The Albert Warehouse of 1851. It was converted into a flour mill in 1869, hence its somewhat scarred appearance. It was later the home of the Robert Opie Collection of advertising and packaging. It was then converted into an apartment block, opening as such in 2003. 16th April 1991.
The Albert Warehouse after conversion into apartments. 29th March 2009.
The Alexandra Warehouse, built in 1870 for corn merchants JE & FH Fox. The parapets replaced conventional eaves after the warehouse was rebuilt following fire in 1875. On the right is the Harbour House. 16th April 1991.
The Harbour House, next to the Alexandra Warehouse. 25th March 2006.
Biddle's Warehouse of 1830 (left) and Shipton's warehouse of 1833 (right). J. Biddle of Stroud was the largest miller in the district in the 1830s. Both warehouses are now apartment blocks. 1989.
The Biddle and Shipton warehouses newly converted into apartments. 14th April 2007.
The Britannia Warehouse of 1989. The original building of 1861 was destroyed by fire in the late 1980s and this is a modern, steel framed replica. 16th April 1991.
The Britannia Warehouse seen on 29th March 2009.
The City Flour Mills of 1850. It remained operational right up until the late 1990s. 16th April 1991.
The City Flour Mills after conversion to apartments. 25th March 2006.
The former City Flour Mills office building. 29th March 2009.
Albion Cottages, which served for a number of years as the Dock Offices. 16th April 1991.
The former weighbridge building at the Southgate street entrance, 14th April 2007.
The former bridge keeper's house at Llanthony Bridge. 14th April 2007.
Foster Bros Oil & Cake Mill of 1862. 21st March 1991.
The overhanging section of Foster Bros Mill. 12th September 1996.
Foster Bros Oil & Cake Mill from the opposite side. 25th March 2006.
The canal frontage of Foster Bros Oil & Cake Mill in glorious dereliction, August 2007. (Photo courtesy of Edgeworths 2000 from his Flickr photostream).
Foster Bros Oil & Cake Mill seen from the non-canal side. (Photo courtesy of Edgeworths 2000 from his Flickr photostream).
The Great Western Warehouse, built for William Partridge in 1863. It was largely destroyed by fire in 1945 but the surviving ground floor was re-roofed. 25th March 2006.
Original windows on the Great Western Warehouse. 1991.
Window detail on the Great Westen Warehouse. 14th April 2007.
The British Waterways No 5 Warehouse (centre), Fox's Malthouse (behind) and the Great Western Warehouse (left). 16th April 1991.
The unglamourous No. 4 Warehouse. 25th March 2006.
Fox's Malthouse of 1888, situated behind the No 4 Warehouse. 25th March 2006.
From left to right: the Herbert, Kimberley and Phillpots Warehouses of 1846. The trio were built in anticipation of increased trade following the repeal of the Corn Laws. They have now been joined together to form a single building and serve as council offices as well as shops and a pub. 17th April 1991.
The Herbert, Kimberley and Phillpots Warehouses on 29th March 2009.
1970s scene showing the North, Herbert, Kimberley and Phillpots warehouses prior to redevelopment.
Llanthony Warehouse of 1873 which was built for Wait James & Co. It now houses the National Waterways Museum. 16th April 1991.
The Lock Warehouse of 1834, so called because it is situated adjacent to the 210 foot lock which connects the main basin with the Severn. The warehouse now houses Gloucester Antiques Centre. It is also known as the Jennings & Guildings Warehouse. 16th April 1991.
The Lock Warehouse and the lock which leads from the Main Basin to the Severn. 15th September 2006.
The Lock Warehouse seen from the River Severn side. 29th March 2009.
The North Warehouse of 1826. This is the oldest of the warehouses, dating from the opening of the canal. By the 1980s the building was derelict and in a dangerous condition. Happily it was restored and now forms the head office of Gloucester City Council. 16th April 1991.
The North Warehouse seen on 29th March 2009.
Detail of the Gloucester & Berkeley Canal Co. stone on the North Warehouse. 14th April 2007.
The Atlas Bell on the North Warehouse. Removed from the East India Company's vessel "Atlas" after it was scraped in 1832, it was used to signal the dockers' start and finish times. It was later moved to Shepperdine as a fog signal but was returned to Gloucester in 1986. 14th April 2007.
The Pillar & Lucy Warehouse of 1838, situated on Bakers Quay. It was originally financed by the timber yards on Merchants Road. 19th May 1991.
The Pillar & Lucy Warehouse from the opposite side. It has served variously as a pub and restaurant in recent years. 25th March 2006.
The old pump house which once housed a beam engine to pump water up from the Severn. 16th April 1991.
The Shipton Warehouse of 1833. The "Severn & Canal Carrying Co" lettering can still be made out. It was originally built for James Shipton, a general merchant who later specialised in timber trading. 16th April 1991.
Sturges Warehouse of 1840. For many years it served as a bagging plant for the adjacent Albert Mill. It is also known as Renolds Double Warehouse. On the left is the Mariner's Chapel which was built in 1849 for the benefit of seamen. 16th April 1991.
The Mariners chapel. 14th April 2007.
The Victoria Warehouse of 1849, seen after it had just been converted into offices. It was originally built for William Partridge. 24th December 1991.
Vinings Warehouse of 1840. It was built for corn merchants Charles Vining & Sons. 16th April 1991.
Vinings & Sturges Warehouse from the dock side. 1993.
Downings Malthouse of 1901 on Baker's Quay. It is built over what was once High Orchard Dock.
Office entrance to Downing's Malthouse on Merchants Road. 25th March 2006.
Vinings, Sturges, Biddle & Llanthony warehouses seen from the west quay. 4th September 1996.
A similar view of the Vinings, Sturges, Biddle & Llanthony warehouses on 29th March 2009.
Warehouses along the canal at Llanthony with Foster's Oil & Cake Mill nearest to the camera. February 1995.
The lock cottage with the Lock and North Warehouses behind. 1990.
The Lock Cottage seen on 29th March 2009.
The Dock Office building. 29th March 2009.
The Merchants Quay retail building, now closed and awaiting redevelopment. 29th March 2009
The Custom House, now the Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum. 29th March 2009
The rear of the buildings on Severn Road with the western channel of the Severn in the foreground. 29th March 2009
Looking towards the main basin from Llanthony Quay. c1994.
The Llanthony bridge at the southern end of the Main Basin. 14th April 2007.
Evidence of the former Llanthony swing bridge. 14th April 2007.
The lock which connects the Main Basin with the River Severn. 14th April 2007.
A steam crane outside the North Warehouse. 29th March 2009.
A former crane base outside the North Warehouse. 29th March 2009.
The main basin seen from Llanthony Bridge. February 1995.
Sailing vessels in the channel that links the Main Basin with the Victoria Dock. 4th September 1996.
The Victoria Dock. 29th March 2009.
The Large Graving Dock. 25th March 2006.
The Small Graving Dock. 25th March 2006.
Looking along the Barge Arm towards the Main Basin. 4th April 2004.
View across Monk Meadow Dock in 1992, exactly 100 years after it was constructed.
Beneath the awning of the transit shed at Monk Meadow Dock. The building was erected after the First World War and was second hand, having previously served as an aircraft hangar. It was demolished in 2007/8.1992.
Railway tracks beneath the transit shed awning at Monk Meadow Dock. 1992.
Monk Meadow Dock on 20th July 2008. The buildings have been demolished ready for the Gloucester Quays development.
The remains of a wagon turntable by the main basin before redevelopment. 16th April 1991.
Rather surprisingly the remains of the turntable have survived redevelopment. 14th April 2007.
Crane base by the Victoria Dock. 14th April 2007.
The swing bridge over the channel leading to the Victoria Dock. 25th March 2006.
Grooves for railway tracks on the swingbridge. 16th April 1991.
Surviving railway track near the Mariner's Chapel 24th December 1991.
Next to Downing's Malthouse on High Orchard dock is the diminutive Midland Railway goods transit shed. 16th April 1991. Sadly it seems unlikely it will survive the 2008 Gloucester Quays redevelopment.
The goods transit shed on the GWR Llanthony Quay. This structure has now been demolished. 16th April 1991.
Llanthony Quay looking towards the bridge and main basin. 21st March 1991.
Llanthony Quay after the GWR transit shed had been demolished. February 1995.
Llanthony Quay, with the grain silo in the distance. 21st March 1991.
Coasters at Llanthony Quay.
High Orchard Street. 25th March 2006.
High Orchard Street closed to traffic and soon to disappear. August 2007. (Photo courtesy of Edgeworths 2000 from his Flickr photostream).
The rear of the Downings Malthouse buildings on the "dog leg" of High Orchard Street. August 2007. (Photo courtesy of Edgeworths 2000 from his Flickr photostream).
Merchants Road with the main Downings Malthouse building on the left and the ancillary buildings on the right. 25th March 2006.
Looking along Merchants Road. 24th December 1991.
Building on Merchants Road. 16th April 1991.
Railway building on Llanthony Road. I believe this was the control office for Llanthony Yard. 24th December 1991.
The Salt Union building on Commercial Road. It was demolished shortly after this picture was taken in the mid 1970s.
View from Llanthony Warehouse looking towards the buildings on Llanthony Road, Merchants Road and High Orchard Street. 4th April 2004.
Buildings on Merchants Road, May 2008. (Photo courtesy of Edgeworths 2000 from his Flickr photostream).
Buildings on Merchants Road, May 2008. (Photo courtesy of Edgeworths 2000 from his Flickr photostream).
Detail of one of the Downings Malthouse buildings on Merchants Road. (Photo courtesy of Edgeworths 2000 from his Flickr photostream).
Dereliction on Merchants Road. May 2008. (Photo courtesy of Edgeworths 2000 from his Flickr photostream).
Looking towards the main basin from Monk Meadow with the incomplete St Anne bridge prominent. 20th July 2008.
Monk Meadow Wharf, Hempsted on 20th July 2006.
Diagram of Gloucester Docks showing the position of the warehouses and other historic buildings.
