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Garden suburbs of Bristol

Garden Suburbs of Bristol talk
Steve Hunt, author of Bristol Radical History Group book, Yesterday’s To-morrow: Bristol’s Garden Suburbs, will discuss the principles and practical impact of the garden-city movement in our city at April’s North Bristol History Society meeting. The 1918 Tudor Walters Report came with the well-known aspiration to build “homes fit for heroes” after the First World War. The interwar council housing boom that followed shaped much of the development of Bristol as we know it today. It aimed to create […]
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North Bristol History Society

Previously known as Bishopston, Horfield & Ashley Down Local History Society. From the website: “was formed in 1988 to encourage knowledge, appreciation and preservation of local history in the area. Meetings are held at 7.30pm every third Tuesday of the month except January, August & December at Horfield Quaker Meeting House, 300 Gloucester Road, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 8PD. The Society welcomes new members; there is an annual subscription of £20 to join.” See website for current […]
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