A large expanse of water lies virtually on my doorstep. Not an ocean, pond or lake, but an unused industrial dock. ‘The Wharf’, as it is to me, is officially known as The Bute East Dock and was constructed to ease pressure on the existing Bute Dock in the 1850s before being closed in 1970. […]
“Ship shape and Bristol fashion..” Adj. (chiefly nautical) Tidily tied down and secure. – Wikipedia http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shipshape_and_Bristol_fashion Not much distance separates the UK cities of Cardiff and Bristol. Just under 45 miles of road, if Google is to be believed, as well as the River Severn estuary and a fairly important border that divides Wales and England. In terms of population, […]