This is the Bristol Hotel in Gloucester - a building I liked the looked of.
I think its visual appeal for me was all the curvy bits - that strange squashed turret thing on the roof, the balcony area, and the big arched entrance. The colour scheme was quite eye catching too.
It used to be a popular pub, putting on live music as well as showing sports events on a big screen. In fact, on the window at the bottom left it has "Rugby World Cup" painted on it which is what would have been on the big screen at the time of the photos, so that would date these images to either 1999 or 2003.
Then on the opposite window is none other than Desperate Dan helping advertise Bristol's Bangers!
There is also a reminder of the pub sign on the other snap.
This is another pub that has since shut down because a couple of years ago there was a takeover and a makeover and it was transformed into the Shanghai Restaurant.
It's strange to think of the Bristol Hotel now being a Chinese restaurant when it was always such a rough 'n' ready boozer. I remember seeing Captain Sensible playing solo upstairs there many years ago. Great gig!
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