Clifton Bed Sit

A Memory of Clifton.

In 1962-3 I rented a bed-sit in Hughenden Road Clifton for my final year at Bristol Uni. Shared with another chap, also a student. The winter was the year when snow seemed to fall over many nights, the pavements were very slippery with much ice, but the roads were kept fairly clear so that buses and other traffic could travel. The house was large and probably of the Victorian era. Fortunately the water pipes inside the house never froze. The owner, a lady who lived in the basement, rented all the other rooms as bed-sits but I hardly saw the other tenants.
When the ice melted I could ride my bike down Blackboy Hill to the Uni; on returning it was often a case of pushing my bike the last few yards up that Hill!
The Hughenden Road houses now seem to be more "swish" nowadays. Probably owned by more prosperous families.
Clifton was a pleasant area to live in, during those days. I had friends who lived nearby; there were cafes to spend time in, and the Downs were nearby for strolls in the fresh air.

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