Images of Bristol

Before the bridge, and above the Giant's Cave, sits one of Bristol's quirkiest and most intriguing attractions. The camera obscura. Installed in 1828 by William West in a former mill, this magical device allows you to view the surrounding world in stunning detail. People happily stroll across the grass. Seagulls wing their way across the sky, and cars cross from one side of the gorge to the other. The mud flats at low tide ooze: you can almost hear the squelches as the brown mud breathes. And all this captured in a darkened circular room, this miniature version of Sunday afternoon in Bristol.