No. 2 Dock
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No. 2 Dock is one of the principal dock basins within Barry Docks in South Wales, historically used for handling coal exports and other maritime trade.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| No. 2 Dock canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dock basin
ⓘ
maritime infrastructure ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Barry Railway Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Wales coalfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinType | tidal dock basin ⓘ |
| cargoTypeHandled |
other bulk commodities
ⓘ
steam coal ⓘ |
| connectedTo | rail infrastructure serving Barry Docks ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedFor | high-volume bulk cargo ⓘ |
| economicRole | facilitated export of coal from South Wales coalfield ⓘ |
| eraOfPeakUse |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
berthing of cargo vessels
ⓘ
loading of coal ⓘ unloading of imports ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | formed part of one of the world’s largest coal-exporting ports in the early 20th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Barry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ Vale of Glamorgan NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| partOf |
Barry Docks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Barry port complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portArea | Barry Docks and Harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed | industrial South Wales ⓘ |
| relativeImportance | one of the principal dock basins at Barry Docks ⓘ |
| usedFor |
coal exports
ⓘ
general cargo handling ⓘ maritime trade ⓘ |
| waterBody | Bristol Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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