South Bristol History Festival 2024

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In collaboration with performers, writers and historians from south of the river, Bristol Radical History Group (BRHG) are putting on a series of events over the autumn of 2024 uncovering hidden histories of south Bristol.

The Bedminster-Southville history festival in October features history talks, panels and a walk. We explore the underground history of Dean Lane Skate Park, Somerset miners, women prisoners transported to Australia and explore the radical face of Bedminster before and after WW1.

In November we move further south to investigate the Knowle Wester who tried to kill fascist leader Oswald Mosely, launch Paul Smith’s book Hartcliffe Betrayed on the design of the estate and remember the battle against the closure of primary schools in Withywood and Hartcliffe in 2000.

All the events are free as our library and the Dame pub are offering their spaces for no cost. BRHG is not funded by political parties, universities, business or local government. We rely on our members giving their labour for free and sales of our publications to break even.

Venues

Bedminster Library: 4 Bedminster Parade, Bedminster, Bristol BS3 4AQ

The Dame pub: 43 Dean Lane, Bedminster, Bristol BS3 1BS

acta Community Theatre: Stanley Street off Gladstone Street, Bedminster, Bristol, BS3 3AY

Programme

This programme of events will be updated, so please check back….

Talks (drag left/right):

Walks (drag left/right):

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Dark Horse pub The radical face of Bedminster in the early 20th Century Trevor Houghton ,
Mike Richardson

Oral history (drag left/right):

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