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11 historic photos of Clifton
With the help of Bristol Archives‘ vast postcard collection, we travel back in time to a bygone BS8:

Royal York Crescent, July 27 1910. 43207/36/6/2

Cabot Tower, date unknown. 43207/11/1

Waterfall on Brandon Hill, date unknown. 43207/11/13

Clifton Suspension Bridge, photographed to advertise Brooks’ Dye Works, early 1900s. 43207/1/14

Whiteladies Road, 1920s. 43207/15/257

King George V visits the Victoria Rooms, July 4 1913. 43207/9/11/1

Aerial view of the University of Bristol and Bristol Grammar School, date unknown. 43207/19/8/2

Girls with hockey sticks at Clifton High School, date unknown. 43207/19/17/8

The Victoria Rooms, early 1900s. 43207/9/7/58

Clifton Suspension Bridge, illuminated for the visit of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, July 9 1908. 17563/1/586

Clarendon Hotel, early 1900s. 43207/9/7/3