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Encyclopedia > Bristol Harbour Railway and Industrial Museum
Bristol Industrial Museum
Shown within Bristol
Established
Location Bristol
Website Bristol Industrial Museum

Coordinates: 51°26′50″N 2°35′55″W / 51.44726, -2.59856 Image File history File linksMetadata Bristol_pw_from_ms. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 540 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (702 × 780 pixel, file size: 170 KB, MIME type: image/png) Map of Bristol, from same sources as others on Wikipedia:WikiProject Bristol. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... This article is about the English city. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


The Bristol Industrial Museum (grid reference ST585722) is a museum in Bristol, England. The museum features exhibits documenting Bristol's maritime history, and includes outdoor exhibits along Prince's Wharf on the Floating Harbour, including the Bristol Harbour Railway and a small fleet of preserved vessels. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the English city. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... St Augustines Reach and Peros Bridge, during the 2004 Harbour Festival. ...

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Overview

Fireboat "Pyronaut" and steam tug "Mayflower"

The museum's indoor exhibits are housed on the two floors of a former quayside transit shed. On the lower floor is the transport gallery, which houses various land transport exhibits with a particular Bristol slant. Exhibits include what is believed to be the world's first purpose-built holiday caravan to be compared with a 1950s equivalent, the Grenville steam carriage, bicycles, motorcycles, cars, carriages and buses. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2576x1952, 2361 KB) Summary fireboat Pyronaut and steam tug Mayflower, outside the Bristol Harbour Railway and Industrial Museum. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2576x1952, 2361 KB) Summary fireboat Pyronaut and steam tug Mayflower, outside the Bristol Harbour Railway and Industrial Museum. ... Pyronaut and steam tug Mayflower, outside the Bristol Harbour Railway and Industrial Museum. ... A travel trailer or caravan is a trailer towed behind a road vehicle (or even a horse) to provide a place to sleep which is more comfortable, sheltered and protected than a tent (although there are fold-down tent trailers [1]) . It provides the means for people to have their... For other uses, see Bicycle (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Motorcycle (disambiguation). ... “Car” and “Cars” redirect here. ... Catherine IIs carved, painted and gilded Coronation Coach (Hermitage Museum) George VI and Queen Elizabeth in a landau with footmen and an outrider, Canada 1939 The classic definition of a carriage is a four-wheeled horse drawn private passenger vehicle with leaf springs (elliptical springs in the 19th century... For other uses, see Bus (disambiguation). ...


On the upper floor the aviation gallery tells the story of Bristols involvement in aircraft manufacture and contains a collection of Bristol-made aero engines, a Bristol built helicopter, a mock-up flight deck of Concorde and scale models showing the many aircraft built in the city. On the same floor the story of the Port of Bristol is told with models, paintings and other exhibits. The adjacent Print & Pack gallery tells the story of one of Bristol's biggest industries with machinery and products. “Flying Machine” redirects here. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... For other uses, see Concorde (disambiguation). ... St Augustines Reach and Peros Bridge, during the 2004 Harbour Festival. ...


Elsewhere in the museum, the Bristol and Transatlantic Slavery gallery tells the story of Bristol's involvement in the trans-atlantic slave trade between the UK, Africa and the Caribbean, from its early days through abolition to today's legacy. The Atlantic slave trade was the trade of African slaves by Europeans that occurred in and around the Atlantic Ocean. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... “West Indian” redirects here. ...


Normally moored in front of the museum, the collection of historic vessels include a fireboat "Pyronaut" and two steam tugs John King and Mayflower, which was built in 1861.[1][2] Prince's Wharf and Wapping Wharf are designated as a grade II listed building.[3] The fireboat Guardian was a gift of survivors of the Loma Prieta earthquake to supplement San Franciscos fireboat Phoenix. ... Pyronaut and steam tug Mayflower, outside the Bristol Harbour Railway and Industrial Museum. ... TUG is a three-letter acronym which can stand for: Graz University of Technology in Graz, Austria the TeX Users Group The Ultimate Group, an entertainment production company, founded by Chris Stokes Tie Up Games (a form of bondage) For the word tug, see Tug (disambiguation). ... John King is the name of several notable individuals, including: John King, 19th century Australian explorer John King, White House correspondent for CNN John William King, one of the murderers of James Byrd, Jr. ... Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor by William Halsall (1882) The Mayflower was the famous ship that transported the Pilgrims from Plymouth, England, to Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts (United States), in 1620. ... Buckingham Palace, a Grade I listed building. ...


Closure

The museum is closed on 29 October 2006, to be replaced by a new "Museum of Bristol" opening on the same site in summer 2009. A grant of UK£10.27 million has been obtained from the National Lottery, contributing to the estimated UK£18.6 million of the change. The current exhibits were due to be "moved into storage in other parts of the city and elsewhere in the UK", according to the Bristol Evening Post.[4] is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A play here! sign outside a newsagent, incorporating the National Lotterys logo of a stylised hand with crossed fingers which emulates a smiling face. ...


Railway

Tourist train on the railway
Tourist train on the railway
Cranes at Bristol Industrial Museum
Cranes at Bristol Industrial Museum

On the quayside outside the museum can be found several preserved dockyard cranes and one terminus of the harbour railway. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 791 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (2576 × 1952 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 791 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (2576 × 1952 pixel, file size: 1. ...


The museum railway has operated on the harbour side since 1978, with the Western Fuel Co. using the branch from the Portishead line and yard behind the museum for commercial coal traffic. When this commercial rail traffic ceased the museum railway expanded in 2000 when it started using the branch alongside the New Cut. When the Portishead Railway was relayed the connection at Ashton Junction was severed. The railway was originally a branch of the Great Western Railway and operates on selected weekends between the Museum and the SS Great Britain on standard gauge track for half a mile. The railway is currently in use as far as the Create Centre, a mile from the museum. Tunnel in the Avon Gorge. ... The original Bristol Temple Meads station, first terminus of the GWR, is the building to the left of this picture The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company, linking South West England, the West Country and South Wales with London. ... ss Great Britain was the first ocean-going ship to have an iron hull and a screw propeller and, when launched in 1843, was the largest vessel afloat. ... As railways developed and expanded one of the key issues to be decided was that of the rail gauge (the distance between the two rails of the track) which should be used. ...


At the height of the harbour's industrial use, the Bristol Harbour Railway had branches on Prince's Wharf on the south side of the harbour and Canon's Marsh on the north. The reinforced concrete goods shed on Canon's Marsh is now a listed building and houses At-Bristol. Little else of the railway on the north side of the harbour remains, and the railway bridge at the Cumberland Basin has also been demolished. Millennium Square and the At-Bristol planetarium , Canons Marsh is an inner city area of Bristol, England, of approximately one square kilometer. ... Buckingham Palace, a Grade I listed building. ... At-Bristol (grid reference ST585726) is a pioneering public science and technology exploration and education centre in Bristol, England. ...


On the south side of the harbour the railway crosses Spike Island, the narrow strip of land between the Harbour and the River Avon, and clings to the side of the river as far as the junction with the northern branch at the Cumberland Basin. Here the railway turns and crosses the river, merging first with the Portishead Railway and then the Great Western main line. The bridge is an iron swing bridge that was, before the construction of new main road nearby, a double-deck bridge carrying a road carriageway above the railway. The top deck has now been dismantled and one of the tracks lifted to make way for a footpath and cycleway, while the other track has become overgrown. The Avon Gorge and Clifton Suspension Bridge The River Avon is a river in the south west of England. ... Tunnel in the Avon Gorge. ... Maidenhead Railway Bridge The Great Western Main Line is a main line railway in England that runs westwards from London Paddington station to Temple Meads station in Bristol. ...

  • Steam Locomotives Undergoing light work, restoration or overhaul
    • Fox Walker 0-6-0ST No. 3. Undergoing restoration following display.

the museum also has a collection of wagons, some have been converted for passenger use while others are used for demonstration freight trains. Peckett and Sons was a locomotive manufacturer at the Atlas Works in Bristol, England. ... The Avonside Engine Company was a locomotive manufacturer in Bristol, England. ... Peckett and Sons was a locomotive manufacturer at the Atlas Works in Bristol, England. ...


Steam Crane

Fairbairn Steam Crane

In front of the museum is a Fairbairn Steam crane which was built in 1878 to load and unload ships and railway wagons with cargoes up to 35 tons. It was in regular use until 1973, and has now been restored and preserved in working order.[5] Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 561 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1319 × 1409 pixel, file size: 874 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Fairbuen Steam Crane outside Bristol Harbour Railway and Industrial Museum. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 561 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1319 × 1409 pixel, file size: 874 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Fairbuen Steam Crane outside Bristol Harbour Railway and Industrial Museum. ... William Fairbairn and Sons, was an engineering works in Manchester, England. ... A modern crawler type derrick crane with outriggers. ...


References

  1. ^ Mayflower, ST. Historic Steamers. Retrieved on 2006-08-18.
  2. ^ Preserving Vessels In A Diverse Local History Museum. Third International Conference on the Technical Aspects of the Preservation of Historic Vessels. Retrieved on 2006-08-18.
  3. ^ Prince's Wharf and Wapping Wharf. Images of England. Retrieved on 2006-08-18.
  4. ^ The £10 million industrial revolution. This is Bristol. Retrieved on 2006-08-19.
  5. ^ The steam crane. Farvis. Retrieved on 2006-08-18.

Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

Sources

  • Old version of the museum's web page, now located at Bristol's Industrial Museum. Bristol City Council: leisure and culture. Retrieved on 2005-03-22.

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Bristol Harbour Railway and Industrial Museum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (829 words)
The railway, which reopened in 2000, was a branch of the Great Western Railway and operates on selected weekends between the Museum and the SS Great Britain on standard gauge track for half a mile.
At the height of the harbour's industrial use, the Bristol Harbour Railway had branches on Prince's Wharf on the south side of the harbour and Canons Marsh on the north.
On the south side of the harbour the railway crosses Spike Island, the narrow strip of land between the Harbour and the River Avon, and clings to the side of the river as far as the junction with the northern branch at the Cumberland Basin.
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Bristol is one of the main centres of culture, employment and education in the region.
Bristol's constituencies in the House of Commons cross the borders with neighbouring authorities, and the city is divided into Bristol West, East, South and North-west and Kingswood.
Bristol is in a limestone area, which forms to the Mendip Hills to the south and the Cotswolds to the north east.
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