Lawrence Hill, Bristol - St Philip's Marsh

St Philip's Marsh

St Philip's Marsh is an industrial inner suburb of Bristol. The River Avon and Harbour feeder canal run through the area. The site is currently home of a large retail and leisure park with Showcase cinemas and Hollywood Bowl among its residents. It has been extensively redeveloped in the past 15 years and a bypass runs over the River Avon creating a major transport link from the A4 road in south east Bristol, to junction 3 of the M32 motorway near the city centre. In past years St Philip's marsh was a housing development for the workers of Bristol's market area (now known as Old Market). One of St Philip's more influential residents during the early 1900s was George Townsend, a major property developer of the South Bristol area. His family home, situated in the St Anne's area of Bristol, is still standing today and a reminder of Bristol's history.