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Living Easton |
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the people from All over the world who live & work in Easton &
District. Click to see our Equal Opportunities Policy. |
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Mills - a short history of this 'forgotten' hamlet on the River Frome. |
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Mining in Easton - the history of Leonard, Boult & Company and details
of the rebellious miners of Kingswood. A living memorial to those who died
in Easton's Pit. |
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 arby,
Abraham the First, who along with other Bristol Quakers established Britain's
first commercially successful Brass Manufacturey at Baptist Mills. |
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 nvironment.
Find out what our members have been up to as they improve our environment
along the River Frome. |
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Road. The Home of Easton's First Time-Sign. |
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WG the internationally renowned Gloucestershire cricketer who was once
the local doctor in Easton. |
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Waste, an old Family Business which started as a coal haulage concern at
Easton Pit. Here you can see the Time-Sign outside the company's HQ in
St Gabriels Road in Easton. |
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in Easton; Coal, Pottery, Brass, Market Gardening, Engineering, Workhouses. |
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home of the Maroon Warriors who fought for their freedom from the British.
For our list of Slave Rebellions & Revolts just click the image of
the warrior. |
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of Easton. Click on Tanaeyah to see more photos of the kids of Easton today! |
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to other sites like this. |
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Books, Pamphlets, Photos, Sketches, etc. A complete list of the contents
of the Living Easton Community History Archive |
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about Living Easton. All the latest information on our activities, including
latest publications, meetings, walks & talks, our Community History
Archive, etc. |
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Aims and Objectives. |
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Family History. How this local family carried out a policy of amassing
huge wealth and lands through a policy of warfare, slavery and annihilation
of indigenous peoples. |
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in Bristol. A short history of this religious sect in our city including
accounts of the lives of Abraham Darby the First and the Gouldney family. |
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Frome, known locally as the Danny. Just click to find out more about
is fascinating history and local efforts to improve the environment along
its course. |
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Art in Easton by local artists |
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 ime-signs
Trail around Easton. Over 40 sites of historical interest in our area 5
of which are now marked by colourful Signs such as the one shown here made
by Wards of Bristol. The sign is now situated at Stapleton Road Station. |
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- read about Ben Tillett and other pioneers. |
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for Easton. Our E-mail address. We welcome your comments. |
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J. & J. Their once-famous Victorian pottery was based at Baptist Mills
from 1840 to 1891. |
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X, X! Women got the Vote! Click here for Easton Women's History. This picture
shows women in Bristol blocking up the Frome Gate in an attempt to prevent
access to the city by Royalist forces in 1643. |
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did we lose the Bristol Rovers Ground to have an unwanted IKEA store? Click
here for information on BREATHE (Bristol Residents Against IKEA at Eastville). |
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