Bristol, The Docks c.1950
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Bristol developed to become a major centre for the importation of timber for use throughout the west of England. In 1870 the port handled 105,000 tons, and by 1900 it was dealing with over 170,000 tons a year. During the same period, annual tobacco imports through the docks rose from 349 tons in 1880 to 2278 in 1910, and by the mid 1920s the average was 24,000 tons a year. The bumper year for the weed was 1947, with 50,098 tons landed.
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