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Bristol England's Ancient Charm Lures British Roots
A Bristol correspondent extols the city and its surroundings. The piece highlights Clifton oldest streets and Tolsey history, Bristol’s early navigation links to America, Cabot legends, Samuel Taylor Coleridge connects, and notable figures from Bristol such as Penn, Southey, Fox, and Chatterton. It notes the Great Western steamship line, Redcliffe tombs, and local sites including the shot tower at Cooke’s Folly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Graphic
Bristol
England
Avon
Frome
Clifton
Bath
America
Couties
Somerset
Gloucestershire
London
New York
Liverpool
Oles
Columbus
Americus Vespucius
Sebastian Cabet
John
Sebastian Cabot
Tolsey
Bristol Tolsney
Walter Scott
Tolsell
Tobey
United States
Great Western
Great Western Line
William Penn
Redcliffe
Robert Southey
Christ Church
St. Mary Redcliffe
Southey
Gray
George Fox
Quakerem
Philadelphia
Penn
Holister
Callowhill
Hannah Callowhill
Jones's Lane
Chatterton
Johnson
Boswell
Bridge Parade
Burgem
de Bergham
Jolugon
Piozzi
Ind
Juan Fernandez
Robinson Crusoe
Heaven
Jane Porter
George IV
Garrick
Betterton
Mrs. Sidious
Charles Young
Kembles
Kean
Macready
Redcliffe Hill
William Watts
Watts
Windsor Terrace
St. Vincent’s Heights
Hannah More
Royal York Crescent
Egenie
Disraeli
M. P
Severn Sea
Cooke
Gypsey