Lost Streets of Bristol & Directories
A list of just some streets which have disappeared or changed their names since 1900. This list will be updated as more information becomes available. Plus recommended directories and published sources
Barr's Street (Lane until 1848) - Milk Street to St James's Barton - demolished and built over post-war for Broadmead Shopping Centre.
Barton Alley - widened in 1860s and became Bond Street.
Carey's Lane - Old Market Street to Ropewalk - demolished for underpass and roundabout.
Castle Mill Street - Merchant Street to Narrow Weir - blitzed, now Newgate
Clark Street - now Midland Road.
College Street - Anchor Lane (now Road) to College Green - Deanery Road built and houses later demolished 1950s.
Counterslip - although the name remains,it was transferred from the original Countess Quay to a new road off Victoria Street in the 1960s.
Cross Street - off College Street -removed for building of Council House on College Green.
Dolphin Street - Union Street to Bridge Street - destroyed by blitz, now part of Castle Park.
Duck Lane - off Nelson Street - now part of Fairfax Street.
Ellbroad Street - Narrow Weir to Redcross Street - removed post-war for Broadmead Shopping Centre.
Frogmore Street - Park Street to Trenchard Street - most buildings demolished for new road pattern.
Griffin Lane - now Lower Park Row.
Lampblack Hill - although a continuation of Redland Road, it became known as Arley Hill after Arley Chapel.
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Limekiln Lane - became part of St Georges' Road.
Mary le Port Street - High Street to Dolphin Street - blitzed and now part of Castle Park.
Milk Street - Horsefair to Newfoundland Street- now covered by Bond Street extension/M32 approach road.
Montague Street - St James's Barton to Dighton Street demolished for Bus Station.
Old King Street - buildings removed post war and now part of Merchant Street.
Peter Street - Dolphin Street to Castle Street - blitzed, now part of Castle Park.
Philadelphia Street - Broad Weir to Milk Street - demolished and built over post-war for Broadmead Shopping Centre.
Pile Street - demolished and became part of Redcliffe Way.
Redcliffe Hill - houses demolished for road widening 1960s.
Ropewalk - later known as Wellington Road.
Rosemary Street - became the eastern part of Broadmead.
Sims Alley - Broadmead to Horsefair - destroyed due to post-war Broadmead Shopping Centre.
St James's Back - Broadmead to Horsefair - now Silver Street.
St James's Square - St James's Barton to Milk Street - part blitzed, part wantonly destroyed in 1968.
St Philip's Plain - now Broad Plain and Narrow Plain.
Steep Street - Host Street to Griffin Lane (see above) -road line altered and became Colston Street.
The Quay - now Colston Avenue.
Thunderbolt Street - off Prince Street -built over by the CWS building, later replaced by Broad Quay House.
Can anyone name anymore?
Recommended Bristol Directories
1775 Sketchley Sketchley's Bristol Directory
1785 Browne & Son The Bristol Directory, including Bedminster, Clifton and The Hot Wells.
1787 W. Routh The Bristol & Bath Directory
1791 Universal Directory of Britain Larger towns and villages in Gloucestershire only. Bristol has good coverage. (A good directory of the whole of England & Wales)
1792 John Reed The New Bristol Directory
1793 Mathews Mathews's 1793-4 - New History of Bristol or Complete Guide and Bristol Directory. Published biennially to 1805 (plus 1798)
Annually after 1805 to 1855 (for later Matthews directories see below)
1800 J Shenton Cheltenham Directory 32pp Reprinted 1802.
1802 R. Raikes The Gloucester New Guide
1816 Evans The Bristol index or Evans Directory Also 1817, 1818 (Browne & Co.)
1820 Gell & Co. The Gloucestershire Directory
1822 Pigot & Co First Pigot's directory. Main towns only. Gloucestershire: Cheltenham, Cirencester, Dursley, Gloucester, Newent, Stroud Water, Tetbury, Tewkesbury, Wotton-under-Edge.
1823 Pigot & Co. Section on Bristol in: Pigot & Co. New Commercial Directory for 1824
1825/6 Pigot & Co. 1825/6 Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield Pigot's Directory
1830 Pigot & Co. Pigot & Co's Gloucestershire Directory
First full county directory. Smaller vaiilages are listed in areas with next nearest town or larger village.
1837 Davies, Simpkin & Co. The Cheltenham Annuaire
1839 T.E. Weller The Original Cheltenham Directory for 1839
1840 Robson Robson's Commercial Directory of London and the Western Counties Includes Gloucestershire and Bristol
1841 Lewis Bryant A Directory for Gloucester
1842 Pigot & Co. Gloucestershire Directory New survey, with more detail
One of the earliest directories, this one covers the whole of the county, with descriptions of all of the towns and main villages, churches, schools, etc. and a listing of people with trades. Everything from doctors to candle makers, dress makers working from home to chimney sweeps, butchers, bakers and bricklayers, etc. A huge amount of early 19th century information of interest to historians and genealogists.
1843 S.C. Harper Commercial & Fashionable Guide for Cheltenham
1844 Pigot & Co. Re-issue of 1842
1844 A court directory for Gloucestershire included in the Cheltenham Annuaire
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1845 Rowe Rowe's Illustrated Cheltenham Guide. Excellent street directory.
1846 Pigot & Co. Bristol only. (In Directory of Ireland & Major Cities in England)
1847 Hunt & Co. Gloucestershire & Cheltenham Directory
1847 Baily & Jones A Directory Containing Gentlemen, Merchants etc. in Cirencester (22pp) Includes short lists for Fairford, Cricklade, Northleach and Swindon.
1848 Hunt & Co. Bristol, Clifton & Hotwells Directory.
1848 Edwards Edwards's New Cheltenham Directory. Also 1849, 1850, 1851, 1852.
1849 Hunt & Co. Directory & Topography for Gloucester, Bristol with Berkeley, Cirecncester and other places in Gloucestershire.
1850 Slater's New survey of the county. Slater's took over from Pigot & Co.
1850 Hunt & Co. Directory & Topography for the city of Bristol, Bedminster, Clifton, Hotwells, also the towns of Axbridge, Burham, Clevedon and Weston-Super-Mare.
1850 Edwards Edwards's New Cheltenham Directory.
1850 Mathews Mathews' Annual Bristol & Clifton Directory & Almanack
Yearly 1850 to 1869.
1851 Slater's Re-issue of 1850 directory.
1852 Slater's Re-issue of 1850 Directory.
1852 Scammel & Co. Bristol & South Wales Directory Also 1853 reprint.
1853 Scammel & Co. Gloucester, Bristol & South Wales Directory.
1853 Harper Harper's Cheltenham Directory.
1855 A Directory Containing the Names and Residences of Professional Gentlemen, Merchants, Manufacturers and Tradesmen in Cirencester, Swindon, etc.also 1856, 1858, 1860, 1861, 1863-65, 1868.
1856 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of the County of Gloucester
First of the Kelly's Directories. Each town, village and hamlet in the county is described, with details of local history, facilities and institutions to help you understand the lives of your ancestors. Each place has its own lists of private residents and tradespeople.
There are also separate county wide directories of private residents and classified trades.
1857 Harper Harper's Cheltenham Directory.
1862 Edwards Edwards's New Cheltenham Directory.
1863 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of the County of Gloucester
(Post Office Directory)
1863 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of Bristol.
1865 Morris & Co. Directory & Gazetter of Gloucestershire.
1867 Morris & Co. Directory & Gazetter of Gloucestershire.
1870 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of the County of Gloucester.
1870 Arrowsmith Bristol & Clifton Street Directory.
1870 Mathews Mathews' Bristol Directory with adjacent villages (pub. J. Wright)
1870 to 1879 yearly.
1876 Morris & Co. Directory & Gazetter of Gloucestershire.
1879 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of the County of Gloucester .
1879 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of Bristol.
1880 Deacon Deacon's Court Guide Gazetteer & Royal Blue Book of the County of Gloucester.
1880 Edwards The Cheltenham Post Office Directory also 1883, 1891.
1880 J Wright J. Wright & Co's Bristol & Clifton Directory with nearly 100 adjacent villages. Yearly 1880 to 1917, 1919, 1921, 1923.
1885 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of the County of Gloucester.
1886 J Wright J. Wright & Co's Bristol & Clifton Directory with nearly 100 adjacent villages.
1889 Deacon Deacon's Court Guide Gazetteer & Royal Blue Book of the County of Gloucester.
1889 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of the County of Gloucester.
1889 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of the City of Bristol and Suburbs.
1891 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of the City of Bristol and Suburbs.
1892 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of the City of Bristol and Suburbs.
1894 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of the City of Bristol and Suburbs.
1894 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of the County of Gloucester.
1897 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of the County of Gloucester.
1897 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of the City of Bristol and Suburbs.
1897 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of Gloucestershire and Bristol.
1901 J Wright J. Wright & Co's Bristol & Clifton Directory with nearly 100 adjacent villages.
1902 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of the County of Gloucester.
1902 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of the City of Bristol and Suburbs.
1906 Kelly & Co Kelly's Directory of the City of Bristol and Suburbs.
1906 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of the County of Gloucester.
1910 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of the County of Gloucester.
1913 Stroud News The Stroud and District Residential Guide and Directory.
1914 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of the County of Gloucester.
1919 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of the County of Gloucester.
1923 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of the County of Gloucester.
1923/4 Town & Country Bristol, Cheltenham & Gloucester Trades Directory.
1924 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of the City of Bristol and Suburbs
also yearly to 1940, 1944, 1947, 1950.
1926 Stroud News Stroud & Mid Gloucester Directory.
1927 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of the County of Gloucester.
1931 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of the County of Gloucester.
1935 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of the County of Gloucester.
1937/8 Stroud News Stroud & Mid Gloucester Directory.
1938 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of the City of Bristol and Suburbs.
1939 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of the County of Gloucester.
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