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Bristol Leasing Did You Know?Bristol began life as a town called Brigg stow, which means the meeting place at the bridge in the old Saxon language. The original town was listed in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle of 1051. Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard the Pirate was born in Bristol in the late 1600s and called the city his home. Blackbeard went on to become one of the most infamous pirates in history. Bristol has so much to offer and do, you have Clifton Downes, the Museum and the University. Its worth having a walk over Clifton Suspension Bridge just for the view. Not to far away is Brunel's Ship the SS Great Britain and if you get the chance to see old Christmas Steps. Bristol has been a trading port since the Roman era. Trading in tobacco, wine, cotton and more, Bristol is a port city known as the 'Birthplace of America' - John Cabot sailed from the docks on The Matthew to help 'discover' North America in 1497. 1980s TV magic was made in the Bristol, when the anarchic comedy series The Young Ones chose Horfield as the setting for their fictional student house. The old swimming baths on Gloucester Road doubled as a bank in a scene from the final episode. A Bristol-based firm was the first company in the world to produce solid chocolate bars. This was Fry’s Chocolate led by Joseph Fry. Their chocolate bar: Fry’s Chocolate Cream was first created in 1847 and then mass produced in 1866. Before then, chocolate was only taken as a drink. Bristol is a top tourist destination. Named one of the best European cities to visit in 2019 it also made the Rough Guide top 10 cities list. There’s lots to explore, from the obvious spots like the famous Suspension Bridge. The City is famed for engineering innovation from the SS Great Britain to Concorde, but did you know our city is also the birthplace of the sweet-tooth favourite Ribena? World-renowned guerilla street artist, Banksy, was born in Bristol in the 1970s. Many of his earliest works can still be found throughout the city
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