They have become one of Bristol’s most famous sights - the four electric cranes that still line the Floating Harbour in front of the M-Shed at Prince’s Wharf.
And now the 71-year-old cranes have been given legal protection after the Government gave them listed building status, which means they have to be preserved and looked after where they now stand.
The four electric cranes, numbered 29 to 32, were made at Bath’s famous Stothert & Pitt crane factory and installed outside the L and M Sheds back in 1951 as an upgrade to the Victorian cranes that were on the wharf before.
