top of page
Search


Off to Work
Rapid industrialization in the second half of the 19th Century had persuaded people to b the first residents of this area. By the early twenties, those from our streets were engaged in ‘traditional’ work associated with the city, as well as a variety of new and emerging industries. Bristol’s nautical and maritime links were a continuing source of work.

GVHeritage Groups


Treen Mills to Bathurst Basin
Just next to the old Bristol General Hospital (built in 1859 and now being developed for luxury accommodation) is Bathhurst Basin....

GVHeritage Groups


The Underfall & The Overflow
A poem inspired by the Floating Harbour and Bristol's history of flooding. ‘Underfall & Overflow’ We came to build A city on the water...

GVHeritage Groups


Slavery evident across many of our Sounding the City projects
One of the topics that we chose to research kept on cropping up in many of the other projects too - Slavery. Arnos Vale Cemetery We found...

GVHeritage Groups


Bristol Floating Harbour
We formed a group that was especially interested in photography to make an initial research trip whilst a second group did online...

GVHeritage Groups
bottom of page