The History of Bramley-Moore Dock
Evertonians are justly proud of their heritage, and as it has been with Goodison, so it will be with Bramley-Moore Dock. As it celebrates its 170th anniversary this year, what are the origins of the site of Everton’s proposed new stadium? The dock takes its name from John Bramley-Moore (pictured), who was born in Leeds in 1800. As a young man he went out to South America, spending several years as a merchant in Rio de Janeiro. By 1830 he was clearly upwardly mobile, marrying Seraphina Hibernia, the daughter of William Pennell, British consul-general for Brazil. In 1835, Bramley-Moore…