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11 historic photographs of Cotham
Bristol Archives‘ vast collection of postcards offers a fascinating view back in time. This week, as part of our regular series sharing parts of the collection, we look back to the Cotham area.
Shops on Cotham Hill, 1900 43207/18/6
Garden Fete at ‘Lyndale’ on Cotham Road, July 9 1914 43207/18/7
Hartfield House on Cotham Park photographed in 1922 with Cotham School’s tower in the background – a windmill from the mid-1700s that was converted into an observatory. It was demolished in 1952 but is still the symbol of the school. 43207/18/1
The front of one of the homes in Albert Villas, 1909 43207/18/2
A colourised view of Cotham Gardens with Redland train station in the background, 1906 43207/18/5
St Matthew’s Road with its church at the end, 1900 43207/18/9
Cotham Gardens in the early 1900s. The photograph shows several children standing in the gardens 43207/18/4
A house at 10 Cotham Side bearing the initials CACW, date unknown 43207/18/8
A view of the grounds owned by charitable organisation Little Sisters of the Poor from December 1917. The organisation still exists and helps elderly people in Bristol from the same site to this day. 43207/18/119
The old ladies’ infirmary at the Little Sister of the Poor, early 1990s 43207/18/12
Interior of the washhouse at the Little Sisters of the Poor, early 1990s 43207/18/13
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