The committee of the Kingsdown Conservation Group would like to wish all residents a Very Happy and Positive New Year. Here are a few of the topics we discussed and acted upon in 2017: 1.…
THE CLOSURE OF TYNDALL AVENUE, UNIVERSITY PROPOSALS The university has submitted an application to close Tyndall Avenue to traffic, remodel it as a pedestrian and cycle route and to manage it as part of their…
I receive the following via this website: “Thanks for this lovely website. I am interested in finding out if 57 Kingsdown Parade was lived in by my several greats grandfather, John Brittan, a very special…
The application to demolish the Old BRI Building on Marlborough Street has been withdrawn from the meeting of the Planning Committee scheduled for today. This is because Historic England has decided to list Frippes Chapel…
There will be an important Planning Committee meeting to discuss Unite’s proposal to demolish the historic BRI Old Building and the Mortuary Chapel on Wednesday 27th September. [NB this date now CORRECTED] We encourage…
As you may have seen, the Catalpa that was on the Gravel Triangle on Back of Kingsdown Parade/St Matthews Road has disappeared. Well, most of it. A few weekends ago, it was caught in a…
There have been six incidents of the theft of Kingsdown’s pennant stone paving in the past few weeks. Montague Hill and Spring Hill have been especially targeted. These paving stones are irreplaceable and we need…
I received a fascinating email from Tami Thomas in Lima, Ohio USA. The drawing she attached is marked on the back as “Kingsdown 3 Sept. 1829” and the hand written text reads: “W Reed gave…
Oh no! A developer, Unite, has submitted a new application 17/02413/F to completely demolish the BRI Old Building and its chapel. Both buildings are on Bristol’s Local List of Valued Buildings. The Old Building has…
Kingsdown’s Green Spaces Are you interested in helping with the care and maintenance of our communal garden spaces? Would you like to do some gardening? This Sunday, 7th May Meet at The Gravel Triangle (…
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