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fredleytoday at 4:31 PM1 replyview on HN

Castle Park, where the barges were moored until recently was flattened during World War II. The rubble was exported to the USA, and was used as landfill to create Bristol Basin, New York.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/bristol-basin


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sidewndr46today at 7:40 PM

There's a transatlantic trade in rubble? I've certainly seen rubble from demolished historic structures wind up in unusual places, but it almost always nearby

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