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Ashton By Charlie Hastings

Ashton By Charlie Hastings. Hello Athens!!! This is my presentation of where I live…

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AshtonBy Charlie Hastings

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Hello Athens!!!This is my presentation of where I

live…

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My Road

Smyth roadMy House

Top Right: 1968 floodAbove: My houseRight: Map of Smyth road

My house was built in 1935, before the 2nd world war. It is built on an inter-war landfill on a floating foundation. The park across the road from me, called Gores Marsh Park, has it’s name due to the fact that it used to be a flood zone. In 1968, there was a flood so bad, the water came to the bottom of the 1st floor windows, because of that, a drainage system was installed that was so big, you could drive an articulated lorry through it.

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North street

Above: Café Sazz, a Turkish style caféAbove Right: North street in the 1950sRight: Glass designs, sells handmade jewelry, mirrors and trinketsBottom of page: The Lounge (café)

Top of page: Marks Bread, THE BEST BAKERY EVER!!!Above: Paper village, a craft shop that sells most things from glass beads to card moustaches Below: Tobacco Factory, restaurant/bar on ground floor, and a theatre ontopBelow Left: Ashtons estate agents.

North street came together around the same time as the local primary school (Ashton gate primary), which was built 1876, 1881. where Aldi is now, there used to be some form of market or cricket ground, and in the 2nd world war, St Francis church was bombed. The Tobacco factory used to be; a tobacco factory, but is now a café/bar and theatre with a market on Sundays.

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Ashton court

Above: Ashton Court houseRight: The Balloon Fiesta (night glow)Below: The Balloon Fiesta (again) crowdsBottom middle: Ashton Court House (again) from a distance

Above: Ashton Court Golf CourseBelow: Kite Festival

The first owners of Ashton Court were the family “de Lions”, from Lyons in France. In 1495, the estate was bought by John Smyth, a wealthy merchant from Bristol. Thomas Smyth built the new south facade in 1632 and Sir John Hugh Smyth built the Neo-Gothic North West Wing in 1770.

During the 1st World War, Ashton Court was used as a military hospital and in WWII Ashton Court was acquired by the War Office as a transit camp. The Smyths owned the estate for over 400 years before the last resident, Dame Esme Smyth, died in 1946. The estate remained abandoned for 13 years, before Bristol city council bought it in 1959.

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Ashton Gate Stadium

Above: The crowdsLeft Below: An airel view of the football pitch Below: Inside the stadium

Above: The Bristol City gorillaLeft: Outside the gatesBelow: The stadium with the suspension bridge in the background

Ashton Gate was the home of Bedminster F.C until they merged with Bristol south end, which played at st John’s lane, and the merged team alternated between two grounds until Ashton gate became the permanent home of Bristol city in 1904. Bristol rugby has played there on a number of occasions since the 1920s, the most recent being on the 27 th of December 2006. Several rugby internationals have been held starting with England versus Wales in 1899.

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Bridges and Rivers

Left: The New Cut River Below Left: The River AvonAbove: Clifton Suspension Bridge

Below: construction of the floating harbourAbove: Long Ashton BypassTop Right: Ashton Swing BridgeLeft: The Banana Bridge

Built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the Suspension Bridge still stands today, an epic 148 years after the competition it was built for. Underneath it runs the river Avon, which joins onto the new cut, which was finished in 1809.

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Gores Marsh Park

Above: Finished designTop Left + Left: Photos of Gores Marsh Park after development.Bottom Right:

Gores Marsh Park used to be neglected, only having 2 swings and a see-saw that were often vandalized. It has recently been developed, and, after raising enough money, a few more extras are currently being added.

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Bye!!!

Charlie Hastings

Charlie Hastings

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