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Disgruntledgoat
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I would argue that Penny Lane has probably transcended it's murky origins.
Street names may have originally been used to commemorate an individual, but without something to add that context the objective really isn't achieved?
Parr Street in Liverpool for example: without Googling, do you know who it is in reference to? 99% of people or more, who know the street, will have no clue.
There's a subtle difference there with a statue that clearly links with an individual.
My street is named after a WW1 admiral who was heavily involved in the Boxer rebellion - never ordering another chinese takeaway delivery again.....
Tea_drinker
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Bold Street was originally laid out as a ropewalk; a long thin area of land used in the manufacture of rope (the area is now known as 'Rope Walks'). They used to measure the rope from the top of Bold Street to the bottom because it was the standard length needed for sailing ships.[1] It was laid out for residences around 1780 and named after Jonas Bold, a noted slave merchant, sugar trader and banker. In 1802 Bold became Mayor of Liverpool.[2]
That Colston statue was a abomination and should've been removed years ago. It was erected about 60 years after slavery was abolished as part of a drive by the elite to instil the values of colonialism and defending the Empire in a new generation of white, working-class Bristolians at a time of labour unrest and when Great Britain felt it's grip on the Empire was starting to slip. The sea is a fitting place for it, given the amount of people yeeted into the sea from Colston's ships.
As a son of Bristol myself, I think it should be replaced with a statue of DJ Derek.
As a son of Bristol myself, I think it should be replaced with a statue of DJ Derek.
Disgruntledgoat
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That's it! I'm going to wait until the stadium Is built then tip it straight in the drink.
davek
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I think we need to start finding a new name for the project.
Drop the name Bramley Moore Dock and just call it The Dock Stadium project.
And if it is ever built have a monument on site to the abolition of slavery as a way of showing how something good can be built from the ashes of something so iniquitous.
Tea_drinker
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Just looked that up. Says he was decorated by Pedro II the penultimate emperor of Brazil who was instrumental in the abolition of slavery and a great fighter for civil rights. Maybe Mr Bramley Moore just hung out with the good guys then.
The pyramids were actually not built by slaves.
davek
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That's not exactly confirmation he wasn't talking advantage of slavery.
If he traded in Brazil it meant inevitably slave labour was being exploited.
Boss_Blue
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LolI heard of Edward Colston two years ago:
100 human figures placed in front of Colston statue in city centre
It's happening 'here and now'www.bristolpost.co.uk
Looks like this won't happen again.
Bold street as well. It’s the most diverse street in the country.
Thing is, there’s loads of stuff disputing the origins of these street names as well.
We have the slavery museum, the maritime and other museums that front up to our past with the slave trade.
It’s all a bit sixth form politics to me.
If people were to actually do their research they’d realise there’s countless street names that have dodgy origins, not just the ones in town.
NilSatisOptimum
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The debate about Colston stature has been a thing since 1998, people had enough of the false promises, 22 years of weasel words about at least acknowledging accurate history with a plaque to bringing it down completely. Hopefully the rest are removed in earnest, how that happens I don't actually care.
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