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But today, the street is much quieter and several buildings now lie empty or have been converted into student accommodation. A visitor to Edinburgh's Christmas Market has gone viral on social media for their response to the food prices at the festive event. my grandparents operated a pub, the Gaiety on Christmas steps for many years at the turn of the 19th/20th Cent. There was also, when I "were a lad" a famous Button Shop the contents of which were utterly amazing and quite unique. I believe, they were auctioned off on the death of the owner. Such gems as Christmas Steps would be cherished by any other city Council, just look at the appalling architecture around Bristol centre, what a heritage!!! i am currently invovled in the refurbishment of st barts court at the bottom of christmas steps and think it is sad to see such a bristolian landmark going to waste

In a tongue-in-cheek video posted on TikTok, user natalielkirkk shared a video of her food and wasn't afraid to poke fun at the cost, Edinburgh Live reports. Read More Related Articles However, the more traders I spoke to, the more apparent it became that Christmas Steps has been gradually losing the charm and atmosphere that it once enjoyed. I lived in Bristol in the late 60's/early 70's and often used Christmas Steps from the University down to the Centre. Sad to hear it has been masked by office buildings. Am using the history aspect as part of a Quiz! Not so long ago, the street was full of quirky antique shops and book shops, which attracted tourists and browsing shoppers from all around. Perhaps the party will go some way to breathing fresh life into this very special, irreplaceable little corner of Bristol.

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After taking over the restaurant in 1964, the couple remained there for the next 28 years. Grace has entertaining stories to tell about American tourists determined to lay their hands on some genuine ‘goddamn fish and chips’. Further up the steps are yet more specialised traders, such as a bow-making establishment, a stamp collector and dealer, and the brass and woodwind shop. ‘Goddamn fish and chips’ Being so close to the water, it is suspected that most of the buildings on the street at one time housed bars and brothels. The buildings themselves are all listed properties, and yet the council is reluctant to put any money into the maintenance of the street, or to ensure that traders which will attract the tourists are actively encouraged. Charity fun

If you’re making this recipe after Christmas and have leftovers to use up, I’d throw them into this recipe too! Leftover ham, turkey or beef would all work well here! I dipped the chips into gravy!We asked our readers where their favourite place is to get a 'Christmas chip' in Northern Ireland - and it's safe to say it will be easy for you to find one nearby! I was at Redland Teacher Training College in the sixties and loved the antique shops in Christmas Steps. But my visits were very brief because of the dreadful 'atmosphere'.The only story I ever heard to explain this was that slaves were chained up here during Bristol's period as a part of the slave-trade.It is interesting to read that I am not alone in experiencing this bad 'atmosphere'.