The repair and replacement project at the docks consists of three phases, costing about £11m.
28 March 10:
New flood defence gates weighing 50 tonnes each are due to be installed at Bristol’s historic docks in the next few days. The steel back-up lock gates, known as leaves, travelled 1,000 miles from the Deest shipyard in the Netherlands. They arrived in Cumberland Basin this evening. The gates will replace 140-year-old Victorian wooden lock gates at Junction Lock. They were specially built by Dutch shipyard and construction company Ravestein. They will be taken into Junction Lock by pontoon barge before being lifted into place by a 500-tonne crane. Work is expected to finish on Wednesday.
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Being towed by New Ross -
New Ross -
Passing the Brunel Swivel bridge and the open Cumberland Basin bridge -
Bristol City Council vessel Dourdreck nudging the gates
Couple having a picnic on an anchor
New Cumberland Basin lock gates being moved by impressive cranes and harbourmaster (March 09)
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new gate on pontoon -
new gate close up -
1000 tonne telescopic crane -
pontoon crane about to be towed by harbourmaster with gate 1. Clifton backdrop -
150 year old gate -
crane lifting gate 2 off pontoon -
pontoon crane being nudged into position by harbourmaster -
getting gate into position for pontoon crane -
harbourmaster towing pontoon crane and gate -
rearguard boats keeping pontoon in line past swing bridge