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Pero's bridge by Photographer Bob Bishop

Pero's bridge Photograph by Bob Bishop

This bridge was built in 1999 and named after a man known as 'Pero' who lived from around 1753 to 1798. He was an enslaved man who was the personal servant of a very rich Bristol merchant called John Pinney (1740-1818).
Pero came to England in 1783. By 1791 he was the servant of the Pinney family in Bristol, in their house near the top of Park Street. Naming the new bridge 'Pero's Bridge' was an important act by Bristol City Council for three reasons:
· It showed that the contribution of black people to the development of the city was recognised;
· It showed that Slavery had helped make Bristol a wealthy city in the past;
· It showed that the City wanted people to know that it was sorry for the suffering that this had caused and that the racism of the past would no longer be ignored or hidden.

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30" x 10"
£90.00
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Title

Pero's bridge

Caption

Pero's bridge, Bristol

Artist

Bob Bishop

Date

2006

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