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The Hauliers Association
“My Grandfather was a haulier and lived in Redcliff. One day he befriended a young man who had come up from a small village on Exmoor...
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Treen Mills to Bathurst Basin
Just next to the old Bristol General Hospital (built in 1859 and now being developed for luxury accommodation) is Bathhurst Basin....
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Some quite surprising and colourful uses of coal tar products!
Coal tar, also known as liquor carbonis detergens (LCD), is a very thick, dark liquid with a number of medical and industrial uses. As a...
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Philip John Worsley & chemical manure
In 1861 Philip John Worsley became the manager (on six months’ probation) of Netham Chemical Company Works on the banks of the Feeder...
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Trade & Royal Monopolies
The Statute of Monopolies was an Act of Parliament which allowed monarchs to grant patents (originally over particular industries to ...
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Feeder Canal
The life blood of Bristol's new industries The Feeder Canal was built through the rural countryside to the east of Bristol centre in...
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Bristol Gas Lamps
One group of twelve of us decided the piece should be a video, featuring a new song, a choir recording, written and spoken text and...
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