Rummer Inn
An iconic tavern in the heart of our city, within a stone’s throw of ancient crossroads. On 24th June, at the Rummer Inn in All Saints’ Lane, a plaque honouring an historic occasion was unveiled.
2017
Shakespeare public house
A blue plaque has been unveiled on the Shakespeare public house in Prince Street, close by the quays. It embellishes a handsome rank of grade II*-listed houses of 1725; the middle one was converted to a pub around fifty years later.
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New developments visits,12 & 26 July 2017
Two led visits: one to Bristol Port and a study visit to Avonmouth Village led by David Martyn.
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Bristol Through Maps,Thursday 6th July 2017
A talk by Jeff Bishop at 7.30pm. Friends Meeting House, Hampton Road
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Design Awards, Monday, 26 June 2017
2017 Design Awards, hosted by Kevin McCloud (Grand Designs, Restoration of the Year), well-known designer, presenter and developer.
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Visit to Salisbury, 21st June 2017
Leaving Bristol at 10:15 returning at 8pm. We will be the guests of Salisbury Civic Society. Travelling from Temple Meads with lunch included.
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Colston Hall
The Society strongly supports the Bristol Music Trust’s application to carry out phase 2 of the transformation of the Colston Hall to ensure that the Hall meets standards of audience experience, acoustic performance and accessibility.
Bristol Cathedral School
The Society supports the Cathedral School’s scheme to improve its teaching facilities and increase its pupil numbers. The School wishes to alter and extend two buildings that face Anchor Road.
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WalkFest event on Thursday 11th May 2017
Bristol Walking Alliance WalkFest event at 7.00pm at The Watershed to consider the benefits of a Walk in the Park.
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Richard Gregory
On 10th May a leading expert on illusions was honoured with a blue plaque. Professor Richard Gregory was a neuroscientist who spent more than fifty years investigating how our eyes and brain work together to perceive the world around us.
The West Purifier House
Councillors approved this scheme to build a much bigger new apartment block that will overbear the restored West Purifier House; this is a planning mistake.
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St Michael on the Mount, Thursday 6th April 2017
We are holding a public meeting about the future of this church on Thursday 6th April at 6.00 pm at Lecture Theatre G25 in the Wills Memorial Building.
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