tarboat's photos with the keyword: bristol

The excursion ship Balmoral was built at Southampton by John I Thornycroft & Company for the Southampton, Isle of Wight and South of England Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. Limited, more normally known as the Red Funnel line. It operated as a ferry to the Isle of Wight until dedicated car ferries were introduced and then mainly on excursion cruises work. In 1968 the vessel was purchased by P & A Campbell and moved to the Bristol Channel until the company closed its sailings in 1980. Subsequently the ship was purchased for a failed restaurant project at Dundee and then passed to Waverley Steam Navigation Co. Ltd for operations around the Bristol Channel. In 2015, ownership of MV Balmoral was transferred to a new registered charity MV Balmoral Fund Limited, and she is now operated by their subsidiary, White Funnel Ltd. The ship has not operated since the end of 2017 and has seen major repair work and it is hoped to be back in service soon. Here she is seen lying alongside the quay in Bristol Harbour.

Colston Girls' School, Cheltenham Road, Bristol, now Montpelier High School. The school building was designed by William Venn Gough and was completed in 1891. It uses a polychrome mix of various Northern Renaissance styles, built in red Cattybrook brick with yellow brick and buff terracotta dressings and is listed Grade II.

The patent slipway at Underfall Yard in Bristol Harbour can lift out vessels up to 32m (105 ft) long and 8m (25ft) wide, and up to 180 tonnes dead weight. Boats can be taken out for a quick inspection or anti-fouling or for longer periods for major repair or alteration. Multihulls can be lifted out fully rigged. Narrow Boats can be accommodated either singly or in pairs. There has been a slipway at the yard since the 1850s and the current design was installed by Docks Engineer John Ward Girdlestone in the late 1880’s. It was subject to extensive restoration in early 2022.

DMU 150106 waits for its next duty at Bristol Temple Meads station.

This corrugated iron building stands on the edge of Bristol Docks. I am unsure of its original purpose although it may have been related to operations on the dock railways.

Preserved sulphuric acid tank wagon at Bristol Docks. Built in 1940 by Charles Roberts & Co Ltd at Wakefield, it is painted as owned by the War Department and allocated to the Royal Ordnance Factory at Bridgwater.

S9 'Henbury' (Peckett No. 1940/1937) & S3 'Portbury' (Avonside No. 1764)/1917, pass the cranes and warehouses at Bristol Docks. This tourist operation seems to have become a very atmospheric part of the tourist scene at this interesting location.

The Fairbairn steam crane was ordered in 1875 as the docks at the time had no heavy lift capacity. It was completed in August 1878 at a cost of £3,600. For most of its existence it was underused being rapidly overtaken by improvements in hydraulic and then electric crane technology. However it was heavily used during World War 2 when it lifted many landing craft, making over two thousand lifts in three years. It has now been restored and can be seen in action during special events.

S3 'Portbury' (Avonside No. 1764), S9 'Henbury' (Peckett No. 1940) pass behind the Fairbairn steam crane at Bristol Docks. The steam crane was ordered in 1875 as the docks at the time had no heavy lift capacity. It was completed in August 1878 at a cost of £3,600. For most of its existence it was underused being rapidly overtaken by improvements in hydraulic and then electric crane technology. However it was heavily used during World War 2 when it lifted many landing craft, making over two thousand lifts in three years. It has now been restored and can be seen in action during special events.

The Bristol Hippodrome was designed by the renowned Theatre architect, Frank Matcham for Oswald Stoll, and was second only in size and grandeur to his London Coliseum, also designed by Frank Matcham in 1904. It opened on the 16th of December 1912. The Theatre's main entrance was constructed on the site of the former Smith & Co Furnishers shop. The frontage has been rebuilt at some point, possibly when the Hippodrome operated as a cinema in the 1930s.

On the platform at Bristol Temple Meads station. The comfortable IC125 stock is already being replaced by uncomfortable bi-modal units on some services. The new units are unable to match the performance of the 40 year old 125s when away from the overhead wires. Such is progress.

One way to escape from the platforms at Bristol Temple Meads station.

Crewe & South Cheshire Running Day 2010 with Bristol LDG6 of 1957 833AFM and Lodekka FSG6 0f 1964 4227FM at Crewe Bus Station