Bristol Collection (page 9)

Corner of High Street and Mary-le-Port Street (pencil & w / c on paper)
2832258 Corner of High Street and Mary-le-Port Street (pencil & w/c on paper) by O Neill, Hugh (1784-1824); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Patrick Cotter O Brien, the Bristol Giant, height 8 feet 7 inches, who died in 1806 at the age of 46 Date: circa 1806

A Royal Divorce, a Story of Waterloo, by W G Wills, first produced at the Avenue Theatre, Sunderland, 1 May and the Olympic Theatre, 10 September 1891

Chimneypiece, 1628, at the Law Library, Corn Street, 1823 (pencil & w / c on paper)
2832567 Chimneypiece, 1628, at the Law Library, Corn Street, 1823 (pencil & w/c on paper) by Brett, John W. (1805-1863); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Heraldic Bearings on Tomb of Walter Frampton in St Johns Church (w / c on paper)
2831879 Heraldic Bearings on Tomb of Walter Frampton in St Johns Church (w/c on paper) by Rowbotham, Thomas Leeson the Elder (1783-1853); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) portrait, urban park, Bristol, UK. March

Communion Table of Old Oak, St Johns Church (w / c on paper)
2831871 Communion Table of Old Oak, St Johns Church (w/c on paper) by Rowbotham, Thomas Leeson the Elder (1783-1853); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Anglo - French Concorde 002 takes off for its maiden flight from Filton, Bristol. Concorde was manufactured at Filton. Concorde would later go into commercial service from 1976 to 2003

Schoolgirls from Colstons Girls School in Bristol celebrate Colston Day with a traditional Colston bun, also known as MV Day

Kitchen workers in the West of England Aeroplane Works. Chefs around a large tub of Tomato Soup. 2, 400 meals a day are made for the workers

Damage to a childrens hospital. (Name not known) Bristol, during World War Two. Somerset and Avon area. Though we cannot confirm the name of the hospital

Queue of people waiting for tram on Old Market Street, Bristol, with dome of The Central Hall visible in background, Circa 1910

Tram passes St. Georges School, Bristol, Circa 1900

Methodist Central Hall, Old Market Street, Bristol, Circa 1920

Sandy Park, Brislington, Bristol, Circa 1900

The Tram Depot, Sandy Park, Brislington, Bristol, Circa 1900

Wine Street, Bristol, Circa 1920, Police Officer can be seen directing traffic and crossroads near F K Lewis & Co Tailors

Bristol City Centre with CWS Building in background, Circa 1930

Peter Street, Bristol, also known as Little Peter Street, Circa 1890s

Corn Street, Bristol, with a view of dome of Church of All Saints in background, Circa 1910

Aerial view of Pennywell Road, Bristol, 1928

The Three Lamps junction at Totterdown, Bristol, Circa 1920

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh at Lockleaze School (Wheatsheaf Club), Bristol. 29th October 1959

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh visits Hillfields, Bristol. Pictured, guides waiting to see the Duke of Edinburgh. 6th November 1953

The filming of The Young Ones on location at Codrington Road, Bristol. August 1982

The cast of The Young Ones filming on location at Codrington Road, Bristol. Pictured, Adrian Edmondson as Vyvyan. August 1982

Bristol Bridge in 1940, bomb damage in Victoria Street next to Georges Brewery Bristol Blitz Between 24 November 1940 and 11 April 1941 there were six major bombing raids on Bristol

School children photographed in the village of Brislington, 1910s

Dads Army, the Home Guard, in Bristol and Somerset between 1940 and 1942

Brislington, in the days when it was regarded as one of the prettiest villages in Somerset, Circa 1910

Bristol Bridge in the 1960s, Fairfax House to the left, and the ruins of St Peters Church Circa 1965

Bristol Times, The Globe Cinema, Lawrence Hill, 1932 Schoolchildren entering the cinema

Bristol Blitz War time pictures of destruction visited on the city by German bombers. 12th April 1941 Between 24 November 1940 and 11 April 1941 there were six major bombing raids on Bristol

The SS Great Britain squeezes in to the Cumberland Basin Lock 5th July 1970

The pitch at Eastville Stadium, Bristol, completely flooded in 1974

Football, the crowd at Bristol Rovers v Newcastle United FA Cup 6th round replay, 28th February 1951. It was estimated that 100, 000 people descended on Eastville to snap up 30, 000 tickets

SS Great Britain project director Commander Joe Blake, Circa 1972

The Bristol University pedal car race at Hengrove Park in 1967

Easton Road, Bristol the morning after a large air raid on the city. The bus in the foreground was from the Lawrence Hill depot and was destroyed by a bomb. Victor T

An aerial view showing the St Mary Le Port area of Bristol before the Blitz Circa June 1939

Its a Knockout with legendary host Eddie Waring, staged as part of the Bristol 600 Exhibition on the Downs in 1973

Bristol Rovers 1950-51 back row l to r Jack Pitt, Peter Sampson, Ray Warren, Bert Hoyle, Geoff Fox, Harry Bamford, front row l to r George Petherbridge, Bill Roost, Vic Lambden, Geoff Bradford

Trying to break the ice on a frozen floating harbour, Bristol, in the bitterly cold winter of 1970

Aerial view of Bristol Airport in 1960s

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

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

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

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

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