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Lockleaze

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a continuation of Berry Lane, which began at the junction between Gloucester Road and the present-day Muller Road, at Horfield Court Farm. The lane followed the route of Muller Road, Filton Avenue, Berry Lane and Chedworth Road, before crossing the gas works and crossing the railway at the present day Constable Road/Lockleaze Road bridge. On the south side of Chedworth Road stood Berry Lane Farm. As well as Lockleaze Farm there was also Purdown Farm which stands at the site of present-day Fairacre Close. The old farmhouse remained long after the houses were built at Haydon Gardens.
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comes from the Anglo-Saxon for a fold in a field or pasture. Lockleaze Farm stood roughly where Bonnington Walk is today, between Stothard Road, Branwhite Close and Thornycroft Close. The farm stood at the end of Lockleaze Lane; neither the lane nor the farm buildings remain today. Lockleaze Lane was
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The hub of Lockleaze is Gainsborough Square, where shops face onto the north and west sides of the Square. On the east side of the Square, a new community centre has been built, named The Hub. At the south side of the Square is the Church of St. Mary Magdalene with St. Francishe. The central green
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Lockleaze School was designed by the city architect A.H. Clarke and built in 1954. It is an early example of 'Method Building' using pre-cast frame with pre-stressed floors and brick panel walling. The school closed in July 2004.
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The nearest police station is on Southmead Road, in the neighbouring district of Southmead. Lockleaze once had its own police station on Gainsborough Square.
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During World War II, an anti-aircraft gun emplacement, known locally as Purdown Purcy, was located on the down, the ruins of which remain today.
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on a north–south axis, that was initially separated from Horfield by the main Bristol to
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area of Gainsborough Square serves as a small park, with an enclosed child's play area.
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The estate takes its name from Lockleaze Farm, which occupied the site. The name
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Lockleaze is a residential area of social housing built on the western flank of
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was filmed at Lockleaze school. Lockleaze provided a backdrop in the 1962 film
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Nearly all the roads in Lockleaze are named after painters, such as
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The following suburbs are in the same urban area, but lie in
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railway line. The suburb was developed immediately after
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St Mary's Church dates from 1956 by T.H.B. Burrough.
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Children’s Fund report - Lockleaze Geographical Area
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OS grid reference
ST611769
Unitary authority
Bristol
Ceremonial county
Bristol
Region
South West
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
BS7
Dialling code
Police
Avon and Somerset
Fire
Avon
Ambulance
South Western
UK Parliament
Bristol North East
UK
England
Bristol
51°29′24″N 2°33′39″W / 51.4901°N 2.5608°W / 51.4901; -2.5608
council ward
suburbs

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