Memories of St George Bristol

historybuff, on August 9, 2007, said:

St. George's Fountain

St. George is a district of Bristol on the edge of the inner city, named - preusmably - after England's own Patron Saint - Saint George, celebration day April 23rd.

St George was originally outside the city boundary until about 1860. The area was once the end of the tram line from the city of Bristol, the terminus being in Beaconsfield Road. St. George was once a mining area but now incomes are low and unemployment is very high.

Local landmark: St George Fountain. A Victorian drinking fountain divides the main Church Road which forks at this point to Kingswood and Hanham. The road was also once the boundary between Bristol and Gloucestershire. Adjacent to this was The Parish Church of St. George, this has since been demolished and sheltered housing has been built on the site.

Not far from this spot is the St. George Police Station. It is no longer in use, but was converted to apartments - so the building has been preserved.

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