Bristol Greenbank Bowling Club,  like many bowls clubs in Bristol, has it origins within the industrial past of our city. Clubs like G B Britton (Footwear), B.A.C. (Aerospace), Imperial (Tobacco), Bristol Arrow (Printing i.e. J W. Arrowsmiths), City & Port of Bristol (Shipping), Frys (Confectionary) and Bristol Omnibus (Transport) exist today and all began life by a company's reaction to the needs of its employees.