Brislington Community Museum News
This publication is available as a free download (.pdf) and not only carries news of events etc but articles on exhibits and other matters of interest. The first issue launched in July 2022 (ISSN 2753-7773).
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April 2026 (Issue 15) - file size: 28MB
Fred Little's photographs
Fred Little - biographical notes
Little & Barber (postcard publishers)
Bibliography
March 2026 (Issue 14) - file size: 8.2 MB
Street name signs // Street name only // 4 (Bristol district) // BS4 (modern postcode) // Bibliography
Book review // Daisy Wheel, Hexfoil, Hexafoil, Rosette: Protective Marks in Gravestone Art
February 2026 (Issue 13) - file size: 26.8 MB
Casualties of war
Stained glass
South side, west of the porch
West end of the south aisle
Interpretation
Appendix - measurements
Bibliography
January 2026 (Issue 12) - file size: 13.5 MB
Two pictures by Rowbotham
Seven granite setts
July 2025 (Issue 11) - file size: 22.2 MB
Boundary wall of Mount Pleasant // Definitions // Location // History // Type of wall // Description // Concluding thoughts
October 2024 (Issue 10) - file size: 13.1 MB
19th and 20th century ceramics // Jam jar // Jasperware // Fry's canteen cup // Kiln furniture
Glass bottles // Beer bottle // Clear glass
Brislington Brook valley // Figurine // Intaglio seal fob
Stone
Biological remains
Metal // Finger ring .. // Badge / brooch // BTCCL button // Bronze plaque // Toy car // Cartridge case - WWI // Cartridge case - WW2 // .22 Calibre
July 2024 (Issue 9) - file size: 12.5 MB
Metal finds from Eastwood Farm // Georgian coins // Bronze oval ring // Lead
The railways // Railway key // Graffiti on stone
Brislington Brook valley // Figurine // Intaglio seal fob
Hampstead Road // Slate pencil // Ammonite // Oyster shell // Cast slag block
April 2024 (Issue 8) - file size: 7.7 MB
Brislington Pottery // Plate
Falfield Ware
Wanstrow pottery
North Devon GTW
Nether Stowey
Feathered slipware
Tiger Ware
Tobacco pipes // Decoration // Pipe bowls
January 2024 (Issue 7) - file size: 15.6 MB
Brislington Meadows - lynchets // Heap of stones // Veteran hawthorns
A pond at Brislington Meadows
1778 - Enclosure of the Common
October 2023 (Issue 6) - file size: 6 MB
Iron-working at Broomhill - Iron ore // Crystal structure // A box of nails
Notes on a set of 'Acre' fields - The study area // Do the names measure up? // Summary of field areas // The fields in the landscape // The baseline and the perpendicular // Other observations
July 2023 (Issue 5) - file size: 9 MB
The Chapel of St Anne in the Wood - Rood screen // Floor tiles
Bristol Pottery Type (BPT) 46
Midland Purple (or Cistercian) ware
Malvernian ware
Tudor green
Whetstone
Carved stone
Coins from the wishing well
June 2023 (Issue 4) - file size: 15 MB
Excavations at Brislington Meadows
Iron Age / Roman rimsherd
Medieval ridge and furrow ploughing
Notes on a likely medieval Priest's Path through Brislington Meadows
May 2023 (Issue 3) - file size: 9 MB
Ceramics from Brislington's Roman villa - Amphora handles // Black burnished ware // Samian // Oxfordshire ware mortaria // Oxfordshire red ware // Castor ware // Severn valley ware // Jug
Other Romano-British ceramics
- Grey ware // Coarseware
Brislington's Roman Villa - Structure
October 2022 (Issue 2) - file size: 11 MB
Brislington's Roman villa - Glass bead from Brislington Meadows // Glass beads from Brislington villa // Window glass
Metal finds from Brislington Villa
- Pewter flagons // Coin of Constantius II // Bow brooch // Finger ring key // Roman spoon
Organic finds from Brislington Villa
- Bone pins // Horse teeth // Boars' tusks
Stone finds from Brislington Villa
- Moulds // Fossils // Tesserae
Painted wall plaster
July 2022 (Issue 1) - file size: 7 MB
Our Neolithic exhibits - Multi-purpose flint // Half moon scraper // Waste flakes // Flint blade (narrow) // Flint blade (broad) // Arrowhead
Acquisition numbers