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Your guide to the hidden history of Bristol. WEIRD BRISTOL: TRUE CRIME is here: https://t.co/zB5fvXfVXj
Bristol, England
Joined February 2017
Enjoying a glass of sour tonic in the garden along with WEIRD BRISTOL: TRUE CRIME - released today! One hundred true stories of Bristol’s criminal past. From pirates and fraudsters to thieves and killers, take a tour through Bristol’s darkest corners… https://t.co/O5PanaDYSe
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This stretch of road going through Bedminster Down (Bridgewater Road) is said to be haunted by a jogger. Always wearing red and smiling. She even passes through cars as she jogs along the road - seemingly oblivious to being a ghost.
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In 1857 the body of a woman was found on the Leigh Woods side of the Avon Gorge. The only clue to her identity were the initials “C.P.” stitched into her handkerchief. Read the shocking story of the murder of Charlotte Pugsley in WEIRD BRISTOL: TRUE CRIME. Link is in my profile.
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Kings Weston Roman Villa (built circa the 3rd Century AD) was discovered in 1947, during construction of a Lawrence Weston housing estate. During later excavations, the skeleton of a pig was discovered near the entrance - thought to have been sacrificed to bring good fortune.
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#PrehistoricPlanet #PrehistoricPlanetIceAge Hmm...I think I know what was going on here...They were probably preparing a feast for a certain ice age giant...
Unconfirmed production filming at "Sprouts of Bristol", Kingsdown Parade. Wednesday, 17th July, 2024. Photo from one of my work colleagues who spotted the film crew on his way home. #bristol #filming #crewloc
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In 1898, work began on Cabot Tower in St. John’s, Newfoundland in Canada to mark where it’s assumed Cabot ended his journey to the New World. Despite being of a very different design, it’s often considered the “twin” of the tower built in Bristol to mark the start of his voyage.
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In 1857 the body of a woman was found on the Leigh Woods side of the Avon Gorge. The only clue to her identity were the initials “C.P.” stitched into her handkerchief. Read the shocking story of the murder of Charlotte Pugsley in WEIRD BRISTOL: TRUE CRIME. Link is in my profile.
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In 1937 a dual carriageway was built diagonally across Queen Square, in hopes of lessening Bristol’s traffic woes. At its peak, 20,000 cars were driven across the park daily, The road was closed in 1992 and all traces of the carriageway were removed by the end of the millennium.
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Henry Wallis’ 1856 painting “Chatterton” depicts the 1770 suicide of Bristol “boy poet” Thomas Chatterton, aged only 17. His tragic end coupled with his florid, gothic poetry appealed to the Victorians especially. He’s often hailed as one of Bristol’s most significant writers.
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In 1714 a man living on Baldwin Street found an enormous, black cobweb in his garden, measuring 34 foot/10 metres across. Fascinated locals paid to cut off pieces to take home and fearful word soon spread that a giant spider was lose in Bristol. No explanation was ever found.
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Edward Thatch/Teach (AKA Blackbeard) was born in Redcliffe, Bristol around 1680. Despite his fearsome reputation, Blackbeard ran his ship as a democracy and tried to avoid violence whenever possible. He is probably the second most famous Bristolian in history (after Cary Grant).
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3/3 “Why is Jones’ patent flour like the sun? Because they are both original and self-rising and their beneficial effects are alike appreciated in the palace and the cottage!”
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His concoction (which was sold in bags hand-signed by Jones himself) soon became a household staple in pantries across the world. Later, the bags would bear the catchy slogan: 2/3
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In 1845, in a bakery near this spot in Broadmead, baker Henry Jones invented self-raising flour. His patented recipe of flour, baking soda and salt was initially intended for sailors so that they could bake bread whilst at sea without the need for yeast. 1/3
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WEIRD BRISTOL: TRUE CRIME features 100 tales from Bristol’s criminal past - including the shocking tale of the murder of Cornish farmer William Rowe. When Russell Pascoe was found guilty of Rowe’s murder, he became the last person to be executed in Bristol. Link in profile.
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2/2 Thankfully, there is no truth to this grisly tale and its origins have been lost to time. The structure, built in 1788, is actually a small, ornamental folly and a privately owned mooring. Visitors to Bristol could pay to moor here to avoid paying fees within the city.
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According to legend, this building near Horseshoe Bend in the Avon is the scene of a morbid tragedy. In the 1700s, two star crossed lovers were imprisoned by their parents in the rooms at either end of the structure and forced to watch each other starve to death. 1/2
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St Edyth’s Church, Sea Mills opened in 1924 and was designed by Bristolian architect George Oatley (best known for the Wills Memorial Building). The church is not named after a saint, it is instead named after Lady Edyth Lennard, who donated the land on which the church was built
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WEIRD BRISTOL: TRUE CRIME features 100 tales from Bristol’s criminal past - including the shocking tale of the murder of Cornish farmer William Rowe. When Russell Pascoe was found guilty of Rowe’s murder, he became the last person to be executed in Bristol. Link in profile.
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2/2 “I rode over to Pill, a place famous from generation to generation for stupid, brutal, abandoned wickedness.”
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The charming and picturesque village of Pill, on the North Somerset banks of the Avon has a long and noble history, including being home to many centuries of skilled boat pilots. However, John Wesley - the founder of Methodism - was less impressed when, in 1755 he wrote: 1/2
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