We’ve reached a landmark anniversary with our plaques. The nineteenth and twentieth were unveiled together on 8th March at Redmaids High School.
Redmaids High School – blue plaques celebrate votes for women Read More »
Twenty Civic Society members were treated to a tour of the Bristol & Bath Science Park at Emersons Green. First, we assembled in the flagship National Composites Centre and were given an introduction to its exciting ambitions.
An afternoon at Bristol Science Park Read More »
A Bristol Civic Society blue plaque was unveiled on 1st December 2017 at 8 West Street, Old Market, which was, for 25 years, the home of the Aled Richards Trust/Terrence Higgins Trust.
Aled Richards Trust & Terrence Higgins Trust Read More »
Update January 2018: The Civic Society is leading a partnership bid for ownership of this fire damaged church. The bid was lodged with agents acting for the Diocese in mid December and we have recently heard that we have been invited for interview on Monday 15th January.
A BCS visit to Aerospace Bristol – 1400 hours, 6th December 2017. Around 50 Civic Society members checked-in at Aerospace Bristol. We were scheduled for a conducted tour of the recently-opened £19m aviation museum.
Concorde – the worthy star Read More »
The City that Might Have Been – a talk by Eugene Byrne
Unbuilt Bristol, Wed 15 Nov 2017 Read More »
On 8th November 1917 Hardy Parsons’ father was presented with his son’s posthumous Victoria Cross by King George V. Exactly 100 years later, a plaque was unveiled to honour this hero of World War I.
Hardy Falconer Parsons Read More »
This day conference aims to look back at some issues that conservation areas have faced in the city over the last 50 years and look ahead to address questions for their future such as:
Bristol Heritage Forum, Fri 27 Oct 2017 Read More »
Recent archaeological discoveries that shed light on Bristol housing and industry through the ages. A talk by Simon Cox, Head of Fieldwork, Cotswold Archaeology
Bristol Fashion, Thurs 28 Sept 2017 Read More »
A Blue Plaque was unveiled on 7th September to Dame Katharine Furse. The plaque celebrates the life of this inspiring, if previously locally unknown, woman.
Dame Katharine Furse Read More »
Plaques were unveiled in July 2017 to commemorate the inaugural meeting on 24th June 1791 of the Masonic Lodge of Jehosaphat and the inaugural meeting on 24th June 1795 of Bristol Freemasons celebrating the feast of St John the Baptist.
Shirehampton masonic lodges Read More »
This year’s presentations, held in the Arnolfini theatre, attracted a crowd of over a hundred. Guest speaker Kevin McCloud from TV programme Grand Designs delivered an entertaining and thoughtful talk and presented the familiar blue plaques.
Design Awards 2017 Read More »
