Redcliffe Street, Bristol

Although this scene looks picturesque, Redcliffe Street was narrow, congested and dirty as it was one of the main routes for traffic going to and from Somerset. It was also a densely populated area with many inns, taverns, and boarding houses and a network of alleys and squalid courtyards. The mix of timber-framed buildings and Georgian façades was typical of the centre of the city at the time when the Bristol School artists were working.