Shipshape 15 - Autumn 2013

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autumn 46 Shipshape 15 autumn 2013 Published by thegroupofseven.co.uk Enquiries: info@shipshapebristol.co.uk Past issues & galleries: shipshapebristol.co.uk Advertising: steve@shipshapebristol.co.uk Disclaimer The information contained in this publication is provided as a general guide only.

While every care is taken to ensure that the details are as accurate as possible, we make no warranty or representation, express or implied, about the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in this publication. The views or opinions expressed in this publication are strictly those of the authors. The publishers and/or any of its associated companies or business partners accept no responsibility for damage or loss, howsoever caused, arising directly or indirectly from reliance upon any information obtained from this publication. © The Group of Seven Ltd 2013 Archive images This issue of Shipshape features photographs from Bristol Record Office, which is based at B Bond Warehouse on the Floating Harbour. The record office holds archives documenting over 800 years of Bristol’s history and continues to collect and preserve material on all aspects of life in the city. For more information, visit www.bristol.gov.uk/recordoffice

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Short, sweet and sweaty. Lengthy, loathsome and long-winded. However you want to describe it, we’ve all got to do it – twice a day, five days a week. Yes, we’re talking about that daily trudge into work and, this issue, we discover how the morning migration has changed through the ages (page 28). Since you’ve already got your walking shoes on, join us as we stroll around some of Bristol’s biggest art trails (page 32) and check out Marten Röstel’s five favourite pieces of public art (page 46). Elsewhere, find our pick of autumn’s cultural events, insightful interviews and more – just turn the page to get going…

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Restaurants with mouthwatering views

28 Crosstown traffic The history of the daily commute

06 Tickets Music, comedy, art and events

32 Round the houses Exploring Bristol’s biggest art trails

10 Details People, performers and points of view

35 Siggy Patchitt Colston Hall’s youth music maestro

24 City map Ways to navigate the Habourside and beyond

36 Points of View Local snaps by local people

27 Mary Holbrook Former museum curator turned goat’s cheesemaker extraordinaire

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40 Eating & drinking Restaurants, cafes, bars and pubs 46 My favourite things Marten Röstel on public art

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1. Rooftop terrace, Colston Hall Drink… in the view, obviously, alongside a range of draught and bottled beers, cider, organic wines, spirits and more

2. Grain Barge, Hotwell Road Eat… free-range spicy chicken sandwich with mature cheddar and grilled courgettes on homemade bread with garlic mayonnaise and mixed leaves

4. Harvey Nichols Bar, Quakers Friars Eat… Inverawe smoked salmon, caper berries and lemon, and homemade soda bread with a glass of chilled champagne, naturellement

3. Poco, Jamaica Street Eat… superfood salads and sourdough sarnies with a chilled glass of local wine for lunch, tasty tapas and a cocktail at sundown

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5. Mud Dock Cafe, The Grove Eat… the Mud Dock mezze featuring Greek feta, marinated mushrooms, roasted peppers, hummus, mixed beans, mixed leaf salad, olives and pitta bread 6. Lockside, Cumberland Basin Eat… toasted tiger bread with avocado, bacon and beef tomato all washed down with a lovely cup of tea

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Architecture Centre

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Scale and Ambition: AJ Small Projects 2013 to 22.09.13 Showcasing some of the best new low-impact/energy/cost architecture.

4 Days 12.09.13-15.09.13 Festival of unusual and intriguing performance.

Bristol Doors Open Day 14.09.13 Behind-the-scenes tour.

Contemporary arts centre

Science discovery centre

Championing better buildings

Bristol Doors Open Day: Celebrating 20 Years to 22.09.13 An exhibition of highlights from the past two decades (pictured).

Urban Wandering: Up on the Hill 25.09.13 Guided walk. Head into Bristol’s first suburbs, delving into the architectural history of St Michael’s Hill, and wandering up to the Royal Fort and Cotham Brow. 6pm, £6/£4 concs.

Lecture: Didier Faustino 21.11.13 Artist and architect explores the intimate relationship between body and space. 6pm, £6/£4 concs, at Arnolfini.

Ask an Architect: Monthly Saturday Surgeries 14.09.13 & 12.10.13 Impartial advice on all your building projects, from a RIBA-registered architect. Advance booking required.

The Marvellous World of Fruit 21.09.13 Boat tour uncovering the quirky tales behind some of our most familiar fruit.

2-3.30pm, £6/£5 concs/under 12s free.

Salvage: A Hacker Farm Field Trip 28.09.13 A mystery bus tour to a secret location with cult West Country collective Hacker Farm. 3-11.30pm, £15.

Michael Dean 28.09.13-07.11.13 New works by one of Britain’s most acclaimed contemporary artists.

Shangaan Electro Street Dance 22.10.13 Soweto’s Shangaan Electro crew (pictured) lead a lunchtime dance off.

1-2pm, free, Centre.

Tomorrow’s Parties 25.10.1326.10.13 Forced Entertainment imagine a multitude of hypothetical futures.

Autumn Night Sky Planetarium Show 17.09.13-01.12.13 VIP Tea Party for Toddlers! 18.09.12 Meet explorers Ursa and Leo and set off on a special adventure laden with sights and sounds.

The Science of Cooking: is the Future Fish-Flavoured? 19.09.13 Discover how different cooking techniques can change our perception of aroma and flavour. 7-8.30pm, £3.50.

Dreams in the Stars 20.09.13 In At-Bristol’s Planetarium. 7-8pm, £12/£10 concs and members.

Toddler Takeover – Splish, Splash, Splosh! 27.09.13 (pictured).

Gore Blimey! Dissection Lab 15.10.13-04.12.13 Get under the skin of your heart and lungs then paint on veins and bones.

Toddler Takeover – Colour Spectacular! 22.11.13

Narrow Quay, BS1 4QA 0117 922 1540

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bristol aquarium Marine life in all its splendour

bristol ferry boats Scheduled ferry services and special interest trips

Bristol’s Aquarium transports visitors to spectacular marine environments around the world, and is home to all manner of colourful marine life, from puffer fish to tropical sharks. Book online to save up to £2 per person.

Open mic 05.09.13/19.09.13/ check website thereafter.

Cruise the harbour listening to new talent. Performers book in advance.

8-10.30pm, departs Arnolfini. £5 per head.

Native display Over 300 native UK marine species – including the deadly lesser weever fish and gigantic spider crabs – housed in a display themed around a sunken ship’s hull.

Boat quiz alternate Thursdays from 12.09.13 Full bar on board, two-hour harbour cruise. 8-10pm, departs Arnolfini. £5 per head.

Bay of Rays Home to several species of the spectacular ray family.

Coral Sea Themed on a warm water coral reef, and home to 250 marine animals including sharks, stingrays, puffer fish and colourful coral reef species. An underwater walk-through tunnel gets you right up close to the mesmerising marine life.

Amazon Experience life in the waters of the world’s largest river, with views of deadly piranhas, archer fish, turtles and more.

Classic Gorge 14.09.13 Cruise down the magnificent Avon Gorge, under the Suspension Bridge and beyond. With commentary. £12/£13/Family £30. 12.30-3pm, departs ss Great Britain.

Wildlife 28.09.13 (10.15am) & 12.10.13 (10am-1.30pm) BBC naturalist Ed Drewitt leads a Gorge trip in search of foxes, deer, redshank and more. £17/£14/Family £55. Departs ss Great Britain.

Plus private hire, parties, booze cruises and more.

Christmas at the Spiegeltent Pop-up Harbourside venue

This magnificent venue runs throughout December for Christmas parties, markets, live music, comedy and cabaret events. The Spiegeltent is a glorious round mahogany structure decked with carvings, stained glass and draped ceiling a unique and magical setting.

Christmas Parties The Christmas party nights are booking now, ‘A Right Royale Knees Up’ with international cabaret acts, a delicious threecourse dinner, live band and dancing till late. You can’t ask more than that for your Christmas shindig! Various dates still available, tickets from £55 per head.

Spiegeltent Christmas Markets Open every every weekend throughout December selling all things retro, vintage and handmade.

Open 29 Nov-22 Dec.

Anchor Rd, BS1 5TT 0117 929 8929

Harbourside 0117 927 3416

Waterfront Square

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City Sightseeing Bristol

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City Sightseeing Bristol runs a variety of entertaining, informative open-top bus tours around our historic city. Guides share their immense knowledge in a humorous, enlightening and friendly style. Tours run daily until end Sep, at 30-, 45- or 90-minute intervals, and at weekends during Oct, Nov and Dec. Harbourside stops include Broad Quay, Anchor Road, Hotwell Road, Cumberland Road, Gas Ferry Road and Prince Street. Book now for Twilight and Illuminations Christmas tours (Sats 7, 14 & 21 Dec, 4.30pm).

Bella Hardy 22.09.13 The BBC Radio 2 Folk Award-winner tours her new album, Battleplan.

Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize to 3 Nov National Portrait Gallery exhibition showcasing the best contemporary portrait shots from around the world.

Premier live performance venue

Local history and art exhibitions

Informative open-top bus tours

Hop On, Hop Off Hop On, Hop Off tickets allow you to fully explore the 21 stops, and also feature discounts for various attractions and eateries around town.

Bus/Boat Combo 1 Day Ticket £12/£11 NUS & OAP/£2 children/£26 family (up to three children).

24 Hour Ticket £15/£13 NUS & OAP/£2 children/£32 family £32 (up to three children).

Fat Freddy’s Drop 02.10.13 Laid-back Kiwis plying a blend of old-school reggae, Pacific soul, jazz, ska and electronica.

Bright Phoebus Revisited 16.10.13

Bristol Harbour Train Rides 14-15.09.13, 28-29.09.13, 12-13.10.13, 26-27.10.13, 02-03.11.13

Eliza Carthy, Richard Hawley and others celebrate the life and work of Lal and Mike Waterson.

Explore the Old City 19.09.13 A 1.8-mile walk, spanning a millennium of history. 10.30am-12.15pm.

Crosby, Stills & Nash 17.10.13 Seminal folk-rock trio, still at the top of their game after some five decades.

Cranes! 21-22.09.13 Experience the working life of a docker on the historical cranes. 12-5pm.

Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club 24.10.13 Surviving members of the legendary Cuban music collective.

Exploring Redcliffe 27.09.13 Guided walk into the once-autonomous township of Redcliffe.1.30-3.15pm.

The Full English 27.10.13 Seth Lakeman and others celebrate this huge digital archive of traditional English folk and dance music.

KT Tunstall 09.11.13 Brit Award-winning singer (pictured) introduces her fourth studio album.

Trips aboard the Pyronaut 05-06.10.13 Historic fire boat. 12-5pm.

Trips aboard the John King 19-20.10.13 Explore the history of the Floating Harbour from aboard this historic 1935 tugboat. 12-5pm.

Ride the Mayflower 02-03.11.13 12-5pm.

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Monkey Bars 19-21.09.13 (pictured) Revered theatre maker Chris Goode brings his 2012 Fringe hit, in which the words of eight to 10-year-olds are thrust into adult mouths and situations.

Blue Jasmine Sep – check with venue for dates Woody Allen’s latest film centres on the dramatic comedown of a haughty socialite, played by Cate Blanchett.

Dracula 25-28.09.13 Mark Bruce Company present a brand new dance theatre production of Bram Stoker’s haunting, erotic tale.

Sunday Brunches Sunday film screenings at 12pm, with £1 off all meal orders over £7 in the Café/Bar. Forthcoming screenings include Elizabeth, I’m Not There, The Aviator and The Good German.

Nationally renowned fringe theatre

World-renowned arts and new media centre

Pic: Max McClure

Contemporary art and design exhibitions and events

I am Making Art 07.09.13 Join illustrator/animator Rose Robbins to design your own cartoon characters (pictured). 12-4pm.

Bloomberg New Contemporaries 14.09.13-10.11.13 Extensive, national touring exhibition, an annual platform for fine art graduates since 1949. Work by 46 artists, including two based at Spike.

Behind the Scenes Studio Tours 12.10.13 Chat with artists based at Spike Island, explore their studios and view worksin-progress. Today’s hosts are artists Matt White & Gina Lundy. 2pm.

Exhibition Tour 26.10.13 Tour current exhibition ‘Bloomberg New Contemporaries’ with Spike Island studio holder and Bloomberg exhibitor Menna Cominetti. 2pm.

Exhibition Tour 30.11.13 Studio holder James Parkinson leads a tour of the current David Batchelor exhibition. 2pm.

Alice in Wonderland 07.10.13-12.10.13 The inventive Volcano Theatre Company return with an older Alice stepping into an upside-down world.

The Magic Flute 15.10.13-26.10.13 Opera-on-a-shoestring supremos Opera Project’s production of Mozart’s fantastical, heartfelt tale.

Up Down Boy 22.10.13-26.10.13 Bristolians Myrtle Theatre tell this poignant story of a boy with Down’s Syndrome preparing to enter adult life.

The Last Voyage of Sinbad the Sailor 27.11.13-12.01.14 New telling of Sinbad’s adventures, co-produced with children’s theatre maestros Travelling Light.

Encounters 17.09.13-22.09.13 Brilliant short film and animation festival returns for its 19th instalment.

Catch the best and brightest emerging talent from around the world (Ancient, pictured).

Afrika Eye Festival early Nov Bristol’s own African film festival, promising another packed programme of African and Diaspora cinema, music and discussion. The 2013 festival focuses on Kenya, which celebrates 50 years of independence this year.

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Raleigh Rd, BS3 1TF 0117 902 0344

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ask Julia Killingback The author of the Busy Bear picture book series introduces her latest venture – a brace of beautifully illustrated familyfriendly walking guides

Back in the 1980s, Julia Killingback was a familiar name on children’s bookshelves thanks to her bestselling picture book series Busy Bear. Julia’s latest ventures are Clifton and Victorian Clifton – two unusual walking-trail guides about her adopted home city, suitable for all ages. Co-produced with local historian Michael Pascoe, the books include Julia’s own illustrations as well as quizzes and I-spy challenges.

They are launched at Stanfords bookshop on 3 October.

Was it difficult designing city walks to suit all ages?

No, it was a lot of fun. We have quite a wide mix of topics: we describe life in a wealthy Clifton household, for example, as well as those less fortunate who would have served them. We also talk about the trees, plants, local wildlife

and birds – not to mention the cliffside cave that once belonged to Vincent, the legendary giant.

Planning the routes was interesting.

I picked out major points of interest then linked them, trying to strike a good balance between history and inviting green spaces.

What brought you to Bristol?

I came to Bristol from South Wales to study textiles at the West of England College of Art. I had grown up with positive stories of Bristol ringing in my ears: in Edwardian times my grandfather, a vet, had worked in Hotwells overseeing the welfare of newly arrived cattle from Ireland. Later, during the 1920s, my father Terence studied medicine at the Bristol Royal Infirmary. Like many others who arrive in Bristol intending to move on, I stayed put, working as a freelance designer and writing and illustrating children’s books.

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Many of us walk around our cities without really noticing our surroundings. Have you always been more observant?

The visual world has always been important to me. As a child growing up in the countryside, I had no TV or smartphone to distract me: instead, there was a good walk every day, always featuring some excitement or other. We were encouraged to look in detail, rather than just glancing and hurrying by. “Look up! Look down!

Look into the hedge! Watch the spider spinning her web!” No wonder I feel so at home with all things visual.

So that’s Clifton done… where next?

We are writing two more books for publication next spring, covering intriguing Cliftonwood and the delights of Hotwells. Both areas have some fascinating stories to tell and some beautiful and often littleknown places – not to mention some breathtaking views. more

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What the Frock!

Bristol’s thriving all-female comedy night relaunches this autumn in one of the city’s most celebrated venues

New monthly event where the streets in the Old City are closed to traffic.

Returns on Sundays

29 Sep & 20 Oct

What the Frock! is upping sticks to the historic Mauretania Bar & Lounge at the bottom of Park Street, which takes its name and much of its interior from an opulent Edwardian ocean liner.

The building’s wood panelling, chandeliers and other features are taken from the cruise ship Mauretania, built in 1906. When she was scrapped in 1935, some of her fittings were rescued by a Bristol wine merchant and installed in his headquarters, which became a bar and bistro known as the Mauretania Club.

Since launching in January 2012, WTF! – one of just three all-female comedy nights in the UK – has gone from strength to strength: in addition to its regular Bristol events, it’s been profiled on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s

Hour and put on a show for 700 people at London’s Southbank Centre.

The first night at the new venue (Fri 13 Sep) will feature a set from India Macleod, whose cutting humour has seen her described as a female Jack Dee. Compèring duties will as ever be taken

by Jayde Adams, a versatile performer from Bedminster who swapped the Asda fish counter for a life in stand-up.

Further ahead, WTF! will stage a fundraising gig at Colston Hall’s The Lantern on Thursday 14 November in support of the Whiteladies Picture House Campaign (whiteladiespicturehouse.com), with a headliner slot from Lucy Porter. more

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We love the look of local artist Anna Francis’s solo exhibition at The Goods Yard, 12 Sep24 Oct. Her Bristol Maps are inspired by local Ordnance Survey mapping: contours, rivers and roads are highlighted, resulting in beautifully sparse, sinuous mental maps of our city. more

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people attended the first two Sundays

Over 20 street performers were involved

watch 25 music acts shop Over 50 food and craft stalls Events take place from 11am to 4pm (roads are closed from 9am to 6pm) more bristol.gov.uk/page/ leisure-and-culture/makesundays-special

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161 Annual Open Exhibition

Late November sees the return of this huge and hugely impressive opensubmissions exhibition, featuring over 500 paintings, prints, illustrations, sculptures and photographs, all created within the past three years by hundreds of the UK’s very best contemporary artists. The final 500 are chosen from a submissions pool of 2,000 at the end of a long and exhaustive selection process.

Submissions are welcomed from unknown, emerging and established artists, including RWA Academicians, and can include painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, sculpture, architecture and other media. The pictures show last year’s selection process, when the shortlisted artists brought their work to the RWA for the final selection. This year’s exhibition opens on 24 November. more

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Highbrow/Lowbrow Gill Loats Owner, recession vintage store, Jacobs Wells Rd

Bloomberg New Contemporaries Major exhibition featuring works by some of the UK’s most promising art graduates Bloomberg New Contemporaries (Spike Island, 14 Sep-10 Nov) features work by 46 emerging artists in a wide range of media and techniques.

Here’s a taster from Chantal Joffe, one of the selection panel for this year’s exhibition: “I liked the work best that made you feel something: the film of the girls with red balls giggling, the woman in a Mediterranean landscape with the old men, the troll with the highpitched voice ranting, the mysterious old women in windows and doorways. I think it’s going to be a terrific show.”

Menna Cominetti, a recent graduate in Fine Art and Visual Culture from the University of the West of England, is now based at Spike Island. She’s one of two UWE Fine Art graduates selected

• “I love a rummage through the charity shops and those on North Street and East Street (Southville/ Bedminster) and Cotham Hill (Cotham) are particular favourites.

In fact, I used to use them to stock my shop – but now their prices are the same as mine, so I’m just buying for personal use. Car boot sales can also provide rich pickings – especially the relatively new Clifton Boot Sale on Bedminster Cricket Ground.

each year for the UWE Spike Island Fellowship and has had some of her pieces selected for the show, including Then Again 3 (above).

The pieces Cominetti has contributed are, she explains, the first results of her enquiry into raw objects – usually foreign food stuffs – and their commercial representation. “I really enjoy foreign food packaging, and I guess a lot of what I have been making recently is built around ideas of legibility and media surfaces.”

She regards her selection as an important milestone: “It’s a great bit of validation to have at this stage.

It’s exciting also to be part of such a democratic show – you don’t have total control in how your work is presented, which is quite fun.”

• “A little more highbrow, in fashion terms at least, is the biannual recession fashion show. The autumn/winter collection will be displayed in its usual surreal way on Friday 4 October at the Southbank Club in Southville.

Past shows have paid homage to soap operas and Les Miserables – and, during the Olympics, we even raised our own satanic mill à la Danny Boyle. Those after a truly highbrow experience can buy VIP tickets ensuring reserved seats, canapés, fizzy and a goody bag.”

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festivals The annual Bristol Festival of Song returns for its fourth instalment at venues across central Bristol from 11-21 October. Find live performances, interactive workshops, vocal masterclasses and walkabout acts belting out everything from jazz, world and classical to shanties, male voice and barbershop / more festivalofsong.org.uk … Factoberfest (pictured), Bristol Beer Factory’s splendid annual beer festival, returns to the Tobacco Factory from 13-15 September. Tipple your way through over 60 craft beers from the UK and beyond, while enjoying live music, street food, children’s activities and plenty more besides / more tobaccofactory.com 14 shipshape

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see North North North The latest production from multinational theatre troupe New International Encounter (NIE) tells a little-known story from one of the world’s last great wildernesses

Aping the Beast From Thursday 12-Sunday 15 September Arnolfini hosts 4 Days, a mini-festival of adventurous and intriguing performance. We like the look of Aping the Beast (Thu 12 Sep, 7.30-8pm), an ambitious theatrical rendering of animal symbolism and folklore featuring a towering monster puppet, volunteer performers from Colston’s Primary School and a live soundtrack from psychedelic duo Grumbling Fur. The piece’s central spectacle is that monster puppet, handmade in latex and reminiscent of early B-movies like Godzilla or The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms. First act ‘The Awakening’ sees the portentous beast roused to its full terror in a ritual featuring wizened old men known as ‘Boggarts’ – characters from Lancashire folklore, believed to wield destructive powers. The second act, ‘The Fertility Orbit of the Boob Meteorite’, sees the monster seduced in a romantic duet with a female performer.

Grumbling Fur, aka musicians Alexander Tucker and Daniel O’Sullivan, will perform an original score live on stage, while the young performers from Colston’s will play those malevolent Boggarts. more

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In July 1897 three Swedish adventurers set out for the North Pole in a hydrogen-filled balloon, aiming to discover new lands and to plant the Swedish flag at the pole. They were never seen alive again. Using an international cast and a mix of projection, physical theatre, storytelling and live music, NIE invite you to join them on this exhilarating journey.

“I saw some of the relics from this expedition while researching a show about the North Pole, and became fascinated by the story,” explains Alex Byrne, NIE’s Artistic Director. “It’s a tale full of the hope and derring-do of the late19th century – and of friendship and suffering.”

So what is believed to have happened to the Swedish team?

“You’ll have to see the show to find out! Their mission was at the very forefront of the technology for the time. The three friends set out full of hope and bravado to claim the pole for the Swedish King, and they packed champagne and dinner suits in case they happened to land in Russia and dine with the Tsar.

They also had 40 carrier pigeons to send back reports to the many international newspapers following their venture.”

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“Perhaps because it is one of the last wilderness areas on the planet. For half the year it is dark and inaccessible: it is also huge and, in many places, completely untouched. Before the explorers of the late-19th and early-20th centuries, there were many myths about the poles – about passages that led to the centre of the earth, and about lost kingdoms and tribes – but no one knew what was actually there.”

North North North plays at The Brewery, Bristol from Tuesday 15-Saturday 19 October. more

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Live music at No.1 Harbourside This welcoming Harbourside café/ bar hosts live music on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9.30pm and Fridays and Saturdays from 11pm.

Forthcoming highlights include:

High Rise A new exhibition and events series examines our feelings towards high-rise architecture and the relationships these giants enjoy with the city below.

The exhibition, by Bristol-based artist and lecturer Peter Bobby at the Architecture Centre, uses video and photography to examine ideas around the global city, and the divisions between public and private space.

“I became intrigued by a strong sense of departure and removal from the city when entering these buildings and moving up through their floors,” Bobby explains.

“My intention is to ask questions about what these buildings are and, importantly, what their connection is to the city streets below.

“I’m interested in their relationship to the city, in the nature of the view that they offer, and in the significance placed on the access we have to these privileged viewpoints. I’m also intrigued by the particular activities that take place within them, the companies

and individuals that demand them, and the element of performance, of theatricality that they have due to their size and drama. Put simply, the exhibition looks at a (corporate) lifestyle where status, power and identity are important.

A broadly critical view of highrise architecture comes through.

“Yes, the project is critical of these environments. It uses certain visual strategies to do this – and importantly, sound, which adds to a sense of tension and disquiet. In that, the project owes something to JG Ballard’s 1975 novel High Rise, which saw these environments as depersonalised dystopias.”

An accompanying events programme includes talks and film screenings: check the Architecture Centre website for details. more

International Jazz Disaster Fri 20 Sep Bristol collective play fast-paced, rootsy renditions of goodhumoured classics from jazz’s sleazy origins.

Triangulators Sat 21 Sep A typical Triangulators track is generally untypical, with a variety of rocky hip-hop styles underlying Alex Harvest-Smith’s declamatory lyrics.

Tantz Fri 27 Sep Leeds-based quintet plying their own brand of what they term ‘electro-klezmer’, wherein Jewish klezmer music is filtered through a mix of whiplash rhythms, heartcatching bass and drums, and virtuoso clarinet and violin melodies. more no1harbourside.co.uk; jazzdisaster.co.uk; thetriangulators.bandcamp.com; tantz.bandcamp.com

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The Shakespeare Tavern has a busy couple of months, with a host of guest ales including York Brewery Guzzler, Everards Tiger and Black Sheep Brewery’s Golden Sheep for their September Beer Festival, a new menu of mouthwatering pub classics unveiled on 1 October, and don’t miss their ‘Scrumpy Bar’ for a great selection of ciders – we’d recommend the locally brewed Bristol Port. Christmas menus for party bookings (four-bird roast anyone?) are also available, with two courses from £11.99. more properpubs.co.uk 16 shipshape

Riverside Garden Centre & Café Bristol’s Community Garden Centre

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Glassboat The Glassboat has long been the venue of choice for festive celebrations in Bristol - a stunning waterside setting, sensational food and attentive service, this is Christmas at Glassboat.

3 Course Christmas menu is £29.95 per person.

To book, please contact restaurant@glassboat.co.uk or call 0117 929 0704 g l a s s b o at Welsh Back

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Night at the Cemetery

see Live_Transmission Colston hall hosts a unique night of sound and vision inspired by the late, great Ian Curtis and his seminal post-punk band, Joy Division ‘Live_Transmission: Joy Division Reworked’ is an electro-orchestral reinterpretation of this most influential of bands: a unique collaboration between electronic music pioneer Scanner, the restlessly inventive Heritage Orchestra and exploratory visual artist Matt Watkins.

Tribute night this ain’t, though: rather than classical interpretations or cover versions, ‘Live_ Transmission’ fearlessly dismantles Joy Division’s visual and musical motifs. We grabbed a few words with the evening’s creator, Scanner.

So this is much more than a greatest hits evening?

Much more. There have been countless variations and versions of Joy Division tunes over the years, but I thought it would be more playful and interesting to work from a very personal approach. The evening is one long immersive,

Treat yourself to an atmospheric, after-hours tour of Bristol’s vast, historic Arnos Vale Cemetery. Arnos Vale’s Night at the Cemetery tours (Fri 20 Sep, Thu 31 Oct, Fri 1 Nov) last 90 minutes and cost £7 per person. Clutching your lanterns, you’ll set off into the gloom and back through time to the grim conditions of the early-19th century city with its overcrowded churchyards, choleraic slums and shocking sanitation – conditions that led to the creation of Arnos Vale as a garden cemetery and haven for remembrance. more

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emotive experience – more like theatre than a traditional rock show.

Is it faithful to the band’s unique music?

Yes, we treat the original music with great respect. In some ways it’s a suggestion of how Joy Division might have developed, given time and access to today’s technologies.

Over 30 years on, Joy Division still cast a long shadow. What is the key to their enduring power?

There’s a dramatic, melancholic edge to their music that captured the gloomy atmosphere of late’70s Britain. The combination of Curtis’s own tortured charisma, his complex, dystopian writing, and the band’s sparse, minimalist arrangements is a huge influence on today’s bands like The National, Editors and Bloc Party. more

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Haunted and Hidden Bristol This 80-minute walking tour takes in some of Bristol’s most haunted buildings, including a 16th-century church guarded by a monk, the legendary Rummer pub once frequented by Elizabeth I and Oliver Cromwell, and a former plague hospital replete with ghostly secrets.

You’ll also pass filming locations for the likes of Shoestring, Skins, Being Human and more. The walk sets off every Friday evening outside Bristol Cathedral and continues around the Old City and Harbourside before finishing in King Street. more hauntedandhiddenbristol.co.uk

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Roman Empire: Power & People Bristol Museum & Art Gallery hosts the largest-ever UK exhibition of Roman artefacts and explores the history of this powerful empire ‘Roman Empire: Power & People’ (21 Sep12 Jan) brings together over 160 stunning pieces from the British Museum to explore the story of one of the most powerful empires the world has ever seen. Highlights include sculpture from the villas of the Emperors Tiberius and Hadrian, beautiful jewellery and some near-perfectly preserved children’s clothing from Roman Egypt. There are also coins from the famous Hoxne Hoard in Suffolk, the largest hoard of late-Roman gold and silver found in Britain.

The exhibition explores both the Empire’s vast wealth, power and organisation, and the Romans’ own views of their provinces and other peoples. Religious, military and personal objects give an insight into the lives of people across the Empire (from northern Britain to Egypt and the Middle East) and show how this melting pot of influences – Celtic, Mediterranean and others – were absorbed and adapted into the multicultural Roman Empire.

Bristol Museum has co-curated the exhibition with the British Museum.

“To be able to work on this exhibition with the British Museum has been very exciting,” says Julie Finch, Director of Bristol Museums, Galleries and Archives. “We have been given a wonderful opportunity to bring together some of the British Museum’s

finest pieces from across the Roman world. For our visitors, it provides the opportunity to see these amazing objects in Bristol for the first time.”

Visitors will also be able to see examples of Bristol’s own Roman collections – including the Orpheus Mosaic, a 16 sq ft mosaic ‘pavement’ found in Newton St Loe near Bath in 1837 by Brunel’s railway navvies and displayed here for only the second time in over 150 years.

The exhibition makes its debut in Bristol before setting off on a UK tour. The partnership with the British Museum continues a strong relationship between the museums, most recently in evidence with the superb ‘Pharaoh: King of Egypt’.

“The British Museum was enthusiastic about working with us as a lead partner on ‘Roman Empire’,” says Phil Walker, Public Programmes Manager. “They trust and value the quality of experience that we are able to deliver here in Bristol. We were proud to develop the national tour – not only does it help us to profile our own collections and develop an exciting public programme, it also raises the profile of our museum service nationally and internationally.” more bristol.gov.uk/page/romanempire-power-and-people

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Whether your child’s a wannabe Warhol, an aspiring Olivier or a Mozart in the making, there’s plenty on offer for fulfilling family days out this autumn Words Mark Sayers

Science

As part of World Space Week, At-Bristol goes galactic with Mars Lab (4-15 Oct), 10 days of activities centred on the red planet. Intrepid young intergalactics will be able to modify a rover to navigate the Martian surface and analyse the rock samples they collect. And, at a special after-hours session on 10 October, you can also discover cutting-edge physics research with a fibreglass woman – and use baked bean cans to experiment with variable gravity. more

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This autumn (18 Oct-3 Nov) sees the first UK-wide Family Arts Festival, and Bristol venues including Arnolfini, Watershed, Brunel’s ss Great Britain, M Shed and the Architecture Centre are getting on board. Arnolfini will be hosting family film screenings in its auditorium, as well as laying on tonnes of fun stuff including a giant collaborative drawing, family boat tours, and a workshop with illustrator Rose Robbins where you’ll design your own football kit and mascot. familyartsfestival.com, arnolfini.org.uk

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As part of this autumn’s brilliant ‘Roman Empire: Power & People’ at Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, there’s a nice-looking programme of family activities including a ‘Remarkable Romans’ event on 30 October. You’ll be able to meet passionate Roman re-enactors, take a behind-the-scenes store tour of the museum’s ancient treasures, handle real Roman objects, get a Roman makeover and make a legionnaire’s helmet to take home. Ave! bristol.gov.uk/page/roman-empirepower-and-people

Last year, Kid Carpet and The Noisy Animals’ eponymous debut show, a mix of songs, comedy and audience participation, was a riotous hit at the Brewery Theatre. This autumn, the Animals are preparing to Blast Off! (30 Oct-3 Nov, below right) into outer space on a mission to find a new sound for their latest album. Racing around a rock’n’roll musical universe, they’ll encounter noisy planets, cheesed-off nursery rhyme characters, shooting stars and Shakespeare. more

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If your little darlings are showing some nascent musical aptitude – or if they simply like bashing things – you need to usher them along to Minibeats: Perfect Percussion (Sun 10 Nov, St Georges Bristol, below). Join top percussionists from the Bristol Ensemble and presenter Laura Tanner as they crash, bang and wallop their way through the wonderful world of percussion. Try your hand at an eclectic range of instruments including bells, castanets, xylophones and more.

Two sessions, at 10am (ages 3-5) and 11.15am (ages 5-8).

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The best way to trick or treat in style this Halloween? Inside Bristol Aquarium’s ghostly underwater shipwreck. Dozens of denizens of the deep will be taking over the abandoned craft as part of the Aquarium’s ‘Deeply Creepy’ event (26 Oct-3 Nov). Have yourself a spooky time in the company of some awesome aquatic critters including wolf fish, electric eel, puffer fish, piranhas and – embodying the spirit of Halloween, we feel – the malevolent, skulking and strangely fascinating moray eels. more

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enjoy Sunday Brunch markets Markets don’t get much tastier than this! From mid-September the Sunday Brunch Market will be serving up an extra-special foodie experience to shoppers browsing the bustling stalls dotted along the Harbourside Running every Sunday from 10am to 4pm, along the quayside around Cascade Steps and Bristol Hippodrome, the Sunday Brunch Market will feature a variety of stalls from the traditional to the weird and wonderful: street food on offer will range from Indian spiced breakfasts to classic eggs and locally smoked bacon – as well as the Vietnamese banh mi, a sandwich combining elements of both French and Vietnamese cuisines.

“Our ambition for the Sunday Brunch Market is not only to create a delicious and good value foodie

experience, but also to add live performances and other attractions and make it a brilliant place to while away a day,” reveals James Dingle of No.1 Harbourside, the popular local restaurant and bar that created the Harbourside Market. “We want to make the Brunch Market a real Sunday destination for Bristolians – a place for long, lazy days spent browsing intriguing stalls, listening to live music and sampling delicious, exotic food along the historic waterfront.” more facebook.com/ harboursidemarket

Gourmets and bon viveurs among you should make a beeline for the chocolate, wine and spirit matching event to be held at Bristol’s Hotel du Vin on Saturday 5 October (35.30pm, £20). The hotel/restaurant’s head sommelier Zon Moua will join award-winning chocolatier Julia Wenlock to present fantastic chocolates skilfully matched with a selection of wines and spirits: you’ll also learn all about the chocolatemaking process. more hotelduvin.com/locations/ bristol/events/

Day of the Dead Bristol Day of the Dead Halloween Festival returns to the Amphitheatre for a second time on Saturday 26 October, promising an eclectic and distinctly un-maudlin mix of live music, fireworks and fun stuff for all the family. Inspired

by Mexico’s Dia de los Muertos, a holiday for remembering and celebrating lost loved ones, the day promises another unique and eclectic mix of West Country and Latino culture. more

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Try something different this Christmas and head to Myristica for Fish Amritsari tilapia fish marinated in yoghurt with tangy tamarind chutney ... Ghost labadar lamb in brown onion sauce with cabbage and mushrooms ... Peshwari samosas filo pastry filled with crushed nuts and coconut served with cashew nut and rose flavoured ice cream. Lunch £17.95, dinner £24.95 per person. more myristica.co.uk 22 shipshape

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see Ashton Court Producers’ Market Head to the historic stables courtyard at Ashton Court, on Bristol’s southwestern fringe, on the third Sunday of every month (10.30am-3.30pm) to find this excellent market, selling a tempting range of artisan bread and cheese, locally reared meat, organic fruit and veg, apple juice, local ale, crafts and much more. An extra market on Sunday 27 October will feature Halloween-themed food, stallholders in fancy dress, facepainting and other ghoulish activities.

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Shhh Festival This splendidly-named all-day festival (Folk House, Sun 15 Sep) promises a wealth of quiet music and art. Curated by Bristol folk singer/ songwriter Rachael Dadd, the day’s guests include fellow folk chanteuses Rozi Plain and Nancy Elizabeth, plus international visitors including Belgium’s Le Ton Mité, creator of beautiful minimalist vignettes for acoustic guitar and voice. Alongside the (quiet) performance spaces, there will be live drawing, workshops in instrument making and zine design, as well as busking in the garden. Blissful. more

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Encounters The internationally renowned Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival returns to Watershed and Arnolfini, once again featuring the best and brightest emerging short film talent from around the world Highlights from this year’s festival (Tue 17-Sun 22 Sep) include a focus on contemporary Swiss cinema, a retrospective of animator Richard Williams (Who Framed Roger Rabbit?) and a showcase of music videos. If you like your entertainment al fresco, get down to Bristol’s parks for the Solar Cinema Tour.

This year will also feature the largest-ever animation programme at Encounters, with 113 entries making the final cut. We asked Animation Programme Manager Kieran Argo to pick out five gems from the 2013 programme.

fingers. With striking music, this playful black and white short is sure to stick in the memory.

Ancient

Time to Go

This short by film-maker Luka Bajt, who is based in the area, tells the story of a mythological creature and his journey through an animated landscape.

Bydlo

Inspired by Mussorgsky’s music, Canadian Patrick Bouchard’s Bydlo is a visually arresting stopmotion rendering of the cycle of life, the power of man and beast, and the beauty and horror of labour.

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This film (pictured) explores the tales and life of a blue crochet quadropus (or four-legged octopus) as he journeys throughout the land, turning everything he sees blue. It is set to a hip-hop track by French producer Wax Tailor.

Risehigh

Directed by up-and-coming UK animator Adam Wells, Risehigh follows a man taking an elevator to the top floor of a concrete block: on the way up, we catch a glimpse of an immediately disorientating, filmic and humorous urban existence. more

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Book now for Twilight and Illumination Christmas tours.

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Bristol Ferry Boats (bristolferry. com) and Number Seven Boat Trips (NSBT, numbersevenboattrips.com) operate regular ferry services around the Harbourside, as well as public trips and excursions. The ferry stops are illustrated on the map or visit the operators’ websites for timetable information. NSBT also operates a cross-harbour ferry from Brunel’s ss Great Britain to the Harbourside (Hotwells).

Browse 40 food and craft stalls at the Tobacco Factory Market, every Sunday, 10am-2.30pm (tobaccofactory.com). The Harbourside Market takes place every Saturday and Sunday from 10am-4pm featuring books, music, art, etc (Sat) and street food (Sun) (facebook.com/ harboursidemarket) – see page 22 for more. Finally, find artisan bread, cheese, ale and more at Ashton Court Producers’ Market on the third Sunday of the month (search ‘Ashton Court Producers Market’ on Facebook) – more on page 23.

Make Sundays Special Sun 29 Sep and Sun 20 Oct Mayor George Ferguson’s Make Sundays Special initiative continues apace as Baldwin Street and the Old City become traffic-free zones. Previous events have included a kitemaking workshop, puppetry, circus skills, street performances, a dog show, live music, dance, audio walks and more. You’ll also find a wealth of traders on Corn Street selling anything from tea to jewellery. Roads will be closed from 9am-6pm. Events take place from 11am-4pm.

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Q&A Mary Holbrook The nationally renowned, award-winning cheesemaker talks to Shipshape about her journey from museum curator to Harrods supplier

How long have you been making your goat’s cheeses?

I started out in the late 1970s, with just a couple of goats. Before that, I had been in Germany cataloguing early scientific instruments, and then working as curator at the Holburne Museum in Bath.

I popped into Harrods and bought lots of French goat’s cheeses. The lady behind the counter asked me if I was stocking up for a party and I told her that no, I was just checking out the competition. ‘Oh,’ she said, ‘you should have a word with Mr Taylor, our cheese buyer.’

And what led you to the goats?

And did you?

My husband came from a farming family – he was running the farm because his parents were getting old. I got involved, acquired a couple of goats, and soon found myself with more milk than I knew what to do with. I’d always liked goat’s cheese, so I learned to make soft cheeses from their milk by reading a few books.

What made you decide to keep pigs too?

Goat’s cheese produces whey as a by-product, which you need to get rid of somehow. Pigs are ideal – the whey is a real treat for them, as is any waste cheese. Ours are an old breed and, like the goats, they spend their lives outdoors.

Yes – I made an appointment for the following week. I went back with a plastic briefcase full of cheeses.

I sold sheep and goat’s cheese to Harrods for years, right up until I decided to sell our sheep flock during the 2001 foot-and-mouth epidemic.

What do you love most and least about your job?

Where else have your cheeses been sold?

Have you seen farming and food production change over past few decades?

A little later, sometime in the 1980s, [renowned London cheesemongers] Neal’s Yard Dairy was beginning to Goat’s cheese was not well known at sell cheeses made by hand on small farms like ours. That helped to pave the time – I think there were one or the way for an English cheesemaking two other makers around, no more. renaissance, especially with goat’s I started selling it at shops in Bath and Bristol, including Harvest. Then and sheep’s milk cheeses. I have sold with Neal’s Yard ever since, and I at some point I went up to London, where I was still finishing a catalogue regularly visit their ageing caves in London to help with the handling of of scientific instruments. After a my cheeses. day’s work at the Science Museum, Did the cheese business grow quickly?

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You never get away from it! But then again, we are fairly self-sufficient here on the farm. The goats eat our hay, the pigs eat the whey – there’s a nice cycle going on here.

It’s funny, really – I left the museum because there was too much bureaucracy creeping in. And now the amount of paperwork in this job is quite horrendous – more on the farming side than the cheesemaking, to be honest. That’s taken away some of the pleasure – you spend your time filling in forms, keeping records. more

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Crosstown traffic If, as you set off to work each morning, you wonder if there’s a better way of doing it, you wouldn’t be the first. Many Bristolians down the ages have cursed the daily trip to work. Eugene Byrne looks at the morning commute past and present through the eyes of some fictional Bristolians

Year: 1800 Transport: on foot

William Cottle stretches, scratches himself and notices his wife Sarah is already up, opening the window of their dormer room. She closes it quickly. It’s summer and the harbour is at low tide. The stench is strong in hot weather.

He climbs out of bed, goes to the door and shouts: “John! What news?” There’s a stirring downstairs and his apprentice shouts back: “A West India ship coming in on the noon tide! All sugar. And Old Jones’s man has just called.

Says he will be by later for some sack.”

“That’s Alderman Jones to you, you impudent pup!” he says, trying not to smile. He shouts again: “Deb! For the love of God! Coffee, girl!” The maid calls back: “Shall I make it myself, sir?” (Dear Lord, no!!) “Fetch some from Green’s.”

He gets out his best breeches and silk stockings. He’ll also wear his finest brocade waistcoat. Old Jones is the quality, a three-bottle-a-night man. A good customer.

Ten minutes later, after struggling to get the stockings on – damn this gout! – he is at work.

The backstory

Our fictional wine merchant, like most shopkeepers, businessmen, craftsmen, tradesmen and their families, lived over his workplace. In the middle ages, Bristol weavers were required by law to have the ground floor of their homes open to the street so passers-by could see they were doing a good job.

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The images used in this feature come from the Vaughan Collection at Bristol Record Office. This collection of more than 9,000 postcard images of Bristol can be viewed online at http://archives.bristol.gov.uk (reference no.

43207). Shipshape sends sincere thanks to Bristol Record Office for their help in illustrating this feature.

Rich and poor Bristolians lived next to one another.

There were relatively few enclaves where all the residents were either wealthy or impoverished, although Queen Square, built in the early 1700s, was Bristol’s first residential area specifically for the rich.

By 1800 the new suburb of Clifton was being built: Victorian Clifton fast became a standing joke for its petty snobberies, and nobody who was anybody there lived ‘over the shop’.

Year: 1900 Transport: electric tram Clara daydreams as she waits on the Fishponds Road tram stop. Clara is too modern by half for her father’s liking.

She and Papa had a lengthy argument yesterday about women’s suffrage. She envies her little brother John, who is studying engineering at the Merchant Venturers’ College.

Men have such interesting lives.

Papa’s discomfiture over the notion of female suffrage was as nothing to his outrage last week when she announced that she was saving up to buy a bicycle. To Clara, the bicycle represents freedom to go on rides in the country, on picnics with her friends, the chance to see nature, do some sketching. To Papa, bicycles are an invitation to immorality. Unchaperoned young women might ride out accompanied by men! And then what?!

The electric tram, the wonder of the age, Sir George

White’s great gift to Bristol, hums up. She climbs on.

As always it is crowded, but she doesn’t like travelling on the top. It’s unladylike to go up the stairs, displaying one’s ankles and petticoats. She pays the conductor her penny fare to Old Market.

The tram clangs and clatters its way through Eastville and along Stapleton Road. She alights at Old Market and walks to the Telephone Exchange where she works as a lady telephonist. Clara is a very modern girl indeed.

The backstory

The modern world where most people live separate from their place of work, and where they travel in for set hours working for a wage, is the invention of the late 1800s.

Likewise the electric tram. Bristol was one of the first places in Europe to electrify its public transport system in the 1890s; previously trams had been horse-drawn. The Bristol tram system made the explosive growth of the Victorian city possible, since people could now travel long distances easily and cheaply to work and shop in the middle of town.

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Year: 1955, Mode of transport: omnibus

Year: 1992 Transport: car

Tom settles onto the seat next to that skinny old lad who’s always reading the Daily Herald. The conductor takes his thruppence and winds him out a ticket.

Tom’s only 34, but he knows it’s going to rain later: his leg is gypping him something chronic today because of the shrapnel he got in Italy in ’44. That’s why he’s not riding his bike in – he’s no great lover of the bus and having to wait for the bloody thing to show up. Like the joke goes: if you want to commit suicide in Bristol, just lie in the road waiting to be run over by a bus – and die of old age.

Glancing over at the newspaper he notices an advert for Morris Minors. A car would be good, he thinks to himself.

Take Muriel and the kids out on picnics. Just nip over to Weston or Severn Beach any time we feel like it. It’s just a pipe dream. He could never afford a car on his wage as a charge-hand at George’s Brewery.

In Bedminster the passengers thin out as loads of people get off to go to work at Wills’s. Tom looks at the advert again. A picture of a smiling family driving along an empty country road. There might be a way, Tom thinks to himself. When old Bert retires later this year, Tom is a good bet for the foreman’s job. Then he could afford the car, the picnics, the seaside trips… and just drive into work when it’s raining. Anything’s better than waiting for a bus or wobbling along on your bike in the rain.

“A DAM BURST OF DREAMS FLOWS THROUGH ME!!

THEY SHOW ME WHERE I COULD BE!!”

Marion yells along with Level 42 playing on the car’s cassette player, competing with the racket of the rain hammering on the windows. The words of Heaven In My Hands are kind of ironic.

She lights a Silk Cut and has a good cough. The traffic stuck on the M32 isn’t going anywhere fast this morning.

Because of the rain she gave herself permission to drive into work this morning. She usually finds some reason for allowing herself to drive in. She has half-formed plans to walk some of the way, then get a bus down the Gloucester Road or even buy a moped. But Iris – the name she’s given her Ford Fiesta – always wins out.

Three cyclists weave in and out of the stationary traffic, zipping past her. At least in your car, you have your own company, your own music and smells. Life would have been easier if she and Steve hadn’t divorced. They had a nice house in Bishopston and you could get into town easily. Selling the house left both of them with just enough for deposits on bunny boxes in Bradley Stoke. Now they’re both in negative equity.

The traffic starts to move. She’s probably going to be late again. Especially if she has to do the usual thing of driving around Kingsdown looking for a parking space.

“I WON’T STOP UNTIL I’M HOLDING HEAVEN IN MY HANDS!!” she sings.

The backstory

Following the Blitz in 1940-41, which destroyed huge areas of central Bristol, the city was replanned. Bristol still had a huge amount of manufacturing industry and between factory smokestacks and homes heated by coal, the central area was a chronically unhealthy place.

Central Bristol was zoned for industry and business, and hardly anyone would actually live there. Instead, the working classes would live in bright, airy, healthy and smog-free suburban estates, where homes were built in huge numbers.

By now buses had replaced all the old trams as they were more modern and flexible (routes could be changed easily). The postwar planners also knew that private car ownership would increase too – which was a good thing as far as they were concerned.

They tried to build a road system to cope.

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By the 1980s, traffic congestion in Bristol at commuting time had become a huge problem. Roads like the A4 and the M32 had become bywords for morning jams, as car ownership was now so extensive that everyone wanted to drive to work. And of course tens of thousands of people were driving in each morning from outside the city.

The explosive growth in dormitory towns around Bristol, starting with Yate in the 1970s, but soon extending to massive house building around places like Thornbury, Keynsham and Weston-super-Mare, only added to Bristol’s problems.

Construction of the vast suburb of Bradley Stoke began in the late 1980s. It was explicitly built as a car-friendly place, based on the idea that each household would own at least one car, and probably more.

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Year: 2013 Transport: bike Mike weaves his way in and out of the slow-moving traffic on the A4 heading towards Temple Meads, carefully multitasking breakfast: a grain bar and a Thermos mug of coffee precariously hooked over the handlebar.

At the Temple Meads roundabout he joins the Brunel Mile, slowing down because there are so many pedestrians moving along it, trudging their merry way to the day’s toil. Across Redcliffe we go, along the side of Queen Square where the tents and marquees are up for yet another festival or beano of some kind.

Back into traffic at the edge of the square, he goes along Prince Street, across the bridge, down Wapping Road and joins the Chocolate Path along the New Cut all the way to the CREATE Centre.

Actually, he honestly will miss the morning commute. Mike works in new media and the last couple of years have been rough. Things are picking up nicely now, but his income is precarious. When Kristina got pregnant they decided she’ll go back to work teaching after she’s had the baby and he’ll combine being a house husband with some freelancing from home. When he’s busy they can always send the sprog to a childminder – and of course Kris’s mum will be over quite often. That way they’ll be able to cover the mortgage on their compact and bijou terraced slum in Totterdown.

Mike idly wonders if, now there’s a kid on the way, they’ll ever be able to afford a bigger house.

The backstory

Bikes were sexy in 1900 and they’re sexy again now. But they weren’t in the middle of the 20th century, which you might say is the cause of a lot of our problems. What’s more, the working-from-home thing is not as new as you think.

If you take the whole of Bristol’s history, you’ll see that commuting to a workplace at some distance from home is not at all normal. Quite the opposite, in fact.

trains, boats & bikes Modern commuting in a nutshell Driving into Bristol in the years to come will possibly be easier, but it’ll definitely be more expensive.

The extension of Residents’ Parking Zones (RPZs) to all of central Bristol and beyond, is hugely controversial, but the theory is that once it’s in place people can park outside their own homes more easily and we’ll wonder what all the fuss was about.

The line you get from the car lobby is that measures like RPZs should not be introduced until there is a decent public transport system in place. But actually, there already is.

One of the abiding myths is that Bristol’s bus service is still rubbish.

In truth, it’s much better than it used to be. It’s much more reliable, there are dedicated bus lanes to whizz past the stationary traffic in the rush hours, and on many routes there are electronic displays telling you how soon the next one will be along.

Bristol’s buses, especially those run by First, are expensive, but a £4 FirstDay ticket will get you to work and home again – and will certainly be cheaper than parking anywhere for the day.

Another great myth is that cycling in Bristol is dangerous. Nowadays there are vast numbers of dedicated paths and tracks, many of them completely traffic-free. It’s not just the old BristolBath railway path anymore.

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Oh, and a third myth: travelling by train is expensive. Not always. If you try the wonderful Severn Beach line, for instance, you’ll find that it’s not only reliable, but almost certainly way cheaper than taking the bus.

For information on cycling, walking, car-sharing, buses, trains and ferries, try Travel West (travelwest.info).

You’ll find good advice alongside a fiendishly useful map that you can use to plan journeys using different modes of transport, and it’ll calculate the time and distance for you.

The site also has a wealth of information on future transport plans for the Greater Bristol area, plus a load of data on traffic and transport.

Round the houses Autumn is a busy time of year for Bristol’s brilliant neighbourhood art trails. Across the next three month, artists in four of the city’s neighbourhoods throw open their doors and invite you in to see the fruits of their labours. Mark Sayers tours the creative quarters…

Clockwise from below: Rosie Webb (North Bristol Artists), Kerry Day (North Bristol Artists), Joy Roddy (West Bristol Arts Trail), Alex Varey (WBAT), Huw Richards Evans (WBAT), Leon Bennett (Art on the Hill), Stephen Mason (AOTH), Laura Cramer (WBAT), Liz Vibert (WBAT), Pan Radford (WBAT) and Janet Margrie (WBAT)

North Bristol Artists This thriving artists’ group, based across a large swathe of North Bristol, holds its annual neighbourhood art trail on 23-24 November. The North Bristol Artists trail features works by over 100 artists in homes, studios, cafes and community venues stretching from St Andrews, Gloucester Road and Bishopston to Westbury Park on the edge of the Downs. As well as all the art on walls and plinths, you’ll also find a wealth of workshops, music performances and more. Artists to look out for include painter Nick Gerolemou, who creates atmospheric scenes of Bristol and beyond, and Kerry Day, who produces beautiful, expressive portraits and nudes. more

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Front Room Totterdown’s Front Room is Bristol’s oldest and biggest art trail, established back in 2001. Around 180 artists and makers, some nationally known, will exhibit in 60 venues across this colourful and creative South Bristol suburb across the weekend of 15-17 November. Around 5,000 visitors will descend on Totterdown over the weekend, lured by the impressive variety of art on view – not to mention plenty of live music, performances, walkabout storytelling and much more.

This is Front Room’s 13th annual event, and to mark that unique milestone this year’s trail will have a ‘Superstition’ theme: expect masked balls and strange goings-on alongside the usual jampacked menu of art, music, events, workshops and partying. more

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West Bristol Arts Trail Clifton, Redland and Hotwells’ artier residents open their doors across the weekend of 12-13 October. Over 100 artists exhibit in 50 homes, shops, cafes and pubs across BS8 and BS6, and you’ll find everything from textile art to pottery, multimedia paintings to jewellery, enamels and textiles.

Well-known names showing work include painters Edward McGuirk, Vyv Hope-Scott and Feona Ness, jeweller Catherine Amesbury and sculptor Julian Warren. Venues include the Bristol School of Art (within the Royal West of England Academy), where over 20 artists will be exhibiting – the school will also host the Trail’s public preview and official launch on Friday 11 at 6pm: all welcome. Pick up a free trail map from local libraries, shops and cafes, or browse the trail’s own website to get a feel for who’s showing what where. more

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Art on the Hill The Windmill Hill and Victoria Park Arts Trail, or Art On The Hill as it’s more popularly known, returns for its seventh exhibition on the weekend of 5-6 October. More than 100 artists will be exhibiting a wide range of visual arts and crafts in over 50 venues – private homes mostly, but also a school, two pubs, the City Farm, a glass workshop and a church. During the afternoons and on Saturday evening you’ll also find a performance marquee in Victoria Park featuring music, poetry and dance, while those keen to get stuck in themselves should head for the Windmill Hill Community Centre, where you’ll find a programme of art workshops. Brochures and maps are available from mid-September. more

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Arnolfini 16 Narrow Quay, Bristol BS1 4QA arnolfini.org.uk @arnolfiniarts

(Image) Jesse Ash, Avoidance - Avoidance (A project of Transparency), CAC Bretigny, Paris. Image courtesy of the artist.

Exhibitions (free entry) Performance Family Events Boat Tours Bookshop Café Bar (open daily from 10am)

L I D O

C h r i s t m a s at lido Celebrate Christmas in our award-winning restaurant the Lido offers a unique and quirky venue, relaxed atmosphere and excellent seasonal food, all set to the stunning backdrop of our outdoor pool.

Choose from 2 courses at £27.50 or 3 courses at £32.50

Bookings are now being taken, for details email christmas@lidobristol.com or call 0117 9339530 Lido, Oakfield Place, Bristol, BS8 2BJ www.lidobristol.com

Q&A Siggy Patchitt Colston Hall’s Education Programme Coordinator is the driving force behind Bristol Plays Music, an impressive initiative aiming to make Bristol the UK’s capital for youth music What is Bristol Plays Music?

It’s Arts Council England’s music hub for Bristol. It will continue the work done by Bristol Arts and Music Service (BAMS), which has delivered high-quality music education to over 8,000 children a year. BAMS will work with us here at Colston Hall Education to create a programme of formal and informal music instruction, in and out of school time – plus concerts, celebration events and more.

A key feature is the Remix Academy, a creative development programme that aims to help young people aged four to 25 to get the most out of their passion for music, with support from professional music mentors. The programme consists of weekly workshops for each age group, with regular sharing and performance opportunities.

Why is music important for young people?

It gives them an identity, helping them to place themselves in the world and to express who they are. One of our music leaders told me that she wouldn’t have been

a musician if she hadn’t come to our sessions as a 13-year-old. I’ve seen the first steps taken by many a band who are now recording albums and touring nationally.

I have also worked with young people who are dealing with major issues – music has helped them grow into caring, positive young adults. It’s amazing to see what an impact it can have.

What are the key principles for nurturing a love of music in young people?

Creativity and ownership. The passion for music is already there: we just need to nurture their desire to improve. It is important that young people own what they do. They need to be the driving force: we are there with help and suggestions. But we must never, ever be tempted to think we know more than them.

Your aim is for Bristol to be the capital of young music-making by 2020. How will you know if you have achieved that?

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represent them if we listen to them and let them tell us what they want.

It will certainly involve higherprofile celebrations of youth music, although there is already a great deal of this going on around the city. What we want to do is give a platform for this to be celebrated nationally and internationally.

Young people in Bristol have an incredible amount to offer and, by 2020, we hope to have made real changes to the way we involve them in the whole process, from initial conception though to running the events themselves.

Does Bristol’s strong musical heritage feel a help or a hindrance to you?

Bristol is arguably the most musical city in the land, and we have placed ourselves right at the heart of music education in this city. That is an awesome responsibility, but one that we are most definitely up for. Fortunately, in a city as musically rich as Bristol, we never have to look far for inspiration. more

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Our Bristol gallery’s beautiful harbour-side setting lends itself well to paintings inspired by water. Artists from England, Wales, Scotland and Sweden interpret water in a variety of different styles and media including oil, watercolour and egg tempera.

84 Hotwell Road, Bristol, BS8 4UB T: 0117 929 2527

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BRI PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION

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As part of the Bristol Royal Infirmary’s (BRI) £80m redevelopment, photographer Simon Roberts has been asked to create a series of artworks for the hospital’s emergency department and adult ward block.

The artwork, which is being funded

by Above & Beyond, will be on display when construction is completed in 2014. In the meantime, members of the public are being asked to share their own photographs of the region. The photographs will be displayed at beholdrespondinspire. com but, even better, there’s a chance they could be installed in the permanent exhibition at the BRI. Turn the page to see some of our favourite photographs submitted so far…

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Eating & drinking A guide to our favourite restaurants, cafes, bars and pubs

arnolfini

The barley mow

bordeaux Quay

Stylish, buzzing eatery situated on the ground floor of this leading centre for contemporary arts.

Arnolfini Café Bar serves up a Mediterranean-inspired menu using locally sourced ingredients: find slates of antipasti, boards of cheese and pizzette, as well as delicious cakes and ice creams – available to eat in or take home. To drink, a small but perfectly balanced wine list from across Europe, made by small independent producers.

Beers and ciders come from Somerset and beyond.

A true beer paradise with eight handpulls and 10 keg lines, the Barley Mow offers the most carefully selected range of craft and world beers in Bristol. Perfectly blending traditional with modern, the stylish cosy interior and the courtyard seating make for a comfortable pub both indoors and out. Only five minutes’ walk from Temple Meads station and Old Market, the Barley Mow’s location away from the hubbub of the city centre makes it a pub that’s definitely worth seeking out. The menu is designed to complement the beers and to reflect the seasons, and made in house from scratch including the tomato ketchup, piccalilli and burger buns.

This sprawling Harbourside destination serves up great-tasting dishes while keeping one eye on sustainable food practices, responsible energy use and zero waste principles. The staple ingredients on the menus are sourced from the West Country in an effort to minimise food miles. It’s the first eco-restaurant to achieve a gold rating under the Soil Association’s sustainable catering scheme and is winner of the Bristol Hospitality Restaurant of the Year Award.

Bright, buzzing café-bar

Dishes: Hare and juniper ragu with homemade pappardelle and pecorino (£4.50/£8.50); fried globe artichoke with anchovy and garlic dip (£4.25); breast of lamb with apricot and lemon, candied beetroot and broad beans (£5/£9.50); brunch served every day ‘til 4pm Times: from 10am daily Book: cafebar@arnolfini.org.uk 01179 172305

16 Narrow Quay, BS1 4QA 0117 917 2305

Bristol Beer Factory’s flagship pub

Dishes: Scotch egg and piccalilli (£3), pickled cockles (£3.50), beer battered fish and chips (£8.50), roasted butternut squash and red pepper risotto (£7.50) Times: Mon-Thu 12-11pm, Fri-Sat 1211.30pm, Sun 12-10pm; food served: Mon-Sat 12-3pm and 5-9pm, Sun roasts from 12pm Book: hello@barleymowbristol.com 39 Barton Road, St Philips, BS2 0LF 0117 930 4709

Ethical restaurant, brasserie and deli

Dishes: Moules marinieres (£6.50); confit duck salad with muscat grapes, walnuts, celery and raspberry vinegar (£7); BQ cheeseboard (£7.50) Times: restaurant: Sat 6-10pm, Sun 12-3pm; brasserie: MonSat 9-11.30am, 12-10.30pm, Sun 9-11.30am, 12-9pm; deli: Mon-Sat 9am-6pm, Sun 9am-4pm Book: brasserie@bordeaux-quay.co.uk, restaurant@bordeaux-quay.co.uk

V Shed, Canons Way BS1 5UH 0117 943 1200

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glassboat

Sophisticated bistro classics

giuseppe’s No.1 Harbourside ristorante & pizzeria Multifaceted dockside venue Authentic Italian food

Located on the floating harbour in Bristol, Glassboat affords spectacular views of the city: bridges, churches and swans on the water. Whatever the celebration, small or large, with work or with loved ones, Glassboat remains the considered waterside restaurant of choice of Bristolians.

Glassboat chef Charlie Hurrell, uses only the best local suppliers and cooks classic dishes simply. Groups of up to 40 can be accommodated on the lower deck. The ideal private space for your event.

Dishes: Devilled veal kidneys on toast (£7); roast turbot, cauliflower, caper and almond brown butter (£21.50); fig tarte fine, vanilla ice cream (6.50); Sunday roast £21 for three courses.

Times: lunch: Tue-Fri 12-2.30pm; dinner: Mon-Sat 5.30-10pm; Sunday lunch: 12-4pm.

Book: restaurant@glassboat.co.uk Offer: two-course lunch for £10 Christmas bookings: Now being taken, please see website for a sample menu www.glassboat.co.uk

This family-run business in the heart of Bristol has been serving up delicious, traditional Italian dishes for over 25 years. Owner Giuseppe came to Bristol determined to serve up authentic Italian cooking in a traditional setting at an affordable price, offering customers a true experience of Italian hospitality. He’s been true to his word and the cosy restaurant has now become a firm favourite for business lunches, family get-togethers and romantic dinner dates alike. Head here to sample some of the best Italian cuisine the city has to offer.

Dishes: Fresh mussels cooked in spicy tomato sauce (£6.25); fillet of pork cooked in cream and Dolcelatte cheese sauce (£14.65); salmon al forno (£15.95).

Times: Mon-Tue 12-2.30pm and 5.30-11pm, Wed-Sat 12-11pm, Sun 3pm-late Book: 0117 926 4869

Rather wonderful restaurant, bar, music venue, cake shop and home to the brilliant Harbourside market.

The restaurant produces a short and elegant, weekly changing menu that showcases the best in regional produce, including delicious vegetarian dishes. The bar serves a wide range of brewed-in-Bristol craft beers, Somerset ciders, specialist spirits and a European wine list featuring some great English whites from just down the road. If live music is your thing, catch the best of Bristol’s musical talent on the little stage on Wednesday to Saturday nights – visit no1harbourside.co.uk/ music/ for listings.

Dishes: Chef’s salad (£6.50); Cornish mussels served with black pepper fries (£6); silverside of Herefordshire beef with horseradish cream (£11) Times: Mon-Thu 10am-12am, FriSat 10am-1am, Sun 10am-11.30pm; lunch: 12-3pm, dinner: 5-9pm (weekends: food served all day).

Book: ahoy@no1harbourside.co.uk

Welsh Back, BS1 4SB 0117 929 0704

59 Baldwin Street, BS1 1QZ 0117 926 4869

1 Canons Road, BS1 5UH 0117 929 1100

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no1harbourside.co.uk

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B r i sto l Record Office Online catalogue: archives.bristol.gov.uk www.bristol.gov.uk/recordoffice T: 0117 922 4224 E: bro@bristol.gov.uk B Bond Warehouse Smeaton Road Bristol BS1 6XN

The Rummer Hotel All Saints Lane, Bristol, BS1 1JH Tel : 0117 9290111 www.therummer.net

Our philosophy is to make everything in house, so we only use our own baked bread and homemade pickles, chutneys, sauces & jams. Our meats, fish & veg are locally sourced and our excellent suppliers ensure the produce reaching us is of a very high quality.

Sunday lunch Highlights

Wednesday Steak Night

Cornish Crab Cake £6.50;Rare Roast Topside of Hereford Beef £10.50; Pork Belly & Crackling; Goats Cheese & Pink Gooseberry Cheesecake £5.00. Fixed Price Option: 3 courses for £17.95

Every Wednesday for the duration of 2013, our head chef will be hosting a Beef Steak evening. He will be sourcing the finest beef from around the country and beyond, butchering in-house, and serving with a selection of his own sauces and sides. Cuts, prices and cow variety will vary week to week, but we will be kicking off the series with Rib-Eye of Dexter Beef from Stream Farm, served with goose fat chips at £20, or 3 courses at £30.

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lido restaurant, spa & pool

lockside

The Lido is an oasis of calm in the heart of Bristol, where chef Freddy Bird presides over two floors of poolside dining. It’s the only choice for great food and relaxation. As well as lunch and dinner the poolside bar serves breakfast from 8am-11.30am, tapas from noon until 10pm and afternoon tea from 2.30pm-5.30pm.

Lovely, laid-back café on the edge of Cumberland Basin offering a range of tasty breakfasts (served all day), brunch and lunchtime treats.

Formerly known as the Venturers’ Rest and Popeye’s Diner (not to mention acting as the location for Sid’s Café in Only Fools and Horses), Lockside is bright and airy, boasting fantastic views of the surrounding docks. In the warmer months customers can make the most of the alfresco seating. Lockside is also available for private hire and can cater for up to 75 people.

Celebrations can be tailored to meet your requirements.

Laid-back waterside café

European-inspired dishes

Dishes: Crab, apple, tarragon & paprika on toast (£8); Iberico pig’s cheeks, cooked in Asturian cider, parsnip and vanilla purée, watercress, apple (£17.50); Amaretto cherry and pistachio tart, or freshly churned Lido ice cream Times: restaurant: 12-3pm and 6-10pm, closed Sun evening; spa: 7am-10pm; poolside bar: Mon-Sat from 8am, Sun from 9am Book: spa@lidobristol.com Christmas bookings: Now being taken, please see website for a sample menu www.lidobristol.com/ restaurant

Mud dock Café & cycleworks Mediterranean menu

Dishes: Early bird breakfast with tea and toast (£5.95); poached egg with bubble and squeak and crispy pancetta (£8.95); warm salad of pan-fried calamari and chorizo and sweet chilli sauce (£9.50); blueberry cheesecake (£3.75) Times: Mon-Fri 7am-4pm, Sat 8am4pm, Sun 9am-4pm Book: 0117 925 5800

A hip hang-out for the city’s cyclists since 1994, Mud Dock Café has more than its million-dollar views and rustic decor to thank for its legions of fans. Freshly prepared meals with a Mediterranean twist keep diners sated from sun-up to sundown: favourites include the BIG breakfast to start, mushroom and baby spinach gnocchi with Stilton for lunch and the Mud Dock burger (made with locallysourced beef) for dinner. Head downstairs to the Cycleworks to find a range of bikes, secure bike shed, servicing and repairs, workshops, apparel and more.

Dishes: Green shell mussels in a coconut chilli and fennel sauce (£5.95); barley risotto, roasted squash, sage and almond (£12.95); zesty orange bread and butter pudding (£4.65) Times: Café: Sun-Mon 10am-5pm, Tue-Thu 10am-10pm, Fri 10am-11pm, Sat 9am-11pm; Cycleworks: Mon-Fri 8.30am-6pm, Sat 9am-6pm Book: mail@mud-dock.co.uk

Oakfield Place, BS8 2BJ 0117 933 9530

No 1 Brunel Lock Road, BS1 6XS 0117 925 5800

40 The Grove, BS1 4RB 0117 934 9734

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lockside.net

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mud dock deli

myristica

ROSEMARINO

Mud Dock Café and Cycleworks’ sister establishment launched last year, taking up residence in a beautiful 19th-century stone building just behind M Shed. The Deli’s all-day menu is packed with scrumptious delights to eat in or take away for breakfast, lunch and supper, including freshly baked cakes, pies, Scotch eggs, pizza, fish and chips, sandwiches and wraps. Full brunches are served at weekends. Customers on the move can also find a deli on the ground floor selling a variety of produce.

Mud Dock Deli is also the perfect venue for private parties of up to 60. Head to the Deli on the first Thursday of the month to enjoy a beer, a pizza and two classic cycling films for £10 – online booking is now available.

Gazing serenely over Welsh Back, Myristica is one of the highlights of the harbour’s impressive dining landscape. The menu features a range of beautifully crafted dishes from across the Indian subcontinent.

Kick off with baby squid deep-fried and tossed with bell peppers, chilli flakes and honey, and move on to pista murgh (breast of chicken in a mild cream sauce with ground pistachios and saffron). Then round things off with a luxuriant chocolate samosa dessert and ice cream.

Located on a wonderfully sunny corner just outside Clifton village, Rosemarino are the winners of ‘Best Breakfast’ & ‘Best Italian’ at the Bristol Good Food Awards 2012 & 2013. Their emphasis is on freshly prepared Italian-inspired food created using a combination of ingredients from locally based suppliers and exclusively imported Italian produce.

Rosemarino really is a little gem to enjoy any time of the day, whether you visit for a full Italian feast, the legendary breakfasts or simply a coffee over the papers.

Eat in or take away

Fine Indian dining

Dishes: Rabbit varuval (£6.95); achari venison (£12.95); okra stir fry (£4.95); chocolate samosas (£3.45) Times: lunch: Mon-Fri 12-2pm; dinner: Mon-Sat 5.30-11.30pm, Sun 5.30-10.30pm (last orders at 10pm) Book: myristica.co.uk

Dishes: Breakfast butty; fish and chips; freshly baked cakes Times: Mon-Fri 8am-6pm, Sat 9am-6pm, Sun 9am-5pm.

Book: deli@mud-dock.co.uk

Award-winning Italian

Dishes: Duck and lemon thyme meatballs with porcini pappardelle (£7.25); Pan-fried cod fillet wrapped in lardo with squid ink vermicelli (£14.75); White peach compote, zabaglione, poppyseed tuille (£5.75) Times: Breakfast and brunch: MonSun 9-3pm; lunch Mon-Sun 12-3pm; dinner Tues-Sat 6-10pm; Sunday lunch: 12-3pm.

Book: info@rosemarino.co.uk Offer: Lunch and glass of vino for £10

Cumberland Road, BS1 6DS 0117 929 2141

51 Welsh Back, BS1 4AN 0117 927 2277

1 York Place, Clifton, BS8 1AH 0117 9736677

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myristica.co.uk

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shakespeare tavern

tobacco factory

Watershed CAFé/bar

This beloved old harbour boozer (and longest-serving ale house in Bristol) serves up an appetising mix of traditional dishes and sharing platters. Great deals include a sandwich, side and drink for £5.99, burger and drink for £7.49 and ‘share the love’ – a sharing platter plus a bottle of wine for £11.99. Behind the bar, choose from seven cask ales (including Golden Hen and Shakespeare), draught cider and lager and more than 15 types of wine.

A popular social hub in the heart of Southville. The solid, industrial interior of the large, contemporary Café Bar reflects the building’s history and, together with the music and lighting, ongoing art exhibitions and its young friendly staff, it has a great, welcoming atmosphere. The open kitchen serves healthy British/Mediterraneaninspired food with evening and weekend specials updated to reflect the seasons. There are two outdoor areas – the covered terrace and the open-air yard – and various events take place throughout the year, including Factoberfest on 14 & 15 September, with a fantastic range of beers. Regular Sunday market with up to 40 stalls.

Open every day from early in the morning to late at night, Watershed Café/Bar offers breakfast, lunch and evening meals all following a simple policy: stay fresh, local and seasonal. The ‘plot to plate’ policy means all ingredients are sourced from local suppliers, so you can eat a healthy, balanced menu while supporting the local economy. The bar stocks local favourites like Cotswold Lager and Cider, Arbor Ales and Bath Ales alongside a range of bottled drinks (which can be taken into the cinema), spirits, wines and hot and cold drinks. Free Wi-Fi is available to use throughout the Café/Bar.

Menu highlights: Mezze with handmade bread (£7.20); scallops wrapped in Serrano ham with prawns, dill, Savoy cabbage and crushed new potatoes (£9.80).

Times: Mon-Thu 12-11pm, Fri-Sat 12pm-12am, Sun 10am-11pm Book: 0117 902 0060 cafebar@tobaccofactory.com

Menu highlights: Battered whitebait (£5); African beef ribs (£5.50); Moroccan spiced lamb burger (£10.95); Watershed fish and chips (£10.95); homemade sorbet £3.50).

Times: Mon 10am-11pm, Tue-Fri 9.30am-11pm, Sat 10am-11pm, Sun 10am-10.30pm Book: cafebar@watershed.co.uk

Raleigh Road, BS3 1TF 0117 902 0060

1 Canons Road, BS1 5TX 0117 927 5101

tobaccofactory.com

watershed.co.uk

Traditional Harbourside pub

Dishes: Cheesy garlic ciabatta (£2.99); hunter’s chicken (£5.99); butternut squash and sage cannelloni (£5.49); Sunday roast (£8.49); jam roly poly (£3.79) Times: Mon-Thu 11am-11pm, Fri-Sat 11am-12am, Sun 11am-11pm Book: @shakespearestav, facebook.com/theshakespearetavern Don’t miss: On 27 Sep join us for the world’s biggest coffee morning in aid of Macmillan Cancer Research and watch out for our new menu launch on 1 October.

68 Prince Street, BS1 4QD 0117 929 7695

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Social space serving seasonal food

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Public art Marten Röstel, photographic artist and Exhibition Manager at Bedminster’s Grant Bradley Gallery, chooses his five favourite pieces of public art

2 ‘Follow Me’ by Jeppe Hein, which can be found in Bristol University’s fantastic Royal Fort Gardens. Walking through this large sculpture of mirrors makes for a surreal and quite magical experience.

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Pic: Rosdiadee Nordin (flickr.com/ photos/bitterbutter2000)

1 Any of the interesting installations in Millennium Square. I especially like Graham Ibbeson’s Cary Grant sculpture: Ibbeson has chosen a casual, natural pose for this sculpture of a Bristolian icon.

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3 Any one of the pieces by

sculptor Barry Lewis on display at Windmill Hill City Farm, Bedminster. Barry’s masterfully created sculptures of various fauna not only convey an important message about recycling, they’re also great fun.

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4 Luke Jerram’s sculpture ‘Maya’, on display at Temple Meads station.

This pixellated study of a young girl standing alone and staring vacantly ahead has a spooky presence on the platform – especially when viewed from a distance.

5 Any of the murals around town by Bristol artist Andy Council. I love his wildly imaginative dinosaurs and other beasts composed from Bristol cityscapes. more

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wapping wharf

car park Cheap City Parking Monday to Friday Up to 1 hour

Saturday 80p

1-2 hours

£1.50

2-4 hours

£3.80

Over 4 hours

£7

Any period

Sunday & Bank Holidays Any period

Week £28 Month

£2.50

£85

Special corporate rates available for 5 cars or more.

Monthly season ticket enquiries: 0207 563 3000

To all our customers, Please note that the car park will remain open and fully operational for at least the next two years whilst we build phase one of the Wapping Wharf Development.

We will keep you informed of progress.

sat nav: bs1 4rw www.wappingwharf.co.uk/cheapparking

£1.50