Week ending 12.09.26
Week ending 12.09.26
Bristol Southville Greville Road
Perfect in arrangement - the kink in Greville Road reflects one-time ownership of the land to the north, which belonged to a vicarage. The vicarage itself is gone, but commemorated by Vicarage Road, to the north. To the east still stands a Christian Brethren gospel hall, Merrywood Hall (1889), now converted for residential use.
Bristol Southville Camden Road
Ordinary tides - Camden Road runs more or less at right angle away from the Avon New Cut, which is tidal, unlike the Floating Harbour to the north. On old OS maps mean low water was labelled 'Low Water Mark of Ordinary Tides'.
Bristol Bedminster Melville Terrace
Rope walk - on the OS 25" First Edition (1844-1888) the line of the current Melville Terrace is marked as a rope walk for the manufacture of cables and rigging.
Bristol Hotwell Road West
The right outcome for everyone - the post box is outside what is now an architectural practice, Willmore Isles, specialising in student accomodation. They used this phrase in marketing collateral.
Taunton North Street
The Caxton Head - a kind of turnstile, to keep livestock from wandering into the town, was apparently once installed on Taunton's Wirligig Lane in the old town walls. Another example was at New Turn Stile Holborn, on the corner of which once stood a famous antiquarian bookshop, The Caxton Head.
Taunton Staplegrove Road East
It's not a Flook - an ancient manor stood to the north. The extant Flook House dates to the 17th century and is now an arts and cultural centre.
Bristol Cheese Lane
Alphabetti Spaghetti - is the name of the artwork, installed in 2024 to coincide with the re-opening of Cheese Lane as a public thoroughfare.
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