things you probably didn’t know

• Features / things you probably didn't know

  The small square with a large number of famous former residents

  Dowry Square is one of the few reminders of Hotwells' heyday

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• Features / things you probably didn't know

  The time a Bristol neighbourhood fought off a fascist invasion

  The area was a declared a no-go zone after the incident

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• Features / things you probably didn't know

  The medieval arcade now hidden behind a bin store

  It was part of a grand house owned by 15th century merchant who lived a remarkable life

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• Features / things you probably didn't know

  The beach in Argentina that is named after Bristol

  Playa Bristol is a beach at Mar del Plata

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• Features / bedminster

  What happened to the minster in Bedminster?

  Bedminster was founded centuries before Bristol, on the banks of the River Malago

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• Features / things you probably didn't know

  The UK’s oldest war memorial could be in Bristol

  It commemorates soldiers who died in the Seven Years' War

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• News / things you probably didn't know

  The story behind much-loved Bristol fast food chain

  The birth of what went on to become a well-known brand of chicken shop

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• Features / things you probably didn't know

  Bristol’s medieval parish boundary markers hidden in plain sight

  Reminders of the former city centre churches of St Werburgh, St Leonard and more

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