenger terminal in the port.
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