St Philip's Marsh, page 2: History of St Philip's Marsh
This consultation has now concluded. Information about the project is still available to read below, and results will be published in due course.
History of St Philip's Marsh
St Philip’s Marsh has seen significant change over time. For centuries St Philip's Marsh was open rough grazing land. At the beginning of the industrial revolution Bristol started to expand onto the Marsh with industries and roads. By the middle of the 1800s a small community were living and working here. The number of homes grew, and along with this a community developed which included a church, pubs and a school.
By the turn of the 20th Century the Bristol Relief Line ran across the Marsh from east to west.
In the 1960s around 6,000 people who lived in a tightly-packed community of terraced houses were relocated by Bristol Corporation to make way for commercial uses. A small number of surviving nineteenth century buildings and structures can be seen in the area today.
To find out more about the history of the area take a look at this project: The Marsh Story (arcgis.com)
Historic image of terraced houses in St Philip's Marsh.This consultation has now concluded. Information about the project is still available to read below, and results will be published in due course.
