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Bishop

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The Bristol suburb of Bedminster changed dramatically with the
discovery of the Bedminster/Ashton Vale coalfield in the mid
18th century. The transformation of Bedminster was both rapid
and traumatic, the population jumped from 3,000 in 1801 to
78,000 in 1884 as people from depressed Somerset flocked
to the new coalfields for work.

Almost overnight Bedminster became a power-house of heavy
industry manned by a huge workforce packed into high density
terraced housing. Coal mining and smelting generated other
industries: engineering, tanneries, glue works, paint-factories,
glass works. Large factories were built in the 1880's for paper
bag manufacture, numerous large red brick tobacco factories
were built in the Bedminster/Ashton area.

Theres very little left of Bedminsters industrial past so I was
pretty chuffed when I found this small engineering works.


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More photos here. http://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/gallery/browseimages.php?c=53&userid=
 
some of those graffiti's are very banksy-esque, really quite cool!

can you pm me a location for this place please??!!
 
Interesting place, not just structurally but the surreal graffiti too. Interesting to read about it in its wider context too.
 
Thanks chaps, got to say I was quite surprised by this place
I really didn't think it would be that interesting inside, perhaps
its the bland exterior that made me think it would be a bit crap?

Norman.

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Bishop of Bedminster

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;)
 
Really good location for sunny days as there is so much light in there, plus lots of nice colours! [metal work reminds me of ABM Chemicals a bit]

Some Photos . .
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more. . .
 
Your fetish for decapitating people worries me norman... I'll have to keep an eye on you next time I see you ;)
 
This place featured a temporary art exhibition (temporary autnomous zone stylee) last year, october if i remember rightly, i have pictures if anyone is interested
 
Yeah go for it, post them here or in the Pring St.Hill gallery.
 

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