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Haymarket - Horsefair roundabout, taken from St James Tower. The Lewiss Store is seen here under construction 27th February 1955
The construction of the first Severn Bridge 1961-66 opened by Queen Elizabethh 11 in 1966. Circa 1963
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
Bristol children playing cricket in the street in Barton Hill during the war. Circa June 1943
Young people queuing up to play pitch and putt at Ashton Court in 1958
The construction of the first Severn Bridge 1961-1966 opened by Queen Elizabeth 11 in 1966. Circa 1964
Bristol Speedway, the Bristol Bulldogs perform at the Knowle Stadium in the 1950s
Residents of aCheriton Place, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol. recover clothing and belongings from the remains of their homes following an air raid. Circa March 1941
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
Union Street, Bristol, pictured here in the early 1960s, has seen many changes over the past fifty years. Looking downhill
A DC3 of Cambrian Airways seen here on the apron of Lulsgate Airport which is now Bristol International Airport. Circa 1965
SS Great Britain (SS GB) being towed from Falklands to Bristol in 1970
The SS Great Britain around Horseshoe Bend in the River Avon, 5th July 1970
Historical pageant on The Downs as the country celebrated the Festival of Britain in 1951. Dressed as Cavaliers, 17th century costume
1964, shows Bristol City Docks (Floating Harbour) workers making their way home on bicycles after a busy shift. The tall, concrete buildings - tobacco-bond warehouses - seen here in the background
Residents of Stafford Street, Bedminster, Bristol pick their way through the rubble following the previous nights heavy raid on the city January 1941
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
After providing training for around 70, 000 boys over a period of 27 years, the Sea Training Ship Vindicatrix seen here leaving Sharpness under tow by the tugs Primrose
1968, shows us what St Philips Bridge and the Courages brewery site looked like before any re-building commenced. The large, classical looking building
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
Traffic in Redcliffe - including horse drawn transport - was in the late 1940s. Redcliffe Wharf (which still awaits re-development) was then being used by the Corporations Transport Dept
Hare Krishna trio. Three Hare Krishna devotees spreading the word in Broadmead, Bristol, in 1971. The historic Greyhound Hotel in the background later closed its doors
Floating Harbour and Redcliffe Wharf, Bristol in the early 1960s Now up for development, this working wharf still had its own crane
The Lily Pond at Kings Weston, opposite the stables, 1960s. In the background is Bewys Cross, an ancient stone said to have once lain on the banks of the river
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
Residents of a bombed out house at Oreston Plymouth have a break from salvaging belongings from the rubble with a cup of tea and a bit to eat. Circa June 1942
Bristol Bridge Circa 1960
Bristols Proclamation Coach outside the Old Council House in Corn Street in 1945. The Lord Mayor and citizens are celebrating VJ Day - The victory over Japan which finally signalled the end of
Campbells Paddle Steamers, Glen Usk aground at Horseshoe Bend River Avon, Shirehampton, Bristol August 1959
Avonmouth Severnside in the 1970s - shows just how much things have changed in just one generation. Much of the heavy, polluting industry has now disappeared to be replaced by extensive warehousing
Princess Victoria Street Clifton Circa 1975
A concert in Central Hall - Old Market, Bristol. In the late 1980s the main, horseshoe shaped hall, was demolished and the building converted into flats and apartments. Circa 1985
Sherborne WW2 Home guard. Circa 1941
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
Bristol Evening Post Offices in Silver Street 1930s
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
1975 crowds at the pool, know as Tropicana at Weston-super-Mare
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
A demonstration of 3. 7 Anti-Aircraft Gun on the Downs, Bristol. Circa 1940A demonstration of 3.7 Anti-Aircraft Gun on the Downs, Bristol. Circa 1940
Tropicana swiming pool at Weston-super-Mare 1986
