Clifton, 1984
Bristol, which now has a population coming on to half a million, was badly damaged by German raids during World War II. Almost 100,000 buildings took a battering with almost 3,000 beyond repair. By the end of the war about 1300 people lost their lives in the raids.
Like most cities in Britain the rebuilding of Bristol city centre was characterised by 1960s and 1970s skyscrapers, mid-century modern architecture and road ‘improvements’. Much of which changed the city more than the efforts of the Luftwaffe.
Old Vic, King St, 1984
Bristol, looking north from Bedminster 1976
Clifton Village, 1984
Bristol, behind the old Police Station 1984
Bristol County Charter celebrations 1973
St John on the Wall, Bristol. 1977
Bristol Harbourside (with St Paul Southville), 1977
Ruins of St Peter’s Church, 1977
Old Vic Centre, King St, 1984
St Nicholas’s Market, 1977
Bristol Centre, 1977
Kings Court, 1977
view from the Bristol Marriott, previously the Holiday Inn) 1975
Old Vic, King St, 1984
St Mary Redcliffe and the docks, 1976
Llandoger Trow pub, Bristol 1984
College Green, Bristol…undated…1980s?
Bristol from Bedminster Down 1976
The Mall, 1984
Clifton 1973
Park Street 1984
Broad Street 1977
Christmas Steps, 1977
These photographs all courtesy of Glen Fairweather whose extraordinary collection of photos and postcards can be found on Flickr.
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