Geo-Trips :: A tour of Bristol
Bristol
A drive from Hungerford, Sat, 1 Jun 2019 by David Howard
As a collector of photos of pre-Worboys road signs I listed everything known in the Bristol area and then bought a road map and marked them all down and spent an entire Saturday getting them all. It was a warm sunny day and being the weekend untroubled by traffic, and knew the spots where I had no photos and only had to miss a bit on the way beyond Chippenham as I was running late and needed to save more light when I got there.
Unless a sign is already mapped I no longer map them here, which is the convention to keep them as anonymous as possible from negative forces, although one at least here has the road name so may as well add it. It took three hours once I arrived in Bristol to complete the job, partly as I didn't plan the route through in advance so made a few detours, which was intentional as I also wanted to cover as many spots there as possible as I have no reason to go back again. The only hitch was the entire city centre is having a new road system, and it wasn't possible to get in from the inner ring road as all the turns are blocked and as a result couldn't get one, but it wasn't as vital as the others, four directions, a very old no throughway and a parking instruction.
Finishing in Frenchay at 10pm it only got dark around 9.40, as it wasn't just June but 100 miles west of Greenwich adding a good ten minutes or so of extra light. I noticed the junctions had street lighting on the A roads, so managed a few reasonable shots going back to Chippenham to catch where I'd missed in the daytime, and once past Newbury returned on the M4 which was mainly 50mph as they are upgrading it. I've only been to Bristol a few times and was never impressed, and seeing more than the other times put together am still no more impressed, it was mainly a combination of the worst suburbs and inner city areas of south and east London besides a few of the edges. I always compare wherever I go with London areas, and could see Leyton, Walthamstow, Dagenham, Erith, Deptford, Peckham and Denmark Hill, while in contrast my favourite town so far is Eastbourne as it is like Bromley on Sea, probably because it would have been built around the same time and by many of the same builders.
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Stanley Road at the junction of London Road
Hill Street, Warmley Hill
Tyndale Church, Woolcott Park
Coombe Dale, Coombe Dingle
Churchill Drive, Coombe Dingle
Canford Road at the corner of Falcondale Road
Large house on Beckspool Road, Frenchay
Beckspool Road, Frenchay
Chesley Hill, Bridgeyate
Railway bridge at Lawrence Hill Station
Mede Close, Bristol
Ashton Road at the corner of Clift Road
Langton Park, Southville
Henleaze Road
Henleaze Road at the junction of Northumbria Drive
Coombe Lane at the junction of Canford Road
The island and built out kerbs were added since 2015. It does stop people cutting... more
Whitehall Road, Upper Easton
Pew Hill, Chippenham
Deanery Road Roundabout, Warmley
Park View, Bristol
Lawrence Hill Roundabout
Bedminster Parade, Bristol
Roundabout on St John's Lane, Bedminster
Whiteladies Road, Woolcott Park
Imperial Road, Woolcott Park
Ashgrove Road, Woolcott Park
Whiteladies Road, Woolcott Park
Pavilion on Clifton Down
Houses on Northumbria Road, Westbury Park
This style of roof was popular in the 1970s. My first flat was very similar.
Henleaze Road
Paul Burns Photography on Shirehampton Road, Sea Mills
Nail Tech on Pen Park Road, Southmead
Flats on Dorset Road, Eastfield
Trinity-Henleaze Church
Trinity-Henleaze Church
Soundwell Road at the junction of Broad Street
North Street, Downend
At the junction with Downend Road
Houses on Cleeve Hill, Downend
The entrance to Frenchay Hospital
Frenchay Village Museum is on the right.
The entrance to Eddington House on Eddington Hill
Eddington Hill towards Hungerford
Eddington Hill
Eddington Hill
Eddington Hill, Hungerford Newtown
Houses on New Road, Calne
Office block on Marshfield Road, Chippenham
Railway bridge on Marshfield Road, Chippenham
Marshfield Road, Chippenham
The railway line is on the right
Pylon by Bristol Road, Chippenham
Pylon by Bristol Road, Chippenham
The A420/A46 junction at Cold Ashton
London Road, Wick
House on London Road, Wick
The nice hedge has just been replaced by this military style wall.
House on London Road, Wick
Green by London Road, Bridgeyate
London Road at the junction of Bath Road
Orchid Thai Spa on High Street, Kingswood
Hanham Road, Kingswood
Private car park on Blackhorse Road, Kingswood
Sri Guru Singh Gurdwara, Bristol
Shops on Church Road, Redfield
Auto-elite Bristol on Church Road, Redfield
Greville Smyth Park, Ashton Gate
Greville Smyth Park by Ashton Road
Access Self Storage, Ashton Gate
This was completed at the end of 2018
Brunel Way, Ashton Gate
Bristol floating harbour
Looking to Spike Island from the A4, the road I entered from in London and... more
Bristol floating harbour
Offices on Whiteladies Road, Clifton
Knight Frank commercial agents on Whiteladies Road, Clifton
Downs Park West, Westbury Park
Shops on Southmead Road
There are actually two Premier stores on this road within less than half a mile.
Zero Degrees bar and brewery on Perry Road
Perry Road, Bristol
Houses on Colston Street from Perry Road
Shops on Cheltenham Road, Montpelier
Not knowing Bristol many of the roads in the inner area like this remind me of... more
Bristol Road at the junction of Filton Road
Layby on Bristol Ring Road, Rodway Hill
The little van is Istanbul Kebabs which was open but I'd just eaten or I'd have... more
London Road, Warmley
London Road, Warmley
Looking towards Metric Windows
Honey Hill Road at the corner of High Street, Warmley
Honey Way, Warmley Hill
Offices on Temple Way, Bristol
Temple Gate, Bristol
I was heading for the city centre via a series of no right turns, but because of... more
York Road, Bedminster
Looking towards offices on Redcliffe Hill
York Road, Bedminster
Coronation Road, Southville
Ashton Road, Ashton Gate
Houses on Clouds Hill Road, Bristol
Railway bridge on Bath Road, Bristol
Going over the line from Temple Meads Station just behind it.
St John's Lane, Bedminster
Houses on St John's Lane, Bedminster
Houses on St John's Lane, Knowle
House on St John's Lane, Knowle
Shell petrol station on York Road, Bristol
Parsons Bakery on Gathorne Road, Southville
The mural was added in the last year.
Southville Deli on North Street
Flats on Hotwell Road, Bristol
Flats on Hotwell Road, Bristol
Clifton Down by Stoke Road
Northumbria Drive, Westbury Park
Canford Lane, Coombe Dingle
Green by Pen Park Road, Southmead
Pen Park Road, Brentry
Knole Lane, Brentry
Knole Lane, Brentry
Knole Lane, Brentry
Chippendale and Clark offices, Chippenham
It's a firm of accountants. https://chippendaleandclark.com/
The A420, Cold Ashton
The A420, Toghill
The A420, Toghill
Petrol station on London Road, Wick
Bristol Ring Road, Bromley Heath
Bristol Ring Road at the junction of Badminton Road
Bristol Ring Road, Emerson's Green
London Road, Wick
St John's Lane, Totterdown
Houses on St John's Lane, Knowle
Ashton Road, Ashton Gate
Shops on Southmead Road
Southmead Road, Eastfield
Shops on Southmead Road, Eastfield
Queens Road near Clifton
Path to Christmas Steps on Perry Road
Demolition site on Cheltenham Road, Kingsdown
There were two large old buildings here which were demolished in the last year.
Filton Avenue, Horfield
Filton Road, Horfield
Europcar on Muller Road, Horfield
Europcar used to be Godfrey Davis who also sold Ford cars.
Europcar on Muller Road, Horfield
Muller Road. Eastville
Subway on Muller Road, Eastville
Part of the Shell petrol station
Muller Road. Eastville
Looking towards the Queens Head pub
Muller Road. Eastville
Houses on Whitehall Road
Russell Town Avenue, Upper Easton
At the entrance to the City Academy
Speedwell Road, Crofts End
Green Croft at the junction of Speedwell Road
Speedwell Road, Bristol
Car Wash on Speedwell Road, Two Mile Hill
Ingleside Road at the junction of Syston Way
Co op on Ingleside Road, Two Mile Hill
Syston Way, Hopewell Hill
Syston Way, Hopewell Hill
Falcon Court on New Cheltenham Road
It looks very industrial but is probably a lot nicer inside
Bewley House, Chippenham
Pew Hill, Chippenham
Shops by Wood Lane, Chippenham
Da's Barbers now has a black sign since last year when it was white.
Terrace of houses on London Road, Chippenham
Park Lane, Chippenham
Houses on Langley Road, Chippenham
Lower Redland Road, Woolcott Park
Coombe Lane, Coombe Dingle
Houses on Bell Barn Road, Stoke Bishop
Zero Degrees bar and brewery on Perry Road
Filton Avenue, Northville
Bargain Booze Plus on Filton Road, Horfield
There are quite a few of these in Bristol, they are clearly popular.
Block of flats on Filton Road, Northville
Houses on Filton Avenue, Northville
Muller Road. Eastville
Brand new Lidl store on Hungerdown Lane, Chippenham
It opened on February the 14th 2019. The map shows a school occupied the site previously.
House on Bristol Road, Chippenham
Stainers Way, Chippenham
Bristol Ring Road, Siston Common
Beckspool Road by Frenchay Common
The council have kindly narrowed the road in the last couple of years. I am old... more
Charlton Road at the junction of Two Mile Hill
Autopoint on Two Mile Hill
North Street, Southville
Pre-Worboys sign on Langton Park, Southville
Dingle Road, Coombe Dingle
Crossroads on Sylvan Way, Coombe Dingle
This is the spot where the road changes to Sylvan Way on the left from Dingle Road... more
Sylvan Way, Coombe Dingle
At the end of Coombe Dale
Shops on Gloucester Road, Bishopston
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