Clive Burlton; Bristol’s Lost City

Clive Burlton; Bristol’s Lost City

Shortly after writing his first book, Trenches to Trams, Clive co-founded Bristol Books, the not-for-profit local publisher in 2012.

Since then, he has written four further books and co-authored three others. He has curated several exhibitions; produced local films; runs tours to the Western Front battlefields and is a regular speaker to community groups across the city. Clive is a Trustee of the Friends of Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives charity.

In Bristol’s Lost City, Clive tells the remarkable story of the Bristol International Exhibition of 1914 and how the site it occupied was transformed by the War Office for use as a barracks. Part trade fair, part theme park, the Exhibition was already failing financially before the war closed it for good.

The well-illustrated talk includes unique film footage of Bristol in 1914, the playing of a local recruitment song, and a display of objects produced for the Exhibition.

Tickets (£10) are available via Eventbrite – please use link below or via the library during library opening hours (cash only please) or on a Wednesday morning from 10.30 until 12.30 (or until 4pm on Wednesday matinee days).  On a Wednesday, card payments can be taken.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/719096636397?aff=oddtdtcreator