Crew's Hole, Bristol

Crew's Hole
Quayside Village now occupies the site of the former tar works at Crew's Hole.
Crew's Hole is located in Bristol
Crew's Hole
Crew's Hole
Location within Bristol
OS grid referenceST625735
Unitary authority
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBRISTOL
Postcode districtBS5
Dialling code0117
PoliceAvon and Somerset
FireAvon
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Bristol
51°27′33″N 2°32′28″W / 51.4592°N 2.5411°W / 51.4592; -2.5411

Crew's Hole is an area in east Bristol near St George. It is next to the River Avon, two miles upstream from Bristol Bridge.[1]

From the early 18th century it began to be used extensively as an industrial area.[2] The Bristol Brass Company began copper smelting in 1810 at Crew's Hole, and later expanded with a chimney further uphill which gave a better draught condition for the furnaces.[1] Anthony Ammatt established a pottery at Crew's Hole in 1812, using clay transported from the Isle of Wight and Poole. Several bargeworks were built here during the 19th century.[1]

  1. ^ a b c soci 2002, p. 2.
  2. ^ Buchanan, Robert Angus; Cossons, Neil (1969). "The industrial archaeology of the Bristol region". David & Charles: 154. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)