D-block GB-360000-168000
1986 Up Knowle West
The redbrick Knowle West council estate was built in 1934 on a hill on the outskirts of Bristol to rehouse those whose homes in inner Bristol were demolished as part of the slum clearance policy. Families came from Barton Hill, Bedminster, Old Market and Redcliffe. An amalgam of poor folk uprouted from familiar overcrowded streets came together in strange surroundings. There was more space, but the place appeared cold and anonymous somewhere out in the suburbs. In the years of poverty and suffering that followed all were drawn together to become what is today a deeply knit cheerful community of unmistakeable character. Fifth generation Knowle Westers now enjoy most modern amenities, but they are Knowle Westers first, Bristolians second.
Pictures from this D-block
Written accounts from this D-block
- An Overview Of Our Area
- The Area Of Stockwood
- A Stream
- Superstore - Asda
- The Library In Stockwood
- Up Knowle West
- Shush - Mum's Writing!
- Recreation In Knowle
- Playground Games.
- Sports Centre Whitchurch.
- A Youth Club.
- A School Day (1)
- A School Day (2)
- Stockwood Shopping Centre.
- Pocket Money In Stockwood.
- Industry In Our Area.
- Elderly People's Home (1)
- Elderly People's Home (2).
- St Peter's Hospice
- The Planet Earth.
Map of the area
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