South West Collection (page 9)

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

Winston Churchill, arrives at Filton Airfield, Bristol 1948

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

SS Edendale entering Bristol docks. Circa 1950

Bristolians stringing up flags and bunting to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953

A victim of the blitz in Stafford Street, Bedminster, salvages some of the familys belongings from the ruins of their home. 29th November 1940

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

Folk singer Fred Wedlock with DJ Noel Edmonds. With gold record. Circa 1981

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, Firefighters in King Street during the Bristol Blitz. 1940 / 41
Bristol, Firefighters in King Street during the Bristol Blitz. 1940/41

Bristol Speedway, the Bristol Bulldogs perform at the Knowle Stadium in the 1950s

Queen Elizabeth II in Bristol 1956

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

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

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

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