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Bristol: A Brief Introduction
Early recorded place names in the Bristol area include the Roman-era British Celtic Abona (derived from the name of the Avon) and the archaic Welsh Caer Odor ('fort on the chasm'), which may have been calqued as the modern English Clifton.
The Bristol is now a cultural melting pot, heaped in history and stage to many important cultural events.
The current name "Bristol" derives from the Old English form Brycgstow, which is typically etymologised as 'place at the bridge'.It has also been suggested that Brycgstow means "the place called Bridge by the place called Stow", the Stow in question referring to an early religious meeting place at what is now College Green. However, other derivations have been proposed. It appears that the form Bricstow prevailed until 1204, and the Bristolian 'L' (the tendency for the local dialect to add the sound "L" to many words ending in a neutral vowel) is what eventually changed the name to Bristol.
Early recorded place names in the Bristol area include the Roman-era British Celtic Abona (derived from the name of the Avon) and the archaic Welsh Caer Odor ('fort on the chasm'), which may have been calqued as the modern English Clifton.
The Bristol is now a cultural melting pot, heaped in history and stage to many important cultural events.
The current name "Bristol" derives from the Old English form Brycgstow, which is typically etymologised as 'place at the bridge'.It has also been suggested that Brycgstow means "the place called Bridge by the place called Stow", the Stow in question referring to an early religious meeting place at what is now College Green. However, other derivations have been proposed. It appears that the form Bricstow prevailed until 1204, and the Bristolian 'L' (the tendency for the local dialect to add the sound "L" to many words ending in a neutral vowel) is what eventually changed the name to Bristol.
Is this the image of an icon?
Enquiry Question
Why should somebody get a statue?
Why should somebody get a statue?
Background to Jen Reid
Jen Reid is a British Black Lives Matter activist
She is from Bristol
She is most famous for her statue that replaced Colston’s statue in Bristol in 2020, but she had been invested in activism before this
There is due to be a children’s book about her story
Jen Reid is a British Black Lives Matter activist
She is from Bristol
She is most famous for her statue that replaced Colston’s statue in Bristol in 2020, but she had been invested in activism before this
There is due to be a children’s book about her story
Civil rights in the USA/UK
Civil rights in the USA/UK
Civil rights in the USA/UK
Civil Rights artwork focused on the leading campaigners of the movement
Civil Rights artwork focused on the leading campaigners of the movement
Che Guevara
Che Guevara
Leader of the Cuban Revolution in the 1960s
Rebelled against American influence in Cuba in the Cold War
Believed in guerrilla warfare
Leader of the Cuban Revolution in the 1960s
Rebelled against American influence in Cuba in the Cold War
Believed in guerrilla warfare
Angela Davis
Angela Davis
American political activist
Member of the Communist Party USA
Campaigns for feminism and against the Vietnam War
American political activist
Member of the Communist Party USA
Campaigns for feminism and against the Vietnam War
Tommie Smith
1968 Olympics - Tommie Smith
Tommie won the 200m final, with his teammate John Carlos in 3rd.
On the podium, Tommie and Carlos made headlines around the world by raising their black-gloved fists.
Both athletes were suspended for this action
Jen Reid copied this stance when the Colston statue was toppled
Tommie won the 200m final, with his teammate John Carlos in 3rd.
On the podium, Tommie and Carlos made headlines around the world by raising their black-gloved fists.
Both athletes were suspended for this action
Jen Reid copied this stance when the Colston statue was toppled
From art to statues
Often, images of art can become more permanent through being turned into statues.
Often, images of art can become more permanent through being turned into statues.
Female statues in England
There are significantly more male than female statues in England. According to the Public Monuments and Sculpture Association, there were 828 statues in 2018, of which 174 are female (21% - roughly 1 in 5).
But not all of these statues are named – some are just of men and women. Of these 174 female statues, only 80 are named (46%).
Of 534 male statues, 422 of them are named (79%).
There are significantly more male than female statues in England. According to the Public Monuments and Sculpture Association, there were 828 statues in 2018, of which 174 are female (21% - roughly 1 in 5).
But not all of these statues are named – some are just of men and women. Of these 174 female statues, only 80 are named (46%).
Of 534 male statues, 422 of them are named (79%).
Suffragettes 1860s-1920s
The Suffragist/Suffragette movement began in the late 1860s, with Bristol being the 5th city in England to have a Suffragist group (non-violent protests for women’s rights). They were protesting against the lack of rights for women, and focused on lots of speeches in the 1870s/80s.
By 1908, the Suffragettes became more active, with women being arrested during demonstrations, and other campaigners going on hunger strike. Arson attacks became common. These actions contributed to all women over 21 gaining the vote (which was the same rule as for men).
Millicent Fawcett received a statue in 2018, 90 years after making the women’s vote equal to men's’, and 89 years after her death.
The Suffragist/Suffragette movement began in the late 1860s, with Bristol being the 5th city in England to have a Suffragist group (non-violent protests for women’s rights). They were protesting against the lack of rights for women, and focused on lots of speeches in the 1870s/80s.
By 1908, the Suffragettes became more active, with women being arrested during demonstrations, and other campaigners going on hunger strike. Arson attacks became common. These actions contributed to all women over 21 gaining the vote (which was the same rule as for men).
Millicent Fawcett received a statue in 2018, 90 years after making the women’s vote equal to men's’, and 89 years after her death.
Icon
On the day Colston’s statue came down, Jen’s husband took a photo to capture the moment, which was seen around the world. Later, this photo was turned into a statue to create a more permanent reminder of the protest. This in turn has become associated with the Colston protest and the wider Black Lives Matter movement.
On the day Colston’s statue came down, Jen’s husband took a photo to capture the moment, which was seen around the world. Later, this photo was turned into a statue to create a more permanent reminder of the protest. This in turn has become associated with the Colston protest and the wider Black Lives Matter movement.
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I AM NOT A ROBOT
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"I would have loved to have seen things differently when I was younger."
Tom Simplson
"We’re slowly trying to find it ourselves, Because it was lacked in the curriculum"
A Student
"It's incredible that his history still hasn't been given a fair representation,"
Lawrence Hoo
"It has become a tsunami of enlightenment and information"
A Student
