Coloured terraces and Bristol blue
Bristol
Hillside terraces painted in a row of different colours, street art, and a deep blue glass named after the city.
Why Bristol is bristol blue
Bristol is a port city in the west of England. Above its old harbour, terraces of houses step along the hillsides of Cliftonwood, Hotwells and Totterdown, and each house is painted a different colour. The habit spread from the later 20th century as residents repainted, and the rows are now a mark of the city. Bristol is also known for street art; the artist Banksy began here. An older colour carries the city's name. In the 18th century Bristol glassmakers used cobalt oxide to make a deep blue glass for decanters, bottles and finger bowls. Bristol blue glass is still blown by hand in the city. Each August, hot-air balloons fill the sky.
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The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Jodhpur In: Lavpatel2008, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Leh In: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, source
- Tobermory Gb: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Portmeirion Gb: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Notting Hill Gb: Chris Whippet, CC BY-SA 2.0, source