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Stuart (1603-1714)

1603-1714

Madron well chapel named after the saint of the nearby parish church, it was visited in the 16th and 17th centuries by people in search of healing.

The Irish, c.1685-1835  

This brass crown dating from the early 1700's, was probably used as a ceremonial piece for trades processions in Bristol.

This pub is another link to the thriving Bristol sugar industry, although the refinery itself burnt down in 1859.

Colston is widely revered as one of Bristol's biggest benefactors.

Off Broad Street is Tailor's Court, to one side of which is The Court House.

Built in the seventeenth century, this is one of the few remaining streets in Bristol with a number of buildings which owe their existence to the w

In 1696 the Bristol Society of Merchant Venturers built their almshouses here for sick and elderly sailors, and the building still survives.

Captain Woodes Rogers (1679-1732) is remembered in a plaque on 33-35 Queen Square, he was Captain of a voyage around the world from 1708 to 1711, w

This Public House is one of many that were used by sailors and others in the Port of Bristol.

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