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 Christmas Steps, Bristol by suvanki
At the foot of the steps can be seen Tudor framed buildings, at the top are the Fosters Almhouses, next to The Chapel of the Three Kings of Cologne (1490)
Nowadays, the buildings on either side of the steps offer retail therapy, and restaurants.
Some interesting places apeared to be a Turkish restaurant Sas, which features a belly dancer on certain nights and a cheap rice/noodle bar..eat in/take out Leave a Comment Address: Christmas Steps, BristolDirections: Off Colston Street, follow the sign posts
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 St. Peter's Church by diocletianvs
St. Peter's church is located in the middle of the Castle Park, located next to the Broadmead shopping centre and overlooking the Floating Harbour. The park was created after the WWII bombing destroyed most of the mediaeval buildings which stood here, including the Bristol Castle.
Unfortunately it seems that the Bristol City Council has decided to develop around one third of Castle Park into new shops, offices and residential accommodation. I think this is a shame since the park is one of the nicest green areas in Bristol. Leave a Comment Directions: Next to the Broadmead shopping centre
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 'Brissle time' - The Corn
Exchange by KennetRose
Less well known but perhaps more historically important is the tale behind the Corn Exchange clock. Look up and you will see it has two minute hands, one set nine minutes behind the other. These reflect the difference between Bristol time and London time - Bristol being 200km due west of London the sun rises and sets nine minutes later than it does in London. Keeping different times was fine until the coming of the railway, when it soon became apparent that agreement would have to be reached on exactly when trains arrived and departed. Thus began the concept of Greenwich Mean Time. There's an indoor market behind the facade of the Corn Exchange, too, and a Farmers Market in front on Wednesdays. Leave a Comment Address: Corn Street
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 Temple Church (Holy
Cross) by KennetRose
The drunken lean of the tower is not the result of the bombing however, nor is it an illusion induced by too heavy a lunch at the nearby Kings Head (qv). The church was built on marshy land without proper shoring up, and began to lean shortly after its construction. Leave a Comment Address: Behind Victoria Street
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I visited Queens square on my way to Redcliffe Church. We walked through the Old Town so we were surprised of the size of the square. It is a beautiful wide Georgian square that was built at the beginning of 18th century in popular of that era way with tree-lined walks.
There are benches to sit so we stopped for a while and we watched the houses around but also the statue of King William III in the middle of the square (pic 2). The statue was made in 1730 by Rysbrack but seriously damaged in world war II. It was repaired in 1948. We talked a bit with an old lady that told us that during summer period the people come here for several events or just lying on the grass… Address: Old CityDirections: 2’ walk from the main square
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The Queen Square is a public park in the centre of Bristol that dates back to beginning of the 18th Century. Much of the houses were destroyed in the Bristol Riots of 1831, and much of the greenery was destroyed in 1937 when some smart planner allowed the inner city ring road to pass diagonally across the square. Luckily, the road was removed in 2000 and now the square is again a peaceful green oasis the the centre of the town.
In the centre of the square there is an equestrian statue of William III erected in 1736 to signify the city's loyalty. The square is surrounded by beautiful buildings, most of them from the 19th Century. Today many of them are converted into offices. On the southern side one of the houses stands at the place where the first American Consulate once stood - the first US consulate opened in the UK in 1792. Leave a Comment
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 St. Nicholas Church by AirpunkLeave a Comment Directions: Close to Bristol Bridge and St. Mary Le Port, south of corn exchange
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 Corn Exchange by Airpunk
In front of the corn exchange, you can still see some pillars, sometimes called "nails", which were used in many english markets. After bargaining, business was completed by putting money on this pillar. The term "to pay on the nail" comes from these transactions.
Take also a look at the clock. It has two hands shwoing the minutes. While the black hand shows Greenwhich Mean Time, the red one shows "Bristol time". As Bristol is located 200 kms west to London, the sun rises and sets 9 minutes later than in London. Such different times were common until the introduction of new means of communications and faster means of transport (railways) made a standardisation of time necessary. Today, nobody uses "Bristol time" of course, but the red hand is still an interesting remain of past times. Leave a Comment Address: Corn StreetDirections: Old town, close to St. Nicholas' church
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What now is castle park, was once one of the most oldest and beautiful parts of Bristol. It was heavily bombed in WWII. Unfortunately, there was not much interest in preserving the ruins. In the 1970s, most of the destroyed buildings were pulled down. Today, it is a park in the heart of the city center. Some castle ruins are still visible, together with two churches: St. Mary le Port and St. Peter's.
St. Peter's church dates back to the 11th century, although there are evidences of an older, saxon church on that place. Many parts were rebuilt in the 14th century, with some minor changes taking place in the 17th century. Like most of the surrounding buildings, it was heavily damaged in WWII. In 1975, the walls were reinforced and the church ruin became a monument for the victims and against war, just like Berlin's Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche. Further reconstruction did not take place, so that the church has no roof and no glass windows, similar to other churches with the same function. St. Peter's is seen as the central point of castle park and is sometimes still in use for cultural or commemorative events. Leave a Comment
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 Bristol, England... by coceng
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