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Title: Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society. cn
Subjects: Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society
Publisher: Bristol, Eng. : The Society
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losed about twelve years ago. The well was a deep one for so low-lying a district,,and must have measured fully 50 feet, for at a depthfeet of 47 from the street level a number of potteryvessels were found lying upon a thick deposit of mud.It was evident that the well was filled up before it wasclosed, but it must have contained at that time many feetof silt, which certainly saved the vessels from beingsmashed. The well was built of dry walling, which, however, didnot continue quite to the bottom. It was circular at themouth, and measured five feet in diameter, but decreased insize towards the base, where the masonry was more ovalin shape. A wooden bucket and some octagonal and roundwooden pipes were also found. LIST OF VESSELS.Four coarse red pottery Water Pitchers, in perfect con-dition, though one was cracked, two of which are illustrated(Nos. I and 4). See Proceedings of the Clifton Antiquarian Club, vol. iv., p. 53.^ See Pipes, Pumps, and Conduits of Bristol (Joseph Leech, 1S53).
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i Bristol Arch^ological Notes for igoo. 275 The pitchers vary slightly in size. No. i measuresio; ins. high by ins. diameter of the body. No. 4measures 10 ins. high by 8 ins. diameter of the body. Apatch of glaze still exists beneath the spout; but it isdifficult to say with certainty whether these vessels wereoriginally glazed all over or not. A yellowish pottery Water Jug (No. 2), 8^ ins. high by6f ins. diameter of the body. A green glazed Water Jug (No. 3), 7 ins. high by 5;- ins.diameter of the body. Mr. C. H. Read, F.S.A., of the British Museum, considersthat these jugs all belong to the 14th or 15th centuries. This completes the record of local Archaeology, as far asmy own observations are concerned, up to the end of the19th century. I am much indebted to our member, Mr. W. Moline,for his excellent negatives ot the dish and early relics,from which the illustrations have been taken. THE HOLY BLOOD OF HAYLES. By St. CLAIR BADDELEY. Relics known by the title of Sanguis Christi, otl

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