Bristol Weekend
Bristol Weekend
Thursday 30 April – Saturday 2 May
Start time/place: 6pm/The Arnolfini Centre, 16 Narrow Quay, Bristol, BS1 4QA
Finish time/place: early afternoon (exact time tbc)/Bristol city centre
Join us for a bank-holiday weekend exploring little known gems and famous landmarks of Bristol. We’ll see the recently refurbished Grade II*–listed Clifton Cathedral (1973), the last major cathedral to be built in Britain; ‘Bauhaus, Breuer, Bristol’ exhibition and lots of Brutalism.
Thursday will start off at 6:30pm with a lecture on Brutalism/C20 architecture at The Arnolfini, followed by drinks at ‘The Architect’ - Design West’s riverside bar next door.
Friday and Saturday will include walking tours of Bristol led by Andrew Eberlin (author of ‘Brutiful Bristol’) and Elliott Sargeant (Bristol Modernist Society), which will give a chance to see the interior of The Broadmead Baptist Church (‘above the shops’) (Ronald Hubert Sims, 1969) and take in the view from the top of the Rupert Street Car Park. We will also visit the The Stradling Collection to see the Bauhaus, Breuer, Bristol exhibition.
The tour is being organised by Jenny Berrisford, who is a mid-century enthusiast and supporter of C20 Society; she restored and lives in Mervyn Seal’s Grade II listed Parkham Wood House.
C20 Members£190
Non-members£210
Numbers limited to 25
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Above: Grade II*–listed, Roman Catholic Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Paul (1969–73) was the last major cathedral to be built in Britain. Photo by Andrew Eberlin.
The Twentieth Century Society is an IHBC (Institute of Historic Building conservation) recognised CPD provider and a registered charity, no 1110244.