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Bristol Collection

Background imageBristol Collection: Bristol Bloodhound surface-to-air guided missiles

Bristol Bloodhound surface-to-air guided missiles

Background imageBristol Collection: Clifton suspension bridge from the cliffs, Bristol, England

Clifton suspension bridge from the cliffs, Bristol, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Background imageBristol Collection: Bristol Beaufighter VI

Bristol Beaufighter VI

Background imageBristol Collection: Wellington Bomber Wellington Bomber

Wellington Bomber Wellington Bomber
Wellington Bomber - One of Britains most famous long-range Bombers. Bristol Pegasus 1, 000 H.P. Engines. 265mph. Range - 3, 200 miles. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageBristol Collection: Back Them Up - World War Two poster

Back Them Up - World War Two poster
World War Two poster depicting British bombers (they look like the Bristol Beaufort) carrying out a daytime bombing raid on the city of Berlin

Background imageBristol Collection: Bristol 1950S

Bristol 1950S
Park Street and University Tower, Bristol, England

Background imageBristol Collection: Christmas Steps, Bristol

Christmas Steps, Bristol
A rainy day on Christmas Steps, Bristol, England. This old thoroughfare probably took its name from a Christmas charity, which was formerly dispensed from here

Background imageBristol Collection: Bristol 156 Beaufighter TF X flying

Bristol 156 Beaufighter TF X flying

Background imageBristol Collection: Bristol map, 1878

Bristol map, 1878
A map of Bristol in 1878. Date: 1878

Background imageBristol Collection: Bristol Britannia 102 G-ANBA BOAC Singapore 1957

Bristol Britannia 102 G-ANBA BOAC Singapore 1957
Bristol Britannia 102 G-ANBA of BOAC at Singapore on 9 December 1957 Date: 1957

Background imageBristol Collection: Bristol Freighter 21 G-AIFV of Silver City Airways

Bristol Freighter 21 G-AIFV of Silver City Airways
Bristol Freighter 21, G-AIFV, of Silver City Airways

Background imageBristol Collection: Bristol Britannia 312 G-AOVB of BOAC

Bristol Britannia 312 G-AOVB of BOAC
Bristol Britannia 312, G-AOVB, of BOAC

Background imageBristol Collection: Hampden Bomber Hampden Bomber

Hampden Bomber Hampden Bomber
Hampden Bomber - Twin engine Handley Page long range Aircraft. Bristol Pegasus 1, 000 H.P. engines. 265mph. Range - 1, 725 miles. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageBristol Collection: Bristol - University - Wills Memorial Building

Bristol - University - Wills Memorial Building designed by Sir George Oatley in memory of Henry Overton Wills III (of Wills Cigarettes). Date: 1936

Background imageBristol Collection: Bristol 156 Beaufighter -flown by Coastal Command with

Bristol 156 Beaufighter -flown by Coastal Command with torpedo and rocket projectile armament The type proved lethally effective against enemy shipping

Background imageBristol Collection: Bristol 156 Beaufighter IV a quartet in quest of their

Bristol 156 Beaufighter IV a quartet in quest of their quarry Just under 6, 000 Beaufighters were to be built

Background imageBristol Collection: Building of a prefabricated houses in 3 hours 1945

Building of a prefabricated houses in 3 hours 1945
During the Second World War many houses were destroyed, due to this, prefabricated houses (prefabs) were built, quickly and cheaply providing quality housing with all the amenities, central heating

Background imageBristol Collection: 1909 FA Cup Final: Manchester United beats Bristol City 1-0

1909 FA Cup Final: Manchester United beats Bristol City 1-0
The Football Association Cup Final at the Crystal Palace, where Manchester United beat Bristol City by one goal to nil. Players including A. Turnbull, C. Roberts, W

Background imageBristol Collection: Bristol Temple Meads

Bristol Temple Meads
The concourse of TEMPLE MEADS station and the splendid facade of the entrance hall

Background imageBristol Collection: Aerospatiale BAC Concorde

Aerospatiale BAC Concorde
Concorde 002 Prototype Roll-Out Ceremony Seen from Roof of the Brabazon Hangars Date: 1968

Background imageBristol Collection: Bristol Bloodhound surface-to-air guided missiles

Bristol Bloodhound surface-to-air guided missiles at RAF Station, Woolfox Lodge

Background imageBristol Collection: Winston Churchill in Bristol, 1941

Winston Churchill in Bristol, 1941
Winston Churchill visits bomb-damaged Bristol on 12th April 1941, during World War Two. Date: 12th April 1941

Background imageBristol Collection: Poster design, Bristol Aeroplane Co Ltd

Poster design, Bristol Aeroplane Co Ltd
Poster design for the Bristol Aeroplane Co Ltd of Filton, Bristol, advertising Bristol Aircraft and air-cooled engines. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageBristol Collection: Central Flying School, RAF Little Rissington

Central Flying School, RAF Little Rissington, September 1947. From top: Bristol Buckmaster, North American Harvard, Supermarine Spitfire and de Havilland Mosquito

Background imageBristol Collection: Rolls Royce / Snecma Olympus 593 Mk602 standard engine

Rolls Royce / Snecma Olympus 593 Mk602 standard engine
Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus 593 Mk602 production standard engine ready to leave the assembly shop for testbed running at the Rolls-Royce Bristol Engine Division

Background imageBristol Collection: The sole Bristol Brabazon G-AGPW comes in to land

The sole Bristol Brabazon G-AGPW comes in to land
The sole Bristol Brabazon, G-AGPW, comes in to land

Background imageBristol Collection: Railway Air Services Poster

Railway Air Services Poster
Railway Air Services (RAS) Poster, serving Plymouth, Teignmouth, Cardiff, Birmingham and Liverpool, Cowes (Isle of Wight), Southampton, Bristol and Birmingham, London (Croydon) and Isle of Wight

Background imageBristol Collection: Imperial Airways Poster, four types of plane

Imperial Airways Poster, four types of plane
Imperial Airways Poster, showing four types of plane, with cutaway drawings of interiors of each class -- Heracles and Hannibal, Scylla, Atalanta, and Scipio. 20th century

Background imageBristol Collection: Bristol Temple Meads Station, Bristol

Bristol Temple Meads Station, Bristol
Street scene outside Bristol Temple Meads Great Western Railway Station, Bristol. An open-topped bus is passing by, and a train is crossing the railway bridge

Background imageBristol Collection: Clifton College, Bristol, 1867

Clifton College, Bristol, 1867
Engraving showing a game of cricket in the grounds of Clifton College, near Bristol, with the Guthrie Memorial Chapel on right, 1867

Background imageBristol Collection: Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol

Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Background imageBristol Collection: Bristol Type 188

Bristol Type 188
Engineers Working on the Bristol Type 188 Supersonic Experimental Test-Bed Aircraft Parked at Filton, UK Preparing for Test on the de Havilland Gyron Junior Jet-Engine Date: 1960s

Background imageBristol Collection: The Suspension Bridge, Clifton, Bristol County

The Suspension Bridge, Clifton, Bristol County
The Suspension Bridge, Clifton, Bristol, Bristol County, England. Date: 1900s

Background imageBristol Collection: Clifton Suspension Bridge over the River Avon, Bristol

Clifton Suspension Bridge over the River Avon, Bristol
Clifton Suspension Bridge over the River Avon Gorge, Bristol. Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Date: 1905

Background imageBristol Collection: Cover design, Western Airways timetable

Cover design, Western Airways timetable
Cover design, Western Airways summer timetable, showing a map with destinations: Manchester, Birmingham, Swansea, Cardiff, Bristol, Weston, Barnstaple, Newquay and Penzance. 1939

Background imageBristol Collection: Western Airways Ltd Poster

Western Airways Ltd Poster
Poster, Norman Edgar Western Airways Ltd, Bristol to Cardiff Air Express, 15 minutes, 9 shillings and sixpence single fare

Background imageBristol Collection: Western Airways Poster

Western Airways Poster
Poster, Norman Edgar (Western Airways) Ltd, showing prices and times from Bristol to various destinations by Air Express Daily, including special day returns. 20th century

Background imageBristol Collection: Concordes Cockpit

Concordes Cockpit
A mock-up of Concordes cockpit, Filton, Bristol, England, from where the Concorde 002 made its first flight to its test centre at Fairford on 9 April 1969. Date: late 1960s

Background imageBristol Collection: Police Public Call Box, London

Police Public Call Box, London
A police officer using a Police Public Call Box on a London street. The Metropolitan Police introduced police boxes throughout the London area between 1928 and 1937

Background imageBristol Collection: RAF Bristol Beaufighter; Second World War, 1943

RAF Bristol Beaufighter; Second World War, 1943
Photograph of a British Bristol Beaufighter fighter-bomber aircraft of Coastal Command, with torpedo slung beneath the fuselage, 1943

Background imageBristol Collection: Bristol / Bridge 1905

Bristol / Bridge 1905
Bristol: a view of the bridge

Background imageBristol Collection: Edward Colston

Edward Colston
EDWARD COLSTON Philanthropist of Bristol

Background imageBristol Collection: Poster advertising a Cooks Tours railway excursion

Poster advertising a Cooks Tours railway excursion
A poster advertising a Cooks Tours railway excursion, described as a charming excursion to the West of England, calling at Cheltenham, Gloucester, Bristol, Exeter and Plymouth

Background imageBristol Collection: Bristol B-175 Britannia 102

Bristol B-175 Britannia 102
A Boac Bristol B-175 Britannia 102 Parked (Msn 12904) Date: 1950s

Background imageBristol Collection: The Bristol Brabazon under construction at Filton

The Bristol Brabazon under construction at Filton alongside an Avro Lancaster. 11 August 1948. Date: 1948

Background imageBristol Collection: Bristol Aeroplanes advert 1929

Bristol Aeroplanes advert 1929
Bristol Aeroplanes advert, 1929. Date: 1929

Background imageBristol Collection: English Electric Canberra B2 WH713

English Electric Canberra B2 WH713
English Electric Canberra B2, WH713, was powered by two Bristol Siddeley Olympus turbojets

Background imageBristol Collection: R G Fortt gardening catalogue

R G Fortt gardening catalogue
The colourful front cover of R G Fortts spring gardening catalogue

Background imageBristol Collection: Filton House, Bristol

Filton House, Bristol, when part of the British Aircraft Corporation

Background imageBristol Collection: Pegasus - Filton House, Bristol Aero Engine Department

Pegasus - Filton House, Bristol Aero Engine Department
Pegasus on Filton House, the administrative offices of the Bristol Aeroplane, Co Ltd. c.1936

Background imageBristol Collection: A Bristol Boxkite under test at Filton

A Bristol Boxkite under test at Filton. Stanley White stands with his back to the camera wearing a flat cap and long overcoat. The site is now covered by the Filton Works Lab and Odeon

Background imageBristol Collection: The Bristol Brabazon under construction at Filton

The Bristol Brabazon under construction at Filton

Background imageBristol Collection: The first two Bristol Britannias under construction

The first two Bristol Britannias under construction at Filton

Background imageBristol Collection: Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Poster

Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Poster
Poster, Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Ltd, showing a passenger airliner flying above a cruise liner. With a list of principal agents, fares and route map. 20th century

Background imageBristol Collection: The Hotel and Church, Lundy Island, Bristol Channel

The Hotel and Church, Lundy Island, Bristol Channel Date: circa 1938

Background imageBristol Collection: Concordes Cockpit

Concordes Cockpit
A mock-up of Concordes cockpit, Filton, Bristol, England, from where the Concorde 002 made its first flight to its test centre at Fairford on 9 April 1969. Date: 1969

Background imageBristol Collection: Backwell, Somerset

Backwell, Somerset
Attractive rural view looking down on the village of Backwell, Somerset, near Bristol, the scene dominated by the tower of the impressive 12th century medieval Parish Church

Background imageBristol Collection: Bristol Brabazon

Bristol Brabazon
Designed to fly non-stop London-NY, the Bristol 167 is the largest civil aircraft in the air - wingspan 70m, length 54m. It fails for economic not technical reasons

Background imageBristol Collection: Bristol Uni Students

Bristol Uni Students
Women students at Bristol University reading in the library

Background imageBristol Collection: Types of British Aircraft -- The Bristol Scout

Types of British Aircraft -- The Bristol Scout. 1914-1918

Background imageBristol Collection: Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Poster

Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Poster
Poster, Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Ltd (PS & IOWA), Daily Air Services to Bournemouth, Brighton, Bristol, Cardiff, Plymouth, Portsmouth & Southsea, London. Book Here. 20th century

Background imageBristol Collection: Bristol / Cathedral 1905

Bristol / Cathedral 1905
Bristol: the cathedral

Background imageBristol Collection: Queen Isabella 1327

Queen Isabella 1327
Bristol surrenders to Queen Isabella

Background imageBristol Collection: Richmond Terrace, Avonmouth, Bristol County

Richmond Terrace, Avonmouth, Bristol County
Richmond Terrace, Avonmouth, Bristol, Bristol County, England. Date: 1910s

Background imageBristol Collection: WW2 poster, Get used to the blackout

WW2 poster, Get used to the blackout
WW2 poster by Fougasse, Some day I really will try waiting for a few minutes to get used to the blackout... if only I m still here

Background imageBristol Collection: WW2 poster, The blackout

WW2 poster, The blackout
WW2 poster by Fougasse, The blackout -- why not wear something white instead? Issued in support of the Ministry of War Transports Road Safety Campaign by The Bristol Tramways & Carriage Co Ltd

Background imageBristol Collection: The first Bristol Freighter 31M NZ5902

The first Bristol Freighter 31M NZ5902
The first Bristol Freighter 31M, NZ5902, for the New Zealand Air Force at Filton

Background imageBristol Collection: Bac 221 Supersonic Prototype in 1964 in a Hangar at Filt?

Bac 221 Supersonic Prototype in 1964 in a Hangar at Filt?
Bac 221 Supersonic Prototype in 1964 in a Hangar at Filton with Engineers Date: 1964

Background imageBristol Collection: Aircrew of No. 22 Squadron RFC with Bristol F2B Fighter

Aircrew of No. 22 Squadron RFC with Bristol F2B Fighter
Aircrew of No22 Squadron RFC with Bristol F2B Fighter, 1 April 1918. Date: 1918

Background imageBristol Collection: Bristol - The Clifton Suspension Bridge over the Avon Gorge

Bristol - The Clifton Suspension Bridge over the Avon Gorge
Bristol - The Clifton Suspension Bridge (designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel) over the River Avon Gorge - a paddlesteamer passes beneath. Date: 1936

Background imageBristol Collection: Bristol

Bristol
Members of the Bristol contingent

Background imageBristol Collection: Advert for Redcliffe Crown Galvanized Iron 1888

Advert for Redcliffe Crown Galvanized Iron 1888
Advertisement in a trade book for 1888, Redcliffe Crown, galvanized corrugated iron sheets for roofs. 1888

Background imageBristol Collection: Bristol Childrens Cottage Homes, Downend

Bristol Childrens Cottage Homes, Downend
A view of the childrens cottage homes at Downend, Bristol. A young inmate stands in front of one of the houses

Background imageBristol Collection: Boulton Paul Overstrand Bomber - RAF

Boulton Paul Overstrand Bomber - RAF
Boulton Paul " Overstrand" High-speed Day or Night Bomber, powered by two Bristol Pegasus 600hp engines. No.101 (B) Squadron. Date: 1935

Background imageBristol Collection: Bristol Jupiter and Bristol Lucifer engine production

Bristol Jupiter and Bristol Lucifer engine production in the early 1920s. Date: 1920

Background imageBristol Collection: Bristol Britannia 314 CF-CZA Empress of Buenos Aires

Bristol Britannia 314 CF-CZA Empress of Buenos Aires
Bristol Britannia 314, CF-CZA, Empress of Buenos Aires, of Canadian Pacific Airlines, making its maiden flight from Sydenham Airport on 11 January 1958

Background imageBristol Collection: Bristol Station, The GWR by J C Bourne

Bristol Station, The GWR by J C Bourne. illust

Background imageBristol Collection: Bristol Beaufighter Mk. 1F aeroplane

Bristol Beaufighter Mk. 1F aeroplane
Bristol Beaufighter Mk.1F MM856 aeroplane in camouflage colours. 1940s

Background imageBristol Collection: Hawker Hector with Napier Dagger III engine

Hawker Hector with Napier Dagger III engine
A detail of a Hawker Hector focussing on the Napier Dagger III H-24 air-cooled piston Engine. Developing 805hp the Dagger was the next step for D

Background imageBristol Collection: Sentinel DG4 Timber Tractor ARE195

Sentinel DG4 Timber Tractor ARE195
Sentinel DG4 Timber Tractor regn. ARE195, built in 1935 by the Sentinel Waggon Works in Shrewsbury, at a Bristol Steam Fair. Date: 6 May 1972

Background imageBristol Collection: Ron Ellison and Hugh Statham alongside Bristol Beaufighter

Ron Ellison and Hugh Statham alongside Bristol Beaufighter
Ron Ellison, left, and Hugh Statham, right, alongside a Bristol Beaufighter at Old Mixon

Background imageBristol Collection: WW2 - Bristol Blenheims raid Kiel

WW2 - Bristol Blenheims raid Kiel - Battle of the Heligoland Bight, September, 1939. Date: 1939

Background imageBristol Collection: National Nautical School, Portishead

National Nautical School, Portishead
Boys holding oars in a boat - possibly in the Schools swimming pool - at the National Nautical School, Portishead, near Bristol. Date: circa 1945

Background imageBristol Collection: Bristol 170 Freighter Mk. 31 EC-AHH Iberia London Airport

Bristol 170 Freighter Mk. 31 EC-AHH Iberia London Airport
Bristol Freighter EC-AHH of Spanish national carrier Iberia on the tarmac at London Airport Date: 1965



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