Visited our MShed exhibition? please let us know what you thought
Could you spare five minutes to fill in a short survey on our exhibition about the Guild of the Brave Poor Things?
The people and culture of the Bristol Guild and other organisations
A selection of early to mid 20th century papers and books from the Guild, Chailey Heritage Sussex and the Bristol Council for the Disabled, giving an insight into individuals, their lives, and what was expected of members.
Brave, Poor – and Livestreamed
Save the link: we will be livestreaming our event looking to the past and future of disabled people from this page on 20th October as part of the Festival of the Future City.
Guild of the Brave photograph albums
Photograph albums of the Guild of the Brave from around the First World War.
The end of the Bristol Guild
Why a club for disabled people, which lasted for almost a century, decided to close in the 1980s.
Turning local history into a digital game
How do you go about creating a digital game from local, historical archive material? One of our workshop participants describes the experience.
Our exhibition plans 2017 – 18
We are planning three exhibitions to reveal what we have discovered during the History of Place project at major venues in Bristol, Liverpool and London.
Ada Vachell: a life
The story of feminist and champion of the rights of disabled people, Ada Vachell, and how she created the Bristol Guild.
Launch of our film about the Guild in Bristol
Young people involved in creating a film about the ‘Guild of the Brave Poor Things’ in Bristol presented the film they created and discussed how to approach the language of the past.
Language and disability: who cares? (I do).
Laurine Groux-Moreau reflected on language and disability at the History of Place event which took place at the MShed on Saturday 3rd December 2016. This is her talk.