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Cumberland Basin (Bristol)

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The Cumberland Basin is the main entrance to the docks of the city of Bristol, England. [1]

22 relations: Balloon flange girder, BBC News Online, Bristol, Bristol Harbour, Clifton Suspension Bridge, Counterweight, England, English Heritage, Heritage at Risk, Hotwells, Hydraulic engine house, Bristol Harbour, Hydraulics, Listed building, New Cut, Bristol, Parliament of the United Kingdom, Pub, Pump House, Bristol, River Avon, Bristol, Spike Island, Bristol, Swing bridge, Underfall Yard, William Jessop.

Balloon flange girder

A balloon flange girder is a form of vertical I-beam wrought iron plate girder, where one or more of the flanges, instead of being a simple flat plate, is extended into a hollow tube.

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BBC News Online

BBC News Online is the website of BBC News, the division of the BBC responsible for newsgathering and production.

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Bristol

Bristol is a city and county in South West England with a population of 456,000.

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Bristol Harbour

Bristol Harbour is the harbour in the city of Bristol, England.

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Clifton Suspension Bridge

The Clifton Suspension Bridge is a world famous suspension bridge spanning the Avon Gorge and the River Avon, linking Clifton in Bristol to Leigh Woods in North Somerset.

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Counterweight

A counterweight is a weight that, by exerting an opposite force, provides balance and stability of a mechanical system.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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English Heritage

English Heritage (officially the English Heritage Trust) is a registered charity that manages the National Heritage Collection.

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Heritage at Risk

Heritage at Risk are heritage assets, such as listed buildings, or scheduled monuments that are at risk as a result of neglect, decay or inappropriate development, or are vulnerable to becoming so.

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Hotwells

Hotwells is a district of the English port city of Bristol.

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Hydraulic engine house, Bristol Harbour

The Hydraulic engine house is part of the "Underfall Yard" in Bristol Harbour in Bristol, England.

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Hydraulics

Hydraulics (from Greek: Υδραυλική) is a technology and applied science using engineering, chemistry, and other sciences involving the mechanical properties and use of liquids.

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Listed building

A listed building, or listed structure, is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, Cadw in Wales, and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency in Northern Ireland.

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New Cut, Bristol

The New Cut is an artificial waterway which was constructed between 1804 and 1809 to divert the tidal river Avon through south and east Bristol, England.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom

The Parliament of the United Kingdom, commonly known as the UK Parliament or British Parliament, is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown dependencies and overseas territories.

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Pub

A pub, or public house, is an establishment licensed to sell alcoholic drinks, which traditionally include beer (such as ale) and cider.

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Pump House, Bristol

The Pump House is a historic public house situated in Hotwells on Bristol Harbour, Bristol, England.

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River Avon, Bristol

The River Avon is an English river in the south west of the country.

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Spike Island, Bristol

Spike Island is an Inner City and harbour area of the English port city of Bristol, adjoining the city centre.

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Swing bridge

A swing bridge is a movable bridge that has as its primary structural support a vertical locating pin and support ring, usually at or near to its center of gravity, about which the turning span can then pivot horizontally as shown in the animated illustration to the right.

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Underfall Yard

The Underfall Yard is a historic boatyard on Spike Island serving Bristol Harbour, the harbour in the city of Bristol, England.

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William Jessop

William Jessop (23 January 1745 – 18 November 1814) was an English civil engineer, best known for his work on canals, harbours and early railways in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumberland_Basin_(Bristol)

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