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15 historic photographs of local public houses
Continuing our regular series of historic snapshots of Bristol, this week we take a look at the past 140 years of Bristol pubs. This unique insight into the past has been made possible by Bristol Archives‘ vast collection of postcards.
The Ostrich Inn on Guinea Street, early 1900s 43207/32/1/1
Victoria Hotel on Temple Gate, photographed on July 25 1906. The horses that pulled Queen Victoria’s carriage were stabled here during her visit in 1899. 43207/32/1/37
Two women pose for a photograph outside The Three Tuns on St George’s Road, June 2 1912 43207/32/1/32
The Cross Hands Hotel in Fishponds, May 11 1917 43207/32/1/34
A gentleman in the doorway of the Waterloo Inn, which may have been in Bedminster, early 1900s 43207/32/1/31
The Waggon and Horses on Stapleton Road, November 30 1906 43207/32/1/30
Patrons standing outside The Elephant Inn St Nicholas Street Bristol, early 1900s 43207/32/1/23
Children waiting outside the Cat and Wheel on Castle Green photographed by F Little, 1880 43207/32/1/24
Inside Harry Burt’s Long Bar on Old Market Street, early 1900s 43207/32/1/28
The Bath Road Hotel, early 1900s 43207/32/1/22
A well-dressed crowd gathered with their motor car outside The Glass House in Lawrence Hill, early 1900s 43207/32/1/20
Ye Grotto in the Grapes Hotel, St Nicholas Market, in the early 1900s. The remarkable underground bar was lost in the Bristol Blitz of November 1940. 43207/32/1/2
The White Horse on West Street, Bedminster. July 24 1912 43207/32/1/15
The Tudor frontage of the Llandoger Trow on King Street, 1930s 43207/32/1/13
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