Edward Colston traded in other things, too, such as gold, silver and silk. He was also a philanthropist and built schools, libraries, and other buildings in Bristol and London. Let's not forget that around 50 black Africans owned around 8,000 african slaves between them. It was a horrific thing, but not exclusive to white European people.
Mark. Edward Colston was a major contributor to Bristol life in his day, donating many funds to various Bristol institutions & buildings. As a local worthy & philanthropist he was honoured with a statue. Slave traders might also be dealers/traders in many other things, & bring much prosperity into the country, & benefit their city. The pulling down of that statue by an hysterical mob disregards any positive contribution he & people like him made to the society of his time, which in his case includes contributions to educational institutions & civil buildings. Bristol was a major hub of Britain's maritime life in the 15 th -19 th centuries, so it's not surprising that the name was taken for settlements around the world. Clifton suspension bridge had to be built so high above the river so the tall ships could sail underneath. Bristol, like Liverpool, grew in importance with the development of the American & Caribbean colonies, & the trade that these generated. The naval interests of Britain had been, previously, concentrated on the south & east coasts, with ports like Southampton & Kingston upon Hull, & London itself being important centres, because attention was upon the continent of Europe. The opening up of the Americas switch the focus to the western coast. Bristol was important as the river gorge made a good harbour, but the flow of the stream meant that great care had to be made when tying up ships to the docks there, which had to be precise. This led to the saying "Ship-shape & Bristol fashion" for when anything needs to be made neat & tidy .
Exactly, instead of filling in the details and using it to tell the full story, both good & bad, it's let's just tear it down, and hide it away, it's a sad truth that in todays world, less people will ever see and learn from it in the museum than would be the case left on site as a monument to history..
@@Markus117d ALSO WHAT HE DID TO SLAVES WASNT ON THE STATUE, IF IT HAD OF BEEN IT WOULD HAVE BEEN RIPPED DOWN DECADES AGO OR NEVER HAV E BEEN PUT UP, BUT LINCOLN THANKED THE PEOPLE OF MANCHESTER FOR BACKING THE SLAVES WITH A LETTER AND LATER A STATUE WAS PUT UP IF LINCOLN LATER MOVED TO MANCHESTER FROM LONDON BECAUSE IF THE BOMBING
The Camera Obscura just needs lots of light to work properly, it's just a big pinhole camera that displays what's outside inside like a projector, but upside down. A camera obscura was used by the painter Vermeer to get perfect angles and perspective into his paintings.
Hi mark i have been to britol, a few times, not never stayed, just delivered to bristol and bath, and i used to skip the town center and stay at hotels just before the severn bridge and next stop was usually wales, but i have learned some stuff today
on a second note mark, not much about bristol, but the bridge section of the video, I used to drive from north east englang to spain, through the tunnel and through france to spain, couple of times my route took me over the milau viaduct, said to be the talest bridge in the world, everything below looked minature,
Ah Bristol, the South West's answer to London, but without the modernity and a slightly obsessive view of Cider. 10 years of living there certainly gives you a feeling of "When can I leave...please" Lovely city to visit/ And that's about it. Although to be fair, there are some good pubs and hidden away gems....just don't go south of Bedminster's East Street and you'll be fine.
You've reacted to videos mentioning Isambard Kingdom Brunel before - that's why it's familiar to you. As far as the statue of Edward Colston is concerned. Yes he was a Slaver at a time - somewhere in the l600's until he died around 1721 (I think) when the whole world had thought slavery acceptable for thousands of years. He spent his money on Bristol, London and elsewhere on Charitable Institutions like Endowing many Schools, Hospitals, Alms Houses etc I believe. Many of his Charitable Foundations are still carrying on today. Do I agree with slavery? ABSOLUTELY NOT, but sanitising history just breaks threads in the stories of what went before so we can no longer rely on history's 'truths' or even trust what really went before. History shapes our past but also our future and helps warn us not to make the same mistakes again. Imho tucking Colston's statue away, when he gave so much to the people of Bristol and is still benefitting those living there today was just 'virtue signalling' from people who will probably add nothing to the present or future of Bristolians, Londoners and the rest.
Part of bristol is in the USA. When bristol was bombed in the world war, bristol ruble was transported to new york. And is now called bristol Bay in New York City.
The big part that was missed out (not their fault, more the tourist guide) Is that The ant slavery movement which ultimately ended in the abolition of slavery , began in a pub called the 7 stars (which is still there). Bristol started the anti slavery movement. Plus most oldest things in Bristol , Pub, Church, Theatre, Cinema, Market etc etc, are older than their equivalent in London
After causeing chaos on the streets of many cities around the world .. BLM founders spent the donation money on houses and expensive cars etc They should add that fact to the Colson plaque
Hi Mark. There are Corn Exchanges all over the U.K. so it’s highly probable you’ve come across them in your other videos. Most cities have them.
Ah yes that is probably it.
Edward Colston traded in other things, too, such as gold, silver and silk. He was also a philanthropist and built schools, libraries, and other buildings in Bristol and London. Let's not forget that around 50 black Africans owned around 8,000 african slaves between them. It was a horrific thing, but not exclusive to white European people.
thank you for that info
Mark. Edward Colston was a major contributor to Bristol life in his day, donating many funds to various Bristol institutions & buildings. As a local worthy & philanthropist he was honoured with a statue. Slave traders might also be dealers/traders in many other things, & bring much prosperity into the country, & benefit their city. The pulling down of that statue by an hysterical mob disregards any positive contribution he & people like him made to the society of his time, which in his case includes contributions to educational institutions & civil buildings. Bristol was a major hub of Britain's maritime life in the 15 th -19 th centuries, so it's not surprising that the name was taken for settlements around the world. Clifton suspension bridge had to be built so high above the river so the tall ships could sail underneath. Bristol, like Liverpool, grew in importance with the development of the American & Caribbean colonies, & the trade that these generated. The naval interests of Britain had been, previously, concentrated on the south & east coasts, with ports like Southampton & Kingston upon Hull, & London itself being important centres, because attention was upon the continent of Europe. The opening up of the Americas switch the focus to the western coast. Bristol was important as the river gorge made a good harbour, but the flow of the stream meant that great care had to be made when tying up ships to the docks there, which had to be precise. This led to the saying "Ship-shape & Bristol fashion" for when anything needs to be made neat & tidy .
Exactly, instead of filling in the details and using it to tell the full story, both good & bad, it's let's just tear it down, and hide it away, it's a sad truth that in todays world, less people will ever see and learn from it in the museum than would be the case left on site as a monument to history..
@@danielferguson3784 DOESNT DETRACT FROM THE FACT HE USED HUMANS AS SLAVES, WEIRD HIW ROMANS DID IT TO US YET WE NEVER LEARNED OVER A 1000 YEARS LATER
@@Markus117d ALSO WHAT HE DID TO SLAVES WASNT ON THE STATUE, IF IT HAD OF BEEN IT WOULD HAVE BEEN RIPPED DOWN DECADES AGO OR NEVER HAV E BEEN PUT UP, BUT LINCOLN THANKED THE PEOPLE OF MANCHESTER FOR BACKING THE SLAVES WITH A LETTER AND LATER A STATUE WAS PUT UP IF LINCOLN LATER MOVED TO MANCHESTER FROM LONDON BECAUSE IF THE BOMBING
30:00 This probably means nothing (I think) but John Robins was fairly recently on Taskmaster series 17.
The Camera Obscura just needs lots of light to work properly, it's just a big pinhole camera that displays what's outside inside like a projector, but upside down. A camera obscura was used by the painter Vermeer to get perfect angles and perspective into his paintings.
Hi mark i have been to britol, a few times, not never stayed, just delivered to bristol and bath, and i used to skip the town center and stay at hotels just before the severn bridge and next stop was usually wales, but i have learned some stuff today
on a second note mark, not much about bristol, but the bridge section of the video, I used to drive from north east englang to spain, through the tunnel and through france to spain, couple of times my route took me over the milau viaduct, said to be the talest bridge in the world, everything below looked minature,
Ah Bristol, the South West's answer to London, but without the modernity and a slightly obsessive view of Cider. 10 years of living there certainly gives you a feeling of "When can I leave...please"
Lovely city to visit/ And that's about it. Although to be fair, there are some good pubs and hidden away gems....just don't go south of Bedminster's East Street and you'll be fine.
You've reacted to videos mentioning Isambard Kingdom Brunel before - that's why it's familiar to you. As far as the statue of Edward Colston is concerned. Yes he was a Slaver at a time - somewhere in the l600's until he died around 1721 (I think) when the whole world had thought slavery acceptable for thousands of years. He spent his money on Bristol, London and elsewhere on Charitable Institutions like Endowing many Schools, Hospitals, Alms Houses etc I believe. Many of his Charitable Foundations are still carrying on today.
Do I agree with slavery? ABSOLUTELY NOT, but sanitising history just breaks threads in the stories of what went before so we can no longer rely on history's 'truths' or even trust what really went before. History shapes our past but also our future and helps warn us not to make the same mistakes again. Imho tucking Colston's statue away, when he gave so much to the people of Bristol and is still benefitting those living there today was just 'virtue signalling' from people who will probably add nothing to the present or future of Bristolians, Londoners and the rest.
Ah I see... Thank you JJ
I quite agree with you 👍
Very well said.
@@lyndarichardson4744 thank you
@@KevinN-df8eo thank you
Part of bristol is in the USA. When bristol was bombed in the world war, bristol ruble was transported to new york. And is now called bristol Bay in New York City.
Mark you maybe getting confused because most British cities had a corn exchange.
The big part that was missed out (not their fault, more the tourist guide) Is that The ant slavery movement which ultimately ended in the abolition of slavery , began in a pub called the 7 stars (which is still there). Bristol started the anti slavery movement. Plus most oldest things in Bristol , Pub, Church, Theatre, Cinema, Market etc etc, are older than their equivalent in London
I walked the Brooklyn Bridge ot was amazing.
Pretty cool
There was a corn exchange in most trading cities.
The British took their place-names with them 😁
About a hundred miles west and a little south of london.
Hi Mark, I'm from Manchester, and we have a corn exchange, so it might be that you're thinking of.
Was one in Liverpool too
Oh that might be it
Cambridge has a Corn exchange now famous as a music venue , i saw Bill Haley play there in the 1980's
This is as been my home for the last 50 years
Awesome... Looks cool
We can't eradicate history Mark. We can learn from it. The communists tried to eradicate history and that failed. We should have learned from that.
I come from Dundee in Scotland and there are another 20 Dundees in the USA...all named after the Scottish original
Haha! Not so original I guess
After causeing chaos on the streets of many cities around the world ..
BLM founders spent the donation money on houses and expensive cars etc
They should add that fact to the Colson plaque
Well I don't know about that but the more info the better
Bristol having skin on there doors... from what i hear that's normal.
(joking of course i don't want to get cut lol.)
think you have mark seen this
Sometime similar I think