The original influencers: Inspiring people from Bristol’s history

So many talented and inspiring people have been born in our wonderful city over the centuries. Historian Catherine Pitt takes a look at the lives and achieveme...

Sands of time: Weston-super-Mare

Weston is a resort for all seasons – wistful and windy in winter, but at its vibrant best in summer, when the promenade is packed with families. Andrew Swift t...

Life on the lake: 100 years of Henleaze

As Henleaze Lake celebrates its 100th birthday, local author Susie Parr has delved into the archives and written a book to preserve its rich past for generatio...

Taking the waters: The history of Bristol’s lidos

Bristol Lido follows in the footsteps of the grand Victorian health spas. Jess Connett charts their ebbs and flows Over the last 150 years, the fashions for...

The Fortunes (of the Fishponds Hit-makers)

While the comedy world had the two Ronnies, the music industry had the two Rogers: Darryl W Bullock looks at the lives and legacy of the Bristol duo who took th...

Remembrance: Bristol’s War

Stephen Roberts investigates the local impact of the shattering conflict that shuddered to its end a century ago this month After more than four years of blo...

Written in stone: stories from Arnos Vale Cemetery

Bristol’s history is surprisingly brought to life in its cemeteries, as Georgette McCready discovers. Photography by Gavin Thurston Who would have thought t...

Russ Conway: Bristol’s First Popstar

Darryl W Bullock gives Bedminster boy and self-taught ivory-tinkler Russ Conway his due and suggests a permanent memorial in the city Whenever we talk of fam...

Bristol architecture: Modest & Modernist

Ray Newman looks at the dominant architectural style that characterised many Bristol buildings after the Second World War Walls of glass, flat roofs, frames...

The Clifton Club:
200 Years Young

Behind the closed doors of Clifton’s private members’ club, Jessica Hope explores its 200-year history If we turned the clock back a couple of centuries, Bri...

Dower House: The mysterious M32 manor

Andrew Swift detangles the mystery of the manor above the motorway and its much-debated future Perched high above the M32, like something out of a Gothic fan...

City History: Water under the bridge

Ray Newman remembers the bygone medieval beginnings of a local landmark It’s a defining image of our capital city: Old London Bridge spanning the Thames with...