Med/MadHatter Posted April 28, 2023 Report Share Posted April 28, 2023 19 hours ago, Roger Red Hat said: I was hoping to get on that this year but alas not going to be near there. Maybe next year. I'm going there in August as it's my wife's family home town, I didn't know this was there, will definitely have to take a ride on this wonderful looking piece of engineering 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Red Hat Posted April 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2023 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Med/MadHatter said: I'm going there in August as it's my wife's family home town, I didn't know this was there, will definitely have to take a ride on this wonderful looking piece of engineering Bon Voyage! Please report back. See this! Edited April 28, 2023 by Roger Red Hat 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacker Posted April 28, 2023 Report Share Posted April 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Med/MadHatter said: I'm going there in August as it's my wife's family home town, I didn't know this was there, will definitely have to take a ride on this wonderful looking piece of engineering I suppose there are worse ways you could describe your wife. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Red-Robbo Posted May 15, 2023 Report Share Posted May 15, 2023 Saw this on social media. It's City's old St John Lane ground after we'd left for Ashton Gate. Still in use for athletics, rugby and - as you can see - cycling. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italian dave Posted May 15, 2023 Report Share Posted May 15, 2023 2 hours ago, Red-Robbo said: Saw this on social media. It's City's old St John Lane ground after we'd left for Ashton Gate. Still in use for athletics, rugby and - as you can see - cycling. That’s from the recently submitted planning application for the South and South West stands at the Memorial, isn’t it? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted May 15, 2023 Report Share Posted May 15, 2023 2 minutes ago, italian dave said: That’s from the recently submitted planning application for the South and South West stands at the Memorial, isn’t it? Too many spectators. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebristolred Posted May 15, 2023 Report Share Posted May 15, 2023 3 hours ago, Red-Robbo said: Saw this on social media. It's City's old St John Lane ground after we'd left for Ashton Gate. Still in use for athletics, rugby and - as you can see - cycling. That's a great pic, love the deckchairs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miser Posted May 15, 2023 Report Share Posted May 15, 2023 8 hours ago, Red-Robbo said: Saw this on social media. It's City's old St John Lane ground after we'd left for Ashton Gate. Still in use for athletics, rugby and - as you can see - cycling. Great photo. I'll walk down there tomorrow to see if I can see the buildings behind. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted May 16, 2023 Report Share Posted May 16, 2023 18 hours ago, Red-Robbo said: Saw this on social media. It's City's old St John Lane ground after we'd left for Ashton Gate. Still in use for athletics, rugby and - as you can see - cycling. Great photo , shame they have a housing estate there now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Red Hat Posted May 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2023 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erithacus Posted May 21, 2023 Report Share Posted May 21, 2023 (edited) Post-war, Petherton Road became a paint factory (which was still producing until not so long ago) and is now a trading estate. The people needed a hospital but it remained an aspiration. 'South Bristol Hospital' eventually arrived in...... 2012 - and was built on the edges of the old Whitchurch Airport. So much for an urgency. Edited May 21, 2023 by Erithacus typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyderInACan Posted May 22, 2023 Report Share Posted May 22, 2023 On 21/05/2023 at 18:00, Erithacus said: Post-war, Petherton Road became a paint factory (which was still producing until not so long ago) and is now a trading estate. The people needed a hospital but it remained an aspiration. 'South Bristol Hospital' eventually arrived in...... 2012 - and was built on the edges of the old Whitchurch Airport. So much for an urgency. Berger Paints, wasn’t it? Behind what was the old pub The Glasscutter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingswood Robin Posted May 23, 2023 Report Share Posted May 23, 2023 20 hours ago, CyderInACan said: Berger Paints, wasn’t it? Behind what was the old pub The Glasscutter Think it was John Halls. My dad used to drive an articulated lorry for them in the late 60s delivering Brolac paint. He once left his mark in Sidmouth while reversing around a tight corner. The mark is visible to this day ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Red Hat Posted May 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2023 Well I never... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted May 27, 2023 Report Share Posted May 27, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CyderInACan Posted June 21, 2023 Report Share Posted June 21, 2023 On 23/05/2023 at 17:03, Kingswood Robin said: He once left his mark in Sidmouth while reversing around a tight corner. A “sidmark” if you will! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted June 30, 2023 Report Share Posted June 30, 2023 looks shit. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erithacus Posted June 30, 2023 Report Share Posted June 30, 2023 Can't remember that! Mind you, I don't remember much of the mid-80s. Still, some wonderful old cars to jog the memory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petehinton Posted July 5, 2023 Report Share Posted July 5, 2023 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted July 5, 2023 Report Share Posted July 5, 2023 Interesting thread. Good chunk before my time but the pace of change and the constancy of change is amazing! South Bristol isn't what it was, there seem to be less good typical cafes that do fry ups etc, gentrification for you. It has its good and bad points but the pace of change.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted July 5, 2023 Report Share Posted July 5, 2023 Two examples, dunno if irs the right thread. Vincenzo's Park Street, 50 odd years. Shut down, is sue to b3come student flats. The Basement also seems to have closed its doors, developers plans cited not looked into that one much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Erithacus Posted July 25, 2023 Report Share Posted July 25, 2023 More well-meaning words and ideas from the local council. I haven't gone through the whole plan but I wonder if all the dreams are going to come to fruition - particularly at this time of economic stress. Clearly Broadmead is a headache as the trend for a change in city centre shopping has brought a downturn and the future looks less certain. Also wonder if the Western Harbour plans are being shuffled underneath meantime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italian dave Posted July 25, 2023 Report Share Posted July 25, 2023 On 05/07/2023 at 22:43, petehinton said: Crikey! Now I know what feeling your age means. I can remember watching the shopping centre being built! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italian dave Posted July 26, 2023 Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 17 minutes ago, TomF said: Must be some people on here who’ll remember fairfax house being built then knocked down for galleries which is now on brink of demo.. Yep, remember that too! Fairfax House was the Co-op I think, in the days when they had department stores. And it was the most confusing store I’ve ever been in. You could never work out what floor you were on or how to get out! 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacker Posted July 26, 2023 Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 18 minutes ago, italian dave said: Yep, remember that too! Fairfax House was the Co-op I think, in the days when they had department stores. And it was the most confusing store I’ve ever been in. You could never work out what floor you were on or how to get out! Have you ever visited IKEA Dave? 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italian dave Posted July 26, 2023 Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 6 minutes ago, Slacker said: Have you ever visited IKEA Dave? I’m still there…….. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renaissance Williams Posted July 26, 2023 Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 6 minutes ago, italian dave said: I’m still there…….. “Why this is Hell nor am I out of it……” Mephistopholis (and he’d not even ate the bloody meatballs) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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