Gloucester Docks

Area in Gloucester, England

Gloucester Docks, 2013

Gloucester Docks is a historic area of the city of Gloucester. The docks are located at the northern junction of the River Severn with the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal. They are Britain's most inland port.[1]

The docks include fifteen Victorian warehouses, that are now listed buildings.[2] It also contains the Gloucester Waterways Museum and the Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum. The Robert Opie Collection of Advertising and Packaging (now the Museum of Brands in London) was also here from 1984 until 2001.

Ships

In addition to the collections of Gloucester Waterways Museum, historic vessels based at Gloucester Docks include:

  • LV 14 Sula, a 1958 lightvessel now preserved as holiday accommodation.[3]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gloucester Docks.
  1. ^ "Historic Docks - Historic Site in Gloucester, Gloucester - Visit Gloucester".
  2. ^ The Docks Conservation Area (Conservation Area No. 3) Appraisal & Management Proposals. Gloucester City Council, Gloucester, 2007. Archived here.
  3. ^ "Sula". LV14 SULA. Retrieved 16 April 2023.

51°51′45″N 2°15′07″W / 51.86250°N 2.25194°W / 51.86250; -2.25194

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