BRISTOL AS IT WAS - EASTVILLE PARK

EASTVILLE PARK WAS CREATED BY BRISTOL CORPORATION IN THE 1890s. IT FEATURES A LARGE MAN MADE LAKE. THE PARK PROVIDED A WELCOME OASIS FOR THE THOUSANDS WHO LIVED IN THE BACK STREETS OF EASTVILLE, EASTON, BAPTIST MILLS AND ST WERBURGHS. THE PARK POSSESSED AN OPEN AIR SWIMMING POOL, BOWLING GREEN AND TENNIS COURTS. DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR IT WAS USED TO BILLET SOLDIERS RESCUED FROM THE BEACHES OF DUNKIRK. THERE WERE SEVERAL FOOTBALL PITCHES AND BRISTOL ROVERS TRAINED IN THE PARK DURING WEEKDAYS. TODAY THERE ARE NO LONGER BOATS ON THE LAKE BUT IT PROVIDES A WILDLIFE HAVEN FOR GEESE, DUCKS AND SWANS.