After four months in Bristol Cathedral, the exhibition ‘Refusing To Kill – Bristol’s World War 1 Conscientious Objectors‘ has moved next door to the Central Library. It will be on display there until February 2nd.
Alongside most of the material displayed in the Cathedral, we have added new exhibits. Some of our own, plus books and documents provided by Library staff from their own collections. We have a new photograph of Bristol COs held at Knutsford in 1918, a letter describing a serious attack on COs at Knutsford and a recently discovered letter from Mabel Tothill describing the work she and her colleagues were doing in 1918 to support Bristol COs.
If you haven’t seen the exhibition already, then get down to the Library before February 2nd. If you visited it in the Cathedral, you’ll still see learn more from a visit to the Library.
Library opening hours are on their website here
While the exhibition was in the Cathedral it was visited by thousands of people. Some already knew something about COs; to others it was a complete revelation. Almost all were overwhelmingly positive and appreciative of the display.
For more information email rememberingrealww1@gmail.com