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Bristol Riots: The Burning of the Toll Houses, Prince Street Bridge

James Baker Pyne1831

Bristol Museums

Bristol Museums
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The toll houses on Prince Street Bridge were set alight and Lawford's Gate (Gloucester County) Prison was attacked. Crowds then tried to attack the Bishop's Palace at nearby Canons Marsh, because of the Bishop's opposition to the Reform Bill.

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  • Title: Bristol Riots: The Burning of the Toll Houses, Prince Street Bridge
  • Creator: PYNE, James Baker
  • Date Created: 1831
  • Physical Dimensions: h 130, w 102 mm
  • Type: painting
  • Rights: © Bristol Culture, photography by Public Catalogue Foundation/Dan Brown
  • Medium: oil on paper
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