St Philip's Marsh is an industrial inner suburb of Bristol, England. It is bounded by River Avon and Harbour feeder canal making it an almost island area, unlike the other two areas surrounded by water, it was historically part of Gloucestershire and is part of North Bristol. The site is home of Avonmeads Retail Park, a large retail and leisure park with Showcase Cinemas and a Hollywood Bowl ten-pin bowling centre among its tenants. It was extensively redeveloped in the 15 years to 2007.
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. Today there is very little housing in the area making it almost deserted at night, and other than the retail area it does contain one shop, pub, takeaway and Sparke Evans Park. St Davids Welsh Anglican Church was sited on Feeder road until demolition in 1922. Other churches in the area include St Silas (also Feeder Road) which was damaged during the Bristol Blitz.
The solid geology of St Philip's Marsh comprises Triassic Redcliffe Sandstone in the east, and Triassic mudstone and halite-stone of the Mercia Mudstone Group to the west. The solid geology is overlain by Quaternary Tidal Flat Deposits of silt and clay,[1] which are in turn covered by deep deposits of made ground.
Sparke Evans Parkedit
Sparke Evans Park is situated on the riverside not far from the retail park. The land was donated by P.F. Sparke Evans and Jonathan Evans, local tannery owners, in 1902. It is a survivor from a time when the Marsh was a residential area. Since the area has become almost totally industrial it now gets little use, what use it does get is by workers on breaks and from the residents of Arno's Vale and Totterdown as there is a bridge linking the two areas. A shelter dating from 1925 is still extant on the far west of the park featuring wrought-iron pillars, with ornate and decorative brackets.[2][3]
Originally developed by the Great Western Railway as a twin-turntable facility for freight locomotives, it was closed to steam in June 1964 and redeveloped as a diesel depot. Owned by Network Rail under depot code PM, it is leased to train operator Great Western Railway, and has been used since their introduction for the maintenance of InterCity 125 trains operating between London Paddington, Bristol and South Wales. Both Class 43 power cars and Mark 3 coaching stock are serviced here.
Following the merger of First Great Western (FGW) and Wessex Trains operations into one new franchise in 2006, St Philip's Marsh took over the maintenance of FGW's fleet of diesel multiple units, previously maintained at Cardiff Canton TMD by Arriva Trains Wales. The move allowed the removal of the need for the majority of trains operating area, mostly in the West Country, requiring to travel through the congested Severn Tunnel.
^"Sparke Evans Park, St. Philips, England". Parks and Gardens UK. 26 March 2009. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
^Packer, Roger (28 July 2008). "Tannery's donation of city parks land". This is Bristol. Northcliffe Media. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
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An overhead view of St Philip's Marsh T&RSMD.
November 16, 2023
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St Philip s Marsh is an industrial inner suburb of Bristol England It is bounded by River Avon and Harbour feeder canal making it an almost island area unlike the other two areas surrounded by water it was historically part of Gloucestershire and is part of North Bristol The site is home of Avonmeads Retail Park a large retail and leisure park with Showcase Cinemas and a Hollywood Bowl ten pin bowling centre among its tenants It was extensively redeveloped in the 15 years to 2007 St Philip s MarshAlbert Road in St Philip s Marsh BristolSt Philip s MarshLocation within BristolUnitary authorityBristolCeremonial countyBristolRegionSouth WestCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townBRISTOLPostcode districtBSDialling code0117PoliceAvon and SomersetFireAvonAmbulanceSouth WesternList of places UK England Bristol 51 26 52 N 2 34 00 W 51 4479 N 2 5666 W 51 4479 2 5666A 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 Today there is very little housing in the area making it almost deserted at night and other than the retail area it does contain one shop pub takeaway and Sparke Evans Park St Davids Welsh Anglican Church was sited on Feeder road until demolition in 1922 Other churches in the area include St Silas also Feeder Road which was damaged during the Bristol Blitz Contents 1 Geology 2 Sparke Evans Park 3 Railways 4 References 5 External linksGeology editThe solid geology of St Philip s Marsh comprises Triassic Redcliffe Sandstone in the east and Triassic mudstone and halite stone of the Mercia Mudstone Group to the west The solid geology is overlain by Quaternary Tidal Flat Deposits of silt and clay 1 which are in turn covered by deep deposits of made ground Sparke Evans Park editSparke Evans Park is situated on the riverside not far from the retail park The land was donated by P F Sparke Evans and Jonathan Evans local tannery owners in 1902 It is a survivor from a time when the Marsh was a residential area Since the area has become almost totally industrial it now gets little use what use it does get is by workers on breaks and from the residents of Arno s Vale and Totterdown as there is a bridge linking the two areas A shelter dating from 1925 is still extant on the far west of the park featuring wrought iron pillars with ornate and decorative brackets 2 3 Railways editMain article St Philip s Marsh depot vteRailways in the Bristol areaLegend nbsp Cross Country Route nbsp nbsp Thornbury branch lineYate nbsp nbsp South Wales Main LineNew Passage Pier 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depot located within the district Originally developed by the Great Western Railway as a twin turntable facility for freight locomotives it was closed to steam in June 1964 and redeveloped as a diesel depot Owned by Network Rail under depot code PM it is leased to train operator Great Western Railway and has been used since their introduction for the maintenance of InterCity 125 trains operating between London Paddington Bristol and South Wales Both Class 43 power cars and Mark 3 coaching stock are serviced here Following the merger of First Great Western FGW and Wessex Trains operations into one new franchise in 2006 St Philip s Marsh took over the maintenance of FGW s fleet of diesel multiple units previously maintained at Cardiff Canton TMD by Arriva Trains Wales The move allowed the removal of the need for the majority of trains operating area mostly in the West Country requiring to travel through the congested Severn Tunnel References edit 1 Geology of Britain Viewer Sparke Evans Park St Philips England Parks and Gardens UK 26 March 2009 Retrieved 14 November 2011 Packer Roger 28 July 2008 Tannery s donation of city parks land This is Bristol Northcliffe Media Retrieved 14 November 2011 External links editMap of St Philip s Marsh circa 1900 An overhead view of St Philip s Marsh T amp RSMD Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title St Philip 27s Marsh amp oldid 1183683458, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
