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  1. Bristol +

    Bristol is a partnership board made up of media, creative and technology professionals, politicians and local government officers in Bristol, England . It is administered by the Watershed Media Centre and is tasked with identifying projects that will enhance and exploit the region s strengths and international stature in the creative media, design and technology sectors. The board is responsible for distributing a 300,000 a year fund, made available by South West of England Regional Development Agency who invested 6.4m ref South West of England Regional Development Agency News Release 2007 ref to enable Watershed to buy its home, the historic dockside E&W sheds. This gives the successful media centre long term stability and the chance to grow its dynamic community for creative businesses. Over 300,000 per year in surplus rent from other businesses in the buildings will be ploughed into this new fund to invest in areas such as skills, development, networking and innovation ref South West RDA news release Nov 2007 ref . Founding Board Members Chair Paul Appleby, BBC Bristol Media Watershed Media Centre Mike Bennett businessman , Founder E3 Media digital agency Chief Executive Bristol Media Matt Booth, Bristol Music Foundation Dartington Creative Enterprise Peter Boyden, Culture South West Chris Garcia, South West of England Regional Development Agency Stephen Hagen, UWE Research, Business and Innovation Helen Holland, Leader of Bristol City Council David May computer scientist David May , University of Bristol Computer Science 3C Research XMOS Bob Mytton, West of England Design Forum Dick Penny , Watershed Media Centre Bristol Old Vic Phil Stenton, HP Labs Activities and Projects Light Up Bristol 0117 Made In Bristol Pervasive Media Studio Media Sandbox Bristol Media Notes references Category Companies based in Bristol Category English media UK org stub ...   more details



  1. Bristol

    and descriptions of usage Basic info official name Bristol other name native name for cities whose ... blank emblem Bristol city coa.png blank emblem type Coat of Arms of the City Council blank emblem ... 195px map alt A map showing the location of Bristol in South West England. map caption image ... Ceremonial county subdivision name3 Bristol br County corporate subdivision type4 Admin HQ subdivision name4 Bristol Politics government footnotes government type Unitary authority , City status in the United Kingdom City leader title Governing  body leader name Bristol City Council leader title1 ... List of ceremonial counties of England by population English cerem counties RNK Bristol amongst ... false&nswid 1216 title Lead View Table Bristol, City of Local Authority work Neighbourhood Statistics ... info UKK11 website http www.bristol.gov.uk bristol.gov.uk footnotes File Bristol UK world wind.jpg right thumb View westerly of vicinity of Bristol from NASA World Wind Bristol IPAc en en uk Bristol.ogg ... s eighth most populous city, ref http www.uwe.ac.uk bristol about didyouknow.shtml ref one of the group .... Bristol received a Royal Charter in 1155 and was granted County status in 1373. From the 13th ... east and Gloucester to the north. The city is built around the River Avon, Bristol River Avon , and it also has a short coastline on the Severn Estuary , which flows into the Bristol Channel . Bristol ... been linked with the sea since its earliest days. The commercial Port of Bristol was originally in the city ... Bristol seemingly unstoppable growth accessdate 18 December 2007 work The Guardian publisher Guardian ... populated places on Earth List of places called Bristol named Bristol , most in the United States .... It is also known as Little Bristol because several of the old sailing ships traded since 1630 directly with the English port, Bristol where resides a museum and artefacts of Barbadian and African ... www.geody.com geolook.php?world terra&map col&q bristol&subm1 submit title Bristol on Geody publisher ...   more details



  1. At-Bristol

    Infobox Museum name At Bristol image AtBristolLogo.png established 2000 location Canon s Marsh Canon s Wharf , Bristol , England map type Bristol latitude 51.45085 longitude 2.59861 website http www.at bristol.org.uk Official At Bristol Site At Bristol is a public science and technology exploration and education centre and charity in Bristol , England . As a visitor attraction, At Bristol has over ... for under sixes called Toddler Takeover . At Bristol also welcome 40,000 school pupils every year, from ... and other science communicators. There are rooms and roof terraces above the exhibition that At Bristol ... available for weddings and civil partnerships. At Bristol also hires out the exhibition floor ..., they manage their venue hire spaces. Another interesting fact is that At Bristol has its own ... attractions. At Bristol also fundraises to run projects, to allow them to do outreach work, taking science out to groups who can t visit At Bristol. That includes a variety of groups, from low income ... Closure of Wildwalk and IMAX, At Bristol ref ref cite web url http www.thisisbristol.co.uk ... publisher This Is Bristol ref Explore rebranded to At Bristol in June 2010, and continues to operate ... centre in the former terminus train shed at Bristol Temple Meads Station later home to the British ... Bristol Harbour Floating Harbour . The project was funded with 44.3  million from ... donation from Nestl and Bristol City Council. The centre is situated on the former Canon ... art gallery , Bristol Industrial Museum and Queen Square. The centre is popularly known as Bristol , due to the appearance of its logo. This features the word at surrounded by a partial circle, reminiscent of an symbol. However, the official spelling is At Bristol , which is how the name appears on the web site and promotional material. At Bristol Image ExploreAtBristol.JPG left thumb At Bristol, showing Explore to the right, and the Planetarium, within the large stainless steel ...   more details



  1. Bristol Academy

    Bristol Academy may refer to Bristol Academy of Sport Bristol Academy W.F.C. Bristol Brunel Academy John Cabot Academy , Bristol O2 Academy Bristol City Academy, Bristol disambig ...   more details



  1. Bristol Fighter

    Bristol Fighter may refer to Bristol F.2 Fighter aircraft Bristol Beaufighter aircraft Bristol Fighter car , an automobile by Bristol Cars disambig ...   more details



  1. Bristol College

    Bristol College may refer to City of Bristol College , Bristol, UK Bristol College, Pennsylvania , an Episcopal college active between 1833 and 1837 University College, Bristol Trinity College, Bristol Wesley College, Bristol See also Category Further education colleges in Bristol schooldis ...   more details



  1. Bristol buses

    Bristol buses may refer to Bristol, the make of bus made by Bristol Commercial Vehicles Bristol, the trading name of Bristol Omnibus Company , which operated buses in Bristol, Gloucestershire and parts of Somerset and Wiltshire in England Buses in Bristol , bus services operated in Bristol, England disambig ...   more details



  1. Bristol (disambiguation)

    TOC right Bristol is a city and county in England. Bristol may also refer to Places England Bristol Airport Bristol Castle In the United States Bristol, Colorado Bristol, Connecticut Bristol, Florida Bristol, Georgia Bristol, Illinois Bristol, Indiana Bristol, Maine Bristol, Maryland , an unincorporated community in Anne Arundel County Bristol, New Hampshire Bristol, New York Bristol, Ohio Bristol, Pennsylvania Bristol, Rhode Island Bristol, South Dakota Bristol, Tennessee Bristol, Vermont Bristol, Virginia Bristol, Washington Bristol, Wisconsin , a village Bristol, Dane County, Wisconsin , a town Bristol, Kenosha County, Wisconsin , a former town Bristol County, Massachusetts Bristol County, Rhode Island Bristol Township, Minnesota Bristol Township, Pennsylvania Bristol Bay , Alaska Bristol Mountains , California Bristol Wells, Nevada , a ghost town Canada Bristol, Quebec Bristol, New Brunswick Bristol, Nova Scotia Elsewhere Bristol Island , of the South Sandwich Islands Companies Bristol Aeroplane Company Bristol Cars , a manufacturer of luxury cars Bristol Commercial Vehicles , a manufacturer of buses and trucks Bristol Omnibus Company , a bus operator Bristol Paint , an Australian decorating supplies company Bristol hotel , a hotel in Gibraltar Ships Bristol 1866 Bristol 1866 , a large American sidewheel steamer launched in 1866 USS Bristol USS Bristol , the name of several United States Navy ships HMS Bristol HMS Bristol , the name of several British warships A subclass of the Town class cruiser 1910 Town class cruiser ship class People Arthur L. Bristol 1886 1942 , a United States Navy vice admiral Dave Bristol born 1933 , former Major League Baseball manager Wheeler H. Bristol 1818 1904 , American engineer, railroad executive and politician Bristol Palin born 1990 ... Marquess of Bristol , a current title in the British aristocracy Other uses Bristol software , a software synthesiser Bristol solitaire , a card game Bristol blue glass Bristol board , a type of paper ...   more details



  1. Portway Bristol

    Portway Bristol could refer to Portway Bristol F.C. , a former football club based in Bristol Portway, Bristol a road in the City of Bristol that follows the River Avon dab ...   more details



  1. South Bristol

    South Bristol is the name of the following places in the United States of America South Bristol, Maine South Bristol, New York It is also a name by which southerly parts of the English city of Bristol is known. See also Bristol South UK Parliament constituency disambig de South Bristol it South Bristol ...   more details



  1. Bristol County

    Bristol County is the name of two adjacent counties in the United States Bristol County, Massachusetts Bristol County, Rhode Island and a ship named after these counties USS Bristol County LST 1198 a United States Navy Newport class tank landing ship Newport class Landing Ship, Tank tank landing ship . In England Bristol , a ceremonial county in England Category County name disambiguation pages Templates geodis Interwiki de Bristol County es Condado de Bristol fr Comt de Bristol it Contea di Bristol nl Bristol County ja no Bristol County nds Bristol County pl Hrabstwo Bristol pt Condado de Bristol ro Comitatul Bristol fi Bristolin piirikunta sv Bristol County zh ...   more details



  1. Bristol station

    Bristol station may refer to In Bristol, England Bristol Temple Meads railway station , the main railway station in the centre of the city Bristol Parkway railway station , in the northern suburbs of the city Bristol St Philips railway station , former small terminus station built to relieve pressure on the main station Bristol Bus Station , the main bus and coach station for local and long distance services In Bristol, Pennsylvania Bristol SEPTA station See also Template Bristol railway stations Railway stations served by Bristol, England area commuter services disambig ...   more details



  1. Diocese of Bristol

    coord 51.452 2.572 display title region GB scale 200000 Infobox diocese jurisdiction Diocese name Bristol image Dio Bristol arms.png image size 100px province Province of Canterbury Canterbury parishes 167 churches 205 bishop Michael Hill bishop Mike Hill , Bishop of Bristol suffragan Lee Rayfield , Bishop of Swindon archdeacons Tim McClure, Archdeacon of Bristol br Hedley Ringrose, Acting Archdeacon of Malmesbury cathedral Bristol Cathedral archdeaconries Bristol, Malmesbury website http www.bristol.anglican.org bristol.anglican.org The Diocese of Bristol is a Church of England diocese based in Bristol , also covering South Gloucestershire and parts of north Wiltshire to Swindon . The cathedral is Bristol Cathedral and the bishop is the Bishop of Bristol . It is part of the Province of Canterbury . The current diocese was created on July 9, 1897. ref London Gazette. July 9, 1897. ref There had been an earlier Diocese of Bristol, created in the English Reformation Reformation 1542. ref cite web url http www.newadvent.org cathen 02790b.htm title Ancient Diocese of Bristol work Catholic Encyclopedia ref It survived until 1836, when it was merged with the Diocese of Gloucester to form the Diocese of Gloucester and Bristol . The old Bristol diocese had consisted of Bristol itself, along with Dorset which was not contiguous with Bristol . Diocesan structure The Diocese is split into two archdeaconries, Bristol and Malmesbury. The former archdeaconry is split into the deaneries of Bristol South, Bristol West, & City the latter archdeaconry is split into the deaneries of Chippenham, Kingswood and South Gloucestershire, North Wiltshire, & Swindon. References Reflist See also List of Bishops of Bristol External links http www.bristol.anglican.org Diocese of Bristol Province of Canterbury Category Religious organizations established in 1897 Category Dioceses of the Church of England Bristol Category Christianity in Bristol England stub fr Dioc se de Bristol ...   more details



  1. USS Bristol

    USS Bristol has been the name of two ships of the United States Navy , named in honor of Rear Admiral Mark Lambert Bristol . USS Bristol DD 453 , was a Gleaves class destroyer , commissioned in 1941 and sunk off Algeria in 1943. USS Bristol DD 857 , was an Allen M. Sumner class destroyer Allen M. Sumner class destroyer, commissioned in 1945 and served until late 1969. It was then transferred to Taiwan. USS Bristol may also refer to USS Arthur L. Bristol DE 281 , a United States Navy destroyer escort converted during construction into the high speed transport USS Arthur L. Bristol APD 97 USS Arthur L. Bristol APD 97 USS Arthur L. Bristol APD 97 USS Arthur L. Bristol APD 97 , a United States Navy high speed transport in commission from 1945 to 1946 References DANFS http www.history.navy.mil danfs b9 list.htm Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Bristol Category United States Navy ship names pl USS Bristol sl USS Bristol ...   more details



  1. First Bristol

    Image First Group livery.jpg right 200px thumb Two First Bristol Alexander ALX400 buses. Image First Bristol coach.JPG right 200px thumb A First Bristol Volvo B10M Plaxton at Bristol Parkway railway station . First Bristol is a company providing bus services in and around Bristol . It is part of the First Group . First Bus inherited the Bristol operations from its predecessor Badgerline Ltd when the group was formed. Badgerline had acquired the old Bristol Omnibus Company which had been trading as Bristol City Line City Line . First imposed its own corporate identity and the City Line name was dropped. In 2003 First Group changed the legal structure of some of its bus operating subsidiaries, and as a result, First Bristol Buses Ltd the entity which had been Bristol Omnibus Company became First Bristol Ltd ref http wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk Companies House Webcheck Company Number 25088 ref , and the legal entity which had been Badgerline Ltd became First Somerset & Avon . ref http wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk Companies House Webcheck Company Number 1966277 ref Depots Bristol Roman Road, Hengrove HE Bristol Muller Road, Horfield Now closed Bristol Easton Road, Lawrence Hill LH See also List of bus routes in Bristol List of bus operators of the United Kingdom References Reflist External links commons cat FirstGroup buses in the United Kingdom http www.firstgroup.com ukbus southwest bristol home First Bristol website UK bus company stub FirstGroup Bus companies in South West England Transport in Bristol Category First Group bus operators in England Category Bus transport in Bristol ...   more details



  1. Bristol derby

    infobox football derby name Bristol derby image Image Ashton Gate vs Gas.jpg 300px caption Bristol City and Bristol Rovers prepare for their derby at Ashton Gate stadium Ashton Gate in February 2007 city or region Bristol first contested 13 October 1897 teams involved Bristol City F.C. Bristol City , Bristol Rovers F.C. Bristol Rovers most wins Bristol City 43 most player appearances The Bristol derby is the name given to football soccer football matches played between Bristol Rovers F.C. Bristol Rovers and Bristol City F.C. Bristol City a local derby . The fans of each club both consider the other ... Cup . History The first meeting between Bristol City and Bristol Rovers took place on 22 September 1894 when the two teams, then called Bristol South End and Eastville Rovers, met at St John s Lane in Bedminster, Bristol Bedminster . The game finished 3 1 to Eastville Rovers, the team that went on to become Bristol Rovers. ref name Byrne & Jay cite book last Byrne first Stephen coauthors Jay, Mike title Bristol Rovers Football Club The Definitive History 1883 2003 year 2003 publisher Tempus Publishing ... area final at Rovers Memorial Stadium Bristol Memorial Stadium . The game finished 1 0 ref cite web url http news.bbc.co.uk sport1 hi football 6397375.stm title Bristol Rovers 1 0 Bristol City work ... played between Bristol City and Bristol Rovers in the Football League , FA Cup , Football League Cup and Football League Trophy . Bristol City have traditionally been the stronger of the two sides winning 43 of the derbies compared to 29 for Bristol Rovers. Moreover Bristol City have often been in a higher league than Bristol Rovers, this has meant that the two sides haven t met in a league match ... mad.co.uk footydb loadhed.asp?teama 97&teamb 96 title Head to head work Bristol Rovers Mad accessdate ... Rovers goals align left At Bristol City 24 18 11 86 55 align left At Bristol Rovers 19 15 18 68 68 align left Total 43 33 29 154 123 Records Highest aggregate score 8 Bristol City 5 3 Bristol Rovers ...   more details



  1. Admiral Bristol

    Augustus John Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol 1724 1779 , British admiral and politician Arthur LeRoy Bristol, Jr. 1886 1942 , Vice Admiral in the United States Navy Mark Lambert Bristol 1868 1939 , Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. disambiguation ...   more details



  1. Bristol Aerojet

    Bristol Aerojet BAJ was a joint venture between the Bristol Aeroplane Company of the United Kingdom and Aerojet General of the US began in 1959. ref http www.bristolaero.i12.com exmissiles.htm Bristol Aero Collection Bot generated title ref Bristol converted one of its wartime shadow production shadow factories into a rocket manufacturing plant in 1956. In Canada Bristol purchased Macdonald Brothers in 1954 renaming it to Bristol Aerojet in 1962. In 1967 it became Bristol Aerospace Limited a part of Rolls Royce Industries, the Canadian arm of Rolls Royce which had taken over all of Bristol Siddeley s engine business. References references aero stub Category Companies established in 1959 Category Defunct aircraft engine manufacturers of the United Kingdom ...   more details



  1. Bristol Cars

    Refimprove date October 2009 Infobox company name Bristol Cars logo Image Bristol Cars.jpg type Private foundation 1945 location city Bristol location country United Kingdom location modifies Headquarters ... been owned by Toby Silverton. divisions subsid slogan homepage http www.bristolcars.co.uk Bristol Cars ... Bristol Cars is a manufacturer of hand built luxury car s ref name Bild headquartered in Patchway , near Bristol , United Kingdom. ref cite web title 225mph car is to be built in city publisher BBC News url http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi england bristol 6129214.stm date 2006 11 08 accessdate 2008 05 16 ref Bristol have always been a low volume manufacturer the most recent published official production ... automakers, Bristol does not court publicity and has only one showroom, located on Kensington High Street in London . ref name Bild cite web title Die wundersame Welt von Bristol publisher Auto Bild language .... ref cite web title Supercar Supermarket BRISTOL FIGHTER Feature publisher Car and Driver url http www.caranddriver.com features all 2001 supercar supermarket bristol fighter feature month January ... www.bbc.co.uk news uk england bristol 12645501 title Bristol Cars announces 22 staff redundancies publisher BBC News date 4 March 2011 accessdate 4 March 2011 ref History File Bristol Fighter.jpg thumb Bristol Fighter, 2004 The history of Bristol Cars began in 1946 when an excess postwar labour capacity caused the Bristol Aeroplane Company to start building luxury cars. ref name hist http www.bristolcars.co.uk history.html Hand built luxury cars since 1946 Bristol Cars Official Site ref Originally a division of this airplane maker Bristol Cars was sold after its parent joined with other British ... name hist Early BMW technology transfer HJ Aldington, a director of the Bristol Aeroplane Company .... Bristol 400 Its first car was the 1947 Bristol 400 . ref name hist Based on pre WW2 BMW technology ... double kidney BMW grille was retained. Engines Until 1961 all Bristol cars used derivations of a 6 ...   more details



  1. Greater Bristol

    Image Greater bristol with everything.png thumb Map of the former Avon area. The term Greater Bristol ... Bristol s administrative boundary , but not Bath, Somerset Bath or Weston super Mare . 300px right Greater Bristol is a term used for the conurbation which contains and surrounds the city of Bristol in the South West England South West of England . There is no official Greater Bristol authority, but the term ... the Bristol Urban Area or the wider area of the former County of Avon . The BS postcode area Bristol post town covers a wider area than the city of Bristol. Problems of definition One definition of Greater Bristol is the Bristol Urban Area as defined by the UK Office for National Statistics ONS . This covers the contiguous built up area around Bristol, including the Kingswood, South Gloucestershire ... Easton in Gordano within North Somerset and part of Whitchurch, Bristol Whitchurch which falls ... not include the city of Bath, Somerset Bath , Weston super Mare , or even small towns closer to Bristol such as Yate , Keynsham or Portishead, Somerset Portishead . The wider Greater Bristol area that is, the former Avon area has since 1996 been divided for local government purposes between Bristol ... from 1974 to 1996, were similar to those of the Bristol Travel to Work Area as originally defined ... Office commissioning a Greater Bristol Strategic Transport Study in 2005, ref Atkins, 2005. http www.gbsts.com Greater Bristol Strategic Transport Study . ref and the local authorities presenting a Joint Local Transport Plan to the Department for Transport DfT in 2006. ref B&NES, Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire councils, 2006. http www.greaterbristoltransportplan.org Greater Bristol ... also occasionally been used unofficially. The area within the administrative City of Bristol limits had a population of 380,615 according to the 2001 census. The ONS give a figure for the Bristol Urban ... county county of Avon was 1,015,200. According to the ONS, the Bristol Urban Area consists of the areas ...   more details



  1. Bristol Bridge

    Infobox Bridge bridge name Bristol Bridge image Bristolbridge.jpg caption Bristol Bridge taken from Castle Park official name carries motor vehicles crosses Bristol Harbour River Avon Bristol River Avon locale Bristol maint Bristol City Council id design mainspan length width height clearance below traffic open 1768 closed toll map cue map image map text map width coordinates lat long Image Bristol bridge.jpg alt A three arched bridge viewed from an oblique angle, illuminated by lights thumb Bristol Bridge from Castle Park Bristol Bridge is an old bridge over the Bristol Harbour floating harbour in Bristol , England. Before the river was redirected away from the harbour through the New Cut Bristol New Cut , the bridge crossed the River Avon Bristol River Avon . The original bridge was a medieval wooden structure that had both its sides lined with houses. A seventeenth century illustration shows that these were five stories high, including the attic rooms, and that they overhung the river much as Tudor architecture Tudor houses would overhang the street. ref name Lynch Lynch, John 1999 ... name Lynch In the 1760 a bill to replace the bridge was carried through parliament by the Bristol ... bridge occasioned the Bristol Riots Bristol Bridge Riot of 1793. Before the Second World War, Bristol Bridge was an important transport hub. It was the terminus of Bristol Tramways tram routes to Knowle, Bristol Knowle , Bedminster, Bristol Bedminster and Ashton Gate , and other trams also stopped ... title BT&CC tram map, 1911 work Bristol Vintage Bus Group accessdate 2011 03 04 ref It lost importance ... is now a grade II listed building . ref name Images of England cite web title Bristol Bridge work ... 12 22 ref References reflist External links commonscat Bristol Bridge http www.bradley.edu academics las civ bristol Material on the Bristol Bridge Riot Bristol harbour map Transport in Bristol Category Bridges in Bristol Category Bridges completed in 1768 Category Bristol Harbourside Bristol struct ...   more details



  1. Bristol 410

    Infobox Automobile name Bristol 410 image File Bristol 410 1968.JPG 250px manufacturer Bristol Cars production 1968&ndash 1969 br 79 produced class Sports sedan Sport saloon layout FR layout predecessor Bristol 409 successor Bristol 411 The Bristol 410 was the fourth series of Chrysler V8 engined models from British manufacturer Bristol Cars . It was the last Bristol to use the 5.2  litre 318  cubic inch engine originally found in the Bristol 407 . With the 410, Bristol aimed for a more aerodynamic approach than that found on their previous five series dating back to the Bristol 405 405 . The styling improvements were relatively minor but every one of them was aimed to make for a more curved appearance. The most noteworthy change was that the front automotive lighting headlamps were fully faired into the wings of the car rather than protruding outwards as on previous models. As in every Bristol saloon since the Bristol 404 404 , a compartment accessed via a hinged panel between the front of the driver s door and the rear of the front wheel arch housed the battery, fuse panel, windscreen wiper motor and brake servos. ref name Autocar1967 cite journal authorlink title News and Views Bristol 410 impressions journal Autocar volume 127 nbr 3742 pages page 60 date 2 November 1967 ref A similar panel on the other side of the car housed the spare wheel and jack. ref name Autocar1967 There were also 15  inch wheels as against the 16  inch size found on previous Bristols, and the disc brakes disc braking system dating back to the Bristol 406 406 was revised for the first time since then, with a greatly updated system of braking circuits being introduced. Internally, Bristol ... between the two front seats. The 410 was the Bristol model featured in the Inspector Lynley television ... type 410.php Type 410 Bristol Cars Category Bristol vehicles 410 Category 1960s automobiles Bristol ... cs Bristol 410 de Bristol 410 ...   more details



  1. HMS Bristol

    Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Bristol , after the England English port city of Bristol HMS Bristol 1653 6 was a 48 gun ship launched in 1653, completely rebuilt in 1693, captured by the French in April 1709, recaptured two weeks later and sunk. HMS Bristol 1711 6 was a 54 gun fourth rate launched in 1711. She underwent a rebuild in 1746 which rearmed her with 50 guns, and was broken up in 1768. HMS Bristol 1775 6 was a 50 gun fourth rate launched in 1775. She served in the American War of Independence , was used as a prison ship after 1794, and was broken up in 1810. Bristol was originally the 64 gun third rate HMS Agincourt 1796 6 2 . She was renamed HMS Bristol when she became a prison ship in 1812. She was sold in 1814. HMS Bristol 1861 6 was a wooden screw frigate launched in 1861 and broken up in 1883. HMS Bristol 1910 6 was a Town class cruiser 1910 Town class light cruiser launched in 1910. She was the name ship of the Bristol subgroup and was sold in 1921. HMS Bristol D23 6 was a unique Type 82 destroyer Type 82 class destroyer launched in 1973 and now permanently moored at HMS Excellent shore establishment HMS Excellent , HMNB Portsmouth Portsmouth as a training ship . Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Bristol, Hms Category Royal Navy ship names de HMS Bristol hu HMS Bristol egy rtelm s t lap sl HMS Bristol fi HMS Bristol ...   more details



  1. Bristol Observer

    Infobox Newspaper name Bristol Observer image Deleted image removed Image Bristolobserver.jpg caption type Weekly newspaper format foundation ceased publication price owners Daily Mail and General Trust Northcliffe Northcliffe Newspapers Group publisher editor chiefeditor assoceditor staff language political circulation 167,487 ref cite web url http www.thisisnorthcliffe.co.uk newspaper ?genid 115&publicationid 223 title Bristol Observer accessdate 2007 05 06 format work Northcliffe ref headquarters Bristol Temple Way, Bristol oclc ISSN website The Bristol Observer started out as a Kingswood and Keynsham Observer, a weekly paper, but at this time it was a paid for publication. In 1981 it became the Bristol Observer Series and was distributed free. div class references small style moz column count 2 column count 2 references div UK newspaper stub Category Newspapers published in England Category Media in Bristol ...   more details



  1. The Crown, Bristol

    Infobox Historic building image caption name The Crown location town Bristol location country England architect client engineer construction start date completion date date demolished cost structural system style size map type Bristol latitude 51.45655 longitude 2.59265 The Crown is an historic public house situated on All Saints Lane, Bristol , England and is near to St Nicolas Market. The Crown is located in an area known as the Old City . The Crown was built in the 18th Century and is a grade 2 listed building. Since the closure of the Eclipse in July 2006 the Crown now rivals Hatchet Inn, Bristol the Hatchet as an Alternative pub, which is popular with goths , punks , rockers and emos . There are regular alternative clubs in the old cellar known as the Cavern Club of the Crown. The cellar is also said to be haunted by a ghost of a gentlemen from the 17th century wearing a Periwig, who only appears to women. Culture in Bristol DEFAULTSORT Crown, Bristol Category Public houses in Bristol Category Grade II listed buildings in Bristol Category Buildings and structures completed in 1606 Category Music venues in Bristol Bristol struct stub pub stub ...   more details




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