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Enter 45 green acres of spectacular Victorian Garden Cemetery. Find out more about the history of the city, told in a leafy and tranquil setting , rich in architecture, fascinating trails and nature walks.
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Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events
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The Perils of Premature Burial
December 15, 2021
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
This event is RESCHEDULED to the 15th December due to illness. Buried alive Dwelling on humanity’s fear of being buried alive, in 1866 the medical journal Lancet wrote: ‘truly there is something about the very notion of such a fate calculated to make one shudder, and to send a cold steam down one’s spine.’ [caption (more…)
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December 18, 2021
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
A musical medley of classic carols and delightful songs will kick off your Christmas with festive cheer! Arnos Vale is delighted to be celebrating Christmas with carols by the utterly wonderful Bristol Chamber Choir. Join us in the glorious Victorian surroundings of Arnos Vale’s Anglican chapel for a musical medley of choral performances. As well (more…)
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The Sin-eater: lives and afterlives
January 5, 2022
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
A sin-eater was a ‘long, leane, ugly, lamentable poor raskal’ (Aubrey, 1687) who, by eating a special ritual meal, consumed a dead person’s sins and helped them enter heaven. In this talk Dr Helen Frisby surveys the evidence for this fascinating old funerary character and their (more…)