Buddha
Vital Football Hero
Who better than Blackbeard? Born in Redcliff Street (just round the corner from a squat I used to live in!), what about a statue of him?
This 2018 article from the Bristol Post says that Blackbeard's, "deeds, philosophy, actions and and campaigns are so aligned with Bristol's reputation for rebelliousness, co-operative anarchy and anti-establishment cock-snooking that it’s a wonder he’s not been honoured with a statue on Stokes Croft before or by having the Bearpit renamed after him."
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/hero-times-bristol-should-statue-2365278
This 2018 article from the Bristol Post says that Blackbeard's, "deeds, philosophy, actions and and campaigns are so aligned with Bristol's reputation for rebelliousness, co-operative anarchy and anti-establishment cock-snooking that it’s a wonder he’s not been honoured with a statue on Stokes Croft before or by having the Bearpit renamed after him."
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/hero-times-bristol-should-statue-2365278