[Swinefeld]

The Best of Buxco Featuring Bristol Township
As most of you know, this was one shitty fall foliage season this year. A hot and dry October was the main culprit. But the drive up Ninety-Five
provided a little color for the otherwise drab season. This tour will take us to Washingtons Crossing, a quick stop off at Tyler State Park and then
a stroll down amazing Radcliffe Street in Bristol Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. With its dazzling collection of 19th century architecture,
Radcliffe Street is just a stones throw from a scenic stretch of the Delaware River. The historic King George II Inn at the intersection of Mill Street
and Radcliffe is said to date from 1681 (and serves excellent food). Despite the warm weather around these parts, the folks of Bristol Township
did there best to put on the kitschy fall decor. What troopers!

Now, on to the tour! All taken November 2, 2007.

Washingtons Crossing
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Bristol Township
Most of these pics were taken along Radcliffe Street, with-in spitting distance of the Delaware. The architecture on display is everything from
Federal, to Second Empire, Neo-Grec, Queen Ann and Italianate, etc. Many of these mansions of yore are now reused by businesses and
organizations. Thankfully they are wonderfully preserved and with few alterations.

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Historic King George II Inn on the Delaware.
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The King George II Inn was originally established by Samuel Clift in 1681. The King George II Inn was originally known as the Ferry House.
In 1684, the property was leased by Michael Hurst and, in 1705, opened as an inn by Thomas Brook.
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[PA Pride]

Nice.

This picture is the prettiest IMO:
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Lots of red.

[Evergrey]

puts me in the mood for some
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[mello]

Very nice. That is one old ass Inn, but which picture had the "Inn" in it?? I didn't really see anything that looked like an Inn.

[MobyLL]

Nice. Very Pretty area and architecture.

[newboldphilly]

very nice. Bristol, PA and Burlington, NJ - connected by (wait for it, wait for it) the Burlington-Bristol Bridge - two towns that time forgot. Awesome architecture ridiculously underappreciated by the majority of people who live there.

[ady26]

Old and beautiful architecture, I like it!

[Chelsea Spy]

Very pretty, delightful - a lot of the houses (and countryside) again, very, very English looking - slight vernacular differences in style and material, but it could easily be a village in Surrey, Sussex or Kent!

[pj3000]

Yet another reason why Pennsylvania is my favorite state.

[flar]

Nice historic architecture and beautiful photos.
You managed to find some fall colour, but the foliage was indeed crappy this year, a lot of yellow and not much bright red and orange.

[Swinefeld]

Thanks for all the nice comments so far. Bristol isn't really noted as a "quaint" little town and I think they prefer it that way.

Very nice. That is one old ass Inn, but which picture had the "Inn" in it?? I didn't really see anything that looked like an Inn.

This is the building (four story structure with red shutters and trim) that is the Inn.
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[EastSideHBG]

NICE! :tup:

[sciguy0504]

Thanks for spotlighting my home country. I agree with the person who said Bristol is underappreciated by the majority of people who live in the township.

[bryson662001]

Thanks for all the nice comments so far. Bristol isn't really noted as a "quaint" little town and I think they prefer it that way.


Lest we create the wrong impression, the neighborhood you have so skillfully captured is the ever charming Bristol Boro, an independent municipality.

Bristol Township on the other hand is the area on the other side of Rt 13 (think Wallmart) consisting of the less prosperous parts of Levittown mixed in with a great many public housing projects and well.....let's just say that no one will ever mistake it for charming.

[Swinefeld]

Lest we create the wrong impression, the neighborhood you have so skillfully captured is the ever charming Bristol Boro, an independent municipality.

Bristol Township on the other hand is the area on the other side of Rt 13 (think Wallmart) consisting of the less prosperous parts of Levittown mixed in with a great many public housing projects and well.....let's just say that no one will ever mistake it for charming.
It's very confusing around there. I once dated a girl from Bristol (she drove a motorcycle) and it was nowhere near that place I photographed. Here 'hood was kind of dumpy.

[ColDayMan]

Nice!

[srr]

I live right by County Line road on the Montgomery side. Bucks county is great especailly with all its preserved farms and old architecture.

[James Bond Agent 007]

Very lovely. :) Looks like nice fall colors to me!

[Wheelingman04]

One of my favorite PA counties.

[Poweltonian]

Wow...I had no idea Bristol was nice like this. I knew it was an older town, but I didn't realize it had interesting Victorian Architecture. For some reason I always associated the area with Levittown. I guess I should get out of the city more often!

[xzmattzx]

I am surprised by how nice Bristol looks.

[williamphilapa]

As usual, outstanding photo thread. :tup:

Any threads in the works for Doylestown Section of Bucks County?

[asher519]

Thanks for the flashback, Swinefeld! I lived in Bristol Boro for a bit in the mid-90s and actually worked at the King George as a dishwasher. I used to love my daily walks about the neighborhoods... an idyllic town in my mind (but bryson662001 is right about bristol township, on the other hand... blech).

[PhillyRising]

Very nice Swiney! Yeah...the scenery along US13 near Bristol in Bucks is pretty low brow. The part of Bucks is odd in the fact you can have typical suburban spraw in Levittown but go over into the middle of Langhorne a few minutes away and it's quite nice and charming.

The Doylestown-Lahaska-New Hope corridor is my favorite part of Bucks County.

[SJPhillyBoy]

Much Bucks County is oooh so nice as proven in the pictures you captured of it.

[denveraztec]

What a beautiful area! I am often in the Lehigh Valley area for business and will have to venture off to the Bristol Township for a close up peek! Thanks for sharing!