Place The Assembly Coffee-house, Bristol Quay
On the 16th June, 1795, Coleridge delivered his Lecture on the Slave Trade. The day before giving the speech, Coleridge...
Place Chilcompton
Coleridge's first Somerset poem was written as a result of his walking tour with Southey in August 1794. From Bristol Coleridge and...
Place Colston's Hospital
Edward Colston (1636-1721), infamous for his part in the slave trade, was also a benefactor in many parts of Bristol. In 1707 he...
Place The Pneumatic Institute, Dowry Square
In 1799, Dr Beddoes established the Pneumatic Institute which specialised in incurable diseases. Along with Davy, Beddoes's...
Place Redcliffe Way: the Birthplace of Chatterton
Thomas Chatterton (1752 – 1770) was born here. The author of pseudo-medieval poetry and caustic satire, he is famous as the father of...
Place The Old Library
King Street: the Old Library, build 1738-40, was used by Coleridge, Southey and Humphrey Davy. It replaced an older library on the same...