A graving dock is shown near the old entrance to Alexandra Dock on a historic chart. The dock has now been partially infilled as part of the North Quay but appears to retains its dock gates.
Event and Historical Information:
This edition of the Admiralty chart was first published in August 1860 and continued in use with minor revisions until 1886.
Sources include:
Historic Admiralty Chart 2682-A10, RCAHMW Digital Collections
Maritime Officer, RCAHMW, November 2009.
Resources
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application/pdfCA - Cotswold Archaeology Projects ArchiveReport of Archaeological Watching Brief carried out at West Way Road, Alexandra Dock, Newport, by Cotswold Archaeology in 2016: CA Report No: 16077.