Municipal Dock Management Begins
Bristol Corporation assumed responsibility for harbour management after the Bristol Dock Company ceased to administer the docks.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Bristol Corporation Biography and Timeline
Follow Bristol Corporation through 5 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Bristol Corporation, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1848–1975Years on this page
1848
1873
Cumberland Basin Entrance Modernised
Further nineteenth century dock works modified the entrance arrangements as Bristol sought to accommodate more demanding shipping.
1930
Clifton Displays French Week Electric Lights
During Bristol French Week in 1930, electric lights in French national colours illuminate the suspension bridge, reflecting its developing role in civic festivities.
1933
Bristol Brighton Week Bridge Display Staged
The bridge is lit with approximately fifteen hundred electric bulbs during the 1933 Bristol Brighton Week celebrations, extending its use for civic events.
1975
City Docks Commercial Use Declines
The historic city docks ceased to function as Bristol's principal commercial port as deep water shipping moved downstream.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.