2010 : The Bristol Avon near Crew's Hole
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2010 : The Bristol Avon near Crew's Hole
Image: © Maurice Pullin Taken: 26 Nov 2010
The wharf almost opposite formerly belonged to the St.Anne's Board Mills which was located immediately behind. Seen from downstream in Image] the wharf was built to receive woodpulp imported from into Bristol Docks from Norway Sweden and Finland and brought up the river by barge. There is a drawing of the site from a different angle in 1925 http://www.baph.org.uk/imagepages/quarterly/q50p22.htm St. Anne's Board Mills was opened in 1911 by the Imperial Tobacco Company to produce packaging for its cigarettes. http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/packaging-firm-folded/article-360112-detail/article.html
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Image Location
Latitude
51.455361
Longitude
-2.540808