Barton Hill before the 1950s wrecking ball and controversial rebuild

Barton Hill before the 1950s wrecking ball and controversial rebuild View 5 Images

Memories have been shared of one of Bristol's inner city suburbs before its reinvention in the 1950s. Barton Hill is still home to some of the red brick terraces built during Victorian times, but is now better recognised for the tower blocks that have dominated the skyline since the city's post-war 'slum clearance'.

Two residents reflected on the area's transformation during a 1997 interview with the Bristol Post . Ernie Webber and Harry Griffin, both 76 at the time, were born in Barton Hill in neighbouring streets and rekindled their friendship in later life as part of Barton Hill History Group.

The article noted that the neighbourhood was "was once home to 12,000 souls accommodated in red brick