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In medieval times a shrine dedicated to St Catherine of Alexandria stood in Bedminster at the junction of the present Lombard Street and East Street; the remains of this shrine were finally removed in 1887 to make way for the offices of the Imperial Tobacco Company. In 1854 the mission priest...

Debenhams was an iconic UK department store which, until its ultimate demise on the 15th May 2021, had been trading for almost a quarter of a millennium. It had a reputation for being a business that placed an emphasis on customer experience and prided itself on occupying some of the grandest or...

Hi, I have just moved to Bristol and have become very interested in exploring old abandoned (maybe haunted ) places however I am new to the Bristol area and so far every location we’ve scouted has looked very inaccessible. I’m also struggling to find people with the same interest as I’m the only...

Grand Spa Pump Room/Ballroom - Grand Spa Hotel / Avon Gorge Hotel / Bristol Avon Gorge In Clifton, which is a posh area of Bristol, there is a hotel called Bristol Avon Gorge by Hotel du Vin. It used to be called the Avon Gorge Hotel, but since Hotel du Vin took it over it had a name change...

Brabazon Hangar, Filton Airfield, South Gloucestershire Some minimal history - there is a hell of a lot of history surrounding Filton Airfield as a whole so I would certainly recommend reading up on it if Aviation history tickles you. Filton Airfield, otherwise known as Filton Airport...

Tytherington Quarry, South Gloucestershire Tytherington Quarry lies just north of Bristol, situated close to the town of Thornbury. It actually comprises of three quarries, all joined by tunnels. North Face Quarry, as the name suggests, sits furthest North and is separated from the other two...

Rooftopping in Bristol - Castlemead, Lower Castle Street Castlemead with adjoining NCP car park in front, and the Eclipse Tower behind Castlemead is the tallest (finished) high rise building in Bristol. I say finished because as of a few months ago, the core of the Castle Park View high rise...

Rooftopping in Bristol - Eclipse Tower, Cabot Circus The building as seen from the Galleries multi-storey car park This building is offically called Eclipse, but to lots of Bristolians it's known as the Harvey Nichols building/tower. It's highly recognisable and forms part of the Cabot...

Rooftopping in Bristol - Colston Tower, City Centre The tower - as viewed from the Raddison Blu hotel Colston Tower is an 18 storey office building in the centre of Bristol. It's 63m high, which is 1m shorter than One Redcliff - another high rise in the city centre. It sits at position number...

Rooftopping in Bristol - The Haymarket Premier Inn (City Centre) One of the tallest buildings in Bristol just so happens to be this - a rather grotty looking Premier Inn hotel. Construction started on the building in 1969 and it opened in 1972 as Avon House, to be used by the Avon County...

Clifton Tower of the Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol Only a quick report this. It's another one from the archives, but this one was special as it's such an iconic structure. It's pretty much THE thing that people know our city for (along with a big ol' boat). It's the commuter route into...

---- Going with the theme of lockdown reports from the archives! ---- St Mary le Port Church One of central Bristol's most popular parks, Castle Park, actually boasts two old churches. The one that any local will recognise is St Peter's Church. This sits virtually bang in the middle of the...

Brislington Regional War Room - Region 7 (Flowers Hill), Bristol A brief overview: For an extensive description of the building, see Nick Catford's write up here on Subbrit! As far as sites we've done in Bristol, this has to be in the top three. It's been on our radar for years (tumbles'...

Underground cellar in central Bristol - the obelisk on High St by Castle Park (opposite former Norwich Union building) First off this is by far NO epic, but I think one of the questions I've ben asked about exploring in Bristol is 'what's down that door by Bristol Bridge' or ' have you been...

Heyo all! I've recently become very interested in the concept of draining/urbexing but none of my buddies are into the idea! (Shock horror right!) The history and research side is really interesting too me. I would love to get some guidance and such from you lot. Thanks so much in advance!

A regularly explored building in Bristol has now been completely demolished. Sad to say I never got inside, but having commuted past it for nearly 10 years I'm sad to see it go. I have a desire to reconstruct a virtual version to explore in VR using photogrammetry. To do this I'd need as many...

Purdown BT Tower, Bristol The Purdown BT Tower is a telecommunications tower in Stoke Park, which is in the Lockleaze suburb of Bristol. It’s just over 70 metres tall and used mainly for point-to-point microwave links, forming part of the British Telecom Microwave Network. It’s one of 14 towers...

Hey my names isaac and since a few people have moved away that i went climbing with thought this would be a good idea yeh so i live in the bristol eara and wanted to know if anyone want to go hit premier inn the chimney or galries tomorrow?? Send a message if you do

Bristol Royal Infirmary (Old Building), Bristol First off, I call it the ‘Old Building’ as that is actually what it was known as by staff and patients alike - it even goes by that name on all the NHS signage that can be seen around. The building has a fairly extensive history; I’ll give some...

Hello! This is my first time posting and I just wanted to share my experience with the Elizabeth Shaw Chocolate Factory in Bristol. First things first, it is still standing (Only just) although it is in the process of being demolished and turned into housing. Not that it's a boring visit by no...