Bristol in the 1950s

Clifton Suspension Bridge Maintenance In 1953

This footage from 1953 focuses on the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol and its maintenance activities, providing a comprehensive view of the bridge's structure and the work involved in its upkeep.

It captures scenes of an electrician lowering bulbs down the bridge, a man walking and sliding along the suspension rail, and workmen fixing lamps in sockets both on top of the bridge and on the pavement below.

The footage shows various angles of the bridge, including low angle shots looking up at men fixing lamps on the rail and high angle shots of men on top of the bridge with ropes.

There are panoramic views from the top of the bridge, capturing the adjacent countryside, river, and more.

“Clifton Suspension Bridge (1953)” from YouTube channel British Pathé

Victorian Buildings In Postwar Bristol, 1950s

Take a walk around the postwar city before the developers moved in.

Footage includes a road with numerous houses, including austere houses of different sizes and terraced houses, factories, an industrial chimney, an elegant house with trees on either side, a building in Greek style with pillars and a merchants' coat of arms on the wall, and a view of a gate adorned with a lion statue on a plinth beneath a willow tree.

“Victorian Era In Bristol, 1950s – Film 96137” from YouTube channel HuntleyFilmArchives.

A Postwar Street In Bristol In The 1950s

An old photo of one of Bristol's postwar streets, with repetitions and music added.

“BRISTOL 1950s” from YouTube channel Anthony Blake.

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