Wednesday 19th November 2025 6:30-7:30pm Online (UK time)

The cholera epidemics of the 19th century helped to transform Bristol over a matter of decades even as they caused fear in the population. Find out how Bristol adapted to a new disease and new ways to try and keep the busy port open whilst also working on how to keep the public safe from a disease that killed quickly and dramatically with little understanding of how it spread. Learn how cholera disrupted established mourning and funeral traditions as well as the vested interests of the rich and powerful and helped to usher in a new form of local government which changed what happened both above and below ground in Bristol.

About our speaker

Alix Dyer is an English teacher with a passion for History who also volunteers at Arnos Vale Cemetery as a tour guide and researcher. In her spare time she rehabilitates rescue cats.