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Launch of 1831 Bristol reform riot exhibition at M Shed

M Shed Curator Helen McConnell-Simpson with Prof. Steve Poole and Dr Roger Ball at the launch of the exhibition

Part of the funding for this project was dedicated to enhancing the exisiting display concerning the reform riots in Bristol in 1831 at the City’s premier social history museum M Shed. Over the last year we have been working closely with curator Helen McConnell-Simpson and her colleagues at M Shed to both expand and enrich… Continue reading Launch of 1831 Bristol reform riot exhibition at M Shed

Public Talk: The Burning of Bristol’s New Gaol in 1831

This talk was delivered online in collaboration with Bristol Museums, M Shed and the Regional History Centre, UWE on Thursday 17th November 2022 by Steve Poole. Steve looks at the storming, burning and liberation of Bristol’s supposedly ‘impregnable’ New Gaol during the reform riots of 1831. The attack on Bristol Gaol, it will be argued,… Continue reading Public Talk: The Burning of Bristol’s New Gaol in 1831