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.

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

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