The governors of one of Bristol’s most famous schools have chosen to rename it, dropping any reference to merchant and slave trader Edward Colston.
Colston’s School, a private institution that was set up more than 300 years ago, will now be known as Collegiate.
According to Bristol City Council’s museum website Colston, a 17th-century merchant and philanthropist, profited from his shares in the Royal African Company (RAC), in which members traded gold, ivory, and enslaved Africans. He had also been an active member of RAC’s governing body for 11 years.
The governors of the £15,000- ($18,000)-per-year school, which was founded in 1710, announced in December 2021 they intended to change its name.
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