17. Bristol for coursework photography-XX.10.81

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During the autumn of 1982 was busy taking many black and white images for my photography A-Level coursework submission. I took a number around the rather rundown area of Bristol around Temple Meads. Inevitably the railways featured in some of the images.

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St Philip's Marsh from Highgrove Street
A photograph that clearly illustrates the urban dereliction that afflicted Bristol, and many other UK cities during this era for that matter. It is a view looking down Highgrove Street in Totterdown with just three houses remaining. Using Google Street View reveals that this street still exists complete with the cobbled gutters but the only building standing to identify it is the rectangular building directly behind the line of period cars with the no entry sign in front of it. Of railway interest is the St. Philips Marsh depot to the left of and behind the three houses and a number of DMUs stabled directly above the illuminated street lamp.
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50037, unidentified down working, Victoria Park
Unfortunately, this photograph of 50037 'Illustrious' leaving Bristol taken from Victoria Park is a little out of focus. However, I have very few images taken from this popular spot so I have included it. The newspaper vans in the background are stabled in the Malogo Vale sidings that extended as far as Bedminster station.
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