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Ashton Gate (other)
Ashton Gate is the name of: *Ashton Gate, Bristol, a district of Bristol * Ashton Gate (stadium), a football stadium located in Ashton Gate, Bristol, home to Bristol City FC and Bristol Rugby *Ashton Gate railway station Ashton Gate railway station was a railway station serving the Ashton Gate, Bristol, Ashton Gate area of Bristol, England, which included Ashton Gate Stadium, Ashton Gate football ground, the home ground of Bristol City F.C. It was located on ..., a disused railway station located in Ashton Gate, Bristol * Ashton Gate Brewery Co, a brewery located in Ashton Gate, Bristol See also * Ashton (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashton Gate, Bristol
Ashton Gate is a suburb of Bristol, United Kingdom, in the Southville, Bristol, Southville ward of Bristol City Council. A toll house at the western end of North Street still survives and indicates the origin of the area's name as a gate on the road to Ashton (now known as Long Ashton). Once part of the estate of the Smyth family of Ashton Court, the area had ironworks and collieries in the nineteenth century, also a tobacco factory and a brewery. There is still some manufacturing industry and retail parks and in 2003 the Bristol Beer Factory recommenced brewing in the Ashton Gate Brewery Co, former brewery site. Ashton Gate railway station closed in 1964. file:Ashton Gate, Bristol - geograph.org.uk - 1493929.jpg, Ashton Gate, Bristol Major attractions in the area include Ashton Gate stadium, the home of professional sports teams Bristol City F.C., Bristol City (football) the Bristol Bears (rugby union), the shopping and leisure facilities of North Street, Bristol, North Street, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashton Gate (stadium)
Ashton Gate is a multi-use stadium in Ashton Gate, Bristol, England, and is the home of Bristol City F.C. and the Bristol Bears rugby union team. Located in the south-west of the city, just south of the River Avon, it currently has an all-seated capacity of 26,462 (usually advertised as 27,000). History and arrangement Ashton Gate was the home of Bedminster until their 1900 merger with Bristol South End who played at St John's Lane, and the merged club played at St John's Lane until the end of the 1903–04 season, when they moved to Ashton Gate.Paul Smith & Shirley Smith (2005) ''The Ultimate Directory of English & Scottish Football League Grounds Second Edition 1888–2005'', Yore Publications, p16, The ground has also played a part in the history of rugby in the city. Bristol played there on a number of occasions since the 1920s, one occasion being on 27 December 2006 when they defeated local rivals Bath Rugby 16–6 whilst selling out the stadium for an all-time r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashton Gate Railway Station
Ashton Gate railway station was a railway station serving the Ashton Gate, Bristol, Ashton Gate area of Bristol, England, which included Ashton Gate Stadium, Ashton Gate football ground, the home ground of Bristol City F.C. It was located on the Portishead Railway. Recent proposals have been made for the station to reopen as part of the MetroWest (Bristol), MetroWest project to improve rail transport in the Greater Bristol area. History The railway through Ashton Gate was opened on 18 April 1867 by the Portishead Railway, Bristol and Portishead Pier and Railway Company, when services began on their line from the Bristol and Exeter Railway at Portishead Junction to a pier on the Severn Estuary at . The line was built as broad-gauge, and was largely single track. The line was relaid as standard gauge between 24 and 27 January 1880, and in 1883 the line was double-tracked. Ashton Gate station was built after local soccer, football team Bristol City F.C., Bristol City were p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashton Gate Brewery Co
Ashton Gate Brewery Co Ltd (also known for a time as Hardwick and Co Ltd) was a brewing company based in Bristol, UK. It was one of the first 1000 companies registered in England and Wales. History Thomas Baynton had operated a business on North Street in Ashton Gate under the name Ashton Gate Brewery. The company was established in 1865 in order to acquire the business after Baynton's death. It was one of the first 1000 companies registered with Companies House. The company changed its name to Hardwick and Co in 1868, reverting to Ashton Gate Brewery Co in 1883, and was listed in Kelly's Directory. In its last year of independent operation (to 1931), an ordinary dividend of was paid. The company was acquired by Bristol Brewery Georges & Co in either 1931 or 1932. Management One former managing director was , whose son William Rhys Harvey became a director of Bristol Brewery Georges & Co. Ashton Gate Brewery The brewery operated at Ashton Gate in Bristol. Additions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
