On Wednesday 6 June 2018 , Her majesty The Queen bestowed the honour of Royal to the Albert Dock . The Albert Dock will now be called the Royal Albert Dock Liverpool . The Albert Dock was designed by Jesse Hartley and opened on 30 July 1846 .Following years of decline the dock was restored in the 1980s to become a major attraction and home to both the Tate , and the Merseyside Maritime Museum .