We are pleased to announce that the interactive soundscapes which make up the Fight For Reform: RIOT1831! Self-Guided Walk are now active. The designers Ralph Hoyte and Phil Phelps of Satsymph describe the experience and how to activate it on your smart phone: Immerse yourself in the tumultuous history of the 1831 Reform Riots right… Continue reading Bristol Riot 1831 soundscapes active
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Bristol Riots Case Study: The Delivery of the New Gaol, 30 October 1831
This case study considers an important escalation in the activities of the crowd on the second day of the riots in Bristol on Sunday, 30 October 1831. It begins by framing the events in Bristol in the context of the ‘great excarceration’ of Newgate prison during the Gordon riots of 1780 in London. In the… Continue reading Bristol Riots Case Study: The Delivery of the New Gaol, 30 October 1831