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Samuel J. Loxton (born 1857 in Bristol; died 5 February 1922) [1] was an English illustrator and artist who worked primarily in Bristol and the west of England for regional newspapers. He began his career as a draughtsman for the Ordnance Survey Department but from c.1890 he contributed black and white drawings to the Bristol Observer , The ...
Bristol Zoo: 1971: David Wynne: Sculpture: Bronze on steel piller with a concrete base: 3.5m wide [2] Girl and Kid Bristol Zoo: c.1975: Roy Clapp Statue: Alabaster: 1m high [2] Ying and Yang Bristol Zoo: 2001: Julian P Warren Sculpture of 2 stag beetles: Black painted metal: 3.3m long [2] Wendy the elephant Bristol Zoo
Readers must fill in appropriate application forms, and adhere to strict library rules whereupon the books can be read using a reader's ticket whenever the library is open for lending. Membership is free. Friends of The Bristol Art Library (FOTBAL) can sit on a special cushion when reading books, and receive the library's internal newsletter.
Bristol Central Library is a historic building on the south side of College Green, Bristol, England. It contains the main collections of Bristol's public library . Built in 1906 by Charles Holden , its design was influential in the development of Edwardian Free Style architecture . [ 1 ]
The city eventually ejected the Society, making the library free to the public from 1856. In 1876 after a refurbishment it was renamed as the Central Library. [4] In 1899 Vincent Stuckey Lean left a bequest of £50,000 for a new library building. As a result, in 1906 the library was moved to the newly built Bristol Central Library on College Green.
The Theatre Collection has a reference library with over 25,000 books and more than 300 journal titles on all aspects of theatre. The catalogue can be viewed on the main University of Bristol Library site. Students, academics, and independent researchers can access the reference library and archival collections in the main reading room.
Bristol Museum & Art Gallery run a programme of free and paid events throughout the year that include multi week exhibitions, workshops and drop in gallery curator talks. The biggest annual event is the weekend celebration for Chinese New Year during February which has dancing dragon and lion performances, martial arts, traditional Chinese ...
Bristol: Art: The Royal West of England Academy (RWA) is an art gallery. It was financed by a donation of £2000 in the 1849 will of Ellen Sharples and a group of artists in Bristol, known as the Bristol Society of Artists, these were mostly landscape painters and many were well known such as William James Müller, Francis Danby, J.B. Pyne and ...