My chum Sweaty (many of my friends have bizarre and/or unflattering nicknames, although in Sweaty’s case, entirely justified) set a run on Sunday starting/ending in Gloucester Road, Bristol, and incorporating St Andrews, St Werburghs, Fairfield School, Muller Road, Stoke Park and the exotically-named Boiling Wells and City Farm allotments. Although we have run on the Stoke Park estate, Stapleton and Snuff Mills many times (and what conscientious hipster is not familiar with the Gloucester Road and City Farm communities?) there was an area of high ground at the confluence of two railway lines, overlooking the old Muller orphanage, which I couldn’t remember seeing before. So, on the following day, Sall and I went to investigate…

Autumn colours from high ground in St Werburghs. City of Bristol College, formerly Muller Orphanage, in distance.

Railway bridge, St Werburghs.

Fungal growth near Boiling Mills (City Farm).

Black cat in Happy Lane near St Andrews Park.

Graffiti in Happy Lane.