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THIS CHANNEL IS ALL ABOUT NOSTALGIA. I SET THE CHANNEL UP BECAUSE I DID NOT THINK THAT THERE WAS ENOUGH ABOUT OLD BRISTOL ON YOU TUBE. I HAVE TAKEN AND COLLECTED PHOTOS OF BRISTOL FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER (I AM NOW 72). MY CHANNEL HAS 2 MAIN THEMES 'BRISTOL AS IT WAS' AND 'RAILWAYS OF BRISTOL'. BUT IT ALSO GIVES ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO INCLUDE VIDEOS OF MY OTHER INTERESTS INCLUDING FAIRGROUND HISTORY, BRISTOL BUSES, MODEL RAILWAYS AND GENERAL NOSTALGIA.
THE PICTURES IN THESE VIDEOS HAVE EITHER BEEN TAKEN BY ME OR COLLECTED OVER THE LAST 50 YEARS. IN MANY CASES THE ORIGINAL SOURCE OF THE IMAGE IS NOT KNOWN. IF I HAVE USED A PHOTO ORIGINALLY TAKEN BY YOU THEN PLEASE LET ME KNOW SO THAT A SUITABLE ACKNOWLEDGMENT CAN BE MADE. WITHOUT THE WORK OF MANY INDIVIDUALS OVER THE YEARS, VIDEOS LIKE THESE, WHICH PROVIDE SO MUCH ENJOYMENT TO VIEWERS, COULD NOT BE MADE. I HOPE YOU ENJOY THEM.
THE BOMBS, THE BLITZ AND BARTON HILL
THE DINGS THEN AND NOW
BRISTOL CINEMA MEMORIES
A DAY AT THE PARK
CHRISTMAS TOY MEMORIES
A DAY AT THE ZOO
JOHN LYSAGHT LIMITED (BRISTOL AND NEWPORT)
BRISTOL MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR
THE GOLDEN AGE OF PICTURE POSTCARDS
BLACKPOOL IN OLD PICTURE POSTCARDS
RAILWAYS OF EAST BRISTOL
RAILWAYS OF SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
BRISTOL MOTORING MEMORIES
THE GOLDEN AGE OF SHOPPING
VE DAY IN BRISTOL 2005
BRISTOL AS IT WAS - STAPLE HILL REMEMBERED
BRISTOL AS IT WAS - SPEEDWELL REMEMBERED
BRISTOL AS IT WAS - AROUND KINGSWOOD
THE BRISTOL BLITZ - WAR ON THE HILL
LOOKING BACK - BRISTOL IN THE 1970s (PART 2)
MILK, COAL AND ANY OLD IRON
EAST BRISTOL REMEMBERED - MAX WILLIAMS TOY SHOP
EAST BRISTOL REMEMBERED - THE GLOBE CINEMA
WHEN THE CORN EXCHANGE ROCKED BRISTOL
DEMOLITION OF JOHN LYSAGHT'S AND OTHER HISTORIC BUILDINGS AT SILVERTHORNE LANE
JOURNEY ALONG THE FLOATING HARBOUR AND THE FEEDER CANAL
BRISTOL TRAMS REMEMBERED (PART 2)
DAVE'S MODEL OF LAWRENCE HILL STATION
BRISTOL AS IT WAS - AROUND FISHPONDS
THE BEATLES IN BRISTOL 1963 AND 1964