Mural of Carmen Beckford
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Mural of Carmen Beckford by Neil Owen as part of the Geograph project.
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Mural of Carmen Beckford
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 12 Apr 2024
A project to create the Seven Saints of St Paul's has recorded in paint the contribution to Bristol by local people. Michele Curtis has captured the image of Carmen Beckford (1928-2016). She was born in Jamaica but moved to Bristol to train as a nurse at 17. Beckford quickly became involved with the local community, being one of the founders of the St Paul's Festival; she was appointed Bristol’s first race relations officer at the city council, fought hard against the discrimination that was prevalent and became the first black recipient of an MBE in the South West.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.463894
Longitude
-2.580207