Postcode: bs8
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 ‘soft aerial amnity’, st johns rd, bristol 8
originally posted by james koch
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Posted in bs8
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Tagged aerial, amnity, bristol, impression, james, koch, kochy, photography, photos, soft, street
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‘soft quart green’, upper belgrave rd, bristol 8
originally uploaded by james koch
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Posted in bs8, general
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Tagged bristol, clifton, downs, haus bar, impressions, james, koch, kochy, photography, photos, soft, street, streetart
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the wills memorial building is a neo gothic building situated near the top of park street on queens road in bristol
it is a landmark building of the university of bristol
it was designed by sir george oatley and built as a memorial to henry overton wills III
begun in 1915, it is considered one of the last great gothic buildings to be built in england
architecture commentator nikolaus pevsner described it as: “a tour de force in gothic revival, so convinced, so vast, and so competent that one cannot help feeling respect for it.”
in 1940, during the bristol blitz of world war II, the great hall was badly damaged by a german bomb-blast. it was restored in the 1960’s
cleaning work began in 2006 costing £750,000
this revealed the engraving “IO TRIVMPHE” intended as a tribute to the architect of the building sir george oatley. the engraving had remained hidden for over 80 years and recognises the role of sir isambard owen (then vice-chancellor) in the realisation of oately’s plans
at 215 feet, it is twice the height of the cabot tower
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 ‘wills blitz’, queens rd, bristol 8
wills memorial west and the bristol museum
originally uploaded by james koch
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Tagged 6d, blitz, brisl, bristol, james, koch, kochy, memorial, museum, photograph, photos, reflections, street, streetart, wills
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 ‘hot gothic’, queens rd, bristol 8
wills memorial front face from queens rd south. 6d
originally uploaded by james koch
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Tagged 6d, bristol, goth, gothic, james, koch, memorial, photography, photos, reflections, street, streetart, wills
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 ‘last legs’, queens rd, bristol 8
wills memorial from queens rd south side, in reverse, at dusk
originally uploaded by james koch
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Tagged 6d, bristol, clifton, james, koch, kochy, memorial, photography, photos, reflections, street, streetart, wills
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 ‘my third hand’, queens rd, the triangle, bristol 8
originally uploaded by James Koch
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 ‘muse me’, queens rd, bristol 8
originally uploaded by James Koch
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Tagged 6d, art, bristol, james, koch, kochy, muse, museum, photography, photos, reflections, street
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 ‘r.e.m.’, the triangle, bristol 8
originally uploaded by James Koch
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Tagged art, bristol, clifton, eye, james, koch, kochy, photography, phots, rem, street, triangle
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 ‘swedish nightingale’, the victoria rooms, bristol 8
the victoria rooms first opened its doors to the public in 1842, and for many years served as the most important and lively cultural centre in the west of england. in 1848, the renowned 19th century soprano, jenny lind – the ‘swedish nightingale’ – appeared on its platform, and four years later, charles dickens entertained a large audience with a selection of readings
original uploaded by James Koch
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Tagged art, bristol, gossimer, james, koch, kochy, nightingale, photos, rooms, street, swedish, vic, victoria
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