Postcode: bs8

bristol’s bs8 postcode ~ photos and short stories

[o] orange bear in a red neckachief driving a car at the zoo (bristol 8)

‘orange bear in a red neckachief driving a car at the zoo’, bristol zoo, bristol 8

originally uploaded by james koch

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[o] my family and other animals (bristol 8)

‘my family and other animals’, bristol zoo, bristol 8

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::: brunel & the clifton suspension bridge

this was islambard kingdom brunel’s first major commission at just 24 years old

work beganĀ in 1831 but the project was dogged with political and financial difficulties

by 1843, with only the towers completed, the project was abandoned

brunel died aged 53 in 1859 but the bridge was completed as his memorial and finally opened in 1864

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[o] ice cream sundays (bristol 8)

‘ice cream sundays’, sion hill, clifton village, bristol 8

originally uploaded by james koch

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[o] the other side (bristol 8)

‘the other side’, the clifton suspension bridge, bristol 8

originally uploaded by james koch

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[o] 8 miles high (bristol 8)

‘8 miles high’, clifton suspension bridge, bristol 8

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::: clifton village – the mall

origin comes from mall as in mallet used in the game of pall mall or the alley or sheltered walk in which the game was played

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[o] imperial measurements (bristol 8)

‘imperial measurements’, the mall, clifton village, bristol 8

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[o] climb/cheat (bristol 8)

‘climb/cheat’, the mall, clifton village, bristol 8

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[o] surf/city (bristol 8)

‘surf/city’, boyces avenue, clifton village, bristol 8

originally uploaded by james koch

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