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By Ellie Pipe, Friday Apr 30, 2021
Marks are etched into the tarmac at the bottom of Vale Street from countless tyres struggling to grip the vertiginous incline.
Englandâs steepest residential street may not have its own Banksy anymore, but it still has plenty going for it, including the annual egg rolling event, picturesque houses with enviable views and a community space and orchard on the adjoining Park Street.
While Vale Street is officially the steepest, Totterdown is renowned for its precipitous, narrow residential roads â anyone who has ever had to walk down in icy conditions will be all too aware of how apt the name of the area is.
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With a border stretching along the New Cut, the ward covers Bedminster Parade, East Street, North Street and out to Greville Smyth Park. Currently represented by Green councillors, Southville has already undergone many changes in the last decade and there are plenty more set to come with a raft of new developments in the planning and construction stages.
The Bristol Loaf Bedminster, which opened its doors last year, trading directly opposite the traditional Barley Mow is just one indication of some of the contrasts of the evolving neighbourhood.
East Street Mews, a collaborative project to provide homes for young people at risk of homelessness, is underway on Bedminster Parade
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Across the road, the grand building that was once a bank reopened last year as new gastropub and music venue The Red Church and further down Blackswarth Road, work is well underway on converting the former Three Crowns pub into new homes.
Jason Smith, the owner of Redfield Pet Supplies on Church Road agrees a lot has changed in the last five years alone. A long-term resident, Jason used to be a customer at the shop, which was then further down the street, before taking on the business in 2018.
“I think the area is really lovely,” he says. “Over the years it’s massively changed, it’s partly a generational change.”