Bristol Collection (#37)

St. Augustines Bridge, Bristol, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

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

Eastville Workhouse, Bristol
Bristols Eastville Workhouse was erected in 1847 on Fishponds Road, Bristol. The building, designed by Samuel T Welch, was demolished in the 1970s. Date: Date unknown

Bristol Church
St Nicholass church, Bristol, with a horse-tram in the foreground Date: circa 1888

Lynmouth Lighthouse
The Foreland Lighthouse, Lynmouth, North Devon, England, was built in 1900 to help guard the Bristol Channel coast. Date: January 1939

Lundy - Standing Stones
Lundy - an island in the Bristol Channel - Three megalthic standing stones Date: circa 1890s

Bristol Britannia
British passenger liner with BOAC. Date: circa 1950

St Brigids Cathedral and Round Tower, Kildare, County Kildare, Ireland. The cathedral was built by the Norman Bishop Ralph of Bristol in 1223

Picking up a girl at the Bristol skating rink -- a woman has slipped on the ice, and a man takes the opportunity to pick her up

Bristol Abbey Gateway
The splendid Abbey Gateway, showing the Norman Arch, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. Date: 15ths

John Ist Earl Bristol
JOHN DIGBY, first earl of BRISTOL English statesman. with his autograph Date: 1580 - 1653

Hartland Lighthouse
Hartland Point Lighthouse, Hartland Point, North Devon, England, overlooking the Bristol Channel, was built in 1874 by James Douglass. Date: built 1874

George Earl of Bristol
GEORGE DIGBY, second earl of BRISTOL Royalist soldier, writer etc. Date: 1612 - 1677

Norman Architecture
The fine archading and dog- tooth mouldings in the Chapter House of Bristol Cathedral, some of the finest examples of Norman architecture in England. Date: 12th century

St. Johns Gateway
The figures of Brennus and Belinus, the founders of the ancient town of Bristol, England, on St. Johns Gateway, a fortified gateway in the defensive city wall. Date: 14th century

Georgian Verandahs
Ornate ironwork verandahs decorating fine Georgian houses at Clifton, Bristol, England. Date: early 19th century

Blaise Castle House, near Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; a late 18th century mansion, which now houses a folk museum which opened to the public in 1949. Date: late 18th century

Thatched Dairy
This thatched dairy, at Blaise Castle House Folk Museum, Bristol, England, was designed in 1811 by John Nash. Date: built 1811

Whit Sunday Custom
The Whit Sunday custom of strawing the floor of the Nave of the church with rushes, dating back to 1493. St. Mary Radcliffe Church, Bristol, England. Date: 1930s

Nativity Crib
The Story of the Nativity (birth of Jesus Christ) - a tiny model of the Manger, shown in St. Nicholas Church, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, at Christmas. Date: 1950s

Bristol Norman Arch
The Norman Arch, which stands oppsite the west towers of Bristol Cathedral, Gloucestershire, England. It was once the chief entrance to the Abbey of St. Augustine. Date: 12th century

St. Georges Church, Brandon Hill, Bristol, England. where WILLIAM GREEN, cinematography pioneer, married HELENA FRIESE in 1874, and changed his name to WILLIAM FRIESE-GREENE. Date: 1950s

Bristol Theatre Royal
The Theatre Royal, King Street, Bristol, England, beloved by David Garrick and the oldest working theatre in Britain. Date: built 1766

British Bristol fighter biplane on an airfield, WW1
A British Bristol fighter biplane on an airfield during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

British Bristol fighter plane in flight, WW1
A British Bristol fighter plane of No. 22 Squadron RAF flying over Vert Galant aerodrome, northern France, during the First World War. Date: April 1918

British Handley Page bomber and Bristol fighter
A British Handley Page heavy bomber biplane (left) belonging to No. 48 Squadron RAF, and a Bristol fighter plane (right), flying over Cologne, Germany. Date: May 1919

British Bristol F2A fighter biplanes in flight, WW1
British Bristol F2A fighter biplanes in flight during the First World War. Date: 1916-1918

Bristol F2B fighter biplane on an airfield, WW1
A Bristol F2B fighter biplane with a 200hp Sunbeam Arab engine on an airfield during the First World War. Date: 1917-1918

HMS Bristol, British light cruiser, WW1
HMS Bristol, British Town-class light cruiser, launched 1910, served during the First World War, decommissioned 1921. circa 1910

Court room at Bristol St Peters Workhouse
The court room at the St Peters workhouse, Bristol. The wood-panelled room has an ornate fire-place and ceiling. The building, once owned by merchant Robert Aldworth

Coronation of George V - Celebrations in Bristol
Firework Show from the Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol to commemorate the coronation of King George V on 6th May 1910. Date: 1910

Broadmead, Bristol
A shopping day in Broadmead, Bristol Date: 1950s

Bristol Dolphin Swimming Club with two trophies
Members and management of the Bristol Dolphin Swimming Club, champions in the 1912 season, with two trophies. Date: 1912

Old man shopping in supermarket, Bristol
Elderly man shopping in a Bristol Fine Fare supermarket. Date: 1968

Three pre-production Belvederes flying at RAF Odiham Date: 1958

Colombo - The Bristol Hotel
Colombo, Sri Lanka (Ceylon) - The Bristol Hotel, boasting the " Best Cuisine in the East - Curries a speciality"

Street scene near Bristol harbour, Bristol
A street scene near Bristol harbour, Bristol, with horses and carts in the foreground. Tramlines can be seen in the roadway

Southmead Hospital, Bristol
Aerial view of Southmead Hospital, Bristol. The entrance is on Southmead Road at the bottom left of the picture. The buildings were originally erected in 1900-1902 as a workhouse for the Barton Regis

2nd Southern Hospital, Southmead, Bristol
Military Personnel and nursing staff at the 2nd Southern Hospital, Southmead, Bristol. The buildings were originally erected in 1900-1902 as a workhouse for the Barton Regis Union

River Avon and Portway, Bristol

Mexico - Panorama of Tampico
Mexico - Panoramic view over the rooftops of Tampico

Clearing Bristol Sewers
Three workers use spades and a pneumatic drill to clear/expand the tunnel space in Bristols underground sewerage system. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

John Wesleys Chapel, Kingswood Reformatory, Bristol
Uniformed inmates stand outside John Wesleys Chapel at the Kingswood Reformatory near Bristol, opened in 1854 and one of the first such institutions

Mullers No. 1 Orphanage, Ashley Down, Bristol
The No. 1 orphanage established by George Muller at Ashley Down, Bristol

Miss Barbara Hore-Ruthven and Mr Victor Hervey socialising together in London. The photograph is part of a montage of images entitled London Town After Dark

Brighton Works brass plates
Two brass plates for the Brighton railway works, and a smaller metal plate for the Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works

Royal Air Travel by Thompson
A Vickers-Pegasus Viastra all-metal monoplane fitted with two Bristol Pegasus engines built to the order of the Prince of Wales for personal use in this country and abroad

Clifton Promenade in the evening

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