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19 new official symbols of Bristol

By Martin Booth  Thursday Mar 28, 2019

Manchester has a bee and Liverpool a liver bird, but Bristol does not have a universally-recognised city symbol.

Yes, we have the nonesuch flower (also known as the Flower of Bristol) and obvious contenders including the Clifton Suspension Bridge and hot air balloons.

Here are a few other suggestions gleaned from a question that I recently asked on Twitter:

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1. A can of Thatchers

2. Big Jeff

3. M Shed cranes

4. Ursa the Bearpit bear

5. Unicorns

6. A traffic jam

7. A sandwich from Magic Roll

8. A Clark’s pie

9. A hipster on a unicycle

10. Purdown Tower

Purdown Tower – photo courtesy of Bristol City Council

11. A pair of Bristols

12. Crocodile

13. Avon Gorge whitebeam

14. A stamp from Chasers

15. Brenda

16. Brunel’s stovepipe hat

17. The Matthew

18. Concorde

19. Alfred the gorilla

Do you have any more suggestions?

Read more: 12 Bristol unicorns you might not know about

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