Bristol - St. George (3)

Continuing with Bryan Bignell's photographs...

By the way, does anyone remember the Pill boxes and tank barricades which were built by the Rodney Pub to stop the enemy using the main road? As kids we had a lot of fun in them and the home guard often used to do exercises with real guns on weekends. In the following pictures of the street party to celebrate the end of World War II, the anti-tank defence wall by the Lord Rodney pub and the small archway for pedestrians can be seen. They also shows the wall and entrance of Mr Fussells Yard where he kept his horses and carts because he was a haulier.

This end of WWII street party scene shows the houses opposite the Rodney Pub.

Street Party celebrating the end of WWII

Mrs Bessie Hudd (looking at the camera) who lived on the corner of Swan Lane
just above her head is the opening in the wall of Fussells yard
he was a haulier and kept his horses and carts in the yard.
Up a little is the forecourt of the Rodney public house.

Street Party celebrating the end of WWII

This page created 25th April 2010, last modified 25th April 2010