Tobacco shrinking, houses rising
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The photograph on this page of Tobacco shrinking, houses rising by Neil Owen as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 8 Feb 2023
New housing blocks are going up in Bedminster. They are taking over some of the old Wills tobacco factory site, which itself took over the old tannery that used to stand here. In fact, an old street - Brook Street - ran where the crane is.