Royal Edward Dock - Eastern Arm (Avonmouth)
United Kingdom /
England /
Easton-in-Gordano /
Avonmouth
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/ United Kingdom
/ England
/ Easton-in-Gordano
World / United Kingdom / England
water, dock (maritime)
Royal Edward Dock is the third-built of the trio of docks still in use for shipping access to Bristol today. It was designed by consulting engineers Benjamin Baker and John Wolfe Barry, who worked together on several dock projects. Baker’s partner, A.C. Hurtzig, and C.A. Brereton also worked on the scheme.
Work began on the dock in 1902, when the Prince of Wales cut the first sod. The scheme included the construction of a 267m long graving (dry) dock. The complex was opened by his Edward VII in 1908. By 1911, 27 storage tanks for oil had been added on the north west quay. New grain silos were built in 1928.
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Work began on the dock in 1902, when the Prince of Wales cut the first sod. The scheme included the construction of a 267m long graving (dry) dock. The complex was opened by his Edward VII in 1908. By 1911, 27 storage tanks for oil had been added on the north west quay. New grain silos were built in 1928.
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Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 51°30'34"N 2°42'7"W
- Royal Portbury Dock - Port of Bristol 2 km
- Avonmouth Docks 2.5 km
- Cardiff Docks 32 km
- King's Dock 85 km
- Queen's Dock 85 km
- Ramsden Dock 291 km
- Immingham Docks 291 km
- Albert Dock 294 km
- Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries - Shipyard 408 km
- Grangemouth Port 509 km
- Avonmouth Docks 0.2 km
- Mouth of the River Avon 1.3 km
- Lafarge Plasterboard Factory 2.1 km
- M5 Junction 18 and 18a 2.1 km
- Avonmouth Motorway Bridge (M5) 2.3 km
- Portbury Bulk Coal Stockyard 2.3 km
- Royal Portbury Dock 2.4 km
- Autologic Portbury 2.5 km
- Shirehampton 3.1 km
- Somerset 45 km