Bristol is a city and county in South West England. The wider district has the 10th-largest population in England, the urban area population is the 8th-largest in the UK.
The city borders North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, with the cities of Bath and Gloucester to the south-east and north-east, respectively.
These fascinating photos were taken by Philip Watson that show Bristol in late 1981.
St Nicholas Street, August 1981
Steps down from Pylle Hill Crescent, Totterdown, June 1981
The Clerical, Medical and General building from Passage Street Bridge, summer 1981
The former Counterslip Power Station, summer 1981
The Suspension Bridge from Cumberland Basin, circa 1981
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