Crew's Hole, Bristol
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| Crew's Hole | |
  Crew's Hole shown within Bristol |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| Unitary authority | Bristol |
| Region | South West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BRISTOL |
| Postcode district | BS |
| Dialling code | 0117 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Avon |
| Ambulance | Great Western |
| European 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 1700s 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
- Memories of Crew's Hole
- History of tar distillation at Crew's Hole
- Map of Crew's Hole circa 1900
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