Many different histories can be written about every place. Here’s quick glance back at how Bristol’s Fishponds came to be.
Tag: Workhouse
Excavating a tragic history
Yet more unmarked paupers’ graves have been unearthed in Bristol; here’s a bit of background.
Filling the gaps in family history
If genealogy features among your new year resolutions, this may be for you.
A uniform mystery from a century ago
Researching a humble nurse’s story I came across the origins of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s ‘Hound of the Baskervilles’, Sherlock Holmes’ most famous case.
A far cry from luxury
Unexpurgated version of my latest column for Fishponds Voice features Stapleton Workhouse