In 1937 the Germans sent spies to Bristol to earmark engineering factories that they thought they may need to destroy during the war. One such establishment was the Engineer’s Arms, a public house on St Johns Lane, Bedminster, that is now known as, I think, the Hungry Horse! Suffice it to say that South Bristol was heavily damaged during that time, but the house I looked at today for my Client was not affected which was fortunate, because houses in the surrounding vicinity including some opposite were destroyed. This house has been fairly well improved since then and although there are no seriously impending problems, as far as I could see, it will require some renovation, certainly redecoration, probably a new kitchen and certainly improvement of an attached workshop. Although the rear garden faces south, it is very small as much of it is taken up by an air raid shelter that was certainly needed in the 1940s but not now. They were built like the proverbial brick ‘what's it’s’ and are very difficult to take down. The Germans may have been keen on Southville, but since then, so is everybody else…   more »