Cumberland Basin, Bristol

[sean]

Cumberland Basin, Bristol. This much neglected underbelly situated beneath fly overs and arterial roads linking the city centre to the A4 and A38, is also home to Brunel's first swing bridges. It is now being reclaimed by the local community who have started putting in raised vegetable beds. Plans are afoot to utilise this space for community events, growing spaces, cafe etc.  

[David Humphries]

That's a really good post Sean, and a great set of images.

 

I think it's encouraging to see positive examples of urban reclamation.

 

 

 

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[TIMON]

Nice shots Sean. [emoji106]

[Ollie]

A friend of mine sometimes does foraging walks around this area, amazing what you can find. Particularly nice was the sea aster on the banks of the Avon

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[Rough Hewn]

In the last photo,
Directly underneath the tower by the river is a short railway tunnel built by Brunel. We used to go raving there in the early 90s. I believe the rails and walls were painted UV back then. [emoji106]

[openspaceman]

3 hours ago, sean said:

It is now being reclaimed by the local community who have started putting in raised vegetable beds.

Sean is this  something to do with "Incredible Edible"? I helped out shifting soil for one near me recently, made me feel guilty not having a vege plot in my ruin of a garden.

[sean]

Just now, openspaceman said:

Sean is this  something to do with "Incredible Edible"? I helped out shifting soil for one near me recently, made me feel guilty not having a vege plot in my ruin of a garden.

No I don't think so. I did t see any reference to them on the literature I was reading about the plans. 

[sean]

On 05/09/2017 at 19:44, Rough Hewn said:

In the last photo,
Directly underneath the tower by the river is a short railway tunnel built by Brunel. We used to go raving there in the early 90s. I believe the rails and walls were painted UV back then.

Excellent. 

[Stephen Blair]

You could dry a fare few ton of logs under those bridges!

  A guy used to fix cars under the fly over down from where I used to stay, he could squeeze cars between the barrier and work in the dry.  

  Great shots.

[sandspider]

Used to cycle through that lot on my way to work, up until last year. Looks better now than it did then.