Soundwalk Histories: 1831 Riot!
- Event type
- Walk/tour, Discussion/talk
- Organisers
- University of the West of England
- Partners
- Satsymph, M Shed Museum
- Contact
- steve.poole@uwe.ac.uk
- Is event online?
- No
- Accessibility features
- Assistance dogs welcome, Pushchair/pram friendly, Step-free access, Wheelchair accessible
- Accessibility information
- The walk is accessible. It takes place in the city centre and is completely pedestrianised.
- Region/country
- South West England
- Address
-
Main entrance to the M Shed museum
Princes Wharf, Wapping Rd
Bristol
BS14RN
- Booking required
- No
Scheduled dates
Join the team from Satsymph and UWE for an assisted soundwalk exploring a landmark site of contested history, in the very places where it happened, using nothing but your mobile phone.
In 1831, Bristol crowds demanding parliamentary reform attacked and destroyed four prisons, the Bishop’s Palace, the Mayor’s mansion house and half the houses in Queen Square. 1831 Riot! uses digital pools of sound to propel you back in time to the attack on Bristol Gaol.
We will meet at the M Shed entrance and briefly introduce the project and the technology that powers it, then we will all experience the walk together, tracing the rioters’ progress from the harbour to the Gaol gatehouse. You will then be given the opportunity to download the walk to your own phone to experience it in your own time.
Afterwards, we will tour the ‘protest’ gallery at M Shed and invite you to take part in a short discussion about the use of immersive audio like this for historic site interpretation.
Find out more about Soundwalk Histories: Colston's Last Journey taking place on 9 November.