Walk in Bristol
with Richie
BS 13
Bedminster Down, Bishopsworth, Hartcliffe, Withywood, Headley Park
Bishopsworth
Attractions of BS 13 Area
Bishopsworth is a largely residential suburb in south Bristol, England, which was formerly a civil parish.
Bishopsworth was historically the tything of Bishport in the parish of Bedminster in Somerset.
The rural southern parts of Bedminster became the civil parish of Bedminster Without from 1894 to 1898, when that parish was abolished and most of it became the new civil parish of Bishopsworth.
Large parts of the civil parish were absorbed into Bristol in 1930 and 1933, and the civil parish was abolished in 1951, when almost all of it was absorbed into Bristol.
In 1928 the ecclesiastical parish of Bedminster Down was created from the north of Bishopsworth in response to the development of the area.
The ecclesiastical parishes of Hartcliffe and Withywood were separated off more recently.
Bishopsworth has an estimated population of 11,444 people (2001 Census).
Its municipal services are run by Bristol City Councilwhilst its local health services are managed by the Bristol South and West Primary Care Trust.
Local facilities include shops and pubs, a public library and swimming pool.
Bedminster down
Bedminster Down is an area of Bristol, England.
Bedminster Down is a suburb of Bristol.
Much of the area was built in the 1930s.
It extends from Bedminster to Ashton, Bishopworth, Highridge and Uplands, and is a largely residential area.
Much of the area is built over disused coal mines.
The Parish Church, built in 1927, is dedicated to St Oswald.
The Methodist church in the area shut down on Sunday 31 August 2008.
The Methodist church consisted of two buildings, the main chapel and a church hall. The main chapel is currently in use as a community arts centre.
Withywood
Withywood is a district of Bristol, England, situated on the southern border of the city, between Hartcliffe and Bishopsworth, just north of Dundry Hill.
It is a large estate, begun in the 1950s.
The road links to Withywood are adequate, although they should improve with the proposed South Bristol Ring Road
Withywood has a number of primary schools: Fair Furlong, Four Acres, Merchants Academy (phase 1) and St. Pius. There is a secondary comprehensive on Molesworth Drive. There is a relatively new secondary school, Merchants Academy, which opening in 2008, after the demolition of the former Withywood Community School.
All of the schools have relatively large sports fields and grounds (Merchants Academy has 2 astro turfs, along with an onsite gym, also open for the public). Withywood also has its own 'University', a private home on the corner of Bishport Avenue and Queens Road where studying and lectures take place.
They have also been a registered charity since 1996.
Queen's Road has a number of shops and the Amelia Nutt Health Clinic. Four Acres road also has shops directly opposite Sherrin Way bus terminus (the end of the journey) next to 'The Rusham' retirement homes.
It has a number of public houses: The Woods (Four Acres, now demolished), Queens Head, Rising Sun (both located on Queen's Road – Rising Sun now shut down. Subsequently this too has now been demolished to make way for more housing) and the Elm Tree.
A big regeneration program is taking place around the area, new apartments on Hengrove Way and further development of The Junction shopping complex, and a proposal of a swimming pool and leisure complex alongside Cineworld, all within walking distance of Withywood.
The Dundry View Neighbourhood Partnership works with residents in Bedminster Down, Bishopsworth, Hartcliffe, Headley Park, Highridge, Teyfant, Uplands, Whitchurch Park and Withywood.
Hartcliffe
Hartcliffe is a district of Bristol, England. It is a council estate on the southern edges of the city next to Withywood, on the northern slopes of Dundry Hill. Construction started in 1952 after the compulsory purchase of a number of pre-existing farms.
A small shopping area was built (Symes Avenue), and the first church (St Andrew) opened in 1956.
Former Imperial Tobacco offices being converted into apartments
Imperial Tobacco once had offices and a factory in Hartcliffe. Part of the site is now the Imperial Park shopping centre while the listed headquarters building is being converted into the Lakeshore flats.
Hartcliffe and Withywood Community Partnership (HWCP) was formed by local residents in 1998 to help support the regeneration and renewal of the area.
Schools within Hartcliffe include Fair Furlong Primary School, Hareclive Academy, and Bridge Learning Campus.
Hartcliffe Community Farm was opened in 1979 by Hartcliffe Community Council leader Doris Fiedor MA Hons UWE (1919–1995)who founded the community farm.
It has over 30 acres (120,000 m2) of land based at the farmyard at the top of Lampton Avenue, Hartcliffe.
A 250-year-old tithe barn was erected at the farm by YTS trainees but burned down in an arson attack.
The farm remains open daily to the public and hosts regular visits by school parties.
Symes Avenue is the District Shopping Centre serving the outer estates of Hartcliffe and Withywood with a total population of around 20,000 people.
The estates, built in the 1950s and 1960s, have long been identified as suffering a multitude of different problems which characterise a socially excluded community.
On 16 July 1992 there was a riot in Hartcliffe estate after two men who were riding a stolen and unmarked police motorbike were killed in a chase with an unmarked police car.
The disturbance lasted for 3 days. Police were stoned and many shops in the Symes Avenue shopping centre were attacked and destroyed. Around the same time, Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown claimed that health indicators in the area were comparable to those of a Third World country.
On 12 November 2007 a Morrisons supermarket opened after a massive redevelopment of the area.
The redevelopment also includes a new library.
Headley Park
Headley Park is a suburb of Bristol. The original estate was built between 1934 and 1938.
It is located in South Bristol between Bedminster Down, Bishopsworth, Knowle West and Hartcliffe, and is a largely residential area.
The area is served by one public house, The Maytree which is located on St Peters Rise.
The main Christian Church serving the area is located on St Peters Rise.
A church has been on the site for 60 years, and was originally known as Crossways Tabernacle but since 2007 was renamed Headley Park Church following a partnership between Crossways Tabernacle and Kensington Baptist Church in the north of Bristol.
St. Oswald's Church
The Parish Church, built in 1927, is dedicated to St Oswald.
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Cheddar Grove,Bedminster Down, Bristol, BS13 7EN
E-mail: stoswald@btopenworld.com
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Bishopsworth Manor House
Bishopsworth Manor was built around 1720 and is grade II* listed. It was owned in the 1970s and 1980s by the late Denis Bristow who restored much of it to its present state.
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Crox Bottom
Crox Bottom is a little park, off Hartcliffe Way, where Pigeonhouse Stream runs from the lake at the old Imperial Tobacco Factory, down to meet and run under Hartcliffe Way, and then join up with the Malago.
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Hartcliffe City Farm
Hartcliffe City Farm is a community asset, a working farm run for the benefit of people in the surrounding communities, offering community development through social, educational and recreational activities.It is a place where people can learn about and respect animals and the environment. It provides a link between the city and the countryside. Facilities include a resource room, childrens playbarn, large hay barn, kiddies corner, older childrens play area and variety of small farmyard animals.
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Headley Park Church
Headley Park Church began in January 2007 as a partnership between Crossways Tabernacle and Kensington Baptist Church.
Crossways Tabernacle, which had been serving Headley Park for 60 years needed strengthening as the congregation had become elderly. The building itself was also tired and in need of a new lease of life...
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St Peters Rise Headley Park , Bristol BS13 7LZ
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admin@headleyparkchurch.org.uk
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Kings Head Lane Park
Kings Head Lane Park is a great green space which has a play area in the centre. The play area has two levels which caters to older children and younger. The play area is enclosed to stop dogs entering.
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Manor Woods Valley Nature Reserve
A nature reserve in south west Bristol with wildflower meadows, woodland and plenty of wildlife, running alongside Malago stream.
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19 Crantock Ave, Bishopsworth, Bristol BS13 7QW
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Parish Church Saint Andrew
Situated close to the Symes Avenue shopping centre, this is rather an ordinary suburban church built in 1956 to the designs of Burrough & Hannam.
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St. Peter's Church Bishopsworth
St Peter's Church is a Neo Norman style church in Bishopsworth, Bristol, England.
It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II* listed building.
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61 Fernsteed Road, Bishopsworth, Bristol BS13 8HE
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Wilmott Park
Wilmott Park play area is a completely new play area completed in October 2009 under the Play Pathfinder programme funded by the Department of Children Schools and Families. The new play area includes an imposing wooden climbing wall, accessible basket swing, a spinner as well as grass mounds and goal posts. The play area is not fenced.
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