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5 unusual facts about Spike Island


Eglė Rakauskaitė

The same year she got a fellowship from the Spike Island International and the participated at the European Cultural Parliament in Bruges where she debated on the issues concerning the identity and politics.

Emilia Clarke

In 2012, Clarke appeared in Spike Island, a film named after the location of The Stone Roses' seminal 1990 gig.

Shape Arts

Venues that have hosted the residencies include Camden Arts Centre, Spike Island in Bristol, The BALTIC in Gateshead and the Bluecoat Gallery in Liverpool.

Spike Island

Spike Island, Bristol, an area of the English port city of Bristol, adjoining the city centre

Spike Island, County Cork

The island was later purchased by the British government in 1779 and Fort Westmoreland was developed on the site to designs by Charles Vallancey.


Gurrane National School

he was arrested after the Crossbarry Ambush and imprisoned on Spike Island, from where he escaped in a rowing boat in 1921.


see also

Cabot, Bristol

Spike Island is the narrow strip of land between the Floating Harbour to the north and the tidal New Cut of the River Avon to the south, from the dock entrance to the west to Bathurst Basin in the east.

Wadhurst

Irfan Orga (1908–70), exiled Turkish writer, lived at Spike Island, Wadhurst, 1961–70