New Gallery in Clifton, Bristol

Could this be the early flowering of recession's end? Yet another art gallery has just opened for business in Bristol, adding a nail in the coffin of the City's "reputation", which was only partly earned through it being contrasted with the city-state of London.
The new gallery is right in the middle of Clifton Village, which in some ways is Bristol's equivalent to Hampstead Village.  It's a small place, and the opening show reflects this - mostly small domestic-sized paintings and prints, in a fairly broad mix of styles and media. The gallery is called after its address: 11 Portland Street; not a bad piece of Bristol for a gallery. I hope it will be joined by others.