Front cover of a booklet in Bob's collection entitled 'Gloucestershire' published in 1970 showing the impressive Gloucester Cathedral.

Gloucester in Gloucestershire from the River Severn (Sydney Pitcher, College Court, Gloucester).

Severn Bridge at Sharpness in Gloucestershire (Valentine's Series).

Severn Bridge (West end) Forest side with the Cotswold Hills in the distance (The Cotswold Publishing Co., Ltd, Wotton-under-Edge) 1/2

Reverse of the previous image of the Severn Bridge (West end) Forest side with the Cotswold Hills in the distance (The Cotswold Publishing Co., Ltd, Wotton-under-Edge) 2/2

Severn Bridge No.1 with the Cotswold Hills in the distance

The Docks, Sharpness in Gloucestershire (Barrett & Co, Sharpness) posted on Dec 31st 1904 1/2

Reverse of the previous image of the Docks, Sharpness in Gloucestershire (Barrett & Co, Sharpness) posted on Dec 31st 1904 2/2

Sharpness Docks in Gloucestershire posted September 2nd 1911

The Red Lion pub at Wainlodes Hill, four miles north of the City of Gloucester on the River Severn

Wainlodes Hill in Gloucestershire, on the River Severn north of the City of Gloucester

The Docks at Gloucester in Gloucestershire (Frith's Series).

The Fleet Inn at Twyning in Gloucestershire on the River Avon

The Approach to (Bristol) Temple Meads Station

Stapleton Road Station (Bristol) posted on September 18th 1907.

Winterbourne Railway station Gloucestershire) on the G.W.R. mainline (Harding's 'Progress' Series)

Charfield Railway station (Gloucestershire) posted in 1907 (The Cotswold Publishing company) with train approaching.

Charfield Railway station (Gloucestershire) posted in 1904 (Frith's Series) without train approaching and with Christmas Greetings stamped on front of the card. The image on the following postcard is exactly the same but posted in 1939. 1/2

The reverse of the previous image of Charfield Railway station (Gloucestershire) posted in 1904 (Frith's Series) without train approaching and with Christmas Greetings stamped on front of the card. The image on the following postcard is exactly the same but posted in 1939. 2/2

Charfield Railway station (Gloucestershire) posted in 1939 (Frith's Series). The image on the previous postcard is exactly the same but posted in 1904. 1/2

Reverse of the previous image of Charfield Railway station (Gloucestershire) posted in 1939 (Frith's Series). The image on the previous postcard is exactly the same but posted in 1904. 2/2

The Docks and Sharpness Railway Station (Gloucestershire) (Evans, Stationer, Lock Entrance, Sharpness) posted on 14th July 1925.

Sharpness Railway Station (Gloucestershire) with the first Severn Bridge in distance (Tilley & Son, Ledbury) posted on 28th November 1918.

The Village School at Aust in Gloucestershire (Harvey Barton & Son Ltd., Bristol).

Charfield New Town and 'RedTriangle" (YMCA) Hut in Gloucestershire - notice haystack in the foreground on the left (The Cotswold Publishing Co., Ltd, Wotton-under-Edge).

Photograph (not postcard) of Charfield Market in Gloucestershire

Market Day at Charfield in Gloucestershire in the yard of the Railway Tavern. This is not strictly a postcard but rather photograph printed on card

The Railway Tavern at Charfield in Gloucestershire

The Railway Tavern and Posting House at Charfield in Gloucestershire - perhaps on Market Day

The Railway Hotel at Charfield.

Seaside walk, New Passage, Severn Estuary (Gloucestershire) (Senior & Co., Bristol).

New Passage in Gloucestershire posted on August 25th 1905

Pumping Shaft, Severn Tunnel at New Passage (Gloucestershire) (Kodak) posted on November 14th 1905 1/2.

Reverse of the previous image of the Pumping Shaft, Severn Tunnel at New Passage (Gloucestershire) (Kodak) posted on November 14th 1905 2/2.

Severn Beach, New Passage in Gloucestershire (Barratt).

Just Ferry (Gloucestershire) (Fitzwilliams, Seven Kings, Ilford, Essex).

Clarence tea Gardens, New Passage (Gloucestershire).

Pavilion cafe Severn Beach (Gloucestershire)

The Ferry Boat, Must (Gloucestershire).

The Aust Ferry crossing (Gloucestershire) with the new Severn Bridge in the background 1/2.

Reverse of the previous image of the Aust Ferry crossing (Gloucestershire) with the new Severn Bridge in the background 2/2.

The Green at Frampton-on-Severn in Gloucestershire

The Green at Frampton-on-Severn in Gloucestershire (The Cotswold Publishing Co., Ltd., Wotton-under-Edge)

The Ship at Galveston in Gloucestershire (A. Prewett, Thornbury / The Cotswold Publishing Company).

The Ship Hotel at Alveston in Gloucestershire. The reverse of the postcard has July 1924 written on it...

Olveston Village in Gloucestershire (The Cotswold Publishing Co., Ltd., Wotton-under-Edge).

The opening of the new Post office at Berkeley in Gloucestershire on July 4th 1908 posted on July 21st 1908 1/2.

The reverse of the image of the opening of the new Post office at Berkeley in Gloucestershire on July 4th 1908 posted on July 21st 1908 2/2.

Berkeley Sea Mills in Gloucestershire (The Cotswold Publishing Co., Wotton-under-Edge)

Acton Hall, Halmore, near Berkeley in Gloucestershire (F.H.G. Fryer, Hinton, Sharpness) posted July 8th 1909.

Berkeley Castle (Country Life) in Gloucestershire.

Newport Towers, near Berkeley in Gloucestershire (F. Frith & Co., Ltd) 1/2

Reverse of the previous image of Newport Towers, near Berkeley in Gloucestershire (F. Frith & Co., Ltd) 2/2

Dockside, Sharpness in Gloucestershire sent on May 30th 1912 1/2

Reverse of the previous image of the Dockside, Sharpness in Gloucestershire sent on May 30th 1912 2/2

Sharpness Docks in Gloucestershire from the coal tip posted on August 7th 1912

Gloucester and Sharpness Canal at Purton in Gloucestershire (A. Prewitt, Thornbury).

Abel Fletcher's Mill in Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire (Atkins Abbey Studios, Tewkesbury)

The Bell Hotel in Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire ("T.N.T" - Today not Tomorrow)

Cromhall School in Gloucestershire

Almondsbury Church in Gloucestershire 1/2.

Reverse of previous image of Almondsbury in Gloucestershire Church 2/2.

Gloucester Road, Avonmouth in Bristol (H.B. & S Ltd., Bristol).

Clack Mill, Combe Dingle in Bristol posted on March 23 1906 (Sincock, The Library, Westbury-on-Trym) 1/2.

Reverse of previous image of Clack Mill, Combe Dingle in Bristol posted on March 23 1906 (Sincock, The Library, Westbury-on-Trym) 2/2.

Coombe Dingle in Bristol

Castle Street, Thornbury in Gloucestershire.

Street Market at Thornbury in Gloucestershire

Hight Street, Thornbury in Gloucestershire posted on 12th September 1934.

Mary Street, Thornbury in Gloucestershire (The Cotswold Publishing Co., Ltd., Wotton-under-Edge) posted on 28th September 1938.

South Front of Thornbury Castle in Gloucestershire posted 11th August 1903.

Thornbury Castle, garden and South Face in Gloucestershire (A. Prewett & Son, Printers, Thornbury).

High Street, Thornbury in Gloucestershire

Early bus service by Bristol Tramways & Carriage Co. Ltd. between Horefield in Bristol and Thornbury outside the Swan Hotel in Thornbury in Gloucestershire (A. Prewett, Thornbury). The Swan is Thornbury's original coach houses and one of the oldest buildings in the town after the castle.

Notice the registration number of the vehicle: AE 730. The bus in the following very similar postcard has the registration of AE 731.

In 1887 the Bristol Tramways Company merged with the Bristol Cab Company to form the Bristol Tramways and Carriage Company. The new company developed a fleet of omnibuses to serve the rest of the city and country areas including Thornbury. Note that electric trams were introduced in Bristol in 1895, the first city to do so in the United Kingdom with 237 tramcars covering 17 routes.

Early bus service by Bristol Tramways & Carriage Co. Ltd. between Horefield in Bristol and Thornbury outside the Swan Hotel in Thornbury in Gloucestershire (A. Prewett, Thornbury) posted on 15th May 1906. The Swan is Thornbury's original coach houses and one of the oldest buildings in the town after the castle.

Notice the registration number of the vehicle: AE 731. The bus in the very similar previous postcard had the registration of AE 730.

In 1887 the Bristol Tramways Company merged with the Bristol Cab Company to form the Bristol Tramways and Carriage Company. The new company developed a fleet of omnibuses to serve the rest of the city and country areas including Thornbury. Note that electric trams were introduced in Bristol in 1895, the first city to do so in the United Kingdom with 237 tramcars covering 17 routes.

The Plain in Thornbury in Gloucestershire (T. H. S. & Co's Bristol Series) posted on 7th September 1920.

Prewett the Printers and Stationers in Thornbury in Gloucestershire - the same company that printed and published the postcard (A. Prewett, Thornbury) posted on July 14th 1909 1/2.

Reverse of the previous image of Prewett the Printers and Stationers in Thornbury in Gloucestershire - the same company that printed and published the postcard (A. Prewett, Thornbury) posted on July 14th 1909 2/2.

Postcard of the High Street, Thornbury (Plastichrome by Colourpicture Publishers) posted on 14 July 1970.

Tockington village in Gloucestershire

Tortworth Court in Gloucestershire (The Cotswold Publishing Co. Ltd., Wotton-under-Edge) posted 14th April 1914 1/2.

Reverse of the previous image of Tortworth Court in Gloucestershire (The Cotswold Publishing Co. Ltd., Wotton-under-Edge) posted 14th April 1914 2/2.

Tortworth Court in Gloucestershire from the Lake.

Tortworth Court in Gloucestershire from the Lake (F. Firth & Co., Ltd).

Tortworth Court in Gloucestershire from the Lake (Cotswold Publishing Co., Ltd., Wotton-under-Edge).

Tortworth Court in Gloucestershire (The Cotswold Publishing Co., Ltd., Wotton-under-Edge) written on 10th June 1927 1/2.

Reverse of the previous image of Tortworth Court in Gloucestershire (The Cotswold Publishing Co., Ltd., Wotton-under-Edge) written on 10th June 1927 2/2. Note it was written from Stover Farm in Yate.

Tortworth Court (The Cotswold Publishing Co., Ltd., Wotton-under-Edge).

Ruins of the old Mansion at Tortworth in Gloucestershire (Cotswold Publishing Co., Ltd., Wotton-under-Edge) posted 5th November 1918.

Thytherington Village in Gloucestershire from the Station.

Winterbourne Village in Gloucestershire posted 25th September 1905.

Winterbourne Village in Gloucestershire with the Swan Inn on the left and Watleys End Road on the right

Swan Lane in Winterbourne in Gloucestershire

The Rectory at Winterbourne in Gloucestershire

The Mill at Willsbridge (Jarratt)

Thornbury Greeting Card (Raphael Tuck & Sons "Ollette" Postcard 9945 in their Country Courtships - Series III) posted on 15th August 1912. 1/2

Reverse of the previous image of a Thornbury Greeting Card (Raphael Tuck & Sons "Ollette" Postcard 9945 in their Country Courtships - Series III) posted on 15th August 1912 2/2. Note the prizes won for flowers at the Thornbury Show.

Front cover of a Visitor's Guide to Bristol undated but most probably early 1960s

Bristol City Foot Club team photo somewhere between 1905 and 1910 - the most successful period in the club's history. In securing promotion from the English Second Division as champions in 1906, Bristol City won 14 league matches in a row. The club in the following 1906/07 season were runners-up in the first division and were losing finalists in the 1909 FA Cup Final Manchester United in 1909 (a game won 1–0 by United.). Pictured 2nd from right in the front row is William John Wedlock , also known as "Fatty" won 26 England caps between 1907 and 1914 his only rival for the centre-half position being Charlie Roberts of Manchester United, his opposite number in the 1909 FA Cup Final.

Newspaper cutting from Bob's collection of the Bristol City team of 1906 / 07 season in the Bristol Times supplement of the Evening Post on November 30, 1999. This team were runners-up in the First Division - their highest ever placing.

The Toddington Orchard Company in Gloucestershire

Parnal & Sons, Ltd, Inter-Departmental Cup Final played at Beaufort United Ground, Speedwell, on Saturday May 8th, 1948.

Parnal & Sons, Ltd, Inter-Departmental Cup Final played at Beaufort United Ground, Speedwell, on Saturday May 8th, 1948.

Parnal & Sons, Ltd, Inter-Departmental Cup Final played at Beaufort United Ground, Speedwell, on Saturday May 8th, 1948.

The village pond at Frampton-on-Severn in Gloucestershire (The Cotswold Publishing Co., Ltd., Wotton-under-Edge) posted in 1917.

Copy of a photograph in the Bristol Evening Post feature (22nd February 2010) on the history Speedway Racing in Bristol

"Rosie" the elephant at Bristol Zoo (Harvey Barton & Son Ltd., Bristol)

Advert for the John Lewis department store in a Visitor's Guide to Bristol undated but most probably early 1960s.

Beautiful postcard Mayday celebrations in 1912 somewhere in Gloucestershire - looks a bit like the aerodrome field adjacent to Station Road in Yate but probably not. Requires verification.