Harry Dolman Book Launched
Our latest book: Harry Dolman – the millionaire inventor who became “Mr Bristol City” was launched at Ashton Gate Stadium with around 150 people attending.
Our latest book: Harry Dolman – the millionaire inventor who became “Mr Bristol City” was launched at Ashton Gate Stadium with around 150 people attending. Among them were current Bristol City football club management, former players, people who worked with Harry Dolman at his business Brecknell, Dolman and Rogers and members of the Dolman family. Marina Dolman OBE signed copies of the books along with authors Martin Powell and Clive Burlton and stories of Harry’s life and times were told by many who knew him. Memorabilia, including a propeller from the plane Harry built in his own living room and the trademark hat he wore to matches were on display. The book has been selling fast.
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Bristol Books on the Airwaves
Martin & Clive, Co-authors of our latest book, the biography of Harry Dolman. Were the guests on BBC Radio Bristol's Sound of the City programme.
Martin & Clive, Co-authors of our latest book, the biography of Harry Dolman. Were the guests on BBC Radio Bristol's Sound of the City programme.
They discussed Harry's life at Bristol City, how the book came to be, and played some newly discovered recordings from Bristol City's 1954/55 title winning season.
It is available to listen again on the iPlayer for the next 30 days.
BRISTOL BOOKS: DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS
Bristol Books publication: “Louise Brown: My Life As The Word’s First Test-Tube Baby” proved hugely popular at the American Society of Reproductive Medicine Scientific Congress and Expo in San Antonio, Texas.
Bristol Books publication: “Louise Brown: My Life As The Word’s First Test-Tube Baby” proved hugely popular at the American Society of Reproductive Medicine Scientific Congress and Expo in San Antonio, Texas.
Hundreds of people queued to meet Louise and purchase signed books as the event was held close to the 40th anniversary of her conception in a petri dish, after her parents travelled from Bristol to Oldham to under-go the world-changing treatment.
There are now around six million people in the world conceived through IVF and books were purchased in San Antonio by people from Honduras, India, Japan, China, Sweden, Nigeria, Mexico, New Zealand and Canada among others.
Louise has another book signing planned in Holland later this month as the book continues to have world-wide appeal.
BRISTOL MUSEUM TALK BY JULIA CARVER: GUIDE TO THE ART COLLECTION
Join the author of a brand new Guide to the Art Collection published by Bristol Books for a lunchtime tour of the art collection at Bristol Museum and Art Gallery.
Join the author of a brand new Guide to the Art Collection published by Bristol Books for a lunchtime tour of the art collection at Bristol Museum and Art Gallery.
The event will take place on December 7, from 1:15pm until 1:45pm
Bristol Museum & Art Gallery holds over 1,300 paintings, more than 200 sculptures and some 20,000 works on paper, as well as installation art and video in its collection.
The new book offers an introduction to the institution and the collection, from the Renaissance period to the present day, with introductory essays for each historical period.
The Guide to the Art Collection is available in the Bristol Museum & Art Gallery shop or online for £7.50.
Special offer
Buy the book after the tour and get 20% off a coffee and cake in the cafe.
HOW ‘MR BRISTOL CITY’ ACHIEVED HIS GOALS FOR THE FOOTBALL CLUB HE LOVED
Rediscovered diaries penned by an inventive businessman who earned the nickname ‘Mr Bristol City’ form the basis of a fascinating new book about his remarkable life.
Rediscovered diaries penned by an inventive businessman who earned the nickname ‘Mr Bristol City’ form the basis of a fascinating new book about his remarkable life.
Harry Dolman OBE dedicated nearly 40 years of his life to the football club he loved, as director, chairman and president.
His many contributions to the club included designing the stand named after him at his beloved Ashton Gate stadium, as well as introducing (after designing them himself) the ground’s first floodlights and entry turnstiles.
Harry Dolman: The Millionaire Inventor Who Became “Mr Bristol City”, by Martin Powell and Clive Burlton, has been published by Bristol Books.
Harry’s widow, Marina Dolman MBE, President of Bristol City FC, said: “During research for the book, I was thrilled to re-discover Harry’s hand-written notes with his version of events.
“Some were drafts for speeches he gave, others just recollections he jotted down for his own amusement and record. They make this account of his life more accurate than we could ever have imagined.”
The book describes how Harry rose from his humble rural roots in Wiltshire to a Rolls Royce-driving multi-millionaire with more than 100 patents to his name, from London Underground ticket machines to egg grading machines, a laundry marking system and a coin slot roulette wheel. He even built a Flying Flea single-seat, ultra-light, aircraft, which is now on display in the M Shed museum.
Harry, who received the OBE for services to export in 1970, when head of Brecknell, Dolman and Rogers, could design a machine that would make millions, see solutions where others saw problems, and could sketch out a football stand on the back of a cigarette packet, and see it to fruition.
But he will, perhaps, be best remembered for his long association with Bristol City FC, where he invested considerable time and plenty of cash from his own pocket in passionate pursuit of bringing top-flight football to Bristol.
In April 1976 a 1-0 win in front of more than 27,000 fans saw City secure promotion, and for the then 79-year-old Harry, the fulfilment of that dream of First Division football. Four days later, at the last game of the season, he received a standing ovation from the appreciative Ashton Gate crowd.
The new book offers a revealing insight into Harry’s business acumen as well as a behind-the-scenes snapshot of the trials and tribulations of running a football club.
Marina said: “I hope that this book helps to preserve his memory, and show others how much one man, with determination and talent, can achieve.”
The book will be launched at Ashton Gate Stadium on Wednesday November 15 from 6pm to 8pm when those who remember Harry will be celebrating the publication. The book Harry Dolman: The Millionaire Inventor Who Became “Mr Bristol City”, will be on sale from the Bristol City shop (£12).