Bristol at War 1940

Peter Street

A pile of bricks and a few retaining walls are all that is left of the city's famous Castle Street junction with Peter Street. Bristol was alight night and day. Peter Street was a continuation of Mary-le-Port Street, running through to the end of Narrow Wine Street. The part from the Castle Street junction to Narrow Wine Street was known as Little Peter Street.

The cobbled Church Lane, which was along the side of Melhuish's Hotel, was Bristol's last medieval thoroughfare which had retained its original width. Only the News Theatre, Bear and Rugged Staff, part of Llewellins & James and the shell of St Peter's Church remained after the blitz of 24 November 1940...Today, all that remains is the church shell.