Visits by politicians
Residents of the Kingswood area have gone to the polls twice this year, and politicians and other campaigners have been on the streets of the area for several weeks attempting to secure votes for their respective candidates.
Kingswood Heritage Museum has delved into its image archives to find a selection of photographs of visits to the area by politicians in previous years. The three featured on this page show:
A walkabout in 1990 at Kings Chase shopping centre by the late Baron (Jim) Prior, who was a Conservative MP from 1959 to 1987 and was a Cabinet Minister. He is accompanied by Baron (Rob) Hayward, who was the MP for Kingswood from 1983 to 1992.
Another walkabout in 1990 at Kings Chase shopping centre by Baron (Roy) Hattersley, who was an MP from 1964 to 1997 and served as a Cabinet Minister and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party. Also featured in the photograph is Terry Walker, who was the first MP for the then-new constituency of Kingswood from 1974 to 1979.
A visit in 1989 to Kings Chase shopping centre by Baron (David) Owen, who was an MP from 1966 to 1992 for the Labour and Social Democratic Parties, and was a Cabinet Minister.
Kingswood Heritage Museum would like to hear from any of our readers who remember any of these visits. If you have any memories that you would like to share please contact us on 0117 960 5664 or by email at: kingswoodmuseum@gmail.com