Events Diary

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Current & forthcoming Event Series:

Miscellaneous 2025 : Wednesday 1st January to Wednesday 31st December, 2025

Hartcliffe Betrayed

The fading of a post-war dream

Date: Tue 21st Oct, 2025

Time: 7:30pm

Venue: Wrington URC Chapel, BS40 5NF

With: Paul Smith

Series: Miscellaneous 2025

Plans were drawn up post-war for the Hartcliffe area which would develop it into a “garden city” with modernistic facilities and open spaces but mistakes, bureaucracy and political constraints led to these dreams not being fulfilled.Wrington URC Chapel Roper’s Lane BS40 5NF

Epilepsy, Poverty, and the Workhouse System

Date: Sat 22nd Nov, 2025

Time: 10:00am to 4:00pm

With: Rosemary L Caldicott

Series: Miscellaneous 2025

As part of the The Bristol Medico-Historical Society meeting, 'History Around Us', Rosemary Caldicott will be giving a talk: Outcasts of Medicine: Epilepsy, Poverty, and the Workhouse System Discover how epilepsy was misunderstood, feared, and stigmatised in the 19th century, often leading sufferers into the harsh realities of the workhouse. Rosemary uncovers the intersection of medical prejudice, social class, and poverty, revealing hidden lives at the margins of history. This talk brings to […]