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BRISTOL
Bristol is now England's sixth largest city, with a
population of over 700,000. Situated at the mouth of the River Avon on
the Bristol Channel with the Mendip hills and Exmoor to the south,
Bristol was once England's second city, before the rise of Liverpool,
Manchester, Birmingham and Newcastle during the Industrial
Revolution in the latter part of the eighteenth century. Bristol's early
growth and prosperity was due to its importance as a port and its
trading links with the Americas. Its more recent economy has been based
on the Aerospace industry and it is also an important cultural and
educational centre, yet the Floating Harbour remains the focus of city
life. Bristol city is linked by an excellent motorway
network, to the east by the M4 and to the south and north by the M5, and
served by two railway stations and its own Bristol International
Airport. The map below shows the
features of the city, its streets and houses as they were in the middle
of last century. Click on any area of the map on the left to view an
enlargement. |
