Thomas Chatterton Society
O! synge untoe mie roundelaie,O! droppe the brynie teare wythe mee,
Daunce ne moe atte hallie daie,
Lycke a reyneynge ryver bee?
From Chatterton’s ‘Mynstrelles Songe’, c. 1768-9
The Thomas Chatterton Society was founded in 2002 (the 250th anniversary of Chatterton’s birth), to celebrate the life and works of this remarkable poet, and to broaden and deepen awareness of Chatterton and his world.
The Society brings together all those who are interested in Chatterton’s life and writing and his extraordinary life-story, and hopes to stimulate interest among those who are new to Chatterton.
It aims to increase awareness of Chatterton’s important contribution to the cultural history of Bristol and the development of Romanticism.
It supports scholarship and research into Chatterton and his writings, and the conservation of areas associated with the poet.