She founded the 'Whiteladies' convent of St. Mary Magdalene - 'Maudlin' - hence giving Bristol two of its street names.
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Portbury is mentioned in the Liber Exoniensis and was given by William the Conqueror to one of his favourites, Bishop Geoffrey de Montbray of Coutances — the 'battling bishop' - sword in one hand and crook in the other!
Nowadays most of the shipping is in the form of pleasure craft, Bristol's main docks now being at Avonmouth and Portbury.
The guests for the official opening ceremony were taken from Parson Street station to Portbury on a train hauled by Bristol Industrial Museum's Portbury locomotive on 21 December.