2019 Design Awards
Always a highlight of the Society’s year the Design Awards presentation event surpassed expectations when it was held in early June. Simon Birch reports.
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Jacob’s Wells Theatre
The Civic Society’s 25th blue plaque adorns the wall of Brandon House, on Jacob’s Wells Road, and commemorates the site of the Jacob’s Wells Theatre, the first purpose-built playhouse in Bristol, which operated from 1729 to 1799.
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Visit to Bottle Yard Studios
On 11th April a group of thirty members of Bristol Civic Society were invited to tour the Bottle Yard Studios.
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Future travel choices event slides
On 15th May the Bristol Civic Society and the University of the West of England’s Centre for Transport and Society held a well-attended event that focused on future possibilities for electric cars and transport on demand.
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What’s happening with transport in Bristol in 2019
Report of a very well-attended event on 20th March at Broadmead Baptist Church, including the four presentations in PDF format.
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Design Awards: 11th June 2019
The annual Design Awards meeting this year takes place on 11th June from 6.00 pm at St George’s.
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Routes to Clifton: 22nd May 2019
The untold story of street improvement in Victorian Bristol – a talk by Peter Malpass. Scheduled for 7.30pm.
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Theatre blue plaque unveiling: 31st May 2019
The Bristol Civic Society and Acorn Property Group announce the unveiling of a blue plaque to mark the establishment in 1729 of a new theatre in Jacob’s Wells Road.
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Ashton Court Mansion: 22nd May 2019
A Civic Society meeting arranged for the presentation of the consultant’s options report. Scheduled for 4pm.
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Future Travel Choices: electric cars and transport on demand?: 15th May 2019
Future Travel Choices: electric cars and transport on demand? Perspectives on future travel choices and the implications for Bristol and the West of England.
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Transport in Bristol : what can we expect in 2019? 20th March 2019
An expert panel discusses the complex and often bewildering range of transport initiatives in Bristol.
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John Dando Sedding
A blue plaque at 4 Berkeley Crescent commemorates the architect John Dando Sedding.
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