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The Clarks Wood Company warehouse is a 19th-century industrial building in Silverthorne Lane, Bristol. It dates from about 1863, but only two of its original walls remain. It is known to have been used early in its history as a railhead warehouse for William Butler's tar works at nearby Crew's Hole, and later became part of St Vincent's Works.It is an example of the Bristol Byzantine style of architecture, and has been listed by English Heritage as a grade II listed building.

Lawrence Hill is an electoral ward of Bristol, United Kingdom and includes the districts of Barton Hill, St Philips Marsh and Redcliffe, Temple Meads and parts of Easton and the Broadmead shopping area. Lawrence Hill takes its name from a leper hospital dedicated to St Lawrence, which was founded by King John. It is one of the most deprived electoral wards in the south west region of England, was part of the Bristol European Union Objective 2 area, and had a New Deal for Communities project within its boundaries. In 2013 the City Academy Bristol secondary school opened in the area. The Bristol and Bath Railway Path starts in the south of the ward.Lawrence Hill can pointed out on Bristol skyline by its large 1960s tower blocks situated in the area.

The St Vincent's Works is a former factory and offices at Silverthorne Lane in Bristol, England. The building was built as offices and factory by Thomas Royse Lysaght, for his brother John Lysaght of John Lysaght and Co. with the buildings being completed by R Milverton Drake. The site was previously owned by Acraman and Company and was involved in the manufacture of corrugated-iron and pre-fabricated buildings, which were exported around the world and particular to settlers in Australia. By 1878 the factory employed 400 men and produced 1000 tons of galvanised iron sheet a month. The company also diversified into making constructional ironwork, exported around the world from Bristol.The building was home to the head office of renewable energy consultancy GL Garrad Hassan.It is an example of the Bristol Byzantine style and various of the buildings have Grade II listed building status.The company offices are Grade II* listed. The offices were built in a Gothic style with a domed atrium decorated with golden Doulton tiles. The offices have wood panelling and throughout the building are elaborate decorations.In January 2018, the building was leased by Colliers International on behalf of a private landlord to the newly founded film production company, Screenology. The building is now under a ten-year contract with Screenology.

Newtown is a neighbourhood within the Lawrence Hill ward of the city of Bristol, England, and is adjacent to Old Market and The Dings. It is bounded by the Bristol & Bath Railway Path to the south, the A420 (Lawrence Hill) to the north, Trinity Road to the west, and St Philip's Causeway and Barton Hill to the east. The current community was rebuilt following the construction of the Outer Circuit Road in Easton.

Bristol power stations supplied electricity to the City of Bristol and the surrounding area from 1893 to 1959. Temple Back and Avonbank (Feeder Road) power stations were built by the Bristol Corporation which operated them up to the nationalisation of the British electricity supply industry in 1948. Refer to article on Portishead power station for details about that station.

Easton is an inner city area of the city of Bristol in the United Kingdom. Informally the area is considered to stretch east of Bristol city centre and the M32 motorway, centred on Lawrence Hill. Its southern and eastern borders are less defined, merging into St Philip's Marsh and Eastville. The area includes the Lawrence Hill and Barton Hill estates. In administrative terms, Easton comprises the electoral wards of Easton and part of Lawrence Hill. It is located within the Bristol West constituency. The electoral ward of Easton includes parts of the localities of Netham and Whitehall, and a large part of Greenbank. The Bristol & Bath Railway Path passes through the ward.

The Dings is a neighbourhood in the St Philip's district of central Bristol, England. It is part of the Lawrence Hill ward, and is located south of Old Market and Newtown. Enclosed by the Temple Meads rail corridor, the Feeder Canal and the industrial estates of St Philip's Marsh, The Dings has historically been distinguished by its tight grid of late-Victorian terraces and by a strong sense of local identity that prompts The Dings Community Association to describe it as "a village in the city”. It is also the site of Bristol's first home zone, which has been the subject of published case studies.

The Bristol Feeder Canal is a body of water in Bristol, England, that connects the Floating Harbour with the River Avon.It stretches from Netham Lock where it connects with the tidal Avon in the east, to Totterdown Basin where it connects to the Floating Harbour and the original course of the Avon in the west.

St Philip's Marsh is an industrial inner suburb of Bristol, England. It is bounded by River Avon and Harbour feeder canal making it an almost island area, unlike the other two areas surrounded by water, it was historically part of Gloucestershire and is part of North Bristol. The site is home of Avonmeads Retail Park, a large retail and leisure park with Showcase Cinemas and a Hollywood Bowl ten-pin bowling centre among its tenants. It was extensively redeveloped in the 15 years to 2007. A bypass runs over the River Avon creating a major transport link from the A4 road in south east Bristol, to junction 3 of the M32 motorway near the city centre. In past years St Philip's marsh was a housing development for the workers of Bristol's market area (now known as Old Market). One of St Philip's' more influential residents during the early 1900s was George Townsend, a major property developer of the South Bristol area. His family home situated in the St Anne's area of Bristol is still standing today and a reminder of Bristol's history. Today there is very little housing in the area making it almost deserted at night, and other than the retail area it does contain one shop, pub, takeaway and Sparke Evans Park. St Davids Welsh Anglican Church was sited on Feeder road until demolition in 1922. Other churches in the area include St Silas (also Feeder Road) which was damaged during the Bristol Blitz.

The Great Western Cotton Factory was opened on a site in Barton Hill, Bristol in April 1838 (1838-04) to spin and weave cotton into cloth. The cotton processed at the factory was brought from America to the port of Liverpool and carried by water to Bristol. It was the only example of a cotton mill in the south west of England, most other factories being in Lancashire, Yorkshire, Cheshire and Derbyshire.

Barton Hill is an area of Bristol, just to the east of the city centre and Bristol Temple Meads railway station. It includes residential, retail and industrial premises and is crossed by major roads, railway tracks and the feeder canal leading to Bristol Harbour.

Easton Leisure Centre is a leisure centre in Easton, Bristol, UK. It contains a gym and swimming pool. It is one of the three most used leisure facilities in the Bristol City Council area, the other two being Hengrove Park Leisure Centre and Horfield Leisure Centre. It is operated by Everyone Active on behalf of the Council. In May 2022, a solar-based heating system was installed to supplement the existing gas heating. During daytimes in the summer, the pool was able to rely entirely on solar energy for its heating.