View down Johnny Ball Lane, Bristol looking in the direction of the city centre. The lane runs from Upper Maudlin Street (opposite the main entrance to the Bristol Royal Infirmary) to Narrow Lewins Mead, emerging close to David Blackhouse’s statue of the Cloaked Horseman and just around the corner from the famous Christmas Steps.

Formerly known as Bartholomew’s Lane, it is thought to have been named after a Bristol property owner called John a Ball. It is rich in history, has been a footpath for many years and land close by was once home to an early Roman settlement.

(A fascinating account of the Lane can be found at: https://richlyevocative.net/category/landscape/Bristol)