A420 Lawrence Hill

An overview of the Lawrence Hill area taken through a barred window of a nearby block of flats. The station buildings can be seen, the goods yard is very busy and the MR route out of Bristol is protected by a large signal gantry.© David Gardner

A view north along the A420 showing long vanished businesses Dickie Parsons Great Western Clothing Works, The Globe Picture Theatre and Joseph Pugsley & Sons Ltd. © David Gardner

A Class 37 arrives at a very busy Lawrence Hill with a train load of bricks. The scar of the recently lifted MR route to Bath can be seen at the left of the train. © Andy Kirkham

The view from Lawrence Hill looking towards Temple Meads along what was once the Midland main line. The mainline would have run to the left of this picture, the famous Barrow Road MPD was in the middle, just beyond the road bridge in the distance, the line in the picture was the Avon Street branch and in the distance at the right of this photo was St Philips station and goods yard.

Another look at the location. The famous arches of Barrow Road crossed the site where the warehouse now stands.

Standing underneath the bridge that took the Midland Railway under Lawrence Hill. The track on the left goes to a waste transfer station.

Standing under the bridge looking north.

Another look at the bridge.

Looking north, the area is just a shadow of what it once was. If you look beyond where the track curves to the left you can see a strip of tarmac which is the Bristol and Bath Railway Path and the route of the old Midland line out of Bristol.