EAW026795 ENGLAND (1949). Queen Square and the city centre, Bristol, from the south-west, 1949
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| Title | [EAW026795] Queen Square and the city centre, Bristol, from the south-west, 1949 |
| Reference | EAW026795 |
| Date | 3-October-1949 |
| Link | |
| Place name | BRISTOL |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 358867, 172611 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -2.5920038582365, 51.450498678549 |
| National Grid Reference | ST589726 |
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| Floating Harbour. Created by William Jessop in 1809, to impound water and eliminate tidal conditions. Vessels could enter and exit the harbour via locks at the Cumberland Basin; the River Avon, which originally flowed here, was diverted into the New Cut |
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