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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. The hall opened as a concert venue in 1867, and became a popular place for classical music and theatre.
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Colston Street: 1923: 300: theatre: turned into a bar for the Colston Hall in 1980; has since been re-purposed as a music venue (the Lantern). [28] New Vic: King Street: 1972: 150: theatre, comedy: studio theatre of the Bristol Old Vic; [29] closed and demolished 2016 to make way for a new foyer building [30] Park Street Music Hall: Park Street ...
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.
On 21 December 1892, Bristol Choral Society gave its first performance of Handel's Messiah at the Colston Hall. It proved so popular, regularly attracting sell-out audiences, that it has been performed regularly ever since just before Christmas. 2012 marked the 120th anniversary of the choir's Messiah at Colston Hall with Messiah once again performed on the Saturday before Christmas – 120 ...
Stephen of Blois reconnoitred Bristol in 1138 and claimed that the town was impregnable. [2] After Stephen's capture, in 1141, he was imprisoned in the castle. [3] The castle was later taken into royal hands, [4] and Henry III spent lavishly on it, adding a barbican before the main west gate, a gate tower, and a magnificent hall. [5]
01/10/1964 Bristol, Colston Hall (2 shows) 02/10/1964 Exeter, Odeon Theatre (2 shows) 03/10/1964 London, Edmonton, Regal Theatre (2 shows)
The tour began on November 13, 1973 at Colston Hall in Bristol, England and ended on October 29, 1974 at the William P. Cole, Jr. Student Activities Building in College Park, Maryland. History [ edit ]