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78 silos in No. 1 Granary. 'On arrival on the [belt] conveyors .. at the granaries the grain is passed through automatic weighing machines weighing in units of 3,000 or 5,000 lbs, and then elevated to the top floor and conveyed by belts to the required silos in either granary [Nos 1 or 2, interconnected]... Redelivery is given either in sacks or bulk to railway wagons, craft [eg barges, lighters] and road vehicles.'
[From The Port of Bristol. A Tour of the Royal Edward and Avonmouth Docks. Port of Bristol Authority, 1930]. '