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The art gallery contains works from all periods, including many by internationally famous artists, as well a collection of modern paintings of Bristol. In the summer of 2009 the museum hosted an exhibition by Banksy featuring more than 70 works of art, including animatronics and installations; it is his largest exhibition yet. It was developed ...
George Weare Braikenridge FSA (1775–1856) was an English antiquarian.He was born in the Colony of Virginia, but lived for most of his life in Bristol, England, where he created a large collection of Bristolian historical and topographical material known as the Braikenridge Collection.
A branch of Bonmarché on Broadway in Bradford (2009) A Bonmarché store in Hampshire. Bonmarché was founded in 1982, by Parkash Singh Chima. [citation needed] The Sikh businessman arrived in the United Kingdom in 1950, from the Punjab and settled in Ely, Cambridgeshire, from where he launched a door-to-door business selling clothing items.
The villa forms part of the collection of Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery. M Shed: Bristol: Bristol: Multiple: website Opened in 2011, M Shed is situated on the site of the old Bristol Industrial Museum. Run by the city council, it has no entrance fee. The modern museum covers local history, transportation and industry in their 3 main ...
Bristol in pictures: England cricket and the Bears. Bristol in pics: Round-up of images from the city. Bristol in pictures: Crocodiles and cricket. Bristol in pictures: Forwards, Dogfest and sunny ...
The Royal West of England Academy was the first art gallery to be established in Bristol, and is one of the longest-running regional galleries and art schools in the UK. Its foundation was initiated by the extraordinary Ellen Sharples , who secured funding from benefactors including Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Prince Albert , and the building ...
A shopping centre and multi-storey car park will remain closed for a third day because of a power outage. The Galleries shopping centre in Bristol which is home to more than 70 stores and ...
Commonly known to customers as The Bon, the company dropped the Marché from their name in the late 1970s before reinstating it by the mid-1980s. The Bon was known for their catchy jingles, such as the following to the tune of "The Banana Boat Song": "Day-o, One Day Sale, One day only at The Bon Marché! Save 20, 30, 40 percent (example savings)!