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Stokes Croft
	Stokes Croft in 2009 at night
	Shown within Bristol
Part of	A38
Length	0.2 mi (0.32 km)
Coordinates	51°27′43″N 2°35′24″W / 51.462°N 2.59°W
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Known for	The Carriage Works; Westmoreland House; The Mild Mild West;

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Stokes Croft is a road in Bristol, England. It is part of the A38, a main road north of the city centre. Locals refer to the area around the road by the same name.

The road became a centre of industry during the mid-19th century, including the Carriage Works. The area was damaged by aerial bombing during the Bristol Blitz in World War II, and was subsequently blighted by a plan to widen this part of the A38, but in more recent times it has rebuilt itself as a centre of art, music and counter-cultural lifestyle. Banksy's mural The Mild Mild West is on Stokes Croft. A protest was held in response to the opening of a Tesco Express on Cheltenham Road, which developed into a riot after opposition by the police. Later investigations suggested that frustration toward the new shop was entwined with other local tensions brought on by years of bad financial management by Bristol City Council.

Geography

The road is around 0.2 miles (0.32 km) long and begins as a continuation of North Street, immediately north of Bristol city centre. At the junction with Ashley Road, it then becomes Cheltenham Road, followed by Gloucester Road. The road forms part of the A38, which was once a main road north of Bristol, though long-distance traffic now takes other routes.^[1]

Stokes Croft forms the boundary between the districts of Kingsdown and St Paul's and comes under the BS1 postcode.^[2]

History

The road takes its name from John Stokes, mayor of Bristol in the late 14th century.^[3]^[4] His will recorded the area as "Berewykse Croft in Redeland", while the will of Nicholas Excestre, who died in 1434, named it "formerly John Stoke's close (ibid.)".^[5] It runs through the historic manor of Barton, which was recorded in the Domesday Book and part of the City of Bristol since 1373.^[4]

Stokes Croft was predominantly rural until around 1700, being mainly used for market gardening. Urban development was first logged in the parish records of 1678, while St James Square, to the west of Stokes Croft, was laid out by around 1710.^[5] John Roque's map of Bristol 1750 shows the area built up and running north of a central courtyard between Stokes Croft, North Street and Wilder Street.^[4] Though industries were established on Stokes Croft during the 18th century, the road was not fully developed and built-up until around 1850. Construction of the Carriage Works at No. 104 began in 1859,^[5] while the City Road Baptist Church was built in 1861.^[6]

The area was damaged badly in World War II, with many buildings destroyed on Stokes Croft and King Square.^[7] Postwar redevelopment was slow, as Bristol City Council tended to concentrate on building offices to the south, closer to the city centre, and social housing to the north, towards Gloucester Road. Development was also affected by a postwar plan to widen Stokes Croft and Cheltenham Road into a dual carriageway.^[8] Owing to the lack of large-scale development, small and independent businesses set up on Stokes Croft, which contributed to the bohemian character of the street.^[5] In the 1960s, the completion of the M32 motorway meant that Stokes Croft was no longer the main road from Bristol City centre northwards.^[9]

Community

Stokes Croft also refers to an area around the road as an informal district between Kingsdown and St Paul's in Bristol, including Jamaica Street and the southern part of Cheltenham Road. It is not an official area of Bristol, but rather a nickname given by locals.^[9] The area is a centre of art, music and independent shops in Bristol,^[10] with clubs such as the Crofters Rights, Lakota and the Love Inn; the nearby music college BIMM Bristol on King Square; numerous pieces of graffiti art and one of Bristol's oldest musical instrument stores in Mickleburgh Musical Instruments Ltd.^[11] The area’s character has given rise to a group of activists and artists calling themselves The People's Republic of Stokes Croft (PRSC), who are seeking to revitalise the area through community action and public art.^[12]

Today the area is known for its derelict housing, squats, anarchist activity, counterculture and alternative nightlife. The Carriage Works has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II* listed building, and was regenerated as a mixed-use residential and commercial development in 2022.^[13]

In 2006 a Heritage Lottery Fund grant was obtained by Bristol City Council to help overturn the decline in economic activity and environmental quality and a rise in social problems seen in the area since the 1970s.^[14]

At the junction of Stokes Croft and Jamaica Street is a large mural,"The Mild Mild West", painted in 1998 by Banksy. It depicts a teddybear lobbing a Molotov cocktail at three riot police.^[15] In 2007 the mural was voted Alternative Landmark of Bristol.^[16]

The attraction of Stokes Croft has brought up property prices in the area, with a typical terraced house costing around £250,000 – £350,000.^[17] A 2015 report in The Sunday Times suggested that Stokes Croft was one of the best urban areas to live in the South West.^[18]

In September 2024, Stokes Croft and St. Pauls were voted the 'sixth coolest neighbourhood in the world' by a team from the magazine Time Out.^[19]^[20]

Incidents

In 1837, rioting broke out after the annual St James Fair in Stoke's Croft was cancelled, following continual complaints from local landowners about excessive drinking, gambling and prostitution.^[21]

In April 2011, the local community protested against the opening of a new Tesco Express store at 138–142 Cheltenham Road, just north of Stokes Croft, spearheaded by the group, "No Tesco In Stokes Croft".^[22] In anticipation of demonstrations of the new store, which opened on 15 April, Tesco had put in place additional security measures.^[23] Various protests took place outside and inside the store during the seven days after its low-key opening. Although most protesters were peaceful, a minority threw paint and urinated on the shopfront.^[21]^[24]

On 21 April the police evicted squatters from a property opposite the store (known as 'Telepathic Heights'). This action led to a riot involving many people and lasting for much of the night, during which the shop-front of the Tesco Store was damaged and some looting took place.^[25] Further confrontations between police and protesters occurred in the early hours of 29 April.

References

Citations

^ "20 Stokes Croft to 123 Stokes Croft". Google Maps. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
^ "Bristol Postcode District". Postcode Area. CliqTo Ltd. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
^ "What's In A Name – Stokes Croft". Bristol Information. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c Etheridge & Young 2009, p. 5.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Etheridge & Young 2009, p. 9.
^ "City Road Baptist Chapel and attached steps and railings". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2007.
^ "1946 aerial" (Map). 1946 aerial. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
^ Unwin, T.J.; Bennett, J.B. (1966). "17 Future Road Pattern". Bristol City Centre Policy Report 1966. City and County of Bristol.
^ ^a ^b "Geography". PRSC. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
^ "Gloucester Road & Stokes Croft". Visit Bristol. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
^ Mickleburgh Musical Instruments
^ People's Republic of Stokes Croft Archived 8 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
^ "The Carriageworks - PG Group". PG Group. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
^ "Heritage Lottery Fund announces funding for Stokes Croft regeneration". Bristol City Council. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 10 May 2007.
^ Banksy's mild mild west piece, Stokes Croft, Bristol
^ BBC Bristol: Alternative Landmark of Bristol
^ "Let's move to Stokes Croft, Bristol". The Guardian. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
^ "Is Stokes Croft really Bristol's most stylish place to live?". The Bristol Post. 11 March 2015. Archived from the original on 9 December 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
^ Grace Beard, ed. (25 September 2024). "The 38 coolest neighbourhoods in the world". Time Out. Retrieved 2 October 2024. When you think of Bristol in all its youthful, art-filled glory, you're picturing Stokes Croft and St Paul's.
^ Ruth-Ellen Davis (1 October 2024). "I live in the UK's happiest, coolest city – these are the places that make it great". inews. Associated Newspapers. Retrieved 2 October 2024. which has just been named the UK's coolest neighbourhood by Time Out.
^ ^a ^b Bowcott, Owen (22 April 2011). "Bristol riot over new Tesco store leaves eight police officers injured". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
^ Bakare, Lanre (25 April 2011). "The solidarity of Bristol's Stokes Croft community". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
^ "Tesco defends store from potential threat". Bristol Evening Post. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
^ "Bristol's Cheltenham Road is lined with anger as protests continue". Bristol Evening Post. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
^ Dutta, Kunal; Duff, Oliver (23 April 2011). "Police raid over 'petrol bomb plot' sparks Tesco riots". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2011.

Sources

Etheridge, David; Young, D.E.Y. (January 2009). The Full Moon Hotel and Attic Bar, No.1 North Street, Stokes Croft, Bristol Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment (PDF) (Report). Avon Archaeological Unit. Retrieved 21 July 2016.

[1] "20 Stokes Croft to 123 Stokes Croft". Google Maps. Retrieved 21 July 2016.

[2] "Bristol Postcode District". Postcode Area. CliqTo Ltd. Retrieved 21 July 2016.

[3] "What's In A Name – Stokes Croft". Bristol Information. Retrieved 19 August 2018.

[FOOTNOTEEtheridgeYoung20095-4] Etheridge & Young 2009, p. 5.

[FOOTNOTEEtheridgeYoung20099-5] Etheridge & Young 2009, p. 9.

[6] "City Road Baptist Chapel and attached steps and railings". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2007.

[1946aerial-7] "1946 aerial" (Map). 1946 aerial. Retrieved 20 April 2018.

[BCCPR1966-8] Unwin, T.J.; Bennett, J.B. (1966). "17 Future Road Pattern". Bristol City Centre Policy Report 1966. City and County of Bristol.

[prsc-9] "Geography". PRSC. Retrieved 8 August 2016.

[10] "Gloucester Road & Stokes Croft". Visit Bristol. Retrieved 19 August 2018.

[11] Mickleburgh Musical Instruments

[12] People's Republic of Stokes Croft Archived 8 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine

[13] "The Carriageworks - PG Group". PG Group. Retrieved 11 August 2023.

[14] "Heritage Lottery Fund announces funding for Stokes Croft regeneration". Bristol City Council. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 10 May 2007.

[15] Banksy's mild mild west piece, Stokes Croft, Bristol

[16] BBC Bristol: Alternative Landmark of Bristol

[17] "Let's move to Stokes Croft, Bristol". The Guardian. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2016.

[18] "Is Stokes Croft really Bristol's most stylish place to live?". The Bristol Post. 11 March 2015. Archived from the original on 9 December 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2016.

[stcr-1-19] Grace Beard, ed. (25 September 2024). "The 38 coolest neighbourhoods in the world". Time Out. Retrieved 2 October 2024. When you think of Bristol in all its youthful, art-filled glory, you're picturing Stokes Croft and St Paul's.

[stcr-2-20] Ruth-Ellen Davis (1 October 2024). "I live in the UK's happiest, coolest city – these are the places that make it great". inews. Associated Newspapers. Retrieved 2 October 2024. which has just been named the UK's coolest neighbourhood by Time Out.

[bowcott-21] Bowcott, Owen (22 April 2011). "Bristol riot over new Tesco store leaves eight police officers injured". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 July 2016.

[22] Bakare, Lanre (25 April 2011). "The solidarity of Bristol's Stokes Croft community". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 July 2016.

[23] "Tesco defends store from potential threat". Bristol Evening Post. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2011.

[evict-24] "Bristol's Cheltenham Road is lined with anger as protests continue". Bristol Evening Post. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.

[25] Dutta, Kunal; Duff, Oliver (23 April 2011). "Police raid over 'petrol bomb plot' sparks Tesco riots". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2011.

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-'''Stokes Croft''' is the name of a road and area in [[Bristol]], England. The road forms part of the [[A38 road (England)|A38]] that leads north from the city centre, before it takes the names Cheltenham Road and then [[Gloucester Road, Bristol|Gloucester Road]]. It forms the boundary between the districts of [[Kingsdown, Bristol|Kingsdown]] and [[St Pauls, Bristol|St Paul's]] and comes under the BS1 postcode.
+'''Stokes Croft''' is a road in [[Bristol]], England. It is part of the [[A38 road (England)|A38]], a main road north of the city centre. Locals refer to the area around the road by the same name.
+The road became a centre of industry during the mid-19th century, including the [[Carriage Works, Bristol|Carriage Works]]. The area was damaged by [[Aerial bombing of cities|aerial bombing]] during the [[Bristol Blitz]] in [[World War II]], and was subsequently blighted by a plan to [[20th century road schemes in Bristol#A38 St James Barton to Cheltenham Road|widen this part of the A38]], but in more recent times it has rebuilt itself as a centre of art, music and counter-cultural lifestyle. [[Banksy]]'s mural ''[[The Mild Mild West]]'' is on Stokes Croft. A protest was held in response to the opening of a [[Tesco Express]] on Cheltenham Road, which developed into a riot after opposition by the police. Later investigations suggested that frustration toward the new shop was entwined with other local tensions brought on by years of bad financial management by Bristol City Council.
-The name Stokes Croft has also come to refer to an area around the road as an informal district encompassing Jamaica Street, the junction of Picton Street and Ashley Road, and the southern part of Cheltenham Road. The area is a centre of art, music and independent shops in Bristol, with clubs such as the Croft, Lakota and Blue Mountain; the nearby music college BIMM Bristol on King Square; numerous pieces of graffiti art and one of Bristol's oldest musical instrument stores in Mickleburgh Musical Instruments Ltd<ref>[http://www.mickleburgh.co.uk Mickleburgh Musical Instruments]</ref>. The area’s character has given rise to a group of activists and artists calling themselves [[People's Republic of Stokes Croft|The People's Republic of Stokes Croft]] (PRSC), who are seeking to revitalise the area through community action and public art.<ref>[http://www.prsc.org.uk/map.htm People's Republic of Stokes Croft]</ref>
+==Geography==
-It takes its name from John Stokes, a medieval inhabitant of Bristol who was mayor of the city in the late 14th century.<ref>{{cite web | title=What's In A Name - Stokes Croft| work= Bristol Information | url=http://www.bristolinformation.co.uk/streets/stokescroft-00.asp | accessdate=2007-05-10}}</ref>
+The road is around {{convert|0.2|miles|km}} long and begins as a continuation of North Street, immediately north of Bristol city centre. At the junction with Ashley Road, it then becomes Cheltenham Road, followed by [[Gloucester Road, Bristol|Gloucester Road]]. The road forms part of the [[A38 road (England)|A38]], which was once a main road north of Bristol, though long-distance traffic now takes other routes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/51.4610755,-2.5908623/51.4642165,-2.5897304/@51.4643449,-2.5900863,18.25z/data=!4m2!4m1!3e2|title=20 Stokes Croft to 123 Stokes Croft|publisher=Google Maps|access-date=21 July 2016}}</ref>
+Stokes Croft forms the boundary between the districts of [[Kingsdown, Bristol|Kingsdown]] and [[St Pauls, Bristol|St Paul's]] and comes under the BS1 postcode.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postcodearea.co.uk/postaltowns/bristol/|title=Bristol Postcode District|work=Postcode Area|publisher=CliqTo Ltd|access-date=21 July 2016}}</ref>
-The abandoned building still known as [[Carriage Works, Bristol|Perry’s Carriage Works]] was built in 1850 and has been designated by [[English Heritage]] as a grade II* [[listed building]].<ref>{{cite web | title=No.104 The Carriage Works  | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=380632 | accessdate=2007-05-02}}</ref> Slightly later, in 1861, the [[City Road Baptist Church, Bristol|City Road Baptist Church]] was built.<ref>{{cite web | title=City Road Baptist Chapel and attached steps and railings  | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=379183 | accessdate=2007-03-16}}</ref>
+==History==
-Today the area is notorious for derelict housing.
+[[File:20061202 ukbris sc01.jpg|thumb|left|Westmoreland House and the Carriage Works, at the north end of Stokes Croft]]
+The road takes its name from John Stokes, mayor of Bristol in the late 14th century.<ref>{{cite web| title=What's In A Name – Stokes Croft| work=Bristol Information| url=https://www.bristolinformation.co.uk/streets/stokescroft-00.asp| access-date=19 August 2018}}</ref>{{sfn|Etheridge|Young|2009|p=5}} His will recorded the area as "Berewykse Croft in Redeland", while the will of Nicholas Excestre, who died in 1434, named it "formerly John Stoke's close (ibid.)".{{sfn|Etheridge|Young|2009|p=9}} It runs through the historic manor of Barton, which was recorded in the [[Domesday Book]] and part of the City of Bristol since 1373.{{sfn|Etheridge|Young|2009|p=5}}
+Stokes Croft was predominantly rural until around 1700, being mainly used for market gardening. Urban development was first logged in the parish records of 1678, while St James Square, to the west of Stokes Croft, was laid out by around 1710.{{sfn|Etheridge|Young|2009|p=9}} [[John Roque]]'s map of Bristol 1750 shows the area built up and running north of a central courtyard between Stokes Croft, North Street and Wilder Street.{{sfn|Etheridge|Young|2009|p=5}} Though industries were established on Stokes Croft during the 18th century, the road was not fully developed and built-up until around 1850. Construction of the [[Carriage Works, Bristol|Carriage Works]] at No.&nbsp;104 began in 1859,{{sfn|Etheridge|Young|2009|p=9}} while the [[City Road Baptist Church, Bristol|City Road Baptist Church]] was built in 1861.<ref>{{cite web | title=City Road Baptist Chapel and attached steps and railings  | work=historicengland.org.uk | url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1202082 | access-date=16 May 2007}}</ref>
-In 2006 a [[Heritage Lottery Fund]] grant was obtained by [[Bristol City Council]] to help overturn the  decline in economic activity and environmental quality and a rise in social problems seen in the area since the 1970s.<ref>{{cite web | title=Heritage Lottery Fund announces funding for Stokes Croft regeneration  | work=Bristol City Council | url=http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/content/press-releases/2006/oct/heritage-lottery-fund-announces-funding-for-stokes-croft-regeneration.en;jsessionid=1C6751C251332FE9B1DDBAFA458823BF | accessdate=2007-05-10 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070930020438/http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/content/press-releases/2006/oct/heritage-lottery-fund-announces-funding-for-stokes-croft-regeneration.en;jsessionid=1C6751C251332FE9B1DDBAFA458823BF <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-09-30}}</ref>
+The area was damaged badly in World War II, with many buildings destroyed on Stokes Croft and King Square.<ref name="1946aerial">{{cite map |map=1946 aerial |title=1946 aerial |url= http://maps.bristol.gov.uk/kyp/?edition= |accessdate=20 April 2018}}</ref> Postwar redevelopment was slow, as Bristol City Council tended to concentrate on building offices to the south, closer to the city centre, and social housing to the north, towards Gloucester Road. Development was also affected by a postwar plan to widen Stokes Croft and Cheltenham Road into a dual carriageway.<ref name="BCCPR1966">{{cite book |title=Bristol City Centre Policy Report 1966 |first1=T.J. |last1=Unwin |first2=J.B. |last2=Bennett |chapter=17 Future Road Pattern |year=1966 |publisher=City and County of Bristol}}</ref> Owing to the lack of large-scale development, small and independent businesses set up on Stokes Croft, which contributed to the bohemian character of the street.{{sfn|Etheridge|Young|2009|p=9}} In the 1960s, the completion of the [[M32 motorway]] meant that Stokes Croft was no longer the main road from Bristol City centre northwards.<ref name=prsc/>
-At the junction of Stokes Croft and Jamaica Street is a large mural,"The Mild Mild West", painted some time in the 1990s by [[Banksy]]. It depicts a [[teddybear]] lobbing a [[Molotov cocktail]] at three [[riot police]].<ref>[http://www.bristol-street-art.co.uk/gallery/photo/mild-mild-west-banksy Banksy's mild mild west piece, Stokes Croft, Bristol]</ref> In 2007 the mural was voted Alternative Landmark of Bristol.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/bristol/content/articles/2007/05/29/alternativelandmark_winners_feature.shtml BBC Bristol: Alternative Landmark of Bristol]</ref>
+==Community==
-The landscape is much changed over the past few years,  with many more students moving in and a new wave of young media professionals frequenting the bars and coffee shops this road is starting to see a change of use and an increase in commercial activity and small enterprise.
+[[File:Banksy MIld Mild West and poster.jpg|thumb|200px|The [[Banksy]] mural ''[[The Mild Mild West]]'' is on Stokes Croft.]]
+Stokes Croft also refers to an area around the road as an informal district between Kingsdown and St Paul's in Bristol, including Jamaica Street and the southern part of Cheltenham Road. It is not an official area of Bristol, but rather a nickname given by locals.<ref name=prsc>{{cite web|url=http://www.prsc.org.uk/mission/maps/|title=Geography|publisher=PRSC|access-date=8 August 2016}}</ref> The area is a centre of art, music and independent shops in Bristol,<ref>{{cite web |title=Gloucester Road & Stokes Croft |url=https://visitbristol.co.uk/about-bristol/areas/gloucester-road-and-stokes-croft |publisher=Visit Bristol |access-date=19 August 2018}}</ref> with clubs such as the Crofters Rights, Lakota and the Love Inn; the nearby music college BIMM Bristol on King Square; numerous pieces of graffiti art and one of Bristol's oldest musical instrument stores in Mickleburgh Musical Instruments Ltd.<ref>[http://www.mickleburgh.co.uk Mickleburgh Musical Instruments]</ref> The area’s character has given rise to a group of activists and artists calling themselves [[People's Republic of Stokes Croft|The People's Republic of Stokes Croft]] (PRSC), who are seeking to revitalise the area through community action and public art.<ref>[http://www.prsc.org.uk/map.htm People's Republic of Stokes Croft] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208160737/http://prsc.org.uk/map.htm |date=8 February 2009 }}</ref>
+Today the area is known for its derelict housing, squats, anarchist activity, counterculture and alternative nightlife. The Carriage Works has been designated by [[English Heritage]] as a grade II* [[listed building]], and was regenerated as a mixed-use residential and commercial development in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Carriageworks - PG Group |url=https://www.thepggroup.co.uk/our-developments/the-carriageworks/ |access-date=11 August 2023 |work=PG Group}}</ref>
-Major building work has taken place recently and this part of Bristol is now a popular and exciting place to visit.
+In 2006 a [[Heritage Lottery Fund]] grant was obtained by [[Bristol City Council]] to help overturn the decline in economic activity and environmental quality and a rise in social problems seen in the area since the 1970s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Heritage Lottery Fund announces funding for Stokes Croft regeneration |work=Bristol City Council |url=http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/content/press-releases/2006/oct/heritage-lottery-fund-announces-funding-for-stokes-croft-regeneration.en;jsessionid=1C6751C251332FE9B1DDBAFA458823BF |access-date=10 May 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930020438/http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/content/press-releases/2006/oct/heritage-lottery-fund-announces-funding-for-stokes-croft-regeneration.en%3Bjsessionid%3D1C6751C251332FE9B1DDBAFA458823BF |archive-date=30 September 2007 |url-status=dead |df= }}</ref>
+At the junction of Stokes Croft and Jamaica Street is a large mural,"[[The Mild Mild West]]", painted in 1998 by [[Banksy]]. It depicts a [[teddybear]] lobbing a [[Molotov cocktail]] at three [[riot police]].<ref>[http://www.bristol-street-art.co.uk/gallery/photo/mild-mild-west-banksy Banksy's mild mild west piece, Stokes Croft, Bristol]</ref> In 2007 the mural was voted Alternative Landmark of Bristol.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/bristol/content/articles/2007/05/29/alternativelandmark_winners_feature.shtml BBC Bristol: Alternative Landmark of Bristol]</ref>
+The attraction of Stokes Croft has brought up property prices in the area, with a typical terraced house costing around £250,000 – £350,000.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/money/2012/jun/29/lets-move-to-stokes-croft-bristol|title=Let's move to Stokes Croft, Bristol|newspaper=The Guardian|date=29 June 2012|access-date=21 July 2016}}</ref> A 2015 report in ''[[The Sunday Times]]'' suggested that Stokes Croft was one of the best urban areas to live in the South West.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/stokes-croft-really-bristol-s-stylish-place-live/story-26150414-detail/story.html|title=Is Stokes Croft really Bristol's most stylish place to live?|work=The Bristol Post|date=11 March 2015|access-date=21 June 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151209012719/http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Stokes-Croft-really-Bristol-s-stylish-place-live/story-26150414-detail/story.html|archive-date=9 December 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
+In September 2024, Stokes Croft and [[St Pauls, Bristol| St. Pauls]] were voted the 'sixth coolest neighbourhood in the world' by a team from the magazine [[Time Out (magazine)| Time Out]].<ref name=stcr-1>{{cite web| editor=Grace Beard| title=The 38 coolest neighbourhoods in the world| url=https://www.timeout.com/travel/coolest-neighbourhoods-in-the-world| publisher=[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]| date=25 September 2024| access-date=2 October 2024| quote=When you think of Bristol in all its youthful, art-filled glory, you’re picturing Stokes Croft and St Paul’s.}}</ref><ref name=stcr-2>{{cite news|author=Ruth-Ellen Davis| title=I live in the UK’s happiest, coolest city – these are the places that make it great| url=https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/travel/live-bristol-uk-happiest-city-places-great-3301874| website=[[i (newspaper)| inews]]| publisher=[[Associated Newspapers]]| date=1 October 2024| access-date=2 October 2024| quote=which has just been named the UK’s coolest neighbourhood by Time Out.}}</ref>
+==Incidents==
-==The Stokes Croft Telepathic Heights Riot, April 2011==
 {{see also|Bristol Riots}}
+In 1837, rioting broke out after the annual St James Fair in Stoke's Croft was cancelled, following continual complaints from local landowners about excessive drinking, gambling and prostitution.<ref name=bowcott>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/apr/22/bristol-riot-police-injured|title=Bristol riot over new Tesco store leaves eight police officers injured|first=Owen|last=Bowcott|newspaper=The Guardian|date=22 April 2011|access-date=21 July 2016}}</ref>
-Despite a campaign against the opening of a new '[[Tesco Express]]' store at 138-142 Cheltenham Road spearheaded by the group, '[[No Tesco In Stokes Croft (pressure group)| No Tesco In Stokes Croft]]',<ref>[http://notesco.wordpress.com/ No Tesco in Stokes Croft]</ref> the new store opened on 15 April 2011. In anticipation of demonstrations Tesco had put in place additional security measures.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/Tesco-defends-store-potential-threat/article-3426155-detail/article.html |title=Tesco defends store from potential threat |work=Bristol Evening Post |accessdate=2011-04-27}}</ref> Various protests took place outside and inside the store during the seven days after its low-key opening.  Although most protesters were peaceful, a minority threw paint and urinated on the shopfront.<ref name="evict">{{cite web |url=http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/Road-lined-anger-protests-continue/article-3474865-detail/article.html |title=Bristol's Cheltenham Road is lined with anger as protests continue |work=Bristol Evening Post |accessdate=2011-04-27}}</ref>
+In April 2011, the local community protested against the opening of a new [[Tesco Express]] store at 138–142 Cheltenham Road, just north of Stokes Croft, spearheaded by the group, "No Tesco In Stokes Croft".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/apr/25/stokes-croft-tesco-bristol|title=The solidarity of Bristol's Stokes Croft community|first=Lanre|last=Bakare|newspaper=The Guardian|date=25 April 2011|access-date=21 July 2016}}</ref> In anticipation of demonstrations of the new store, which opened on 15 April, Tesco had put in place additional security measures.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/Tesco-defends-store-potential-threat/article-3426155-detail/article.html |title=Tesco defends store from potential threat |work=Bristol Evening Post |access-date=27 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505062047/http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/Tesco-defends-store-potential-threat/article-3426155-detail/article.html |archive-date=5 May 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Various protests took place outside and inside the store during the seven days after its low-key opening.  Although most protesters were peaceful, a minority threw paint and urinated on the shopfront.<ref name=bowcott/><ref name="evict">{{cite web |url=http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/Road-lined-anger-protests-continue/article-3474865-detail/article.html |title=Bristol's Cheltenham Road is lined with anger as protests continue |work=Bristol Evening Post |access-date=27 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526100953/http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/Road-lined-anger-protests-continue/article-3474865-detail/article.html |archive-date=26 May 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
-On 21 April the police evicted [[squatter]]s from a property opposite the store (known as 'Telepathic Heights'). This action led to a riot involving several people and lasting for much of the night, during which the shop-front of the Tesco Store was damaged and some looting took place.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/police-raid-over-petrol-bomb-plot-sparks-tesco-riots-2273727.html |title=Police raid over 'petrol bomb plot' sparks Tesco riots |work=The Independent |accessdate=2011-04-27 |location=London |first1=Kunal |last1=Dutta |first2=Oliver |last2=Duff |date=2011-04-23}}</ref> Further confrontations between police and protesters occurred in the early hours of 29 April.
+On 21 April the police evicted [[squatter]]s from a property opposite the store (known as 'Telepathic Heights'). This action led to a riot involving many people and lasting for much of the night, during which the shop-front of the Tesco Store was damaged and some looting took place.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/police-raid-over-petrol-bomb-plot-sparks-tesco-riots-2273727.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/police-raid-over-petrol-bomb-plot-sparks-tesco-riots-2273727.html |archive-date=25 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Police raid over 'petrol bomb plot' sparks Tesco riots |work=The Independent |access-date=27 August 2011 |location=London |first1=Kunal |last1=Dutta |first2=Oliver |last2=Duff |date=23 April 2011}}</ref> Further confrontations between police and protesters occurred in the early hours of 29 April.
 ==References==
+{{Commons category|Stokes Croft}}
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+* {{cite report|first1=David|last1=Etheridge|first2=D.E.Y.|last2=Young|title=The Full Moon Hotel and Attic Bar, No.1 North Street, Stokes Croft, Bristol Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment|publisher=Avon Archaeological Unit|date=January 2009|access-date=21 July 2016|url=http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archiveDS/archiveDownload?t=arch-886-1/dissemination/pdf/avonarch1-53042_1.pdf}}
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