BBC Radio Bristol Interview
On Sunday 26 July I was interviewed by Adam Crowther on BBC Radio Bristol about the Bristol Slave Trade walk, which I have conducted in Bristol since March 2019 on behalf of Liz Gamlin and Bristol and South West Tour Guides. The interview explained why I had started the Bristol Slave Trade walk and what the walk incorporated, particularly Bristol’s history as a port from the late Saxon period in the 10C, the Bristol white Slave Trade to Southern Ireland in the 11C, Bristol’s growth as a port in the 12C on the back of the wine trade with Bordeaux in South West France, through to Bristol’s early participation in the development of the English colonies in America from the early 17C and then to Bristol’s participation in the English Slave Trade from about 1660, circumventing the monopoly of the English Chartered Companies, and then formally from 1698, the legal start date of the Slave Trade in Bristol, through to the Abolition of the Slave Trade in 1807. Please see the recording below.
Other Tours
Bristol Highlights
Walk
Explore the streets of bustling Bristol with an informative commentary covering the history of the city, both good and bad. PRIVATE GROUPS ONLY
Bath’s Slave Economy in 18th Century Walk
The walk will look at how Georgian Bath was constructed and funded, and of those persons behind the construction, and of their specific connections with the slave economy operating in Britain at that time. PRIVATE GROUPS ONLY
Bristol
Coach Tour
A panoramic guided tour of stunning Bristol, taking in key sights and landmarks with an informative commentary covering Bristol’s 1,000 year history as a port.
