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31 January 2019
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A brief history of ships’ figureheads

Ships’ figureheads have a long history embodying religion, symbolism and superstition.Read more

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The Grade II* gothic tower at Goldney Hall in Bristol. Completed in 1764, it was constructed from red sandstone rubble with limestone dressings, and has a crenellated parapet. It was built by Thomas Goldney, the grandson of a successful Quaker grocer, to house a steam engine to pump water for the grotto cascade and is now owned by the @universityofbristol.
A view of bow front terraces in Sneyd Park, Bristol. Located on the edge of The Downs, Sneyd Park was developed as an affluent Victorian suburb.
The Bath And Washouses Act of 1846 encouraged local authorities to build facilities for swimming and bathing, and though uptake was inititally slow, by 1901 there were over 200 Public Baths in England. Opening in 1889, the baths at Jacob's Road in Bristol were designed by Josiah Thomas and drew water from natural springs below. Initially only men could swim (whilst women were permitted to bathe) but this rule was changed in 1895. After a period of decline the baths were converted into a dance studio in the 1980s (despite being Listed at Grade II in 1977) though more recently a campaign has started to restore the building to its original use.
St Paul's, Bow Common in east London was built 1958-60 to replace an older church that had been mostly destroyed during the Second World War. Listed at Grade II*, it was designed by the architects Robert Maguire and Keith Murray and the original vicar was Gresham Kirkby, a committed Christian Anarchist.

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