Postcode: bs1
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‘interesting games festival’ 2011. st nicholas st, bs1. two day commission
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‘roots + branches’, stoke’s croft, bristol 1
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‘lines in the sand’, stoke’s croft, bristol 1
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originally called queene street in medieval times
before becoming known as knyfesmyth street, after the tradesmen there
the middle english pronunciation of knyfesmyth, with the ‘k’ sounded, may be the origin of the street’s modern name
an alternative theory is based on the nativity scene found in a stained glass window of the chapel of the three kings of cologne, which stands at the top of the steps
in the 17th century, the christmas steps is also believed to have been called lonsford’s stairs for a short period, in honour of a cavalier officer who was killed at the top of the steps during the siege of bristol in the english civil war
the song christmas steps by mogwai is named after the street
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 ‘the bristol eye’, perry rd, bristol 1
originally uploaded by james koch
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 ‘fairy light view’, perry rd, bristol 1
originally uploaded by james koch
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 ‘hunter’s return’, perry rd, bs1
originally uploaded by james koch
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queens square is a public open space in the centre of the historic city of bristol, england
the square was planned in 1699 and building finished in 1727
it was named in honour of queen anne
the north side and much of the west were destroyed in the bristol riots of 1831 and rebuilt
many of the buildings now have listed building status
in 1937 the inner city ring road was driven diagonally across the square but in 2000 it was removed and the open space restored
in the centre of the square is an idealised equestrian statue of william iii by john michael rysbrack
it was cast in 1733 and erected in 1736 to signify the city’s loyalty
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 ‘loom’, queens square, bristol 1
originally uploaded by james koch
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 ‘william immortal’, queens square, bristol 1
originally uploaded by james koch
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