Tag: GRO0595

Redland and Kingsdown Workmen’s Flower Show: The fourteenth annual exhibition of the Redland and Kingsdown Workmen’s Flower and Home Encouragement Society was opened yesterday in the schoolroom adjoining St. Saviour’s Church, Woolcott Park. As the title of the society indicates, the object of the Committee of Management is to encourage among the working classes a taste for the cultivation of flowers in the homes, and to bring out that inventive talent or artistic genius may be lying dormant among the inhabitants of the district … … (discussion) … … Prize List: … Class 6. – single fern or ferns in pot, window-grown: 1^st, 5s, Mr. Lapham; 2^nd, 3s, T. Pensent, 3^rd, 2s. Mrs. Lewis … … Class 12. – The society’s prize for the best pair of succulent plants, 1^st, 5s, T. Pinsent … … Class 14, – Collection of Grasses gathered and dried by the exhibitor: 1^st, 3s 6d, Mrs. Lewis, 2nd, 2s 6d, Mrs. Gardiner; 3^rd, Mrs. Pinsent …

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GRO0595 Bristol: Louisa Broad: 1837 – 1926 (?)
GRO0901 Bristol: William Henry Thiery Pinsent: 1865 – 1915

Redland and Kingsdown Workmen’s Flower Show: Canon Percival on the Homes of the Poor: Yesterday the fourteenth industrial exhibition and show of the Window Grown Plants for the district of Redand and Kindsdown was held in the school room attached to St. Saviour’s Church, Woolcott Park. … … Flowers and Plants: … Single Fern or Ferns in pot; window-grown: 1^st, Mr. Lapham; 2^nd, Thierry Pinsent; 3^rd Mrs. Lewis … The society’s prize for the best pair of succulent plants: 1^st, Thierry Pinsent … Collection of grasses gathered and dried by the exhibitor: 1^st Mrs. Lewis; 2^nd Mrs. Gardiner; 3^rd Mrs. Pinsent …

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GRO0595 Bristol: Louisa Broad: 1837 – 1926
GRO0901 Bristol: William Henry Thiery Pinsent: 1865 – 1915

Home Encouragement Society, Exhibition at Redland Park Hall: Yesterday an exhibition of a highly interesting character was opened at the Redland Park Hall under the auspices of the Redland and West Bristol Workmen’s Flower Show and Home Encouragement Society. The display was the 24th of the series promoted annually by the society … Cookery: Half pint of beef tea: 1^st Mrs. Weber, 2^nd, Louisa Pinsent; 3^rd, Mrs. Edwin Pinsent … … Dish of potatoes boiled in their skins, 1^st, Louisa Pinsent, 2^nd Mrs. Lewis, 3^rd Mrs. Chappel …

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GRO0256 Bristol: Emily Mary Vowles: 1877 – 1912
GRO0595 Bristol: Louisa Broad: 1837 – 1926

Flower Show and Industrial Exhibition at Redland: The Redland and West Bristol Workmen’s Flower Show and Home Encouragement Society held its 23^rd exhibition of industries and window-grown plants, at St. John’s parish room, yesterday. … (description of event and prizes, includes) …. Cookery: Half pint of beef tea: 1, Mrs. Weber; 2, Louisa Pinsent; 3, Mrs. Williamson. … Potatoes, boiled in their skins: 1, Lousia Pinsent; 2, Mrs. Gardiner; 3, Mrs. Neal …  Prizes Awarded to Children … Hyacinth in a Pot (gardeners’ children): 1, Sidney Pinsent; 2, Alfred Pinsent; 3, Fred Shelton. Pot of Single Tulips (gardener’s children): 1, Willie Shelton; 2, Alfred Pinsent; 3, Edith Gowing …

[see similar Bristol Mercury: Friday 15^th March 1895]

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GRO0029 Bristol: Alfred Louie Pinsent: 1880 – 1944
GRO0595 Bristol: Louisa Broad: 1837 – 1926
GRO0806 Bristol: Sidney Pinsent: 1883 – 1947

Redland Flower show: Yesterday the twenty-third industrial exhibition and show of window and garden plants, promoted by the Redland and West Bristol Workmen’s Flower show and Home Encouragement Society had opened at the St. John’s Parish Room, White Ladies’ Road. … (description of event) … Prizes: … … Articles for home decoration (not woodwork), not named in list, by Amateurs – 3, Mr. Pinsent … Cookery: … Half pint of arrowroot – 1, Mrs. Weber, 2, Louisa Pinsent, 3, Mrs. Williamson … … Potatoes in their shins: 1, Louisa Pinsent; 2, Mrs. Gardiner, 3, Mrs. Neal … Prizes awarded to Children: … Hyacinth in a pot (gardener’s children_ – 1, Sidney Pinsent, 2, Alfred Pinsent, 3, Fred. Shelton: Pot of single tulips (gardener’s children) 1, Willie Shelton; 2, Alfred Pinsent; 3, Edith Gowing …

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GRO0029 Bristol: Alfred Louie Pinsent: 1880 – 1944
GRO0595 Bristol: Louisa Broad: 1837 – 1926
GRO0806 Bristol: Sidney Pinsent: 1883 – 1947

Workmen’s Flower Show: Interesting Exhibition at Redland: The Redland and West Bristol Workmen’s Flower Show and Home Encouragement Society opened its nineteenth annual exhibition at the Redland Park hall under auguries which make it likely that the present show will be even more successful that of the past few years. … Flowers: … Pot of double tulips, three bulbs, window grown: 1^st, Mrs. H. Baker; 2^nd, Louisa Pinsent; 3^rd, Mr. Knight … Prettiest and Best arranged window box filled with primrose or crocuses: 2^nd Henry Pinsent and Mr. Bridges (equal) … Handicraft: Prettiest and best made window box by amateurs: 1^st, Henry Pinsent, 2^nd, Mrs. Collins, … Article for home decoration not named in list: 1^st, Mr. R. Hiller, 2^nd, Mr. Arthur Voss, 3^rd. Mr. F. Johns: Extra, Mr. Pinsent … Cookery: …  Half pint of beef tea: 1^st. Louisa Pinsent, 2^nd, Mrs. Holder, 3^rd, Mrs. Warren …

[see also Western Daily Press: Friday 16^th March 1894: … includes … Flower or pot of flowers not being in list, window grown: 1, Louisa Pinsent; 2, Mr. … 3; Mrs. Baker …]

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GRO0595 Bristol: Louisa Broad: 1837 – 1926
GRO0906 Bristol: William Henry John Pinsent: 1841 – 1923 (?)

Redland Flower show: Yesterday the annual exhibition promoted by the Redland and West Bristol Workmen’s Flower Show and Home Encouragement Society was opened at the Redland Park Hall … (discussion of event) … Pot of double tulips, three bulbs, window grown: 1, Mrs. H. Baker; 2; Louisa Pinsent; 3, Mr. Knight … … Flower or pot of flowers not named in list, window grown: 1, Louisa Pinsent; 2, Mr. Cooper; 3, Mrs. Luker … … Prettiest and best arranged window box filled with primroses or crocuses: 2, Henry Pinsent and Mr. Bridges (equal). … Prettiest and best made window-box by amateurs: 1, Henry Pinsent; 2, Mr. Collins. … … Article for home decoration, not named in list: 1, Mr. R. Hillier; 2, Mr. Arthur Voss; 3, Mr. F. Johns; extra, Mr. Pinsent … Half pint of beef tea: 1, Louisa Pinsent; 2, Mrs. Holder; 3, Mrs. Warren … …

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GRO0595 Bristol: Louisa Broad: 1837 – 1926
GRO0906 Bristol: William Henry John Pinsent: 1841 – 1923 (?)