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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Bristol, ... Bristol Library Society founded. ... Mathew's New History of Bristol or Complete Guide. 1794.
Bristol harbour has played a prominent role in the history of Bristol. Bristol Harbour , painting by Joseph Walter , 1836 The long passage up the heavily tidal Avon Gorge, which had made the port highly secure during the Middle Ages, had become a liability which the construction of a new " Floating Harbour " (designed by William Jessop ) in ...
History of Bristol; Timeline of Bristol; 0–9. 1831 Bristol riots; A. Aggi Crew; ... Media in category "History of Bristol" The following 2 files are in this ...
In 1906 it was transferred to the new Central Library, [2] which also reacquired the Bristol Library Society's reference collection of 45,000 books. [4] In the 19th century the library was the first in the country to establish a "Local Collection", containing local history books and maps.
Bristol (/ ˈ b r ɪ s t əl / ⓘ) is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region. [9] [10] Built around the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south.
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The Bristol Record Society is a text publication society which publishes scholarly editions of historical records and texts relating to the history of the City of Bristol. Founded in 1929, it is one of the oldest such societies devoted to the publication of material relating to an individual town or city.
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