Bristol as our ancestors saw it, c.1853. >From St. Paul's we walk to Baptist Mills, to view Mr. MAULE'S extensive NURSERY GROUNDS, in the rear of which is ST. SIMON'S CHURCH, opened in 1846, in the midst of a dense mass of poor people. Near this church is the WESLEYAN CHAPEL, opened in 1837. It is built on the spot where the Rev. J. Wesley preached his first sermon in the open air; the stone on which he then stood has been used as the foundation of the present building. A short walk will bring us to the FEMALE ORPHAN ASYLUM, at Hook's Mills, Ashley Hill, with its EPISCOPAL CHAPEL. This very interesting establishment, formed in 1795, is supported by voluntary contributions, and contains upwards of thirty eight fatherless and motherless female children, who are clothed, boarded, educated, and instructed in every kind of domestic employment to fit them for servants in future life. Returning to Bristol, through Ashley Road, we pass a new church, dedicated to ST. BARNABAS, which was built by the Diocesan Church Building Association, aided by private subscriptions, and opened for divine worship in 1843. -- Josephine Jeremiah http://www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com