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Paul Barnett and the Purton Hulks
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| Maritime historian, Paul Barnett, first came across the historic Purton hulks, which litter the banks of the River Severn, as a teenager back in the 1970’s and now he is on a mission to save them from total extinction at the hands of vandals, trophy hunters and the weather.
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Paddle Steamers of the Bristol Channel
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| No maritime history of the Bristol Channel would be complete without mention of P and A Campbell’s famous White Funnel Fleet. Read here about the Bristol and Cardiff Queens and a few of their illustrious forebears.
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M F Freeman
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| A special milestone in the fascinating development of the entrepreneurial Freeman family business centred on Drybrook, Gloucestershire, has been reached this year.
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TR Hayes of Bath
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| German Zeppelins, floods, bombs and more recently even the quest for Roman remains, have all played a part in shaping and adapting this remarkable business, which attracts customers from far and wide
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Our immigrant ancester, José Francisco
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| What can have been within the mind of a young lad who hailed from a village in Portugal with villagers whose sole purpose was being involved in the many aspects of making a famous black bread, distributing it and selling it?
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Bristol Descendants of Portuguese Joe
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| The story of the search for Portuguese Joe started with our own mothers: three sisters who had an older brother, all born in the early 20th century.
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Memories of Cunard's Queen Mary
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| Cunard’s Queen Mary made her maiden voyage in 1936 and her final trans-Atlantic crossing in September 1967. Today her place on the North Atlantic has been taken by The Queen Mary 2, the greatest ocean liner ever built.
Here are some memories of the old queen from passengers voyaging on the new queen.
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Thomas Silvey
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| The 138-year history of enterprising Bristol firm, Thomas Silvey mirrors the industrial and commercial growth of the city and port through the development of its coal, sand and oil trades.
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The Wears
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| The Wears, an enterprising farming family who were extremely well known throughout North Somerset. |
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