Public Rooms, Broadmead

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Venue Type & Location

Multi-use

Site Name: Unknown site
Location: Bristol
County: Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire
Location Type: Town - multiple sites at uncertain locations

Overview

  • Address: Unknown. Called “badly situated” in a letter printed in the Bristol Mercury in 1850 (transcribed in Kathleen Barker Collection).



  • Performance Space Description: Little information about this venue has been found. Advertisements from 1850, however, do note that an exhibition of Bosjesmen had to be relocated (to the Circus) due to the poor view from the rear seats at this venue.



  • Typical Fare: Between 1842 and 1852, this venue was used for a variety of purposes. It seems to have been hired out for a range of local meetings, for instance, and also hosted everything from Oratorios and Scientific Lectures to Magic Shows and Exhibitions of ‘exotic’ peoples.



    Please see the 'Bibliographic Sources' link at right for a complete listing of materials (both primary and secondary) from which the above information was compiled.


    Beth Marquis

    • Troupes at Public Rooms, Broadmead

    Troupe Troupe Type # of events
    Bonelli, Sig. L. Lecture 2
    Bosjesmans Exhibition 3
    Brice, James (Australian/American Panorama) Lecture 1
    Female American Serenaders Minstrel 2

    Events at Public Rooms, Broadmead

    Event Date Venue Location Troupe
    Lecture 14 July 1846 - 18 July 1846 Bristol, Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Bonelli, Sig. L.
    Lecture 20 July 1846 - 25 July 1846 Bristol, Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Bonelli, Sig. L.
    Minstrel Show 12 June 1848 - 14 June 1848 Bristol, Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Female American Serenaders
    Exhibition 11 May 1850 - 11 May 1850 Bristol, Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Bosjesmans
    Exhibition 13 May 1850 - 18 May 1850 Bristol, Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Bosjesmans
    Minstrel Show 20 May 1850 - 22 May 1850 Bristol, Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Female American Serenaders
    Exhibition 3 June 1850 - 5 June 1850 Bristol, Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Bosjesmans
    Exhibition 18 August 1851 - 19 August 1851 Bristol, Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Brice, James (Australian/American Panorama)

    Bibliographic Sources

    • University of Bristol, Kathleen Barker Collection. KB/4.