Albion Dock

Albion Dock is a dry dock built in 1820 for Hillhouse, Sons and Co. It is constructed from pennant rubble and squared ashlar. The dock has a round-ended shape with four steps along the sides, each featuring two flights of steps leading down, and includes caisson lock gates. Historically, it was known as the New Dockyard until it was renamed in 1848 after the company became Charles Hill and Sons. Albion Dock was the largest dock in the port, where some of Bristol's largest ships were built. It is part of a group with the Great Western Dry Dock and is one of the last remaining structures linked to the city's shipbuilding history.