Mike Jempson

"Interesting but irrelevant" - (Prof) Cedric Watts, 1967

Category: Local/labour history

July 13, 20245 Comments on ‘Ringed by Fire’

‘Ringed by Fire’

Wapping on the first night of the Blitz, 7-8 September 1940

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December 11, 202311 Comments on Stephen & Matilda Tenants’ Co-op 1975-2012

Stephen & Matilda Tenants’ Co-op 1975-2012

I could not make it to Saturday’s ceremony, so I sent my memories of the start up.

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October 6, 2023Leave a Comment on Mason’s Madhouses in old Fishponds

Mason’s Madhouses in old Fishponds

A fact-filled investigation into a notorious private lunatic asylum in Bristol.

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July 31, 20234 Comments on Getting in touch with a gardener’s past

Getting in touch with a gardener’s past

An art student whose research uncovered a bit of family history

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July 1, 20231 Comment on Revealing tales of old Fishponds

Revealing tales of old Fishponds

It is not necessarily a bad thing that a little bit of history disappears under every new development .

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About Mike

  • ➢ Journalist (40+ years)
  • ➢ Trainer (40+ countries)
  • ➢ Director at MediaWise
  • ➢ Gardener & Grandad

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  • A life in words
  • But is it poetry?
  • Journalism
  • Local/labour history
  • Longer reads
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  • Oddments
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  • Travel tales
  • Uncategorized
  • Unreported

Recent Posts

  • International Federation Journalists’ Centenary Congress, Paris, 4-7 May 2026
  • Workers’ Memorial Day in Bristol 2026
  • Little dramas around the globe
  • Paper tiger?
  • Beyond the Darkness: Crimes of another era 

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