On Fri, 05 Nov 2010 12:38:50 -0000, liverpud <liverpud-49@rogers.com> wrote: > Hi, Thanks for that one. I have an old etching of Broad St. and a > modern day photo (2004) and it looks, more or less, the same. > We stayed at The Thistle on Broad St. which was very central for us. Hi Edna, I expect you know that The Thistle on Broad Street used to be known as the Grand Hotel, but other listers may not know this. According to Lee Paltridge, The Grand Hotel was built on the same site in Broad Street after the White Lion was demolished in 1866. I have a good picture of the Grand Hotel in Broad Street looking towards the Dutch House and including Christ Church and its spire. I'm going to use that in my next Bristol book -- if I ever get around to finishing it:-) Here's a little snippet about The Grand Hotel from the Coronation Year of 1937: That year the minimum cost for bed and breakfast was 9s. 6d. at this licensed hotel, which then had 120 bedrooms. Josephine -- Josephine Jeremiah www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com