[HN Gopher] The Concrete Pontoons of Bristol
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       The Concrete Pontoons of Bristol
        
       Author : surprisetalk
       Score  : 39 points
       Date   : 2025-11-21 15:04 UTC (6 days ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (thecretefleet.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (thecretefleet.com)
        
       | fredley wrote:
       | Castle Park, where the barges were moored until recently was
       | flattened during World War II. The rubble was exported to the
       | USA, and was used as landfill to create Bristol Basin, New York.
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       | https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/bristol-basin
        
         | sidewndr46 wrote:
         | There's a transatlantic trade in rubble? I've certainly seen
         | rubble from demolished historic structures wind up in unusual
         | places, but it almost always nearby
        
           | fredley wrote:
           | During the war, ships were arriving from the US packed with
           | munitions. They needed something to take back, just for
           | ballast, so they used rubble from the destroyed city.
        
       | qingcharles wrote:
       | Well, this was an incredibly thorough deep dive. I worked along
       | Bristol Harbor for 10 years and never consciously noticed these
       | barges. Lots of interesting tech companies have come and gone
       | along that harborside.
        
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