Historic Cities
Walk Bristol in 1850
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Historic Places, Rebuilt · City walk
Brunel's Bristol, 1850
Bristol in 1850 stands at a moment of industrial ambition and maritime renewal: Brunel's rail terminus and iron steamship sit alongside old quays, tobacco warehouses and Georgian terraces. This walk traces the city from the wooded rim of the Avon Gorge down through Clifton and the busy Floating Harbour to Brunel's Temple Meads and a high hilltop panorama.
35 scenes — 23 streets, squares and views, 12 interiors to step inside. Planned from the Wikipedia record of Bristol as it stood in 1850 (“History of Bristol”).
The route, scene by scene
- 1. View from Leigh Woods
- 2. Clifton Suspension Towers
- 3. Clifton Terraces
- ↳ Georgian Drawing Room · interior
- 4. Clifton Village Triangle
- 5. Park Street
- 6. College Green and Cathedral
- 7. Queen Square
- 8. Corn Exchange and The Nails
- ↳ Exchange under the Dome · interior
- 9. St Nicholas Market
- ↳ Market Hall Arcade · interior
- 10. King Street
- 11. St Mary Redcliffe
- ↳ Nave of St Mary Redcliffe · interior
- 12. Bristol Bridge
- 13. Welsh Back Quay
- ↳ Ship Chandlery Shop · interior
- 14. Hotwells Spa and Quay
- 15. Underfall Yard
- ↳ Sluice Engine House · interior
- 16. SS Great Britain
- ↳ Promenade Saloon · interior
- 17. Great Western Dockside
- ↳ Tobacco Bond Warehouse · interior
- 18. Canon's Marsh Warehouses
- ↳ Warehouse Counting House · interior
- 19. Bedminster Glass Cone
- ↳ Glass Cone Furnace · interior
- 20. Old Market
- 21. Temple Meads Station
- ↳ Hammerbeam Train Shed · interior
- ↳ Station Master's Office · interior
- 22. Great Western Viaduct Approach
- 23. Brandon Hill Viewpoint