Ashley Coates“Gone walkies”: the mismanagement of collections at a Bristol public schoolThe 20th century saw many historic institutions fail to look after physical legacies and Clifton College was no exception to this. From the…Jun 12, 2023Jun 12, 2023
Ashley CoatesClifton’s Other Field MarshalThis article was originally printed in the Cliftonian Magazine (February 2022)Mar 11, 2022Mar 11, 2022
Ashley CoatesIndia’s historic cinema halls deserve a second chanceReceiving the news that one of the theatres built by my ancestor’s firm, Madan Theatres, might be facing demolition. I had been aware of…Oct 1, 2021Oct 1, 2021
Ashley CoatesMy cat is not a petRecently asked about my “pets” this week I found myself a little stuck for words. I was prepared to talk about the cat I live with, the…Sep 26, 2021Sep 26, 2021
Ashley CoatesSolitary Bees: What they are and how to help themDid you know the majority of the world’s bees are solitary and do not live in hives? These are solitary bees. They make up 90 per cent of…Jul 12, 2021Jul 12, 2021
Ashley CoatesExtinct: a selection of lost animals and how we wiped them outOver the past few centuries, humans have been responsible for an astonishing decline in the abundance and diversity of the world’s…Aug 29, 2020Aug 29, 2020
Ashley CoatesA Bristol-In-A-Day ItineraryIn the year since coming back to my home city, I have had a few people ask for a guide to spending just a day in Bristol.Jun 29, 2020Jun 29, 2020
Ashley CoatesMy dry eye storyA decade of living with severe dry eye syndromeJun 10, 20201Jun 10, 20201
Ashley CoatesBritain, Sudan and the “Southern Policy”Under the Anglo-Egyptian Condominium, the South of Sudan was treated very differently to the NorthMay 5, 2017May 5, 2017
Ashley CoatesA London-based start-up is helping refugees find work as language tutorsFounded by a student from Bethnal Green, Chatterbox is training refugees to teach their native languages to Londoners.Mar 20, 2017Mar 20, 2017