For nine days in 1926, the country ground to a halt as over four million workers downed tools in support of the miners.

Mapping the flashpoints from the 1926 General Strike in Bristol, this behind-the-scenes walk around the city centre delves into the hidden histories from the strike, the use of propaganda and how the state fought back.

A roughly two-hour walk from Old Market Street via the centre ending at the Bear Pit

*** meet outside Hydra Books, 34 Old Market St, Bristol BS2 0EZ ***
Ready to start at 1pm

The Bristol Radical History Festival returns this Spring for its eighth edition, with history talks, panel discussions, films, history walks, performance and exhibitions. There will also be space devoted to stalls, where you can stock up on history pamphlets, books and more, from over 30 publishers and distributors.

The main part of the festival is held over two days at two main venues: Saturday 25th April at Bristol’s social history museum on the city’s historic harbourside, M Shed; and, Sunday 26th April at the volunteer-run arts centre and cinema the Cube Microplex.

This year’s event has four main themes: Propaganda, Utopias, Welsh Risings and the 1926 General Strike.
https://www.brh.org.uk/site/event-series/bristol-radical-history-festival-2026/