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Brunel’s Suspended Traveller

To help workmen cross the gorge while the bridge was under construction, Brunel designed the ‘suspended traveller’, a basket car which hung from an iron…

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#Brunel
#Iron Bar
#Suspended Traveller

Planned Closures

Bridge Closures in May for Maintenance Works

17th to 19th May 2021

News & Blogs

Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust Visitor Centre to receive £46,000 from second round of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund

Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust Visitor Centre is among more than 2,700 recipients to benefit from the latest round of awards from the £1.57 billion Culture…

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#Funding
#HereForCulture
#Visitor Centre

History

The Bristol Riots of 1831

The Bristol Riots of 1831 were in direct response to the government ignoring the demands of the lower classes. In 1831 Britain was still reeling…

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#Brunel
#Reform Act

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Brunel’s Suspended Traveller

Bridge Closures in May for Maintenance Works

Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust Visitor Centre to receive £46,000 from second round of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund

The Bristol Riots of 1831

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