{"id":255,"date":"2024-10-04T16:10:27","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T16:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/?page_id=255"},"modified":"2025-07-10T14:10:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T14:10:29","slug":"stokes-croft-history-walk-location-4-the-love-inn","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/stokes-croft-history-walk-location-4-the-love-inn\/","title":{"rendered":"Stokes Croft History Walk \u2013 Location 4: The Love Inn"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Jamaica Street Studios<\/h4>\n<p>Jamaica Street Studios was built for Perry&#8217;s Carriage Works in the 1890s, completed in 1905 and with 2 extra floors added in 1909. The building was primarily used as a paint shop for the carriages.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0&#8216;&#8230;historically a building of much interest, maintaining the intermittent thread from the structural experiments of the 1840s to the hegemony of the steel or concrete frame a century later&#8217;<\/em><br \/>\nGomme A, Jenner M and Little B: Bristol, An Architectural History<\/p>\n<p>Bristol Division Royal Naval Volunteer Reserves moved to 37 Jamaica Street in 1909, moving to HMS Flying Fox in 1924.<\/p>\n<p>During the Edwardian era, the reserves would have been frequently seen walking and parading around Stokes Croft.<\/p>\n<p>The building passed hands to various businesses in the 20th century, becoming the offices for Venue Magazine in the 80s and 90s, before becoming Jamaica Street artist studios in the 2000s.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-255 gallery-columns-5 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/24254498891_2d119f2485_b.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" src=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/24254498891_2d119f2485_b-300x215.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/24254498891_2d119f2485_b-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/24254498891_2d119f2485_b-768x552.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/24254498891_2d119f2485_b.jpg 930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-259'>\n\t\t\t\tDrawing by Samuel Loxton dated 1909, when the building was used by the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserves\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/rnvr.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" src=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/rnvr-300x186.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/rnvr-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/rnvr.jpg 636w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-300'>\n\t\t\t\tRoyal Navy Volunteer Reserves outside the Carriageworks 1914\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/jamaca_streetposter_final_flatweb_800sq-e1728208589848.webp'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" src=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/jamaca_streetposter_final_flatweb_800sq-e1728208589848-300x187.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/jamaca_streetposter_final_flatweb_800sq-e1728208589848-300x187.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/jamaca_streetposter_final_flatweb_800sq-e1728208589848-768x479.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/jamaca_streetposter_final_flatweb_800sq-e1728208589848.webp 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-261'>\n\t\t\t\tPostcard showing the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserves outside the Carriageworks building 1909\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/att.-_msSHUqS3iX1aaVcYCe97hH311MDSQAisG-IlOnB1c.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/att.-_msSHUqS3iX1aaVcYCe97hH311MDSQAisG-IlOnB1c-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/att.-_msSHUqS3iX1aaVcYCe97hH311MDSQAisG-IlOnB1c-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/att.-_msSHUqS3iX1aaVcYCe97hH311MDSQAisG-IlOnB1c.jpg 721w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-514'>\n\t\t\t\tThen and now&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/The-Day-the-Nun-Died-Jamaica-Street-Bristol-1985.-Robert-3D-Del-Naja-was-creating-a-front-cover-on-the-side-wall-of-the-building-that-housed-Venue-magazine.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" src=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/The-Day-the-Nun-Died-Jamaica-Street-Bristol-1985.-Robert-3D-Del-Naja-was-creating-a-front-cover-on-the-side-wall-of-the-building-that-housed-Venue-magazine-300x209.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/The-Day-the-Nun-Died-Jamaica-Street-Bristol-1985.-Robert-3D-Del-Naja-was-creating-a-front-cover-on-the-side-wall-of-the-building-that-housed-Venue-magazine-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/The-Day-the-Nun-Died-Jamaica-Street-Bristol-1985.-Robert-3D-Del-Naja-was-creating-a-front-cover-on-the-side-wall-of-the-building-that-housed-Venue-magazine-1024x712.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/The-Day-the-Nun-Died-Jamaica-Street-Bristol-1985.-Robert-3D-Del-Naja-was-creating-a-front-cover-on-the-side-wall-of-the-building-that-housed-Venue-magazine-768x534.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/The-Day-the-Nun-Died-Jamaica-Street-Bristol-1985.-Robert-3D-Del-Naja-was-creating-a-front-cover-on-the-side-wall-of-the-building-that-housed-Venue-magazine-1536x1069.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/The-Day-the-Nun-Died-Jamaica-Street-Bristol-1985.-Robert-3D-Del-Naja-was-creating-a-front-cover-on-the-side-wall-of-the-building-that-housed-Venue-magazine-2048x1425.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/The-Day-the-Nun-Died-Jamaica-Street-Bristol-1985.-Robert-3D-Del-Naja-was-creating-a-front-cover-on-the-side-wall-of-the-building-that-housed-Venue-magazine-1200x835.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/The-Day-the-Nun-Died-Jamaica-Street-Bristol-1985.-Robert-3D-Del-Naja-was-creating-a-front-cover-on-the-side-wall-of-the-building-that-housed-Venue-magazine-1980x1377.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-260'>\n\t\t\t\tThe- Day the Nun Died, Jamaica Street, Bristol, 1985. Robert 3D Del Naja painting the side wall of the building that housed Venue magazine.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<blockquote><p>There is an odd story that before the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserves occupied Jamaica Street, they were stationed on HMS Daedulus, which had reported seeing a sea serpent, which I&#8217;m sure the sailors in the Bell would have been endlessly recalling&#8230; The story was printed in 150 newspapers, an early viral story, until\u00a0 the pushback when the papers made fun of the captain&#8217;s credulity. <a href=\"https:\/\/theseaofbooks.com\/2023\/02\/13\/the-captain-the-sea-serpent-and-the-illustrious-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/theseaofbooks.com\/2023\/02\/13\/the-captain-the-sea-serpent-and-the-illustrious-news\/<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/skepticalinquirer.org\/2015\/09\/the-1848-enormous-serpent-of-the-daedalus-identified\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/skepticalinquirer.org\/2015\/09\/the-1848-enormous-serpent-of-the-daedalus-identified\/<\/a><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-255 gallery-columns-5 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/great-sea-serpent-hms-daedalus-19789899.jpg.webp'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"244\" src=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/great-sea-serpent-hms-daedalus-19789899.jpg-300x244.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/great-sea-serpent-hms-daedalus-19789899.jpg-300x244.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/great-sea-serpent-hms-daedalus-19789899.jpg.webp 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-344'>\n\t\t\t\tIllustration of the Great Sea Serpent seen by HMS Daedalus\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/literary-gazette-oct-1848.webp'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" src=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/literary-gazette-oct-1848-300x227.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/literary-gazette-oct-1848-300x227.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/literary-gazette-oct-1848-768x581.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/literary-gazette-oct-1848.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-345'>\n\t\t\t\tIllustration of the Great Sea Serpent seen by HMS Daedalus &#8211;  The Literary Gazette 1848\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1-europe-1848-cartoon-granger.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" src=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1-europe-1848-cartoon-granger-300x223.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1-europe-1848-cartoon-granger-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1-europe-1848-cartoon-granger.jpg 599w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-379'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Great Sea Serpent of 1848 &#8211; Satitical Cartoon in Punch Magazine by Granger\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/literary-gazette-poem-1.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"141\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/literary-gazette-poem-1-141x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/literary-gazette-poem-1-141x300.png 141w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/literary-gazette-poem-1.png 471w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 141px) 100vw, 141px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-347'>\n\t\t\t\tSatirical poem about the sighting of the Serpent in the Literary Gazette 1848\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/the-bell.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/the-bell-300x226.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-92\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/the-bell-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/the-bell-1024x772.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/the-bell-768x579.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/the-bell-1536x1158.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/the-bell-2048x1544.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/the-bell-1200x904.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/the-bell-1980x1492.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-92'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Bell pub &#8211; 1900s\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4>Turbo Island<\/h4>\n<p>Turbo Island was once the site of three buildings &#8211; a shoe shop at 71 to 73 Stokes Croft\u2014that received a direct hit from a 400 lb bomb during a Second World War air raid.<\/p>\n<p>After the bombing, the council decided that a new building in that location would obstruct drivers\u2019 views of other vehicles as they approached the Jamaica Street-Stokes Croft junction. So the stretch of land became what is known in town planning circles as a \u201csloap\u201d \u2013 space left over after planning.<\/p>\n<p>The foundations of the buildings remain and form a wall upon which homeless people have been known to sit, chat, and drink for several decades.<\/p>\n<p>Turbo Island, or Cider Island, has always been a strange place. When I was a school kid in the 70s I can remember there was always 3 old-school tramps sat on the wall drinking, and it felt like there would have been 3 old guys sat drinking there since the middle ages. During the 2000s, it became a meeting place for the homeless and street drinkers, and now it hosts multiple overlapping unofficial parties around a bonfire, shared by the homeless and ravers, which is an example of the strange demographic of Stokes Croft.<\/p>\n<p>A host of stories were attached to the traffic island, such as it was once a &#8220;Speaker&#8217;s Corner&#8221;; and that it was &#8220;where pirates were hanged&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-255 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/101231turboisland3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"222\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/101231turboisland3-222x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/101231turboisland3-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/101231turboisland3.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-269'>\n\t\t\t\tHoldcroft &#038; Co 1920s\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/101231turboisland1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"236\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/101231turboisland1-236x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/101231turboisland1-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/101231turboisland1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-270'>\n\t\t\t\tShoe Warehouse &#8211; 1930s\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1935-Tturboisland.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"252\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1935-Tturboisland-252x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1935-Tturboisland-252x300.jpg 252w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1935-Tturboisland.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-115'>\n\t\t\t\tBroken window &#8211; shoe shop on Turbo Island 1935\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/101231turbo-island-shoe-shop-painting.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"218\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/101231turbo-island-shoe-shop-painting-218x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/101231turbo-island-shoe-shop-painting-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/101231turbo-island-shoe-shop-painting-743x1024.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/101231turbo-island-shoe-shop-painting-768x1059.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/101231turbo-island-shoe-shop-painting.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-267'>\n\t\t\t\tTURBO ISLAND (Bombed during WWII).  Painting by local artist\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/att.4ItFItOD7Jz7oKhF-e-59xUx3_op9IIgfqsM2l_lKSE.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/att.4ItFItOD7Jz7oKhF-e-59xUx3_op9IIgfqsM2l_lKSE-300x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/att.4ItFItOD7Jz7oKhF-e-59xUx3_op9IIgfqsM2l_lKSE-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/att.4ItFItOD7Jz7oKhF-e-59xUx3_op9IIgfqsM2l_lKSE.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-510'>\n\t\t\t\tLooking towards the Canteen from Turbo Island &#8211; 1967\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/turbo2006.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/turbo2006-300x268.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/turbo2006-300x268.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/turbo2006-768x687.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/turbo2006.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-272'>\n\t\t\t\tTurbo Island in the 2000s, before it became a meeting place\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Archaeological-dig-by-PRSC-on-Turbo-Island-2009.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" src=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Archaeological-dig-by-PRSC-on-Turbo-Island-2009-300x207.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Archaeological-dig-by-PRSC-on-Turbo-Island-2009-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Archaeological-dig-by-PRSC-on-Turbo-Island-2009.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-271'>\n\t\t\t\tArchaeological dig by PRSC on Turbo Island 2009\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/0_BRI_050719turboisland_002JPG.webp'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/0_BRI_050719turboisland_002JPG-300x200.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/0_BRI_050719turboisland_002JPG-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/0_BRI_050719turboisland_002JPG-768x511.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/0_BRI_050719turboisland_002JPG.webp 810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-273'>\n\t\t\t\tThe ever shifting demographic of Bristol&#8217;s Bermuda Triangle\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<blockquote><p>A fantastic gallery of modern images of Turbo Island can be seen here: <a href=\"https:\/\/simonholliday.com\/photography\/collection\/turbo-island\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/simonholliday.com\/photography\/collection\/turbo-island<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some information about the archaeological dig in 2009: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepavement.org.uk\/stories\/2196\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.thepavement.org.uk\/stories\/2196<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"t8_1\" class=\"t s4_1\"><span id=\"te_1\" class=\"t s5_1\">An assessment of the excavation of an apparently ordinary space <\/span> <span id=\"tf_1\" class=\"t s5_1\">in Bristol, by <span id=\"ta_1\" class=\"t s2_1\">Gillian Crea, Andrew Dafnis, Jane Hallam, <\/span> <span id=\"tb_1\" class=\"t s2_1\">Rachael Kiddy <\/span><span id=\"tc_1\" class=\"t s0_1\">and <\/span><span id=\"td_1\" class=\"t s2_1\">John Scofield:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Turbo_Island_Bristol_excavating_a_contem.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Turbo Island, Bristol: excavating a contemporary homeless place (PDF)<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Baptist College, Bank and Chapel<\/h4>\n<p>The site of Hamilton House, built in 1972 was a Baptist college, founded in 1679, then moved to Stokes Croft in 1812.<br \/>\nThe Love Inn was the Allied Irish Bank until 1972.<br \/>\nTucked away between two shops is Stokes Croft Chapel built by the Christian Brethren in 1907.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-255 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Baptist-college-love-inn2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" src=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Baptist-college-love-inn2-300x178.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Baptist-college-love-inn2-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Baptist-college-love-inn2-1024x608.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Baptist-college-love-inn2-768x456.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Baptist-college-love-inn2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-281'>\n\t\t\t\tDrawing of Stokes Croft Baptist College 1890s\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/baptist-college.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\" src=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/baptist-college-300x235.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/baptist-college-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/baptist-college.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-304'>\n\t\t\t\tBaptist College &#8211; Illustration by Loxton 1900s\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ymca.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ymca-300x199.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ymca-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ymca.jpg 671w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-306'>\n\t\t\t\tYMCA building next to the Baptist College &#8211; Illustration by Loxton 1900s\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Baptist-college-love-inn.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" src=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Baptist-college-love-inn-300x228.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Baptist-college-love-inn-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Baptist-college-love-inn.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-279'>\n\t\t\t\tStokes Croft Baptist College 1900s\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/hamilton-house-baptist-college.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"249\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/hamilton-house-baptist-college-249x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/hamilton-house-baptist-college-249x300.jpg 249w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/hamilton-house-baptist-college.jpg 563w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 249px) 100vw, 249px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-280'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Baptist college &#8211; view from 1892 compared with today, showing Hamilton House\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SCnorth.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"274\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SCnorth-274x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SCnorth-274x300.jpg 274w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SCnorth-768x842.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SCnorth.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 274px) 100vw, 274px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-284'>\n\t\t\t\tMap showing the location of the large Baptist College stretching to City Rd, and the Chapel further down the road\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Christian-Scientists.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"181\" src=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Christian-Scientists-300x181.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Christian-Scientists-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Christian-Scientists.jpg 629w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-303'>\n\t\t\t\tChrist Scientist building on the site of the Baptist College\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Christian-Scientists-city-rd-entrance.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" src=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Christian-Scientists-city-rd-entrance-300x189.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Christian-Scientists-city-rd-entrance-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Christian-Scientists-city-rd-entrance.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-305'>\n\t\t\t\tChrist Scientist building on the site of the Baptist College &#8211; City Rd entrance\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/chapel1970s.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" src=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/chapel1970s-300x229.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/chapel1970s-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/chapel1970s.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-302'>\n\t\t\t\tStokes Croft Chapel 1970ss\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Blundell&#8217;s Department Store<\/h4>\n<p>On the corner of Thomas Street and Stokes Croft, stood the large Blundell&#8217;s Department Store. This was a fine example of 1930s Art Deco.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-255 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/blundells-furniture-showroom-and-drapery-shop-at-77-79-v0-nz2vzye9to9a1.webp'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"248\" src=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/blundells-furniture-showroom-and-drapery-shop-at-77-79-v0-nz2vzye9to9a1-300x248.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/blundells-furniture-showroom-and-drapery-shop-at-77-79-v0-nz2vzye9to9a1-300x248.webp 300w, 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/blundells-furniture-showroom-and-drapery-shop-at-77-79-v0-vtvgcbdbto9a1-300x227.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/blundells-furniture-showroom-and-drapery-shop-at-77-79-v0-vtvgcbdbto9a1-1024x775.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/blundells-furniture-showroom-and-drapery-shop-at-77-79-v0-vtvgcbdbto9a1-768x582.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/blundells-furniture-showroom-and-drapery-shop-at-77-79-v0-vtvgcbdbto9a1-1536x1163.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/blundells-furniture-showroom-and-drapery-shop-at-77-79-v0-vtvgcbdbto9a1-2048x1551.webp 2048w, 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src=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/blundells-furniture-showroom-and-drapery-shop-at-77-79-v0-uwfv65ueto9a1-300x230.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/blundells-furniture-showroom-and-drapery-shop-at-77-79-v0-uwfv65ueto9a1-300x230.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/blundells-furniture-showroom-and-drapery-shop-at-77-79-v0-uwfv65ueto9a1-1024x784.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/blundells-furniture-showroom-and-drapery-shop-at-77-79-v0-uwfv65ueto9a1-768x588.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/blundells-furniture-showroom-and-drapery-shop-at-77-79-v0-uwfv65ueto9a1-1536x1177.webp 1536w, 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src=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/blundells-dept-store2-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/blundells-dept-store2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/blundells-dept-store2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/blundells-dept-store2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/blundells-dept-store2-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/blundells-dept-store2-1200x1600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.disphoria.net\/test\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/blundells-dept-store2.jpg 1838w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption 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