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⚓ Bristol: Georgian Trading Port Turned Street Art Capital

A 3D harbourside simulation of Bristol's tidal River Avon and historic trade routes, with a toggle overlay showing where the city's famous street art is layered onto the urban landscape.

Fluid Dynamics & Aerodynamics3DAdvanced60 FPS💧 Water

A 3D model of Bristol's tidal River Avon and its Floating Harbour, showing how lock gates built in 1809 keep ships permanently afloat despite one of the world's largest tidal ranges — with a toggle that layers street art onto the historic warehouse quaysides.

🔬 What It Demonstrates

Outside the lock, water follows the tide freely; inside, closed gates hold a constant level so ships never ground in mud — the actual engineering problem the Floating Harbour solved for Bristol's Georgian trade.

🎮 How to Use

Slide the tide level and toggle the lock gates to see the harbour drain or stay full. Drag the era slider from the 1780s to today, and switch on the street art overlay to see murals appear on the quayside warehouses.

💡 Did You Know?

The Matthew and Brunel's SS Great Britain — both represented here — are real ships still moored in Bristol's harbour today as working museum vessels.

⚙ Under the hood

A 3D harbourside simulation of Bristol's tidal River Avon and historic trade routes, with a toggle overlay showing where the city's famous street art is layered onto the urban landscape.

river simulationtidal effects3d citystreet arthistorical tradeurban landscapeport simulationThree.js

3D · Three.js / WebGL renderer · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install