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Bristol Times, war time pictures of destruction visited on the city of Bristol by German bombers. People picking they re way through the rubble
The Wheatsheaf, St Thomas Street, 1947
Ashton Gate Station, Bristol circa 1965
Queen Mary visits patient Ray Chard at Bristol Childrens Hospital 1939
The towers of St Mary Le Port Church (foreground) and St Peters, represent the heart of the City after the blitz 1940s Bristol
Westland Wallaces of 501 (City of Bristol) Squadron on morning patrol above Staple Hill, Gloucestershire in 1933
Gas mask test at the start of the second world war, Bristol Circa September 1939
Parents waving goodbye to evacuee children in 1941. The City of Bristol decided on evacuation of its youngest population following the air raids of November 1940
A demonstration of a barrage balloon being inflated on the Downs in 1939. Bristol as the country prepares for war
Bristol street party celebrating Victory in Europe 8th May 1945
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 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
Railway loading fruit on the famous Strawberry Line along the Cheddar Valley in the early 1960s
A mock funeral, complete with coffin, for the last passenger train on the Wells to Cheddar Valley line in 1963
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
HRH Queen Elizabeth II and HRH Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh opens the Severn Bridge in September 1966
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
Despite heavy bombing in the city centre the Post Office building remained largely undamaged, although its garage and canteen which were situated in the annexe were struck by incendiaries on July
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
With many homes in Bristol in ruins, following the blitz. Squatters were a familiar sight after the war, as seen here a family living in an abandoned building - Somerset circa June 1946
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
Devonport from the air in 1949 showing the extent of the war-time bombing
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
