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An annotated map of Bristol Harbour. Parameters. 1 optional. width (pixels), 800 by default
Prince's Wharf, including M Shed, Pyronaut and Mayflower adjoining Prince Street Bridge; Dry docks: SS Great Britain, the Matthew St Augustine's Reach, Pero's Bridge; Bathurst Basin
Bristol Harbour is the harbour in the city of Bristol, England. The harbour covers an area of 70 acres (28 hectares). The harbour covers an area of 70 acres (28 hectares). It is the former natural tidal river Avon through the city but was made into its current form in 1809 when the tide was prevented from going out permanently.
Notable places in the ward include College Green, Bristol Cathedral, Bristol City Hall, Brandon Hill, Cabot Tower, and the Cumberland Basin. [4] Hotwells and Harbourside has a large number of young people living in the area. As of 2020, over 25% of the population was aged 16–24, significantly higher than the national average. [5]
[8] [9] In 1969, Bristol City Council had proposed closing the harbour entirely, and began developing plans to build a system of major roads through harbourside areas including Canon's Marsh. A backlash against these plans, and increasing recognition of the potential leisure value of the water and waterfront led to the abandonment of the road ...
In 1475, the merchant and benefactor Alice Chestre is recorded as having given a crane for use at the Welsh Back, this being the first evidence of a crane in the port of Bristol. The quayside was extended in 1724, and in 1809 the floating harbour was created by impounding the former river channel, meaning that boats could stay afloat at all ...
City of Bristol Rowing Club is a rowing club on the Bristol Harbour next to River Avon, based at The Boathouse, Albion Dockside Estate, Hanover Place, Bristol. [1]
M Shed is a museum in Bristol, England, located on Prince's Wharf beside the Floating Harbour in a dockside transit shed formerly occupied by Bristol Industrial Museum.The museum's name is derived from the way that the port identified each of its sheds.