An interactive 'talking bridge' has been installed next to the National Waterways Museum in Gloucester. Sensors trigger recordings when someone walks across the temporary bridge connecting the Museum with the area around the Mariner's Chapel.
Commentaries include traditional docklands noises and memories from people who used to work on the boats.
Chris Witts, one of the people featured said: "I did everything including, cooking, cleaning and steering."
Hugh Conway-Jones, local historian and secretary of the Friends of the National Waterways Museum said: "We wanted to make sure that what people hear on the talking bridge is relevant to what they are seeing, so it adds to their visit.
"We therefore used recordings of the noises which the boats on display make and interviews from people who worked in the area."
The bridge is the work of Gloucester artist, Andrew Stonye and is one of a series of artworks on display around the docks funded by the South West Regional Development Agency and Gloucester Heritage Urban Regeneration Company.
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