Bristol

Bristol is a city, unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, 105 miles (169 km) west of London. With an approximate population of 400,000, and metropolitan area of 550,000, it is England's sixth, and the United Kingdom's eighth most populous city, one of England's core cities and the most populous city in South West England.

The rebuilding of Bristol city centre was characterised by large, cheap tower blocks, brutalist architecture and expansion of roads. Since the 1980s another trend has emerged with the closure of some main roads, the restoration of the Georgian period Queen Square and Portland Square, the demolition and rebuilding of the Broadmead shopping centre (at 2007 in progress) and the demolition of the city centre's tallest postwar blocks.

Outside the city centre, large tower block estates were built and Bristol has an abundance of tower blocks.