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Typical 1930s housing Newquay Road, Knowle West, Bristol
Typical of the original garden estate housing of the 1930s Knowle West council estate.
Image: © Jez McNeill
Taken: 30 Aug 2011
0.12 miles
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Filwood Broadway; half term
Kids congregating outside the shops the way they do and always have done.
Image: © Jonathan Billinger
Taken: 4 Nov 2008
0.16 miles
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Shops in Filwood Broadway
Speaks for itself, really.
Image: © Jonathan Billinger
Taken: 4 Nov 2008
0.17 miles
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Shops at Filwood Broadway, Knowle west
Shop precinct built in 1930s as part of the Knowle West estate, Bristol
Image: © Jez McNeill
Taken: 30 Aug 2011
0.17 miles
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An unofficial entrance
The hard court in Filwood Broadway is now open to anyone.
Image: © Neil Owen
Taken: 12 May 2022
0.19 miles
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The lights have gone out
The old Filwood Broadway cinema lies forlorn and abandoned. The central features above the entrance are just about holding on to some of their former glamour.
Image: © Neil Owen
Taken: 12 May 2022
0.19 miles
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The old cinema on Filwood Broadway
Built as a cinema in the post-war period, along with much of the estate, the old flicks has been shut for some time. Some of the glamour is still visible, although the later mural is also falling into disrepair as time goes by.
Image: © Neil Owen
Taken: 12 May 2022
0.19 miles
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A cut-out for the visitors
The hard court on Filwood Broadway has another unofficial entrance. Beyond is a patch of unkempt land that used to be the baths. The pool was built in 1962 (a much later addition compared to the rest of the estate) but was closed in 2005. Demolition has left no real trace and the land is now being lined up to provide 33 new homes.
Image: © Neil Owen
Taken: 12 May 2022
0.19 miles
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Damaged decorated window
A small window on the old cinema still shows some of its former glamour, despite being the target of stone-throwers.
Image: © Neil Owen
Taken: 12 May 2022
0.19 miles
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Fading names on a fading cinema
The old cinema on Filwood Broadway has closed and opened on a few occasions, but is now firmly shut. One such reopening saw some use as a music venue but that was as short-term venture. To mark it, some exterior murals listed the acts; the show was some time ago and the march of time hangs heavily.
Image: © Neil Owen
Taken: 12 May 2022
0.19 miles