Road in Bristol named ‘Cheers Drive’ following residents' vote
A road in Bristol has been named ‘Cheers Drive’ following a public vote.
The residential road on a housing development in Speedwell was named by residents following a poll in 2018.
The phrase is commonly used by Bristolians when thanking a bus or taxi driver.
Councillor Mhairi Threlfall, who conducted the poll, said developers typically name the roads but in this case it was passed back to the council.
The development is being built near Brook Road and Crofts End Road and now appears on Google Maps.
It is on the number 6 bus route to Kingswood about 100 yards (91m) from the bus stop.
The remaining three roads on the development will also be given names linked to the area.
One will be named Ron Stone Road after the councillor who represented the area for years while another will be called Dening Gardens after the architect of Speedwell Pool Charles Dening.
The fourth road will be called Kenney Lane after Bristol-based suffragette Annie Kenney.