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This house in Queens Parade had chosen not to take part in the Twelve Days theme, but nevertheless had an interesting display.

A long walk around Cliftonwood and Clifton with my friend Lisa, taking in some of the 12 Days of Christmas display at Queens Parade, picking up a take-away coffee from Pinkmans of Park Street, and poking our heads up against the glass of SS Peter and Paul Catholic Cathedral.

Sun 13 December 2020, 10:04 to 13:00
Sector:

NE
Images: 92

Distance: 8.41km
Duration: 2h 56m 27s
Total Elevation Gain: 682m

We wondered how often someone applied for consent to perform Archery on Brandon Hill.

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Permitted Only With Consent

We wondered how often someone applied for...

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I Imagine Lower Byron Place Is More Fun

Apparently UWOLNIC is "free", but I'm not sure who we're freeing.

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Apparently UWOLNIC is "free", but I'm not...

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It's walled on all sides. Must be a bit less chilly at this time of year than your standard balcony.

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It's walled on all sides. Must be a bit...

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Coconut Tree Train

Berkeley Square

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Through the Round Window

Berkeley Square

I first thought of Gerald Scarfe, but I think the statuette here looks more like her Spitting Image puppet.

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I first thought of Gerald Scarfe, but I...

I think I prefer it when a new building makes a bold statement in its surroundings rather than trying to meekly fit in. This might be stretching it...

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I think I prefer it when a new building...

Feels quite odd for this building, which at some point presumably had a view of Cabot Tower and Brandon Hill, to have had the giant modern thing pl...

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Feels quite odd for this building, which...

One of the best street names in Bristol. The street itself isn't up to much, mind.

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There and Back Again Lane

One of the best street names in Bristol....

What a vista of urban delight. On the plus side, a sign on one of the bins reminded us that Pinkmans was just aroudn the corner.

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There and Back Again Lane itself

What a vista of urban delight. On the plus...

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This must surely be the cover name for a supervillan's enterprise.

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This must surely be the cover name for...

Well played, Forbidden Planet, well played.

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Well played, Forbidden Planet, well played....

There's a lot of architecture going on at the top of Park Street. I'm not sure it's a conversation so much as a shouting match.

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There's a lot of architecture going on...

It was originally an assembly rooms, which I've just been researching a bit after reading descriptions of a few of them in Fanny Burney's Evelina.

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It was originally an assembly rooms, which...

At the moment, you can't wander up to the portico of the Victoria Rooms as the buidling is being used as a Covid-19 testing centre.

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Edward and Victoria

At the moment, you can't wander up to the...