If you have grown in Bristol or lived in the city for a long time, you will probably be familiar with these streets and places, but may have wondered what’s the story behind them.
We’ve picked some of the city’s most famous streets and given some context to when they were built and for some, how they got their names.
Here are 11 of Bristol’s most famous streets and places and the history behind them:
5. St Nicholas Street
Dating back to medieval times, St Nicholas Street was an important route connecting Bristol's main market area to the bridge over the Avon River. | London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
6. Small Street
Dating back to medieval times, Small Street was historically lined with merchants' houses. It's now home to legal buildings like the Bristol Crown Court, reflecting its long history of civic importance. | Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images
7. King Street
King Street lies just south of the old town wall and dates back to the 17th century. It was laid out in 1650 to develop the Town Marsh, the area then lying between the south or Marsh Wall and the Avon. The street is home to the Old Vic Theatre, the oldest continually operating theatre in the English-speaking world. Other historical buildings include St Nicholas' Almshouses (1652) and The Old Duke, a public house (1780s). The street was called Kind Street in honour of King Charles II. | Google
8. Christmas Steps
The fascinating shopping area around Christmas Steps in Bristol dates back to the 1600s and is now the location of unique shops, art galleries, pottery, dressmakers, shoe shops, musical instruments, furniture and much more. Christmas Steps connects the lower part of the city to the area that would later become part of the medieval walls. Whilst the steps were built in the 1660s, the street itself dates back at least to the 15th century. | BristolWorld