Cabot Tower Over Looking Bristol

Bristol for the weekend

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September 4th 2005
I spent the weekend in Bristol living a bit like a local and a bit like a tourist. First off, Ian drove me around the city to see all the important sights: Welsh Back - the neighbourhood by the docks where the Welsh ships used to come in to sell goods. Have you ever heard of “Ship Shape and Bristol Fashion”? It means to be neat and tidy and comes from the Bristol ships which had to have a cer ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more