Victoria, Britannia and Albert Warehouses, The Docks, Gloucester

Image: © Stephen Richards Taken: 18 May 2015

Victoria was built in 1849, Albert two years later, both probably by William Rees junior. Britannia, in the middle, is a 1980s rebuilding of the original after it was destroyed in a fire (hence unlisted). 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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