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Bristol, The Centre c.1950
Photo ref: B212265
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The half-timbered building on the left is being used by Bristol bus and coach services. The Bristol Tramways and Carriage Co was taken over by the Corporation in 1937. All 237 trams were identical, and all were open-topped. The tramway closed in April 1941 when a bomb destroyed the power supply.

An extract from Around Bristol Photographic Memories.

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Memories of Bristol, the Centre c1950

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Bristol, The Centre c.1950

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Having a harbour right in the city centre gave Bristol an unrivalled attraction for visitors who gazed in wonder at the sight of tall masts - 'In the middle of the street, as far as you can see, hundreds of ships, their masts as thick as they can stand by one another, which is the oddest and most surprising sight imaginable', wrote Alexander Pope in 1732. A long street, full of ships in the middle ...see more