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On the afternoon of 24 November 1940, 148 aircraft of the Luftwaffe left airfields in Northern France heading for Bristol. The concentration point was to be the City Docks, and their objective was to destroy Bristol's industry and port facilities. 135 aircraft reached the target area, and dropped 156,250 kg (344,470 lb) of high explosives, 4,750 kg (10,470 lb) of oil bombs and 12,500 incendiaries.
St Mary Redcliffe is the tallest building in Bristol. The church was described by Queen Elizabeth I as " the fairest, goodliest, and most famous parish church in England. ", Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) There are 100 Grade I listed buildings in Bristol, England according to ...
Bristol city centre: House: 1717–22: 8 January 1959: 1207768: Upload Photo [158] Numbers 27, 28 and 29 Orchard Street and attached front area railings and gates: Bristol city centre: House: c. 1720: 8 January 1959: 1202407: Upload Photo [159] Numbers 25 and 26 Orchard street and attached front area railings and lamp: Bristol city centre: House
Bristol and Bath Regional Planning Scheme 1930. The inter-war period was one of rapid growth in Bristol, with 22,000 private homes and 12,000 council houses being built around the city. In addition, Bristol was at the focus of a number of through routes, with growing volumes of traffic concentrated into a highly constrained area in the city centre.
Castle Bridge. In March 2016, Bristol City Council approved plans for an S-shaped footbridge over the Floating Harbour, linking the development to Castle Park, despite its design obstructing navigation in the harbour and concerns that it would be visually intrusive. [24] The bridge cost £2.7 million and was opened on 6 April 2017. [25] [26]
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There are small formal gardens around St Peter's church, which is maintained as a war memorial. Bristol City Council has confirmed its intention to redevelop the area around St Mary-le-Port church. The project area includes a part of Castle Park to the west of St Peter's Church. [5] To the west of the city centre lie Berkeley Square and Brandon ...
Bristol city centre is the commercial, cultural and business centre of Bristol, England. It is the area north of the New Cut of the River Avon , bounded by Clifton Wood and Clifton to the north-west, Kingsdown and Cotham to the north, and St Pauls , Lawrence Hill and St Phillip's Marsh to the east.