December Days in Photos, Day 2: Bristol, Saint Peter's Church

[nanila]

cxcvi requested a non-sculpture-trail photo of Bristol. I took this when Keiki and I went there for the day for one of the last weekends of my maternity leave. It's a view of the ruined Saint Peter's Church in Castle Park, near Cabot Circus shopping centre (where we parked). I love the symmetrical lines of the modern sculpture contrasted with the Norman/medieval solidity of the stone edifice behind it.

Comments

[pbristow]

Yeah, we taught the locals a thing or two about building, back in the day... =;o}

[fred_mouse]

That is a very pretty sculpture. Do kids go roaming on the little maze around it, or is that kind of thing frowned upon?

[nanila]

This comment requires some context for me to understand it! :P

[nanila]

I didn't see any kids roaming on the maze, but it was quite early in the morning when we arrived. I can imagine they would at least try!

[pbristow]

Check the surname: I am of the family Bristow, formerly Bristowe, formerly Bristowle.

We arrived in these British isles aboard a boat with Willy Da Conk, and after a lively bun-fight somewhere near Hastings (We were, I suspect, highly valued in battle due to our highly specialised legs, which have the knees below half-way, thus making it pointless to try to run away...) we staggered off westwards, until - faced with the prospect of either getting very wet or having to climb a lot of steep hills - we decided to stop where we'd ended up, and built a little settlement all of our very own.

I have tried suggesting to my brother and nephews that we try marching into the Bristol town council offices sometime and claiming our town back, but they don't seem very keen. =:o}

(Any accusations that this all mere speculation based upon the flimsiest of historical evidence will be met with a suitably carefree shrug. =;o} )

[cxcvi]

Good choice! I have no sodding idea where that is, though...

...no... I do... I just had to think. I've maybe seen it once? and it was pissing it down later that day. And I didn't care.

[nanila]

I can see how that park would be miserable in bad weather. It's pretty exposed on the hill where the church is.

[fred_mouse]

It does look like such a temptation!