This book explores the colourful & fascinating history of Bristol through visible signs that it has left behind. It takes a fresh look at some of the city`s well-known
- & not so well-know
- buildings, & is also a guide to some of the many statues, columns, plaques & other memorials that can be found across the city. Once described as `the most beautiful, interesting & distinguished city in England`, Bristol has had a dramatic history since it was granted county status in 1373. It has seen prison riots & shipwrecks, royal visits & hangings: discover the building once called `the Devil`s Cathedral`, the inn where Robinson Crusoe met Daniel Defoe, or the church where you can find the rib bone of a whale brought back from John Cabot`s voyage to Newfoundland in 1497. ” Bristol: History You Can See” shows that evidence of the past can be seen in everyday surroundings & will fascinate all who know the area.