Cumberland Basin
The Cumberland Basin is the main entrance to the docks of the city of Bristol, England. It separates the areas of Hotwells from the tip of Spike Island.Photo: Steinsky, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include SS Great Britain and Plimsoll Swing Bridge.
SS Great Britain
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
SS Great Britain is a museum ship and former passenger steamship that was advanced for her time. The largest passenger ship in the world from 1845 to 1853, she was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, for the Great Western Steamship Company's transatlantic service between Bristol and New York City. SS Great Britain is situated 2,900 feet east of Cumberland Basin.
Plimsoll Swing Bridge
Bridge
Photo: TPBreeze, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plimsoll Swing Bridge is situated 390 feet west of Cumberland Basin.
Hydraulic Engine House
Historic building
Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Hydraulic engine house is part of the "Underfall Yard" in Bristol Harbour in Bristol, England. The octagonal brick and terracotta chimney of the engine house dates from 1888, and is Grade II* listed, as is the hydraulic engine house itself. Hydraulic Engine House is situated 830 feet southeast of Cumberland Basin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hotwells and Spike Island.
Hotwells
Suburb
Photo: Gothick, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hotwells is a neighbourhood in the English port city of Bristol. It is located to the south of and below the high ground of Clifton, and directly to the north of the Floating Harbour.
Spike Island
Suburb
Spike Island is an inner city and harbour area of the English port city of Bristol, adjoining the city centre. It comprises the strip of land between the Floating Harbour to the north and the tidal New Cut of the River Avon to the south, from the dock entrance to the west to Bathurst Basin in the east.
Bower Ashton
Neighborhood
Bower Ashton is a neighbourhood in south west Bristol on the western boundary with North Somerset, lying within the Southville ward, approximately two miles from the city centre. Ashton Court estate, a 850-acre recreational area owned by Bristol City Council lies just to the north, the Long Ashton by-pass to the south and the River Avon to the east.
Cumberland Basin
- Type: Body of water
- Description: place in Bristol, England
- Categories: artificial channel and dock
- Location: Bristol, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.44826° or 51° 26′ 54″ northLongitude
-2.62092° or 2° 37′ 15″ westOpen location code
9C3VC9XH+8JOpenStreetMap ID
way 124807938OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dockWikidata ID
Q5193841
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