Arno's Castle c.1912
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This picture is credited to photographer and postcard publisher Fred Little. Its title is 'Arno's Castle, Bristol. Bird's Eye View of Grounds, Showing the Old City Gate & Fishpond'. This postcard shows the view toward the Bath Road and reveals the garden that existed between the main building (from an upper storey of which the photograph was taken) and the bathhouse. The garden and bathhouse have been demolished.
In the distance on the far right-hand side we glimpse part of the dormitories in the reformatory school at the convent of Arno's Court (now Arno's Manor Hotel). To its left is their chapel (now demolished) with its eye-catching horizontal stripes on the end wall. The credit on the back of the postcard reads 'Little & Barber, buyers of Old English Furniture and Works of Art.'
Arno's Castle is rather better known nowadays as the Black Castle public house at St Phillips Causeway, and is a Grade 1 listed building. Earliest known picture: printed before 3 June 1918.
Visit our notes for more information about this photographer and the postcard publisher, and their work in Brislington.
Bibliography - the picture in this postcard has been published in:
Bristol Archives
Our research indicates we're free to publish this exhibit (if a breach of copyright etc may have occured please let us know so we can take appropriate action).
Period: Modern
Exhibit contributed by Andrew Palmer
Text written by Ken Taylor
Photographer: Frederick George Little
Acquisition number: 240101b3