Crew's Hole, Bristol

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Crew's Hole
OS grid referenceST625735
Unitary authority
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBRISTOL
Postcode districtBS5
Dialling code0117
PoliceAvon and Somerset
FireAvon
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Bristol
Quayside Village now occupies the site of the former tar works at Crew's Hole.

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.

External links

  • Raymond Holland (2002). "History of tar distillation at Crew's Hole". Society of Chemical Industry. 123/2002.
  • Map of Crew's Hole circa 1900