About Us
Who we are
Barton Hill History Group
Since 1983, the Barton Hill History Group has taken the lead in recording, promoting, gathering and presenting the history of Barton Hill and the surrounding areas of East Bristol. The BHHG committee consists of Andy Jones, Dave Cheesley, Garry Atterton, Pauline Luscombe and Viv Coles. All enquiries bartonhillhistorygroup@gmail.com
Garry Atterton
Garry is one of the founder members of the Barton Hill History Group, which he helped establish in 1983. His passion, is the role that ordinary people have played in shaping Barton Hill over time. He has a particular interest in the Great Western Cotton works, that once controlled almost every aspect of life on Barton Hill.
Charlie + Jake
Multi-instrumentalist duo Charlie + Jake write and produce music whatever. They have performed at Ronnie Scott’s and Cheltenham Jazz Festival and they have had lots of Radio play. One of their major projects right now is Open Collab.
How the Barton Hill History Group Began
In October 1983, The University Settlement on Barton Hill held a local history week. The last event took place on an evening in the Swan pub. The eldest person at that meeting was William Atterton aged 83 and born in 1899 in Chancery Street Barton Hill. He told stories about Barton Hill that went way back in time. He was the star of the show, my hero, my granddad and my inspiration for continuing to capture and share memories of Barton Hill. The photograph shown in the Evening Post shows William, Audrey Daniels and the organiser of the week Jane Mountain.
As we were leaving someone called out “Where are going Garry? You are in the committee” I replied “ What committee? They replied “ The Barton Hill History Group. “ 37 years on and the rest is history.
- Garry Atterton