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BRISTOL PAST
Website of the
Fishponds Local History Society




A selection of materials on the history of Bristol and the surrounding area, including Fishponds and east Bristol.

BRISTOL HISTORY

Material by John Penny (Treasurer of Fishponds Local History Society):-

The Luftwaffe over the Bristol area, 1940-44

A military history of Bristol during the Revolutionary War 1793-1802

Ballooning in the Bristol region, 1784-1786

A short history of No.11 Balloon Centre at Pucklechurch, 1939 to 1945, and RAF Station Pucklechurch, 1945 to 1959

The Severn District Sea Fencibles 1803 to 1810

Economics of the Bristol region, 1780-1850

An examination of the eighteenth century newspapers of Bristol and Gloucester

A chronological hand-list of eighteenth century newspapers published in Bristol, Gloucestershire and Somerset

BLITZ MEMORIALS

A register of those who lost their lives due to enemy action in Bristol, Bath, Weston-super-Mare and surrounding districts, 1940-1944:-

Bristol

Bath

Weston-super-Mare

LINKS TO BRISTOL, LOCAL HISTORY AND FAMILY HISTORY SITES

FISHPONDS and area

A very brief introduction to Fishponds / by Paul Johnson

The Kingswood Forest, Stapleton and Fishponds : from royal domain to modern parishes / by John Penny

Maps of Fishponds

A visit to Fishponds Church in 1847 / by Joseph Leach ("the Churchgoer")

A Description of Fishponds in 1891 / by A.Braine

The Snuff Mill at Stapleton / by John Bartlett

FISHPONDS LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY

Introduction to the society

Forthcoming meetings

PAMPHLETS AND VIDEO by FLHS members

Bristol's Vanished Georgian Armoury & the development of Armoury Square, Easton by John Bartlett and John Penny

Historical Association Local History pamphlets by John Penny

The Fishponds Story - video featuring John Bartlett


Web pages produced and maintained by Paul Johnson
Last updated 21st September 2002