Bristol has more than its fair share of icons, from famous residents to groundbreaking inventions. Discover how each has made their mark on the city. Aardman Academy Award-winning studio Aardman Animation is a Bristol institution, based here since 1976. Since then, they’ve been nominated for…
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On the anniversary of the beginning of the Bristol Bus Boycott in 1963, Dr Roger Griffith MBE writes about this landmark event. The 1963 Bristol Bus Boycott was a landmark event for British civil and legal rights. Campaigners, vexed from signs that read ‘No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs’, fought for…
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One of the marvels of Bristol’s prestigious engineering history, Bristol's Floating Harbour has a long and interesting history. The name comes from the fact that the water in the harbour remains at a constant level and is not affected by the tides of the River Avon which flows into it. We’ll go on…
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Did you know that some of the UK's most popualr ciders are made just outside of Bristol on a family-run orchard? We asked the team at Thatchers Cider to talk us through the history of the company, from humble roots on a Somerset farm to having the top-selling ciders in the South West! Cider is a…
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If people have heard of Bristol-born eighteenth-century poet Thomas Chatterton (1752–1770), it is most often in terms of his tragic death aged just 17— as depicted in an oil painting by Henry Wallis. For too long this has been the case, overlooking what is an actually fascinating life; Chatterton…
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Follow in the footsteps of two of the founding Methodists, John and Charles Wesley, on this walk that takes you from place to place in their Bristol story. Who were the Wesley brothers? John and Charles Wesley were the most significant figures in the religious revival in Britain during the 18th…
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Explore the fascinating and often surprising history of mental health care over time with Glenside Hospital Museum - a museum based within the grounds of what opened in 1861 as Bristol Asylum, continuing to support mental health in the area as Bristol Mental Hospital (1948-58) and then Glenside…
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The Royal West of England Academy has been bringing world-class visual art to Bristol since 1844. Located in a spectacular Grade II* listed building in the heart of the city, the RWA is the UK’s only regional Academy of Art housed in its own, purpose-built gallery. With the building having recently…
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The team at The Matthew delve into the story behind this piece of maritime Bristol history for us... The Matthew you see in Bristol today is a modern reconstruction of the original Matthew that John Cabot sailed to Newfoundland in 1497. Built between 1994 and 1996 on Redcliffe Quay, in May 1997 the…
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Described as a compact history and celebration of the city, The Little History of Bristol promises to surprise even life-long Bristolians who thought they knew all there is to know about this city. And it’s the perfect size to take along on walks, so you can discover intriguing trivia about places…
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