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  A man judged to have been one of the ringleaders involved in breaking into the Gaol on Cumberland Road at the time of The Bristol Riots of 1831 was sentenced to death and Hung (publicly) above the gates of the Gaol.. This man Sarah was the nephew of the then owner of the Chicken and was a little brain damaged from an accident some years before (they still hung him) apparently he showed off the keys to the old goal in the chicken and was caught tried and convicted... there are more posts re this under "ejcole" on these pages. My father was head barman there in the 1950s, it was a free house back then and still bomb damaged from the war.

  By ejcole at 01:49 on 23/12/11

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  Thanks Hannah - available in some good bookshops [including Southville Centre and Cardiac!]

  By shopfront at 21:24 on 30/11/11

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  Hi Shopfront, I'm glad to hear that you're planning a second book. I really enjoyed 'A Small Corner of Bristol'. BTW, it would make a great Christmas present for anyone who enjoys a bit of local history!

  By Hannah2009 at 12:20 on 30/11/11

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  Hi - I'm one of the local authors of the book about Ashton Gate, called 'A Small Corner of Bristol'. We're planning a second book about the shops [cafes, pubs & cinemas too] in North Street. If anyone has any memories or pictures of shopping in North St, we'd love to hear them. And if Hannah from the Hen & Chicken would like to be involved, great, let me know!

  By shopfront at 10:12 on 30/11/11

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  Hi Sarah, it was in the archives of the Bristol Times, I think. I'm sure I had some notes/clippings somewhere about the building; I'm looking for them so I can post up some more info for you soon. If I remember, the Clark family owned that building for many years but I'll try to double-check that! Hannah

  By Hannah2009 at 10:52 on 21/09/11

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