The Langton Court Hotel

 

Locally known as the Klondyke, the pub was purpose built in 1902 on the site of the former Langton Court House, part of which is still standing beyond the car park and is now a residential property. The main bar has a false ceiling and the Terrazzo floor was carpeted over many years ago. With a function room and skittle alley, this is one of the largest pubs in the area. To the rear is a decked area for the smokers.

Beer-wise, there’s well-kept Courage Best and the usual keg offerings.

The function room is popular with local Clubs and Associations, including the Morris Minor Owners Club and the Reflex Camera Club. There are darts, snooker and cribbage teams as well. One of the last pubs in Bristol with a Bagatelle table.

The Parish Church of St. Anne's

 The Parish Church of St. Anne is located at the top of Bloomfield Road at the junction of Langton Road and Salisbury Road. The main Church entrance is in Salisbury Road and and the Hall entrance is in Langton Road.

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Brislington & St. Anne's Conservative Club

The Club was purpose-built in 1907/1908 by the Brislington & St. Anne's Unionist Club Company Limited. The land was purchased from the Clayfield-Ireland family, local landowners, at that time. Prior to this building, the then Unionist Club met in the rooms that are now the Hairdressers next to St. Cuthbert's Church.

Empty Local Shops

 

Here in Sandy Park Road, there are still several shops empty. In the case of this one, it was for many years a newsagents (Sampsons in the 1970's for those that remember) and was taken over by another family years after. This ended up as a Martins shop and after a comparatively short time, it closed with the business being transferred across the road. Here in November 2010, it's still up for rent!

St. Anne's Park

 

Looking at this, it's hard to imagine that Bristol City Council want to sell off the strip of  land to the left of the picture for housing. If it goes ahead, the houses in Newbridge Road will lose the view of the park and instead, have a view of new houses. There are also plans for a Cafe etc. The funding for that would have to come from the sale of some of the park for housing.

 

As a comparison, here's how the Swiss do parks.

This is in Geneva and at the edge of a park is this Cafe where all the tables and seats are left out 24/7. No litter or vandalism. No houses overlooking  for security either, which is one of the excuses being put forward for building on St. Anne's park.

 

A few years ago, some local kids had the idea of creating some BMX obstacles in the park. Not very elaborate, but it appeared to work. Thankfully, the council tidied it up not long afterwards and the hedges have since recovered.

St. Anne's Church

 

This is what happens when someone wants to get into a Church without any regard to the damage and cost afterwards. In this case, there's several hundred pounds of damage to a small section of a stained glass window.

St. Anne's Board Mill Social Club

 

Although its not in St. Anne's, the St. Anne's Board Mill Social Club is still running and is just up the road in Avonvale Road, Redfield. Like many other social clubs, the membership is not what it used to be and with the mill gone (1982) membership is predominantly locals.