By Mike Chapman
Print
Email
The entrance arch to Twerton High Street, by the Station, c.1900. At
that time the arch had only one footway, on the west side. Fernley
Terrace is visible on the other side of the arch. Railway Buildings was once part of Twerton High Street until cut off by
the building of the railway (off right) and the diversion of the
Bristol Road at this point. An original house which stood in the High
Street is visible on the far right. Most of these buildings were
destroyed by a bomb during WWII, except for the shop beyond the Railway
Hotel, on the corner of Ferry Lane.
‘The first house on the right hand’ - Fielding’s Lodge (demolished
1963) which marked the eastern extremity of Twerton High Street in the
mid18th century. The ‘spread eagle’ (phoenix) over the door can be seen
protruding through the ivy.
View Comments (0)
|
