There are some old buildings in Stapleton Road.
Armoury Square is an unusual place.
As well as the Armoury Tavern pub on the corner, there is Armoury Square itself. It isn't really a square, just a short road. At the bottom of the road are these two houses with a bust of someone in between.
What's the story with this, I wonder?
I've also heard that there is an ancient standing stone in one of the back gardens here.
This picture (circa 1960s judging by the Ford Zodiac) shows the two houses but with a different figure in the alcove. It looks like a cricketer with a raised bat. Famous cricketer Dr W.G. Grace had a surgery somewhere near here.
Click on this picture for link to Flickr site about Easton
Colourful fruit and veg.
This church is still in use.
St Jude's church. No longer a church but used for something.
PS Just found out a bit more here
"Built and established during the period 1774 -1820. The Armoury from which the Square takes it's name was the base for Militia regiments as well as Bristol's own Arsenal. It's outline plan is partly preserved by the early to mid Victorian Square, but little is known of it's original appearance. Ashmead's Bristol Map of 1828 suggests it to be a large and long Barrack Block, centrally placed, with symmetrically planned ancillary buildings. By ca. 1855 it becomes Armoury Place. In 1887 Colston Villas was built. Rebuilt in 1976 it was soon noticed that the building at the North end of the Square had an early 18th century bust of Edward Colston, Bristol slave trader. It was replaced by a replica and the original placed within Bristol City Museum. In 1881, Mr Packer, who was an ex-employee of Frys, founded his company at 46 Armoury Square. Originally employed three people who were each paid 2/6d (12.5p) a week. Packer's is now LEAF UK, Greenbank. "
So the bust is of Edward Colston.
