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American Consultate building plaque
Description:
Photograph of the American Consulate building plaque in Queens Square, Bristol.
Creator: David Emeney
Date: 2003
Copyright: Copyright BCC Museum
33-35 Queens Square plaque
Description:
Photograph of the plaque outside 33 to 35 Queens Square, Bristol.
Creator: David Emeney
Date: 2003
Copyright: Copyright BCC Museum
Photograph of a bronze statue
Description:
Photograph of bronze statue of a sailor which stands overlooking the quayside in Bristol.
Creator: David Emeney
Date: 2003
Copyright: Copyright BCC Museum
Photograph of Broad Quay.
Description:
Photograph of Broad Quay, Bristol.
Creator: David Emeney
Date: 2003
Copyright: Copyright BCC Museum
Broad Quay, Bristol
Description:
Photograph of Broad Quay, Bristol.
Creator: David Emeney
Date: 2003
Copyright: Copyright BCC Museum
Preserving pan
Description:
This kind of pan, known as a Guinea Kettle, was made in several sizes for both the home and African markets. This kettle is a 19th century example, in castware rather than batteryware.
Date: 19th century
Copyright: Copyright BCC Museum
Object ID:t7941
Historic site, All Saints Church
Description:
Photograph. Now an Anglican centre for religious education and open by appointment only. This ancient church contains the tomb of Edward Colston (1636 – 1721). He was the son of the merchant and sugar importer, William Colston, and in his early years lived in nearby Small Street. In 1683 he became a member of the Merchants Hall and listed as a West India merchant who traded primarily in St Kitts. He was also a member of the London-based Royal African Company which had the monopoly on the slave trade before it was opened up to Bristol and other ports. He amassed his fortune by owning a large fleet of ships trading in sugar and was part-owner of a sugar house by St Peters Church, Castle Park.
Colston helped to fund the restoration of the tower at All Saints in 1716. This may account for the fact that inscribed on his tomb is a list of all his charitable bequests but no mention of his involvement.in the slave trade, nor of his trading interests in the sugar plantations of the West Indies.
With thanks to the authors of the Slave Trade Trail around Central Bristol, Madge Dresser, Caletta Jordan, Doreen Taylor.
Creator: David Emeney
Date: unknown
Copyright: Copyright BCC Museum
Battery pan
Description:
The Bristol brass works produced goods specifically aimed at the Guinea trade. Batteryware was literally battered or hammered into shape from flat sheets of brass.
Date: unknown
Copyright: Copyright BCC Museum
Object ID:T9173
Photograph of typical house on Nevis
Description:
Photograph of traditional house on Nevis. Houses were made from wood and set on piles of stones. Extensions could be added as the family grew.
Creator: Elizabeth Rhodes
Date: 2001
Copyright: Elizabeth Rhodes
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