Former Shipwright'S Shop

The former shipwright's shop, built around 1885, is located in Bristol's Floating Harbour area. This single-storey building features a brick and timber facade, a cast-iron frame, and a slate hipped roof. It has an open plan and consists of a four-bay range. The front is distinguished by cast-iron columns with rounded bases supporting a timber beam, with sliding doors positioned second from the left and at the right-hand end, along with windows in between and overlapping timber boarding.

Inside, there are three cast-iron columns at the rear that support queen post roof trusses. The shop is situated between the machine shop and the timber store. Historically, it was built on land reclaimed behind Jessops' Floating Harbour dam and is named after Brunel's Under Fall culvert, which was used to remove silt into the New Cut. The shop once housed a mortar mill and a circular saw powered by the engine in the adjacent machine shop. It is noted for preserving the essential character of the dock landscape.