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Bute Docks Feeder
The Bute Docks Feeder is a canal in Cardiff, Wales, constructed to provide a water source for the Cardiff docks. Background In July 1830 the (11 Geo. 4 & 1 Will. 4. c. cxxxiii) was passed allowing the Marquis of Bute to construct the Bute Ship Canal, a mile-long body of water connecting the sea to the Glamorganshire Canal. The Ship Canal was to be supplied with water via a feeder canal diverted from the River Taff, half a mile north of Cardiff Castle and running through the town. The feeder canal took about five years to complete, in the run up to the completion of the new dock in 1839 (in 1835 it was reported to have already been extended past Cardiff Castle and into the Crockherbtown area of town). The Bute East Dock was completed in 1859, with the dock feeder extended in the 1850s to provide water for the new dock. The Guildford Crescent Baths, Corporation Baths were built on Guildford Crescent in 1862, whose swimming pools drew 1 million gallons of water from the dock feed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dock Feeder Canal, Cardiff, May 2023 05
The word dock () in American English refers to one or a group of human-made structures that are involved in the handling of boats or ships (usually on or near a shore). In British English, the term is not used the same way as in American English; it is used to mean the area of water that is next to or around a wharf or quay. The exact meaning varies among different variants of the English language. "Dock" may also refer to a dockyard (also known as a shipyard) where the loading, unloading, building, or repairing of ships occurs. History The earliest known docks were those discovered in Wadi al-Jarf, an ancient Egyptian harbor, of Pharaoh Khufu#Wadi al-Jarf, Khufu, dating from c.2500 BC located on the Red Sea coast. Archaeologists also discovered anchors and storage jars near the site. A dock from Lothal in India dates from 2400 BC and was located away from the main current (water), current to avoid deposition of silt. Modern oceanographers have observed that the ancient Indu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
