A brief look at the history of Christmas Steps in Bristol. Although there's a medieval monastery hospital at one end, and a chapel and almshouses at the other, the name probably has nothing intentionally to do with Christian charity.
0:00 Intro
1:05 Construction of the steps (Queene St)
2:18 Where did the name 'Christmas Steps' come from?
3:34 The eponymous pub (previously Three Sugar Loaves)
5:13 Carlos Trower, The African Blondin
6:45 Begging niches, Foster's Almshouses & St Bartholomew's Hospital
8:43 Outro
Sources, credits, transcript: pedestriandiversions.github.i...
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