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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Ross

Meet the van dwellers living in a beautiful Bristol park – and the locals who want them out

Frankie Turton has lived in her van on The Downs for two years. She says people make an unfair generalisation about van dwellers - (The Independent)

It’s a warm, humid weekday afternoon in northwest Bristol.

As steam rises from the brown grass on the historic Durdham Down after a brief downpour, the iconic 12-sided concrete water tower comes into view, followed by Georgian shops at the summit of Whiteladies Road.

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