Gloucester Road is an iconic stretch of high street home to many great businesses and independent traders - and has been for some time.
Once described as the street with the most independent stores in Europe, the area has a longstanding history with it welcoming the first shops at the end of the 19th century.
It had become built up along its length around 1888 when traders settled on what was then called Horfield Road.
At the turn of the 20th century, there was a high concentration of butchers and grocers, as was typical for the time, but these were gradually replaced by pubs, cafes and charity shops.
Many of the original buildings remain intact and operational today though, as a whole, the road looks completely different today compared to the turn of the 20th century - it used to be traffic-free, if you could imagine.
BristolWorld has trawled through the archives to dig out 14 images showing how Gloucester Road looked from 1900 up until the 1940s.
It had become built up along its length around 1888 when traders settled on what was then called Horfield Road.
5. Co-op, 1930s
A branch of Bristol’s Co-operative Society which was based at 281 Gloucester Road for almost all of the 20th century. This picture was taken in the late 1930s when it acquired the greengrocer’s shop next door.
6. Florist, 1912
F.A Jenkins at 103 Gloucester Road. This photograph was dated back to 1912 and shows the Clifton and Bishopston florist.
7. R.J Dick, 1940s
R.J Dick power transmission engineers had several stores across the UK. This one, at 195 Gloucester Road, traded during the Second World War from 1942-1946.
8. Junction, 1912
At the junction of Gloucester, Cheltenham and Zetland Roads, the small building on the left of the picture is a tram drivers’ shelter.