West/ South West
Bath
Fairfield House in Bath is where Haile Selassie I lived in exile during the Italian occupation of (then) Abyssinia.
[home]
Bristol
Bristol Bus Depot, site of the 1963 boycott where campaigners overturned a ban on ethnic minorities working on Bristol’s buses.
[racism & resistance]
The Black and White cafe, St Pauls;
Early 80's as a teenager, Ska, Two Tone, Reggae, The Clash etc was the music of the day, brought black & white, young & old together at the Black & White Cafe
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/st-pauls-riots-37-years-17634 …
https://youtu.be/IpVvrSGB5js
The St Paul's Riots 37 years on
In April 1980 the police raided the notorious Black and White Cafe. What followed was seven hours of violent rioting in a night Bristol has not forg...
bristolpost.co.uk
[racism & resistance]
Bamboo Club , St Paul’s Bristol -
Blue plaque unveiled on site of Bamboo Club
bristol247.com
[culture]
Christmas Steps, home of Carlos Trower, the African Blondin, funambulist
Carlos Trower (1850-1889) escaped slavery in America to become one of the world’s greatest ever high-rope walkers, known as ‘The African Blondin.’ Living in Victorian England for most of his life, he resided in Bristol at 7 Christmas Steps during the 1870s. He performed for thousands at Colston Hall in 1888, walking forwards and backwards, blindfolded and in shackles on a rope 50 feet high reaching 120 feet from the organ to the President’s gallery. Carlos lived a remarkable life and performed at some extraordinary locations, including at the 1884 International Exhibition held at the Crystal Palace in Sydenham. His daring performances supported the emancipation of slaves and championed many charities helping those in need throughout his career. He died from a painful illness in 1889. At the time of his death, his family resided at 120 Stamford Street, London.
[home/ work]
Seven Stars pub, location of first abolition meetings (?)
[racism & resistance]
MCX Community Centre
Ivy Church
[culture]
Gloucestershire
Sezincote House
[home]
Worcester
Wylds Lane is at the heart of successive Asian communities from Kashmir, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Worcester's mosque is in the former workhouse on Tallow Hill.
[culture / place]
Cardiff
Tiger Bay - first multi-cultural community in the UK
[place]
Roy Francis Rugby League player & Coach, from Tiger Bay. He was the first Black British professional coach in any sport; when he became coach of Hull FC in 1954.
[work]
Devon
Salcombe Cannon wreck site - items from a C17 wreck, including the largest assemblage of Islamic coins, North African/ Marrakech as the dominant mint, ever found in the UK
[culture]
Isle of Wight
Wreck of the SS Mendi - 618 Non-combatant Black South African corps died when the ship sank.. Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton - memorial commemorating the loss of 1900 Commonwealth Land and Air Forces
[culture/ origins]
Osborne House
[home]
Church Crookham, Hampshire
Barracks for a battalion of Gurkha (Nepali) soldiers
[culture/ origins]
Southampton
Church of God - Redundant Methodist chapel saved in the 1960s and used mainly by the Caribbean community