Today I have been to ‘Bris’, actually to an area of Brislington, so named after St Brice, but that’s another matter, into the 'Sands’ area, possibly so named because of the quality of the soil, where most road names have a second ‘syllable after sand, here, holm, which means a small island, or a patch of dry land, which maybe why I found most, but not all the walls dry. It was an interesting house where little had been done to change or alter it and it was well maintained and modernised in all the right places. The roof had been felted, I guess about fifty or so years ago but it was still in good condition. The walls have not moved much at all, which is great considering that a bomb exploded right out side the house in 1941 – the sands must have taken up the ‘shock’! It still retains some of the original features, so all in all, I hope that my Client is pleased with their house…   more »