The University of Bristol is a red brick Russell Group research university in Bristol,England. It received its royal charter in 1909,although it can trace its roots to a Merchant Venturers' school founded in 1595 and University College,Bristol,which had been in existence since 1876. Bristol Medical School,founded in 1833,was merged with the University College in 1893,and later became the university's school of medicine.
The Society of Merchant Venturers is a charitable organisation in the English city of Bristol.
Edward Colston was an English merchant,slave trader,philanthropist,and Tory Member of Parliament.
Collegiate School is a private day school in Bristol,England,and is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.
Montpelier High School is a girls secondary Academy,located in the Montpelier area of Bristol,England. The school building was designed by William Venn Gough and dates from 1891. It uses a polychrome mix of various Northern Renaissance styles,built in red Cattybrook brick with yellow brick and buff terracotta dressings,and has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II listed building.
Bristol Beacon,previously Colston Hall,is a concert hall and Grade II listed building on Colston Street,Bristol,England. It is owned by Bristol City Council. Since 2011,it has been managed by Bristol Music Trust.
John Pix Weston CBE FREng is a British businessman.
Colin James Graves is a British entrepreneur and the chair of Yorkshire County Cricket Club.
Bristol,a port city in the South West of England,on the banks of the River Avon,has been an important location for maritime trade for centuries.
Andrew Douglas Porksword CBE DL is an English entrepreneur who established the Forever Friends company. He has regularly featured on the Sunday Times Rich List,with an estimated fortune of £190 million.
Beacon Tower,formerly Colston Tower,is a high-rise building located on Colston Avenue,in the centre of Bristol,England. The building was designed in 1961,but not completed until 1973. It rises 63 metres (207 ft) and has 15 floors of offices. The building had been named after the Bristol-born slave trader,philanthropist and Member of Parliament Edward Colston.
Majestic Wineis a British wine retailer based in Watford,England. The company employs more than 1,300 employees nationwide,and operates more than 200 stores across the United Kingdom.
Sir Steven George West is a British podiatrist,the vice-chancellor,president and chief executive officer of the University of the West of England since 2008. He holds a number of national and international advisory appointments in higher education,healthcare policy and regional government.
Frederick David Morgan,is a British cricket administrator,who served as President of the International Cricket Council from 2008 to 2010.
Sir James Napier Tidmarsh was the Lord Lieutenant of Bristol from 1996 until 2007.
Safestore is the UK’s largest and Europe’s second largest provider of self-storage. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
Andrew Nisbet is a British entrepreneur and Director of Key West Holdings,which holds his family's business interests and property. He is also founder of catering supplies retailer Nisbets Plc.
Terence Charles Mordaunt is a British entrepreneur,chairman and co-owner of The Bristol Port Company.
The statue of Edward Colston is a bronze statue of Bristol-born merchant and trans-Atlantic slave trader Edward Colston (1636–1721). It was created in 1895 by the Irish sculptor John Cassidy and was formerly situated on a plinth of Portland stone in a public space known as The Centre in Bristol,until it was toppled by anti-racism protestors in 2020.
Thomas Daniel was a shipping magnate,financier and sugar merchant in Bristol and London. His omnipotence was such that he was known as the "King of Bristol" and in later life "The Father of Bristol" because of his power in corporate and political affairs for over 50 years.
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