Prince's Wharf and Wapping Wharf, Quays and Bollards
Prince's Wharf and Wapping Wharf, quays and bollards, Floating Harbour, Cumberland Road
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Overview
ST5872
901-1/42/1297
BRISTOL
CUMBERLAND ROAD (north side)
Floating Harbour
Prince's Wharf and Wapping Wharf, quays and bollards
GV
II
Quays and bollards. 1874-76. By Thomas Howard, Docks Engineer. Granite and Pennant with cast-iron bollards. Granite curbs to Pennant rubble walls. Quay walls built 'chiefly of concrete, partly of the best hydraulic lime and partly of Portland Cement faced with stonework and granite' (Lord). Projecting bay and the Fairbairn Crane listed separately at Grade II*, NHLE ?1202666. (Lord J and Southam J: The Floating Harbour: Bristol: 1983-: 52).
Listing NGR: ST5836272191
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1279514
- Date first listed:
- 30-Dec-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Prince's Wharf and Wapping Wharf, Quays and Bollards
- Statutory Address:
- Prince's Wharf and Wapping Wharf, quays and bollards, Floating Harbour, Cumberland Road
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1279514
- Date first listed:
- 30-Dec-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Prince's Wharf and Wapping Wharf, Quays and Bollards
- Statutory Address 1:
- Prince's Wharf and Wapping Wharf, quays and bollards, Floating Harbour, Cumberland Road
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- Prince's Wharf and Wapping Wharf, quays and bollards, Floating Harbour, Cumberland Road
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- City of Bristol (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- ST5836272191
Summary
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 13 June 2025 to amend the description and to reformat the text to current standards
ST5872
901-1/42/1297
BRISTOL
CUMBERLAND ROAD (north side)
Floating Harbour
Prince's Wharf and Wapping Wharf, quays and bollards
GV
II
Quays and bollards. 1874-76. By Thomas Howard, Docks Engineer. Granite and Pennant with cast-iron bollards. Granite curbs to Pennant rubble walls. Quay walls built 'chiefly of concrete, partly of the best hydraulic lime and partly of Portland Cement faced with stonework and granite' (Lord). Projecting bay and the Fairbairn Crane listed separately at Grade II*, NHLE ?1202666. (Lord J and Southam J: The Floating Harbour: Bristol: 1983-: 52).
Listing NGR: ST5836272191
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 13 June 2025 to amend the description and to reformat the text to current standards
ST5872
901-1/42/1297
BRISTOL
CUMBERLAND ROAD (north side)
Floating Harbour
Prince's Wharf and Wapping Wharf, quays and bollards
GV
II
Quays and bollards. 1874-76. By Thomas Howard, Docks Engineer. Granite and Pennant with cast-iron bollards. Granite curbs to Pennant rubble walls. Quay walls built 'chiefly of concrete, partly of the best hydraulic lime and partly of Portland Cement faced with stonework and granite' (Lord). Projecting bay and the Fairbairn Crane listed separately at Grade II*, NHLE ?1202666. (Lord J and Southam J: The Floating Harbour: Bristol: 1983-: 52).
Listing NGR: ST5836272191
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 379484
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Lord, J, Southam, J, The Floating Harbour, (1983), 52
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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