CHANGING PLACES - BRISTOL CASE STUDY Flashcards
Where is Bristol located?
South west region
What does it rank in terms of largest cities in England?
7th
What was the population as of the 2021 census and what are the reasons behind this?
586,781
- rising birth rates
- migration (Eastern Europe and Africa - Somalia)
What was the annual population change between 2011 and 2021?
0.91%
In 2011, what % of Bristol wasn’t born in the UK and how many languages are there?
15%
91 languages
What % (+ a number) of older people in Bristol live in an economically deprived household?
20% which is 15,000 people
What is the largest cause of disability within Bristol and give this as a % of disability cases?
Mental illness
23%
What are some of the key features close to Bristol on a national scale?
- links to nearby trading ports > Bristol Channel
- central midlands, close to London, wales, Cornwall
- close to places of high tourism e.g. Glastonbury
- Bristol Channel > wealth from slave trade
- close to London area
What are some of the characteristics of Bristol at a local scale on a map? (Bath, Bristol and Yate)
- high level of transport links e.g. M4, M5, M49, M32, A4, A38, A37, A403, train lines (temple meads, parkway, centre)
- major international airport + docks
- tourism attractions linked to culture e.g. Battery Point
- lots of train stations due to development of industry in Victorian Era
- Yate > edge cities
- BATH
> iconic tourist destination
> famous for education - nucleated city centre
What are some of the key characteristics of the map of Bristol in 1898?
- railway (Birmingham)
- agricultural flat land > mild wet climate
- River Avon dominates > running through the settlement creating a physical barrier
- CLIFTON
> signs of wealth and gentrification e.g. national trust properties - nucleated settlement
What are some of the key characteristics of the map of Bristol in 1952?
- extensive growth towards the east
- Severn estuary
- river Avon
- massive urbanisation (1898) > substantial growth
> post war housing following WW2 bombs - less development SW > only Exeter
- evidence of Ribbon development e.g. Brislington
What are some of the key characteristics of the map of Bristol in 2016 (today)?
- green space for wellbeing + sustainability
- tourist destinations e.g. zoo now moved
- iconic tourist destination to mark travelling between UK + Canada
- focussed facilities in the old harbour
- Brunel
- central services
- area of regeneration (temple meads)
- evidence of terrace housing > demonstrates industrial area
- old inner city > run down
What are the 15 key events + dates that have shaped Bristol?
- John Cabot (Late 1400s)
- Bristol becomes Britain’s busiest slave trading port (1747)
- Joseph Fry begins chocolate manufacture (1759)
- Bristol docks (1809)
- SS Great Britain launch (1843)
- Clifton suspension bridge (1864)
- Horse drawn trams (1875)
- Avonmouth Docks (1877)
- British and Colonial Aeroplane Company in Business (1910)
- Bristol cars in business (1945)
- St Paul’s Riots (1980)
- Shakespeare at the tobacco factory theatre company (2000)
- The Brunel Institute opens (2010)
- Temple Quarter regeneration (2011-)
- European Green Capital (2015)
What occurred in the late 1400s and give some details of what occurred in Bristol?
John Cabot
- navigator and explorer
- discovery of the coast of North America
- went to Bristol for financial backing for his expeditions
What occurred in 1747 and give some details of what occurred in Bristol?
Bristol becomes Britain’s busiest slave trading port
- Avon > supplies to Africa in return for slaves (sold to America +Caribbean)
- 2,108 ships left for the Caribbean + 500,000 Africans
- 1/3 of all trade at the time was slave trade
