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The Bearpit, Bristol
The Bearpit, officially St James Barton roundabout, is a roundabout and urban space in Bristol, UK. History The roundabout was constructed in the late 1960s and was reported to cost £900,000. It contained an inner garden with hexagonal flower beds. In the 2010s, in response to safety concerns regarding the pedestrian subways, the roadway around the north and west of the roundabout was narrowed by one lane, and a new at-grade pedestrian and cycle route was created. In June and July 2019, Bristol City Council carried out a £250,000 eviction and cleanup process where squatters and their possessions were removed from the space within the Bearpit. Local area To the immediate west of the roundabout is Avon House, Bristol, now a hotel, and Bristol bus station. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bear Pit (St James Barton) Bristol
A bear pit was historically used to display bears, typically for entertainment and especially bear-baiting. The pit area was normally surrounded by a high fence, above which the spectators would look down on the bears. The most traditional form of maintaining bears in captivity (animal), captivity is keeping them in pits, although many zoos replaced these by more elaborate and spacious enclosures that attempt to replicate their natural Habitat (ecology), habitats, for the benefit of the animals and the visitors. A noteworthy example is found in Bern, Switzerland. Known as the ''Bärengraben'', it was built in 1857 and is still in use though much modified: after an outcry around 2000, when the bears were still in two circular pits and shut up at night, a park was constructed on the riverbank by the pits with generous access to the river Aare which has greatly improved the three bears' accommodation. Other meanings Another meaning is for an unusually aggressive political arena, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |