Bristol was heavily bombarded during World War II; the city center suffered severe damage. After the war Bristol developed rapidly, many new housing schemes were launched to accommodate the growing population. Postwar reconstruction included the Council House, other modern public structures, and a new Broadmead shopping center. The Robinson Building was erected in 1966. The first supersonic airliner, the Concorde, was built in the late-1960s.
Here are some fascinating vintage photos that will take you back to 1960s Bristol. These photographs show streets, scenes, and everyday life.
Cannons Marsh was in a deplorable state before the renovation.
If only we could get back to that level of traffic.
These would be cool colourised .
Colour wasn’t invented back then, life was black and white.
Wow. Beautiful pictures. Life was so simple back then. Glory days
Life is never simple, only the technology
When did the cars arrive?
just after the m4 was built