Bristol Times Revisited

A captivating collection of articles and photographs from the Bristol Times, revealing the city’s rich history, famous figures, and lively past from fairs and industries to local legends.

Bristol Times is a collection of some of the most remarkable articles drawn from the first year of the Bristol Times supplement of the Bristol Evening Post. Informative and entertaining, each extract recalls an aspect of the city’s lively, and sometimes turbulent, history. From tales of fairs, workhouses, riots and gaols, to accounts of star appearances at the Hippodrome, the success of a deep-rooted Bristol industry, Fry’s chocolate factory, and theories of how the River Frome acquired the nickname ‘Danny’, each piece provides an intriguing insight into Bristol’s past.

Also recalled are the amazing lives of some famous, and infamous, Bristolians, including William Wocestre who meticulously measured medieval Bristol by the length of his steps, and the legendary bare-knuckle fighter Tom Cribb, known locally as ‘The Black Diamond’.

This volume is a fascinating companion to David Harrison’s first selection of features Bristol Remembered. Accompanied by photographs drawn from the Bristol Evening Post picture archive it will serve to remind Bristol’s older residents of days gone by, whilst revealing the unique history of the city to younger readers.