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Road building was central to planning policy for much of the 20th century in Bristol, England. The planned road network evolved over time but at its core was a network of concentric ring (or circuit) roads and high-capacity radial roads. The Inner Circuit Road formed a ring around Bristol's central area and was completed in 1970. The Outer ...
There are 212 Grade II* listed buildings in Bristol, England. In England and Wales the authority for listing is granted by the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 and is administered by English Heritage , an agency of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
The most fashionable areas were at the top of the hill, as in wet weather the cesspits overflowed down the hill. [8] Further development, though in a less formal manner, continued along the radial roads to Stokes Croft and Cheltenham, towards Horfield and in the St Phillips , Redcliffe and Bedminster areas.
The park was established in the 1880s following the expansion of Bedminster as a residential and industrial area within Bristol. The council bought 51.5 acres (20.8 ha) of land from Sir John Henry Greville Smyth for £20,678 (now £2,904,000), though the land had been used as an unofficial open space and meeting area for some time before this.
Brentry is a predominantly residential area. There are however pockets of industry and commerce namely Charlton Road, Charlton Lane and Wyck Beck Road. A former hospital laundry site just off Charlton Road now sees the Pieminister Pie Factory. [8] On Charlton Road there is a row of shops with a hairdresser, convenience grocery store and take ...
Blackboy Hill, 1904. The origin of the name of Whiteladies Road appears to be a pub, known as the White Ladies Inn, shown on maps in 1746 [4] and 1804. [5] There is a popular belief in Bristol that the naming of both Whiteladies Road and Blackboy Hill had connections with the slave trade. However, both names appear to be derived from pubs.
Box Hill is an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) east of the city's Central Business District (CBD), [2] located within the City of Whitehorse local government area. Box Hill recorded a population of 14,353 at the 2021 census. [1]
A bypass runs over the River Avon creating a major transport link from the A4 road in south east Bristol, to junction 3 of the M32 motorway near the city centre. In past years St Philip's Marsh was a housing development for the workers of Bristol's market area (now known as Old Market). One of St Philip's' more influential residents during the ...