Clifton Down
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Clifton Down is an area of public open space in Bristol, England, north of the village of Clifton. With its neighbour Durdham Down to the north and east, it constitutes the large area known as The Dow
Clifton Down
Close up view of the natural rock slide at Clifton Down
A kite aerial view of the Via Julia, captured during a visit with the Bath and Bristol Young Archaeologists Club in 2009
Clifton Observatory
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Clifton Observatory is a former mill, now used as an observatory, located on Clifton Down, close to the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, England.
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…Walls. An area of 42 acres to the west of Ladies Mile was used from February 1944 to store heavy army equipment. Near Clifton village is the site of the Observatory, a small tower with a camera obscura at the top. Located close to the observatory is an open face of rock that has been used as a slide by generations…
Aerial photo of the observatory showing the relationship to the Clifton Suspension Bridge
Advert for the Clifton Observatory, 1842
St Vincent's Cave