The Portishead Docks Act, 1871
WHEREAS the following Acts have been passed with respect to the Bristol and Portishead Pier and Railway Company (who are herein referred to as the Company); namely, The Bristol and Portishead Pier and Railway Act, 1863, herein after called the Act of 1863; and The Bristol and Portishead Pier and Railway Act, 1866, herein after called the Act of 1866: And whereas the works authorised by the said Acts and constructed consist of a pier at Portishead in the county of Somerset, and of a railway fr...