01004 Collection (page 5)

The control room for the swing bridge at Cumberland Basin, Bristol circa 1969

St Augustines Parade, Hippodrome Theatre. Bristol Circa 1960

Kings TID Tug "Sea Gem"pictured in 1961 in Bristol Harbour
Kings TID Tug " Sea Gem" pictured in 1961 in Bristol Harbour

Devonport from the air in 1949 showing the extent of the war-time bombing

Fred Allandale appearing as The Knave of Hearts in pantomime at the Princes Theatre, Bristol, in the early years of the century

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

Steam trains, a Victorian saddle tank engine made by Fox-Walker, and carrying the name of Bristol, no date 1900s

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

The old George Courage brewery in Bristol, viewed from what is now the citys Castle Park. 1950s

The rescue team at Hanham Colliery, Gloucestershire before the end of World War 1

Bristol Zoo, children gathered around the bear pit 1st June 1965

Brunels Bridge and Brunels ship together for the first time SS Great Britain 5th July 1970

Holms Sand and Gravel Company at the Bathurst Basin, opposite the General Hospital, Bristol. The sand companies were the last dockside industry to disappear from the Floating Harbour in the 1980s

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

Bedminster Bridge and a newly re-constructed Redcliffe Hill l 1960s. The right hand site of the hill, with its many old familiar shops and businesses, still awaits demolition

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

Residents of Catherine Mead Street, Bedminster, celebrate the Coronation in 1953

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

Maggs and Co department Store on Queen Road, Bristol Circa 1950

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

St Mary Le Port Church Tower All that was left after the bombing of World War II Circa 1946

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

HM The Queen Elizabeth visits Bristol. 1985 HM the Queen, performed the official opening ceremony of the Maritime Heritage Centre. 26th July 1985

Redcliffe School, Guinea Street (from St Mary Redcliffe) Possibly Redcliffe Parade Bristol 1950s

Repairing the gates at Netham Lock, Bristol on the Feeder canal in 1963

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

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