The Society of Merchant Venturers is a charitable organisation in the English city of Bristol.
Ashley Fraser Giles is a former English first-class cricketer,who played 54 Test matches and 62 One Day Internationals for England before being forced to retire due to a recurring hip injury. Giles played the entirety of his 14-year first-class career at Warwickshire County Cricket Club.
Edward Colston was an English merchant,slave trader,philanthropist,and Tory Member of Parliament.
Stapleton is an area in the northeastern suburbs of the city of Bristol,England. The name is colloquially used today to describe the ribbon village along Bell Hill and Park Road in the Frome Valley. It borders Eastville to the South and Begbrook and Frenchay to the North. It comprises an eclectic mix of housing mainly from the Victorian,Edwardian,inter-war and late 20th century periods.
Collegiate School is a private day school in Bristol,England,and is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. It is currently in a period of transition from the name Colston’s to Collegiate after BLM protests in 2020.
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 who founded the Costcutter chain of convenience stores before serving as Chairman of the ECB.
Bristol,a port city in south-west England,was involved in the transatlantic slave trade. Bristol's part in the trade was prominent in the 17th and 18th centuries as the city's merchants used their position to gain involvement. It is estimated that over 500,000 enslaved African people were traded by Bristol merchants.
Andrew Douglas Brownsword 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 the UK's largest specialist wine retailer. The company employs more than 1,300 employees nationwide,and operates more than 200 stores across the United Kingdom. The business is headquartered in Watford and has a distribution centre in Hemel Hempstead.
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 Director of Key West Holdings,which holds his family's interests in catering supplies 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 erected 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.
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