Tag Index: 1831

The 1831 Hammer Film

Type:
hammer
The night before the 1831 riots hundreds of Sledge Hammers were ‘borrowed’ from an Iron Foundry, they were used during to break down the doors of four prisons. All but two of these hammers were returned. The hammers were recreated for Bristol Radical History Week 2006. exhibition by Jasper Johns at his forge in Easton More →

The BRH Summer Party On Brandon Hill

Type: Event
Date:
With: Steve Poole, Craig Ruckus,
misc2007
Reclaim the Hill!: A celebration of the radical history of Brandon Hill and Stop the College Green Dispersal Order. Despite the vagaries of the English summer of 2007, a small but feisty mob of radical historians, skate boarders and cider drinkers gathered on Brandon Hill in Clifton on August 19th. We were both celebrating the 175th anniversary of... More →
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