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City_Bristol Arran Ewin WSA////
White
S. Asian
Black
Mixed Race
E. Asian or Other
87%
5%
3%2%
3%
Bristol3,639/km
London4,978/km
Cardi4,392/km
New York10,630/km
D ityne s
Bristol110km London1572.1km Cardi140km
New York1214.4km
Area
Population
Bristol421,300
London7,825,200
Cardi341,054
New York8,175,133
Ethnicity
Population
421,3008th Most Populous
City in the UK.
Road
East - West M4 Motorway which runs along an east to west axis beginningin London and ending in West Wales.
North South axis (Birmingham to Exeter) M5 motorway. Also M9 andM32.
Rail
Two principle railway Stations1. Bristol Temple Meads (city centre). High speed trains to Paddington
Station, London.
2. Bristol way (North o the city. Mainly serves a high speed servicesbetween Cardi and London.
AirBristol Airport (BRS) at Lulsgate (substantialinvestment and redevelopment since 2001)
BusBus services is well known or beingdelayed, unreliable and expensive
CarPrivate Car usage is high.
SeaBristol Ferry Boat ( both leisure andcommuniting services
Bristol
Cardif
London
Birmingham
Liverpool
Dublin
Paris
Berlin
41km
172km
125km220km
327km
456km1098km
Edinborough
New Castle
Hull
Glasgow
Leeds
Liverpool
Manchester
Cambridge
LondonDover
FolkstonePortsmouth
PooleExeter
Plymouth
Cardi
BRISTOL
New York
Rosslane
Cork
Cork andBelast
RoscottParis Charbourg
Le HavreCalias
Hamburg
By Air
By Sea
By Car
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1200The map above shows the trading activity around1200. At the time Bristol was trading sh, wine,cloth, hides, tin, timber, corn, wool, madder and
silk.
1500By the 15th century many trading merchants hadbecome wealthy and powerul gures in the coun-try. They invested the large ortunes into explora-
tory new types o trades. The map above showstrading links had expanded to the Mediterraneanand towards the east
1850By the mid-18th century the trade triangle had emerged between Bristol,Arica and the Caribbean and American colonies. Cloths and other goodswere used to trade enslaved Arican people who were then traded or
rum, sugar and tobacco, this was known as the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
1900Bristol presence o the global trading scene began to decline as a trading port as it acilities were too small to keep upwith the large cargo ships that were being built at the time. The map above shows the extent o Bristols trading linksat the high o it trading glory beore the decline in the 19th century.
1154Bristol was built on trade. In 1154 Bristolbecame England rst town to obtain specialtrading privileges, which reed it rom pay-ing tolls and customs throughout England,Normandy and Wales.
What is the essence o Bristol?
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Arran Ewin WSA////District_Bristol
Population: 10,953 (2010)Distance to City Centre: 0.5 miles
Districts: Bristol City Centre,Montpellier & Easton.
MP: Kerry McCarthy, Labour.
Local Commerce: Variety o shops,pubs and caes.
Average Property Price: 163,000(2010)
Housing stock: Consisted o nearlyhal the housing stock compromising oats and detached housing. Homeownership within the area is lower thanthe national average or the UK.Thereore this is alludes a high rental
market.
Location
St Pauls is an inner suburb o Bristol; it was also one o therst in Bristol. It is situated north east o Bristol City centreand due west rom the M32 motorway. St Pauls issurrounded by the A38, B4051 and A4032 road. St Pauls is
bordered by Several other districts ound in the diagrambelow.
1600 1700 1800 1900 2000 Present
1698 Bristol Joins Slave Trade 1833 Abolition o Slavery Act in Britiancomes into orce.
1865 Abolition o Slavery Act in USAcomes into orce.
Blitz 1963 Bristol BusBoycott
1968 1st St Pauls Carnival
1980 St Pauls Riots
St Pauls Riots
The Riots sparked ater a police raid on the Black and White Ca in the StPauls Area on the 2nd April 1980. The riots were blamed a racially drive butit was reported that both black and white youths ought against. It is nowwidely believe that these young men and women were perhaps uelled bythe poverty and social injustices causes by the Sus Law (Stop and Search).
Yardies, Drugs and Guns
St Pauls has been described by the guardian newspaper as one o the countrysmost notorious black spots or drug abuse, prostitution, gun crime and GangWarare. Many tur wars have ensued between two main rival gangs the Yardiesand the Aggie. During annual St Pauls Carnival in 2003 a shootout began between
the two gangs, with a total o six separate attacks that were presumed to be overheroin and crack cocaine deals.
1963 Bristol Bus Boycott
The Bus boycott began when the Bristol omnibus Company reused to employblack or Asian bus drivers. The boycott which was led by Paul Stephenson andthe West Indian Development Council, which was inspired by the Rosa Parksprotest in the USA. The boycott lasted or 4 months until the company eventu-ally conceded and over turned their colour bar. The boycott helped to bring toattention the issues o racial discrimination in Bristol and the UK. The Boycott is
considered by main a key actor in the passing o the two Race Relations Acts o1965 and 1968.
Large Georgian Houses/Estates are erected by the largenumber o rich merchants proting rom Bristols slavetrade.
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Bristol Wards
Ashley Districts: AshelyDownBaptist MillsMontpelierSt Andrews
St PaulsSt Werburgs
Easton
St Lawrence
Brislington East
Windmill Hill
Cabot
St Judes
Montpelier
Easton
Stokes Crot
Broadmead
St Pauls
MontpelierIt is oten reerred to as the bohemianand alternative.Most amous area or this is Picton Street which is a meccaor organic and vegetarian cuisine.
St WerburghsIt is said to have the eel o green village but in the in-ner city. The area has a series o allotments and inner cityarming clubs. The area has been heavily inuence by therivers that ow through it ever since its birth, rom themills that used to power it to Bristols water supply and the
consequential ood.
Easton
It is considered by many as the street party capital o theUK and is where the grafti/street artist Banksy originatedrom. It has a very diverse population with a collection oSikh temples, mosques and churches. They are also a veryorganised and politicised population with various unions,cooperatives and anarchist communes.
BroadmeadIt is known or it shopping district which is located onWine st, and Corn st. it was heavily bombed during theBlitz as was most o Bristols ports and actories. Ater thewar it has intensely redeveloped tobecome the central shopping district in Bristol.
District: BS2Based on Postcode
Areas includes:Kingsdown, Lawrence Hill,St Judes, St Pauls, St Philips,St Werburghs.
Property currently on themarket: is 4849 homes.
Average Property Value:162976.
Price earnings ratio is 6.1.
Flats are 57.3% ohousing stock
Detached Houses is 2.1%
The average price oa two bed 159545.
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Arran Ewin WSA////Neighbourhood_Bristol
57.8% o thepopulat iono S t P a u l sa r e S i n g l e .
There are4,696 Men
4,719 Women
Average Working
hours:
Men 40Women 33
High UnemploymentRate
6.6%
36.5peopleper Km
The Average Age
31
Hospital, Bus Station and Town
Centre is a 5-10 Minute walk
The Malcolm X Community Centreis amulti-purpose community resourcebuilt in the early 1980s or theprimary purpose o the Centre wasto provide social, recreational,educational and entertainment a-cilities to the inhabitants o St Paulsand surrounding areas.
The Pierian Centre is a beautiul Grade-1 listed build-ing in Portland Square with space or conerences,meetings and celebrations o all shapes and sizes. The
centre is being orced to close its doors due to lack ounding, a great loss to the local community...
Organised Groups in St PaulsThe Pierian Centre has not only led to the beautiulrestoration o 27 Portland Square, it is also a catalystin bringing about therestoration o condence and hope in an area andcommunity ull o character.Lots o peoples prejudices andpreconceptions about the whole area o St. Paulshave been challenged.
Circomedia is an internationally-respected centre o excellence ocircus-theatre training, and the only
academy in Europe providingull-time courses which ullyintegrate contemporary circus andphysicalperormance and are designed tonurture creative artists, not justskilled perormers.
A community centre with library,crche, cae with additional acili-ties and space with uture plans todevelop and expand.
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Malcom X Centre Ltd
St Pauls Learning & Family Centre
The Pierian CentreCircomedia
Neighbourhood_Bristol
Portland Square, St Pauls Cave Street, St Pauls Wilder Street, St Pauls Carriage Works, Stokes Crot
Montpelier
Kingsdown
Areas o ConservationThe national English Heritage Buildings at Risk Register 2008 has 10 properties rom Bristol on it including 28, 31 and 32. Portland Square, St Pauls, 2-8 Cave Street, St Pauls and 25 Wilder Street, St PaulsIn the neighbouring district to the east o St Pauls the Carriage Works 104 is also at risk in Stokes Crot. Work has started on 135 York Road, MontpelierSurrounding districts that all into conservation areas include Portland Square, St Pauls, Montpelier (bellow right), Stokes Crot and Kingsdown (bellow let). The areas both listed and unlisted show examples o Medievaland Victorian buildings, with large number o Georgian.
KeyVegitationFlatsSchoolsTerracesRetail and Flats