M32 motorway along the viaduct, while surveying work was carried out in 2016 during the Metrobus junction refurbishments. The M32 has been criticised for severing longstanding links in Bristol. Older residents have claimed that formerly close-knit communities such as Easton have been shut off by the imposing concrete barriers next to the motorway. It has been criticised for running alongside the grounds of Stoke Park, spoiling the local atmosphere and requiring part of the estate including the Duchess Pond to be demolished. In 2008, Jeremy Isaacs claimed the motorway was a reason that Bristol did not win the European Capital of Culture
HMS M32 HMS M32 HMS "M32" was an "M29"-class monitor of the Royal Navy. The availability of ten 6 inch Mk XII guns from the "Queen Elizabeth"-class battleships in 1915 prompted the Admiralty to order five scaled down versions of the "M15"-class monitors, which had been designed to use 9.2 inch guns. HMS "M32" and her sisters were ordered from Harland & Wolff, Belfast in March 1915. However, HMS "M32" and her sister HMS "M33" were sub-contracted to the nearby Workman Clark Limited shipyard. Launched on 22 May 1915, she was completed in June 1915. Upon completion, HMS "M32" was sent to