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Riding with Ghandi
Bhupi Bowri
Mr Bowri recollects being present at Mahatma Ghandi funeral.4:59
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The Burly Hindu
Bhupi Bowri
Mr Bhupi Bowri remembers being at Delhi and witnessing Jawaharlal Nerhu’s famous 'Tryst of Destiny' speech as India's…5:48
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Mrs Gurdial…
Gurdial Kaur
Mrs Gurdial Kaur talks of her family migration during the partition of India and Pakistan.2:07
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Mr. Amir Ahamed’s story
Amir Ahamed
Mr Ahmed reflects on the two major migrations in his life, first as a 11 year old Muslim, a passage from India to the newly formed…4:32
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Mr. Harindar…
Mr. Harindar Singh
Mr Singh recounts his vivid memories of the chaos, conflict and war that arose following Independence day.2:15
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Reflections as seen…
Mike
A poem about the uncertain future for elderly people living in Bristol prefab homes, marked by Bristol City Council for demolition.2:24
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Homes for Heroes
Mike
The history of post-war pre-fabricated homes, told in the form of a poem.4:01
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What Was!
Doreen Hancock
An incredible oasis of life around a ‘temporary’ prefabricated home, now under threat of demolition and re-development.4:57
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An Idylic Retreat
Pamela
Life in a prefab house in Valerian Close, Shirehampton. The prefabs have now been demolished.0:48
![Still from A Wooden Bench](/archive-sites/bristolstories/media/156_p320.jpg)
A Wooden Bench
Dave Drew
A Bristol driving instructor uses a novel way to find a nice area of the town to live in.7:35
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Prefab Story
Dave Drew
The story of prefab housing in Bristol, from the 1940s into the new millennium.3:21
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The Boat that Moves Me
Aikaterini Gegisian
‘The boat that moves me’ traces the moments and spaces that have informed my image of Bristol.