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:
9. Penn Street
Pen Street in Broadmead is named after the founder of Pennsylvania, William Penn. He lived in Bristol and played a role in building this street as well as Hollister Street and Philadelphia Street. | Google
10. Queens Road
Queens Road has a rich history, particularly from the Victorian and Edwardian eras. It's hub for cultural and educational institutions, including the Victoria Rooms and Bristol Museum & Art Gallery. Queens Road was home to Maggs' famous department store which unfortunately was during the blitz of the Second World War alongside other buildings in the street. | Google Maps
11. Park Street
One of Bristol's major shopping streets, the building of Park Street started in 1761 and was Bristol's earliest example of uniformly stepped terracing. Sadly, about a third of the building on the street were damaged during the 1940 blitz, and nearly all had to later be rebuilt and restored. Following a huge gas explosion in 1976 , some of the buildings near the bottom of the road were destroyed and most were rebuilt as replicas. | jack kavanagh via Google Maps