The winch mechanism in Alexandra Warehouse at Gloucester Docks

Date:
May 1982
Location:
Alexandra Warehouse, Docks, Gloucester, Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Reference:
BB82/10259
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

Pictured is the hoist mechanism in this 19th-century warehouse. At one time this system was used to haul sacks of grain up to the higher storeys of the warehouse from the ships and barges in the dock.

Content

This is part of the Collection: NMR07 NMR Accessioned Negatives - Catalogued

Rights

© Crown Copyright. Historic England Archive

Keywords

Victorian Winch, Victorian Warehouse, Dock, Victorian Bonded Warehouse