by the West Street Heritage Group for Futures Past Jenny Stone This is a photo of my parents, Frank and Olive James wedding. They owned Frank's Model Bakery in West Street opposite the White Horse pub. I remember the other businesses in West Street as Chapmans butchers, a chemist shop, Mrs Stevens haberdashery, Hector Tanners television shop and Brooks cleaners on the corner of Chessel Street. My Uncle Fred and Auntie Margaret owned the greengrocers shop on the corner of Osbo

Churches, public houses and places of work were where most people found a social life and sports activities such as football and cricket. Bedminster Cricket Club exists to this day. 

The Bristol Blitz during of 1940/41 was fierce.  The raid of 24 November lasted over six hours. 148 bombers dropped 1,540 tonnes of high explosives and over 12,000 incendiary bombs down on the city. Within an hour over 70 fires were raging.