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12 historic photographs of Bristol during WWI
Bristol Archive’s vast collection of postcards offers a fascinating look back in time. This week, as part of our regular series sharing parts of their collection, we look back at the outbreak of war in 1914 and how it affected the people of Bristol.
Bristol’s own regiment, Number 3 Company, training in Ashton Court, 1914 43207/8/58
2nd Battalion Bristol Coliseum Volunteers making a pathway to Southmead Hospital, 1914 43207/7/42
A Bristolian contingent of the St John’s Ambulance Brigade in front of the Joan of Arc Statue in Paris, 1914 43207/7/45
A group of Belgians outside a house on Cumberland Road, 1914 43207/7/67
Gloucester Regiment in Horfield Barracks, 1914 43207/8/50
Bristol Battalion on fatigue duty, 1914 43207/8/69
The Foreign Section of the reserve battalion pictured at the Drill Hall on St Michael’s Hill, 1914 43207/8/94
The Gloucestershire regiment gather outside what is now the Registry Office on Corn Street after the announcement that Britain was at war, 1914 43207/8/115
Staff of Bristol Hippodrome and performers pose for a photo after a special matinee for wounded soldiers on Trafalgar Day, 1915 43207/8/78
Belgium refugees on board a tram in Bristol with cheering crowds on both sides, 1914 43207/7/61
Bristolian soldiers enjoying Christmas dinner at the barracks, 1914 43207/8/42
10th Battalion Black Watch outside Colston Hall, November 1914 43207/7/51
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