Bristol Collection (page 6)

1940 maintenance on the Clifton Suspension bridge

Bristolians in 1939 seen here being issued with gas masks in the build up to the Second World War. By September 1939 some 38 million gas masks had been given out to the civil population

The Echo, seen being launched here in 1957 from Charles Hills shipyard in the Floating Harbour, was built for the Bristol Steam Navigation Company (later Bristol Seaway)

A demonstration of 3. 7 Anti-Aircraft Gun on the Downs, Bristol. Circa 1940
A demonstration of 3.7 Anti-Aircraft Gun on the Downs, Bristol. Circa 1940

Princess Alexandra stops to chat to schoolchildren during her visit to Bristol 19th May 1973

Georges Brewery, Bristol decorated for Silver Jubilee of George V and Queen Mary May 1935

Broadmead in 1964 Pictured here in the early 1960s, Broadmead was a bustling place
Broadmead in 1964.. Pictured here in the early 1960s, Broadmead was a bustling place with retailers fighting to take up any premises which fell vacant

Cyclist negotiate a busy Bristol Tramway Centre June 1939

MP Margaret Thatcher visits Bristol fish market, 23 Feb 1976

Bristol Castle Street, showing British Home Stores. Circa 1935

Row of bombed damaged houses, Furneaux Road, Beacon Park 1941

College Green, Queen Victorias Statue, and Council House, Bristol Circa 1950

The Bristol Brabazon aeroplane is rolled out of its hangar, minus engines at Filton for the aircrafts naming ceremony Circa June1947

King Square, just below Kingsdown, Bristol, in 1954. The square looks a bit sparse, but at least some of the fine Georgian houses surrounding it had survived the ravages of war

This tram was smashed to pieces in one of the last major wartime raids on Bristol in 1941. The Bedminster tram depot was hit, resulting in the loss of 20 vehicles. 26th April 1941

Corn Street, Bristol, 27th January 1940

The Centre in Bristol 1895

Butler and co Chemists No. 42 Old Market, Bristol 1957

Bristol Coronation Illuminations June 1953

The Bristol Queen paddle steamer seen here closes to the Clifton Suspension Bridge Circa 1950s

The Crown Restaurant (now a pub) in St Nicholas Market, Bristol in the 1950s. Before the opening of St Philips fruit and vegetable market in the 1970s this was where the shop keepers would come

Policeman directing traffic in Bristol Old Market January 1940

Queen Elizabeth 11 and the Duke of Edinburgh visit St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol in 1956

Regent Cinema Castle Street 1930s with a wurlitzer organ

30th September 1948 Traffic in Bristol City Centre

1939 - just at the outbreak of war - shows Royal Naval reservists undergoing gunnery practice on board HMS Flying Fox at Mardyke Wharf

Billiard hall, Castle street, Bristol 1962

Bristol hospital bombed 1941 March / April
Bristol hospital bombed 1941 March/April

Cliftons 1822 parish church, St Andrew s, was sadly lost to a Luftwaffe bombing raid in November, 1940. Pic from 1930s

View of view of Bristol from the roof of the E. S. & A. Robinson & Son building
View of view of Bristol from the roof of the E.S. & A. Robinson & Son building. 1st March 1967

Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol. 1st March 1967

Views of Bristol. 1st March 1967

The 1995 Football League Second Division play-off final. To determine the third and final team to gain promotion from the Second Division to the First Division of The Football League

The former United Free Methodist Church on Gloucester Road, Bristol which has been converted into a furniture sales room for Newbery and Spindler. 24th September 1969

Broad Street, Bristol. The old blends with the new. St Nicholas Church blends in with the new architecture of the modern buildings in the centre of Bristol as the city centre continues to regenerate

St Johns Arch on Broad Street, Bristol leading to St John the Baptist Church 22nd March 1967

Panoramic view of Bristol from the roof of the ES &A Robinson and Son building. The window cleaners in their cradle are Brian Priddis and Alan Tuckett of the New Century Cleaners. 1st March 1967

At a recent Exhibition at Bristol, there was shown a cut-out wooden toy dog. He is called " Wallop" and is the idea of Mr. S.R. Gage, Managing Director of a Bristol Engineering firm

Aerial view of of Clifton Suspension Bridge. Local Caption These are rough scans
Aerial view of of Clifton Suspension Bridge. These are rough scans and are for evaluation purposes only. watscan - - 18/08/2010

The Clifton Suspension Bridge at Bristol England 1970s

The Clifton Suspension Bridge at Bristol England Circa 1974

Mr Winston Churchill is carried by students at Bristol University. December 1929

Mr Winston Churchill made Chancellor of Bristol University 1929 with Professor Loveday and a boy holding the coat tails of his embroidered robes December 1929

Mr Winston Churchill made Chancellor of Bristol University 1929 with Adm. Sir R. Keyes Mr Winston Churchill Miss Margaret Bondfield Mr Philip Snowden

Sir Winston Churchill chaired by students December 1929 at Bristol University

Barton Hill flats, the Bristols first tower blocks, loom over the old terraced housing, Circa 1960

Band leader Billy Cotton judges Modern Venus beauty contest in Weston-super-Mare (late 1940s or early 1950s)

Bristol, Second World War, Blitz, Bombing, Castle Street and Wine Street 1st December 1941

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