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Spike Island is a park in Widnes, Halton, North West England. It is an artificial island between the Sankey Canal and the estuary of the River Mersey containing parkland, woodland, wetlands and footpaths.
Spike Island was created by William Jessop in the early 19th century, when he constructed the New Cut and converted the former course of the River Avon into the Floating Harbour. Until the Second World War , a lock connected Bathurst Basin with the New Cut, and Spike Island was a genuine island surrounded on all sides by water.
The Underfall Yard is a historic boatyard on Spike Island serving Bristol Harbour in England. Underfall Yard was commonly referred to as "The Underfalls" and takes its name from the underfall sluices. The construction was completed in 1809 under the direction of William Jessop and substantially improved by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in the 1830s.
Spike Island (concert), a 1990 concert headlined by the Stone Roses in Widnes, England; Spike Island, a 2012 British comedy film based on the 1990 concert; Spike Island Artspace, a centre for contemporary art in Bristol, England
These include Victoria Promenade at West Bank, alongside the River Mersey, and Spike Island, now cleared of industry, which forms an open recreation area leading to footpaths along the former towpath of the Sankey Canal. [69] Adjacent to Spike Island occupying John Hutchinson's former Tower Building is the Catalyst Science Discovery Centre. [70]
This is a list of islands of England ... Spike Island; Stones Island, Carsington Water, Derbyshire; Sunk Island; Isle of Thanet, formerly separated by the Wantsum ...
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The New Gaol (also sometimes known as The Old City Gaol) is in Cumberland Road, Spike Island, Bristol, England, near Bristol Harbour. History