BRISTOL AS IT WAS - EASTVILLE REMEMBERED

Eastville is an inner-suburb of the English city of Bristol, situated between Easton and Frome Vale wards in the north-east of the city. In the north-west its boundary is the M32 motorway, which roughly follows the River Frome.
Eastville Stadium (on the west bank of the Frome) used to be the home of Bristol Rovers Football Club, as well as being a site for greyhound racing and speedway, but this site has now been developed by IKEA.
Eastville Park is a large park with a small lake, just to the east of the M32. The lake at Eastville Park was instigated as part of a social scheme by Ernest Bevin (a well-respected westcountryman), who later became Minister of Labour under Churchill in the coalition government of WW2 and later Foreign Secretary in the Attlee Government from 1945 until his death.
A large railway viaduct known as 'The Thirteen Arches' for obvious reasons, once ran through the area, roughly parallel to the current Muller Road; it was demolished in 1968. This was part of the Clifton Extension Railway.

[@radicalcartoons2766]

At 1:16 The Concorde brings back happy memories of living just off St Mark's Road. I used to get home from work, watch Eastenders, then stroll down to the cinema. This was in the mid-80s.

[@noelworkman87]

I lived there from 68 to 85....summer times down Eastville Park an watching the gas😇

[@historymandave4739]

Hello Noel. Thanks for sharing. Regards Dave.

[@thehumanhost]

Love this. I grew up in Eastville From 67 to 83 and even though I'm in St George, I still miss Eastville. My dad had a barber shop by the concord cinema which was later bought by Rajani.

[@historymandave4739]

Hello Kieron. Glad you enjoyed the trip down memory lane. Regards Dave.

[@grahamhunt6132]

Nostalgic trip down Memory Lane, very evocative. Thank you!

[@historymandave4739]

Hello Graham. Glad you enjoyed it. Regards Dave.

[@lyndabelcher2195]

This makes me so homesick I was born in easton I 1945. Remember so much of this video. Especially his majestys cinema on Stapleton Rd. Moved away from Bristol in 1983.i will watch it again

[@historymandave4739]

Hello Lynda. Happy days. Glad that the pictures have brought back memories. Regards Dave.

[@frankreynolds4547]

Muller Road the longest road without a pub and the 13 Arches, takes me back. The Lido a bit further up fishponds rd.

[@twilalovesjesus9956]

Fantastic!!!!

[@historymandave4739]

Glad you like it!

[@radicalcartoons2766]

At 4:20 on that old postcard, I believe that to be the University boat house. It was burnt down, and all that is left of it is a concrete platform. The University students blamed the Suffragettes, and burned down their shop at the top of Park Street, in 1913, in retaliation.

[@martinshepherd8041]

Eastville, I grew up here from the age 3 from 1977-1992, lived on the East Park Estate which was built on the grounds of the Workhouse (100 Fishponds Road)

[@historymandave4739]

Hello Martin, Glad you enjoyed the trip down memory lane. Regards Dave

[@martinshepherd8041]

@@historymandave4739 yes, I enjoyed it thoroughly.. After leaving Eastville I didn't stray far living in Fishponds, Kingswood/Hanham. Been in Bridgwater now these past two and a half years. I have fond memories of my Childhood in Eastville 😉

[@Godschild316]

Coolness :-)

[@historymandave4739]

Thanks