North and Lock Warehouses, The Docks, Gloucester
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North and Lock Warehouses, The Docks, Gloucester
Image: © Stephen Richards Taken: 18 May 2015
The North Warehouse was the first to be built, in 1826-27 to the designs of Bartin Haigh. Lock was built in 1834 and altered in the 1920s. Grade II listed. The restoration of Gloucester docks is a rare C20th conservation success story, largely because of the sheer number of surviving buildings but also the sympathetic way in which they have been treated. There is no gimmicky cladding, and the area has not, at least yet, been swamped by incongruous modern tat. Around fifteen warehouses, mostly built for storing grain, survive (eight have been demolished) and have been converted to offices, including for the city council, or tourist attractions.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.86409
Longitude
-2.252203