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April 2015: At the AGM in April, Angus Buchanan stepped down as president having been a founding member. We presented him with a blue glass… Read More »Angus Buchanan Retires as President 2015

March 2015: Gasferry Road/Gasworks Lane just off Anchor Road. Reported in Bristol Evening Post 3 April. This story also hit the national newspapers. Work still carried… Read More »Gasferry Road Setts Lifted 2015

14 and 15 March 2015: Scaffolding starts being erected. The two majestic towers which support the Clifton Suspension Bridge are set to undergo important restoration… Read More »Clifton Suspension Bridge Tower Restoration 2015

18 December 2014:A rare Victorian public urinal has been listed by English Heritage for its “special historical interest”. The Grade II public convenience, at the… Read More »Blackboy Hill Urinal 2014

BIAS Photos since 2009Update15 Nov 2014: The paddle steamer left Avonmouth port at 14:30. Expected time of arrival Gillingham 18th Nov 1pm weather conditions remaining good. The… Read More »Medway Queen Progress

Judy (1937) and Alfred (1953), two Bagnall engines who came to Bristol for a week on the way home to Bodmin and will run on… Read More »Bristol Harbour Railway Visiting Engines September 2013

The Swivel Bridge Group in coordination with the Bristol Industrial Archaeological Society and the Avon Industrial Buildings Trust and CHIS (who have been involved in… Read More »Brunel Swivel Bridge