Dear Members of the Kingswood History Society I hope that you don’t mind me contacting you. I am researching evidence of football prior to 1860. There is far more of it than hitherto thought. The British Newspaper Archive has brought much to light from c1740 and has already upset the orthodox account of football’s origins. Having discovered a number of pre-modern references to football in the West Country, I am interested to know of any further references to football in…
Professor Brian Vincent delivered a compelling overview as to the contributions made by this prominent Bristol family. It covered over 5 generations. The family had it routes in Pilton, North Somerset but moved to Bristol in 1780. Family members becoming publicans through the generations, Jolly Mitre (Queen Square), Plume of Feathers (St Phillips), Horse and Jockey (Marybush Lane), Packhorse (Lawrence Hill). William Herapath (1796 – 1868) was the main focus of the talk. Professor of Chemistry at the Bristol Medical…