Bristol then and now: Trams, barges and rugby
In the second of our interactive galleries showing how Bristol has changed over the years we head to the edge of what is now Castle Park and then up to the other side of the centre to see how the roads looked with trams on them.
Finally we take a trip back to the home of Bristol Rugby. Not the Memorial Stadium, but nearby.
Swipe left and right to reveal how each location has changed over the decades.
There remains much debate about a possible light rail or tram system returning to Bristol. Well as this picture from June 1935 shows, it is possible to have a tram network despite the many hills of Bristol.
In 1941 the trams stopped running. Now it's just cars and other vehicle trundling up Upper Maudlin Street, where these pictures were taken.
As war in Europe was looming once again, a photographer snapped this picture of a barge being towed to Bristol Docks on 29 July, 1939, about to go under Bristol Bridge.
That section of waterway looks very different now, with modern bars and restaurants on Finzel's Reach facing across to Castle Park, and even a new pedestrian crossing – just out of shot.
It's long been the home of Gloucestershire County Cricket Club, but the stadium off Nevil Road once hosted rugby, not cricket. The ground was Bristol Rugby's home from the club's foundation right up to the start of the First World War.
In this image the players were taking on a New Zealand side in 1905. The Memorial Stadium, the rugby club's home for nearly a century, was not opened until 1921.
The groundstaff at the cricket club might not be too pleased if anyone tried having a scrum on their playing surface these days.
