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The old lead works in Canons Marsh, Bristol Circa 1950
Bristol 1950s Union Street
The Smithy in Old King Street, a 300 year old building demolished in 1953
Craft workshops at the University Settlement, Bristol in the 1950s. Circa 1955
Making aircraft parts for planes like the Bristol Btitannia, Comet, and Concord at Parnall s, Lodge Causeway. 1957
Bristol Evening Post - linotype machines in the 1950s
Bristolians stringing up flags and bunting to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953
Haymarket - Horsefair roundabout, taken from St James Tower. The Lewiss Store is seen here under construction 27th February 1955
Redcliffe School, Guinea Street (from St Mary Redcliffe) Possibly Redcliffe Parade Bristol 1950s
Aust ferry, loading at Beachley 1950s Aust Ferry or Beachley Ferry was a ferry service that operated across the River Severn between Aust and Beachley both in Gloucestershire
The Bishop of Malmesbury bids farewell to one of the Church Army Crusaders teams which toured seaside resorts in the 1950s. Circa 1955
Young people queuing up to play pitch and putt at Ashton Court in 1958
Bristol Speedway, the Bristol Bulldogs perform at the Knowle Stadium in the 1950s
Queen Elizabeth II in Bristol 1956
Clifton College, Bristol, in 1955. The statue the pupils are passing, erected to his memory in 1931, is that of old boy Earl Haig, who, as a Field Marshall
1950s, shows a massed pipe band of the Gurkhas entertaining visitors to the Goram Fair at Blaise Castle
1951 Bristol Rovers Geoff Bradford in action against Leyton Orient at St James Park the old south stand in the background. 13th January 1951
Historical pageant on The Downs as the country celebrated the Festival of Britain in 1951. Dressed as Cavaliers, 17th century costume
1957, shows the old Civic Restaurant on College Green. Communal eating places, known as British Restaurants, were established during the Second World War to provide people with nutritious meals at
the BD6, a steam operated dredger built in 1843, at work in the 1950s. Remaining in use until 1961, this drag boat pulled itself across the harbour by means of cables attached to bollards on the quay
Ashton Swing Bridge, Bristol in its post war hey-day. The upper deck, with its control room, carried motor traffic and the lower the docks railway
Bristol Post war, 1950 Rebuilding work on Old King Street
1950s, shows children enjoying themselves (just as they still do) on the slider below the Observatory on Clifton Downs, Bristol. Circa 1955
Campbells Paddle Steamers, Glen Usk aground at Horseshoe Bend River Avon, Shirehampton, Bristol August 1959
Bristol Colston Hall was reopened by the Duke of Gloucester in 1951, the same year as the Festival of Britain
1951 Bristol City v Bristol Rovers derby at Ashton Gate 15th September 1951
Demolition work taking place in Marlborough Street in the late 1950s. By 1958 Bristol had a new, central, bus station on the site
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)
Men in full swimming costumes were among those enjoying the Shepton Mallet Lido in the 1950s
Princess Margaret inspecting cadets at BRNC Dartmouth during a visit in April 1951. Her Royal Highess arrived by train at Kingswear where she was met by Earl Fortescue for the barge trip over
College Green, Queen Victorias Statue, and Council House, Bristol Circa 1950
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
Butler and co Chemists No. 42 Old Market, Bristol 1957
Bristol Coronation Illuminations June 1953
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
Queen Elizabeth 11 and the Duke of Edinburgh visit St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol in 1956
The winner of the Miss Jaguar beauty contest 1959. Circa August 1959
Two Hawker Hunter aircraft of 92 squadron. The Blue Diamonds RAF display team seen taking off from RAF Leconfield. Circa 1955
A English Electric Canberra is given a inspection in preparation for Battle of Britain at Home at RAF Scampton 4 September 1953 Re-indexed
Avro Shackletons rehearse their formation display in preparation for Battle of Britain at Home at RAF Scampton 4 September 1953
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip during the Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph, Whitehall. 6th November 1952
Photography Life in the Mirror Life in the valleys of Wales in the fifties Mrs Ann Cenic and Mrs Mary Cecic pushing their prams down the high street in the middle of the road
Fashion 1950s September 1954
Fashion 1950 Skirt in tan calf fringed and scalloped trimmed with brass studs and priced about £ 25
A Cadet at the London Nautical School, Broadwall, London seen here running along the side of the wall during a PE lesson. 10th October 1952 C4962
Boys from the London Nautical School rowing a boat on the River Thames on a misty autumn morning. October 1952 C4962
Boys from the London Nautical School, Broadwall, London seen here rowing on the Thames on a misty autumn morning. October 1952 C4962-001
Union Street Torquay in the 1950s?
