Stephen Dowle, who took these fascinating photographs, writes in his book Bristol A Portrait 1970-1982 that at one time it was a ‘common experience to turn a corner offend discover that part of one’s accustomed surroundings had become a wasteland of mud and trenches. Familiar streetscapes vanished overnight, leaving a disorientating aerial void.” In the … Continue reading “Pictures of a Run-down Bristol in the 1970s”
