Infinite Detail
by
Tim Maughan
Published 1 Apr 2019
Diane looks wordlessly down at her lap. Alan moves forward to fill the silence. “No, we’ve … not. We’ve had no word from him since then. I mean, not even that night—about a week before. We’ve not heard anything from him since … since everything stopped working.” “Of course. And he lived round here?” “No, but not far. In Bedminster.” “Southville,” Diane corrects him. From the corner of her eye Mary sees Tyrone, always eavesdropping, smile and shake his head. “Sorry, yes. Southville. Just off North Street. He was sharing a house there. He was a student.” “Medicine,” adds Diane, a brittle shard of pride. Dead, buried significance.
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He flicks off the lights, closes the door, and leaves, shutting the faces of the dead away in the dark. * * * Up on the roof of the tower he checks the transmitter. One hour until broadcast, and for once everything seems in order. It’s a big one, the pre-carnival warm-up show. He’s got a bunch of guests in tonight—a couple of MCs from Barton Hill and Easton, some DJs from Bedminster and Brislington. Even some posh kid from up in Clifton is coming down to drop some tunes. Well out of his safe zone. All crew, all ends. Can’t have any transmitter fuckups tonight, no dropouts, no dead air, no static. He steps back from the bird-shit-stained cluster of aerials, wondering again how this all changes, wondering if College will be up here soon, breathing life back into the dead infrastructure.
Paintwork
by
Tim Maughan
Published 28 Jul 2011
John had a lot of time for Stefen; for a low-level career gamer he displayed a surprisingly dry sense of humour, and a healthy disregard for the usual social conventions of an undoubtedly Guild-dominated life. But in truth John realised that he didn't really know or connect with the young Hungarian as much as he might wish. It was the same with the other four occupants of the small Bedminster terraced house with whom he shared the rent, and he'd resigned himself to the fact that it would probably always be that way. It was the inevitable consequence of living solely with people who had decided to dedicate their lives and careers to the virtual. They were companions only due to some seemingly outmoded geographical and economic meatspace necessity, and they all understood it, ever aware that however close they may become to one another, all their true friendships and allegiances lay elsewhere.
Tenants: The People on the Frontline of Britain's Housing Emergency
by
Vicky Spratt
Published 18 May 2022
And, if the rhythm of Henry’s speech implied urgency, it’s because he felt the acute desperation of a young person being priced out of their home. ‘Whitehall, which is in Easton, was still rough and ready when I grew up there,’ he said, sipping his overpriced coffee through a deliberately wry smile, ‘but, even so, when I got back from uni, I started hearing people say that Easton – and similarly poor areas like St Paul’s and Bedminster – were “up-and-coming”. It riled me up. It felt like our spaces – working-class spaces – were being taken over and turned into investment opportunities. I went to a reggae pub called the Star & Garter, which is in Montpelier, with my mates, and it was uncomfortable. You had locals, all standing around the edge of the dance floor and then middle-class students from Bristol Uni in the centre raving it up.’
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‘I could afford to live in a shared house in multiple occupancy with other people and pay around £500 a month,’ he explained, ‘but even that would be difficult, it would literally mean living hand to mouth after bills. My friends who also come from the more “working-class” parts of the city – like Bedminster – are in a similar position. Most people I know who are actually from here and in their early thirties are, too.’ Even though his income was low, Henry would not qualify for social housing. Rightly, because of the scarcity of such properties, you are considered a ‘priority need’ only if you are homeless, live in cramped conditions or have a medical condition made worse by your current home.
The World's First Railway System: Enterprise, Competition, and Regulation on the Railway Network in Victorian Britain
by
Mark Casson
Published 14 Jul 2009
(Continued) Rank Town or City Principal functions Total population 1831 Yarmouth Cambridge Kidderminster Sedgley, StaVs Ipswich Oxford Perth Carlisle Port Admin Manufacturing Mines, Manufacturing Admin, Port Admin Admin, Port Admin 21,115 20,917 20,865 20,577 20,454 20,434 20,016 20,006 Dewsbury Deptford Southampton Warrington Worcester Kilmarnock Woolwich Dunfermline Barnsley (Silkstone) Chatham Colchester Saddleworth Reading Mottram Maidstone Halifax Northampton West Bromwich Kingswinford Bury Walsall Manufacturing Port Port Manufacturing Manufacturing, Admin Manufacturing Manufacturing, Port Manufacturing, Admin Mines, Manufacturing Port, Manufacturing Admin Manufacturing Admin Manufacturing Admin Manufacturing Manufacturing, Admin Manufacturing Mines; Manufacturing Manufacturing Manufacturing 19,854 19,795 19,324 19,155 18,610 18,093 17,661 17,068 16,561 16,485 16,167 15,986 15,595 15,536 15,387 15,382 15,351 15,327 15,156 15,086 15,066 Tipton (Wolverhampton) Bilston (Wolverhampton) Canterbury Middleton (Rochdale) Inverness Ormskirk Leyland (Preston) Swansea Kings Lynn Bedminster (Bristol) Falkirk Burslem (Stoke) Gosport (with Alverstoke) Croydon Frome Montrose Gloucester Dover Lincoln Dumfries Manufacturing Manufacturing Admin, Resort Manufacturing Admin Manufacturing Manufacturing Port Port Manufacturing Manufacturing Manufacturing Port Admin Manufacturing Port Admin, Port Port Admin Admin 14,951 14,492 14,463 14,379 14,324 14,053 13,871 13,694 13,370 13,130 12,743 12,741 12,637 12,447 12,240 12,055 11,933 11,924 11,892 11,606 (continued) 70 The World’s First Railway System Table 3.3.
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This page intentionally left blank Index A1 (Great North Road) 15, 118, 122, 124 A40 trunk road 114 Aberdare 216 Aberdeen 14, 68, 157, 159, 160, 161, 199, 316 Aberfoyle 200 Abergavenny 137, 138, 217 Aberystwyth 15, 116, 135, 138, 139, 140, 180 Abingdon 115 Accrington 197 Acts of Parliament see Railway Bills and individual Acts Addison Road Station, London 155 Adlington 197 Admiralty 184, 274 Admiralty Railway 205 Adur River 146 Adur Valley 147, 191 Afon Wen 139 agricultural economy and railways 120, 307 Aire River 122, 173 Aire Valley 188 Aldershot 191 Aldgate 153 Alford 119 Alnmouth 157 Alnwick 157 Alston 129 Altofts Junction 183 Alton 147, 191 Altrincham 211 Alwick 159 American Revolution (1776) 32 Amlwch copper mountain 137 Andover 23, 148, 149 Anglesey 136 Annan 177 Annual Railway Returns from the Public Record Office 70 Appleby 129 Ardrossan 158, 195 Arkwright, Richard 133 Arthington 188 Arun River 146 Arun Valley 147, 192 Arundel 146, 147, 150, 191 Ash 148, 151 Ashburton 142 Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Line 187–8 Ashby-de-la-Zouche 187 Ashdown Forest 151 Ashenden 172 Ashendon Junction 101 Ashford 150, 151 hub 2, 21 Ashton-under-Lyne 68 Askern 173, 182 atmospheric railways 240 Audley End 108 Austin, Herbert 196 Australia 3, 39 Aviemore 160, 161 Avon River 143, 206 Avon Gorge 111, 206–7 Avon Valley 115, 144 Avonmouth 206 Axholme Joint Committee 212–15 Axminster 144 Aylesbury 116, 118, 172 Aylesbury Railway 45 Ayr 157, 158, 159, 185, 194 Ayrshire coalfield 195 Badminton line 113–14 Bailiff Bridge 123 Bakewell 133 Bala Junction 138 Balkholme 126 Ballachulish 161 Ballachulish Ferry 161 Baltic Sea 107 Banbury 14, 111, 112, 115, 172, 173 Banff and Buckie loop 161 Bangor 136, 139 Barking 210 satellite hub 155 Barmouth 138 Barnard Castle 129 Barnet 155 Barnetby 121 Barnsley 69, 119, 173 Barnstaple 141, 142 barristers/lawyers, cost of hiring 297 Barrow-in-Furness 131, 132, 177, 178, 219 Barry Railway network mileage 59 Basingstoke 22, 112, 147, 287 Bath 14, 48, 62, 68, 110, 111, 112, 113, 115, 143, 144, 145, 147, 149, 171, 172, 203, 207, 287 Batley 70, 124 Battersby 126 ‘Battle of Havant’ 191 Bearley 136 500 Index Beccles 107 Beckenham 189 Bedford 23, 116, 117, 118, 167, 182 Bedfordshire 56 Bedminster 69 Bedwelty 70 Beeching, Lord 15, 21, 25, 326 Beith 195 Belfast 158, 184, 185 Belgian railways 261 Bentham 177 Berkeley 198 Berkshire Downs 111, 148, 149 Berwick-upon-Tweed 128, 156, 157, 159, 263 Bessemer Process 219 Beverley 121 Bewdley 179 Bexley 156 Bidder, George 165 Bideford 142 Big Four Companies, The 276 Biggar 157, 158 Bilston 69 Birkenhead 131, 138, 169, 172, 179, 180, 181, 211, 271, 306 docks 181 Ferry 273 as secondary natural hub 83 Tab 3.4 Birkenhead Joint Line 180–1 Birkenhead, Lancashire and Cheshire Junction Railway 180–1 Birmingham 14, 19, 21, 22, 23, 68, 71, 72, 77, 81, 102, 115, 118, 122, 133, 134–5, 137, 139, 140, 144, 149, 152, 155, 168, 172, 178, 179, 180, 183, 187, 198, 204, 216 as hub 103 metal trades 50 Moor Street Station 136 New Street Station 136 as regional centre in hexagonal configuration 96 Snow Hill Station 136 Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway 25, 45, 133, 269–70 Birmingham and Gloucester Railway 46, 131, 171, 203, 204 by-passing Kidderminster 293 by-passing Worcester 293 Birmingham and Halesowen Railway Joint Line 195–6 Birmingham Junction Railway 154 Bishop Auckland 126, 129 Bishops Stortford 108, 182 Bishopsgate 153 Black Country 134 Blackburn 68, 186, 197 blackmailers’ lines 298 Blackmore Vale 144 Blackpool 62, 132, 186–7 Blandford Forum 143–4 Blea Moor Tunnel 129 Bletchley 116, 156 Blisworth 136 Board of Trade 18, 27, 58, 206, 261, 263, 274, 303, 310 broad gauge/standard gauge 278 and integrated national system 277 and municipalization 275 relations with parliament 27–8 statistical department 234 suggested proposals for removing perverse incentives 272 Tab 6.8 see also Railway Committee, Board of Trade Boards, Railway Company 291 Boars Head 197 Bodmin 142, 143 Bodmin Moor 141 Bodmin Road Station 63 Bognor 146, 147, 192 bogus schemes 297–9 blackmailers’ lines 298 distraction lines 299 solicitors’ lines 298 stock-jobbers’ lines 298 tit-for-tat lines 298–9 Boldon 128 Bollington 176 Bolton 68, 132, 133, 186, 197 Bolton and Preston Railway 186 Book of Reference for Railway Bills 288, 291 Boston 70, 119, 121, 181, 182 Bouch, William 160 boundary markers between established companies large schemes 178–85 small schemes 185–96 Bourne 109, 168 Bournemouth 62, 144, 146, 147, 148, 171 Box Tunnel 111 Brackley 172, 182 Bradford 68, 123, 124, 173, 178, 182, 188, 201 Exchange Station 123 Bradford-on-Avon 70, 111 Bradford, Thornton and Keighley Railway 201 Bradshaw’s Guide (1911) 64, 65 Bradshaw’s maps 24, 94 Bradshaw’s Railway Manual 50 Braintree 108 branch lines 308 extended 292–4 Brassey, Thomas 179, 266, 301 Braunston 172 Brecon 100, 139, 140, 216, 217 Index Brecon and Merthyr Railway (BMR) 216 and LNWR Joint Line 216–17 network mileage 59 Brecon Beacons 215, 217 Breich Water 157 Brendon Hills 141 Brentford satellite hub 155 Brentwood 155 Bridgewater 143, 144, 145 Bridgewater, Duke of 130 Bridgewater Canal 130, 211 Bridlington 125 Bridport 143 Bright, John 37 Brighton 62, 68, 115, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 154, 155, 189, 190, 205 as regional centre in hexagonal configuration 96 Brill 177 Bristol 3, 22, 23, 68, 72, 82, 110, 111, 113, 115, 116, 118, 135, 137, 143, 144, 145, 148, 152, 155, 171, 172, 183, 195, 203, 204, 264, 287 docks 206 Parkway Station 114 as primary natural hub 83 Tab 3.4 as regional centre in hexagonal configuration 96 Temple Meads Station 141, 145, 207, 325 Bristol and Exeter Railway 45, 141 Bristol and Gloucester Railway 171, 203 Bristol Port and Pier Joint Lines 206–7 British Empire 30–1, 32, 57 British Railways (BR) 276 Brixham 142 broad gauge 3, 55, 103, 137, 141, 202, 206, 208, 215, 240–1 and the Board of Trade 278 Brunel’s radical approach 283 Commission on the Merits of the Broad and Narrow Gauge 228 Tab 6.2 controversy 205 Gauge Act 228–9 Tab 6.2 Broad Street Station, London 209 Broadstone 171 Brockenhurst 146 Bromley 156 as satellite hub 155 Broom 11, 136 Brotton 126 Brough 129 Broxbourne 108 Brunel, Isambard Kingdom 14, 15, 53, 111–14, 116, 137, 141, 154, 165, 199, 215, 287, 292, 302, 323 Letterbooks (1836) 55, 111–12, 165 radical broad-gauge approach 283 501 Bruton 144 Brymbo 218 Brynmawr 215 Brynmawr and Western Valleys Line 218 Buckinghamshire Railway 107, 282 ‘Buddenbrooks syndrome’ 43 Builth Wells 139, 140 Bullo Pill 198 Burford 114 station 63 Burley 188 Burnham 171 Burnley 124, 186, 197 Burntisland 200 Burslem 69 Burton-on-Trent 133, 134, 135, 187 Bury 69, 132, 133 Bury St Edmunds 70, 107, 108, 109, 110 Buttington 180 Buxton 176, 187 bypass principle 72 bypasses 467–8 Cain, P.
Steampunk Prime: A Vintage Steampunk Reader
by
Mike Ashley
and
Paul Di Filippo
Published 1 Jul 2010
Providentially the door of the gallery entrance was still open, and when he had gained the street, he hid in a doorway a few yards distant from the stage entrance. The men were talking as they came out, and he recognized Murray’s voice at once. “That will be all right, Greet,” it was saying; “you had better come and see me in the morning. I am staying in Bedminster — 42, Leigh Road; it’s across the river, you must take the ferry.” They passed down the road, and when they had gone out of sight, Mr. Dryden began his journey back to the rooms in the Hot-wells. Though nothing had been revealed to him that he had not been already cognizant of, the fact of having been with his own eyes privy to the secret of the trickery, made him greatly excited.
The Strangest Man: The Hidden Life of Paul Dirac, Mystic of the Atom
by
Graham Farmelo
Published 24 Aug 2009
I apologised most humbly as usual but on thinking it over, I am pretty certain he meant it. In three pages of brief, matter-of-fact sentences, she described to Dirac – apparently for the first time – the charade of her marriage. She told him of a young woman who had visited the family when he was a baby, stayed to supper and had been escorted home by Charles to Bedminster. Flo had written to her that she ‘wouldn’t have it any more and thought it was all finished’. But she was deluding herself, as she realised when she visited Charles’s Esperanto exhibition at Bishop Road School and saw that the woman who was presenting it with him, wearing a huge pair of tortoise-shell glasses, was the young woman who had visited them decades before.
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I know I could never please him but didn’t know it was quite so bad as that. He will give me £1 a week or more (it will have to be more) & I am to clear out. I don’t mind, if I have never pleased him. I sent one of his lady friends away when you were just born because she came in every night & he took her home to Bedminster & returned nearly 12 P.M. She has kept in with him ever since & he says he wishes he had married her. She is a nurse now & I suppose will come & look after him. Otherwise, he sits in the waiting room at Zetland Road with Mrs Fisher from Portishead & she comes up here pretty often, or he is always out.
The People: The Rise and Fall of the Working Class, 1910-2010
by
Selina Todd
Published 9 Apr 2014
Bristol’s port was bustling with business, the railways were busier, and the city’s factories were looking for new labour as men went off to the front. ‘My father had work and my mother had … a little job herself.’ Nellie’s own prospects improved. She was able to get a job at the Wills tobacco factory in Bedminster, south Bristol’s largest employer and one of the city’s best: as well as paying reasonable wages and providing paid holidays and a pension, the Wills family had equipped their factory with electric lighting, modern machinery, proper bathrooms and a workers’ canteen. By 1917 the Andrews family had ‘three of us at Wills’.
The Rough Guide to England
by
Rough Guides
Published 29 Mar 2018
Websites such as bristol-street-art.co.uk will allow you to track down his surviving murals, though it’s easy enough to locate his more iconic works such as The Mild Mild West (1999) on Stokes Croft and The Naked Man (2006) off the bottom of Park Street. Banksy’s global celebrity has led to his works becoming accepted and even protected by the city supremos, and the council has given its blessing to Upfest (upfest.co.uk), touted as Europe’s largest street-art and graffiti festival; it takes place in Bedminster, South Bristol, over a weekend in late July. St Stephen’s 21 Stephen’s St, off Corn St, BS1 1EQ • Mon–Fri 9.30am–3pm • Free • 0117 927 7977, saint-stephens.com Hemmed in by characterless modern buildings just east of The Centre (as the elongated traffic intersection northeast of the cathedral is known), St Stephen’s is one of Bristol’s oldest and most graceful churches.
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Attached to a hotel perched on the edge of the Gorge in Clifton Village, this modern bar draws in the crowds thanks to its broad terrace, affording magnificent views of the gorge and suspension bridge. Food available. Mon–Sat 11am–11pm, Sun 11am–10.30pm. nightlife The Fiddlers Willway St, Bedminster, BS3 4BG 0117 987 3403, fiddlers.co.uk; map. Mainly roots bands, good-time retro acts and niche artists perform at this relaxed, family-run venue (formerly a prison) south of the river. The Fleece 12 St Thomas St, BS1 6JJ 0117 945 0996, thefleece.co.uk; map. Stone-flagged ex-wool warehouse, now a loud, sweaty pub staging everything from acoustic blues and alt-country to punk and deathcore.