Category: History and heritage

Quick info:

• Type of event: online
• Date: 20 and 24 February and 3, 11, 20 and 26 March
• Time: 11 am – 12 noon or 2 pm – 3 pm (date dependant)
• Location: Zoom, link available after booking
• Meeting point: n/a
• Cost: free, donations welcome
• Booking instructions: book online

A survivor from a time when Bristol was a busy industrial port, Underfall Yard is a working boat yard and docks maintenance facility that has been in continual use since the 1880s. Join them for a free virtual tour of the site to explore the yard’s unique collection of Victorian buildings set in a stunning location on Bristol’s Harbourside. (more…)

Quick info:

• Type of event: online
• Date: 15 April
• Time: 6 pm to 7 pm
• Location: Zoom, link available after booking
• Meeting point: n/a
• Cost: free, donations welcome
• Booking instructions: book online. Bookings close at 2 pm on 15 April

‘2021 marks the bicentenary of the execution of John Horwood of Hanham. At only 18 years old, he was the first person to be executed from the gallows on the gates of Bristol New Gaol. (more…)

Quick info:

• Type of event: online
• Date: on demand
• Time: on demand
• Location: The New Room website
• Meeting point: n/a
• Cost: free
• Booking instructions: no booking required

Welcome to The New Room, the oldest Methodist building in the world, right here in Broadmead, Bristol! (more…)

Quick info:

• Type of event: online
• Date: on demand
• Time: on demand
• Location: virtual tour
• Meeting point: n/a
• Cost: free
• Booking instructions: no booking required

‘The British Museum, in the Bloomsbury area of London, is a public institution dedicated to human history, art and culture. Its permanent collection of some eight million works is among the largest and most comprehensive in existence, (more…)

Quick info:

• Type of event: online
• Date: on demand
• Time: on demand
• Location: The British Museum website
• Meeting point: n/a
• Cost: free
• Booking instructions: no booking required

‘Get closer to the British Museum’s collection and immerse yourself in two million years of history, across six continents.

Collection Online has been completely redeveloped, making it much easier to find what you are looking for. (more…)

Quick info:

• Type of event: online
• Date: on demand
• Time: on demand
• Location: British Museum app and YouTube
• Meeting point: n/a
• Cost: free
• Booking instructions: no booking required

‘The British Museum’s remarkable collection spans over two million years of human history and culture. Over 6 million visitors every year experience the collection, including world-famous objects such as the Rosetta Stone, the Parthenon sculptures, and Egyptian mummies…’ (more…)

Quick info:

• Type of event: online
• Date: on demand
• Time: on demand
• Location: SS Great Britain tour and website
• Meeting point: n/a
• Cost: free
• Booking instructions: no booking required

‘SS Great Britain is a museum ship and former passenger steamship, known as Bristol’s number one attraction.’ Use the link to access the free virtual map and tour. (more…)

Quick info:

• Type of event: online
• Date: on demand
• Time: on demand
• Location: Clifton Suspension Bridge website
• Meeting point: n/a
• Cost: free
• Booking instructions: no booking required

Ever wondered how the most iconic landmark of Bristol, the Clifton Suspension Bridge, came to life? Access these online historical records and artefacts and explore ‘a history, rich and fascinating, with a story that begins in 1754’. (more…)

Quick info:

• Type of event: online
• Date: on demand
• Time: on demand
• Location: online tour and online exhibitions
• Meeting point: n/a
• Cost: free
• Booking instructions: no booking required

‘Bristol Museum & Art Gallery is a very attractive venue, and home to countless treasures from in and around Bristol, and from further afield. Explore the collections of art, nature and history. (more…)

Quick info:

• Type of event: online
• Date: on demand
• Time: on demand
• Location: virtualtour
• Meeting point: n/a
• Cost: free
• Booking instructions: no booking required

Bristol Cathedral is one of England’s great medieval churches. It originated as an Augustinian Abbey, founded c.1140 by prominent local citizen, Robert Fitzharding, who became first Lord Berkeley. (more…)