The Bristol Strike Wave of 1889-90
Subject Index: Radical Bristol
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Great Western Cotton Works, Barton Hill
Radical History Walk Map
The audio files from the walk are (all mp3 files, right click to save): 1. Introduction (3.20mins, 2.4MB) 2. James Nayler, Religious Radical Part 1 (7:20mins, 5.5MB) 3. James Nayler, Religious Radical Part 2 (5:53mins, 3.4MB) 4. Dorothy Hazard, Religious Radical (4:27mins, 3.1MB) 5. Castle Park (9:45mins, 6.9MB) 6. St. Wulfstan & The Bristol Bridge Riot (11.23mins, 8.0MB) 7. The Seven Stars Pub & Thomas Clarkson (6:12mins, 4.4MB) 8. Thomas Canning's House (1:41mins, 1.2MB) 9. Hole In The […]
1932 Old Market Riot Map
Download a hi-res version (3mb) On Tuesday, 23rd February, an estimated 3,000 to 15,000 protesters from the National Unemployed Workers' Movement (NUWM) marched to protest about a cut in unemployment benefits. The police had banned the march, but the NUWM were not deterred. The peaceful procession followed a winding route but ended up on Old Market Street, where they were faced by a double row of police with batons drawn and backed up by mounted officers at the junction with Castle Street. The […]
Millerd’s Map 1673
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Hazard & Nayler
Bristol 1831: The Queens Square Uprising
Bristol Radical History Week 2006: James Nayler Commemoration
Barton Hill History Group
The Barton Hill History Group was founded in 1983 After an inspirational local community exhibition at the Barton Hill Settlement, the Barton Hill History Group was formed in September 1983. The aim of learning about Barton Hill's past proved popular and, directed by an enthusiastic committee the Group steadily grew. Since then, through many displays, meetings, presentations, publications and exhibitions, the BHHG has matured into Bristol's most active, consistent and imaginative local history […]
The 1831 Hammer Film
The night before the 1831 riots, hundreds of Sledge Hammers were 'borrowed' from the Acraman's Iron Foundry in Bathurst Basin (now Bristol General Hospital). These hammers were used during the riots to break down the doors of the four prisons in Bristol. The day after the riots, all but two of these hammers were returned. This fact, at the time, was used as evidence of prior planning by the "mob". The hammers were recreated for the Bristol Radical History Week 2006 exhibition by Jasper Johns at […]