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Bristol Post
Bristol Post
Entertainment
Mark Taylor & Conor Gogarty

Story of the Bristol harbourside wasteland next to the Arnolfini and Shakespeare

Sandwiched between the celebrated Arnolfini arts centre and the trendy cafes and bars overlooking Bristol’s Harbourside, it looks like a prime spot for development.

But a patch of land overgrown with brambles and full of rubbish is still one of the city centre’s eyesores after decades.

Over the years, this disused wasteland has seen a series of planning applications fail and, at one stage, it was a temporary home to rough sleepers and rats.

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