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Redcliffe Caves
Redcliffe Caves are a series of man made tunnels beneath the Redcliffe area of Bristol, England. The Triassic red sandstone was dug into in the Middle ages to provide sand for glass making and pottery production. Further excavation took place from the 17th to early 19th centuries and used for storage of trade goods. There is some evidence that prisoners captured during the French Revolutionary Wars or Napoleonic Wars were imprisoned in the caves but it is clear that the local folklore that slaves were imprisoned in the caves during the Bristol slave trade is false. After the closure of the last glass factory the caves were used for storage and became a rubbish dump. The caves are not generally open but have been used for film and music events. The explored and mapped area covers over however several areas are no longer accessible and the total extent of the caves is not known. History The caves were dug to provide sand for glass making and pottery production. They were dug in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redcliffe, Bristol
Redcliffe, also known as Redcliff, is a district of the England, English port city of Bristol, adjoining Bristol city centre, the city centre to the northwest. It is bounded by the loop of the Bristol Harbour, Floating Harbour (including ''Bathurst Basin'') to the west, north and east, together with the New Cut (Bristol), New Cut of the River Avon, Bristol, River Avon to the south. Most of Redcliffe lies within the city ward of Lawrence Hill, Bristol, Lawrence Hill, although the westernmost section, including the cliffs and hill from which the area takes its name, is in Cabot, Bristol, Cabot ward.Ordnance Survey (2005). ''OS Explorer Map 155 - Bristol & Bath''. . Bristol Temple Meads railway station, Bristol Temple Meads station is located in Redcliffe. Redcliffe takes its name from the sandstone, red sandstone cliffs which line the southern side of the Floating Harbour, behind ''Phoenix Wharf'' and ''Redcliffe Wharf''. These cliffs are honey-combed with tunnels, known as the Redc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas De Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley
Thomas de Berkeley (c. 1293 or 1296 – 27 October 1361), known as ''The Rich'', feudal baron of Berkeley, of Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire, England, was a peer. His epithet, and that of each previous and subsequent head of his family, was coined by John Smyth of Nibley (d. 1641), steward of the Berkeley estates, the biographer of the family and author of ''Lives of the Berkeleys''. Origins He was the eldest son and heir of Maurice de Berkeley, 2nd Baron Berkeley by his wife, Eva la Zouche. Career In 1327 he was made joint custodian of the deposed King Edward II, whom he received at Berkeley Castle. He was later commanded to deliver custody of the king to his fellow custodians, namely John Maltravers, 1st Baron Maltravers and Sir Thomas Gournay. He left the king at Berkeley Castle and ''with heavy cheere perceiving what violence was intended'' he journeyed to Bradley. The king was murdered at Berkeley Castle during his absence. As an accessory to the murder of the depose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bristol General Hospital
Bristol General Hospital (sometimes referred to as BGH or Bristol General) was a healthcare facility in Guinea Street, Harbourside, Bristol, in the south west of England. It opened in 1832, and closed in 2012. The BGH was managed by the University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust. The building has since been converted into apartments. History The hospital has its origins in a small house in Guinea Street where it was established with 20 beds in 1832. Construction of purpose-built facility, at a site previously occupied by Bathurst Ironworks and designed by William Bruce Gingell, was undertaken between 1852 and 1856. An extension was opened by the Duke of Edinburgh in 1891. The nurses accommodation, designed by Henry Crisp and Sir George Oatley, was completed in 1895 and extended in 1907. The King Edward VII Wing, a substantial additional clinical facility, followed in 1914, just before the start of the First World War. The ogee dome on the roof of the hospital was comple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bristol Film Festival
Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city in South West England. The wider Bristol Built-up Area is the eleventh most populous urban area in the United Kingdom. Iron Age hillforts and Roman villas were built near the confluence of the rivers Frome and Avon. Around the beginning of the 11th century, the settlement was known as (Old English: 'the place at the bridge'). Bristol received a royal charter in 1155 and was historically divided between Gloucestershire and Somerset until 1373 when it became a county corporate. From the 13th to the 18th century, Bristol was among the top three English cities, after London, in tax receipts. A major port, Bristol was a starting place for early voyages of exploration to the New World. On a ship out of Bristol in 1497, John Cabot, a Venetian, be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
