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Portishead

Roni Size from St Paul's

Tricky from Knowle West

Portishead are named after the sleepy port where Geoff Barrow (born in Weston-Super-Mare) spent his...

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Reprazent came to national prominence in 1997 when its founder and leader, Roni Size, was awarded...

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Tricky was born Adrian Thaws in 1964. He grew up in the Knowle West area of, Bristol. He...

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Mary Carpenter (1807-1877)

Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac (1902 - 1984)

Bristol Privateer Woodes Rogers

Bringing hope to Bristol's 'Gutter Children', Mary was a compassionate and idealistic woman who...

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Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac was born at 15 Monk Road in Bishopston, Bristol, BS7 on the 8th August...

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Woodes Rogers lived in 33-35 Queen Square Bristol. Daniel Defoe and William Dampier were frequent...

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Sir Henry Irving (1838–1905)

Ernest Bevin General Secretary 1921-1940

Danny Boy is perhaps the best known Irish song of all.

The great English Shakespearean actor-manager Henry Irving was the first of his profession to be...

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Ernest Bevin was the first general secretary of the T&G and as such played a pivotal role in its...

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A CURIOUS slip of paper coming up for auction could provide a solution to a decades-old mystery...

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SOUTHMEAD SCULPTURE

Terror on the Old Bath Road

The Swineherd Prince

Seven steel figures are set to appear in Southmead as part of an arts project. The sculptures...

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In the 18th century anvone who travelled to Bath by coach faced many dangers and discomforts. The...

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image above: The Hamlet of Swineford on the main A431 Bristol to Bath road just outside of...

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THE BOAT WHICH BECAME A THEATRE

BRISTOL'S ISLAND BACK TO FORMER GLORY

Spanish Civil War Bristol Refugees

Bristol's popular floating nightclub,The Thekla, about to go into dry dock for a summer overhaul,...

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An island off Weston-super-Mare has long been a strategic stronghold to protect the Bristol Channel....

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The Spanish Civil War, between Franco's right-wing Nationalists and the left-wing...

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Two of the best-loved comic books of all time began life in a Bristol cellar

Bristol - city of mud and smells

World's first workhouse

Few people remember the Bristol link, but if it wasn’t for the vision of a local publisher, neither...

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Bristol is a filthy city, plagued by endless traffic, and lacking in taste or any real commitment to...

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St Peter’s Hospital was a beautiful building that vanished in the Bristol Blitz. But it was also a...

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