Photos: Bristol > Floating Harbour

The Floating Harbour occupies 70 acres (0.28 km˛) of the old course of the River Avon in the centre of Bristol, England. The Avon has been in use as a harbour since at least the 13th century, but was "floated" by the construction of lock gates at Hotwells in the 19th century. During the 20th century the harbour declined as a commercial port due to the difficulty of navigating through the Avon Gorge downstream, and the size limit imposed by the the locks and width of the harbour. The harbour first lost out to competition from the deep water docks at Liverpool and Southampton, and then to the newly constructed modern docks at Avonmouth and Portbury on the Bristol Channel Coast a few miles downstream. The last heavy industry moved out in the 1980s and the docks are now used for recreation. Many of the old warehouses have been torn down, but a backlash against the destruction of historical buildings has led to many being turned into museums, bars, and similar. The annual Bristol Harbour Festival is held here, attracting ships from around the world. Read more at Wikipedia.

Redcliffe Wharf	Cumberland Basin	Bristol Harbour Railway	Thekla	Bristol Harbour Railway	Beware of trains
spine	Castle Park	Prince's Street Bridge (open)	Avon Gorge	Avon	River Avon
Flock of cranes	Gas works	Hotwells	Bristol Bridge	Prince's Wharf	Castle Park
Bristol Bridge	cranes	Bristol Harbour Railway	Power station	Valentine's Bridge	Redcliffe Wharf
Winter morning at Temple Quay	Courage	Pero's Bridge	Bristol Bridge	Prince's Street Bridge	Cumberland Basin
Pero's Bridge	valentine's bridge	Christmas Steps	Redcliffe Wharf	Redcliffe Quay
St Mary Redcliffe	Redcliffe Wharf	Hotwells	Prince's Wharf	Hotwells gas works	temple quay
		Harbour	still here...	Brunel Way	Millennium Square
Dog on boat	St Peter's Church	Valentine's Bridge		Bristol Industrial Museum	Brunel Way
SSGB	Fisherman	Valentine's Bridge	St Augustine's Reach	Canons Marsh	Behind Redcliffe Wharf

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