The Thekla floating night club stands proud ‘alongside’ the church of St Mary Redcliffe, seen in the background.

The Thekla, moored in the Mud Dock section of Bristol’s Floating Harbour, is today one of the city’s key music venues. It is owned by Daybrook House Promotions. The ship itself was built in 1958 in Germany and originally carried various cargoes between ports in northern and western Europe.