Bristol City Centre is the commercial, cultural and business centre of Bristol, England. It is the area north of the New Cut of the River Avon, bounded by Clifton Wood and Clifton to the north-west, Kingsdown and Cotham to the north, and St Pauls, Lawrence Hill and St Phillip's Marsh to the east. The Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, the BBC, the main campus of the University of Bristol, the Crown and Magistrate's Courts, Temple Meads railway station, Bristol bus station, the Park Street, Broadmead and Cabot Circus shopping areas together with numerous music venues, theatres and restaurants are located in this area. The area consists of the council wards of Central, Hotwells & Harbourside, and part of Lawrence Hill.
Roofscape of central Bristol
The channelled River Avon (the Floating Harbour) flows through the city centre; most of the central part of the City of Bristol is shown here
The Centre, seen from the bottom of Park Street
The North Entrance to the Galleries Shopping Centre, Broadmead
Clifton is both a suburb of Bristol, England, and the name of one of the city's thirty-five council wards. The Clifton ward also includes the areas of Cliftonwood and Hotwells. The eastern part of the suburb lies within the ward of Clifton Down.
Princess Victoria Street lies at the heart of Clifton Village
Clifton as viewed from the Church, c.1840
Clifton High school, in Clifton
Houses in Cliftonwood and Hotwells, with Brandon Hill and Cabot Tower visible in the background.
