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Blaise Castle Estate Investigation Identifies 18th-Century Garden Building
A survey of a ruined oval structure at Bristol’s Blaise Castle Estate has revealed a finely built garden building with a summer-house-like room and a later privy containing two water closets. Researchers believe its use changed over at least 150 years.
Sep 8, 2026
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Bedminster Mill Excavation Reveals 170 Years of Industrial Change
Excavations at the former St Catherine’s Place shopping centre in Bristol uncovered substantial remains of Bedminster Mill, including its wheel pit, foundations and evidence of repeated alterations. The mill appears to have adapted from undershot to breast-shot, overshot and eventually steam power as the surrounding population and demand for water grew.
Sep 8, 2026