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 →

A look at the the 1831 Queens Square riots that challenges some common misconceptions. Originally published in Mute Magazine. More →