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Medieval and Post-Medieval Occupation and Industry in the Redcliffe Suburb of Bristol - Excavations at 1-2 and 3 Redcliff Street, 2003-2010 (Hardcover)
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Medieval and Post-Medieval Occupation and Industry in the Redcliffe Suburb of Bristol - Excavations at 1-2 and 3 Redcliff Street, 2003-2010 (Hardcover)
Series: Cotswold Archaeology monograph, 8
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Excavations at 1-2 and 3 Redcliff Street, Bristol, crossed a number
of historic properties and revealed domestic and industrial remains
dating from the establishment of the Redcliffe suburb in the 12th
century through to the later post-medieval period. Cloth-dying was
the dominant industry in Redcliffe in the 12th and 13th centuries,
and the well preserved remains of dye-stuffs as well as leather
shoes and off-cuts from a cobbler's workshop were recovered from
water-logged pit fills. The pits also yielded the largest
assemblage of pottery of its kind from the city to date. The
presence of stone-built dye-vat hearths suggest that cloth dyeing
continued into the 14th century, when a pair of substantial town
houses were also built. Late 14th-century remains include a furnace
for lead-bronze casting, which produced cauldrons, posnets and
smaller items, including candlesticks, and heralded a new phase of
industry that became the pre-eminent activity for the next 200
years. The reverberatory furnaces are amongst the earliest examples
of this advanced form of furnace known in Britain. In the 17th
century, historic properties were amalgamated to establish a sugar
refinery. Other significant aspects of the site evidence include
the re-use of architectural fragments from the medieval church of
St Thomas, and a large assemblage of clay-pipe kiln material. The
discussion and interpretation of the excavated remains is augmented
by documentary and historical research which, combined with
evidence from other excavations in Redcliffe, further enriches the
story of the urban development and economic history of this
important suburb of Bristol.
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