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an industrial city and port in southwestern England near the mouth of the River Avon
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Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, west of London, and east of Cardiff. With an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009,
A city in southwestern England; pop. 370,300. It is located on the Avon River about 6 miles (10 km) from the Bristol Channel
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evening

a later concluding time period; “it was the evening of the Roman Empire”
the early part of night (from dinner until bedtime) spent in a special way; “an evening at the opera”
The period of time at the end of the day, usually from about 6 p.m. to bedtime
Prescribed by fashion as suitable for relatively formal social events held in the evening
This time characterized by a specified type of activity or particular weather conditions
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); “he enjoyed the evening light across the lake”

1940 Bristol at War – Bristol Evening Post

May 1940 The Bristol Evening Post sold well during the war years.

A grim expression is on the face of this news vendor in the High Street, whose paper carries the latest news of Hitler’s doings in Europe. It was 6th April 1940, seven months after Britain had declared war against Germany. After the initial scare, when air raid sirens had sounded immedately after the declaration, things had gone very quiet, and people began talking about the ‘phoney war’.

But these news headlines remind us that in Europe things were very different. Norway and Denmark lay geographically in the way of Hitler’s plans, and on 9th April Germany invaded both
countries. The possibility of his negotiating a peace with Britain and France was abandoned, and the phoney war was over. Before long the war would become a grim reality for the people of Bristol. The Angel Fountain, set into the wall of St Nicholas’ Church, was later removed to a place of safety. St Nicholas’ itself was one of the many places of worship that fell victim to enemy bombs.

Evening Post Silver Street, BS1

Truck from Pye Transport of London delivers newsprint to the Evening Post in Silver Street, BS1 before the move to the present site at Old Market.