Heritage
Preserving and celebrating the diverse heritage of our local communities
Heritage is a powerful source of social capital, the physical fabric of many communities, and a source of national and local identity and pride.
Heritage is broader than just the historic built environment – it is also about the heritage of communities, language, dialect and cultural traditions.
Our heritage projects:
- Preserve and celebrate the Trinity Centre as a building of historic interest
- Explore, document and champion the cultural heritage of Bristol's diverse communities, such as people's stories, backgrounds and traditions
- Utilise the power of heritage to improve quality of life, extend opportunity and strengthen community cohesion
- Record and document this architectural and cultural heritage so that it can be shared with future generations
Projects
Trinity plays host to a variety of projects, many based around the heritage of the building and surrounding communities
What's Your Trinity Story?
Funded by Heritage Lottery Fund Your Heritage Grant - oral history and archiving project about Trinity from 1960-today
The project explored the rich history of the Trinity Centre, with specific reference to its role as a music and community venue.
Trinity is probably best known for its role in the music scene of the 1990s, when it played host to some of the biggest domestic and international music stars of the time.
It's other incarnations have included its life as a parish church up until the 1970s, a base for African-Caribbean communities in the 1980s and its continued use as a music, community and training space today.
Bristol Sound Project
Heritage project exploring Trinity's role in the community and Bristol music scene, 1829-2009
The Trinity Centre has long been described as the birthplace of The Bristol Sound.
From punk to reggae, dubstep to drum 'n' bass, Trinity has been at the heart of Bristol's thriving music scene.
The 2008 Bristol Sound Project featured a series of creative workshops for young people, based on the Trinity Centre's colourful and varied past, culminating in a site specific performance At Tether's End.
Archive
The Trinity Community Archive
The Trinity Archive contains images, information and stories about the Trinity Centre - from its time as the Holy Trinity Church till the present day.
You can search the archive by:
- TIME - Content is arranged into eras and years so you are able to search by a specific date in time
- FEATURES -Content is arranged into themes so that you can read about specific areas of interest
- TAGS - Search the content by the specific 'tag' words i.e. Punk, Gig
