'Sand Bay to the Hotwells' Lock'
This volume traces the intriguing coastline north of Weston-super-Mare: from Sand Bay and the coves of Middle Hope, across the levels of Kingston Seymour, to Clevedon and Portishead. From there, it turns into the River Avon describing Somerset's old sea-pilot harbour of Pill, to close beneath the Clifton Suspension Bridge at the Hotwells' locks: the gateway to the old Bristol docks.
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Top Bristol photographer Stephen Morris has been out and about trying to catch up with Bristol’s ever-changing graffiti –a n anarchic scene so interesting that Destination Bristol has given it a tourist web page all its own.
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Elegant photographs and commentaries on nearly 50 outstanding 'Bristol Doors Open Day' interiors not normally open to the public: gorgeous bank ceilings, a brewery, a bizarre artists' hideaway and contemporary 'blue glass' workshop amo
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A beautiful book, in elegant black and white. The city as seen through the eye of an outstanding Bristol artist, Trevor Haddrell, whose prints grace the living rooms of many Bristol families as well as the collection of Bristol Museum & Art Gallery.
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I drew this from the top of a block of flats to the right of the street but then used the
information I had gleaned to recompose the view from imagination as if I was hovering
directly over the street. I have done a smaller second version of this
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The story of how a widow's legacy led to the setting up, in 1844, of what became the RWA, which boasts the finest galleries outside London, and of its subsequent turbulent history.
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This is based on sketches I made from the quayside near The Grove. Swans
congregate on the far side of the water here, and the ferryboat passes by at regular
intervals too. I love the reflection of the church in the waters, especially on a sunn
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Beautifully presented survey of public sculpture in Bristol, ranging from Rysbrack's William III, the country's finest equestrian statue, to contemporary work in and around Millennium Square, including a purposefully striding Cary Grant.
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I live very near to the dock where Brunel’s ship is undergoing restoration. I drew
this scene at dawn one morning when the filigree structure of masts and rigging was
silhouetted against the sky.
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The building is situated on the edge of one of the most attractive parks in the city and I
have done several engravings of different aspects of it.
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