The Bristol accent according to Bristolians
Bristol people are often proud of who they are and how they sound.
Home-grown speakers in these clips recorded for the opening of M Shed discuss the Bristol accent, words and phrases unique to the city, and how the accent is judged outside Bristol.
The Social History collection contains about 40,000 items, nearly all of which are linked to Bristol and the surrounding area. The collection comprises objects relating to community and domestic life, personal effects, working life and clothing. Items from the collection can be seen on display at M Shed and Blaise Museum, and by appointment. The […]
The aim of this collection is to have a complete series of maps of the city. So far, these range from Hoefnagle’s 1581 map of Brightstowe to Fuller’s 2014 map of Bristol. The maps show the development and expansion of the city over the centuries, documenting the history of the city as the population grew, as industries started […]