Archive for 2009
Cylinder or Barrel Padlock
Found during excavations at Redcliffe Street, Bristol, this rare example of a cylinder padlock is complete with its operating mechanism and would have been operated with a slide key, which would compress a series of internal spring strips.
Portwall Lane Glassworks
An excavation on the site of an 18th-century glassworks in Portwall Lane, Bristol, revealed foundations of a cone that acted as a giant chimney for a furnace on which glass was melted. The furnace, flues and air passages were all well preserved.
Bristol’s First Riding School
A site on the Backfields Industrial Estate, St Paul’s—the location of Bristol’s first riding school established in 1761—saw three evaluation trenches dug which uncovered limestone foundations of the School’s arena walls.
Highwood House, Purdown, Bristol
An archaeological watching brief during construction of a new healthcare building at Heath House Lane Purdown has found part of a late prehistoric or Roman settlement with a row of post pits and several circular pits containing a large amount of charcoal.
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