Bristol History

• Arts / culture

  New immersive exhibition highlights local Bristol stories

  Phone boxes, mini museums and boxing gyms are amongst some of the features in our city's history

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• News / Bristol History

  Blue plaque to commemorate Suffragette who confronted Churchill in Bristol

  It is believed to be the first blue plaque on a working prison

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• Features / We Are Bristol History Commission

  Bridging Histories: Launch of a major project to connect people in Bristol

  ‘This is a moment of huge possibility for positive change’

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• News / Bristol History

  Accounts of extreme weather events that hit Bristol 400 years ago discovered

  From devastating floods to weather so cold that rivers froze for months

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• Books / Bristol History

  Viewing the history of Bristol through a cultural lens

  On Brandon Hill was written over the course of four years

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• News / Aerospace Bristol

  Aerospace Bristol to reopen in August

  It reopens on August 1

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• News / Edward Colston

  Restoring Colston’s statue – graffiti, bike tyre and all

  The work is being carried out in a secret location

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• Features / Old Market

  Quiz: How well do you know Old Market?

  The neighbourhood has a rich and diverse history

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