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Hotwells and Clifton/Clifton Village
14 Nov 2020
A local walk with my friend Lisa in tow, including a coffee from the cafe in the Clifton Observatory, where I have fond memories of experiencing my first camera obscura, and cake from Twelve in Clifton Village, one of my favourite recent finds for both food and flat whites.
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On the back of the currently-(23 Jan 2021)-being-demoloshed WH Smith in Clifton Village. It may be that this entire wall has gone now; they certainly weren't wasting any time when I passed the demolition the other day.
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The Long Lunchtime at the End of the World
27 Nov 2020
I took an extra-long break at lunchtime today as I'd taken the day off my normal day-job to do the accounts for my previous side-job, which is still generating paperwork, though not much in the way of money. This took me through some undiscovered bits of Cliftonwood, including Worlds End Lane, which unexpectedly leads to White Hart Steps. That's certainly not where I expected the end of the world to lead to...
Sobering. A couple of years younger than me, from what I can find on the web he died when his motorcycle was in collision with a car at the nearby corner with Dean Lane.
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Little Clifton Village Details
09 Nov 2020
I like The Paragon as a terrace, especially the bowed porches. On the other side of the road, a house attic has a stone lion surrounded by rocaille leaves, according to its listing.
I also love the detail of the arrows in the wrought iron of The Mall's balconies. Today I discovered Westfield place, a road I'd never encountered that runs up to the rear of the Coronation Tap. (It's a famous local cider pub, but I've only been in a couple of times. I'm more of a beer man.)
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...but I always forget they're closed on Monday and Tuesday.
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Text Recognition Tags: Following the Government announcement on Saturday the 31" of October we have decided that as of Thursday the 5" of November we will remain OPEN but for takeaway only. We will no longer be providing sit-in facilities. Our hours will be Wednesday to Sunday 8.30am-2pm We will be serving our full range of hot and cold drinks as well as Jen's homemade cakes and freshly baked pastries. Thank you for all of the support so far, please help us to spread the word and we hope to see you all over the coming weeks. Twelve x Following the Government announcement on Saturday the 31" of October we have decided that as of Thursday the 5" of November we will remain OPEN but for takeaway only. We will no longer be providing sit-in facilities. Our hours will be Wednesday to Sunday 8.30am-2pm We will be serving our full range of hot and cold drinks as well as Jen's homemade cakes and freshly baked pastries. Thank you for all of the support so far, please help us to spread the word and we hope to see you all over the coming weeks. Twelve x
I'm in the habit of going over to the Tobacco Factory Market on a Sunday. I think I've walked all the routes around that way, but as a Plimsoll Bridge swing let me cross the road to the far side of Brunel Way on my return journey and I took a couple of photos of the brownfield development at the old Ashton Gate Depot site I thought I'd call it a Wander and pop some photos up.
They really couldn't make it much clearer that drivers are meant to nip off down the off ramp up ahead and take Junction Swing Bridge instead. But if anyone ever does I've not seen it. I don't think I've ever been caught in the queue here as a driver, but then I don't do much driving.
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I've been pretty awful at reading so far this year, apparently averaging about one book per month. That's a far cry from 2019, say, where I got through 41 books in the year. Today's wander was prompted by my rubbish reading, as I needed to go hand back some books to the library, because I'd managed to renew them so many times that I hit the limit on renewals. Oops. Several of them were still unread.
So, off to the Central Library for me, tail between my legs. On the way there I did my best to recreate a historical photo of Dowry Square; while I was in the area I walked under the adjacent Norman arch and poked around behind the Cathedral, and I also had a little diversion to the city centre and came back along the south side of the river, hitting some trouble with the lock gates as I finally crossed the harbour back towards home.
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A bit more detail if you fancy it.
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This was the poster on the A-board at the head of the alley that leads to the Centrespace Gallery, and is usually worth a look. It wasn't particularly eyecatching, though, with an A4 poster rather lost in the middle of the much larger board...
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Ticking Off a Pocket of Paths in Leigh Woods
03 Jun 2022
I managed to go for a wander a while ago that was meant to finish off a little tangle of paths in Leigh Woods, or at the very least finish off my wandering of the Purple Path there. And I managed to miss doing either of those things through some kind of navigational incompetence.
Today I woke up with a bit of a headache, feeling a bit knackered as soon as I dragged myself out of bed, but at least with the energy to realise that I'd be better off (a) going for a walk in what looked likely to be the last of the Jubilee weekend sunshine than (b) moping around the flat until it started raining, at which point I could mope more thoroughly.
I had a look at my map, considered going to Ashton Court, but remembered that there was a music festival there today, and instead found these little leftovers of Leigh Woods and decided to have one more try at walking them.
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Easter Monday Gardens and Flowers
18 Apr 2022
I didn't really set out with a theme of flowers and gardens in mind for this walk. I just fancied heading up to Clifton Village to get lunch. As it turned out, though, Spring was springing, so a minor theme emerged as I started off with the graveyard flowers of Hope Chapel and wandered up to see the beginnings of the new wildflower garden at Clifton Hill Meadow.
I first heard of Clerihews in the Times crossword: The Clerihew is:
a whimsical, four-line biographical poem invented by Edmund Clerihew Bentley.
The reason it's relevant to this plaque on a house just around the corner from mine is that the very first Clerihew was written about Sir Humphry Davy:
Sir Humphry Davy
Abominated gravy.
He lived in the odium
Of having discovered sodium.
(Sir Humphry is indeed credited with having been the first to isolate sodium, six years after moving out of this house...)
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The bench at the top of Clifton Vale doesn't really have a view, and it's squeezed into an awkward little corner in the tight dogleg turn up to Goldney Avenue. On the plus side, Clifton Vale is very steep and many people are grateful for the opportunity it provides for a breather.
I last used it when showing my friend Heather the way back to her hotel in Berkeley Square after a meal in the Pump House. It's a fairly direct route to take, but even a local like me who's used to the hills around here can feel the need for a short rest here before pressing on to the heights of Clifton.
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There's been some commotion on Nextdoor about the recent appearance of this sign. Lots of people who have been letting their dogs off their leads in the churchyard for decades have been rather up in arms. I'm not sure there's actually much danger of the rozzers issuing ASBOs or fines to the locals for that kind of infraction, though.
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Text Recognition Tags: ㅅ Keep dogs on leads and clean up after your dog Notice of a public spaces protection order (PSPO)- All dogs must be held on leads and it is an offence not to clean up after your dog Anti-Social Behaviour Crime And Policing Act 2014, Section 59Notice is hereby given that Bristol City Council (the Council) in exercise of its powers under Section 59, 63 and 72 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 The Act, being satisfied that the conditions set out in section 59 of the Act have been met, made the following Onder City Of Bristol (Dog Control) Public Spaces Protection Order 2020. A Fored Penalty Notice may be issued to a person who a comitable or authorised person has reason to believe has committed an offence in relation to this One offering the person to whom it is issued the opportunity of dischinging any lability to conviction for the offence by payment of a fiend penalty Scene dog fouling provisions and the Exclusion Zones de not app assistance dogs Further information about the PSPO and the front of the Onder can be found at Public Space Protection (PSPO)-bristol.gov.uk ㅅ Keep dogs on leads and clean up after your dog Notice of a public spaces protection order ( PSPO ) All dogs must be held on leads and it is an offence not to clean up after your dog Anti - Social Behaviour Crime And Policing Act 2014 , Section 59Notice is hereby given that Bristol City Council ( the Council ) in exercise of its powers under Section 59 , 63 and 72 of the Anti - social Behaviour , Crime and Policing Act 2014 The Act , being satisfied that the conditions set out in section 59 of the Act have been met , made the following Onder City Of Bristol ( Dog Control ) Public Spaces Protection Order 2020 . A Fored Penalty Notice may be issued to a person who a comitable or authorised person has reason to believe has committed an offence in relation to this One offering the person to whom it is issued the opportunity of dischinging any lability to conviction for the offence by payment of a fiend penalty Scene dog fouling provisions and the Exclusion Zones de not app assistance dogs Further information about the PSPO and the front of the Onder can be found at Public Space Protection ( PSPO ) -bristol.gov.uk
From the window of the community bookshop. A book I'm vaguely thinking of writing involves the Tarot, and I'm a little tempted to go on this.
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Text Recognition Tags: Dublum Filwind Tickets £10, available on Eventbrite or on the door XIXS Tarot Study Group At the Clifton Community Bookshop 10 Clifton Road, Bristol, BS8-1AF First Wednesday of every month 6:00-7:30pm 5 Ja 6 April-4 May - 1 June rch Join us to share your ideas and develop your understanding of the imagery of the Rider- Waite-Smith Tarot. You do not need to own or bring a Tarot deck to participate (though if you have a Rider-Waite-Smith deck please bring it along). Aly You do not need to have any previous experience, expertise or understanding of the cards just imagination, Interest, and willingness to exercise your intuition. 25 per evening, including a small token and a chance to win a Tarot-related book For more information please contact tarotstudy@pobroadband.co.uk THE THE SUN Dublum Filwind Tickets £ 10 , available on Eventbrite or on the door XIXS Tarot Study Group At the Clifton Community Bookshop 10 Clifton Road , Bristol , BS8-1AF First Wednesday of every month 6 : 00-7 : 30pm 5 Ja 6 April - 4 May - 1 June rch Join us to share your ideas and develop your understanding of the imagery of the Rider Waite - Smith Tarot . You do not need to own or bring a Tarot deck to participate ( though if you have a Rider - Waite - Smith deck please bring it along ) . Aly You do not need to have any previous experience , expertise or understanding of the cards just imagination , Interest , and willingness to exercise your intuition . 25 per evening , including a small token and a chance to win a Tarot - related book For more information please contact tarotstudy@pobroadband.co.uk THE THE SUN
With a special Platinum Jubilee celebration on offer, too. I imagine The Mall Gardens will do that rather well.
The "Brigstowe Village Band" is a whimsical name. Brigstow—the bridge at the meeting point—is the origin of the modern "Bristol". Apparently they're "modelled on the village bands of Thomas Hardy’s day when local musicians played for all the local gatherings and celebrations."
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Text Recognition Tags: MALL GARDENS RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION (MGRA) SOCIAL PROGRAMME 2022 The Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations and MGRA Summer Garden party with a Jazz band. Sunday 5th June 12pm-6pm. All Welcome. Bring your own picnic, drinks and friends and family Musical evenings in the top Mall garden. Tuesdays 6.30 for 7.00pm 5th July City of Bristol Brass Band 12th July Sion Singers 19th July Brigstowe Village Band 26th July Csilla's Chums (local African band; tbc) (Bring snacks, picnic and friends and family; ALL Welcome) Drinks and Canapes in October; (MGRA members only) 6.30-8.00 pm; at a member's house(date and venue tbc) (Please bring a bottle) Carols around the piano (MGRA members only) Mince pies, snacks and Prosecco 6.30-8.00pm Tuesday 20th Dec. West Mall (Please bring a bottle of Prosecco or white wine) DO JOIN THE MGRA Further information or queries contact: Shu Sandhu Re Social Programme email protoksandhu@gmail.com Jan Smith Re Membership of MGRA email-stuma.com MALL GARDENS RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION ( MGRA ) SOCIAL PROGRAMME 2022 The Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations and MGRA Summer Garden party with a Jazz band . Sunday 5th June 12 pm-6pm . All Welcome . Bring your own picnic , drinks and friends and family Musical evenings in the top Mall garden . Tuesdays 6.30 for 7.00pm 5th July City of Bristol Brass Band 12th July Sion Singers 19th July Brigstowe Village Band 26th July Csilla's Chums ( local African band ; tbc ) ( Bring snacks , picnic and friends and family ; ALL Welcome ) Drinks and Canapes in October ; ( MGRA members only ) 6.30-8.00 pm ; at a member's house ( date and venue tbc ) ( Please bring a bottle ) Carols around the piano ( MGRA members only ) Mince pies , snacks and Prosecco 6.30-8.00pm Tuesday 20th Dec. West Mall ( Please bring a bottle of Prosecco or white wine ) DO JOIN THE MGRA Further information or queries contact : Shu Sandhu Re Social Programme email protoksandhu@gmail.com Jan Smith Re Membership of MGRA email-stuma.com
Leigh Woods Purple Path
12 Mar 2022
There's a few tracks in Leigh Woods that lie within my mile and show up on my map but that I've not walked yet, so I decided to take one of my traditional big long walks through the woods on this nice crisp sunny morning.
For years—decades, even—I've been doing a similar route from my place, along the towpath to the far woods entrance, up the hill for a varied walk on one of the marked tracks and then across the Suspension Bridge to Clifton Village for a coffee-based reward. It's my default "long walk", really, and I almost always enjoy it. Today, at last, spring actually seemed to be springing, which made for some extra positivity...
"Swing bridge machinery by Sir William Arrol & Co. Ltd": Sir William was knighted for his commitment to his work on both the Forth Bridge and the replacement Tay Bridge, erected following the loss of the previous bridge in the great Tay Bridge Disaster. He was also responsible for knocking up some other little bridges around the country, like london's Tower Bridge, to pick an example...
My friend Sarah made a podcast episode about Sylvia Crowe (credited bottom right on the plaque) and her development of the landscape in this area, with Wendy Tippett, a local landscape architect. It's a great listen if you're familiar with the area, and explains all sorts of things, including the PPILA after Sylvia Crowe's name on the plaque: Past President, Institute of Landscape Artists.
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Bedminster Trip for New Walking Shoes
26 Feb 2022
I needed to buy new walking shoes—my old ones were squeaking and it was driving me up the wall—so I ordered some for collection from Taunton Leisure on East Street in Bedminster, and decided to make picking them up an official wander.
I didn't cover any new ground within my mile, but I did take advantage of the trip to take in a few interesting things just outside my normal radius, mostly New Gaol-related. Along the way there are a couple of sanitation-related diversions, including a visit to a rare manhole cover. You can hardly wait, I can tell!
The blurb for The Cuckoo Cage sounds fun:
In this unique experiment, twelve authors have been tasked with resurrecting that tradition: to spawn a new generation of present-day British superheroes, willing to bring the fight back to British shores and to more progressive causes.
But I'd probably take issue with the experiment's claimed uniqueness, given that it sounds virtually the same concept as 1991's Temps. Still, I'll be interested to read it and I snapped this to remind myself that I might want to get a ticket for the launch.
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A Random New Year's Day Wander
01 Jan 2022
I picked a fairly arbitrary reason for a wander today. Really, I just wanted to do a New Year's Day wander just to get out of the house and to set a precedent for the year to come.
My ostensible reason was to investigate what looked like a road on my map that quartered the lawn in front of the Ashton Court mansion. As it turned out, this is just a muddy footpath/desire line similar to a half-dozen other tracks nearby, and must be some kind of bug or misclassification with the mapping system I'm using, but that's not important. What's important is that I went for a little walk on the first day of the year. As a bonus, I did happen to wander down a couple of sections of new footpath, so technically I broke some new ground too, which is nice.
This sounded like a fragment of poetry to me. All Of Ending Bicycles, perhaps a work by Keats?
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