Great collection of photos. Good choice of music to accompany as well. It is only upon reflection can you appreciate the loss of history, culture and sheer bloody beauty that has been lost over time to Bristol and Bristolians.
Beautiful pictures. The trouble with England is we’ve knocked down all these beautiful old buildings built with craftsmanship to be replaced by a load of rubbish. That are now a real eyesore. Councils are to blame.
Let's all hope it's only in transition and some sane city planners will finally take over and create a modern yet human-friendly town. Obviously noone of the current ones have comprehended the character of Bristol and how to recreate a unique place which it had once been. It's not easy after all the mistakes were done, they are well visible. But it's worth it, big time.
Thank you so much for these wonderful photographs. They have filled me with so much sadness and longing for bygone days and the people I love who are gone. God bless every one of them...
MARVELOUS. I OWN MOST OF THE FAMOUS ''REECE WINSTON'E' BOOKS, BUT, MOST OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS DEPICTED HERE ARE NEW TO ME. I'M VERY SURPRISED AND PLEASED.
I enjoyed that. Although I have immersed myself in the Reece Winstone books over the years, there were some pics that l'd never seen before. Thank you. Mind you, l'm glad l don't live there anymore... Hey ho.
Wish I could find old pictures of Bedminster 1850s especially Spring St where my 2x Great Grandma Eliza was born family name was Warbutton others in Richards Buildings were Emerys and Gunters all related to me.
Great selection of pictures! Reminds us Bristolians what a beautiful city it used to be before the brutalist 60's and 70's cheaply made concrete buildings and idiot town planners ruining things. Why we didn't rebuild the bombed parts back to how they were like most of the rest of Europe after ww2 I do not know.
MONEY, and lack of it. Britain was bankrupted by the War. Tens of thousands of Homes , factories, etc etc destroyed, creating , obviously, an equal amount of Homless. With meager finances, and urgent action required, they might have been excused in the 40''s 50's and 60's even, but after that, the mould for concrete high-rise had set in. Even in the mid 60's, you could drive into most large cities, and stll see levelled bombed sites, being used as temporary car Parks. But you are right about European cities, but, they were given multy billions of US dollars. We were given a paultry few, which took till 2006, to pay off.
What is the large and impressive building centre backgroud left at 6:44? Was it bombed out of did insane planners pull it down to allow the Robinson Building monstrosity to be built?
Totally agree with you , I use to live in bristol ,born n bred, it's terrible how they have destroyed beautiful historic buildings ,for the ugliest things imaginable. I feel sorry for the loss of history for people who will never see the like again ,plus do not get me started on the assholes who through the statue into the dock .what mindless destruction ! We cannot change history ,yes we we had history of slavery ,but there is the rest of the world too who did that also. Made me sad to see the pictures and almost all the buildings are gone.it is heartwrenching. As to the city centre I can remember the beautiful flowers and greenery ,now it's just a concrete mess. I hope the plans go ahead to make it green again .I even seen they going to charge money to even drive into town. That mayor needs to be voted out . He is doing his utmost to destroy bristol with his woke shitty ideas. I have family in bristol and my grandkids have to live like this. Disgusting. 😥
@@David-uf8ex yes I totally totally agree with all you said, absolute tossers pulling the statue down, it’s history, same as the holocaust, yet it’s ok to keep open the concentration camps for tours, etc
Except the City was founded in 1155. When Arabs were raiding Britain and Ireland, and kidknapping whole villages and towns, for Slavery in North Africa. For 400 years. Strange you chose to say that, but then the Marxist Woke brigade don't mention it, because they are as ignorant as you obviously are.
A city built on slavery ffs what is wrong with peop'e these days congratulations you are eligible for membership of the want brigade that should make you happy by the way have you ever thought of getting a life and enjoying your self ?
Wonderful, wonderful, many thanks for the upload.
fantastic pictures loved every minute well done and thank you
Great collection of photos. Good choice of music to accompany as well. It is only upon reflection can you appreciate the loss of history, culture and sheer bloody beauty that has been lost over time to Bristol and Bristolians.
Mostly the work of the Luftwaffe., but some bad own goals by Bristol Council post war, too.
Beautiful pictures. The trouble with England is we’ve knocked down all these beautiful old buildings built with craftsmanship to be replaced by a load of rubbish. That are now a real eyesore. Councils are to blame.
Wonderful pictures of a wonderful City
What a Beautiful City we once had ...
Let's all hope it's only in transition and some sane city planners will finally take over and create a modern yet human-friendly town. Obviously noone of the current ones have comprehended the character of Bristol and how to recreate a unique place which it had once been. It's not easy after all the mistakes were done, they are well visible. But it's worth it, big time.
Yes........."once" being the operative word. I wonder when it all turned to shit.
The problem is, that Bristol folk always seem to vote "labour" and they don't care about history.
I don’t go back no more because where I grew up is now a bloody slum …..third world …… devastating
@@MrHolzheim WW2
Thank you so much for these wonderful photographs. They have filled me with so much sadness and longing for bygone days and the people I love who are gone. God bless every one of them...
approximate dates would be nice.
Great collection especially with the tram car's
MARVELOUS. I OWN MOST OF THE FAMOUS ''REECE WINSTON'E' BOOKS, BUT, MOST OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS DEPICTED HERE ARE NEW TO ME. I'M VERY SURPRISED AND PLEASED.
Excellent photographs but captions and/ or a commentary would help
I enjoyed that. Although I have immersed myself in the Reece Winstone books over the years, there were some pics that l'd never seen before. Thank you.
Mind you, l'm glad l don't live there anymore... Hey ho.
cool
Brilliant set of pictures. But I would like to see a longer time between each shot to allow me to take each one in, otherwise excellent thank you.
agreed, but I just froze the scene, then released it
Wish I could find old pictures of Bedminster 1850s especially Spring St where my 2x Great Grandma Eliza was born family name was Warbutton others in Richards Buildings were Emerys and Gunters all related to me.
Seek out the Books of ''Reece Winstone'. The greatest collection of archive photographs of Bristol from 1850.
My great grandparents (Wilkins) ran the Crown in Mary le Port for a while (photo at 1:15)
What memories do you have of the pub?
Sad to say I was born after the Crown was blitzed by the Nazis (WW2) and the people who might have had memories are no longer alive.
Great selection of pictures! Reminds us Bristolians what a beautiful city it used to be before the brutalist 60's and 70's cheaply made concrete buildings and idiot town planners ruining things. Why we didn't rebuild the bombed parts back to how they were like most of the rest of Europe after ww2 I do not know.
MONEY, and lack of it. Britain was bankrupted by the War. Tens of thousands of Homes , factories, etc etc destroyed, creating , obviously, an equal amount of Homless. With meager finances, and urgent action required, they might have been excused in the 40''s 50's and 60's even, but after that, the mould for concrete high-rise had set in. Even in the mid 60's, you could drive into most large cities, and stll see levelled bombed sites, being used as temporary car Parks. But you are right about European cities, but, they were given multy billions of US dollars. We were given a paultry few, which took till 2006, to pay off.
They pulled down historic buildings and replaced them with concrete horrors
Thank the Germans for bombing Bristol and Bedminster.
@@lornaburgess9762 well, it was the beginning of the rot, but see my comment above
Loved the pictures. Can anyone please tell me what the beautiful music was ?
+meandmymouth The music is: Dvorak Cello Concerto In B Minor, Op.104, B. 191:11. played by Alexander Rudin & Moscow Symphony Orchestra
+CyberSpaceDotCom Thank you very much. I'm off to get the CD now !
Any of Fishponds ?
We went to the Orpheus loads of times, also the Scala Zetland road.
Where was it, and what is it now?
Hey I'm looking forward to move to Uk.. Will Bristol would be the best place to move in?? I'm from India🇮🇳
No Luton home from home!!
What is the large and impressive building centre backgroud left at 6:44? Was it bombed out of did insane planners pull it down to allow the Robinson Building monstrosity to be built?
Bristol CWS Building, I believe I read somewhere it was taken down by planners in the 70s, shame it looked like a great building.
@@samseal1413 Yep. The clock was quite a landmark if one were stood in The Centre...
Bristol was heavily bombed in the 39 to 45 war with Germany.
And the post war town planners finished the job
i think this is the street by the Royal Infirmary 4:38 can anyone confirm or correct this thought.
That's planners for you turned beauty into shit
With a bit of help from the Luftwaffe...
Here here😢
That looked like Newtown shops pubs demolished in lawrence hill for what? Wide roads traffic and nobody about that's what council wanted nothing ness
Can anyone tell me the location at 2:30
Alma Vale Road. About number 62, looking West.
I searched for Bristol Indiana 🙄🙄
and ?
@@MrDaiseymay I can't ever find anything good
Heart breaking to see how lovely Bristol once was . now destroyed by far left wokeness . with filthy graffiti on nearly every wall .
Totally agree with you , I use to live in bristol ,born n bred, it's terrible how they have destroyed beautiful historic buildings ,for the ugliest things imaginable. I feel sorry for the loss of history for people who will never see the like again ,plus do not get me started on the assholes who through the statue into the dock .what mindless destruction ! We cannot change history ,yes we we had history of slavery ,but there is the rest of the world too who did that also. Made me sad to see the pictures and almost all the buildings are gone.it is heartwrenching. As to the city centre I can remember the beautiful flowers and greenery ,now it's just a concrete mess. I hope the plans go ahead to make it green again .I even seen they going to charge money to even drive into town. That mayor needs to be voted out . He is doing his utmost to destroy bristol with his woke shitty ideas. I have family in bristol and my grandkids have to live like this. Disgusting. 😥
@@rosalindfox7873 Couldn't agree with more its very sad indeed
@@David-uf8ex yes I totally totally agree with all you said, absolute tossers pulling the statue down, it’s history, same as the holocaust, yet it’s ok to keep open the concentration camps for tours, etc
Stokes croft is a disgrace!!!
What's with the sombre music?
NOT SOMBRE, MORE REFLECTIVE, IF YOU KNOW THE CITY OF OLD, IT HELPS TO REMEMBER BETTER.
A city built on the proceeds of slavery.
Except the City was founded in 1155. When Arabs were raiding Britain and Ireland, and kidknapping whole villages and towns, for Slavery in North Africa. For 400 years. Strange you chose to say that, but then the Marxist Woke brigade don't mention it, because they are as ignorant as you obviously are.
FFS grow up
A city built on slavery ffs what is wrong with peop'e these days congratulations you are eligible for membership of the want brigade that should make you happy by the way have you ever thought of getting a life and enjoying your self ?
That was supposed to be WANK