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The Archway and footpath from Victoria Square to Boyces Avenue, Clifton, Bristol Circa 1965
The Armada pub and Jones the baker, where self raising flour was invented, in Broadmead, Bristol pictured in 1953
The British supersonic research aircraft Bristol T 188 taking off for the first time from Filton, Bristol. 15th April 1962
The construction of the first Severn Bridge opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1966. The bridge following the completion of the deck. Circa 1966
First bus to Bristol Airport, 1934
Council and medical staff inspect the damage to Bristols Childrens Hospital following the raid on the city on the 3rd December 1940
Park Row, Bristol, in 1933
Bristol. Crowds pack the Centre for the unveiling of the Cenotaph, a copy of the London Memorial, in June 1932 War Memorial
Residents of a bombed-out road in Henleaze recover clothing and belongings from the remains of their homes following an air raid. Circa March 1941
The Mardyke ferry waiting for a familiar tug, the Sea Gem, to pass. Moored at the Hotwell is HMS Flying Fox, a naval training ship, a fixture here from the 1920s until 1973
Church destroyed in Wadham Street, Weston Super Mare during the air raid of the 28th June 1942
Pensioners playing chequers in a moment of relaxation at the Church Army recreation centre in Farfax Street in 1956
Bristol dockers leader and Labour politician Ernest Bevin with Bristol University Chancellor (and Tory politician) Winston Churchill after receiving an honorary degree in 1946
Construction of the first Severn Bridge 1961-1963 opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1966. Circa 1963
Bristol. Frys Building, 1960s
Excavation at Temple Church, Bristol in 1971. It was bombed during the war but the famous leaning tower still survives
A girl has rescued a dolls house from the destruction of a house as salvage workers sift through the wreckage of homes destroyed in Newfoundland Road, Bristol during the blitz. 25th November 1940
The Redcliffe Bascule bridge operator at the controls in 1950 Bristol
Dads Army, the Home Guard, pictures taken in Bristol and Somerset between 1940 and 1942
Bristols brand new fleet of snow blower bought after the terrible winter of 1962 - 63 and never really needed since. Circa 1964
Bristol, Broadmead, Lewiss Store, illuminated for Christmas 1970
Nick Gregson with his disco at the Southmead Youth Centre, Bristol in the 1961
The Queen Mother at Badminton Horse Trials, 1970 with winner Richard Meade, and his horse The Poacher
The old lead works in Canons Marsh, Bristol Circa 1950
Bristol crowds go wild celebrating Victory in Europe VE Day. 8th May 1945
Bristol mud scraper BD6, designed by Brunel to remove mud from lock and basin sides so it could be dredged. She was in service from 1843 to 1961 when this picture was taken
Castle Street, Bristol the morning reveals the destruction from the previous nights heavy air raid on the city 25th November 1940
Almondsbury residents with their few remaining possessions following the bombing raid on the nearby RAF Filton and the Bristol Aircraft Factory. 25th September 1940
The control room for the swing bridge at Cumberland Basin, Bristol circa 1969
St Augustines Parade, Hippodrome Theatre. Bristol Circa 1960
Children fishing for tiddlers at Oldbury Court, Bristol 1968
Bristol 1950s Union Street
The Smithy in Old King Street, a 300 year old building demolished in 1953
SS Great Britain heading for the dry dock where she was built, for restoration 5th July 1970
Woman with her only remaining possessions walks through the Bristol Blitz. 1940s
Passengers during the Second World War board a bus in Bristol heading for Clifton and the Suspension Bridge, note the blackout hoods oh the head lamps. Circa January 1940
Second World War, Blitz, Bombing, Merchants Hall, Bristol February 1942
Brunels Bridge and Brunels ship together for the first time SS Great Britain 5th July 1970
the new Bristol and West headquarters under construction at Broad Quay, 1967
The cafe at the Folk House in Park Street, 1970
Cleaning up after floods in Lypiatt Road, St George, Bristol in 1974
Raising the railway bridge which used to link Temple Meads with the City docks via Redcliffe, Bristol Circa 1970
War time pictures of destruction visited on the city of Bristol by German bombers. Fire fighters struggle to control a blaze at the corner of Union Street
Craft workshops at the University Settlement, Bristol in the 1950s. Circa 1955
Bristol. A traffic warden surveys a traffic free Broadmead in 1973 as the road becomes a pedestrian area
The steel four masted barque Glaucus one of the many sailing ships bringing goods to Bristol from around the world at the beginning of the 20th Century. Circa 1900
Bristol, St Peters Hospital and the Register Office. 28th November 1940
the SS Great Britain finally at rest in the dry dock, 5th July 1970
