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On this corner site from 1791 - 1798 Joseph Cottle (1770 - 1853) bookseller, publisher and poet. The first effective publisher of the poems of Coleridge, Southey, Lamb and Wordsworth (some of whose works were written here)
Broad Street, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Naval Architect and Shipbuilder William Patterson 1795-1869. SS Great Western - first transatlantic liner 1838. SS Great Britain - biggest ship in the world 1843. Demerara - biggest sailing ship 1851.
Anchor Road, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Samuel Plimsoll originator of the load line known as the Plimsoll Line on ships. Born at 9 Colston Parade, Bristol on February 1824. Member of Parliament 1868 to 1880. In 1872 published "Our Seamen - an appeal" in which he shewed that a large proportion of sailors in the Merchant Service who perished at sea lost their lives from preventable causes such as overloading. Initiated and carried through almost single handed The Merchant Shipping Act of 1876. Died at Folkestone in 1898 buried at Cheriton a village nearby.
Anchor Road, Bristol, United Kingdom
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This tablet was placed here on June 21 1939 by the proprietors of the Orpheus cinema Bristol as a tribute to the genius of their fellow citizen William Friese-Greene, the inventor of kinematography, and to mark the fiftieth anniversary of his patent guaranteed by the British Patent Office June 21 1889
Orpheus Cinema, 51 Northumbria Drive , Bristol, United Kingdom
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James Cowles Prichard M.D. F.R.S Ethnologist lived here 1826-1845
Red Lodge, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Woodes Rogers 1679-1732 Great Seaman, Circumnavigator, Colonial Governor Lived in a house on this site
33-35 Queen Square, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Thomas Richard Guppy (1798-1882) engineer, friend and backer of I.K. Brunel lived here 1835-39
8 Berkeley Square, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Thomas Clarkson 1760 -1846. Stayed here in 1787 to research the condition of slaves being transported.
Seven Stars Public House, Thomas Lane, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Henry Wills 1856-1922 engineer and philanthropist
23 Blenheim Road, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Ellen King MBE 1896-1968. Headmistress of Bristol's first nursery school which stood next to this 13th century hall. In recognition of her tireless work on behalf of the local community.
The Friary Building, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Thomas Clarkson (1760-1846) anti-slavery campaigner. This plaque commemorates the historic meeting in 1787 of Thomas Clarkson, Landlord Thompson and Bristol sailors at the Seven Stars public house. The testimony provided by Thompson and the sailors to Clarkson was used as evidence in parliament and helped the abolitionists to build a successful mass movement against slavery.
Seven Stars Public House, Thomas Lane, Redcliffe, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Bristol Times & Mirror first published as the Bristol Postman 1713
The Old Bristol Times and Mirror Building, St. Stephen's Street, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Bristol Engines & Rolls-Royce Sir Stanley Hooker 1907 - 1984 Merlin 45 & 61, Nene / Derwent V, Avon. Proteus 3, Olympus, Orpheus. Pegasus, RB211 Turbofan.
Anchor Road, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Scientist, Educator, Consultant Silvanus Thompson 1851-1916. Director Finsbury Technical College 1885-1915. Electrification of Will's Tobacco Factory 1886. Electromagnetism, Optics, Radiology.
Anchor Road, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Sir Allen Lane CH 1902-1970 founder in 1935 of Penguin Books lived here from 1910 to 1919
Broomcroft, 11 Cotham Vale, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Easton Time Signs Trail #1b
From 1824 until 1912 this site housed the Easton Colliery. It was then purchased by the Hemmings family and has now become the head office of Hemmings Groups Holdings Limited
Hemmings Waste Disposal, St Gabriel's Road, Easton, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Shakespeare Tavern. The Shakespeare Tavern, situated in historic Prince Street, Bristol, derives its name from The Theatre Royal in nearby King Street. Prince Street itself was named after Prince George of Denmark, consort of Queen Anne, who opened nearby Queen Square in 1702. The original Georgian mansion was initially a merchant house designed by architect John Strachan in 1725. In 1777, the Shakespeare Tavern finally became a dockside inn, supplying refreshment for the ship workers and warehousemen of the time.
68, Prince Street, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Beaufort Lodge of Freemasons [full inscription unknown]
Shakespeare Tavern, Prince Street, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Easton Time Signs Trail #9c
Stapleton Road Railway Station [full inscription unknown]
Platform 1, Stapleton Road Station, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Easton Time Signs Trail #10a
Kassam Ismail Majothi 1924-2002 born in India, he set up several successful grocery businesses in Uganda, Africa. In 1972 he came to Easton as a refugee and in 1978 created the famous family owned Bristol Sweet Mart, today one of Easton's most popular specialist food outlets. Hew was well known for his generosity and modesty to all.
71 St Marks Road, Bristol, United Kingdom
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John Frost 1784-1877 Chartist leader and social revolutionary buried at Horfield Parish church lived here from 1855 to 1877
68 Park Road, Stapleton, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Arthur Edward Satherley 1889-1986 [full inscription unknown]
Corner of Bartley Street and Philip Street, Bedminster, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Easton Time Signs Trail #01
Eddie Hapgood [full inscription unknown]
Hapgood Street, Barton Hill, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Upon this ground A. E. J. Collins in a junior House Match in June 1899 scored 628 not out. This innings is the highest recorded in the history of cricket
Clifton College, Clifton, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Easton Time Signs Trail #1j
John William Henry Wall 1855 - 1915 Novelist and Local Historian, "The Shoemaker Poet". A Pioneer of the Bristol and District Co-op Movement, founded at 38 Croydon St and opened at 22 Houlton Street in 1884. He set up the "Shakespeare Boot Mart" at 15 Croydon Street in 1887. A Bootcutter, on low income, who with Co-operative and Socialist Principles, fought for the rights of Working-Class people.
Croydon House, Croydon Street, Easton, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Hannah More 1745-1833 Christian educationalist, writer and anti-slavery campaigner, was born in the master’s house of this charity school, built c.1728.
Manor Road, Bristol, United Kingdom
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This plaque was erected in February 1998 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Felix Road Adventure Playground established for the children of Easton, Bristol. The site was once the north coalyard of the former Easton Colliery, which stood here 1824-1912, and was later used as a stoneyard for Cowlins Ltd (1913-1963)
Felix Road, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Entrance to Eastville Workhouse [full inscription unknown]
100 Fishponds Road, Bristol, United Kingdom
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John James CBE 1906-1996 philanthropist who gave so much to the people of Bristol. Born & lived at 96 Philip Street, Bedminster.
96 Philip Street, Bedminster, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Reg Gregory 1922-2009. Reg was born in Verrier Road. A lifelong member of the 36th Boys Brigade (Redfield), he was also an active supporter of the Barton Hill History Group. Reg campaigned tirelessly for his local community and was the driving force in the creation of the Wellspring in 2004.
Gregory Street, Barton Hill, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Jack Board 1867-1924 Gloucester and England Wicket Keeper
22 Manor Road, Bishopston, Bristol, United Kingdom
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The Bristol Bus Boycott 1963. Raghbir Singh was the first person to be employed as a conductor after the ban was lifted.
Bristol Bus Station, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Number 12 Felstead Road. Built singlehandedly John James Figgures b. 21st November 1931 d. 7th July 2008. He built this house for his family. His wife Barbara and sons Martin and Christopher. The ground was first broken on site late 1963 and we moved into this house in January 1977
12 Felstead Road, Southmead, Bristol, United Kingdom
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The Great Western Cotton Factory "One day in 1838 that great bulk stood, complete and its wooden jaws gaped wide" William Sanigar (1954). "Wages were low, I earned 15 shillings a week for 60 hours hard labour" Florence Weekes (1918) cotton factory worker. In May 1968 the largest integrated cotton mill in Southern England was demolished and so finished the final cotton thread.
Wards Signs, Barton Hill Trading Estate, Bristol, United Kingdom
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This plaque commemorates the site of the Great Western Cotton Factory 1838-1923
Barton Hill Trading Estate, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Jessie Stephen MBE 1893-1979 councillor and trade unionist who in 1952 became the first woman president of the Trades Council. Lived and died here.
27 Chessel Street, Bedminster, Bristol, United Kingdom
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John Michael Ziman FRS 1925-2005 physicist, philosopher, humanist who explored the meaning of science in society. 'Science is public knowledge'. Lived here from 1964 to 1982
20 Eastfield, Westbury on Trym, Bristol, United Kingdom
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The Jolly Sailor The name of this public house is a reminder of the nearby River Avon and it situated on High Street, which follows the line of a Roman Road. The earliest recorded landlord was Charles Coole, who was in charge 1853-1874. The Jolly Sailor is a former George's Brewery pub, originally the Old Porter Brewery, established in 1788. George's Brewery closed in 1995.
High Street, Bristol, United Kingdom