Crew's Hole, Bristol
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Coordinates: 51°27′33″N 2°32′28″W / 51.4592°N 2.5411°W
| Crew's Hole | |
 Crew's Hole
Crew's Hole shown within Bristol |
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| OS grid reference | ST625735 |
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| Unitary authority | Bristol |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BRISTOL |
| Postcode district | BS5 |
| Dialling code | 0117 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Avon |
| Ambulance | Great Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Bristol East |
| List of places: UK • England • Bristol | |
Crew's Hole is located in east Bristol near St George.
From the early 18th century it was an industrial area including oil refineries and a tar works site at the bottom of Troopers Hill.
The tar works was established by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in 1843 to provide creosote to be used as a preservative for railway sleepers and by 1863 had passed into the ownership of Brunel's manager, William Butler. It continued to operate until 1981.
[edit] External links
- Butlers Oil products[dead link]
- Memories of Crew's Hole[dead link]
- Raymond Holland (2002). "History of tar distillation at Crew's Hole". Society of Chemical Industry. 123/2002. http://www.soci.org/Publications/~/media/Files/Conference%20Downloads/Bristol%20Tar%20Distillation%202002/Bristol_tar_distillation_2002.ashx.
- Map of Crew's Hole circa 1900
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